Title comes from the INXS song of the same name (the original INXS, with Michael Hutchence).
Not enough time for all that I want for you...
10 I'm only just getting into Office fandom, so I'm discovering a lot of stories from the past. It seems you've abandoned this one, but I sincerely hope not--I think it's not only one of your best, but one of the best JAM stories I've read. You capture the dynamic between them so perfectly, with spot-on dialogue. I love how you make the moments between them both sexy and sweetly funny.
I'm hoping you're going to continue--I really enjoyed reading this first chapter, and can't wait to see where you go next.
8 I wish I'd reviewed when I first read this, but I hope you haven't abandoned it completely. I'd love to read more--it's well written, and you have a good sense of story and mood.
This was sweet, and lovely, and real.
An inevitable conversation following Beach Games.
I am eating up this story with a spoon. Great voices, and I really like the way you're showing Karen here. The relationships among the three of them are complex, which is what makes them so fascinating, and I love that you're doing them full justice. I can't wait for more! (And I'm also thrilled that you're posting these so quickly--I hope you can continue the pace.)
I really loved this story. It felt true to all the characters, with great continuity but not the sort of sly winking that fans often slip into. The drunken kiss was adorable. Really excellent work--one of my favorite Office fics ever.
Author's Response: Wow. Thank you so very much for your kind words. I'm honored that you like this....really honored.
Hmm....how to put this? At the end of Season 3, Jim asked Pam out on a date. I thought I might go out on a limb and fill in the blanks.... (SERIOUS FLUFF ALERT!)
You already have him, she told herself. He came back from New York because of you. There is nothing to prove tonight. She wished she could believe it.
8 This is the first "first date" story I've read that really rings true for me. Can't wait for more!
This was a tiny little gem of brilliance. Comedy gold, in fact. A charming, fun read.
Author's Response: A tiny little gem of brilliance? Wow! Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for reviewing.
What Karen is up to while Jim and Pam are on their first date, and beyond.
I really enjoyed this story a lot. You did all of the characters justice, made them all sympathetic. Which is how I see them as wel, but it's a rare fic that manages to get all the voices so perfect and construct a plot that treats them all fairly. Nicely done!
Finally! This is exactly the story I was waiting for. I've read a ton of first-date fic, some of it quite good, but there was always something missing. Turns out, this is what was missing. Great job.
10 Happy sigh.
Sorry, I really do try to give more detailed feedback when I review stories I enjoy this much, but right now I'm just stuck in a happy place, where Jim and Pam are flirting all day over IM and being silly together during a ridiculous Dunder-Mifflin event. I think Disney got it wrong: this is the happiest place on earth.
Great job, seriously.
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Jim and Pam think they are keeping a secret.This is so much fun! I can absolutely see Michael dismissing Jim as an asshole, despite having encouraged him in the past. Michael isn't exactly a portrait of consistency. As others have said, there is plenty of potential left in the remaining characters--I'm looking forward to seeing where you go with this story.
Pam gets a taste of what her life could be like. AUWhat a fun idea! I look forward to more of this story.
Author's Response: Thanks!
Ha, I love that the Phanatic is featured in your fic! (Say that five times fast.) I saw him up close and personal just a couple of weeks ago. Keep going, please!
Author's Response:
I can't say that I have seen him in person, but I'm a big fan. Haha. Thanks for reading!
I'm really enjoying this story so far: the voices ring perfectly true, and it all feels very real. And I loved the map to Pam's apartment!
Author's Response: Thank you Inanna3! I'm so glad you're enjoying the story. (and the map!) :-)
"Once we had finished the season, we knew. We had the ultimate prank," Pam said breathlessly.
"A way to make Dwight Schrute believe that his world had been turned upside down, that superpowers really do exist, and that Dunder-Mifflin was hiding a secret so huge that it would stop at nothing to keep it hidden.”
10 Okay, I don't even watch Heroes, and yet this story has me incredibly excited. Both for the premise, which is freaking brilliant, and for the fact that it's obviously in some extremely capable hands. Jim and Pam are absolutely perfect in this scene: the banter, the cuteness... they are exactly, perfectly them, as we loved them in the days of yore, except now they're a couple.
I'm babbling now, but it's only because I can't wait to read more of this story.
A collection of loosely-related moments (more like a bunch of one shots than a WIP. So jump in and out as you like.) Unapologetic smuff.As others have mentioned, what you do so well in all your stories is to weave together seamlessly the banter, friendship, intimacy, and sexiness that we all know those two are capable of bringing to a relationship. Best of all, you work your magic while keeping it very, very real: neither of them is perfect. You can admire a boy in his undies ("Black?" hell, I'd stammer for a moment, too), but also not be afraid to show him being petulant and annoying.
I hate to just gush, but I really am enjoying these snapshots of life with Jim and Pam.
8 This was really lovely and authentic. I confess I'm not much of a fan of the drabble or short-short format, but I really liked what you did with it here: it felt organic, like a real conversation, not forced into a strict word limit. Very nice work!
Author's Response: Thank you! I'm touched by your review. I have wanted to put some Jim/Pam words to paper for a while, but have always shied away. This format gave me a push to try it. I hope it doesn't become addicting!
Jim and Pam's first date, using the constraints of the 55 word challenge.
10 Simply adorable. Perfect. Jim's prank on Dwight! Kevin's pool! A side of burnt feet! The sofa! Inappropriate Michael! Seriously, this is a series of gems strung together and still sparkling in my head even now that I'm done reading.
Jim and Pam and two telephones, post-Season 3.10 It can't be more fun to write than it is to read. I don't think I've ever come across a story that was both is-it-getting-warm-in-here steamy and laugh-out-loud funny. I mean, quite literally, I chuckled aloud several times while reading. That hardly ever happens, and yet this story is also incredibly sexy. It's like a narrative paradox. A lovely, marvelously entertaining narrative paradox.
You have the voices down so wonderfully, and you make me envious of their relationship. I'm so glad you're writing this story.
10 While I'm sure you'll get plenty of pleas for a rousing barn dance, I'd like to cast my vote in the other direction, please.
This is fabulous. So perfectly true to the characters, so charming and real.
A first fight and a bowl of make-up spaghetti. (No spoilers.)
8 You do such a great job of transmitting the feel of the kind of indeterminate fight that causes real tension, and how hard it is to defuse. I actually tensed up myself while reading!
I also love all the (pitch-perfect) details of life in the office for Jim&Pam, the couple.
I seem to vaguely recall there may have been some sexy stuff in there, too... oh, yes. Definitely. ;)
Michael's looking for a long lost relative - with (hopefully) hilarious results. Set S4ish - NO SPOILERS - with a healthy dose of a blissful Jim and Pam because I simply can't help myself.
I'm abusing the review function to ask a question. To preface: I am a total spoilerphobe. I avoid episode promos, and I'm not going to watch the latest S4 video by NBC. So, I don't want even the mildest spoilers: I know absolutely nothing about S4, and I want to keep it that way.
I've been burned before, with fic. I read a story and enjoy it, and then something happens in the show that I've already seen before. For me, it lessens my enjoyment (I know that lots of--most?--people feel differently, and of course that's fine). So, this is a very long-winded way of asking, before I read your story: to what extent does it contain/elaborate on/take its inspiration from spoilers?
You're one of my favorite authors, and I will be so frustrated if I have to wait several weeks before I can read your story, but I'd rather know up front than risk being spoiled for the show, even a little tiny bit.
Other than the fact that I'm assuming Jim and Pam are indeed dating (based on the fact he asked her out in The Job) - there is not a spoiler to be seen in this story. And I'd like to thank you for bringing it up...I will definitely edit my summary to let others know it is spoiler free.
So please - read without risk of spoiling yourself. :)
8 Thanks so much for letting me know--and now, I can leave a real review! This is great fun, and such a Michael thing to do. I love the callback to the great dynamic between Dwight and Pam that developed at the end of last season, too, and of course Jim and Pam are great. I can't wait to see where this story goes!
Author's Response: You are most welcome. I'm so glad you liked it. And I promise to keep you unspoiled until 9/27. :)
What if Pam had gone along with Michael and Dwight to the convention? Was she ready to see Jim? Was Jim ready to face Pam?8 Wow, what a great start! Pam's been simmering all summer, and she just had a public boil-over.
I can't wait to read more.