"The Vanity Fair article?" Now, Nadine was really confused. She, Daisy, and the Secretary herself had met with the people working on the campaign. The writer, Dylan Collins, had been lovely— kind, respectful, and easy to talk to. The same could be said for the photographer. "I thought it was wonderful." (TW: Discussion of eating disorder)

Amidst her pain, she found God at 2:12 a.m. in Midtown Manhattan. (AU that involves child loss and the topic of religion).

[pre-Madam Secretary] Elizabeth and Henry are home for Thanksgiving on the farm and grading papers, but Elizabeth is feeling a bit frustrated with her new job title.

"Oh no, Mom and Mom are mothering again."

Henry is feeling replaced.

Just as she had earlier, she found herself weighing the cost of individual harm against the greater good. (A bit dark with some dubious consent).

Drabbles

This cannot be summarized without giving it away. Heavy angst bordering on emotional whump. Have some song lyrics; All of this drinkin' and smokin' is hopeless / But feel like it's all that I need / Somethin' inside of me's broken / I hold on to anything that sets me free ***ON HIATUS***

I am shamelessly trying to up my sexy-fun-time writing game. So, I decided to re-write my favorite trilogy. This is all in one chapter.

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.