1 [Report This]Date: November 12, 2024 01:08 pm Title: Paint
Roy is just such a tool. I’m loving how much I hate him in this fic! Keep up the awesome work!
Date: November 12, 2024 05:49 am Title: Paint
The cracks are really starting to form here. Pam's not just rolling over and letting Roy getaway with things. Especially when it comes things that are clearly his fault. Not that he's willing to realize that of course. No wonder they had an angry night. Still I like that she's standing up for herself. I hope she keeps it up.
1 [Report This]Date: November 12, 2024 01:21 am Title: Paint
This chapter has made me grumpy because Roy is a jerk and needs a slap with a wet fish. I am not a violent person by nature.
Date: November 03, 2024 09:44 pm Title: Miniature
She may think of it as an image of steadfastness, but I see a woman who is growing. Slowly and surely like that oak tree. Roots spreading out and eventually breaking the concrete around them. Really like seeing her do things for her. Not for anyone else, just her.
Author's Response: Thank you! I appreciate you noticing resonances and implications I haven't fully fleshed out yet :)
1 [Report This]Date: October 20, 2024 08:16 am Title: Barrel-Racing
Really loving Pam get into thus discussion with Jim and Larissa. Seeing a different side of Jim was fun for her. Same with getting involved in what us essentially the fantasy version of Pooh sticks. Tons of great fun in here. Another point of reference for Pam that she gets on so much better with Jim as opposed to Roy.
Author's Response: It's always important to build things up slowly in this time of her life--I don't think she'd be ready for a rapid change, until forced, so it's about building brick by brick to realization.
Date: October 14, 2024 10:14 am Title: Cartoony
Very cute time with Larissa here. I love it when Jim sets it up that she can indulge in her artistic passions. A fun twist there with train loving Jim and by extension the paintings of said trains. I don't think I've ever come across him having a hobby like that before so it was very refreshing. Add mark on the things we have in common track for Jim here.
Author's Response: Thank you! I think Jim deserves some hobbies, so I give him more all the chances I get (see next chapter). I appreciate your careful readings of my fics.
Date: October 14, 2024 07:57 am Title: Cartoony
Looking forward to more! I would love to see some of Larissa's dialogue and Pam's impressions of her character. I have had the two meeting as a headcanon for a while.
Author's Response: I think this will be dialogue-light, since I'm not feeling up to channeling the characters fully into speech right now. But I hope you like it anyway, and I hope you enjoy the version of Larissa I give you here meeting Pam :)
Date: October 14, 2024 02:35 am Title: Draft
Hilarious!
Author's Response: Oh, I am so glad the humor is coming through like I want it to!
1 [Report This]Date: October 13, 2024 11:51 pm Title: Mustang
Love the writing style here!
Author's Response: Thanks very much!
1 [Report This]Date: October 10, 2024 09:18 am Title: English
I won’t complain about 31 chapters! Very much enjoying this! And yay for Jim’s coincidence. Good job larissa needed that lift
Author's Response: Thank you! And yes, what a CONVENIENT COINCIDENCE.
1 [Report This]Date: October 10, 2024 08:54 am Title: English
Larissa was planning on going to the Everhart and "just so happens," to need her big brother. Sure Jim. While Pam might not believe you, right now at least, it's fun from the outside perspective being able to see right through him. I'm more than willing to be that it was Jim's idea to suggest it to Larissa then to mention it to Pam. It's really a clever idea. With his sister there, it's at least plausible that this isn't a date (who are we really kidding).
Years from now I have this image of Pam looking back on this trip to the museum and the light going off in her head and Jim just looks up at her with a big grin on his face. She calls him a dork, he calls her Beesly and all is right with the world.
Author's Response: It's also an excuse for me to get my favorite not-really-canonically-explained character onstage as a plot device! But yes, exactly, to what you're saying.
1 [Report This]Date: October 09, 2024 01:29 pm Title: Bucking
Something’s happening!! Well about to!
Author's Response: About to is right, lol :) Thanks for reading
Date: October 08, 2024 10:45 pm Title: Bucking
Pam's starting to look up. She's starting to see that her life isn't really a life she enjoys. For Pam at this point in her life that's big. This Pam doesn't have the courage to walk across coals to get what she wants. However she's starting to realize her current relationship is cold and so she might just start glancing at the fire.
Author's Response: Just going to start glancing so far though...slow and steady is my m.o. as you know! Thanks for reading.
1 [Report This]Date: October 07, 2024 03:40 am Title: Draft
I’m really enjoying your style of writing on this one. Making it really good to read.
But come on Pam, don’t make spaghetti and meatballs, walk out of there with your money!!!
Author's Response: Aww, thanks! And I agree that Pam should do that, but sadly she doesn't yet...
Date: October 06, 2024 12:17 pm Title: Draft
A bunch of red flags there. Roy just spending money he assumes is there. Pam not pressing him on the issue when she knows that money has been earmarked for other things. I've long said that the big issue between Pam and Jim was their lack of communication. Feels like that was a habit that came over from this relationship. Don't address things directly. Don't rock the boat. Keep things comfortable rather than risk something.
Author's Response: As you know, that's my main take on the Roy-Pam relationship as well: very don't-rock-the-boat, very little do-I-like-this-boat-at-all. Thanks for reading!
1 [Report This]Date: October 06, 2024 09:42 am Title: Mustang
Glad to have you back! Not the kind of horse I was expecting right from the off. However it's also very plausible in terms of where everyone is. Roy still trying to be that kind of guy. Pam kind of going along with it, but knowing something is off. Jim waiting on the edges. So, it's a good set up for sure. Can't wait to see where we go.
Author's Response: Thank you! Next step is to get back to reading on the site as well (starting with Silver Wings; thanks for letting me know you'd updated it!). I hope to keep the momentum here up so that we can get to the real plot soon--lots of gestures towards horses here without necessarily ever bringing the real thing onstage ;)
1 [Report This]Date: October 06, 2024 12:19 am Title: Mustang
So glad to have you back! Very much looking forward to seeing where this one goes
Author's Response: Thank you! It's good to be back, and I'm hoping to keep this one up so that we can move forward with the plot soon!