Date: December 10, 2020 07:31 am Title: Chapter 5
I think you did a great job in this chapter! The way you wrote how Pam felt at having to go through this away from home and without the comforting presence of her mother was spot on and exactly how I think many in her situation would react. Even if an appendectomy is super simple, I would be nervous too. And I even worked for a few years as a surgical tech and I *know* that there’s nothing to it, but it’s scary to go under anesthesia and to have something happen emergently and add to that being away from home.
Anyway I am terrible at reviewing consistently but I wanted to say I thought you wrote this experience in a realistic way and I liked that Jim was there as the caretaker! I love him in that role, he fits it so perfectly!
Author's Response: Oh my gosh I love that you’re here and reading! I always wonder who is when they haven’t reviewed so thank you so much for leaving kind messages! Surgery is really scary no matter how many times you’ve done it, so I truly appreciate how understanding the people around Pam are. She’s not going to have an easy time with anesthesia and it’s a good thing Jim will be there for that too.
Date: December 07, 2020 04:50 pm Title: Chapter 5
Yeah, appendicitis isn't any fun. Now granted that an appendectomy is one of the most routine surgeries out there, but for someone who doesn't understand medical jargon anything can be intimidating. So I don't blame Pam for being scared.
Jim however is great. Not only in realizing something is wrong, but not letting her get away with it either. And then he proves his quality by staying with her. Cuddles and ice cream are god-sends post surgery.
Also I loved Pam's crack there that Jim was the patient. She still has some spunk to her and it's great to see.
Can't wait for part 2.
Author's Response: I can’t wait for part 2 as well, it’s almost ready to go up. Thank you so much for your review. I know first hand how scary it is to have surgery in college when your parents aren’t there. It’s terrifying, so having a Jim in that moment would make things so much easier to go through. It’s so nice to feel you have this support from a friend when you don’t even know how routine the surgery is, it’s still scary. I loved her joke that she wasn’t the patient. She’s adorable. Even when sick.
Date: December 07, 2020 04:27 pm Title: Chapter 5
Again, I think you’ve done a good job exploring something between them that this AU provides a unique opportunity to get into: that awful experience of getting really sick for the first time far away from home. This is a really lovely moment between them with him helping her through the fear of that and just being there for her when she needs him.
(Also, PLEASE tell me he got her work to the showcase???)
Author's Response: Thank you so much! I had this happen to my college roommate and it was so hard for her. Her parents were on the other side of the country. And we were all there for her through the entire process. She was scared to death but she pulled through even though it was something so routine. I thought this was be a great way to start maturing our two young love birds.