Member's Choice - Pam thought she was throwing these letters away. But what happens when your garbage doesn't stay in the garbage? Set mid-season 3.Thank god this is not a cliffhanger for me since the story is finished. Boy you know how to rachet up the tension, huh?
Yay, yay, yay!
Jim and Karen, over. Check.
Jim coming up with a plan to draw Pam back in. Check.
Pam starting to think that maybe Jim does have an interest in her. Check.
Yep, all the elements of a good JAM story!
10 The plan involves a series of instructions. Of course! This is great! (Sorry I can't think of a better word to describe your story than great - lol - I am NOT a writer!)
10 Whatever did possess Marsha??? And what ever happened to Marsha anyway? Next chapter!
10 Pam, the chase was long and you were hungry...but wasn't it worth it? Gah, if Jim greeted me like that I think I'd faint!
I'm glad they got it out, no matter how they had to do it. Way to go intervening waitress!!
I am a little giddy, like Pam!
10 OK, now I'm wishing for some romance in my own life. AU fiction has crossed over into reality, sort of...Obviously this means you are doing a good job, Azlin!
I know just the feeling of finding things that I just *must* read when cleaning. That's why it always takes so long. I'm impressed that you stuck with this story for so long. And I'm really glad that I found it after you'd finished! :P
10 Freaking hilarious!!!! I am sorry I didn't get to read that the first time. LMAO, for sure!!
Michael decides to take his sales dream team on a little trip and pulls Pam along for the ride. Spoilers through Cocktails.8 OK, I'll admit I was really disappointed to see Pam end up with Ryan. You made it convincing though. Jim was just too presumptuous. Thanks for the story!
8 Awww...the closet conversation is so sad. He had his chance and he didn't say anything. Those two are a mess and you capture that well.
8 Well, Jim IS being a jerk so I would tend to favor Ryan here. You're doing a good job of making me conflicted, that's for sure!
He was well aware of the fact that what he was contemplating (no, planning) could result in the loss of his job; after all, the very definition of a documentary stipulated that the cameramen not alter the natural course of events or become actively involved with the subjects in any way.
Even more than that, though, he understood that to do this would be to tread a dangerous line; it was rather like playing god in some ways.
What if Jim could see what we've seen?
No spoilers, all speculation. A oneshot. Yes, a oneshot. Seriously - it's finished.
8 I like the premise of the story and think you did a great job with it. What a way to insert more angst into your stories! Just relive some of Pam's unhappy moments in the office! Really, this was quite original!
9 Oh, wow...the POV is good. Definitely different. In fact it took me a few lines to figure out who was who. But it seems so real, so familiar (luckily not any time recently!). Fantabulous!
MEMBER'S CHOICE - "Here’s the thing Jim, sometimes being in love means doing things you don’t want to do for the other person. For you, right now, it means just being her friend. And I think you’re selling yourself short, you are strong enough to do this."
Jim gets some much needed advice about Pam and a little push in the right direction from Mark's girlfriend Jane. Spoilers through the Negotiation.Cheese fries! You made me want cheese fries! Anything but talking about Pam not (?) wanting Jim. You got his attitude spot on from the ep and the next one if I remember correctly!
8 Ha! I see from your post chapter comment that you were trying to follow the show's storyline! Now I am curious to see what you do. I like how you've got Jane prodding Jim. Somebody has to!
8 I love Jane's threat to call Pam! Hilarious!
8 So sweet! Obviously I like where you've got them going...
8 I loved this exchange between Jane and Jim:
“Call me tomorrow and tell me if it was a date.”
“What if I still don’t know?”
“Then you did it wrong.”
“Ha, ha, very funny.”
8 I'm glad you gave Jane her due. She deserved it!
"It seems odd, in the ironic, slap-in-the-face kind of way that since her incident, it’s been easier to let him go."
Something bad happens to Pam. Very Dark.
9 I do like it and of course love that it is now moving in a more positive direction. I'll be interested to see how you have Pam heal. I really really like the theme of Jim being a man of action. He truly is, even though sometimes it seems to take him a little while to figure it out. This situation seems to have prompted him to act quickly, and rightly so. Great job on the story! Keep it up, please!!!
9 Please keep it coming when you can. I have been following this story for a long time because it is so compelling. I know it must be difficult to write and I appreciate that you are taking the time for it.
9 It's like Thanksgiving. I'm thankful I found your writing b/c the way you string words together is so wonderful.
Inspired by the finale and the seasons that preceeded it. Enough said.
10 I'm in love with this story. Really like how you drew it out so you could get inside their heads. Also love the first date with no interruptions from other characters - it's as it should be.
Post finale Jim/Pam. That's all I can say without spoiling people. 9 A Target picnic in the park. This is more Jim than most other first date fics I've read. Certainly more original which is what we'd expect from him. Hmmm...I like it.