They were going on night five. God, he knew that she needed sleep. No one knew what night six would bring.

Earlier, she may have commanded an entire ballroom full of people, but behind closed doors, in the bedroom, he was the one in charge.

The bravest thing someone can do is ask for help. In honor of World Mental Health Day this week... (TW: suicidal thoughts)

A smile took her face remembering the time she called Blake saying "I have a crazy job offer for you" and he said yes even before she told him what the job would be. Crazy how loyalty works. It was time to let Blake in on her condition, calling it a disorder was never an option even when only thinking about it. [Elizabeth has adhd]

Short stuff.

From senators to foreign ministers, they always had unexpected guests show up at the house, but tonight... Oh boy, this interruption took the cake.

Women have the right to flirt without getting hurt. And women have the right to drink without being taken advantage of either. There was only one person to blame. (TW: Rape)

[One-Shot, 1x01 continuation] "We used to have weeknight sex," Elizabeth said to Henry only mere months after taking this Secretary of State job. While continuing to overthink that issue weeks later, she hears a song come on the radio that sparks a feeling in her. Hearing the same song, Henry comes home to find Elizabeth no longer overthinking.

What happens when Henry, the new ethics advisor, has to go toe to toe with his own wife? (AU Episode Fill for Season 5 Episode 9)

[One-shot continuation of the affair scene in 1.07] Elizabeth asks Henry if he's having an affair after her return from India, but what happens after?

Like the people online, he felt relief— this was the closure that the country needed. (Part of the 9/11 series: First Time, Something in the Blue, and Painting the Sky)

"What I believe in my bones is that they're telling us they're up there." (Follows "First Time" and "Something In the Blue")

Something in the blue seemed to eat away at her bones. (Follows "First Time")

[BTS Scene from S4E21] While preparing for her fast, Henry mentions the "infamous Florida road trip of aught-six," and Elizabeth thus threatens their marital relations for the next month. But what really happened on that trip, and will her threat hold up?

[BTS scene of S1E15 and S3E2] "You're the one that wanted to go for three," Henry says in February of 2015. Upon further thought, Elizabeth decides he's wrong, and she turns it back around on him when she gets the perfect opportunity, "You're the one that wanted to go for three," she says in October 2016 to a frustrated Henry. Who's actually to blame for kid number three?

Elizabeth and Henry are learning to tango for their vow renewal (5x10). They're interrupted by a phone call from Jay, but it comes just after the instructor tells Elizabeth dance isn't math, and she's rather happy that she doesn't have to continue the lesson. Later that day, Henry teaches Elizabeth the tango in the comfort of their own home.

"Turn the lights out, please," Elizabeth instructs before bed, standing up against her dresser and feeling a bit self-conscious. Elizabeth grapples with her new body in this one shot after having their first baby, but Henry is ultimately the one to remind her just how amazing her body is by working his magic.

This will be the story of Elizabeth's life starting with her parents meeting and beyond

Elizabeth is in her second semester as a political science professor at UVA, and Henry is going on a few years as a religion professor there. A group of their students have decided that they seem lonely and devise plans to hook them up. "Should we just tell them we're married?" Henry asks her. "It's much more fun this way," Elizabeth answers. [Tumblr prompt: inc-madam-secretary].

As her husband stared at the doctor dressed in blue scrubs, her head dropped— she knew what had happened in her office. And, like the first time (and the few times that followed), she was embarrassed. Was it bad that she wished that she'd actually had a heart attack?

A late night on the Hill may end with a sibling stand-off on the steps of the capitol.

Met my old lover in a grocery store...

After a long, exhausting day at work, Henry picks Elizabeth's foot up and starts working his magic on her muscles, putting her in a sort of comatose state. [One shot]

Henry and Elizabeth meet in a diner when they're both 21 and Henry's on temporary leave and stationed in Virginia for the time being. Sparks fly between them, but Henry's only on leave for two weeks. How will they handle Henry's redeployment? Will it put too much of a strain on the new relationship or are they destined to survive it?

Elizabeth and Henry spend a rainy day on the horse farm. (Set in 2009, pre MSec days).