1 [Report This]Date: April 26, 2022 08:20 pm Title: Chapter 6
“You finish cleaning and sprawl out on your new couch, tapping your fingers on your stomach to settle the butterflies that have inevitably developed. But it’s okay. You kind of like them now that they’re not forbidden.”
Freaking loved that. That was such a GREAT in between of pam and roy and pam and jim. I feel like we see a lot of pam leaving roy immediately for jim and so its awesome to have stories where jim and pam just stay friends for a little bit, but we can also obviously see that there’s something more on the horizon. Love love love.
Date: April 25, 2022 01:42 pm Title: Chapter 6
Okay, but what if Pam drunkenly kept her nerve here? WHAT IF?
"You suppose those days are less likely to happen when you work in the same building." iseewhatyoudidthere.gif
Roy in full passive-aggressive mode right here. Not a good look on him. And incidentally not a great way to keep Pam feeling guilty.
"It’s the thought that if you make a decision, you might have to actually do something about it." CANON PAM: *nods guiltily*
"But you could stay on the phone with him for the rest of the day. Just existing at the same time. Breathing, listening, waiting." LOVE THIS. And Jim calling to check in.
"Fine. Whatever. I’m still going out." Don't let the door hit you on the butt on the way out, Roy.
"He immediately gets a funny look on his face, as if he regrets saying that." This moment will haunt Jim's dreams.
You wrote them a heated moment over a game of chess. Let's just take a second and acknowledge that.
HE HAD MARK BUY HER CREAMER. HEART. EYES.
A very sweet ending to this. And so much pain and angst avoided. Which was your plan all along, wasn't it?
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1 [Report This]Date: April 25, 2022 11:44 am Title: Chapter 6
So that was a bit of a ride. Feisty Pam was the way to go for this first round for sure. She didn't back down there with Roy when he got home and stood her ground again when he got home. I think it's telling of Roy that he says "one bad night and you're doing this?" when she just said it's been a lot more than one bad night. Guy can be kind of dense.
Big kudo's to Jim there. I'm sure his imagination went into overdrive when she called for a place to crash and also when he saw her with the suitcases in the driveway. However he also doesn't push her into anything she's not ready for. The wound is still fresh and he knows she needs her friend right now. Though the fact he had Mark pick up her favorite creamer was adorable.
So, an early vision of Fancy New Beesly too. She is honest with herself, she's not avoiding the hard conversations, and there at the end has invited Jim over. Loved it. Like I said a lot of fun and introspective for my first go through of this story. Onto other paths.
1 [Report This]Date: April 24, 2022 07:10 am Title: Chapter 6
"What happens after this sentence ends? What if there’s nothing better than you and Roy?"
This is such a great way of putting Pam's fear into words, I love it.
These two bits:
"Of course, fourteen-year-old Pam knew who she was without Roy Anderson. Maybe you’ll get back there one day."
"You start packing clothes and shoes and other random things. You can’t tell what your thought process is as you cram a faded beach towel and some books you’ve never read into an old suitcase, only that it’s hard to figure out what things are important to you."
...hurt me. Good job!
This was a sweet ending and actually felt really authentic to what would have happened and how it would have happened if she'd dumped Roy before CN.
1 [Report This]Date: April 24, 2022 06:20 am Title: Chapter 6
Yessss Roy is gone! Loved this one
1 [Report This]Date: April 23, 2022 11:21 pm Title: Chapter 6
*Clothes you’ve had since high school, clothes you bought for your job at Dunder Mifflin, one bridesmaids dress… and that’s about it. So much for that activity.* Does that bridesmaid dress happen to be sort of a .. periwinkle?
*You never knew how nice it would be to just be on the phone with Jim. You’d had a similar thought before, sitting next to him in meetings or looking across the bullpen to make eye contact with him. You didn’t think it would translate outside Dunder Mifflin and the shared experiences of your unique workplace. But you could stay on the phone with him for the rest of the day. Just existing at the same time. Breathing, listening, waiting.* Write this fic. But also I love this.
*It reminds you a little too much of Roy, and it’s stupid, but you decide to ask Jim if he can turn it off.* I love this subtle little test she does, like she's comparing how Jim reacts vs how Roy might. Almost giving her more validation in her decision.
*Jim is coming over tonight for dinner and a movie. You finish cleaning and sprawl out on your new couch, tapping your fingers on your stomach to settle the butterflies that have inevitably developed. But it’s okay. You kind of like them now that they’re not forbidden.* LOVE.
UGH. I loved this chapter. And I'm loving how these endings are positive and fluffy but still open-ended. It's perfect!
1 [Report This]Date: April 23, 2022 10:45 pm Title: Chapter 6
"Wow. Drunk Pam is clearly still in charge here. You would never have said that sober, but you don’t think you’ll necessarily regret it." THIS. LINE. TPB. Wow, I love it.
I love the Dwight and Pam dynamic here too!
Oh wow, TPB wrote an emotional breakup?! Le gasp! It was written very well though, I loved it! And this CHESS GAME?! Beautiful!
I loved this ending here!!