1 [Report This]Date: May 03, 2020 10:57 am Title: Chasing you like nothing else matters
Wow, I LOVE Michael. How genuinely concerned he was for Pam is adorable. I also love how excited Jim and Pam are for their date. I cannot wait to see Michael's reaction when Jim shows up.
Author's Response:
Thanks Aly! I feel like this Michael is all kinds of silly so I’m glad you like him. I hope you like his reactions (I may actually post it sometime this century...)
1 [Report This]Date: May 03, 2020 09:57 am Title: Chasing you like nothing else matters
Oh, Michael... Sweet, annoying, silly, and innocent Michael. I think it's not easy to save and show all these traits, and you did it beautifully! Seriously, when I started reading, I rooted for Pam and Jim and ended up feeling bad for Michael. All I could do is imagining his reaction when he sees who's Pam's 'plus one.'
And speaking of. Aaaaaaaa!!! It's fantastic! I'm a sucker for awkward flirting and baby steps, and their conversation was just perfect!
I'm ready to wait for the next chapter as long as necessary :)
Author's Response:
Thanks Dernhelm! I’m glad you saw all that in Michael, I feel like he’s mostly silly in this story, but I’m having a lot of fun with him... Hopefully you won’t have to wait too much longer for the next chapter!
1 [Report This]Date: May 03, 2020 09:27 am Title: Chasing you like nothing else matters
A date! Yeah!!! I’m really looking forward to the next chapter. Great writing!!!
Author's Response:
Thanks Merria! The next chapter should finally be posted sometime soon!
1 [Report This]Date: May 03, 2020 06:26 am Title: I think of the mess we made
Yay! So glad you got back to this! Excellent chapter. I could really feel everyone's emotions here. Can't wait for the date.
Author's Response: Thanks! It took me a while, but the date is finally up!
1 [Report This]Date: May 03, 2020 06:14 am Title: Chasing you like nothing else matters
Equal parts of love and sadness for this cliffhanger. Big fan of this premise and just want to keep reading! I love how kindhearted you've made Michael in this. What a sweet side.
Author's Response:
“Love and sadness” is totally the vibe I’m going for in life in general. I’m glad you like this Michael!
1 [Report This]Date: May 03, 2020 05:44 am Title: Chasing you like nothing else matters
Glad to see an update on this story! And it's such a good one!
I thought that you really wrote Michael well. Silly, sweet and serious at the right times. He does truly care about Jim and Pam and that shows here.
Looking forward to the next chapter!
Thanks for writing!
Author's Response:
Thanks H&C! Oh, I’m glad all those things showed in Michael. It’s a challenge to try and include his voice in this, as well as Pam and Jim.
1 [Report This]Date: May 03, 2020 05:24 am Title: Chasing you like nothing else matters
Well, a month between updates just gives us an excuse to reread the story, no objections here! Ok, faster is preferred, but you do you.
I really enjoyed this chapter, and seeing a crushed Michael was tough, I really look forward to the payoff there.
Author's Response: Haha, thanks DG! About that faster thing... whoops...
1 [Report This]Date: April 13, 2020 05:46 pm Title: I waited to make the call
Great way to have them start talking again. Especially after everything that's been building up in their heads. There's fear, caution, nervousness, and just the faintest glimpses of hope.
Still kind of hard for them to be 100% honest, but I get that. For their first time talking especially over the phone it makes sense. I actually like this version better than the phone call we saw in canon. Granted in canon we're not exactly sure how long they were talking, but it seemed in canon they dropped right into banter pretty quickly. Then all that kinda disappeared when the branches merged.
Here it's a lot more tentative, which to my mind fits better. You've also got them moving towards each other which is also nice to see. Great update.
Author's Response: Thanks Warrior!
1 [Report This]Date: April 13, 2020 10:58 am Title: I waited to make the call
This is really cute! I love your writing!
Author's Response: Thanks! I appreciate it!
1 [Report This]Date: April 13, 2020 10:19 am Title: I waited to make the call
Their miscommunications drive me CRAZY but I love it all the same. We can't have Jim and Pam without some heartache first.
Jim’s at least strewn some of the chaos here. He’d tossed a glitter bomb into the calm, clean room that was her life. Sure, she could vacuum up the bulk of the mess, but sure as shit she’s still finding glitter all over the place.
I think this is one of the absolute best analogies I've seen for Jim and Pam. Amazing.
I can't wait to see what happens next! Thank goodness for Michael's condo's birthday.
Author's Response: Thanks aly! I’m glad you liked that analogy! I had a lot of fun with it.
1 [Report This]Date: April 13, 2020 10:14 am Title: I waited to make the call
This is so fun. I love seeing Pam insecure about how she compares to his other dates because that is so very real and I think a large part of her.
Author's Response: Thanks boredhswf!
1 [Report This]Date: April 13, 2020 09:39 am Title: I waited to make the call
I'm glad that the phone call didn't get torpedoed, there were a few moments where it was cliff hanging.
I like that Jim is starting to acknowledge the position that he put Pam in. In canon I always thought it was rude the way he just dumped and ran, and they never really address it directly.
Looking forward to more, though I would not be opposed to any more oneshots in the interim because those were great too.
Author's Response: Thanks DG! Yeah, I feel the same - Jim really did just dump and run. It certainly put Pam into a messy situation... There’s a lot to be said for fix-it fics!
1 [Report This]Date: April 13, 2020 08:53 am Title: I waited to make the call
What a great job capturing the nerves and tension. Glad to read they were able to be sort of honest with each other. Can wait to read more
Author's Response: Thanks Merria! I feel like “sort of honest” is as good as it gets in early Season 3...
1 [Report This]Date: April 13, 2020 06:41 am Title: I waited to make the call
This dialogue was so perfectly awkward and angst ridden. And yet there were little flashes of hope. Very well done.
Author's Response: Thanks Sprinkles! I feel like awkwardness and angst is kind of where they’re at in early Season 3...
1 [Report This]Date: April 13, 2020 06:24 am Title: I waited to make the call
This story is just too good. Sprinkles of the original with all the newness and anticipation of a new story. I love it so much and awesome job!
Author's Response: Thanks so much Beth!
1 [Report This]Date: April 13, 2020 03:42 am Title: I waited to make the call
This was a delight of awkwardness (which thus feels very in character for this season). I especially liked the glitter bomb comparison. Yay story!
Author's Response:
I think “delight of awkwardness” is going to be my new bio for everything... Thanks for the review!
1 [Report This]Date: April 13, 2020 03:36 am Title: I waited to make the call
God, I love the mutual awkwardness and all the hesitations and overthinking and everything in between! These interactions make me giddy and I'm craving for more!
Oh, and the line 'He’d given her time to process. A whole fifteen minutes,' made me laugh aloud. Yeah, Jim, you'd given her soooo much time. Well done, man, well done...
Author's Response: Thank you, Dernhelm!
1 [Report This]Date: April 08, 2020 06:28 am Title: I thought about laying low
Please keep going with this, I love it.
“He could throw his computer out the window and quit his job. That’s always an option.”
This made me laugh out loud earning me eye rolls and weird looks, so thank you for that.
Author's Response: Haha, weird looks is definitely what I set out to accomplish!
1 [Report This]Date: April 08, 2020 04:08 am Title: I thought about laying low
Awww, I like soooo much that even apart, these two idiots react almost the same way! The fidgeting, the tea/coffee break, using the game metaphors... and Jim's reaction on the e-mails (as well as Pam's anticipation) are priceless.
And don't worry about Michael. I think he's in character. Especially when he borrowed Jim's moves or rewarded himself. It might be silly a little, but it's so sweet :)
Can't wait to see what Jim will answer and what will happen next!
Author's Response: Thanks Dernhelm!
1 [Report This]Date: April 07, 2020 08:58 pm Title: I thought about laying low
I like this!! I like how you’re writing from Jim, Pam, and Michael’s point of view. Keep it coming
Author's Response: Thanks Merria! It will keep coming, eventually ;)
1 [Report This]Date: April 07, 2020 06:33 pm Title: I thought about laying low
I love this so much. This is a side of Michael that I'm a big fan of!
Author's Response: Thanks Beth! I’m glad this Michael is hitting the mark!
1 [Report This]Date: April 07, 2020 05:55 pm Title: I thought about laying low
There's no way to make Michael too silly! You *have* seen the show right? :-)
This is so great. I love the agonizing over the emails on both ends. Pam's contemplation of quitting rather than having to send the email is fun. Your description of Jim's feelings when he sees the two emails is spot on. I'm only sorry the chapter ended. Looking forward to more.
Author's Response: Haha, thanks Sprinkles!
Date: April 07, 2020 05:34 pm Title: I thought about laying low
First off Jim and Pam's almost parallel swirling thoughts here are so on point. Even though they're apart and have no idea what the other one is thinking, I think it's lovely that you've got them thinking in very similar terms. Great way to show their connection even if it's a bit stretched right now.
Good on you Pam to play that card. Great way to break into what could have happened if they'd only talked to each other earlier.
Yes, Micheal is being silly here. After all, he's Micheal, silly is right in his wheelhouse. However it's a more pleasant rather than off-putting silly which is nice. It's not quite a Good Micheal moment, but it's also not far off. I liked it.
Author's Response:
I’m glad you caught all the parallels! It wasn’t all that subtle, but I was hoping people would get that they were basically going through the same thing...
It’s nice to hear that you’re finding the silly more endearing than ridiculous. I guess that’s what I was going for.
Thanks as always for your review!
1 [Report This]Date: April 07, 2020 05:08 pm Title: I thought about laying low
I'm loving this Michael. He's a very silly person, so keep it up.
Also I really wish she'd sent the first one ("I miss your stupid face.") because I think it would have really hit him in the head with how she was actually feeling. But maybe that's just me. I really enjoyed all the parts of this. Please keep going.
Author's Response: Oh, I’m glad! I was very tempted to have her send the first draft ;)
1 [Report This]Date: April 07, 2020 04:41 pm Title: I thought about laying low
I love your Michael lol. He might be just a touch more goofy than in the show, but I don't think it's enough to make him seem out of character. I'm loving this story so far, and I can't wait for Michael to rub it in their faces that he was the one to get them together lol
Author's Response: I’m glad you feel like he works - extra goofy or not! Thanks!