1 [Report This]Date: June 05, 2021 09:07 pm Title: Dreams
“Dreams don’t have to be big to be dreams.”
I love how you start to drop little hints about how they are gonna feel in S9.
Both are fine where they are because they are going to be together so that's the dreams that really matters.
Author's Response: Yes exactly! 💗 Thank you so much for your feedback!
Date: May 19, 2021 12:17 pm Title: Dreams
This was really sweet. I really like the idea that Jim went all out for this last trip he took down to New York to be with her. Even more, is the way you can tell Pam's already unsure about how things are going to turn out at Pratt. Clearly she knows she's not doing well, but she's also hiding that so she and Jim can have a nice evening.
The flashback was a nice touch too. Even though it was back in the Jim-is-pining-for-Pam days, it was a super cute moment. You really set the scene nice that this is where Jim and Pam go from just friends at work, to starting out to be more akin to best friends. He sees her, she understands that and is apprciative of it. Could be the first time since she's left college that someone has said something nice about her artwork so of course she would be touched. Also loved the call back line of "don't forget us when you're famous." Consideirng how well Jim remembers this scene, it's a no brainer now that that line would get him to come home from his interview in "The Job." Phenominal use of that line.
Going back to their date, Jim reads her right. He backs off and just sits back to enjoy being with her. Nice touch. Glad to see an update for this one.
Date: May 18, 2021 07:39 pm Title: Dreams
Ok you’ve done it again. Created a head canon that brought new dimension to true canon. That back story to the line from the note from the job was just perfect.
But even before that I knew I would love this chapter right from the start. This line: It’s the kind of place that makes you feel bigger than you are, just by existing within it...sums up the feeling I have about my former home, the place where I fell in love, had my children and raised them until we moved -just about the time this show was wrapping up. With that line you drew me in and with the rest of your words and rest of your story you kept me engaged as you always do.
Can’t wait for what is next.
Author's Response: Thank you so much! I've wanted to come up with something that would jog a memory in Jim's mind from that yogurt lid that was decidedly romantic, and the idea that she realizes it had been a romantic moment too just gave me the feels. :)
Date: May 17, 2021 09:43 pm Title: Dreams
This. Was. So. Good. I’m so upset that I don’t have more jellybeans but imagine a whole bunch from me for this particular chapter.
Here were some moments that I really liked:
“You’ve thought about it?”
“Yeah, but I don’t really have to think about it.”
Soooo good.
“Are they actually a good match, or is Roy just a bullet point on Pam’s to-do list?”
That was just so brilliant and insightful. Very true to the Pam/Roy dynamic.
“Well, don’t forget us when you’re famous.”
Grinning, he straightens up and looks into her eyes. “I couldn’t,” he says, his lips falling into an easy smile.
Listen. I know I comment all the time on how you weave canon and headcanons together so well, but like—this was insanely good. I didn’t know how much I needed more backstory to the yogurt lid note until right now.
“She shifts in her seat a bit in an attempt, be it purposefully or inadvertently, to break the spell.
He doesn’t want to let the moment end, even though she’s clearly trying to, so he remains silent and just watches her sketch.”
MY FUCKING HEART
It’s okay, I didn’t need a reliable cardiovascular system.
And finally: “Dreams don’t have to be big to be dreams.”
LOVED THIS
Date: May 17, 2021 04:23 pm Title: Dreams
Once again, I like the idea that you're planting the seeds for Pam's unhappiness with New York and the program long before she knew she failed, and you do some *really* interesting stuff with Pam here.
You read a lot of fic with a Pam whose dreams have been crushed by Roy/her parents/society, who's kind of quietly given up. This is a less dramatic but very realistic feeling version where Pam grew up without it ever really occurring to her that her dreams could be made real to begin with, that it wasn't until meeting Jim that she started to think of her dreams as things she was choosing not to live out. Feels like that adds a lot of context to her and Roy's relationship... and also makes it seem like she always dreamed a little bigger because she liked the her that Jim saw, rather than because of some inherent drive. It offers some background for why she ends up backing off, and of course to her unwillingness to dive into things in Season 9.
I love the "don't forget us when you're famous" reference and the early loaded JAM moment... complete with Pam sharply backing out of it and Jim letting her off the hook for it.
Author's Response:
I relate to Pam and her professional journey so hard, it's been fun trying to get into her head.
I like this: "she always dreamed a little bigger because she liked the her that Jim saw, rather than because of some inherent drive." This is a really succinct way to put into words how I feel about Pam's ambition. I think it does come more from Jim than from within, albeit inadvertently, and I think it ebbs and flows with their relationship, in a way. And inversely, I feel like Jim's drive really *only* comes from within, since Pam loves him so unconditionally. (Not to say Jim doesn't love her unconditionally because I believe he does, just that a great deal of her self worth comes from the way he makes her feel). All of this is to say that I do believe they think differently about their goals, but they really are supportive of each other throughout... season nine is a slightly different story but I'm gonna hold off on my thoughts about that until we get there ;) Thanks for your thoughtful words!