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Reviewer: boredhswf Signed 1 [Report This]
Date: August 16, 2021 03:57 pm Title: We keep this love in a photograph - Ed Sheeran

I'm slowly but surely working through your updates. ;)

"For her it was the start of something, for him it was just a way to numb him from everything he’d learned that day.

He’d gone long enough without a romantic connection both mentally and physically and while she’d never be Pam, she could be just the thing to help him rebound. He knew he could continue to let her be his antiseptic, let her temporarily block the pain for as long as they were both employed in the same town but did he want to be that guy? A who made promises with his body he had no intention of keeping." - This is exactly how I believe he saw the entire origin of their relationship but wonderfully articulated here. She was a distraction that turned into a relationship out of sheer apathy. And while his integrity wanted to try and make it more because he knew his feelings didn't match hers, the truth was, as you postulated, it was never more than the shallowness of its beginnings.

I, too, love writing Jim drunk and I love how you wrote him here. He's adorable. And oh what a way to end it. You can almost hear Pam's mind racing with the misunderstood information.

Great chapter!

Author's Response:

So great to get your reviews and know you are with me on the Karen/Jim thing. Not the first time (Katy) he went for something he really didn't want, felt obligated to give it a go, and was basically going through motions. 

The drunk part was really fun - glad you enjoyed. 

Thanks for coming along on this one and your great reviews.

 

Reviewer: tinydundie Signed 1 [Report This]
Date: August 11, 2021 07:31 am Title: We keep this love in a photograph - Ed Sheeran

*He’d gone long enough without a romantic connection both mentally and physically and while she’d never be Pam, she could be just the thing to help him rebound. He knew he could continue to let her be his antiseptic, let her temporarily block the pain for as long as they were both employed in the same town but did he want to be that guy? A who made promises with his body he had no intention of keeping.*

Ohhh, this is so good. You summed it up nicely.

Love your drunk Jim, and wow, poor Pam and that gut punch at the end.

Author's Response:

Thanks - drunk Jim was a lot of fun. And yeah both of them are going through some rough times huh.

Thanks for coming along on this one and sharing your reviews. 

Reviewer: grc73 Signed [Report This]
Date: August 10, 2021 04:46 am Title: We keep this love in a photograph - Ed Sheeran

We need more drunk Jim in your writing please, Max. It's awesome.

It was a bit of a slow start for me, but getting more into this as the chapters continue.

Author's Response: Drunk Jim is a hoot. Too bad he remembers so little of what happens when he drinks (at least consciously)

Reviewer: Basscop69 Signed 1 [Report This]
Date: August 10, 2021 03:11 am Title: We keep this love in a photograph - Ed Sheeran

Haha, I am prepared to overlook the Ed Sheeran because this chapter is so great. And I have to admit the lyrics work very well here. (Damn you, Ed Sheeran). Ugh, Jim looking at Pam’s page, and the pictures of her as a kid and when she first started at Dunder Mifflin versus now…so painful. And so good. (Also lol at Michael’s comments about Pam). And then the phone call! Your drunk Jim is very fun - I enjoyed him getting confused about the Michael kissing too, and Michael struggling to find Pam’s car - but that was brutal, at the end. And explains why Pam got so drunk. Can’t wait for more!

Author's Response:

Yeah but there's more - you'll see - don't hate me.

I get the appeal of writing drunk Jim - had a good time there.

Poor Pam is right.

 

Thanks for reviewing. Always a treat to hear from you. 

Reviewer: darjeelingandcoke Signed 1 [Report This]
Date: August 08, 2021 06:34 pm Title: We keep this love in a photograph - Ed Sheeran

Oh, I *adore* the pictures from Pam's youth here. Really creatively done, really easy to picture. And how the ones from her time at Dunder Mifflin also take Jim on a journey through their relationship together.

(I also love that Creed has a bunch of pictures from his youth. Makes sense, we know he's still close with his parents!)

Oooooof. I'm glad you enjoyed writing this Drunk!Jim call, because, just, ouch. Poor Pam. This is so much worse than him just responding to the text. What a gut punch of a night, no wonder she promptly went out drinking.

Author's Response:

Thanks so much- the lyrics inspired the pictures but the characters inspired the details. Glad you enjoyed them.

Drunk Jim - fun to write but side effects well - you know.

 

Thanks for your continued praise and help. 

Reviewer: warrior4 Signed [Report This]
Date: August 08, 2021 05:22 pm Title: We keep this love in a photograph - Ed Sheeran

Oh Drunk Jim, yeah that's a big thing you did there. Which speaks to a lot of the self loathing Sober Jim must be feeling right now. How he had to go spill the beans about everything and also bring up Karen at the same time. Oof.

More heartache while he's looking at all of her pictures too. Really good look into his mindset here that's for sure.

Author's Response:

Yeah drunk Jim is fun for us but not good for him. 

Thanks so much as always.

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