Penname: boredhswf Real name:
Member Since: January 18, 2020

Bio:

2 a.m. and I'm still awake, writing
if I get it all down on paper, it's no longer inside of me
threatening the life it belongs to

 


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Another First Date by Maxine Abbott Rated: T [Reviews - 66] 63
Summary: Feature

Beth the waitress returns!

A series of stand alone, slice of life, one-shots in Pam and Jim's life, all tied together with the thread that runs through them; they all end with dinner at Christopher's, where (in my headcanon) they had their first date. 

The first and the last chapter NOW COMPLETE work in tandem, but everything in between is its own story if you want to pop in for one whose title strikes your fancy. 



 


Categories: Jim and Pam, Present, Past
Characters: Angela/Andy, Cece Halpert, Dwight, Ensemble, Jim/Pam, Other
Genres: Angst, Fluff, Holiday, Humor, Hurt/Comfort, Kids/Family, Married, Pregnancy/Babies, Romance, Weekend, Workdays
Warnings: Adult language, Mild sexual content, Secondary Character Death
Series: Gold Mine
Chapters: 14 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 56348 Read Count: 29109 ePub Downloads: 8
[Report This] Published: February 14, 2021 Updated: March 15, 2023
Reviewer: boredhswf Signed
Date: March 12, 2023 Title: Chapter 13: Bad Dreams

These last two chapters are incredibly emotional for entirely different reasons and you handle that range of emotions so well.

There is so much angst in this part of their story but that’s what makes it richer and more realistic. You do such a great job at capturing her feelings of frustration and doubts and uncertainty. Wonderful updates!

Author's Response:

Many Thanks. I used to be nervous about writing anything angsty. It is a boost of confidence to hear it comes across when I do. I agree it keeps it real to write this part of the story as well.

Thanks again. NExt one wraps it all up! 

Reviewer: boredhswf Signed
Date: April 20, 2023 Title: Chapter 14: New Traditions

(Sorry I’m just getting to review this)

What a sweet ending to this story and I love the twist. Such a cute evolution of their story from first date to the next generation of first date.

Also, I would like to thank you for the visual of Jim in a towel and then it dropping. It was something I didn’t know I needed.

Great job with this story! And congratulations on another fantastic accomplishment. :)

Yours Truly by nicemorningtoo Rated: T [Reviews - 44] 54
Summary:

I kept writing and dreaming till my words ran out

And I stared at this blank page

'Til finally I wrote

 

Five letters Jim has written to Pam throughout his time at Dunder Mifflin. 


Categories: Jim and Pam, Present, Episode Related
Characters: None
Genres: Angst, Fluff, Married
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 5 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 4771 Read Count: 4051 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: February 22, 2021 Updated: February 26, 2021
Reviewer: boredhswf Signed 1
Date: February 22, 2021 Title: Chapter 1: Dear Tomorrow

Oh, I love this very, very much. This was exactly what happened that first day and you can’t convince me otherwise.

Reviewer: boredhswf Signed 1
Date: February 26, 2021 Title: Chapter 5: Signed, Yours Truly

Aww, I love your take on the teapot letter! This was such a clever, unique idea and you did fantastic with it.

Phillip's Displays of Anguish by grc73 Rated: T [Reviews - 12] 18
Summary: Set in the near future, a college-aged Phillip Halpert and his girlfriend accidentally discover The Office: An American Workplace, and something quite unexpected about his parents. Set against Episode 7.16 - PDA.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Future
Characters: Jim/Pam, Other, Phillip Halpert
Genres: Drunk Pam/Jim, Kids/Family, Married, Oneshot, Romance, Workdays
Warnings: Mild sexual content
Challenges: Empty Nest
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1764 Read Count: 1275 ePub Downloads: 2
[Report This] Published: March 05, 2021 Updated: March 05, 2021
Reviewer: boredhswf Signed 1
Date: March 07, 2021 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Congratulations on your first story. Writing can be an absolutely terrifying endeavor but thankfully this is a very friendly place and everyone is tremendously encouraging.

This is such an interesting but realistic take! I love the idea of children seeing their parents on tv and especially through the eyes of an adult. Great start!

Author's Response:

Thank you!  Always nerve-wracking writing for a new fandom, especially one as established as this. Glad you enjoyed it. :)

One of the friendliest groups I've ever encountered online, everyone has been so welcoming over the last few months and I really appreciate it. 

Gold by Maxine Abbott Rated: T [Reviews - 29] 38
Summary:

 

What if Jim didn’t forget his umbrella?

An alternate look at season 9.

 


Categories: Jim and Pam, Past
Characters: Andy, Cece Halpert, Clark, Darryl, David Wallace, Ensemble, Other, Phillip Halpert
Genres: Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Inner Monologue, Kids/Family, Married, Travel, Workdays
Warnings: Moderate sexual content
Challenges: A Day At The Beach
Series: None
Chapters: 5 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 14821 Read Count: 8708 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: March 18, 2021 Updated: April 09, 2021
Reviewer: boredhswf Signed 1
Date: March 19, 2021 Title: Chapter 1: Broken Traditions

This is really well done, Max! You have a real handle on all the little underlying issues they were having in season 9 and the pain Jim felt at seeing the lid in the trash was palpable.

"There was nothing left for him at Dunder Mifflin, aside from her. But they were married, had a family. He no longer needed to stay in a dead-end job just to be near her." - I think this is a very real thing that gets glossed over often. He *only* stayed at that job for her, and he was capable of so much more.

"Despite all her growth since he’d met her, she still had trouble looking at change as a positive thing." - This. I think seeing how big his 'little startup' was spooked her and she just wanted to keep the status quo after that first visit.

"How it seemed like everything they’d built up for themselves was crumbling as he borrowed bricks from the bedrock to build something she had no part in." - perfectly said.

"Last night, over dinner, the words finally spilled out, expelling from her body, dropping onto the pristine white table cloth like oil stains that might never come out." - Lovely!

Author's Response:

There is nothing I enjoy more in a review that hearing what stood out to the reader so you can imagine I am so touched by this review. And coming from you even more so since I am in awe by your writing and insights...even your review is a treasure to read.

Thank you also for the words of the encouragement as this story sparked - it really did give me the courage to go for it.

I am really glad I ran with this and that you are in agreement there was so much more to the story that wasn't addressed. 

Thanks again for it all. 

 

 

Reviewer: boredhswf Signed 1
Date: March 29, 2021 Title: Chapter 3: Opportunities

This is such an insightful take of all of the complicated and nuanced emotions both of them were feeling at that time. Marriage is work, even the best of marriages, and I think you perfectly captured that here. I really loved the journal entry too! Fabulous job.

Author's Response:

I struggled through that journal entry, searching for Pam's voice and what she might be thinking back on. I'm so pleased you mentioned it. I feel like maybe I got close.

Writing this story had me rewatching my wedding video and thinking back on everything from then until now. We agree on that - marriage only works when you work at it. But the rewards are so worth it.

Thanks again for reading and sharing what you thought. Always a thrill to get reviews.

 

From Friends to This by WanderingWatchtower Rated: T [Reviews - 13] 39
Summary: "It wasn’t like her, sleeping with a guy on the first date. Of course, she hadn’t actually been on that many first dates, but that was beside the point." The morning after.
Categories: Jim and Pam
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: None
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 3812 Read Count: 2022 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: March 28, 2021 Updated: March 28, 2021
Reviewer: boredhswf Signed 1
Date: March 29, 2021 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Oh WW, this was delightful and beautifully written. You captured the emotions of that morning perfectly.

And Then He Kissed Me by nicemorningtoo Rated: M [Reviews - 12] 22
Summary:

And when he walked me home that night

All the stars were shining bright

And then he kissed me

She left her house that night with nothing but a too tight dress and a plan to leave as soon as possible. She walked back home with the man who would become her everything. 1950’s Scranton.


Categories: Jim and Pam, Alternate Universe
Characters: None
Genres: Fluff, Oneshot
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 5984 Read Count: 800 ePub Downloads: 2
[Report This] Published: March 29, 2021 Updated: March 29, 2021
Reviewer: boredhswf Signed 1
Date: March 29, 2021 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

This was so wonderfully perfect! Even before you revealed it, I felt it was very 50’s. It immediately had that atmosphere, which speaks to the great writing. Such a fun, light story and you did a fantastic job encompassing all that makes them jam.

I'm Cooler Than Coley by nicemorningtoo Rated: M [Reviews - 23] 63
Summary: Jim loves Pam. Duh. 
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present, Episode Related
Characters: None
Genres: Fluff, Humor, Oneshot
Warnings: Mild sexual content
Challenges: Bad Fanfic
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 2512 Read Count: 962 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: April 01, 2021 Updated: April 01, 2021
Reviewer: boredhswf Signed 1
Date: April 01, 2021 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

This is such deliriously magnificent prose that I am at a loss for words.

If this doesn't win the 2021 Dundies, I will riot, stop writing entirely and pull all my work.

a house with a terrace upstairs by tinydundie Rated: T [Reviews - 116] 83
Summary:

"He doesn’t want to be presumptuous but all he’s been thinking about for the past twelve minutes as the car sped away from the restaurant is how much he wants to kiss her again; how much he wants to keep on kissing her until he either dies from happiness or wakes up."

My (canon-compliant) take on Pam and Jim's romantic journey, beginning with their first date. Includes flashbacks. 


Categories: Jim and Pam
Characters: Jim, Jim/Pam, Pam
Genres: Angst, Fluff
Warnings: Adult language
Challenges: Excuse Me, Mr Beesly?, Exploding Soda
Series: terrace
Chapters: 20 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 76526 Read Count: 35249 ePub Downloads: 12
[Report This] Published: April 11, 2021 Updated: June 08, 2021
Reviewer: boredhswf Signed 1
Date: April 11, 2021 Title: Chapter 1: Date

Oh...I really, really loved this. You captured the mindset of both of them perfectly! I can’t wait to see what more you have in store for us and welcome to MTT.

Author's Response: Thank you so much!

Reviewer: boredhswf Signed 1
Date: April 24, 2021 Title: Chapter 5: Half

“and kisses her half a decade deep.” Fantastic line.

I’m really, really loving this and your writing. 42 donuts— I see you with that little XF reference. ;)

Author's Response: Thanks! Did you catch the 10:13 too? ;)

Every Day's A Holiday (When Your Lips Meet Mine) by darjeelingandcoke Rated: K [Reviews - 75] 68
Summary: Feature

Every holiday is important to someone. Even Halloween. No, *especially* Halloween. (Submission #2)

(A series of mini-fics set on holidays major and minor in the life of Jim, Pam and the Dunder Mifflin crew. Blame Max for this.)
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present, Episode Related
Characters: Andy, Angela, Cece Halpert, Clark, Creed, Darryl, David Wallace, Dwight, Dwight/Angela, Ensemble, Erin, Gabe, Isabel Poreba, Jim, Jim/Karen, Jim/Katy, Jim/Pam, Katy, Kelly, Kevin, Larissa Halpert, Mark, Meredith, Michael, Nellie, Oscar, Other, Pam, Pam/Roy, Pete, Phillip Halpert, Phyllis, Ryan, Ryan/Kelly, Stanley, Toby
Genres: Angst, Drama, Fluff, Holiday, Humor, Inner Monologue, Romance, Workdays
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Series: None
Chapters: 10 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 22493 Read Count: 8142 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: April 12, 2021 Updated: October 31, 2022
Reviewer: boredhswf Signed 1
Date: April 13, 2021 Title: Chapter 1: National Grilled Cheese Day (April 12, 2008)

This is super cute DJC. You know, National Jellybean Day is coming up on the 22nd. I’m just saying...

Author's Response: Thank you!!! Also, *gif of Dwight smirking at the camera from Gay Witch Hunt*

Grow As We Go by nicemorningtoo Rated: M [Reviews - 51] 63
Summary:

Jim missing Cece's recital is what makes Pam realize she's falling back into her old ways. She's accepting things she doesn't want to accept and not standing up for herself like she should. She decides she needs to find herself again before her and Jim can be happy. 

Loosely based off of Grow As We Go by Ben Platt 


Categories: Jim and Pam, Present, Episode Related
Characters: None
Genres: Angst, Kids/Family, Married, Steamy
Warnings: Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 6 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 10438 Read Count: 5460 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: May 01, 2021 Updated: October 04, 2023
Reviewer: boredhswf Signed 1
Date: May 04, 2021 Title: Chapter 1: You Don't Ever Have to Leave, If to Change is What You Need

"The suffocating silence is back. It surrounds her like a fog, the only thing visible is Jim and his tear-stained cheeks." This is just gorgeous.

Oh, this painfully real and heartbreaking. I can't wait to read more. So good, Aly!

The Irrigation Room by Maxine Abbott Rated: K [Reviews - 11] 16
Summary:

 A look through a yearbook has Pam in tears. Set in the future. 

 

A tale of motherhood, fatherhood and teenagers, goodbyes and new beginnings, reunions and memories and a visit to Schrute Farms.


 


Categories: Jim and Pam, Future
Characters: Angela, Cece Halpert, Dwight, Jim/Pam, Mose, Phillip Halpert, Phillip Schrute
Genres: Kids/Family, Oneshot, Travel
Warnings: None
Challenges: Empty Nest
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 4640 Read Count: 1523 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: May 23, 2021 Updated: May 23, 2021
Reviewer: boredhswf Signed 1
Date: May 24, 2021 Title: Chapter 1: We Are

This was super sweet and I know it is a topic near and dear to you right now. It was fun to see them a little older and back at the Schrutes, and the Dwight moments were very funny. I also appreciate that little gold mention, tying this in with your other story. Very well done. :)

Author's Response:

Thanks so much. This one was straight out of my heart...I've very much been like Pam lately. However I will share the Return to Schrute Farms fic notecard has been sitting around for quite some time...along with bits of the conversation in that part. But it was the sentimental part I felt really rounded this one out.

Love that you picked out the gold mention - it wouldn't be a M. Abbott original without a little flash of metallic. 

Thanks again for reading and reviewing. It means so much to get your thoughts. 

Discover Me Discovering You by Coley Rated: MA [Reviews - 55] 73
Summary: Convinced they'll be different than any other friends who have tried and failed, Jim and Pam upgrade their friendship to add a few benefits. No really, it'll be fine.

Set during the summer between seasons 2 and 3 this will be canon divergent in that Katy and more importantly, Casino Night never happened.
Categories: Jim and Pam
Characters: Jim, Pam
Genres: Fluff, Steamy, Workdays
Warnings: Adult language, Explicit sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 3 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 13786 Read Count: 7817 ePub Downloads: 3
[Report This] Published: June 03, 2021 Updated: March 07, 2022
Reviewer: boredhswf Signed 1
Date: June 04, 2021 Title: Chapter 1: Pushing Forty in the Friend Zone

You know how I feel about this, and literally cannot wait for the rest of the chapters. I feel as though you could give a masterclass on witty dialogue and I would be the first to sign up.

“Tab D fits into Slot C” is seriously an epic line.

It’s fics like this that make me want to just quit writing altogether and leave it to the masters like you. Please give us more of your brilliance.

Lucky Penny by Maxine Abbott Rated: K [Reviews - 8] 9
Summary: Pam's sister also had some trouble in the romance department, but it paid off in the end.
Categories: Jim and Pam
Characters: Penny Beesly
Genres: Fluff, Humor, Married
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Challenges: Sister Sister
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 2339 Read Count: 1422 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: June 12, 2021 Updated: June 12, 2021
Reviewer: boredhswf Signed 1
Date: June 16, 2021 Title: Chapter 1: Bras on the Bar

Why in the world would anyone kick you off the site for this? It was adorable. I loved getting a little insight into Penny’s love life and I think it is totally appropriate that she was involved with a rock star.

The twist at the end with David Wallace was perfectly done and you set it up so well. This was super cute, Max!

Author's Response:

Aww well thanks - tongue and cheek comment but I guess it was the far-fetched ending - but now that I think about it much more far-fetched things happened on the show, but also since it was was so random.

But I'm glad you enjoyed it. Penny's delusional rock star boyfriend was the plot device to get her to where she might cross paths with DW or cross paths with someone who might cross paths - ala his kid's drum teacher. Glad you liked the set up and the glimpse into Penny.

I had a lot of fun taking a little break to write this one. Thanks for always taking the time to read and review - I love hearing from you.

 

  

Forgotten Lullaby by Dernhelm Rated: T [Reviews - 10] 14
Summary:

During romantic dinner in the unexpected place, Pam made a curious discovery about herself. 

Set in Season 5 


Categories: Jim and Pam
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Fluff, Humor, Romance
Warnings: Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 4501 Read Count: 1009 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: July 30, 2021 Updated: July 30, 2021
Reviewer: boredhswf Signed 1
Date: July 30, 2021 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

This is so lovely! I adore all the little Ukrainian details that you have woven in and the detail about her grandmother possibly tying in with A Bad Dream. Just brilliant!

"She stretched her arms over her head, arching her whole body into one perfect bow. Her languid grace transfixed him, her delicate frame looked like a peculiar harp with invisible strings." --Absolutely gorgeous imagery.

Love your Curious facts too!

This is so beautiful and unique and I love everything about it.

Author's Response: Thank you, Bored, I'm glad you like this story <3 I like finding connections between things, so I was excited to have a legal option to add something from my background to my favorite characters - without making them too much OOC)

Future Looks Good by Maxine Abbott Rated: T [Reviews - 51] 36
Summary:


 

 

Canon-divergent, lyrics inspired, plot-bunny directed, get Jim back to Scranton fic set in early season 3 where Michael makes a yearbook, Pam makes a phone call, and Jim makes a decision. 


Categories: Jim and Pam, Episode Related
Characters: Andy, Danny Cordray, Dwight, Ensemble, Jan, Jim, Josh Porter, Karen, Michael, Other, Pam
Genres: Angst, Drama, Drunk Pam/Jim, In Stamford, Inner Monologue, Romance, Workdays
Warnings: Moderate sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 9 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 33002 Read Count: 11002 ePub Downloads: 4
[Report This] Published: July 31, 2021 Updated: September 02, 2021
Reviewer: boredhswf Signed 1
Date: August 01, 2021 Title: Chapter 1: This Man He Talked to Me - One Republic

This is such an interesting premise for season 3 and I love the dreams. I’ve always appreciated the use of dreams as literary device to examine fears and for foreshadowing and I love your use of them here.

“But mostly it hadn’t cleansed him of the taste of her lips, lips that he should never have sampled because as they say, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

The harm of that small taste was like a poison that entered his body and set up camp, refusing to leave even so many months later.” Love this whole section but imagery is fantastic.

I’m looking forward to see where you take this story!

Author's Response:

Yes, this will be a bit different. You'll still recognize some tropes and the characters will hopefully still feel true but this story is not what what we saw on the show.

As I mentioned I have always been fascinated by dreams and was inspired by the song lyrics but the use of dreams to really explore ideas and feelings is open and freeing (am I making sense?).

You were not the only one who pointed out that line - and yeah it was one of my favorites too.

I'm excited you'll be along on the journey  - your thoughts always mean a lot to me.

 

 

Reviewer: boredhswf Signed 1
Date: August 15, 2021 Title: Chapter 2: Feels like there's oceans between me and you once again - Seafret

Okay so I love Michael making The Faces of Scranton companion piece but what I really love is Jim listening in on Pam and Danny. I like how you are setting all these questions up and I can wait to see how it unfolds.

Author's Response:

I'm glad you are interested - there's a bit more than the typical going on here, a couple of classic issues and a few not so much. I'm excited for you to see how they come together.

 

Thanks as always for the review.

 

Reviewer: boredhswf Signed 1
Date: August 16, 2021 Title: Chapter 3: We keep this love in a photograph - Ed Sheeran

I'm slowly but surely working through your updates. ;)

"For her it was the start of something, for him it was just a way to numb him from everything he’d learned that day.

He’d gone long enough without a romantic connection both mentally and physically and while she’d never be Pam, she could be just the thing to help him rebound. He knew he could continue to let her be his antiseptic, let her temporarily block the pain for as long as they were both employed in the same town but did he want to be that guy? A who made promises with his body he had no intention of keeping." - This is exactly how I believe he saw the entire origin of their relationship but wonderfully articulated here. She was a distraction that turned into a relationship out of sheer apathy. And while his integrity wanted to try and make it more because he knew his feelings didn't match hers, the truth was, as you postulated, it was never more than the shallowness of its beginnings.

I, too, love writing Jim drunk and I love how you wrote him here. He's adorable. And oh what a way to end it. You can almost hear Pam's mind racing with the misunderstood information.

Great chapter!

Author's Response:

So great to get your reviews and know you are with me on the Karen/Jim thing. Not the first time (Katy) he went for something he really didn't want, felt obligated to give it a go, and was basically going through motions. 

The drunk part was really fun - glad you enjoyed. 

Thanks for coming along on this one and your great reviews.

 

Reviewer: boredhswf Signed 1
Date: August 26, 2021 Title: Chapter 6: Love the One You’re With – Stephen Stills

This is great how you are filling in the back story to the Jan conversation, the Pam phone call. It's so well done.

Okay, so I'm loving this Matthew guy. Besides the obvious weirdness of the whole Brian storyline on the show, I've always thought they would be friends with these people that they worked with for years behind the cameras. They had to have. And this original character is great.

I also really like how you're are making Josh out to be a real villain!

Author's Response:

I had fun expanding on the characters - and giving Josh a more villianous streak. 

This order of this story was what made it tricky but I always enjoy episodes of shows where we start in the future and then go back to see how we got there so I gave it a shot - a lot harder than I thought.

Thanks for reading and reviewing - I do really appreciate it.

It Had to Be You by tinydundie Rated: M [Reviews - 147] 115
Summary: Feature

"There was a definite conflict within him: between the Jim who loved having Pam for a best friend and the Jim who wanted to press her up against the door of his apartment and kiss every single platonic thought out of her brain."

An AU loosely based on the film “When Harry Met Sally.”


Categories: Jim and Pam, Alternate Universe
Characters: Ensemble, Jim, Jim/Pam, Pam
Genres: Drama, Humor, Romance
Warnings: Adult language, Moderate sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 15 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 83821 Read Count: 22189 ePub Downloads: 18
[Report This] Published: August 09, 2021 Updated: November 12, 2021
Reviewer: boredhswf Signed 1
Date: October 30, 2021 Title: Chapter 12: Chapter Twelve

I’m *finally* getting caught up with this because I’ve wanted to since you started it and it’s no secret I’m an AU junkie. Omg it’s so good!

You have done a perfect job of winding these two universes together to make a wonderfully fantastic one.

This last chapter was brutal but in the absolute best of ways. I love painful angst and this was perfect.

Can’t wait to read more!

Author's Response: Hey, I'm so glad you're checking it out! Thanks for your review, I hope you like the rest!

Three Hundred Sixty Turns Should Do It by Maxine Abbott Rated: T [Reviews - 214] 63
Summary:

NOW COMPLETE! and featuring bonus content - enhanced reader notes. BUT DO NOT READ ANY OF THESE CHAPTER/END NOTES ON STEROIDS UNTIL YOU FINISH READING THE ENTIRE FIC - MAJOR SPOILERS ALERT. 

The Office meets Harry Potter. - Sort of, but not exactly, and you don't need to be a fan or really know any HP to follow this fic.

You should enjoy stories about time travel and the magic of love.

Michael discovers a Time Turner and takes Pam on a time-traveling adventure. 

Takes place after The Carpet in season 2 with attempts to be canon-compliant as much as possible for as long as possible considering it is a story that involves the supernatural. But with time travel possible, canon winds up taking some small shifts and even sharp turns. 

 

 

 


Categories: Jim and Pam
Characters: Dwight, Ensemble, Jim/Pam, Michael, Other, Pam, Pam/Roy, Stanley, Toby, Todd Packer
Genres: Dream/Fantasy
Warnings: Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 39 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 181051 Read Count: 33774 ePub Downloads: 35
[Report This] Published: September 05, 2021 Updated: October 14, 2022
Reviewer: boredhswf Signed
Date: October 15, 2021 Title: Chapter 1: Part I: Chapter 1. New Carpet

I’m FINALLY getting caught up with everything and this story was one of the first. So sorry!

Also, I’m not sure how much advice I give beyond “hey that sounds great!” but I’ll take it!

So I think Michael is actually a pretty tricky character to write and you seem to do such a great job at nailing his voice. This whole opening scene is no exception and I can absolutely see him doing all these things.

I love that you mentioned Faulkner and using it to insult Roy is just an added bonus.

I also think it is quite clever how you are setting this up. It’s very believable, which I feel was not easy to accomplish. Can’t wait to keep reading!

Author's Response:

Never underestimate what a little support can do. Even just being able to bounce ideas off my friends and having them to be excited for me is a big boost.

Thanks for the vote of confidence with my Michael writing. There will be a lot of him in this story and getting him right is crucial. Don't know what it says that I can get in his head so well, but I'll take it.

Love to stick it to that ignorant buffoon.

Again so glad you are coming along on this trip - can't wait for you to read more too.  

 

Reviewer: boredhswf Signed 1
Date: October 15, 2021 Title: Chapter 2: Chapter 2. Strange Trip

I’m so intrigued at how they are going to get out of this! It was such a well written chapter that the end snuck up on me.

Excellent use of Gaussian, by the way.

The entire sequence of them traveling was so well done and the imagery so vivid that I could see everything so clearly in my mind. Great chapter!

Author's Response:

You know how certain scenes come to you - and are written before everything else...and the everything else gets filled in around it? That was the time traveling sequence so I'm tickled you noticed it and could see it. 

Time travel does create a lot of limitations but half the fun here is getting them out of it (the other half is the hard part).

Thank you again for such high praise - really does mean so much.