Before, during, after (peas, waffles.) Post-Cocktails...but no fighting.
10 I have no idea how, but I've just discovered your older stories, and they're just.. amazing. I'm in love with every one. They're so heartfelt and I love the dynamic you've created with Jim and Pam.. its so gentle and quiet. I truly adore your writing.
Author's Response: Wow, thank you so much flonkerton - that's so flattering. And I love that you describe their dynamic as gentle and quiet. It's a hard thing to capture, so it's wonderful to know when someone feels that via the words. Also glad you found this particular story...personal fave of mine. Thanks again!
"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.
10 It breaks my heart that this story was never finished. Its a beautiful story, and its about something so horrible but it just.. I love it. Its real, its unfortunate, and its human. I really hope you return to it someday, incase I ever need a good cry =)
-Caity
Jim and Pam on familiar ground. Spoilers (perhaps) up to mid-Season 4.10 I sincerely hope you return to this someday. It's just beautiful and human and I don't know what else to say.
8 I just read this whole story over, and I mean, I'm always a little skeptical when people decide to get medical with things on such a grand scale. But yours seems so EFFORTLESS, and there is still such a good emotional balance. I ended up becoming really invested in the story and I can't wait to see where you take it. Great job!
Author's Response: Thanks so much, flonkerton! It is really thrilling to get a review like this! Effortless, good emotional balance, invested ... really cool words for an author to see! Thank you! Thank you!
Imagine Jim’s confession on Casino Night never happened and Pam actually made it down the aisle on June 10th . . . only to say “I don’t”.10 This fic is all kinds of LOVE... I haven't reviewed yet cause I dont even know what to say! There's angst, there's fluff, there's exceptional smut... I love itttt b29;
10 This fic is all kinds of LOVE... I haven't reviewed yet cause I dont even know what to say! There's angst, there's fluff, there's exceptional smut... I love itttt b29;
Author's Response: Thanks, flonkerton! Glad you enjoyed it. \"Exceptional smut\" -- I like that! Quite the compliment! Thanks so much for reading and reviewing.
Just a little introspection. I guess mild spoilers for Season 4 and the general concept of where things might be going for Jim and Pam.9 This was just.. gorgeous.
Author's Response: Thanks so much! I appreciate it!
9 The imagery in this is amazing.. I really, really enjoyed it. I hope you decide to continue- you really have something special here :)
“Pam and I have hurt a lot of people, but mostly we’ve hurt each other. There’s no coming back from that.”9 Wow. So, um, my fantasy JAM proposal has always been him waking her up with it in bed... way to hit the nail on the head? Haha, seriously... I love you for that.
This was beautiful.
Author's Response: You know, I was going to go for something way more dramatic, but it just kind of tumbled out while I was writing and I went with it! So I\'m really glad you liked that proposal. I think it works for them! I\'m so glad you enjoyed the story. Thanks for reviewing!
9 I seriously love this. I don't even know what else to say about it that I hadn't already- but, I believe it. And I appreciate the risks you're taking with it- its different, in a very good way.
9 You know, I really appreciate that they didn't immediately start making out and having sex on the couch or something. This was really refreshing and how I definitely would see Pam react. Its still hopeful. Once again, I'm incredibly anxious to see what happensss.
Author's Response: I\'m glad you liked that! It was very tempting to make their reunion fluffy, but I had a feeling it wouldn\'t work for this story! Sorry I\'m responding to this so late, but thanks for taking the time to review! I really appreciate it!
Holy shit. I'm basically sitting here with tears in my eyes from fearing for a fictional character's life... this entire chapter was painful. It hurt to read. The writing was so real and honest but I must say, I've never been more eager for an uphill climb.
Author's Response: Thanks, flonkerton! I know this was a rough chapter! I hope you\'ll enjoy the rest of the story!
10 WOW.
This is absolutely heartbreaking, but its somehow beautiful.. even if this last chapter absolutely KILLED me. There's such a quiet sadness weaved in. I really love it, and I can't wait to see where you take it.
Author's Response: I think it\'s a beautiful journey to see two people so far apart and finding their way back to one another. I\'m glad you\'re enjoying the story, and thanks so much for your kind comments. It means so much to me!
Jim wasn't too thrilled about tonight. Pam wasn't too happy either. Finale spoiler if you haven't watched it.
9 THANK YOU. I was in kinda a mist of depression since the episode so I've been reading a few fics to cheer myself up, and this is the best so far. I love it.
9 I absolutely loved this.. I always wanted the proposal to be a quiet, private moment with the two of them. And Jim was totally being Jim this whole story and it was just perfect =)
Author's Response: Thank you so much for such a lovely review, I\'m glad you enjoyed this. I was worried about Jim in this, because I was a bit afraid the fluff might overtake the character but I\'m glad you didn\'t think so. And yeah I always see the proposal as a quiet moment between them.
Very brief look at The Merger through The Job from Jim's POV.10 Woww, that was just gorgeous. I really loved it; you don't get too many fics about Jim in season 3. The end was amazing. Great job =)
Author's Response: Yeah, and I love Season 3 Jim fics. Everything he went through during that time is so interesting to me! Anyway, glad you liked this, and thanks for taking the time to review, flonkerton!
Spoilers for "Goodbye Toby."9 Aww. That was really, really sweet, and very well written. I hope that when they do get engaged, its a private moment between the two of them, just like this =)
Author's Response: I know, as much as I want to see it, I\'m hoping for something like this. I\'m glad you liked it!
8 I have quietly been following this fic, and I love the simplicity and that the end was left open. I really enjoyed this, and those postcards are actually really fantastic... I ended up looking around the site and I think the whole idea is amazing. And I love how you used them in this story.
Author's Response:
So glad you left a review. I wasn't sure about the ending, and my beta convinced me to leave it that way, so glad it worked. And that site is addicting, and you really can get caught up in it.
So I'm glad you felt this story worked, and thanks so much for the review :)
Jim, Pam, and a series of bedroom conversations.10 Gahh, you kill me. So intimate and sweet, I really loved this chapter.
Author's Response: Thanks flonkerton! I\'m glad you liked it. Thanks for reading and reviewing. :)
9 Aww, VERY sweet. I like that Pam was faking her ice skating, hehe. And I like how you describe her drawing.
Author's Response: Thanks flonkerton! Glad you\'re enjoying it. Thanks for the nice words. :)
9 I really like this story, it gives me hope that Jim and Pam will still be there when season 5 starts. A little angst never hurt, but they're still very happy. This is fluffy and angsty while still feeling very real and true to them.
Author's Response: Glad you like it. And they better still be there in September or there\'s going to be an uprising amongst us Jam fans. Thanks for reading! :)
8 Mmm. I just have to say, after reading something else that depressed me to no end, this succeeded in making me smile, SO THANK YOU. For real.
Author's Response: Thanks flonkerton. My pleasure. :)
9 Ouch... I must say, the writing was, as always, incredible. This was like realistic to the point where... I'm legitimately scared. But I go back and forth with how the hiatus will go, depending on whichever fic I last read, lol. Still... this was good enough to truly rattle me.
10 Woww. I'll never look at Chinese food the same.
Very vibrant chapter, I love all the abundant details about China town. Really descriptive!
Author's Response: So many images of Chinatown are etched in my brain dating back to when I was a kid - it was really fun to share them. Thanks much, flonkerton!
10 Seriously, I always love how intimate your writing is. You write these little quiet moments between them so perfectly. They just make me smile and feel warm =)
Author's Response: 'Intimate' and 'warm' are music to my ears. Thanks so much, flonkerton!