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I watched The West Wing in real time and always felt a little cheated that we didn't get even one season with Josh and Donna together as a couple. After a re-watch of the whole series in 2017, I did what any good shipper would do. I made up my own.

Transitions is my take on the Josh and Donna story. Most of it is rated Teen, for mild innuendo and language. Nothing worse than you'd see on PG14 rated network TV. (Netflix rates TWW as PG-14) There is one Mature story- rated so for dark themes including abuse. That story is not necessary to fully appreciate the others- so if it bothers you please skip it.

This also seems like a good place for the standard disclaimer. I don't own these characters. I'm just playing in Sorkin's universe. This series takes the idea that Josh and Donna eloped during the vacation (Transition S7 E19) and then goes from there. I try to remain canon as much as possible, which is why I use some dialogue from the show itself. But the characters are evolving people, changed by their life events.

I occasionally publish stories out of order. Usually when inspiration for a short story strikes or when a date coincides. The summary of each story contains a number in a bracket [Transitions Story # ] if you want to read them in the order they happen on the time line, rather than the order in which they were published. I've also included the month(s) the story takes place in the summary to help understand my timeline.

If you've joined me this far, thanks for tagging along. What's next?

Update: I've been participating in a "Post Episode Challenge." The challenge has been issued to the West Wing Fandom as a whole. Let's collectively write a short story for each episode of the West Wing that has Josh and Donna romantically involved in some way based on that episode. Several stories have already been published. Each is a stand alone. I encourage you to check out the account "JDPostEpChallenge" for my work and others. And if you have ever thought about writing feel free to join us. It's a fun project. Send me a PM if you'd like more information.