I thought I was just here to read, but I guess I ended up writing a little. My bad. :)
I'm switching to Yes on beta-reader, because I should have more time now that I've finished my own recent story and I'll probably take a break from writing. I don't know how many requests will come from that, so I reserve the right to change back to No if I get overwhelmed. :) But I am an unrepentant grammar Nazi, and have edited a LOT in the past, so I'm totally up for a little beta.
What if Jim had finally been stretched to the breaking point before Casino Night?Ohhh. This chapter leaves me speechless. Thank God there's more!
What if Pam refused to let Angela drop her off at home after the Dundies?
“I want to go to Jim’s,” Pam said, interrupting Angela’s thoughts.
Angela felt as though her head might pop off and land in one of her cup holders. Would the depravity of this night never end?
Oh, God, the GOGGLES! You do a great Angela. Excellent job, and I can't wait to continue.
Author's Response: Lol, the goggles seem to be going over very well!
10 OMFG. This chapter is made of SQUEE! And Angry!Jim is, like, volcanically hot. Daaaaamn.
Author's Response: LOL! Thanks!
BAH HA HA HA HA HA HA! Okay, that drawing totally made me un-mad at you for that cliffhangery chapter ending. It's fabulous! I think you have mad Crayola skillz, yo.
Author's Response:
Yay! My skillz are hawt. Word.
Thanks, invis!
Oh, God. So, so good. Excellent dialogue. You've got Jim down to a science. His lines are great: "I feel unsafe in my own home," "Do you like me like me?" Fabulous. Just fabulous.
Author's Response: Wow, thanks invis! I find myself inserting a lot of italics into Jim's dialogue because he has such a great, specific delivery. So fun!
Giant sigh! That was so wonderful. I am giddy and gleeful right now. Excellent, fabulous, wonderful story. You totally win!
Author's Response: Oh yay! I win! I'm assuming that I either win a dundie or a yogurt lid on a paperclip chain. Either way I'm stoked!
Very sweet AND a great title. Squee!
That last one killed me. Then again, the others killed me, too, but in a good way. :)
Author's Response: well, i was going for death, so good :) seriously, it was supposed to be painful, and the next section was meant to be redemption for all. glad you liked it!
Well. I may be somewhat in love with you for this. Hope that's okay. It's completely innocent, I promise. Well, mostly.
Author's Response: wow - it\'s so, so okay! i am somewhat in love with you too - but you only have 4 stores up at MTT. what\'s the deal with that? i require many, many more :)
Hooray for the mixed-berry bath! And, obviously, the people in it. :)
Author's Response: LOL - thanks, invis! You know I'm now going to be scouring CVS looking for mixed berry bubble bath...
With every choice we don't make, we create a universe...
WARNING: This is like, angst, to the tenth power, but I can promise a happy ending, if not exactly the one you might have in mind...
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Oh my. This is going to be a bumpy ride for my poor heart (and Jim's), but I'm willing to take it. Excellent writing.
Author's Response: It might not end well, I'm just warning you! Thanks so much for reading.
LOL! "I feel so cheap." Jim would totally say that. Excellent smut-fest!
Author's Response: He would, wouldn't he? Thanks so much for the review:)
That's a 27-pound-turkey of a story right there; thank you! So sweet, and just the stuff I wanted to read today. Yay!
Oh! Oh! I love it! Because I LOVED that prank--one of my all-time favorites--and this little back story is just awesome. Bittersweet, but awesome.
Aw! Jealous New Beesly IS totally adorable.
Author's Response: TOTALLY! Thank you for the review :D
Ouch. Dang. Poor Jim, and poor Pam. And your hurt, petulant Michael was excellent. Can't wait to read more.
Author's Response: Yay, you liked Michael! Thank you so much for reviewing.
55 words of Kandy on an airplane.
LOL! Oh, tactless Andy. So lacking in subtlety, but so entertaining all the same. Plus: Kandy! Yay!
Author's Response:
I'm starting to really love Kandy. I hadn't really thought of them as a couple before, but now I'm all for it! And Andy is tactless, isn't he? ; ) Thank you for reviewing, invis!
-Rose : )
Oh, I love the weight of that statement. Pining!Jim is so, so beautiful.
Author's Response: Thanks! That little gem of subtext just sorta came to me in the midst of writing this as a perfect way to end. I adore pining!Jim too!\r\n\r\nThanks for reading and taking the time to review!
What if Jim chose the other path?
It's angsty, but hold on until the end.
8 Excellent. At first I balked at the number of chapters, but they were each such wonderful little vignettes in their own right--and filled with such difficult emotions--that it was both a joy and an ache to read them. What a painful look at how Jim's life could've turned out. Thank God it didn't happen like that!
Author's Response: Thanks for reading and reviewing!
This is a holiday inspired fic based on Season Two's Christmas Party. A look into what inspired Jim to get the teapot, and why Pam swapped Dwight for it. From there, it is an AU look at what happens when Pam realizes that Jim took back the infamous Christmas Card and why she's desperate to find out what Jim wrote.Oh, man! I need more!
Author's Response: Keep your christmas stockings on.....it's coming I promise :-) Chapter 2 is almost done. Thanks for reading invis and I'm really thrilled you're enjoying it so much.
Fifty-five words towards an end.
Quotes from "Casino Night"
[EDIT: There have been a few comments that the premise is confusing, so I've added an explanation in the end-notes. Hope this helps!]
Whoa. Ouch!
Author's Response: Yup. Exactly. ;)
9 Oh! Oh, oh, oh--I love this story so much. I'm sorry I didn't review every chapter, but I honestly couldn't stop reading long enough to type something. I didn't want to take myself out of the story for even a minute to leave a review.
Pam's mom is an absolute angel, and I love how Jim opened up to her in the email--and the way he asked her permission to email her, and was so respectful...ah. So sweet and so very Jim.
Excellent, excellent story. I'm so glad you're updating frequently, because I can't wait for more!
Yay! I can go to work happy now!
Author's Response: Thanks, invis! I appreciate the review. Thanks for staying with my story!
That was lovely. I'm so pleased that you made Jim honest about Pam's artwork--and that she understood and appreciated that. Because they were soulless. They were sad, the way she was just then (and for so long, really), and that's okay, because she couldn't have done any better then, but it's so great that Jim knew her potential well enough not to placate her with insincere flattery.
I loved that they showed how well they know each other, and admitted how much there still is to learn. Excellent chapter.