"Uhhunnnhhh. Little comment. Nnh."
One day, I shall write something witty and you will smile and laugh and be entertained by this profile. One day, I will write something witty and write more of the ensemble in general and you will laugh and smile and be entertained by some of my favourite characters in existence.
Until then, as much as I would love to, I can't [...?], and therefore Jim and Pam will be all you get.
When a national law endangers Pam, a shared secret brings her and Jim together.
An X-Men universe AU. But without the spandex.
10 Interesting! I've never watched X-Men [I know, what kind of a sad, sad girl am I?], and I've never read an X-Men comic, either, but I like this - it's actually really nice.
I think what matters the most in a story like this, where something totally new is pulled in, is descriptions, and as far as I can tell, you've nailed those. I'm not confused, I'm basically in awe because I can completely understand their powers and I think they're beyond cool.
Are there any other DunderMifflinite-mutants? Do you have to call them mutants? Can we get rid of Roy now? Ah, so many questions...
Can't wait for an update!! =D
Not sad! Although you are definitely missing out! X Men is awesome.You can skip the third movie though, that just came out on DVD. Its crap.
Oh great, I'm glad it wasn't confusing for you. That was a big worry when I was writing their powers. Its so hard to find 8 different ways to describe "and then he moved the coffee pot with his mind." Hee.
There are other Dunder Millflinite-mutants, but they're staying hush hush for now. And I know what you mean with the mutant thing. Every time I have Jim say the word I laugh. Which is bad. Hopefully that'll...wear off? Hee.
I'm glad you liked! Thanks for the review! :D
It starts with the first time Jim and Pam are in the same room again, followed by their first real fight and then..you know...a few other firsts. :)
10 Chapter titles are misleading. I was expecting a gigantic load of angst, so I opened up UltraJAMMoodLifter, chapter 22/23 of Laugh This Life With Me, but...wow. Thank you for resolving that quickly, because that'll help me read your updates a lot faster.
That was great, this fight - what I think I like the best about this is the fact that Pam doesn't cry. I don't know, maybe it's just me, but I think Pam isn't the kind of person who'd burst out crying in front of anyone, not even Jim - she seems more the kind of person who just freezes and shuts herself out until she gets home and can cry a good cry alone. So that's good.
And I also love that they don't really fight or spout insults at each other because that's not JimandPam, that's AU!JimandPam, and AU!JimandPam isn't nearly half as perfect as JimandPam. [That sentence does not make sense.] JimandPam don't like to clarify themselves a lot, so they end up thinkng the wrong thing or misunderstanding, but insulting? Nah. Too AU!JimandPam for me.
You think I'd kick a puppy? - ah, Pam. PamPamPamPamPam.
And I also love that now I can read First Meeting properly, because when it first came up I realised I couldn't take it and just gave it an obligatory scroll-through before deciding I would read it when there was a happy chapter to read to bring my spirits up. And that means I can read it now! [/endsenselessramble] I've got to learn to stop rambling.
Oh Laugh This Life With Me - a classic if there ever were one.
I'm done making Pam cry. When I look back I was really projecting my own personality on her in fics where I wrote her sobbing on a regular basis. I would cry if Jim said those things to me. I would - but Pam? Probably not.
And no - I don't ever see them being spiteful and mean. They wouldn't do that.
Ramble away - moofoot. I'm happy to hear it anytime.
A writer has questioned their calling, and finds solace in the truth 10 Ah, yes, a world without a Jim Halpert would indeed be a dreary one, and many tears would be shed over the matter. Thanks the Gods he exists and appears on our television whenever we need him to, and also on Thursday nights.
This made my night. Thank you.
You must question the existance of Jonathan Halpert, now.
10 Pretty darn close to perfection. I love how sparse the descriptions are, and there's just one or two lines that just give away the situation of the entire setting...mm, too much that I love about this to detail, but I did love the entire thing. And I love the title. And I love the last three bits of paragraphs and lines, those are just amazing. And:
“Guess we’ll have to raincheck on that kiss now.” - Oh, yeah. Until never, if possible. WOOHOO.
10 These are exactly the sort of fics I like to read and then close my eyes because I can feel and see and imagine everything, crystal clear. I love the imagery, I love the characterisations. Watercolor boats, staplers and pencils - the cue cards were just PerfectPam: hopeful, anxious, nervous; trying to be prepared but not really. And I love the line. I shall never draw my graphs the same way again.
Marvellously connected for something you put together from different attempts at different one-shots. I love how this flows! Gorgeously written.
It reminds him of his first love...Contains spoilers for upcoming episodes.
10 I love this. The story of Jim loving a girl in fifth grade and loving her strawberry chapstick is already adorable and smile-worthy, but the rest of the story? Love it. I especially love how you took a simple, ordinary, tiny taste, and made an entire story grow from that.
Great job!!
10 I love drabbles and I love any story that manages to be a drabble without exceeding the limitations, and things...so I love this. =P I like the last line, because that is so typical of Pam to not say I love you outright. oO And woo-hoo, thanks for making Pam a little stronger! Everyone's said it before, but it's pretty necessary that Pam makes the first move if Jim/Pam are ever going to happen. when Jim/Pam happen.
If Jim and Pam really had danced instead of just "swaying" in "The Client"
10 Of course I seriously wish it happened that way, now. Because it can happen that way, because this is very real. And it's sweet and it made me smile. I love how slowly it happens, and very JimandPamy. Awesome. =D
His foot moves and she can hear the rustle of the paper bag. 10 TBC? Are you telling me there may be possibilities of angst and heartache and pitiful!Roy? Because I don't think I can handle that.
But I'll be reading this anyway, because I'm a wimp like that. And I like reading things. =P
I loved their first kiss in the stairwell, and I think you chose the best line from this chapter for your summary, because I like how people describe the tiniest things. I mean, I like their other kisses too, obviously, but I like that first one the most. I like that Pam finally got t he guts do take a chance in life, and that is different from the Pam we see in the show, but this makes it more of a gradual understandable thing than a sudden unforeseen and completely out-of-character thing. The way you wrote it makes it seem like the change in character was basically inevitable, and I like it when stories have reasons. OK, enough of a rambley review: interesting premises, interesting beginnings, and I honestly can't wait to read more of this.
Maybe not so much Roy in the second part, but we'll see.
Thanks so much for the comments! I'm really glad you liked that line about the paper bag. I just fell in love with the idea of him having that for some reason.
Pam's artwork reveals something that she's been blind to.
Jim/Pam. Spoilers: Post Casino Night.
10 A pretty different style of writing and perspective but it's very well-written, it's got beautiful imagery and I can see it happening easily. And it's very in-character for something that's more abstract than usual, and that's brilliant. I love the way you've captured the setting and everything without going too much into detail.
Loved this. Great job!!
This is just my answer to Thursday night's angst - my attempt at an explanation of what the hell they were thinking, as well as my offering of a happy ending (TWSS!).
Lyrics and title are from Sarah McLachlan.
Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.10 Yeesh. I really, really like Karen, so as much as I adore JAM, this made me feel very bad. But I like that she genuinely got along with Pam because they seem like the kind of people who would get along; ordinary and nice and funny and warm. Hmm.
Oh, well; after that episode I'm all for happy endings, so can't wait for more!!
10 I'm all for pretending, so this was great. Your characterisations are great: I love that Jim still remembers what kind of tissue Pam likes, and he has them in his car! And I love that Pam still didn't have the guts to kiss him, and just kissed his hand, instead; it's just like her.
I've wasted too much time waiting for things to happen instead of just doing something. Ah, so, so Pam. And Does she do this to you? is exactly the reason Jim and Karen won't work: she isn't Pam, from the way she doesn't play pranks to the way she's a lot more confident of herself. And Jim fell in love with Pam. IN LOVE. Geez.
Gargh. I really shouldn't be so emotionally invested in a fictional couple.
More Jim and Pam and their adventures in raising baby Jill!
This story makes me so crazy-happy, most of the time after I'm finished with a chapter I talk like asjklasjdlaskjdaslkdjaskldjasdk [this] and don't stop grinning. For a long time.
...I'll just tell her about the time you cut her. OK, other than Jim almost crying because he accidentally cut a TINY bit of his daughter's finger [because that was, as you probably realise, the most adorable thing. ever.], I loved this line. Your banter in any story is just all-around awesome/brilliant, and this one was no exception.
Love this!!
I just realised I'm in love with this AU!Jim.
Also, Jill is the most adorable BobbleheadBaby and LoveFoolLoving kid I have ever read/heard of or imagined.
I really adore this story.
Oh, LoveFool, people like you make JAM!angst worth braving!! The wet hair, the microphone, the Cooey [oh, the Cooey!: is that you, Pam? = absolutely genius/hilarious], the dressing, the Baker'sMan [adorable as always, because I know Jim wouldn't sing nursery rhymes unless he's alone or at gunpoint. :P], and - everything. I love this, and I am now going to read this whole thing again from the beginning, and then get to some of the others in your series, too. Awesome. :D
10 Aww. Thank you for posting this, because I've been so deprived of fluff that it makes me sad.
Well, I loved this. It was freaking adorable. I'm glad Jim didn't freak out because I've seen that enough in fanfiction, and I love how helpless he felt, and I love what he suggests doing for her at the end.
Also, Michael! And Dwight! I loved how Jim interacted with those two. And the end! And KellyandRyan! And - well, I like so many things about this it'll take ages to write out, but this was seriously great. Thank you.
In a dark world where angst, and sketchy, not-very-well-written attempts at fluff prevail the fanfiction side of the fandom, this fic is absolute brilliance and just the right bit of tonic, except of course it tastes good.
Adorable little conversations, awesome banter, and JimtheDad or SlightlyMad!Jim never fails to make me feel a little light-headed.
Wow. Love this, to bits, seriously. Keep writing - goodness knows we need more of it!
AW!! Thank you so much! Is it wierd that I heard the movie announcer guy during your first paragraph there? I love it! You make me want to write more RIGHT NOW....if only I had an idea...lol. THANKS SO MUCH. You're awesome!
"What are you up to, Beesly?" 10 AHHAHA. Because you can never use ABBA in a fic without making un-angstifed. =P
I smiled right from the start of this fic, and I'm incredibly glad for that because every other story that made it onto Office fanfiction archives in general since the Merger has been riddled with depression and I was already in a slightly bad mood because of the entire canon!Jim/Pam thing, and this brightened my day up immediately.
Ah, Jim and Pam. I love that you made Pam take a chance, because she's needed to take a chance for long: what she did during the Merger was not, apparantly, enough, because of the [stupidirritatingfrustrating] carpark scene. I don't necessarily see it happening, because Pam isn't the bravest person in the bunch on the show, but it could happen, if Pam toughens up a little more, so there goes my only minor peeve.
I also love that you wedged Dwight, Andy and Angela in there. If their interactions weren't my favourite in the episode, I don't know what could be.
Thank you writing this!
10 Ah, Dawn! Nice callback.
Well, I should say I like the idea of this: a lot. It's cute, and I must say I love the idea of Pam taking a chance, finally, because she has to, and she needs to earn Jim [as much as that sounds like Jim's a trophy or something]. And I loved this chapter: Kowabunga, Valentine! I can completely imagine all of these, because they're pretty much in character for most of them [Michael!Andy!Jim!Pam!]: the only ones that got me, a little, were Dwight and Angela [because I don't think they'd make out in the middle of the office, even though that was pretty awesome to imagine] and Karen. The giggle thing? I don't know, maybe it's just me that doesn't think that'd be the kind of thing she'd do...I see her more as a chuckle or laugh-out-loud sort of person.
But then again that's just me being slightly dorky.
Otherwise, definitely a story I'm going to keep track of!
Post-Merger. A little angsty, a little triangular, but fear not - it doesn't end there. 10 I thought this was going to be angsty but I found more to smile about in this than in a lot of things recently. Including the Merger. For a comedy that last Jim and Pam scene really made me feel pretty awful.
I loved this because it took what happened during the episode: I found that as much as I love fluff, I like it when stories detail what happened in the show, and don't shy away from it and try to romanticise all that, if that makes sense.
And Karen! She doesn't quite fit, does she? Not with Jim, not in Scranton; she needs a clean, sane place that she can understand and can work with. Pam and Jim, on the other hand, have the ability to make fun of the place and turn it into something more enjoyable. This is going to sound rambley, but I thought it was definitely worth noting that the beginning of the episode had Pam playing a prank on Dwight, and the end [near-end] had Karen wanting a 'stiff drink and a lobotomy'. And I like that you mentioned that.
And I absolutely adore the way you write.
In that moment, he knows that she knows; all the things they both wished they didn’t know creep out of the shadows.
That is gorgeous. And - and - AND:
She’s forgotten whatever she meant to say. He hears her anyway.
And - goodness, so many other tiny little things that I loved when I read this, but I can't get it when I'm looking back at it now. The imagery was lovely, too, and I have to say this, again: the characters wer pretty much perfect.
Anyway, I loved this, so. I'm sorry, you probably've gotten enough of this already.
First of all - apologizing? Are you kidding? I love meaty reviews!
Re: fluff vs. episode specific fics - I tend to have two modes; either very episode related (like this) or happening way in the future, when I feel free to explore my happy JAM instincts. But, I always do at least try to tie in elements from actual shows, so it's not unrelated romance and has some 'reality' (okay, how meta is that? I really need to get a grip!)
I'm glad you picked up on my reference to the ying/yang of the show beginning with Pam, pranking Dwight all by herself, and ended with Karen being totally turned off by the insanity of the place. I can't imagine that symmetry was unintenional on the writer's part. (I actually commented on this at TWoP a few days ago.)
Okay, now I'm really rambling. Thanks so much moofoot - Much appreciated!
He's playful and animated, quippy and sexy, and always, always just a little bit dark. 10 Well if this isn't freaking perfect. Your Karen seems absolutely spot-on [especially for something you weren't comfortable doing?]; she's real and true and completely human, and this story makes me love her but still dislike Karen/Jim [not that that last bit was really necessary...] so this is definitely one of the best I've seen out there.
And I love your Karen, by the way. She's so painfully real. It's amazing how you got so much across which such little dialogue, like how she feels about him and what she thinks about herself, all of that. I would never see Karen as an overly sappy, drippy girl who chases after guys she may like and compromises herself for them, and I think even the guys she likes have to be special, and somehow you went a little against that as well as support that notion entirely, so that's brilliant. And I love that the thing that made Karen realise it was Pam Jim was in love with was how he held her hand, because
a) Karen's not daft, and
b) I love the idea of that, comparing the way he held their hands to figure that out.
I seriously cannot say how much I love this Karen. It's a darker take on her character in general; I really do think she has some sort of a background like that, although the writers will probably never explore that. As much as I want her out of the way, it kind of breaks my heart a little, and my heart doesn't break that easily. Really.
And how we got to see Jim and Pam become Jim/Pam through the eyes of Karen, as much as she wanted to ignore it, was great, too.
Also: the way you wrote this!! It's so Karen I feel unbelievably sad for this girl. The way she kept at guessing at the kind of girl Jim loved [and got it entirely wrong, which should say something about how much she's meant to be with him] and kind of changed herself, for him - I adored the way you finished off each section, how every time she becomes less and less like herself, she becomes less and less certain that she's the person who'd make him happy. The sentence you used, it's the kind of thing I'd do, except people don't get it that much or they don't point it out, and that makes me feel disappointed, so I figured I would point out that I noticed [!] and I absolutely love it.
She sits down at the table and pours her licorice pieces out onto a paper towel, lining them up like little corn syrup soldiers.
Hee!
There are so many other things that I loved about this story, but I'm stopping here in case others've mentioned it already; I'd just be repetitive and uhm...really long and rambley. But awesome stuff, seriously and genuinely. I would love to read more of your stuff.
Really, talk about an insightful reveiw...
I'm glad you could feel what I was going for. It's not always the case, but a lot of us do get caught up in a relationship or wanting to make ourselves feel more important to trump someone, or something. I think Karen is a strong, tough girl, but at the same time, she doubts herself (like when Jim told her to go to NY, and she said "ok" and then he told her she should go to Scranton, and again, she said "ok"... simply because she likes him).
I'm happy that you could see the little things in this fic, and that you thought it was good without dialogue - I can't write dialogue to save my life!
Thanks so much for taking the time to leave this review, moofoot.
10 NO discussions in parking lots, ever! YES. Words for Jim and Pam to live by.
I hope they get it by now.
Oh, God, is this or is this not one of the best tonics ever? I've been feeling like crap all day and then my cramps kicked in and I was pretty assured that the day couldn't get better or worse, then I found this fic and something happened and well I'm in a lot better of a mood right now.
I loved Pam's thoughts, because they hit the spot completely, and I loved Jim's reaction, and just because - oh geez, can I get a Jim, please?
Please update this one soon. Preferrably in a little less than a month. ;)
Seriously. Get a new chapter out, or I'll spam your inbox. I have you [e-mail] address, after all. ;)
A series of related drabbles that begin prior to The Merger and continue on from there.
Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.I was seriously planning on not reviewing butbutbut the thanks and the i missed this and the me too and how he licks his lips and he doesn't taste anything and the way even after she hangs up the ringtone sounds hopeful - it's perfect, the perfect build-up to how Jim and Pam because JimandPam again in the next episode - and the prospect of The Return being something that's leading up to the end is making even more giddy, if that's possible, because does that mean the February sweeps [aka JAMTorture] won't be included in this 'verse? I would love you forever if that were true.
Actually either way I'd probably love you forever, so. I'm just going to wait here for an update. Right here.
This review makes me want to sit down and write the next part right away. Actually, I have a lot of lines/ideas already for the next part, because TR makes me giddy. And, yes, this will end sometime after The Return...poof! Feb. Sweeps never even happened in this story. :)
Either way, this story will be finished by the end of the hiatus. :)