1 [Report This]Date: May 11, 2022 08:08 am Title: Hug and Rock
This was really sweet. I love the contrast between her planning for this wedding, and the one she was supposed to be having last year. Jim is present and invested, and their affection for each other really comes through. Lovely!
Author's Response:
I love that you see it in that way - the contrast to how she was planning a wedding with Roy and now with Jim where they do it together.
Thanks so much for reading and reviewing!
1 [Report This]Date: May 10, 2022 01:29 pm Title: Hug and Rock
So sweet, funny & JAMmy. Love their give and take, the amount of thought they (you) put into their choices. Really enjoyed this.
Author's Response:
Thanks so much Invisiblecynic.
Always so nice to hear from my fellow Jam fans.
I had a lot of fun going through the songs -so many good 'Jams' for a first dance.
Thanks again!!!
1 [Report This]Date: May 05, 2022 06:46 pm Title: Hug and Rock
THE WEDDING DANCE FIC. YES. And I love Jim's reasoning here. He's just so perfectly happy with how complementary and sometimes uncool they are right now. Very sweet.
This is a solid call re: Sing. You really don't want to have to explain your first dance song. Also: "“So, we save our swaying to that song until the wedding night.”" BEESLY.
The Jim-being-able-to-sleep-after-sex bit dovetails so neatly with the revelations from this week's Office Ladies, too. Also the mild hints at the reveal from Company Picnic ahead of us were well done.
MEREDITH RUINED UNCHAINED MELODY FOR PAM. Amazing.
"Think of it as timeless, like Beyond the Sea. You can't tell me you don't love that one." "Well, yeah because it makes me think of Nemo." I just love the way you're writing them talking to each other here.
This was a lot of fun! A really good slice-of-life wedding planning fic.
Author's Response:
Thanks for the review - and the push to get this up.
Dorky dancing is so their thing! And so is swaying!
I'm glad I was along in the car when I heard the OL reveal since I squealed at the alt talking head...I love when I pre-write a revelation -so validating! - and that the coincidental OL episode and story post couldn't be more well-timed. Foreshadowing! (said in Jon Lovitz acting voice).
Thanks so much - I had a lot of fun with it.
1 [Report This]Date: May 05, 2022 04:19 pm Title: Hug and Rock
This was so sweet, and felt very much like the way they would discuss this topic. I know how much you love finding perfect Jam songs, so this must have been such fun to write!
*How about…" he leaned over to take a peek at the list she had found, "Unchained Melody?"
Pam shook her head immediately.
"Ever since we played desert island with the office, the only thing that song makes me think of is Meredith grinding her hips."*
Okay, this made me cackle.
I don't know the song "More" but having now listened, I can absolutely envision them dancing to it at their wedding. (Although if they did take lessons, Jim seems to have promptly forgotten everything. His bouncing-up-and-down with his arms straight at his sides 'move' seems to be a chronic condition, unfortunately)
Lovely piece!
Author's Response:
It was fun - I loved going through the songs - I even went searching the fic archives for other first dance wedding songs used - didn't find much so I had to do my own researching lists and such.
Yeah, dance lessons didn't take. At least not for long. But watch them dance off Darryl - they're trying! Still I do enjoy the way they dance.
Thanks so much for the review.
1 [Report This]Date: May 05, 2022 09:57 am Title: Hug and Rock
I know I already messaged you, but this was my wedding song and I got very excited when I realized that was the song they settled on!! Ahhhh makes me so happy!!
"But dorky dancing was their thing. Not only was it adorable on her, the way she hopped up and down in her space, her body springing on a different cycle as her curls, and sometimes the music, but it was the perfect complement to his similarly simplistic but exuberant, Charlie Brown’s friends-style bop." I loved this passage so much!
This was a lovely little fic and showed their relationship and love so perfectly. Now off to listen to More a couple more times. ;)
Loved it!!
Author's Response:
I already messaged you back but I was giddy hearing it was your song. I have played a whole lot of versions - the BD is still my fave but the HCJ, I could totally see too.
Glad I could spark up a little reminiscing.
Curious being you knew the song and the fic title and theme - when did you realize it was going to end with More being their song? Right away? as soon the song talk began?
Thanks for the review.
1 [Report This]Date: May 05, 2022 09:46 am Title: Hug and Rock
This one was delightful. One of those heartwarming instances where you can tell they're going to go the distance. Mainly because they're figuring this out together. Loved it. I think it's also completely on point that after their afternoon delight Jim just wants to cuddle in next to her but Pam still has things on her mind. Jim being the great guy he is just launches right into this along with her. Great way to show that they're both invested in this project.
Going through the different songs was a lot of fun too. It can be a challenging thing to come up with the perfect song, but a fun challenge too. The final result though was great.
Thanks for the shoutout too.
Author's Response:
You know I love that song too.
Now he might start out wanting to cuddle but at OL proved what he really does is zzzzzz.
Love your reaction to this fic - how since they figure stuff out together it shows they are a couple for all time.
I had a lot of fun with the songs.
Thanks for reviewing!
1 [Report This]Date: May 05, 2022 05:23 am Title: Hug and Rock
This was so cute!! Absolutely loved it!!
Great job going through all the songs and I loved the one you picked, even though o haven’t heard it before the lyrics were perfect
“…which by the way, have felt, if possible, even more perfect lately." I loved this little nod to the fact that she’s pregnant but doesn’t know it yet.
Fun fact of my own to add to yours, Sing was originally meant to be called Swing. So it would have been a whole different kettle of fish if they were going to swing, swing, swing!!!
Author's Response:
Well thanks...
would you believe I did know that? - I learned it while looking up the meaning of the lyrics - which still are quite the mystery to me...but Swing as on a swing set and not swing like in the dance style. But still all so deliciously fun.
Glad you enjoyed and thanks for the review.