Pam's discovered the world of internet chat rooms. Jim can't resist the chance to be near her in cyberspace. Spoilers up to Cocktails. So perfect. The conversation, Jim's nervousness and confidence, their care in their appearance, the punishments, everything was so perfectly in character. I can totally see things playing out like this had the show taken this turn. Nice job!
What a way to go indeed! Can't wait for the final reveal to the chat friends. I love Teasing!Pam! She's awesome. And of course the entire office was rooting for them. Nice details in each of their reveals to Jim.
*sigh* Perfect!
Once upon a time, Prince Charming plucked you out of shy teenage obscurity, and you expected to live happily ever after.
Oh lis! That was wonderful! I didn't think it was weird at all. It was very insightful and oh so true.
I miss you! Come back from Sweden soon!
The documentary company needs a little help to finalize a distribution deal, so the head of the camera crew decides to recruit a mole.Yay Phyllis! I know it's pretty common to play up her being the matchmaking but I really liked that she was also doing it all specifically for the show. And a happy ending! And a mysterious disappearance of Karen!
Fluff of the fluffiest order. Jim and Pam move in together. Set in S3 (fingers crossed) LOL! NO SPOILERS AT ALLWow. So many little things rang true in my own relationship with the mister. I can remember going psycho over past girlfriends (and now I can't begin to fathom what the issue was). I love the sleeping sides and the towels - such real spats. Very lovely, extremely fluffy, and just so delicious!
Author's Response: Thank you belsum!! I figured we could use all the fluff we could get!! I fear the last few weeks are going to be bumpy at best. :)
MEMBER'S CHOICE - It's Michael's Birthday. Pam remembers. It's a whole lot different than it was just a year ago.Ouch. Catching up on your writing is quite the roller coaster so far--from pure fluff to gut wrenching angst. I didn't remember that it was Michael's birthday that they went skating, let alone that it's been a year already. This was a great piece. I think you did a wonderful job with Pam First Person.
Author's Response:
I didn't either. I have The Office as one of my Google Alerts and there was a reference to the fact that it was Michael's Birthday.
Apparently that's all the prompt I need to make myself cry. :( Thank you so much for your sweet words. You've made my day!
Just lovely. I haven't been reading fic at all lately but this just brought me right back to the heart of the angst. I loved your format, with the repeated use of short temporal phrases as accent marks to the piece. Beautiful.
2 Angela is worried about the upcoming Gay Epidemic now that Oscar has been outed and has returned to the office after his gaycation.
BWAH! Dirty.
Author's Response: I needed to scrub my brain after writing this. Some people would say that I needed to scrub my brain before writing this.
Pam comes clean at the Laudromat, which in case you didn't know is quite the hotbed of romance. :) Post-Cocktails fic.
Hooboy. And now we're in the realm of real, live [show] possibilities. I can see every bit of this exchange actually happening just like that. Like always, you're the master of the details, like the dryer sheets and Karen's suits. And Pam's tragic inability to make small talk with him!
It was so odd to finally be almost talking about what had been hanging between them for so long. -- That "almost" says it all, doesn't it?
I'm so glad you think so. I took on this topic as a lark - and I was amazed to find how easily the metaphor materialized.
Poor Pam. The girl needs flirting lessons for sure.
Except with Jim - typically - she doesn't need to try nearly so hard.
Your reviews are always so sweet and insightful, each one like a little treat in my inbox. Thank you so much for brightening my day on more than one occasion.
And yes - it "almost" does.
It had to be some cosmic joke that, the week after her divorce was final, she ended up making out with Michael Scott in a hotel room. Oh poor Jan! So heartbreaking. I love the Jan and Michael coupling and am so glad they are finally well and truly together.
Very sweet.
Jim and Pam reconnect. No Spoilers.
I'm so bad about remembering to leave comments when I've already read it!
I repeat again, for posterity, this was just so hot. A thousand times more passionate than all the smut in the world. The impact was in no way diminished by the fact that I've already read it. And I still want the parking lot scene, dammit! ;-)
Hee! Dare I ask where Karen is during all this? I mean, we got an Andy mention after all! You've totally nailed Dwight's voice, seriously. And I loved that Kelly's suggestions are all romcom plots.
So I'm curious, is Michael in on it? Or is his usual Michaelness just being used to their benefit?
Creed. HEE!
I'm really enjoying all the secret signals between everybody. From the "important email" ones last chapter to the aimless drive this time. Such fun interactions!
I was pulled in by the kickass title. Love the set-up so far. And the reveal that the Committee has already been active! For a minute there I thought that Dwight and Angela might be the targets.
MEMBER'S CHOICE - Pam's asking herself why she wanted to be set-up when the answer walks through the door.
Wow. That was powerfully quiet. I was thrown off by the present-tense in the beginning but I really liked it. It leant an immediacy to the action. And it was just so true to the show.
Author's Response: Thank you. I love the description "powerfully quiet." Present tense is a habit. I had an English prof whose personality would not be denied, and she drilled present tense writing into us.
Michael decides to take his sales dream team on a little trip and pulls Pam along for the ride. Spoilers through Cocktails.Love the subtle details. Michael and Dwight being protective of Pam. Jim's angry neck.
Author's Response: Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy reading the rest :)
I would definitely watch the Pam and Karen and Ryan in New York show.
One of the fun things that happens when you read an epic fic like this but after the fact is that you can fit so much of it in to what actually happened on the show. And while sure, Pam and Jim are the ones that actually got together, I think you were strangely prescient with a lot of the mood. Particularly hitting the graphic school element. Nice work!
I don't think I've mentioned yet how much I'm enjoying the subtle Pam/Angela friendship here.
Whoa.
I love friendly/catty/flirty/girlfriendy Karen/Pam.
I'm gonna have to side with Ryan on the speeches. I love President Whitmore's Indepence Day line. So awesome. Heh.
I never really think of Ryan in fic (except for a few Ryan/Karen ones that are really nice) but this is great. I like how you've worked around his onscreen doucheyness by excusing it as just "that place" making him crazy. And Pam definitely needs to loosen up a little!