Date: August 13, 2008 07:18 pm Title: The Keel
Oh, Staaaaablergirlllllll...where are yooooooouuuuuuuuuu? Missing this story so very much. Update soon? Please oh please?
Date: July 28, 2008 11:52 am Title: The Keel
Wow. It's so rich and thick with the heat of the summer air and the dryness of life and evocative in so many more ways than you normally except from "mere fic". Transcendant may be the word I'm looking for. Simple phrases such as "the fists of his past" are revelatory.
10 [Report This]Date: July 17, 2008 07:01 am Title: The Keel
So happy to see something new from you! I love your writing style and look forward to this journey. You take such care of these characters. Just lovely.
Date: July 16, 2008 05:43 pm Title: The Keel
Love the metaphor of the heat, the irritability, the restlessness, the anticipation of a much needed downpour. It parallels our couple as they negotiate the tentative, early steps in their relationship with all that UST brimming just below the surface. Makes me think of "Love, Reign O'er Me" by The Who.
"Great, because I have a place I want to take you." I'll bet you do, Halpert.
And every word Pam spoke to Harold, she could have also been speaking indirectly to Jim. "It looks like you're working really hard here." "You look hot." "Me too." "I think you're doing a really good job." It's almost like she accepts and appreciates how Jim is handling things, at least for now.
And then again, I could be reading way too much into this, but that's what I got the first time I read it through. Looking forward to the next chapter.
Date: July 16, 2008 11:11 am Title: The Keel
I honestly have absolutely no idea how you do it. I'm not a big AU type of reader, but I somehow become completely obsessed and enthralled by every piece you write. I LOVE the unique views and storylines you create. This is just incredible and I love every story you come up with.
10 [Report This]Date: July 16, 2008 10:01 am Title: The Keel
I feel like I keep repeating myself but this is absolutely fantastic. It's like a refreshing drink mixed with great characterization and beautiful descriptions that perfectly capture the ambience of a hot hot summer day. I can't wait for more.
Date: July 16, 2008 09:19 am Title: The Keel
Hmm... this is a new approach to how Pam & Jim finally get it together. "But he still owned his fear like a dog who had been swatted with a newspaper." I'm along for the ride. (Duh.)
10 [Report This]Date: July 16, 2008 09:03 am Title: The Keel
Stablergirl, this chapter was just gorgeous. I could picture everything. It is so believable that Jim and Pam would be scared and cautious in the beginning. I never believed that Pam was not good with children. She's such a gentle soul. I'm looking forward to Jim and Pam bringing Harold out of his shell and growing closer in the process, yes? Look forward to more.
Date: July 16, 2008 08:27 am Title: The Keel
It's absolutely beautiful. There are too many cute and sweet lines for me to have a favorite.
I love the parallel lines you've drawn between the relationships of Harold/Jim Pam/Jim and even Pam/Harold.
9 [Report This]Date: July 16, 2008 07:55 am Title: The Keel
Wow. This is great. I started reading, admittedly confused at first, but then I said to myself "Well, it's Stablergirl, it'll be good..." This one is definitely getting added as a favorite. I'm looking forward to the next chapter!
10 [Report This]Date: July 16, 2008 07:18 am Title: The Keel
I'm experiencing one of my absolute favorite feelings right now, Stablergirl: that feeling I get when I pick up a new novel by a favorite author and I just know that it's going to be fantastic. It's that feeling of possibility and that anything can and will happen. Really loving this. You have awoken the addiction beast, as you always do.
10 [Report This]Date: July 16, 2008 07:04 am Title: The Keel
This is just beautiful, stablergirl. You've really captured their hesitation. After all they've been through you can't just expect everything to be fixed right away. I love how Harold responds to Pam, and I'm so interested in learning more about him. Cannot wait for more. A lovely story, as usual.