Sometimes you just have to try new things. A Pam/Ryan story that is more about Pam/Jim than you would think.
It's good to see Ryan with women again after reading Equilibrium. The boy's getting around, ain't he?
Great so far.
10 It's great that the overabundance of Jam hasn't derailed you from this. I like things that are different, especially when they are as down to earth and just plain entertaining like this. Great Ryan thought-processes.
10 Absolutely awesome writing here: Ryan could bet that Jim was about to say something pricky and totally emo and of course, Jim didn’t prove him wrong.
And here: Normally a question like this from a girl would have sent him bolting toward the door. There was no door here in the parking lot
Please don't feel bad about writing an unpopular pairing. It's not like the world needs one more story about Jim and Pam getting together.
10 When Jim broke in to Ryan's IM conversation, that was just awesome. Everything about this fic is perfect. Jim is so angsty.
That's a fair bit moodier than the previous chapters...
I miss the lighter tone of the earlier chapters, but I guess it needs a catharsis. I trust that you won't disappoint.
From a prompt by starblossom56 over at LiveJournal!
Title is pretty self-explanitory.
Ryan's been getting around recently in fandom. And it helps that I can see all the situations you presented here actually happening.
Now all we need is for him to work his way around to Michael....
After a fire destroys her apartment, Pam moves in with Jim and Karen. Everyone has to find out how they define "friendship". Not for those who prefer their Jim to be wholesome.
10 I can't wait to see what you do with this.
Work was a lot more fun a year ago. Set mid-season three with the very vaguest of season three spoilers.
10 Your line at the end of the game: one at-bat, one HR.
I can't believe that this is your first post. Truly awesome, yet so understated.
(PS. I love the imagery of just seeing Buddha walking along and kicking the shit out of him unexpectedly. This might say too much about my mental state at the moment.)
Well, it looks like I wasn't off base with the Ryan whoring...
Author's Response: Well, that is, if Jim's RIGHT ;) Huh? Huh?
10 Well this is a different direction than your first attempt at this story (I think the writing in the new version is tighter, so good job).
I'm a little worried though. With all the Ryan whoring going on in fandom recently - and Ryan partnered up with Michael... it could be Mike's lucky day?
Ouch.
I know this really isn't the point of commenting on chapters as interesting as this, but my brother met Survivorman just this weekend at a canoe race thingy that Discovery Canada was hosting. He's surprisingly short.
The Ladies' Restroom has always been the place for the "official" parties. Here's a behind the scenes look at one of those parties. No men allowed.
10 Awww... so sweet...
But why would Angela have a bottle opener?
That was good. I've always enjoyed the use of the term 'hussy'. Nicely done chapter.
Author's Response: Thank you so much. I like 'hussy' too. I actually use it in my real life!
I think you mean girl’s locker room, and in the fantasy, there’s usually girls in it.
Jim/Pam/Karen fun!!!
10 I had so much I wanted to say, like how you manage to turn what is essentially PWP into something enjoyable just for the story and the writing, but I'll just skip all that and say "GAH!" for Karen's last line.
Ryan Howard didn't always live by the philosophy that in order to attract women you needed to basically ignore them.
Oh dear. DF, you are one of the few people who could make me read a slash fic that long all the way through. Somehow you have the uncanny ability to keep it fun, no matter the subject matter (though we can be pretty sure that your subject matter involves Ryan the Manwhore).
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8 When true love goes a little too far... bad!fic for the truly twisted Jam fan in all of us.
Not just angst, but agonizing angst. You'll give us all a broken grief-bone... or not...
Author's Response: Well, whenever my grief-bone's feeling broken I resort to reading more fanfic. So in a way, it's like this story is the disease and the cure all rolled into one nice little package.
Well, you've shattered my mark of three Dunder-Mifflinites killed...
Author's Response: And I'm just getting started!
A bit of an AU look at Jim and Pam, and a rather depressing relationship. First chapter takes place following Phyllis' wedding and then it goes from there. Does not take into account the events that take place in following episodes.
Not a happy piece of writing, I figured I'd take a different approach from the fluffier post-finale stories. I don't think there will be any fluff in this one.
10 As someone who's written a murder/suicide, I'd like to say that that wouldn't be a hot enough ending for this, but I'm coming up blank. I'm always partial to catfights, but that doesn't really resolve anything...
The shock of going from the angry sex to a brief Michael interlude was a bit disturbing, though that is exactly what he'd do in that situation and was damned funny - but it's weird because this fic isn't about the damned funny. Possibly just damned...
That was awesome. You are seriously twisted in the best possible way.
Yay. Another Hip fan. No one knows who they are outside of Canada and the north eastern states.
Also, Dwight's Mose thing made me shudder in revulsion. So good job.
10 This was seriously good. You'll never get much readership here without Jam fluff, but those people are just shallow and don't know what they're missing when they skip over this one of yours. I hope you write more for this fandom - lots more - and maybe even something from this year!
Author's Response:
Er. Thank you? *grin*
You actually are the reason I started putting up original post dates in the end notes. :D
"'Jiiiiiiiiim. Come to beeeed,' Pam’s voice is light, and it mistily floats down the empty staircase as it swirls about the room, echoing like a siren’s song."
A series of one-shots. There are times when Jim and Pam's relationship seem a little supernatural.
So is he actually a werewolf or not? If he is, Dwight is going to have to hunt him.
Author's Response: Hmm. Actually, that's not a bad idea. . .
Jim's first barbeque was a success and so he decides to have another. Someone breaks into the liquor cabinet and things... take interesting turns.
Jim/Pam smut with a pretty hefty (for me) plot, but LOTS OF DRINKING! Which is always fun.
FINISHED!!!
If I can't get hatemail for killing off Pam, then you're never going to get hatemail for this. Far, far too good.
Author's Response:
Well, I didn't want to give it away, but in the sequel, Karen kills Pam with a rusty spoon and gets away with it forever and ever and Jim doesn't even notice that she's gone until one Karen calls out her name in her sleep. But then they just have sex and he forgets all about it.
But, seriously, shhhh! It's a SECRET!!!