I'm a Kandy shipper all the way, was pointed here by a fellow Kandy fan when the Kandy Edition of the 55 word challenge was posted. All of those fics are amazing, by the way, and I hope that all of those brilliant authors will consider writing more Kandy. And if anyone is looking to read more Kandy fic, here's a list of the ones that can be found on LiveJournal: Kandy Master List. And here is where all of the Kandy shippers have been united: omgkandy I also love reading pretty much any fic about Andy because he's such a fun character to play with.
I'm madly in love with Ed Helms, which is probably why I'm such an avid Kandy shipper, Andy needs some love! And of course I'm madly in love with Steve Carell, too. They are by far the sexiest men on Earth!
Check out my new LJ community, The Andy Bernard Chronicles! It even includes a master list of all the greatest Andy quotes and all the Andy fanfic that I could find.
EDIT Sept 2009: Holy wow, it's been a long time since I've read this bio. Dang, I was enthusiastic, wasn't I? By the way, my heart now belongs to Andy/Oscar, but I'm pretty good with Andy/Anybody, if I'm honest.
5 The first time Andy sees 'A Christmas Story' and his thoughts on it.
10 Oh god, this one made me burst out laughing!!! Am still giggling. Oh god, this is so thoroughly explaining why Andy is the way he is.
Author's Response:
Happy to make you laugh! And I thought it would explain a lot, too. Andy's poor mother must have had her hands full. Thank you so much!
-Rose : )
10 Oh, same here Andy boy! I had those exact same thoughts when I was little. Why is fudge bad? Why is Ralphie getting his mouth washed out for saying it? Best line:
But if fudge was bad, then nothing in the world seemed right to Andy.
That sweet, smooth, chocolatey dessert just can't be a bad thing.
Heaven forbid that fudge is bad! ; ) You're not the only one; I watched A Christmas Story once with a younger kid, and she asked me why fudge was bad. Thanks for reviewing!
-Rose : )
10 Ha. Oh, once again I must say, awwww. I was waiting for the leg lamp chapter, and you didn't disappoint! Loved him calling it smokin' hot, and wanting to put it in the front yard to deflect the attention from his mother. So cute.
Author's Response:
You can't have A Christmas Story without the leg lamp! Just last week, I heard someone (funnily enough, he was named Andy) ask what movie had the leg lamp in it. I'm glad you could see him thinking it was hot. ; )
Thanks!
-Rose : )
10 Hee. I am loving your version of child Andy, he is so magnificently quirky.
Author's Response:
I'm so glad! I hoped I wouldn't butcher him, since he's such a great character, so it's so nice to hear you think did a good job. Quirky is a good word for him. : ) Thank you!
-Rose : )
10 Ha, aww, loved it! Absolutely wonderful from start to finish, definitely not LAY-ame. Coolio all the way. I can't believe you can so fully capture Andy's character using so few words. Fantastic fic, loved it!
Author's Response:
I love writing 55 word chapters. They're challenging but so much fun. It means a lot to me that you enjoyed. I really appreciate all of your reviews, firthgal! Thank you so, so much!
-Rose : )
55 words of Kandy on an airplane.
10 Hahahahahahaha! YES!!! I love you so very much, this was awesome. Loved Andy's inability to be subtle, and Kelly completely ignoring him. Hee. Absolute perfection, loved it!
Author's Response:
Aw, thanks, firthgal! Subtle is not part of Andy's extensive vocabulary. ; ) Absolute perfection? *blushes insanely* I'm so happy you thought so! Thanks for the AWESOME review!
-Rose : )
Andy and Kelly decide to celebrate Christmas in a way that's very... far out. Kandy!
Hee. Oh, this is already so made of awesome!!! Kelly likes themed Christmases, perfect! On to the next chap! By the way, my love for you just keeps growing and growing. You really know how to capture an Andy/Kandy girl's heart.
Author's Response:
Aw, thanks, firthgal! I'm happy you like it so far. And that you like my Kandy stories! It means a lot to me. Thanks again!
-Rose
10 Aww, that is so adorable! Gah, Andy's so darn creative, and Kelly's just completely clueless. Love it! Hee, I love Kelly's line about not being able to listen to it. And Andy's enthusiasm despite her cluelessness is so beautiful. Perfect!
Author's Response:
It just seems right that Andy tries so hard, and Kelly is so indifferent if it doesn't directly benefit her. Not right in the moral sense, I mean, but in the way they'd react. At least, that's how I think of them. Yet I still like them as a couple. Go figure. ; ) Thanks for the nice review, firthgal!
-Rose
10 Hee. I love his corniness in this one. The dialogue is brilliant, and I love that last bit with the eyebrows and the smile, could picture it perfectly. And once again Kelly is ungrateful, which is so very Kelly.
Author's Response:
Andy has that look, you know, where he's really expectant and corny wrapped into one. I'm glad you liked the dialogue. I had some fun with that. ; ) Thank you!
-Rose
10 Bwahahaha. Love how Andy is so impressed with the three eggs.
Author's Response:
I have a feeling that Andy isn't very handy around the kitchen. ; ) Thanks for reviewing!
-Rose
10 HAHAHAHAHA!!! Oh god, Andy still sleeping with his bejeweled baby blanket. Oh, that was hilarious. Kelly's disatisfaction with all of these gifts is kind of sad, but I think it's so very true to how these two would interact with each other (which makes me wonder why I'm such a Kandy fan... bah, they're too adorable to not love! Even when Kelly doesn't appreciate his gifts).
Author's Response:
I feel the same way about them! Yet they just have this twisted kind of charm about them as a couple. Bejeweling is very tacky in Kelly's opinion (she just prefers to buy things with sequins already on them ;) ). Thanks once again for a great review, firthgal!
-Rose
10 Hee. These are all absolutely brilliant gifts. Also, I love this:
All of them given to Kelly, since she really likes receiving, and she knows that Andy loves giving.
Andy has his motives... ; ) And who wouldn't want eleven lava lamp magnets? Thanks, firthgal!
-Rose
Bwahahahahah!!!!!! Oh Andy. I should have known that's all he wanted all along! Hee. I love that he was so sure the incense would get it for him. That last line was absolute brilliance. Thank you so much for giving me the perfect Kandy Kristmas! Loved it!
Author's Response: Aw, thank you! You've left me such nice reviews as early presents! And Andy is driven by that motive. I'm pretty sure he'd do almost anything to achieve it. ; ) The last line is one of my favorites, too. ; ) Thank you so much, firthgal!-Rose
10 OH MY GOD!!!!! Bwahahahahahaha. Oh, poor Andy. Or should I say lucky Andy? I don't know. Oh god, that was so beautifully kinky. I loved it! Gah, I could picture it all so perfectly, and him being completely nude through most of the fic makes up for you taking forever to get his clothes off in your last fic. And that beginning with Karen was absolutely brilliant, so in character. I love how proud he was of his pie chart. And such a great setup of his crush on her. And I absolutely adored that ending, with them just having a peaceful moment together in bed and her giving him advice on how to win Karen's affections, and then I cracked up laughing when she grabbed his balls and asked if Karen was prettier than her. Hee. This was excellent!!! Thank you SO much for writing this!
Author's Response: Many thanks! I'm glad you liked it. You got it-- Poor Andy and Lucky Andy. It hurts and all that but she can't ever break him because he simply likes it too much. (You may know someone like that from your flist!) That's the beauty of the guy. I bet some nights he comes home late on purpose because he can't help himself and he loves the attention. Plus I bet Lila would grow to really care about him, too. Thanks again.
10 Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!! Oh, I adored this! I so knew what was coming when he jumped on her chest, but it still made me laugh for ages. This was so incredibly sweet, yet slightly pervy. Fits Andy perfectly! Ha. Well, the fic was mostly about Karen, but you know whenever Andy is mentioned I can't think about anything else. Also? I LOVE that she met him at a putt putt golf course. Hee, such a great callback to Launch Party. This was absolutely perfect. Especially all the bits about Andy being a total love machine. LOVED THIS!
Author's Response: Damn! I guess the box stunt is probably pretty hard to pull off without blowing the surprise given the mechanics of it, but it was worth a shot, and at least it still works even if the cover gets blown. Happy B-day!
Oh, these were so awesome, I loved them! I especially loved the Andy ones, and the one between Kevin and Angela totally owns my soul, that was so perfect, especially Kevin's smirk.
Author's Response: Thank you so much! Owns your soul, huh? Be careful, it might come to collect one of these days ;)
10 Hahahahahahaha!!! Loved it! Absolute perfection, as usual. And you get extra points for giving me the image of Andy in his stripy plaid boxers. SO ADORABLE!
Author's Response: What other kind of boxers would Andy wear? ; ) I'm glad you thought it was up to par, since it's been a bit since I've written any Kandy. Thank you so much, firthgal!
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Hmm. Well, it made me giggle, and that's all that matters really. I adored the convo between them about the 1900 era bathing suit. And I love that he had to look it up on Wikipedia. And I loved the reference to Andy's old dominatrix friend and his little smile as he's touching his butt. Hee. I look forward to the next chapters? Yes... yes I think I do.
I had to look it up on Wikipedia. Actually, Wikipedia wasn't that useful and I ended up just doing a Google search.
I imagine that there were whips involved with Andy's dom friend. If I really wanted to know I'd ask Team Karen, but I don't want to know, so I won't.
Aww, Andy. This was great, I loved it!
Author's Response: Sorry so long to respond, but I am so excited you liked it. Because if an Andy story gets your seal of approval ... it must be good. Or at least not bad. Which, I'm okay with that!
Jim takes a prank too far and finds himself facing off against Alan Shore, Boston's most capable litigator. An Office/Boston Legal crossover. Guest starring Andy, Karen, and Pam.
10 OH MY GOD!!! I think I orgasmed from picturing Andy and Alan in the same room together. And Alan's intensity? Oh yeah, that definitely brought an orgasm. ;) Seriously though, I could hear Alan's voice perfectly, and I loved how you wrote Andy in this. You write his mannerisms so perfectly. And you somehow managed to insert Alan's utter sexiness into this, particularly at the end with Karen (I loved the line about him being easy, totally something that he'd say on the show). I also loved that after Jim had his ass handed to him, he decided to man up and be someone that was deserving of Pam. I also loved Michael being totally enthralled in Alan's story about the Jim/Karen breakup. And Denny!!! Oh, Denny. Loved it! But yeah, Alan's intensity had me all... whatever James Spader does to me every week. Gasping for air? Yeah, I think that's a good description. And I'm completely jealous that Karen got to have some fun with Alan. But he goes home to Denny, right? Because he belongs on the balcony sipping scotch and smoking cigars with his best friend.
Anyway, this brought me much joy, and it's making me want to do my own BL/Office crossover. Andy MUST meet Jerry. I think the personality mirroring would be quite interesting there. :D
Thanks so much! You're the one I was thinking of the whole time I wrote this, since I wasn't sure who else besides us likes both series. I have to say it's so fun writing Alan dialog since he's got that laser intellect and is so unafraid to torture people with it when he puts his heart to something. It goes really fast once you get in the groove, and start hearing his beguiling yet deviously purposeful tone in your words. I think he'd like Karen too, as she's in different ways both stronger and yet more brittle than Tara (with whom I think he shared the best chemistry with of all his flawed relationships). She'd probably bring out the best in him, and certainly understand that he'll get home late (or not at all) some nights because of cigar time.
Definitely do your own crossover! There's a lot of gold here to be mined. Andy/Jerry as you mentioned, as well as Denny/Michael and a bunch more.