Date: August 27, 2007 04:04 am Title: Silence
I'll take that bubble bath over a barn dance any day.
Really like the parallel of the car crash story - Jim almost ruining his friendship because he was stupid and didn’t know when to back off and especially that his potentially fatal trajectory was altered by something so ordinary - stopping to play frisbee. Just as an old yogurt lid was the trigger for him to narrowly avert disaster now. Nice.
Also, as usual the voices are perfect, as are so many simple but evocative details (his jacket on the floor, her vast collection of bubble bath, how young he looks when he sleeps.) And love the combination of hot/playful (“Was there something you wanted?”) - just as it would be.
10 [Report This]Date: August 27, 2007 01:46 am Title: Silence
“Now I’m in the right place,” he says.
Amen.
“I will kill you and eat your parents.”Hilarious.
“Okay, it’s official. I’m over you,” he says. “I’ll just show myself out.”
Adorable.
she waits on the threshold of something new, something that fills her with both hope and apprehension.
As do we all, with the premiere of S4 approaching.
I really cannot think of much to add to what I've said earlier; that this is an instant classic, is a masterwork, is something that I will return to over and over. The last three paragraphs are wonderful and sweet and mature and I wish I could write that well. Thank you, Annabel.
Date: August 26, 2007 08:49 pm Title: Silence
I love that 'a year ago her impulse to run away would have been too great.' I think that's a really true statement of the growing that Pam has doen in the last year.
Beatifully written.
Date: August 26, 2007 06:54 pm Title: Silence
I loved this! Just so romantic and the dialogue was spot-on -- especially during the tour! Great story!
10 [Report This]Date: August 26, 2007 06:43 pm Title: Silence
Simply wonderful, Annabel : )
Date: August 26, 2007 06:06 pm Title: Silence
AW,
I'm in love with you, and I just needed you to know ..once.
Seriously, having a first date fic written by you has got to be the most wonderful early b-day present ever. Whee! *throws confetti and Schrute bucks*
I love the comparison between Jim's life-altering decision in NY, and the episode from his childhood. And how Pam realizes the importance of her little note. How different things probably would have gone had she not slipped it in his folder!
I love how she pointed out his jacket on the floor, and yay for fun in the tub with bubbles!
If I wasn't on the opposite coast, I would give you a big hug right now. So a virtual hug will have to do, ok?
Date: August 26, 2007 05:41 pm Title: Silence
Whoa. The van story -- heavy. The bubble bath etiquette lesson is a nice balance.
“So you need to get me back to the bedroom fast, or there’s gonna be trouble.” FNB in da house!!!
I <3 you, AW. This is delectable.
Date: August 21, 2007 08:04 pm Title: Practice
Good Lord that was good. I'm becoming obsessed with this fic in a very unhealthy way. You're doing a wonderful job and this is literally how I would imagine their first date. You've done a great job of writing the characters well and capturing who they are. I can't wait to read more!
Author's Response: Thank you, redziggy. And I apologize for contributing to your unhealthy fanfic obsessions! ;)
10 [Report This]Date: August 19, 2007 03:57 pm Title: Practice
I seriously don't know what to say, except maybe "YOU WIN!" This was wonderfully sexy without being clinically graphic, sweet without being saccharine, and so beautifully in character. I loved Jim's line
I’m also a fan of the remix, Are You Reading All These Books or Starting a Library?”
*gigglesnort*
Most of all, I loved Pam's hesitation and fear at the fact that Jim is, despite their long acquaintance, new and strange as a lover. So very human and real a moment for her.
Beautifully done, as always. Thanks so much for this.
Author's Response: Thank you so much, NEJ! I am always on the fence about whether I'm just taking the easy route with the non-graphic descriptions, but in the context of these characters, there just never seems to be any other way.
Date: August 19, 2007 09:45 am Title: Practice
I remember reading the first chapter of this, then I lost track of it for a bit (won't happen again, it's now a favorite ;o) ) but I am sooooo glad I found it again. They are so cute (and hot) together! Great job!
Author's Response: Adding my story as a favorite is a lovely compliment. Thank you, JRAddict!
Date: August 19, 2007 08:29 am Title: Practice
Simply lovely! The apartment scenes have so far not disappointed at all. And I love the banter that they kept up throughout, and the moment with the stuck zipper was a very real-life sort of delay, and cute in how they dealt with it.
Date: August 19, 2007 06:48 am Title: Practice
Never apologize for lack of cake. Frosting suits just fine. Simply delicious - every single word. :)
10 [Report This]Date: August 19, 2007 12:50 am Title: Practice
Damn. Who needs cake when Jim's... uh, yeah. I'll just be over here babbling incoherently to myself.
Excellent stuff. I had to try to spell 'excellent' five times, so thanks for the brain death. ;) That's generally kindergarten stuff for me. lol
10 [Report This]Date: August 18, 2007 08:59 pm Title: Practice
That was very hot, indeed. Excellent work!
10 [Report This]Date: August 18, 2007 08:53 pm Title: Axis
I love Michael's note, complete with a hilarious misspelling. I'm loving this story!
10 [Report This]Date: August 18, 2007 08:47 pm Title: Interruption
Yikes. What a nightmarish (and hilarious) thing to happen on their first date!
10 [Report This]Date: August 18, 2007 08:36 pm Title: Changes
I love the Kelly dialogue in this chapter. Great start!
10 [Report This]Date: August 18, 2007 08:19 pm Title: Practice
I like frosting. Sometimes I just scrape it off the cake and eat it all by itself. Smut frosting is my favorite!
10 [Report This]Date: August 18, 2007 06:48 pm Title: Practice
Wow. so hot and beautiful, and sweet, and everything.
Date: August 18, 2007 06:20 pm Title: Practice
You know I always have to read each chapter, and then read it again. You are just the BEST with dialogue: “I guess I should feel lucky that white goes with everything”. I love how you slide the humor in with the sexy : ) “The question is, will I use my power for good, or…” her fingers tighten, pick up speed, “…evil?” Fantastic! I'm such an Annabel cheerleader! You made my night. Now I can leave for vacation with an even happier heart. Sad, isn't it, but so true!
10 [Report This]Date: August 18, 2007 06:11 pm Title: Changes
Good god...do I want a smoke or a big glass of milk? I just don't know. I do know I would be extremely happy with a big slice o' chapter 6!!!! Fine work, Annable, as always.
Date: August 18, 2007 06:05 pm Title: Drive
awesome!! i cant wait for some jam cake!!!
Date: August 18, 2007 05:15 pm Title: Practice
Great googly moogly. You know how to frost a cake, Annabel! Bubble bath? Good god woman.
This is a favorite: It’s a little number I like to call You’ll Find What You’re Looking for in the Drawer to Your Right. Jim would be happy to rummage through Pam's drawers all night, I'd guess.
Date: August 18, 2007 05:03 pm Title: Practice
Lovely, just so lovely.
“There,” he says, his hands sliding slowly around her ribcage, “you’re free.”
She really is, isn't she? Especially in that moment when she realizes she doesn't have to pretend anymore like with Roy. This is the real thing for them both.
You're the best. And I'll see you in Chapter 6.
Date: August 18, 2007 04:56 pm Title: Practice
Smut frosting good enough to lick the bowl. But hold the apologies...well worth the wait. As usual, the writing is taut and sexy and very, very in character. (Inspires a girl to write something ;-)
“There,” he says, his hands sliding slowly around her ribcage, “you’re free.”
One of the best lines ever. And the dress awkwardness and her pretending then....not. Seconds may kill me, but god help me, bring it on.
Author's Response: Thank you, Colette! I wanted to make their first time good, but not perfect, which is where the broken zipper and the pretending came from.