Jim and Pam. Tropical elopement. You do the math. Yes, yes, fluff!!! We need fluff! (Be the sand). Sorry, couldn't resist. Love this idea, that Pam would be resistant to planning another wedding. And naked Jam banter is delicious.
Author's Response: Yeah, the sand reference is one big shout out to the Hussies. (The name of the document on my hard drive is actually Be The Sand, because it makes me laugh.) I can't really claim credit for the elopement idea, since it came from a discussion on TWoP. Thanks for reading! More fluff on the way!
I fear a concussion from my head hitting the desk. Oh my.
It's still January, right? Just checking. This was a lovely little imaginary vacation. Wish I was there... Jamaica me crazy and all that...
Great googly moogly! Hottest Jim Halpert ever: wearing nothing but a gold wedding ring.
And this is niiiiiice too: I love that you always give me something to untie. It's like unwrapping a present every day.
Now where's that cabana boy with my virgin pina colada?
Hmm, which is sexier, Jim pulling the strings, so to speak, or Jim with a wedding band. Oh, the hotness.
And puhleeeeze don't let them wear the same outfits that Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock wore for their St. Tropez wedding! Ew!
mmm... nice fluff. 2 1/2 weeks in St. Thomas? Soooo jealous!
"She imagines undoing the buttons, one by one, on their wedding night." Don't we all?
Yay! (Clapping hands together). I love the euphemism "we finally got it together" Hee! And is everyone snowed in or something today? I am loving all this tropical, warm-weather, beachy fic. Yummy.
oooh, this is intriguing! Angela starts pulling the strings to seek revenge on Andy! Yes! Cannot wait to see where this goes!
Just my "five times" effort! Enjoy!
February 2nd, huh? Sounds good to me!! And a nicely done '5 things', BTW.
Author's Response: hehe...thanks. Yeah Feb. 2nd was kind of random...I guess I should have waited until the end of sweeps but I can be impatient ;)
OMG, Jan is becoming one of my favorite characters -- and this exploration of her psyche and her past is so insightful. I really hope we get more Michael & Jan on the show.
Details in this I just adored:
Michael/Steve and chest waxing even being mentioned in the same story will always be funny. Man-o-Lantern. HA!
Yes, Josh is the polar opposite of Michael. (Slimy jerk).
"Say what you will about Michael Scott...he would never do that." YAY! Way to wrap this up with bow of Jim awesomeness!
Not a slow chapter -- but a necessary one, given the AU you have created. This is really intriguing and I'm dying to see where this lead Pam & Jim. She's still recovering from a long-term relationship, one that clipped her wings and trying to figure out who she is now & who she wants to be. Jim on the other hand is still in reaction mode. But they both want to be together, so how do they reconcile that? I'll be checking in to see how they manage!
Ooh, I was wondering how you were going to handle Karen (that killjoy!) and the Merger. And the post-its definitely make up for the angst!
It all makes so much sense in your story -- why can't GD figure this out? Pam and Jim belong together. Making popcorn, watching movies, everything.
ooh, this sounds promising! Cannot wait to see where this goes, ahem!
BTW -- the formatting is a little tough to read -- some paragraph breaks would make it read much easier.
ooh I like the details of Jim 'filling his bed with random sluts' -- that is a new twist. And Karen as 'the perfect porn star' -- that (almost) makes it bearable for Jim to be having sex with her. Well, that and calling Pam's name. Hee! And the description of Pam & Jim's metaphorical bruises -- so rich.
Author's Response:
aww youre so nice!! thanks for that, I was worried that my bruises thing might have been cheesy and too forced, but if you say they were ok...then I believe you
:)
Why do I all of a sudden channel Kelly? (Jumping up and down & clapping & shrieking at the top of my voice, that is...)
You are making me even more anxious for Thursday night!!!! Nicely done!
Yay, Jam wedding!!! This is so beautiful! I love that there is no dialog in this -- just like the song, no words, just music. And dancing. Yay again!
In three minutes, Pam will know what course the rest of her life will take. Written post-Boys and Girls, pre-Casino Night.
Ooh, past Pam/Jim fic! This is great! It still rings very true to character.
Oh, the running -- such an apt metaphor for Pam & Jim....
Love this: I think I ran right over Karen. Ouch.
And this: the echo of poker chips and promises. Yay!
Oh, the 'yes' that launced a thousand fanfics.... at least they gave us something hopeful (for Pam & Jim fans anyway) to hold us over for 2 weeks.
And my heart does break for Karen a little -- and your story just breaks it a little more. Nicely done.
Wow -- I didn't notice the parallel -- Pam's 'yes, please' -- that is absolutely, freaking brilliant!
And the last paragraph is just so dense with meaning, distilled is almost the word I am looking for. Just awesome.
The Documentary Crew has been there a while now. Are they part of the story? Spoilers through "The Return".Yay! Love a non-drunk Meredith! This is sweet!
Author's Response: Thanks! Meredith is fun to play with because we know so little.
Yes, for God's sake, someone kick that girl in the rear!! We need a Megan!!! The anticipation of what is coming during sweeps is giving me heartburn! Love this series, btw!
Author's Response: Thank you! I decided we needed a real-life 'shipper to knock some sense into our girl.
Post Return. 'Like time machines are real and he just went back a year and things are okay.' Oh wow. You took that 'yes' and just exploded it. I know, I am making no sense, but wow.
And this is a great description of that laugh he's been holding in since Stamford: he feels like he might explode from all the joy and love and warmth. Guh. I know how he feels.
Ok, this line made my heart jump into my throat:
“I don't want to be your rebound guy, Pam”
If only it were this simple! But then what would I do on Thursday nights?
Jim and Pam share a dance and reminisce a little. Pure speculation - no real spoilers. And just a word of warning. If it were any fluffier, it'd be made of spun sugar.
Yes, it was sweet and delicious and keep 'em coming... I've got both childbirth and sweeps to get through and tasty little confections like this are the only thing that seem to help.
Author's Response: Oh poor lisahoo! I'll do my very best!!
This is along the same lines as my other Away From the Cameras, in the sense that I'm exploring scenes that might have happened off-camera (or simply those that we didn't get to see).
A few things: First, I'm working on the assumption that a lot of what I wrote in the AFtC for season II stands (though I likely won't reference any of it here), up until Casino Night. (Clearly I was quite off about what happened after the kiss...heh.)
Second, there will be flashbacks filling in the blanks of what happened immediately after CN (how long did Jim work? how did he and Pam ultimately leave things? how did she end things with Roy? how did Jim find out about her cancelling the wedding?); the flashbacks will happen largely in the chapters pre-merger (to keep things interesting for Jim/Pam fans during their physical separation).
Ow. I don't know how you managed to squeeze more angst out of GWH, but you did. If we didn't get the finale we did, I don't think I could have read this. Oh, Pam, I'm still hurting for you.
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