10 [Report This]Date: February 08, 2008 05:23 am Title: Worry
This chapter was brilliant, god you do it so well. Please please please update soon this story has been the ONLY thing carrying me through the strike, update soon!!
10 [Report This]Date: February 03, 2008 06:43 am Title: Weak
I registered on this site just to review your story...truly one of the best on here. I am DYING for an update. Please update soon! Your story has moved me to tears more than once. Excellent writing style!
Date: January 31, 2008 05:45 am Title: Worry
Please dont' let it be so long until the next chapter!!
Date: January 29, 2008 04:57 pm Title: Worry
Aw, there's something so very poignant about her opening up to him while he's unable to hear her - a little cowardly, yes, but understandable and very moving considering where she's coming from.
Date: January 28, 2008 12:54 am Title: Worry
Yay! I just noticed that you updated!! So excited! Loved the last few chapters. I really missed this story. Please update soon!! I can't wait to see how things are when she returns. Jim is just the greatest guy in this chapter. Hes so sweet to her. UPDATE SOON! I'll be waiting...not that patiently! ;)
Date: January 27, 2008 10:04 pm Title: Worry
I got out of the habit of reading JAM fic awhile back (got all wrapped up in another fandom), but your story always stayed with me. I wondered about it, I even tried searching through MTT trying to find it, with no luck (couldn't remember the title.) I am so glad I wandered by MTT today and saw that you had been updating. I reread the entire thing so far, cried a lot, and am starting to feel hopeful (just like Jim.) Excellent work. The best writing evokes emotion, and you have done that superbly with this story. Bravo! Can't wait for more.
Date: January 27, 2008 08:39 pm Title: Worry
Look at you with the quick chapter!!! I literally squealed when I saw this! I love this story so, so much. It's just so heartfelt, and I'm loving Pam's progression -- as slow as it might be, I feel like you're really doing it justice. It think my favorite moment was when Jim was thinking about her visiting her family...how they may not know what to do for her/they may actually know better what to do for her....ugh, that just got me in the heart. Love it....More please.
9 [Report This]Date: January 27, 2008 11:04 am Title: Worry
This was a really great chapter! On one hand I get frustrated that there's still so much distance, second guessing and whatever because I want fluffy puppies and babies and cooking dinner on the second floor terrace. But then on the other hand, I think it's great because you aren't using the rape as a catalyst to get them together, but really showing that it IS a long, awful process with second-guessing, frustration, worry and not a lot of touching, talking and puppies. So really keep it up, you are doing well!
9 [Report This]Date: January 27, 2008 09:01 am Title: Worry
Please keep it coming when you can. I have been following this story for a long time because it is so compelling. I know it must be difficult to write and I appreciate that you are taking the time for it.
10 [Report This]Date: January 27, 2008 12:54 am Title: Weak
You know, someday I'm going to have to stop and reread this entire thing to get the full effect this deserves. I remember reading it sometime this past summer and just being absolutely crushed, driving to work with tears in my eyes just thinking about it. Now that we can see the light at the end of the tunnel, it's just awesome. Powerful and in emotional and everything, just a great story.
10 [Report This]Date: January 26, 2008 11:38 pm Title: Weak
What a lovely surprise! I was just checking the story thinking for sure there won't be another update so soon..Never so happy to be wrong :) Of course it was great! loved the stuff w/ the dreams and that last line was wonderful. I want to say more but don't want to give away any spoilers..Just love it soo much and of course can't wait for more!
Date: January 26, 2008 09:58 pm Title: Weak
It is crazy how excited I get to see an update. Now I can at least rationalize it that Pam is getting better and that I'm not excited to read more suffering. Dear god, your story has turned me into a crazy rambling person.
Anyhow, this is a fantastic line: "So, when life hands you lemons, do you rub the lemons in your eyes until the citric acid burns away the emotional pain?" Because everyone has done that at some point and that is a phenomenal way to put it.
I like that Pam's able to reach out to Jim around Thanksgiving, nice way to show that she does have things to be thankful for.
Date: January 26, 2008 09:02 pm Title: Worry
Have I left a review yet for this story? *thinks* No, I don't think I have. This is an unusual story -- it's sad, dark, but also has moments of brightness and light. I love it. You've taken Pam and Jim to places you hope people will *never* have to go and you've made me love them even more. Great pacing, dialogue . . . everything!
10 [Report This]Date: January 26, 2008 12:05 pm Title: Worry
i love this story more every single chapter. EEEEE. Did a happy dance when I saw you had updated. Can't wait for more!!!
10 [Report This]Date: January 26, 2008 11:16 am Title: Worry
And then it hits her. She doesn’t know how to talk to him anymore. Jim was always her best friend, the one who she told her deepest secrets to, the one who listened and made her feel like she actually had something to say. The words used to just roll off of her tongue and he took in everything she said. He made her feel like she had a life worth living for.
But now, she feels like she’s wasting his life. She worries that she going to take away his time and energy, and then he’ll resent her more than he had before this whole mess started. He deserves someone better, someone – anyone – who isn’t her. Someone who’s worth the fight, who makes him feel needed, not unwanted.
But she does want him. . .she just doesn’t know how to tell him.
That’s when she notices the wetness on her cheeks and she realizes that she’s been crying.
This made me cry, because I'm going through a very similar situation. Thank you for putting into words what I couldn't express myself.
Date: January 26, 2008 11:05 am Title: Worry
Thanks, I'm crying at work. receptionists are supposed to smile, not cry. I hope you are happy.
"So, when life hands you lemons, do you rub the lemons in your eyes until the citric acid burns away the emotional pain?" That made me laugh quite hard, I think the first laugh I've had reading this story. :)
I love where you're going with this, as bad as I want things to just be better I understand why it can't be yet and it's frustrating and sad but exciting and wonderful at the same time.
(also, I fully support your writing JAMbaby fic, it is my favorite kind of all)
Date: January 26, 2008 08:47 am Title: Worry
This whole thing is quiet and lovely - the way you've taken their rather shallow (in retrospect) interaction on the show and turned it into something so deep and moving is quite an accomplishment. Please keep going.
PS - I don't know if you have a beta or not - but there are just some teensy typos that took me out of the story for the slightest of seconds. I know I appreciate it when people give me a heads up so I hope you'll take that in the spirit in which it's given. You've really created such a touching story here and I hate to see anything take away from that.
Date: January 26, 2008 07:58 am Title: Worry
Athena, I'm pretty much out of ways to praise this incredible story. It just exhausts me how deep and emotional and perfect it really is. I think you've created a really unique perspective on Jim in this fic, and you've brilliantly captured the emotions and reactions he would logically have to these situations. I always look forward to each new chapter, and there's nothing "sad" about speedy updates. They are the opposite of sad--they are puppies in springtime, chocolate lava cake, and each update, for a moment, makes me so happy that I feel like I'm watching a new ep of "The Office."
Keep up the great work, and I can't wait for more! -CH
Author's Response:
Well, I've been meaning to write you back, but hardly really come on here anymore. So, I wanted say that the best compliment I could ever have, is when you said that you get excited for this story the same way when new episode of The Office airs. That made my freaking day! You always say the neicest things, and I alwasy fail to return them. I've really wanted to check out your stories, but I just haven't found the time. But from what I've read so far, your a wonderful writer. And I also don't want you to feel like you have to leave really long reviews. Or even a review. I understand they can be kinda hard to write, but I'm thankful anyway. So, in short, thank you.
BTW, what does the CH in your name stand for?
Date: January 26, 2008 07:04 am Title: Worry
Anthena, I've been following your story since I stumbled across it way before Christmas -- I think about the time the writer's strike began and I've been awaiting each new chapter with great anticipation. You are such a gifted writer. True, this story is dark and angsty (truthfully, I wouldn't even refer to it as angst as much as reality) and despair, but you've had a purpose and a goal throughout the whole story and it's believable.
I love that now you've woven this intriguing, dark story into a place where we can see light at the end of the tunnel. I think you've done this at just the right time as any earlier would have been too soon. Now that you've given us this little bit of light, I'm excited about where it will go next.
You've written an original, unique piece. It's real and it's vivid. You've done a great job. Keep the chapters coming.... quickly, please! :)
9 [Report This]Date: January 26, 2008 06:22 am Title: Worry
So good. The knot in my stomach is starting to loosen a bit. Looking forward to more.
Date: January 26, 2008 06:12 am Title: Worry
I really loved this chapter. To see that Pam was making more progress than she had before made me so happy because I was getting frustrated with her at points in the story just because I want her to just get better and be with Jim :).
I loved the part where Jim got frustrated and kind of snapped at her, too. As bad as he felt and as much as he probably hurt her by doing so, I think that was something both of them needed. Plus, it led to the really sweet ending between them when she was leaving. The end of the chapter left a smile on my face, which is not something I expect when I open up this story to read. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the angst, but this little break from it was great. Okay, I'm done rambling now. Great job, Athena! I really love this story and I'm looking forward to your next update :).
10 [Report This]Date: January 25, 2008 09:21 pm Title: Weak
Your story is so intriguing. You do such a wonderful job of relating to us Jim 's and Pam's innermost thoughts regarding this difficult issue. I waited with baited breath for this update. Please update again soon. This is truly one of the best fanfics I've read.
Date: January 19, 2008 05:46 pm Title: Weak
This story is amazing. I rarely cry, especially when reading stories, but your story is that emotional and I have shed some tears over the pain our Jim and Pam are going through. Please continue with your story - I am waiting anxiously for more!
Date: January 19, 2008 10:16 am Title: Patience
This is a really well-done story. I felt like I owed it to the characters to keep reading, which is a sign of great writing! Thank you for bringing a situation like this to the forefront and approaching it with honesty and grace.
Date: January 18, 2008 08:15 am Title: Patience
Okay, so I haven't really followed this story religiously, or really at all for that matter. But I decided to read this chapter and I have to say I'd disagree with you when you say that "it sucks. hard." It's actually pretty awesome. It makes the whole thing much more realistic and just...yea. I liked it a lot. I look forward to more!