Post-Benihana Christmas fic!
Remember when Jim and Pam convinced Dwight that a CIA helicopter would pick him up on the roof? Well, neither of them could resist showing up that night to see the prank to it's conclusion.
10 My heartrate was just as fast as Pam's (if not, more) when Jim pulled her down onto the couch. Wow that was exciting! I'm glad you're bringing this story back and I hope updates come fast! Oh and congrats on your first real job!!
10 I was a silent fan of this story when you posted it on ff.net and I am so excited that you are bringing it over here!
I love the extras you took the time to create. And that shirt! Seriously, if they sold that shirt somewhere, I would definitely buy one.
Author's Response: Thanks for speaking up, LovesKetchup! I appreciate it! (Don\'t give away the end... ;) ) Glad you like the extras and I KNOW, I want that shirt too! :)
It's weird. Ryan never struck her as a friend. To anyone, really. It's a surprise.
Ryan/Pam Season 3 AU.
10 WOW. Its funny because I haven't been here at MTT in well over a year (life gets in the way sometimes) and today, I see this story updated AND finished? Seriously, there's gotta be some serious star-alignage going on because I'm the biggest Ryan/Pam fan there is lol. But truly. Thank you for finishing this. Really, I still wish I had myself a Ryan, especially one as sarcastic and dedicated as your Ryan. And I'm glad that there wasn't much tension between Jim and Pam and that everyone gets their own happy ending.
(Btw, my name is Michelle so I was totally cheering the prospect of naming their baby girl after her favorite uncle on!!!)
10 I love this! My secret guilty pleasure is Ryan/Pam stories and they are always so rare to find. You definitely hit the spot with this one.
I love how you took the care to develop their friendship first and woven their two personalities together, making the budding romance believable (and making me want my own Ryan :D).
I can't wait for more!
Author's Response: Thank you so much, and I love your name. :) And I'm so glad that you think I made it believable! Plus, who doesn't want their own Ryan, haha. ;)
10 I'm absolutely loving this! The characterizations of the whole Pam and Ryan dynamic is spot on (as I've said before :D) and I love that there is still a sort of awkwardness and subtle angst between them.
And running into Dwight at the drug store three towns over! Horrifying!!
Lol I want to comment more on my favorite passages (because this story is officially my favorite story ever), but I'm typing this on my phone. I will be back later to re-read and re-post :D.
Author's Response: Awwww, thank you so so much, I'm so happy that you're enjoying it so much! And an extra thank you for reading and reviewing from your phone - that's dedication. :)
"I know that everyone needs to be alone in a foreign place, at least for a little bit. That’s how you explore yourself." Pam goes to Tokyo.10 I know that everyone needs to be alone in a foreign place, at least for a little bit. That’s how you explore yourself.
I cannot even begin to describe how much I connected with the Pam you created in your story. I fancy myself to be somewhat Pam-like - sheltered, shy, hesitant, and living mostly for/with a significant other.
I sit on a bench outside and just close my eyes and think about how I’ve been sort lonely, but it’s a clean kind of loneliness, and I don’t feel alienated or anything. It’s a self-reliance that I’ve never felt before in my life, not even in New York. It’s a good loneliness because it’s just me and my decisions and my selfishness. That’s something that I’ve really never had before, because my whole life has revolved around fulfilling myself with Roy or thinking about Jim.
Last year, I spent 4 weeks backpacking through western Europe by myself because "I wanted to be not here" and you've captured the beauty, thrill, "clean loneliness," and opportunity for personal growth resulting from a trip like that so well and so beautifully. I've been trying to explain to people how the trip made me feel and I've tried to explain my inner evolution to no avail. But now.. now I have your story to direct them to because I would have never been able to epitomize all those emotions and form them into coherent sentences like you have.
Congratulations on your first story here at MTT! I look forward to reading more of your work - I know I'll be reading this one more than once.
Author's Response: Cool, thank you so so much! I\'m really happy you liked it. And I\'ll have more work on here soon (hopefully).