Now that he's with Jan, there's so much Michael's learned about love. He feels obligated to spread the word. Set sometime Season 3-ish but not specific.
Well, I'm a little sad not to see a jousting tournament between Michael and Jim, but this was a very nice substitute :) So sweet!
Author's Response:
My apologies. Who knows? Maybe someday I'll go back and elaborate. :)
Thanks so much for the review!
Five Angela Fantasies Toby Has Used; Plus, One Inadvertent One With Dwight
"Question!" AHAHAHAHA! This whole thing is great, so well crafted. And of course Toby would think of Angela that way. Awesome.
There's a reason Meredith gets drunk on Valentine's Day, and it's not the obvious one. Spoilers through "Phyllis' Wedding". Wonderful and heartbreaking. I love your back story for Meredith. And the last line, oh. Killer.
Author's Response: Thanks!
Author's Response:
Hit "ente" too fast...
I'm glad you enjoyed this, Paper Jam. The last line went through several revisions; glad to know it worked for you. Thanks for reading and reviewing!
9 This is so good, with all the backstory of early Jim and Diwght and you did such a great job with their banter. And this “Like…hygiene problems?” Made me laugh so hard because it's a very Dwight thing to say. Brilliant.
Dwight asks Pam for some Valentine's Day advice...again. Response to the mixtape challenge. I love it. Great dialogue and oh! Dwight trying to be romantic! So awesome!
Author's Response: Yeha, he's romantic in his own way I guess.
Her voice is so quiet that she's not sure he hears her, but then he's sighing and saying, "Yeah," like it's something he's been waiting to hear.
[Post Phyllis' Wedding]
So this is pretty amazing. I wanted to quote lines to you, but I really honestly can't pick one. I hope you can live with "wow."
Author's Response:
I can try, I suppose. ;)
Thanks for reading!
Hahahaha! This was awesome. Dwight would much rather his partner be able to move objects with his mind than to have sex with his boss. Dwight still thinking that Jim has telekinetic powers is a stroke of genius. Plus, his hate for Andy and his plaid shirts. And just about everything else. You are cool.
Aw, I loved this! Well done, you! And Gil: "Doesn't matter. Ain't gonna happen." Hahaha. He is so onto Jim. And hee, King Of Spain. Classic Michael.
Author's Response: Thanks, Paper Jam :)
It's amazing the magic a simple Valentine's Day card can hold. Throw in a troubled relationship and a good snowfall, and it's a holiday to remember.Just what Dr. Valentine ordered. I love that Pam was brave enough to give the (Christmas) card that Jim chickened out on. See, Jim? Very cute and romantic.
Pam spills her secret, but Karen is listening.
Man, I loved this. It's hard to be surprised by Office fic these days, but you did it! You are evil like a hobbit. And Karen breaking up with herself! Ha!
Author's Response: That was a mean prank to play on Karen, I guess, but I don't care! Thank you! I'm glad I managed to surprise you.
Jim's with Karen. Pam's with Roy. Misery all around until Pam fights to find her passion again. In her art and in her love life.
I loved this. Your Artist Pam voice is so true, you really capture the disappointments and self-doubt wonderfully. Thank you for writing exactly what I was thinking.
Why do I always feel so good after Pam and Jim yell at each other? Thank you for clearing the air. I like that they're both to blame, and that you have them admitting the ways that they screwed up. Good work!
Wishful thinking for a Jim/Pam fan who's convinced it'll all work out, but is sick of waiting.
I really enjoyed this; all the little back stories that add up to her heartbreak; all the alternate emails; Roy not getting that third place was awesome to her; the long sleeves of her sweater (because I was secretly enthralled watching her hands fuss that night: Jenna is awesome). All good, dear. And for some reason: the startled puppy. It's so off-topic, but human. The kind of thing you talk about when you're trying to avoid saying the really important stuff.
The internets ate my first review. Grr. Okay, I seriously covered my mouth and whispered "No!" when I realized Pam had sent not one, but all of those emails. So, good job on the tension there. And a great resolution!
Karen has her heart broken by Jim and then... KaPAM!
We interrupt our regularly scheduled chapter to bring you gratuitous smut and cheap laughs.
I'm liking this so far, especially: I realized what I was longing for was an ideal, an abstract Jim who didn't really exist. The truth is that he put me in an impossible situation. Then he gave up on me. Because yeah. He really did, didn't he? Who wouldn't turn to lesbianism? Hee. Looking forward to the rest...
Author's Response: I've only started watching the show this season, and my impression of Jim is that he's a dumbass (since I didn't see him being a good guy like the rest of you). He deserves to see the two women he's involved with leave him for each other. I'm looking forward to the rest too, since I have no idea where I'm going with this!
She's still the same old person most days, but once in a while she feels something like boldness bubble up inside of her. Spoilers through Business School.
Awesome. "Because," she says. "I got tired of sitting in the same old place." This is where I'm hoping Pam will get to soon, I think she's slowly realizing that things haven't changed that much at all, and that she'll have to start reaching for the things she wants. You captured that beautifully, plus, bonus points for a happy ending.
Oh my God. I just came here to post more or less the same fic. Hahaha! Different meanings, but same idea. Whoops, never mind. Anyway, I like yours! Awesome work! I'm dying to read the rest.
10 Beautiful. I'm reading McCuller's novel right now! I love the limbo of this, like they're all waiting for something to happen. And It never occurs to her that he might not ever come back. Oh. So sad, realising that. And Roy just wanting to know how. Wow.
Very nice! I really liked it. This line made me laugh: If Michael wanted to look at him with that weird, guy love look, it was ok. Hee!
Jim and Pam fight. Pam finally has her breakthrough.
Spoilers through Business School
I really liked this! Funny and cute and romantic!
Author's Response: Yay! All the things I hoped it would be :)
I'm so glad you answered this challenge! Lovely and light and cute. Well done. And I really love Jim's pang being "normal", as if he's so used to the feeling, knows it like the sound of his own name.
Author's Response: Yeah, even something completely light can't be entirely angst-free because of that whole pesky "unrequited" thing. Thank you so much! "knows it like the sound of his own name" is a wonderful way to put it, by the way!
10 Sigh. So wonderful.
Beautiful. As an aritist, I'm loving all these new DrawingPam! fics. This was lovely. Especially:
He closes the folio and sits looking down at it in his lap, saying nothing. His shoulders slump under the wet wool. Tired. Defeated.
"I can't..." he says. "Can't fight this. Not if you do this..." He looks up and his eyes are a study in contrast: pain and hope, fear and love, those expressive eyes she cannot capture no matter how hard she tries. "I don't know what this means," he says.
"It means I haven't got it right yet, so I keep trying," she says.
It totally broke my heart, thinking about Jim trying so hard to move on, and how close he is all the time to failing at it. And Pam finally telling him he doesn't have to fight it! And the image of Pam erasing her border is wonderful.
At Michael’s infamous 80’s party, Jim discovers that Pam is, in fact, a very dorky dancer. 9 Utterly delightful!!! Great details, great chemistry and wonderfully funny. Also, I loved: He looked to the camera for congratulations on his apparent wit, but seemed to take the apparent lack of applause in stride. Your choice of wording is perfect.
9 This was awesome. Kevin giggling at Jim/Oscar, Kelly giving Ryan her gum, and UST murder. And a Michael/Toby showdown. Who could ask for anything more? You rock.