Found The Office summer '06. Immediately fell in love with JAM. Obsessed ever since.
I no longer work as a part-time receptionist, which is sort of sad because I feel less connected to Pam (just kidding!). I'm almost finished getting my Masters in literacy and I'm a first year high school teacher! So basically I have nothing resembling free time or... sanity.
Michael decides to take his sales dream team on a little trip and pulls Pam along for the ride. Spoilers through Cocktails.SO HAPPY that you updated. Seriously. Okay, ready?
1) There have been two moments this season that I have really liked Ryan-- first was the Mufasa moment, second was the sombrero moment you mentioned in your A/N
2) Love how long this chapter was. Excellent! Should become the norm :)
3) Interesting how no one is worried about Kelly here except for Jim. Although I think it totally fits that Karen wouldn't care.
4) Fingers in Ryan's hair? *sigh* He does have great hair. Good moment.
5) Jim/Pam dialogue. Fantastic. I see Jammy promise in this fic. Although to be honest, I have nothing against the Pam/Ryan thing you have going. I wouldn't be disappointed with either direction.
I'll try to get you some T&C soon! Just promise me that there is more of this coming :)
1. I love the Mufasa part! I should have added that to the Ryan!love tutorial... "Oh, it would take me about an hour and a half to tell that whole story", 2. I hope to keep the chapters about this length, its seems comfortable and I hate putting out super short chapters, those are such a tease! 3. the Kelly issue may still rear its head, but I think Karen just wants Pam focuses on a guy that's not her guy, hehe 4. Ryan's hair? Love it. 5. There is Jammy promise here, but I won't give too much away... because there's Pam/Ryan promise too ;)
6. Yay for more T&C! And I should have more up tomorrow :)
Holy. Freaking. Hades.
I'm seriously considering starting a cult in your honor. I think it could be big. We would gather in a big circle and pray for updates.
Seriously? WOW. The dancing and the closet were so steamy! And I love Ryan's compliment about Pam's (Karen's) skirt. I really don't even care who Pam ends up with in this story, Ryan, Jim, or no one. I'm just enjoying the ride! LOVE it!
Remember last time when I told you that I love this fic? That was such a petty understatement. I want to buy this fic a humungous diamond ring, run off to Vegas, and marry it. That is how crazy I am about it. No joke.
So, can we talk about all the things I loved about this chapter, besides, you know, ALL of it?
1) Ryan/Pam make-outage. Love it. So incredibly fun the way Pam does her Michael impression and then all of a sudden it's steamy!
2) Michael whining to Jan about her not letting him look through her luggage. I laughed out loud, and I'm in the library right now (doing homework, of course...)
3) Steamy makeout session by the bathroom!
4) Jim interrupting said steamy makeout session!!!*(U$@(*U
5) What the heck happened between them in the bathroom!!!!!!!!!!!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
So yeah. In ridiculous amounts of love with this fic. I’m really sorry if that’s weird for you to hear, but I needed you to hear it. Probably not good timing. I know that, I just … I just needed you to know. Once.
WHO?!?!? OMG! Which one is it? You and your dang cliffhangers! The end notes!!! askjsaljgdaos;idjgaljkg
I seriously think that you have a genie or something. How else can you keep topping your previous chapters? I always think to myself, "This chapter was amazing. She can't possibly top this." And then you DO! So it must be a genie. Or you're just ridiculously talented. I haven't decided yet.
Um, is it possible that this fic has turned me into a Pam/Ryan shipper? Dear lord! Not that I'd be disappointed if it was Jim walking towards her...
I've been sitting here with my fingers frozen on the keyboard, not quite sure what to type. Because you just took this story to such a twisted, sexy, AMAZING place. Seriously, I did not expect that [/Pam]
But, let me be perfectly clear-- I LOVED IT.
She feels Jim’s hand brush across the length of her back as he walks past her.
Is it weird that I found *this* to be the hottest moment of physical contact in this chapter?
The guy that just couldn’t be Jim while Jim was gone and yet was him now that he was back.
Oooh! Nifty observation!
“Nothing, it’s just…” he looks at her, a grin spreading across his face. “You just said my name.”
This made me SO happy. I cannot explain why. I swear I'm a Jammer. But Ryan was just so awesome in this chapter. Actually, in this entire fic. I just like him more than Jim in this! GAH!
I'm torn, because part of me thinks that he's found what he originally wanted with Kelly--no strings attached fun. But the other part of me sees in moments like this ("you just said my name") that he wants something more from Pam. And really, I'm okay with either option! Ryan/Pam is just... hot.
Now, I try to stay away from judging the moral character of... fictional characters, especially in fic. I refuse to judge Pam for having a romp with Ryan, because good for her!! But I feel really bad for Karen. I mean, I love her in this fic, and part of me thinks that Jim is right. That Karen is pushing Pam on Ryan to protect her relationship with Jim. But another part of me sees that Karen and Pam really are friends and it was crappy of Pam to do that to her. And of Jim. I don't feel so bad for Kelly, because they are broken up, or at least on a break ("Friends" flashback!)
Jeeze, could I have babbled on any more? Suffice it to say, I will follow this fic to the ends of the earth. LOVE.
I am so in love with Ryan. In this story only though. But yeah, if he pulled me in and kissed my forehead like that... *sigh* Adorable.
And every single day for the past like five days I've been sitting in the computer lab writing non-stop papers, but repeatedly hitting update on MTT between sentences and just praying to see an update for this.
I don't know how you got Jim to go from a-hole to sexiest-Jim-I've-ever-read to nice guy again, but you did and it's totally believable. I like that he wants to be friends again. Is that what he was going to say when he grabbed her arm in the hallway? Will you tell me? Pleeeease?
I'm concerned about Kelly not leaving Ryan any voicemails. This fic could really go anywhere, so I'm dying to know where you take it. Will you have Ryan decide that he wants something serious with Kelly? With Pam? Or just fun with Pam?
In conclusion, your story has taken over my life. Next time why not just find a way to email me some crack? Pusher! I'm already getting jittery for the next chapter.
The first thing she noticed was that he’d started rolling up his sleeves again.
Set a few weeks post-Cocktails ... I'm spoiler-free, however, so it's just speculation!
This is so great! I love all of Jim's... Jim-isms returning! I also like how you dealt with the Jim/Roy confrontation and the Jim/Karen breakup very subtley. It was all background to the little observations and the small but electrifying Jam moments. And when he holds her gaze when he stares at her, I think I squeaked out loud. Just great!
Summary: "He asked that I engage the rest of the men in the office in it as a morale building exercise."
Spoilers through The Negotiation.
Oh my gosh, when Jim hit send I had a mini-panic attack because I thought he might have sent that email to Pam! Noooooooo!
(but secretly yesssss, because now he has to make it up to her? Right? Please?)
Oh! And the Creed stuff-- priceless
Oh, I loooooove a-hole!Ryan. He should totally be the one to give Jim a kick in the pants. As dysfunctional as he and Kelly are, Jim and Karen are worse. You did a great job of making that apparent in this fic.
Love your stuff, as always :)
HAHAHAH!! Best. Ending. Ever.
I liked this fic as I was reading it, but this ending made me love it.
Very, very, VERY good. Your writing is beautiful and I love this glimpse into Pam's thoughts about the two of them. I also think it's realistic, the way you portray each of them acting with Pam. I'm sort of in love with this story.
That moon-faced kid with a concussion has a conversation with "dad" (AKA Creed) Spoilers for The Injury.
Hahaha! This was great! The title and summary alone are priceless!
My absolute favorite part of The Injury was when Creed says, "When I was a teenager, I was in an iron lung." But the "Dad?" part is great too.
Dwight + Creed = comedic awesomeness
The iron lung part is hilarious and I think that whole episode is just oozing great lines. I think its impossible for me to choose!
I'm glad you liked shan! You know how awesome you are, so it means a lot that you enjoyed it! Thanks for the review ;)
Pam and Jim decide to get it out of their system...Literally. This idea just wouldn't get out of head, especially after all the fight fics, I figure there has to be another way to get rid of the sexual tension- why not actual 'casual' sex. Oh and it's going to really backfire. P.S. This is way fluffier than my usual stuff AND almost finished too. So there's that.
Dude. I knew this story had the potential to be awesome. Woo hoo! So excited for the next chapter!
In the first couple of chapters, I was concerned because I felt like Jim and Karen were way too out of character. But you've brought Jim back and now I'm completely hooked.
You are a very talented writer. This dialogue is spot on, and I love the little talking heads you've included. Dwight, Jim, Michael, Pam... really there doesn't seem to be anyone you can't write.
“Oh my God,” he said quietly. “We’re going to war.”
That line was the first time I laughed out loud.
“No, you know what Jim, we can’t have this kind of mutiny already. You’re either with us or against us.”
That was the second time.
“And frankly, I don’t appreciate that kind of talk from a subordinate.”
And after this part it was pretty much all over for me. HiLARious!
At first I thought of just playing Tag but come on, what are we, kids?
HAHAHA!
“I’m afraid I can’t disclose that information. It’s classified,” Jim said with mock seriousness.
Hee! So very Jim! Love it!
OMG! You just took me back to junior high in such a good way! Of course you picked the perfect character to draw Mulder and Scully to D-M. Only Dwight.
I would looooove for you to do another chapter. Seriously, firstborn child is up for grabs here. Not that I have kids. But when I do, you will be first on the list of people to have him/her.
The first words out of my mouth when I finished this were, "Is this complete?" I said it all terrified-like. I was soooo happy when I scrolled back up and read your A/N. I'm beyond excited that you're continuing this. I love me some angst.
MEMBER'S CHOICE - "Here’s the thing Jim, sometimes being in love means doing things you don’t want to do for the other person. For you, right now, it means just being her friend. And I think you’re selling yourself short, you are strong enough to do this."
Jim gets some much needed advice about Pam and a little push in the right direction from Mark's girlfriend Jane. Spoilers through the Negotiation.Duuuuuuuuuuude, this is even better than when I read it the first time!
Okay, this “Seriously? That guy is…..unexpected and……odd.” made me guffaw. That's right. GUFFAW.
And this
“Like maybe invite you to coffee or something.”
I was like YES! Right on Mark! Don't let him ignore that little tidbit!
Seriously, I think that might be what bugs me the most about this. I just want to take Jim and shake him and say, "She asked you out, you moron! What more do you need? And did you SEE her at Phyllis's wedding, staring at you and Karen while you danced? Ugh!"
But this is much better. You just have Mark set him straight. And woo freaking hoo for already having several chapters written! Seriously, your end note made me grin like a fool.
Isn't there an epilogue coming on T and C or did I dream that? Totally in withdrawal!
Thank you so much for all the support. I thought it was better and I'm glad to hear you agree. Yeah I mean if only I could be cast for a guest role, i would totally ad lib a scene with WHAT KIND OF SIGN DO YOU NEED JIM? DON'T YOU KNOW HER AT ALL!
Yes, Yes Mark's a smart ass, but that's clearly why I love him.
Hahaha! I actually chuckled out loud at the end. This is such a fun concept! And hey, if it leads to Jam, count me in!
Author's Response: I definetly taste some Jam, no worries!
21 I love the image of them mouthing "I love you" at each other. Like, seriously love it.
Also, just so you know I'm crying like a baby here. Jim's little list of "I'm sorry"s just got me. Oh jeeze. I wish he would do that. He has so much to apologize for, more than Pam does I think.
FanTAStic. Love it to pieces.
Pam and Jim are getting to be friendly again, and engage in a little instant messaging.
Post-Safety Training
Wheee! What a fun piece! I love their little IM convo. IM is tricky, because yeah you can feel more honest, but it's also easy to misinterpret things. Oh, and I totally think Jim understood that inuendo. The liar ;)
Author's Response:
That's why IM is so fun in fics! I admit it was a bit tricky, though... I think with that innuendo, Pam wasn't entirely sure what she'd implied and Jim wasn't sure she did, either and played it safe.
Thanks!
He should've been happy that Karen had finally warmed up to his joking ways. He wasn't.You pretty much rock. First off, the dialogue in the first chapter was really funny and very in character. I love that you're giving Karen a fair deal here. Yeah, she's a littly pissy, but I would be too in her situation. She's still fun.
Now in this chapter you've got great Jim/Pam dialogue. It's got a different tone from the Jim/Karen stuff, more nervous, which is great. And Pam sliding the Snickers into his pocket? Fantastic. (Is that a candy bar in your pocket or are you just... nah. I won't go there.)
How soon? How soon will you update? Because I won't have reliable internet access starting tomorrow at 4pm for a whole month and I really don't know that I can make it a whole month without this fic.
Um, can we say adorable? Because I seriously love how effortlessly you've moved both Jim and Pam back to their S2 level of banter without making it seem forced or OOC. And the blog? Funny and cute. Perfectly jammy :)
I LOVE YOU
Seriously, you are amazing. You were able to alternate between funny and heartbreaking so well.
“I don’t think I’ve ever really been alone with you, have I?”
SUCH a good line. And the entire breakup was the best Jim/Karen breakup I've read. Karen is so kickass in this. I love her to pieces. Sea monster. Heh.
*deep satisfied sigh*
I'm SO GLAD you posted this! I seriously love so much about it. Let's start with ham and cheese. I love this little detail about how turkey is unappetizing and he wants to go back to his fav sandwich, because yeah, we know that ham rhymes with Pam and that's what's what (I've slipped into Michael Scott ghetto-speak)
Then there's Brave!Pam, whom I love more than I can express. You have her say some very brave things in here that actually make me gasp.
And when Jim says this-- "Please don't do this to me." It just breaks my heart. It's so honest and wounded and it still makes me tear up (and I've already read this a few times, as you know).
Finally, "Thank God." Such a wonderful thing for Jim to say. Like an exhalation. It's like he's been painfully holding his breath all this time and now he can finally let it go. Oh, I just love it!!
YOU ROCK MY SOCKS OFF