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1. maybe no one is perfect (but I believe that you were pushing your luck) by fauchevalent

   Fandoms: The West Wing  

   • Not Rated
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Gen
   • Complete Work

   29 Apr 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Ellie Bartlet & Molly Wyatt-Ziegler
   • Ellie Bartlet & Andrea Wyatt
   • Ellie Bartlet/Gina Toscano
   • Ellie Bartlet
   • Molly Wyatt-Ziegler
   • Gina Toscano
   • Father-Daughter Relationship
   • Daddy Issues
   • The specter of your absent father
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Blink and you’ll miss it cjandy
   • Post-Canon
   • Title from a The Front Bottoms Song

   Summary

   It’s hard to watch, but only insofar as it’s hard to stare directly into your own eyes. Ellie is old enough now to register the pinch between her ribs and let it pass. She sits, steadfast, in her favorite armchair, her elderly cat curled around her hip, and refuses to budge.

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   ellie is there for molly’s (familiar) daddy issues

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   English

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