Date: January 22, 2025 08:44 am Title: "What is love anyway? Maybe it's supposed to break all the rules."
Jim's painful epiphany about "ten years" perfectly mirrors Pam's own realizations about how marriage is a life time. That was such a great detail
Date: January 22, 2025 08:29 am Title: "You've got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em"
Rereading immediately after i finished it because of course i absolutely love how youve written Michael's role here especially his incredulity with Jim not showing up to her art show. He truly is involved in this relationship AHAHAHA
1 [Report This]Date: January 22, 2025 08:05 am Title: "When two people find each other, what should stand in their way?"
1. I love Delilah omg I actually want more of her youve made the crew so cute and sweet and Omg thank u
2. It's been said but Yeah the way you fill in the gaps here is just so satisfying; there's so much left unaddressed from s3 in s4 that always made me feel disappointed so this really cured that. Especially when Jim apologizes for the heartbreak breakroom and the more thorough version of Jim and Pam's beach day convo UGH so so good
3. I love the doc crew so much i want their povs of all the moments now AHAHAHA especially of Pam's beach day speeches AHAHA i hope they were proud of her
4. "And when Pam had taken a sip from her drink, gazed across the table at him, and admitted the same, it was music to his ears: finally, a song he could sing along to." Once again you're a master at call backs
5. "he could only think of that feeling: how Pam gave him butterflies whenever she walked into a room. How every single day he felt like the luckiest guy on the planet. And how he’d never, not once – even when he was with Karen – doubted in his heart that Pam was the woman he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. " First of all how dare you
6. It's so stupidly endearing how he knew he'd be tempted to pull out the ring at diff times that he had to buy something else just to have something to give anything what the heck
7. Ahh sweet sweet acknowledgment that yes they both needed time to be alone first , Pam especially before getting together as painful as it was. They deserved to get the best versions of themselves. I love this fact so wholeheartedly that it's physically painful for me to read fics where they get together too early only for it to end up more heartbreaking than canon.
8. "Pam breathes an audible sigh of relief. She doesn’t elaborate, but she doesn’t have to. He has a sneaking suspicion her query is more out of concern for her role in their breakup than of simple jealousy." This is really fitting especially what's revealed in canon: she hates the idea of someone hating her. And she's too reassured in her relationship with Jim that jealousy no longer has a place in her heart AW such a nice detail.
9. This is may be the best glimpse into S3 ever. Everything was wonderful
10."“Jim, I love it,” she breathes, taking the gold necklace with the butterfly pendant out of its box. “Here, help me put it on.” A BUTTERFLY LIKE WHEN SHE TRANSFORMED COME OUT OF HER COCOON OH IM SOBBING HOW DARE YOU
11. I skip s3 on my rewatches always but this makes it a bit bearable bec now i can just fill in the blanks in canon with this masterpiece. Thank you
Author's Response: omg it was such a delight to wake up to your reviews, I'm so happy you enjoyed this! thanks so much for reading!
1 [Report This]Date: January 22, 2025 07:31 am Title: "A real relationship can't be forced. It should just come about effortless...ledly."
A couple things:
1. Idk how to articulate it or if it even makes sense but Karen having a no nonesense friend named Monika with a K is so fitting it's scary
2. I love and appreciate that this was dedicated to giving a glimpse into Karen truly such an unfortunate collateral 😭 this was great especially the end.
1 [Report This]Date: January 22, 2025 07:04 am Title: "What is love anyway? Maybe it's supposed to break all the rules."
"And all of his prior rationalizations, all of his logic and fear and doubt completely disappear until only one thing remains.
Love."
Jesus Christ getting hit in the head would hurt my heart less do you know that? You're so insanely good at call backs it's not funny it's making me want to reread this entire series curled into a fetal position because what even is my life if it doesnt have this type of love huh
1 [Report This]Date: January 22, 2025 06:50 am Title: "What is love anyway? Maybe it's supposed to break all the rules."
"He’d chosen loyalty to Karen. She’s the responsible choice, the safe one. And regardless of the inner conflict he’s been trying to suppress all year long, he knows he can be happy with her. He and Pam have a history, sure... but now, so do he and Karen."
Such an insane parallel it isnt even funny
1 [Report This]Date: January 22, 2025 06:49 am Title: "You've got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em"
This was the best chapter by far
1 [Report This]Date: September 29, 2022 08:20 pm Title: "When two people find each other, what should stand in their way?"
Speechless !!!! This is so good . I have read a lot about them now here but you have something very real . How you have caught the moments we can only imagine and yet kept it real without straining it … Brilliant !! Totally totally loved it 😍
Author's Response: Wow, thanks so much for your kind words! I really appreciate it :)
1 [Report This]Date: April 21, 2022 05:01 am Title: "When two people find each other, what should stand in their way?"
I haven't been around much so I'm only now getting to get caught up with this but... oh my, is it lovely.
What an absolutely beautiful look at season three with all your perfectly placed flashbacks. You are incredibly talented at dialogue and you wove it seamlessly in with the established canon. It honestly felt as though this was all that we missed.
Love this!
Author's Response: Thank you so much for your kind words, and for reading and reviewing! I really appreciate it! :)
Date: April 18, 2022 05:37 pm Title: "When two people find each other, what should stand in their way?"
This was really nice. You are so gifted with your writing talent and those regular updates are just perfect to keep anyone hooked. I like your take on involving the camera crew into your story and made those little behind the scenes parts so believable. Thanks for the sharing the story, it was so much fun reading it.
Author's Response: Thank you so much for your kind words!
1 [Report This]Date: April 18, 2022 05:37 pm Title: "When two people find each other, what should stand in their way?"
This was really nice. You are so gifted with your writing talent and those regular updates are just perfect to keep anyone hooked. I like your take on involving the camera crew into your story and made those little behind the scenes parts so believable. Thanks for the sharing the story, it was so much fun reading it.
Author's Response: Thanks so much for reviewing and for coming back to finish!
1 [Report This]Date: April 15, 2022 07:05 am Title: "When two people find each other, what should stand in their way?"
After all the angst this story had it’s nice
to see them have a peaceful ending.
It was kind of funny seeing how the doc crew was scrambling to find out what was going on in
New York.
Author's Response: Thanks for reading, glad you enjoyed!
Date: April 12, 2022 03:20 pm Title: "What is love anyway? Maybe it's supposed to break all the rules."
Chapter 10 calls for REVIEW #100!!!!!! 🥳🥳🥳
JIM. MY HEART. NEEDING TO LEAVE THE INTERVIEW AFTER SEEING THE MEDAL 😭😭😭😭
PAM’S EYES. HIS CHILDREN WITH PAM’S EYES AGAIN, I’M DEAD.
THE FLASHBACK. SOMEONE CALL 911!!
AAAAAAAAAAH TD IM LITERALLY DECEASED 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Date: April 12, 2022 03:14 pm Title: "When two people find each other, what should stand in their way?"
Huh, that fangirling camera operator shares her name with me… what a coincidence…
TD. What a PERFECT way to end this fic!! Ugh my fluffy and steamy heart!!
THE PENDANT. UGH. You and I both have this thing for Jim giving Pam butterflies and writing about it, huh? 😂
I’m SO sad this fic is over, but it ended so BEAUTIFULLY! 🥰🥰
Author's Response:
You know that camera operator is 100% you.
Thanks as always for your feedback and being such an awesome source of support! xo
Date: April 12, 2022 03:12 pm Title: "A real relationship can't be forced. It should just come about effortless...ledly."
It’s not a simple feat to make me feel bad for Karen. This girl follows this man’s words to go with him to Scranton, begins a relationship with him, and stays after realizing his heart isn’t in it and he’s in love with someone else. Why would I feel bad for her, when she did this to herself?
But you, ma’am… you made me feel bad for Karen. This poor girl put her everything into this skinny relationship that was destined to fail, HOPEFUL that the people around her were wrong and she was doing the right thing… for it to be true. Ugh…
At least her HEA is on the horizon!
GREAT chapter, TD!
Date: April 12, 2022 02:00 pm Title: "When two people find each other, what should stand in their way?"
I’ve been waiting for this happy ending for 11 chapters and it did not disappoint!!
Loved the addition of the epilogue. Jim still wanting to daydream about Pam *swoon*
This whole thing was so well done, and even though my heart aches for most of it, it was just awesome.
I guess I’ll have to continue this and just reread terrace again, oh such such a hard life
Author's Response: Thank you soooo much, I'm so glad the ending paid off! And thanks for the kind words about terrace!
1 [Report This]Date: April 12, 2022 10:18 am Title: "When two people find each other, what should stand in their way?"
Okay, *this* is everything I want out of fanfiction. Please don't have me read anything that isn't this fluffy, okay?
Author's Response: I know you can't read much of what I write but I'm so happy you popped in for this. Glad it didn't disappoint. Maybe the next thing I come up with will be fluffy? Maybe?
Date: April 12, 2022 06:33 am Title: "When two people find each other, what should stand in their way?"
I think I just lost a filling from the sweetness of that epilogue. That was totally awesome. Thank you for writing it and sharing that with us. d84;a039;
Author's Response: I never responded to this, but thank you!!!
1 [Report This]Date: April 12, 2022 04:23 am Title: "When two people find each other, what should stand in their way?"
Happy Archiversary. What an amazing way to commemorate it!
Adn what a beautiful chapter to close this one up- once again seamlessly filling in all the missing lines of dialogue and all the scenes and stuff that feel like they were always there just kept from us - so thanks for giving us this inside view.
LOL, I imagine with the frozen pea shoes she would feel a lot like Michael (or a future Kevin - making up a new footwear)
Good note that she doesn't love the haircut, that it's not quite him (generally I liked his hair neater but I get the symbolism at play)
And good for her with the note, of course Karen was being territorial and look what that gets you, Filipelli since this FNB doesn't hold back anymore.
--Maybe it’s a long shot, but the receptionist who’s still in love with the paper salesman figures it can’t hurt to try. --
I had the same idea about this scene -that the instructions of the crew would be to follow and see about getting so more dirt.
He leans in close — very close — so only she can hear him, and asks his next question in that husky tone she’s been imagining for months.
“Pick you up at seven?”
I love this image - so thanks.
It feels like hope.
And I love how this line comes back.
The epilogue was just what it should be - a snapshot of their early days with a little bit of the insight into some key occurrences that would have happened during this time...
buying the ring - and almost giving it to her - their first time and being nervous about it
Kissing the soft head of a wrinkly newborn in her arms as they become parents, then waving goodbye as they send that child off to college. The images exist without any exertion, with no struggle. - Okay - you really got me here.
The conversation that came up at the one year felt so true to them, so real and also necessary.
PS - so Pam got her TiVO somewhere around this time---she did not have it in season 2 and yes I remember the line where she talks about Jim setting hers up not so well)
So beautiful, how JIm buys her the butterfly because HE NOTICES what she's been drawing and I love the symbolism her of her metamorphosis.
Gorgeous last line - Her eyes flicker with those tiny specks of gold again. “You got me everything.”
I'm glad saved a jellybean for this one - great chapter and an amazing story. Thank you for writing it and sharing with us.
Author's Response: Thanks Max! Your reviews are always some of my favorites to read. Thanks so much for joining me and being so present for the journey. You rock. xo
Date: April 11, 2022 11:37 pm Title: "When two people find each other, what should stand in their way?"
The image of Pam sitting around the house with frozen peas hair-tied to her not-burned feet is... amazing.
"She still wants him, yes, and maybe there’s a part of her that always will. But wanting and needing are two very different kinds of desire and she’s learned to appreciate the difference." A Fancy New Beesly indeed!
"She hopes, at the very least, she might get to see that sparkle back in his eyes before he leaves. Even just once." The reuse of once here? *chef's kiss*
"There’s a part of her that hopes it might remind Jim of who he used to be: that paper salesman who was in love with the receptionist. Maybe it’s a long shot, but the receptionist who’s still in love with the paper salesman figures it can’t hurt to try." Love this construction and love Karen's accidental sealing of her own fate. There's something meaningful in Pam's ability to recognize someone else's insecurity in their relationship.
"Pam realizes that the crew is actually unaware of what had transpired between them in the parking lot last May, but she’s not about to get into all that now." Delilah: PHEW.
"He has to admit it’s a pretty amazing feeling to go to sleep every single night thinking “that was the greatest day of my life.”" EEEEEP.
"twenty eight days, thirteen hours and forty two minutes" Of course he's counting the minutes!
"It’s effortless, the way he loves her." HOW DO YOU WRITE LIKE THIS?
"“No, Pam,” he answers. Her eyes flicker with those tiny specks of gold again. “You got me everything.”" SERIOUSLY? HOW??????
Thank you for having me on this journey with you. Now, get started on the Stanley-as-manager AU!
Author's Response: Joe, you are amazing. And a million thanks for all of your help and support, the story is absolutely better because of it. You're the best. (The absolute best.)
Date: April 11, 2022 07:35 pm Title: "When two people find each other, what should stand in their way?"
Happy anniversary! I love what you did with this story. It was emotional and so well written. You know these characters inside and out and it shows in everything you write. Bravo and congrats!
1 [Report This]Date: April 11, 2022 07:08 pm Title: "When two people find each other, what should stand in their way?"
Fantastic ending. I love the backstory of the butterfly necklace.
Also, happy anniversary! a house with a terrace upstairs is one of my favourite stories to re-read. I can't wait to see more from you!
Author's Response: Thank you so much! And thanks for letting me know about terrace, that truly made my week. :)
1 [Report This]Date: April 11, 2022 06:02 pm Title: "That was what today was supposed to be. The loving union between people."
So very lovely. Throughout this story, I felt like I was viewing footage that had been cut for time, or, of course, was too private to be shared. Every bit of it was 100% real and true! Thank you!
Author's Response: Thanks for reading and reviewing, I truly appreciate it!
Date: April 11, 2022 05:22 pm Title: "When two people find each other, what should stand in their way?"
So I had an unabashedly big grin on my face while reading all of this. After everything else that's gone done in this story, this is the payoff Jim and Pam have earned. I always love reading what happened right after Jim bursts in on Pam there in her talking head, and this one didn't disappoint in the slightest. How she can tell just from that brief smile that HER Jim is back and he's back for her. Then for him to come up to her desk with his sleeves rolled up and grab a couple jelly beans to further cement everything in place, just beautiful.
The epilogue was wonderful too. Yes it's new love and they're clearly still in the honeymoon phase of everything, but as made perfectly clear, they know this is it for the both of them. They may not have been ready earlier, but they are now and it's stunning to witness. I loved Jim giving her the necklace and that it's her art that inspired it. Then for her to explain the feelings behind the butterflies makes it just that much more special.
Really fun that you posted this on your one-year archiversary. This story has been quite the ride through S3. One of the best ones in regards to getting in their heads and going past what we see in canon. Outstanding job with it all. I wish I still had some jellybeans for this last chapter. Excellent work for sure.
Fortes Fortuna Adiuvat
Author's Response: Thanks warrior, your feedback is always so awesome and I truly appreciate it! Glad you enjoyed the ending!
Date: April 11, 2022 02:17 pm Title: "When two people find each other, what should stand in their way?"
*He looks completely relaxed, his jacket draped over his arm, his shirtsleeves rolled up to the crooks of his elbows. He doesn’t break eye contact with her the entire length of his walk to the front desk, where he perches in his usual spot, dangles his bare forearms across the counter, and pops a jelly bean into his mouth.
He leans in close — very close — so only she can hear him, and asks his next question in that husky tone she’s been imagining for months.
“Pick you up at seven?”*
Uh HI. Love this so much. I've always imagined he just left and then texted her or left a note or something but THIS is my new headcanon. So thanks for that.
I absolutely adoredddddd this reimagining of season 3, my friend. It was amazing and perfect and wonderful. I love how you describe how effortless it was for them after getting together and I also love how you made me love Jam even more, which I wasn't sure was possible.
So good, lady. Never stop! All the jellybeans for you.
Author's Response: Thanks WW! Honestly I toiled over how to get from the interview to Pam actually knowing when they were going out and as it turned out, the simplest explanation was the best. Glad it's now your headcanon :) Thanks again for reading and reviewing, I really appreciate it!