In which we follow Pam and Jim into their detour from the Fun Run. 55 words per chapter.
First date. Anxiety and hope and terror and euphoria.
Last chapter is up! New beginnings, new rating.
10 Aww, I loved the changing of the Who Would You Do person part. Great story, nice work!
10 also. i loved your chapter end notes. MTT seriously is an addiction. i've stayed up until one on SO many school nights i've lost count. i completely regret it in the morning and can barely remember what i read, but this really is an addiction!
'Oh I forgot.' so sweet. good thing he's not going home yet!
10 again, adorable. what cute, descriptive anecdotes. i love this story! again, SO SWEET!
10 That description of the kiss was so beautiful. I love the delicacy and sweetness of their touch. (wow, was THAT cheesy or what! oh my goodness...) I just love how they're able to be all sweet and romantic, just getting along with each other again. Great job with this story, not one of those other boring (dare I say it) first date fics. Just pure perfection! And I love (yet another love) that you've broken this down into little chapters. Everyone else just does a huge big scene and every little bit that you've broken into a chapter is all in one chapter not separated like you've done here. This format really helps to distinguish all the little moments and accentuate the anecdotes. Great job! (and sorry I just started ranting there, how much can you say about a chapter???)
10 aww. adorable. not sure what the first chapter was like originally, but this is perfect1
I got this idea from the JAM Therapy thread on the NBC boards. A fellow board member brought up an article stating the 10 ways a woman can best compliment her man. I am taking each one and implementing it into JAM. Pretty simple, really.
RC, this one goes out to you. ;) meow.
Spoilers thru S4 so far.
I don't own any of this. Don't sue.
10 pamelamorganhalpert (or claire) responded with just one word: WOW!!!!
also, i loved the previous chapter, cuteness, fluffiness, and JAM - what's not to love and desire!
you have such great end notes! so sue me! i read the article, that was great - and you have some incredible lines in each of your chapters! great story idea. i'll keep reading and reviewing! (maybe more of the first, though)
oh my god! the last line. just wow.
why does jim keep rejecting pam's compliments? ah well......
stop rejecting compliments! she's just trying to be nice to you jim! (as for the actual story, love, love, love it!)
that was so cute. love that song, too!
50 10 oh my god! YES! please keep going with this! i love how sholva was like 'who's pam' - that was great and pam's intro to DWIGHT K. SCHRUTE. oh wow, that was a good chapter, nice recall of the rooftop scene. please keep going though, you left us at such a suspenseful note!
i'm rooting for you, just like i am with the phillies (only because jim likes them... i'm serious!)!
10 oh my goodness, this is exciting. i couldn't resist not reading ahead, so here i am. and i love 'adorkable'. it's so jim and pam! great chapter, and i'll keep reading after yoga. i'm actually getting up from my computer this time! sadly.... :(
10 aww. so nice to see a reunion in the IRC world. i'll keep reading later, have to get ready for yoga! i'm looking forward to the rest!
10 that was absolutely perfect. so realistic and jim and pam-like that it wouldn't work the first time, but would come easily after a few falters. great job! i must say that i usually can't stand little one-shots where they're over before you know it, i'm a much bigger fan of long stories - but these are fantastic, i love them so much and they're really well written - not a single typo!
Jim isn't inviting Pam to the Christmas Eve party he and Karen are holding. Three ghosts visit him the night before the big party and try to bring him to his senses. Will he listen to them, or will he convince himself that it is all a figment of his imagination and leave things the way they are?
I guess this is kind of AU?
oh my god, that was adorable, and the previous chapter with roy was just heartbreaking! please continue! why did you stop???
10 beep.
hi, this is claire, just wanted to let you now i loved this story and jim's flip-free reaction. the part at the coffeehouse is great, the conversation was so jim and pam. great job!
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10 Wow, that was beautiful! I love the little elements, how Jim makes Pam repeat herself 'not in third person' - I loved that. The handkerchief at the wedding was lovely, too. Beautifully done!
A story of loss, love, and inspiration.10 oh my goodness. if i haven't already reviewed this chapter, then i'm truly sorry - this is incredible! i loved this chapter, and i had to copy and paste it into a word document just to see how long it was. 10 pages in normal times new roman 12 pt font! wow!
my favorite part (and i swear not just because i'm in love with john krasinski/jim) was the description of pam having her inspiration to begin drawing and doing her art again. it was beautifully written, perfect details and just 'amazing' - kelly (kapoor) style. great job! i really just love all the relationships in this story, how everything turns out alright and there is just so much love. i know that some stories need something wrong or bad to happen in order for there to be a plot, yet sometimes you just need all flowers and rainbows, right? this is my flowery, rainbowy story. nice work!
10 wow, this is definitely a masterpiece. fantastic job, and all i want to say is that this has been a pleasure to read and i've enjoyed every word of it. your perspectives were spot on and just lovely. amazing!
Author's Response:
So nice to read this after so much time has passed, PMH! I'm sorry it's taken me so long to respond, but I really appreciate hearing from you and I'm so glad you enjoyed this story. I loved writing it!
10 beautiful, i think you perfectly captured pam's emotions. i love you how you waited until the end to show jim, first describing the typical family setting, then working your way towards the newcomer. nice work - you fit a lot into a small chapter!
Author's Response: Thank you very much! Two years later... Heh. The thanks are sincere, if belated.
What if Jim never went to Stamford? What if Pam started making life changes a little sooner?
An AU look at season 3.
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10 "Jim Halpert, I may not be your BFF, but you are mine."
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"What are you wearing."
Wow, that is just... wow. I really really love this story. It's amazing and really awesome (x5!). I also loved the emails to each other at the beginning, but I hate to say it: there were only twenty exclamation points in Pam's chipper one. Sorry. :)
Anyways, I hope you'll get this review some day because I'm not sure if they still do the "You've got a new review!" emails anymore... Crossing my fingers because I'd love for you to hear how much I love your story... 'cause it's awesome!
Author's Response: Wow, apparently they don't actually do email notifications anymore, so I had no idea that I was getting these reviews. I don't think I'd logged in in a year or more. Thanks so much for your comments! Writing this story meant a lot to me, and I really appreciate it when people take the time to respond. Of course, no email notifications means you'll probably never see this response. :)
I really do need to finish it, and it bubbles up in my head every so often, a little guilty weight in the back of my mind. I'll do it one of these days - I swear!
10 WHAT???!?!?!?!?!?!??!!!!!!!!! You're going to leave me hanging like this (TWSS! TWSS!) I can't believe you just stopped! I'm so sad, I love this story! Keep going, please!!!