Summary: For every choice we make, there's a road we'll never take.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present, Episode Related
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Angst, Humor, Inner Monologue, Oneshot
Warnings: Adult language
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes
Word count: 1373 Read Count: 4514 ePub Downloads: 1
Penname: nqllisi Real name: lis
Member Since: July 12, 2006
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Married, forty-ish tech writer who indulges her aspirations to write fiction by doing...this.
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[Report This] Published: November 09, 2008 Updated: November 09, 2008
Reviewer: nqllisi Signed
Date: November 09, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: the choices we make
Date: November 09, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: the choices we make
All I can say is that Pam had BETTER have said exactly this. Exactly this. You capture their voices and, more importantly, the emotions of a moment like this perfectly.
Author's Response: Well, we\'ll never know, most likely, but I hope her reaction was similar to this. Thanks for the kind words, nqllisi, I appreciate it, and I\'m glad you liked it. :)
Summary: You really shouldn't do that though, because if you start thinking of Ryan Howard as your Pacey Witter then you'll end up just going ahead and kissing him anyway, and that isn't good for anybody.
Categories: Other, Present
Characters: Kelly, Ryan, Ryan/Kelly
Genres: Oneshot
Warnings: Adult language
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1925 Read Count: 1657 ePub Downloads: 0
Categories: Other, Present
Characters: Kelly, Ryan, Ryan/Kelly
Genres: Oneshot
Warnings: Adult language
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1925 Read Count: 1657 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: November 10, 2008 Updated: November 10, 2008
Reviewer: nqllisi Signed 
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Date: November 10, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: spending all my time stuck in yesterday
10 Date: November 10, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: spending all my time stuck in yesterday
The show gives you just barely enough to make them both this real. I love the gold you've spun here. Ah, Kelly. Ah, Ryan.
Author's Response: Thank you so much!! I'm glad it still felt like them :)
Summary: And he accepted it, for now. He was her friend. He'd only ever be her friend. That should have been enough.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Episode Related
Characters: Jim/Pam, Other
Genres: Angst
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 389 Read Count: 2486 ePub Downloads: 0
Categories: Jim and Pam, Episode Related
Characters: Jim/Pam, Other
Genres: Angst
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 389 Read Count: 2486 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: November 11, 2008 Updated: November 11, 2008
Reviewer: nqllisi Signed
Date: November 12, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Similitude
Date: November 12, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Similitude
Ha! I guessed where you were heading, but I love the parallels you create between Alex and Jim. The difference, of course, is that Jim really does Get Her and Roy did not. Not that Alex would agree! Nicely done.
Summary: Michael misses Holly and Dwight comes by to offer a little (tech) support.
Categories: Other, Present
Characters: Dwight, Holly, Michael
Genres: Angst
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1028 Read Count: 1264 ePub Downloads: 0
Categories: Other, Present
Characters: Dwight, Holly, Michael
Genres: Angst
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1028 Read Count: 1264 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: November 12, 2008 Updated: November 12, 2008
Reviewer: nqllisi Signed 10
Date: November 12, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: laugh until you cry, cry until you laugh
10 Date: November 12, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: laugh until you cry, cry until you laugh
Oh Michael. Oh, Holly. They're so perfect. And she gets the Michael & Dwight relationship, too. So sad that Michael thinks it is inevitable that Jan moves back in. It is, isn't it? Anyway, you capture all three voices flawlessly, and I adore that Dwight secretly respects Pam. That's a great detail in a small story filled with great details. Love!
Author's Response: Thanks so much for the love, nqllisi! I'm glad you enjoyed this.
The Usually Unimportant, Total Non-Adventures of Jim and Pam by Little Comment Rated: T [Reviews - 196] 77
77 Summary: 
The title says it all.
Categories: Jim and Pam
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Angst, Drabble, Drunk Pam/Jim, Fluff, Inner Monologue, Romance
Warnings: Adult language
Series: None
Chapters: 13 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 24931 Read Count: 66134 ePub Downloads: 4
The title says it all.Categories: Jim and Pam
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Angst, Drabble, Drunk Pam/Jim, Fluff, Inner Monologue, Romance
Warnings: Adult language
Series: None
Chapters: 13 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 24931 Read Count: 66134 ePub Downloads: 4
[Report This] Published: November 17, 2008 Updated: March 09, 2009
Reviewer: nqllisi Signed 10
Date: November 18, 2008 Title: Chapter 2: The Courage To Fail
10 Date: November 18, 2008 Title: Chapter 2: The Courage To Fail
Amen. This is why she cried by the subway, because she tried so hard But she smiled in the parking lot, because she had tried at all for the first time. Beautifully done.
Author's Response: Thank you! And yes, I think you\'re right. :)
Reviewer: nqllisi Signed 10
Date: November 17, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: It Worked For Han And Leia
10 Date: November 17, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: It Worked For Han And Leia
Oooh. So sweet. You handle this with such a light touch. It is sweet and funny and thoughtful- you have a much better grip on Jim's voice than I do, so I am jealous. I love that you start with a reference to movie characters and have the climax as an echo from a movie moment without explicitly drawing the parallel at the end. That's well done. Welcome back!
Author's Response: Thank you so much! I tried to keep the piece more or less light-hearted without making it jokey. For some reason I get into Jim\'s head a little too comfortably...that may say a lot about me psychologically. :) I\'m happy you noticed and enjoyed the \"callback\" of sorts - I tried to stay subtle! :)
Reviewer: nqllisi Signed
Date: November 20, 2008 Title: Chapter 3: Just When You Think You Got A Hold
Date: November 20, 2008 Title: Chapter 3: Just When You Think You Got A Hold
Ah, missed opportunities. This is a lovely little moment from their past (and wow, do I relate to Pam's sweatshirt story. It was shoes, for me, but...yeah. Middle school was hard). Someday in the happy present they will see something that reminds them both of the first video and only her of the second one and she'll have a moment of regret that melts in his smile. I just love this- you're making me make up fic to follow-up your fic!
Author's Response: Ha - you\'re cute! :) Thanks so much...yes, I think we\'ve all been in Pam\'s shoes in that nasty middle school flashback. Well, except me. I was always cool. *eyes shift quickly* ;)
Reviewer: nqllisi Signed 10
Date: December 02, 2008 Title: Chapter 4: Hypothetically, Mind You...
10 Date: December 02, 2008 Title: Chapter 4: Hypothetically, Mind You...
My baby is nine months old now, so this time of preparation is a relatively fresh memory for me. You capture it beautifully, that feeling of being yourself but different, of knowing that something momentous is happening but not grasping it yet, so you talk in abstractions and hope you're making the right choices. I love that I can relate so completely but still recognize that this is Jim and Pam. Nice work.
Author's Response: Thanks so much! I\'m really happy that, as a real mom, this was relatable. I was a bit worried. Glad you enjoyed it! :)
Reviewer: nqllisi Signed
Date: December 10, 2008 Title: Chapter 5: The Dangers of Drunken Channel-Surfing
Date: December 10, 2008 Title: Chapter 5: The Dangers of Drunken Channel-Surfing
So, sooo cute. And, cheesy as it is, I love that song. Awesome. How great is it when the significant other meshes well with the friends? I love that detail.
Author's Response: Thank you! Yes, meshing with the friends is so crucial, in that not-terribly-important way...I know *I* had to pass the test! :) And don\'t tell, but I love that song too. ;)
Reviewer: nqllisi Signed 10
Date: December 18, 2008 Title: Chapter 6: Nothing Hurts Like Your Mouth
Author's Response: (Never be afraid to quibble - but that\'s why there\'s that \"usually\" in the title. ;) ) Thank you so very much. I\'m really, really touched. :)
10 Date: December 18, 2008 Title: Chapter 6: Nothing Hurts Like Your Mouth
I hate to quibble with you, but this? This is totally important, and definitely an adventure. This is, by far, the best "hashing out the past" fight fic I've read. Just stunningly perfect, because of course all of that is "so... there".
Author's Response: (Never be afraid to quibble - but that\'s why there\'s that \"usually\" in the title. ;) ) Thank you so very much. I\'m really, really touched. :)
Reviewer: nqllisi Signed 10
Date: January 07, 2009 Title: Chapter 9: Carved In Stone
10 Date: January 07, 2009 Title: Chapter 9: Carved In Stone
What a lovely way to explore what marriage ideally means. This was solemn but still entertaining, and you used the perfect light touch.
Author's Response: Thanks so much; I appreciate that. :)
Reviewer: nqllisi Signed
Date: January 12, 2009 Title: Chapter 10: Jimmy Says It's Fine - He Don't Consider It Cheating Now
Date: January 12, 2009 Title: Chapter 10: Jimmy Says It's Fine - He Don't Consider It Cheating Now
Heh. Very sweet. And I enjoy that Pam includes a fictional character. Because while I may be slightly obsessed with Jim Halpert, JKras doesn't really do it for me. Another excellent chapter!
Author's Response: Now see, nqllisi, I\'m the opposite - I\'d take Krasinksi over Halpert anyday. But tomato, tomahto. ;) Thanks a lot! :)
Summary:
Categories: Jim and Pam, Episode Related
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Drabble, Fluff, Humor, Inner Monologue, Oneshot, Romance
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 913 Read Count: 6668 ePub Downloads: 0
Just a little something that the lighting in that last beautiful scene of Business Trip inspired. Some nice, flufftastic jaminess for you to munch on. ;-)
Spoilers through Business Trip obviously.
No copyright infringement is intended.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Episode Related
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Drabble, Fluff, Humor, Inner Monologue, Oneshot, Romance
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 913 Read Count: 6668 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: November 18, 2008 Updated: November 18, 2008
Reviewer: nqllisi Signed 10
Date: November 19, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
10 Date: November 19, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Yep. Yes, this is exactly how it felt, and how he would explain it, and yes. You've robbed me of articulate speech with the rightness of this.
Author's Response: AWWWW!!!! Gosh, you're killing me with this. Thank you SO much Nqllisi!
Summary: Five times Pam wanted to tell Jim that she loved him, but didn't. Season 3.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Episode Related
Characters: Jim/Pam, Pam
Genres: Angst, Holiday, In Stamford, Oneshot
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1208 Read Count: 2327 ePub Downloads: 1
Categories: Jim and Pam, Episode Related
Characters: Jim/Pam, Pam
Genres: Angst, Holiday, In Stamford, Oneshot
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1208 Read Count: 2327 ePub Downloads: 1
[Report This] Published: November 19, 2008 Updated: November 19, 2008
Reviewer: nqllisi Signed 10
Date: November 20, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
10 Date: November 20, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
I love Pam, and you made me remember exactly why. This is Pam, painful as that sometimes is. Beautifully done.
Summary:
Categories: Jim and Pam, Episode Related
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Childhood, Drabble, Fluff, Inner Monologue, Romance, Workdays
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 485 Read Count: 4535 ePub Downloads: 1
They say the thing that every human being secretly desires more than anything else, is to be known...completely.
Just some fluffy fluff that I couldn't go to bed without writing. Spoilers through Frame Toby
Categories: Jim and Pam, Episode Related
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Childhood, Drabble, Fluff, Inner Monologue, Romance, Workdays
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 485 Read Count: 4535 ePub Downloads: 1
[Report This] Published: November 20, 2008 Updated: November 20, 2008
Reviewer: nqllisi Signed 10
Date: November 21, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
10 Date: November 21, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Oh, this is perfect. Because yes, he was sort of out of line to make such a big decision without her, and yes, it may not be every girl's dream house, but...he loves her. Loves her enough to want to do this for her. And he knows her, completely, enough to know deep down that this is going to be OK with her, that she'll be happy here with him. Jim's a big one for impulsive, romantic gestures, and this is certainly that. I love your Pam voice here. Spot on.
Author's Response: Aw, thanks so much. That's such a great compliment - to have the voice right. You're so right about Jim being a romantic. I remember in that scene last season when he tells Michael that he's a romantic...::sigh:: very, very true Mr. Halpert. Here's to Halpert and his romantic gestures!
Summary: Thanksgiving - as only The Office could celebrate it. Extremely mild spoilers for Frame Toby.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Ensemble
Genres: Fluff, Holiday, Humor, Workdays
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 3 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 3707 Read Count: 8564 ePub Downloads: 0
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Ensemble
Genres: Fluff, Holiday, Humor, Workdays
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 3 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 3707 Read Count: 8564 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: November 21, 2008 Updated: December 03, 2008
Reviewer: nqllisi Signed
Date: November 21, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Preparations
Date: November 21, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Preparations
Oh, hijinx are sure to ensue. Yay!
Author's Response: Indeed. Wait and see. :)
Reviewer: nqllisi Signed 10
Date: December 03, 2008 Title: Chapter 3: Thanksgiving
10 Date: December 03, 2008 Title: Chapter 3: Thanksgiving
Awwww. Yay! I'm thankful for you and for the sweetness of this story, which had great, in-character ensemble snark, Holly/Michael shippiness, and sweet, sweet JAM. I'd happily eat popcorn and toast with you on any holiday!
Author's Response: Same here missy. I like my toast on the lighter side and my popcorn with oodles of butter. Just...you know...for future reference. ;) So glad you liked it.
Summary: You lay on the floor of your old bedroom on an old Transformers sleeping bag you found in the closet.
Post "Frame Toby"
Categories: Jim and Pam, Episode Related
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Fluff, Oneshot
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 980 Read Count: 3253 ePub Downloads: 0
Post "Frame Toby"
Categories: Jim and Pam, Episode Related
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Fluff, Oneshot
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 980 Read Count: 3253 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: November 25, 2008 Updated: November 25, 2008
Reviewer: nqllisi Signed
Date: November 30, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: But you've been loved
Date: November 30, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: But you've been loved
They're so sweet. Lovely little glimpse of them being domestic and so, so happy.
Summary: One part for each season. Pam's p.o.v. Nothing could be more innocent than a freckle, right?
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present, Past
Characters: Angela, Karen, Kelly, Mark, Meredith
Genres: Angst, Humor, Inner Monologue, Romance, Steamy, Weekend, Workdays
Warnings: Adult language, Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 5 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 5981 Read Count: 27564 ePub Downloads: 7
One part for each season. Pam's p.o.v. Nothing could be more innocent than a freckle, right?Categories: Jim and Pam, Present, Past
Characters: Angela, Karen, Kelly, Mark, Meredith
Genres: Angst, Humor, Inner Monologue, Romance, Steamy, Weekend, Workdays
Warnings: Adult language, Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 5 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 5981 Read Count: 27564 ePub Downloads: 7
[Report This] Published: November 30, 2008 Updated: December 09, 2008
Reviewer: nqllisi Signed 10
Date: December 03, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: a faint pulse
10 Date: December 03, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: a faint pulse
This is amazingly sexy for being entirely chaste. That push-pull between them, that undercurrent that was the foreshadowing of now...you capture it beautifully. Not that I'm surprised, because you are consistently amazing.
Author's Response: Thanks so much nqllisi! And I like 'push-pull' - I think that's exactly it, in a nutshell ;-)
Reviewer: nqllisi Signed
Date: December 03, 2008 Title: Chapter 3: mistaken identity
Date: December 03, 2008 Title: Chapter 3: mistaken identity
Karen just was never the right girl, was she? And Pam had his number all along, even when she tried to fold. OK, mixed that metaphor to hell and back, but the point is- another perfect chapter.
Author's Response: Personally, I'm a big fan of mixed metaphors - so much more creative ;-) And no, Pam aside, Jim and Karen were just not cut from the same cloth and eventually would have withered on the vine (see? More fun with mixed metaphors! Wee!) Thanks so much, nqllisi!
Reviewer: nqllisi Signed
Date: December 08, 2008 Title: Chapter 4: constellation
Date: December 08, 2008 Title: Chapter 4: constellation
Ahh, yes. How much they love each other. You show us and tell us, too. Perfection.
Author's Response: They really can make you love love, lol. Glad the show and tell worked. And many thanks, nqllisi!
Reviewer: nqllisi Signed 10
Date: December 11, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: a faint pulse
10 Date: December 11, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: a faint pulse
Oh, colette. I like you. How...perfect. And for her to try to express, in some way, what those freckles have meant to her, as they stand on the precipice of their new life together...just perfect. Wow. (Boy, I'm eloquent today, heh). Lovely, lovely work.
Author's Response: You know, I wanted to keep the final freckle ref very understated, but still have it signify just that...glad it wasn't too subtle (I worried a bit.) And also glad you enjoyed this - as always, lots of gratitude, nqllisi!
Summary:
Categories: Present, Jim and Pam, Other
Characters: Angela/Andy, Creed, Dwight, Jim/Pam, Karen, Kelly/Darryl, Kevin, Meredith, Michael/Jan, Oscar, Phyllis, Roy, Ryan, Stanley, Toby
Genres: Angst, Drabble, Fluff, Holiday
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 15 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1546 Read Count: 28851 ePub Downloads: 2
It’s Christmas Eve (2007), and what are our favorite workers up to?
Drabbles.
Categories: Present, Jim and Pam, Other
Characters: Angela/Andy, Creed, Dwight, Jim/Pam, Karen, Kelly/Darryl, Kevin, Meredith, Michael/Jan, Oscar, Phyllis, Roy, Ryan, Stanley, Toby
Genres: Angst, Drabble, Fluff, Holiday
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 15 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1546 Read Count: 28851 ePub Downloads: 2
[Report This] Published: December 08, 2008 Updated: December 08, 2008
Reviewer: nqllisi Signed 10
Date: December 10, 2008 Title: Chapter 15: Phyllis
10 Date: December 10, 2008 Title: Chapter 15: Phyllis
I love this! Every one of them feels so realistic. You alternate between joy and angst beautifully, too. And the best part, they're all short enough that I don't feel inadequate because of all my tiny, tiny fics (ha!).
Author's Response:
:D. Oh, yay! I can't believe how sad I made some of the stories, considering its Christmas and its happy!
And I blame you for my short story kick. But that's alright. I enjoy them that way (both writing and reading!)
Thanks for the review, you rock.
Summary: It's Christmas time and Jim is in Stamford, feeling pretty miserable about his life. Can something happen to change his outlook?
Categories: Jim and Pam, Past, Alternate Universe
Characters: Dwight, Jim, Jim/Pam, Michael, Other
Genres: Angst, Holiday, In Stamford, Romance
Warnings: Adult language
Series: None
Chapters: 6 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 12040 Read Count: 13838 ePub Downloads: 3
Categories: Jim and Pam, Past, Alternate Universe
Characters: Dwight, Jim, Jim/Pam, Michael, Other
Genres: Angst, Holiday, In Stamford, Romance
Warnings: Adult language
Series: None
Chapters: 6 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 12040 Read Count: 13838 ePub Downloads: 3
[Report This] Published: December 09, 2008 Updated: January 03, 2009
Reviewer: nqllisi Signed 9
Date: December 10, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
9 Date: December 10, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Ooh! I love that movie, too, and I am absolutely thrilled to see where you take this story. Jim was seriously depressed when he left Scranton- it is the perfect scenario for this plot. Just, yay! And beyond the set-up, you have a few really nice lines in this chapter that set the tone. Keep it up!
Author's Response: Thank you so much! It means a lot coming from a great writer like yourself!
Reviewer: nqllisi Signed
Date: December 17, 2008 Title: Chapter 2: Chapter 2
Date: December 17, 2008 Title: Chapter 2: Chapter 2
I'm really really enjoying this, and it is hillarious that you have Ed Truck as "Clarence". A small note, though- I'm finding it really distracting to read all of your dialog in italics. I keep thinking that the italics indicate thoughts rather than spoken words, and it is a little confusing. I would hate for a formatting choice to dissuade anyone from reading this really great story!
Author's Response: Thanks the for advice on the italics. I changed it for this next chapter so I hope it\'s easier! Thanks for the review!