Pam lets Roy take her home after Phyllis’ Wedding.
Sometimes you just listen to Tegan and Sara’s entire discography, get lost in your feels about early Grey’s (particularly that time Meredith slept with George) and write this…
1 Miserable, yes, but miserable because it accelerates several more months of hurt into a day. And therefore also healing; like ripping off a bandaid. Glad to see it.
Author's Response: Ripping off a bandaid is such a great comparison, it hurts & it sucks, but it’s short lived. Thanks Comfect!
1 Very aww. Very fluff. Interesting premise. I like it.
Author's Response:
Thank you so much!
1 OH I like this. PLEASE continue. Any direction is good (although, you know, JAM would be a nice direction...).
Author's Response:
Jam intended, but we'll see how they get there. I feel at this point in the show Jim wasn't exactly ready to be making proclamations, so he might be gunshy.
Thanks for your feedback, I will certainly be continuing. Got nothing better to do between providing help desk support to elder relatives.
1 Aww...I love that seeing eye dog thing. And 10/10 for Jim delivering Roy's message without actually trying to patch things up between Pam and Roy.
Also I really hope this doesn't go into a Pam-dates-OC situation, but I'm excited to see whatever else you decide to put them through.
Author's Response:
Well, I for one think Pam needs a dog now. Who would've thought that would become one of the goals of this fic?
I promise you that I am too lazy to invent an OC to sweep Pam off her feet, let alone figure out how that would work.
Thanks for your review, see you next time!
1 I think this is a very reasonable way for things to progress during the day. Apartments are hard to find! Good luck, Pam.
Author's Response:
Thank you, I always hope my writing comes off as plausible!
Thanks for reviewing, see you next time!
1 Aww. The "no you hang up" is adorable. I'm glad things with Roy were relatively...OK. For a breakup like that.
Author's Response: Thanks, I'm glad that you enjoyed the chapter! I'm just happy to be done the hardest part, I was really sweating writing the breakup.
1 Aww, very nice! I really enjoyed Jim meeting Will and I hope she finds an apartment she likes (or you know Mark could move out... ;) )
Author's Response:
Thanks, I'm glad meeting Will came across well! I was worried that it felt a little forced or stilted.
Honestly I'm forgot about Mark, but I can't help but feeling that would be a little too contrived for all the work I made fictional Pam do to find a suitable apartment.
Thanks for reviewing, I hope to see you next time!
Very much enjoying this. Glad you are keeping updating it! Fun explanation for how she found a nice place.
Author's Response:
I'm glad you liked it! I was concerned it would be too many convenient coincidences.
Thanks for reviewing!
I like the POV switching. It worked well. And I loved the Pam POV in particular, both her reaction to her reaction to Jim (if you follow me) and her Roy interaction. Well done.
Author's Response:
Thanks! I liked writing the mental rambling Pam as well, that was a lot of fun. We may get to see a bit more of that in the future as feelings percolate. And Roy... Yeah. He's a class act in this one.
Thanks for reviewing!
So cute. So sweet. So dumb, both of them.
But then again, that's canon. So, lovely.
Author's Response:
I'm asssuming you're referring to the what your friendship means to me line? I was hoping it was in a good way this time as opposed to canon! Maybe I didn't set the tone right for that.
Thanks for reviewing!
I enjoyed this. I think it's very reasonable that Pam didn't invite him in--but she ought to think about it, because right now most of the good things she's got are linked to him, and you know, he's one of those things too...but not on a night with a fight with her ex.
Author's Response:
We'll get there, I just have to figure out how! Jim white knighting and taking a hit from Roy standing up for her may be a start...
Glad you liked it, thanks for the feedback!
Oh, that's good. Good slap, Pam. And good gumption on asking for things too. Who knows what you could get if you ask for it...
Author's Response:
Well, of course we know what/who she could get...
I'm glad you appreciated the slap, I was going back and forth on keeping it in.
Thanks for reviewing!
Oh, anti-hump day sounds so very Michael, and I'm looking forward to it. Especially with Nikita in the house! I wonder if Angela will bring a cat...
Author's Response:
Glad you're looking forward to it, me too. Angela... who said she'd only bring one? I actually don't know yet. We'll see how much chaos I can handle when I draft my plot points tomorrow morning.
Thanks for reviewing!
Awwww. I liked this! Good job Jim on manipulating Michael, and I'm glad Pam is coming over to his place tomorrow (and I look forward to meeting Larissa!).
Author's Response:
I'm glad you enjoyed this one, I had a great time writing it. I hope not to disappoint on the non-date meet the sister front, as now we're moving out of familiar territory for me.
Thanks for reviewing!
Oh, I love the prank on Dwight. So simple, so basic, such a classic Dwightish reaction. Good job.
I like your Larissa! She seems like a good friend for Pam and sibling for Jim, so thus ideal.
And I am enjoying their unwillingness to talk to each other--very in character, but nice to have them on the same page even if they don't know it yet.
Author's Response:
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter, I was really nervous about this one!
Thanks for your feedback!
I did enjoy the timelapse, and I'm looking very much forward to your version of the Dundies! I do have to ask: did any of the "increased male attention" come from Jim, and did she notice?
Author's Response:
Glad to hear you enjoyed it!
Come to think of it, I honestly didn't even consider it while writing the chapter. Let's just say that Jim is really good at wearing a mask by this point, and stealing glances while nones the wiser.
Thanks for reviewing! I really look forward to rewriting the dundies too.
Oh man, that's a very different context for that line...a very exciting cliffhangery one. I am very glad you decided to give us this version of the Dundies and I'm interested in where we go!
Author's Response:
I'm glad I can keep you on your toes, we'll see what happens next soon, I promise! Good to hear that you liked my take on the Dundies, it was a lot of fun to write.
Thanks for reviewing!
Well that was delightful, and I'm glad at least Jim wasn't drunk. Pam might not remember, but Jim...yay.
And I'm always up for longer AU followup--but only if you actually have ideas of what you'd do.
Author's Response:
Such is the duty of the designated driver. I honestly didn't have any plans for the follow up, but with how much fun this has been to write and it's reception I thought I'd put out some feelers, hence the endnote. I'm leaning more towards a sequel that picks up just after this one right now, just to that I can actually mark it as complete and have it be a self-contained story. We'll see though.
Thanks for reviewing!
That's a very nice ending. I'm glad you got us there, and I'm so delighted you chose to share this with us!
Author's Response: It was a blast to write, so thanks for reading and reviewing all the way through!
'He thought that one day when things were finally right between them, he would tell her about this evening, and the painting, and the sun in her hair. But this day hadn’t come yet.'
Set before the seasons (and in AU).
1 So this was adorable and heartbreaking. At the same time: dang, I wish Scranton were dense enough to have a metro and lots of random 5 story buildings. American cities of its size are more like glorified suburbs in that way: mostly single family homes and car dependent. You do a great job of reviling the right emotions in the new space though.
Author's Response:
Thank you so much! I'm glad that the new setting wasn't too distractive and I hope I'll keep the right mood.
The five-story buildings are typical here; they were mass-built in the 60s as affordable semi-temporary buildings but remained permanent. But, at least, the new stations of the metro were opened :)
1 I appreciate the teaser. I think this is a great AU and I love it. Thanks for placing JAM in your chosen context! It's glorious.
Author's Response:
Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I forgot to put a teaser after the first chapter, but I won't repeat that mistake :)
1 Oh man. That's a misdial all right. At least it's his sister, and not someone he could be romantically linked to...
Author's Response:
Yeah, it would be a disaster if he called Kelly, for example...
Thank you!
1 Aww. Good for Pam. She definitely needs to stay away from Roy long enough for him to get out of the country though...for all our sakes, including hers.
Author's Response:
Oh, yeah... I don't like Roy in this story, so... she needs.
Thank you for commenting!
1 Aw. A very S2 level of angst there. Also, seriously, Jim, caltrops? A Dwightlike solution, that. But a good chapter and I'm interested in where you go from here.
Author's Response:
Well, S2 level of angst is my cup of tea, because S3 level turns me into a sobbing mess, so...
And I really believe that Jim and Dwight have more in common than they would like to admit :)
Thank you!
Ok I was going to say how much I enjoyed this chapter--The Office doesn't have quite enough strong female friendship and this was a great way to add it in, plus the Jim/Pam stuff--but then you put in that teaser for the next time and I NEED it. Need it so much. Nice work!
Author's Response: Thank you so much! I'm working on it :)