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!
1 [Report This]Date: March 18, 2022 05:17 pm Title: "That was what today was supposed to be. The loving union between people."
Here’s the thing. I struggle with angst at times because I so want them together (I’ll admit it, I’d be happy if this site was just full of post S3 summer fics) but this is so well written I enjoyed it anyway, despite the angst. The power of JAM compels us!
1 [Report This]Date: March 01, 2022 01:24 pm Title: "That was what today was supposed to be. The loving union between people."
You are now my favourite writer. No offence to basscop69 and boredhwswf who are like my all time favourite and all other incredible writers out there.
Season 3 angst is something I’ll never get over and I just adore all the work which dwells into their minds and hearts, sharing their take on what happened beyond the cameras.
It was hurtful, painful, full of yearning and heartbreaking but they had to dip that low in their relationship arc to come up ever so in love.
This is awesome !
Author's Response: Thank you so much for your kind words! Glad you're joining me on this journey and thanks so much for reviewing!
1 [Report This]Date: February 26, 2022 05:49 am Title: "That was what today was supposed to be. The loving union between people."
I've mostly avoided rewatching season 3 because, excellent as it was, the angst was pretty overpowering. You've done a really great job of capturing that here, getting into the minds of each of them, and exploring that with lovely imagery and great insights. Looking forward to more.
Thanks for posting.
Author's Response: Season 3 is rough. I remember watching it live and wanting to die. I suppose I'm a masochist, as I'm essentially recreating that experience... but I do love pain. Thanks so much for reading and suffering along with me!
1 [Report This]Date: February 25, 2022 02:51 pm Title: "That was what today was supposed to be. The loving union between people."
Beautiful writing here, and looking forward for more to come.
But dammit it’s made me want to reread House with a Terrace, and that was just brilliant, so off I go…
Author's Response: You are too kind! Thank you so much and I hope you enjoy revisiting terrace! <3
1 [Report This]Date: February 25, 2022 09:27 am Title: "That was what today was supposed to be. The loving union between people."
Oh my god it's happening. EVERYONE STAY F*CKING CALM.
"the way the tint of azure in her dress would change ever so slightly beneath the lights when she’d shift her body in another direction. That tiny sliver of magenta on the inside lining he could spot whenever she’d brought her cocktail to her lips. He couldn’t recall having ever seen her bare shoulders before, either. It felt weirdly illicit, like an unexpected gift." This is just... such a good visual and such a good glimpse into his smitten, Pam-broken mind.
"For just one precious moment it was like looking through a window that showed him what they could be like forever, if only one of them had the courage to reach out and open it." Who do you think you are. What gives you the right.
"however, he truly believed that, if nothing else, she deserved to know how much she was loved." This is such a beautiful sentiment and I think very Jim that even if his feelings weren't reciprocated, he'd want her to know she deserve and can do better than what she's getting from Roy.
"The third option is the worst of the three, and it’s unfortunately what he gets." Um. Ow? I really liked this chapter a lot for how well you captured Jim's feeling of being trapped and how much Pam's behavior feeds into this idea that she's something he's going to need to escape from now that he's back in Scranton.
This moment of Jim convincing himself he has to try to get over stings all that much worse with the beginning of the chapter in mind, knowing that even this little bit of hope he has for a better future at this moment isn't going to amount to much.
"Jim had taken a chance on them, on the possibility the two of them could be something amazing. And the most frustrating part of it all is that she knows they could be amazing. She knows exactly what it would be like to be with Jim because, in their own special way, they’ve actually been together for years." Yeah. Still hurts.
Ah, seeing Pam's POV on this and how close they are to a breakthrough and also how fundamentally out of touch they are in their interpretations of what's happening stings.
In general, this is just structured really well, and I'm happy it's out in the world.
Author's Response: You're the best, Joe. That is all.
1 [Report This]Date: February 24, 2022 07:11 pm Title: "That was what today was supposed to be. The loving union between people."
I just love the way you tell your stories!
Even when it is a story we already know, you have a way of bringing us deeper into the moments and let us feel more of what is happening inside through the flashes from before and beautifully crafted narratives of what they each are feeling.
I devoured every paragraph but this may have been the one that struck me most:
It was beyond his control, as if the words had been waiting; dormant but vigilant, ready to strike at any moment. And he could have said them a number of times, a number of ways, but what had come out was absolutely raw. What he lacked in eloquence he made up for with sincerity. There was no stirring oratory, no grand plan. It was straightforward and to the point, no room for any more mixed signals.
Really moved from this first chapter. I look forward to seeing season 3 through your lens.
Author's Response: Thank you so much! Excited to reveal this one!
1 [Report This]Date: February 24, 2022 05:03 pm Title: "That was what today was supposed to be. The loving union between people."
You know my thoughts on this already, so I will state the obvious: AAAAAAH YOU POSTED IT!!
Ugh, I’m ready for this to break me into a million pieces. I absolutely love how you break this into multiple POVs of the same episode, same day.
This is brilliant, you’re brilliant d84;a039;
Ugh, YES!
Author's Response: Thanks, girl! xo
1 [Report This]Date: February 24, 2022 12:13 pm Title: "That was what today was supposed to be. The loving union between people."
Wow. The weaving of the present and the past is just immaculate. I love this! Can’t wait to read more!
Author's Response: Thanks so much for reading and taking the time to review!
1 [Report This]Date: February 24, 2022 11:53 am Title: "That was what today was supposed to be. The loving union between people."
"I can love you more than he does, he’d wanted so badly to say. I can love you better than he does.
I can promise that I already do."
Excuse me, ma'am. Ouch.
"Seconds too late, he realizes that accosting her again in the parking lot is exactly what he’s just done. And of all the things he didn’t expect on this day, at the top of that list was being rejected a third time."
EXCUSE ME.
"He hasn’t been trying to ignore what happened. He didn’t “forget.”
He just doesn’t want her anymore."
I'm not okay.
TD, this was some beautiful angst, I'll tell you what. The jumper cable metaphor was perfect and heartbreaking and I think you captured both of their thoughts and feelings SO well. Season 3 kills me and I can't wait to experience it through your words! Well done!
Author's Response: Ahh, thank you so much! Hope to keep murdering you slowly *insert devil emoji*
1 [Report This]Date: February 24, 2022 09:32 am Title: "That was what today was supposed to be. The loving union between people."
So this feels like it's going to be a huge big story just full of oof. I mean that in the amazing way you've captured their thoughts and feelings here. How Casino Night devastated both of them for similar yet different reasons. How Jim felt he needed to put up a fortress around his heart and why he wouldn't accept the signs of life Pam was showing him that day. He'd been crushed before so why wouldn't he?
Likewise Pam is forced to face what her true feelings were and all the implications of them. You can feel the air of hope she had the day of the merger shrink as the day progressed. Makes you really feel for the both of them.
Of course we all know they'll get through this year, but there's still a very rough road ahead. Great writing to bring it out though.
Also one last thing, even through all that, it still feels like there is still at least one small thread of the connection they shared tying them together. It's small, distant, and dull, but it's still there.
Author's Response: Thank you warrior, for your thoughtful review and kind words, as always!