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Nice use of a very good song. Glad you were inspired by it!

Author's Response: Thanks Comfect! I feel like there’s plenty of inspiration still to come from Taylor’s latest offering... 

Jenna, this was great. I'm on vacation and don't have many words, but this was good. I haven't had a chance to listen to Folklore as much as I want to, but now I'll hear your words with it.

Author's Response: Thank you, Sprinkles! I feel kind of honored that when you listen to folklore you’ll think of my writing. I can’t wait to see what it inspires in you too! 

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Jenna, you have such a beautiful writing style. I love that you chose to use different perspectives, and I’m obsessed with how you tied in the “pack us up” and “warning sign” lyrics.

It's really nice seeing a bit of the teddy bear side of Roy. I know he's like the poster child for bad boyfriends in your 20's, but there's a reason Pam once chose him. I mean aside from what a hottie he must’ve been at 20 ;)

“I can’t,” he pauses and she swears he almost nudges the corners of his lips up in the makings of a smile. - Come ON!

My favorite line just might be: It settles a little like a poker chip and he knows this time he can’t lose.

I really can't wait to see what else Folklore inspires.

Author's Response: Ava! I’m always delighted to see a review from you! You’re too kind. 

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Oh wow where do I begin?? Everyone’s POV is so spot on, and you really beautifully fill in some of the gaps left in canon. Like (and this is a small thing but) I never considered maybe Jim went upstairs on casino night to clean out his desk only to find Pam there, it makes a lot of sense and might be my new headcanon now.

I don’t often have much sympathy for Roy but ugh you made me feel a bit for the jerk here XD. He doesn’t really see Pam anymore but it’s not out of anything malicious, she’s just always been there and he has come to depend on that. Again, this may become my headcanon of how their breakup went, him being more stunned than anything and really honestly not seeing anything was wrong.

Oh Karen, so many warning signs but suddenly she can’t read. But really, I love how you have Karen convincing herself that Jim not breaking it off after Pam’s speech means Karen has won and she and Jim are gonna make it, because haven’t we all been there? Rationalizing things and convincing ourselves “oh them doing this actually means they love me”? “She can drive her own getaway car”, you know this means we now need Karen/Getaway Car songfic. You know this, right?

The yogurt lid!!! First off I love how Pam just assumes Jim left the lid on purpose and is hurt by all that implies, again this helps fill the gap of why Pam didn’t call Jim after she broke it off, she was so sure he didn’t want anything to do with her. Then it turns out Jim didn’t purposely leave it at all, thought it was lost. This was kind of the crux of their whole issue in S3, making assumptions about what the other was thinking and intending and not communicating because of it. Like everyone else has said the yogurt lid is a poker chip metaphor is so perfect.

In short, great fic! Thank you Jenna (and thank you TSwift!)

Author's Response:

NLM, this is such a lovely review. Thank you so much! 

I always thought it was interesting that after striking out so heartbreakingly that Jim would seek Pam out again. I feel like it’s not completely implausible their second go around at Jim’s desk was somewhat accidental... 

Stunned is exactly how I picture Roy. I doubt he saw it coming at all. I think that’s why he worked so hard to try and win Pam back in S3. 

Haha, this basically was my Karen/Getaway Car fic. It’s more of an Easter egg sure, but let’s just go with it...  

Thank you TSwift is right! I haven’t felt inspired to write in weeks. Now all I can see is JAM in every lyric.

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SO GOOD. I loved all the different perspectives, throwing Roy and Karen's in there was perfect. I also loved Jim thinking of the yogurt lid as a poker chip, bringing us full circle. This was amazing!

Author's Response: Thanks Aly! Also, by the by didn’t you say something about writing more folklore inspired fics in return for folklore inspired fics, so... 

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I really liked your unique take on Roy, it's not often we get to see a softer side of him. The heartache throughout was really well done. I'm not a swiftie as I heard it called in chat the other night, but I can certainly appreciate the inspiration it seems to bring around here!

Author's Response: Thanks DG! We’ll make you a Swiftie yet ;) 

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Wow! So this was a whirlwind. Great job in getting so many different POV's through everything. I'm trying to pick out a part I liked best, but it's all good. Actually now that I think about it, everything with the yogurt lid was a good way to tie things together. I liked the symbolism there. Something lost, something found, something given again, and one chance to get things right. Lovely.

Well done for this one.

Author's Response: Thanks Warrior! This is essentially a series of somewhat connected drabbles. I was hoping those few elements like the yogurt lid would help it fit together well enough despite that.