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Oh my god. So usually when I read a story that already has a ton of chapters/is finished, I just read it straight though and comment at the end. I literally just guffawed at the Miffy review. Omg. Spot on. Also this entire story was adorable.

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Oh my gosh! I love seeing little “unseen moments” and you did this SO perfectly! I had to read it all in one sitting! This one is going on my new shelf for sure ;)

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Listen. It’s been 12 years since you published this story. But as a Disney junky myself (we are DVC members!), can I just say that you WRECKED ME with the Wishes soundtrack during the proposal? I am NOT OKAY.

(this entire thing was beyond brilliant okay? I’ll review more once I have coherent thinking processes back).

Author's Response: Aww, thank you! You are my kind of person - DISNERDS UNITE (Would you believe I went on to now be a graphic designer and have my own Disnerdery shirt/merch shop? SHOCKING ;) ) Even 12 years later this story is my baby and it's so special to know it's still being enjoyed. (And Wishes is forever my everything.)

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Awwww, what a sweet, sweet ending! Loved it!

Author's Response: Thank you! I'm so pleased with it. Thank you for reading!

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I think the only word that came to mind while I read this was “beautiful.” You words were so carefully crafted to make this story utterly and heartbreakingly eloquent. Such a beautiful job.

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I’m always on the lookout for “little moments” stories that are longer than a oneshot, and I’m so happy I found you! Ive blown through about 3 of your stories in the past 2 days. You capture Jim and Pam so so perfectly.

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Oh my god! I’m obsessed! I know you get razzed a ton for abandoning stories, but you HAVE to come back and finish this one! I love me some flashbacks of baby Jam!

Author's Response: It's not abandoned! Just on a prolonged hiatus XD. Don't worry I have much more in store for Teen JAM 

Oh man! This is too good to just end on the first chapter. Please come back!

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These small moments are so precious! I can’t wait for more :)

Author's Response: Thanks so much! :) 

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Wow. It took me a few days to really gather up an appropriate review to this chapter. Mainly because, as I'm sure I'm not alone, my knee-jerk reaction was to be mad, really. I tend to avoid stories that have Pam or Jim dying, so this came as a shock, especially when this story is always one that I look forward to having updates from. But as I got over my anger (which was quick, by the way; this is just fanfiction after all), two things happened. The first being that I read your post notes, and let the chapter reorganize itself in my brain, taking what you had to say in mind. If this is your catharsis, then I hope that it was a healing as the writing was beautiful. Because you truly do paint pictures with your words. It was incredibly brave and selfless of you to share all of this with us. The second was that I allowed myself to piece together the story from beginning to end with this new information in mind. Though not my typical cup of tea, I can now see all of these little moments as a catalogue of all that Jim is holding near and dear to him in the wake of Pam's death, all piecing together in this sad, wonderful journey. I'll end up rereading it all in its entirety once your other two parts are posted. Thank you for sharing with us your pain and your story and your own little window of Jim and Pam.

Author's Response: Thank you for leaving me such thoughtful feedback--this is wonderful. I'm sure you're not alone in your reaction, and I had a feeling that some readers would react that way. It was definitely a risk of leaving out a very specific warning for a major character death. I'd considered that question before I even started writing the fic properly. I'd even asked the mods if it would be okay to post it without attaching that specific warning, because the last thing I wanted to do was truly upset anyone. But, that being said, I also don't generally agree with the major character death warning for many reasons, so I chose not to use it. I think this story has or will have more of an impact if the death was unexpected. I'm sorry that you were angry, but I'm glad that the story has made you consider it with some serious contemplation. That's all I can hope to do, as a writer--to hope that my readers give some serious thought to what I've written, that it impacts them in a significant way. I'm very happy to hear that you're sticking with it--I suspected that some readers would drop off after reading this chapter, but I'm glad you're not one of them. Thank you again. I really do appreciate that you took the time to tell me all of this. 

Yes!! I love drunk characters! Especially writing like they would actually text—it’s definitely more authentic that way. I was sure that Jim would’ve caught onto the TWSS, but I guess he’s more oblivious than we think ;)

Author's Response: I think he thinks that Michael's not as alone as he is. I mean, it's a bad joke, Michael can't be the only one, right (spoiler: he is)?

Yay! They have brains! Lol. The internal monologues do help, since this is mostly IM, but I am looking forward to getting back into the IMs.

Author's Response: More IMs for you! Though I gotta warn you, some IRL stuff is coming down the pike soon. 

Aww! Oh my goodness, the "signed off" at the end was perfect! I'm kind of sad--I'm going to miss Morgan and Scranton. Thanks for the fun little ride :)

Author's Response: Thanks for reading! It was a pleasure to write for such a responsive audience.