What if Pam had gone along with Michael and Dwight to the convention? Was she ready to see Jim? Was Jim ready to face Pam?Once they decide to go for it, they don't stop... ;) It's getting hot in here. I like the emotional intimacy you gave to it all; it meant a lot to them. :) I'm glad you went for a secluded roof spot as opposed to the other options you were thinking of. :) Always happy to help.
A collection of brief everyday moments: sleeping, showering, working, eating...(sounds exciting, huh?)
Each part is a mini-one shot (i.e., not a WIP with one ongoing narrative); no spoilers.
That's very sweet. I like how your stories are always full of little details like his scratching out yatt and replacing it by alpert. A letter does sound up the romantic alley of Mr. Halpert. :)
Author's Response: And I like how you always notice the details (kind of liked the stationery tampering one you noted myself.) He would write her a love letter, wouldn't he? Thanks, MA!
I love all these little slices of life. I enjoy vignette style fics, and you do them so well. :)
She slides her arms around his waist, leaning into him so heavily that he thinks if he stepped back an inch she’d fall to the floor.
So adorable! :)
You say, little scene about nothing like it's a bad thing! Your nothing is always something. That was just a lovely moment, and Pam's comment's "Jim, is that you?" made me laugh because I can relate to that kind of sleepy confusion. Very sweet.
Author's Response: Have to admit, Pam's incoherence at 3 am, might have been a bit of a projection on my part as well. And no, nothing isn't necessarily a bad thing...I just feel like I should warn anyone expecting, oh say...a plot, lol. So pleased you enjoyed - thanks, MA!!
That was really cute and sweet. You figured out how to pack a punch in few words. Well done!
Author's Response: thanks so much! i was pretty sure it would be impossible to tell a story in so few words, since i tend to love runon sentences. much like david foster wallace, as i'm discovering..
58 This was so cute. Cardigan-ripping is underrated.
And yeah, ignore the word counting from the software. It's stupidly inaccurate.
Oh Michael. His hitting on Ryan when drunk is quite perfect. Phyllis coming on to Jim is quite appropriate given the deleted scenes on the DVD. I imagined the Speedo comment muttered by her. I thought all your vignettes hit the mark, even if it was a very creepy mark. LOL
Author's Response: I know, they are creepy some times. I guess thats what happens when you drink too much, at least at Dunder-Mifflin. I'm glad you like them, and thank you for the review Morning Angel.
That was really a sweet Kandy story. I did like a bit that there was some payback for all the pranks Jim pulled in his life; that seemed about right. But I like you had it ended off sweet with a wedding with pink dresses per Kelly's taste. :)
Pam wishes she had loved Jim all her life, and Jim rises to the challenge. Pure fluff.It's good fluff! :) This is such an original idea for a birthday celebration. This part was hilarious, "No, kissing is gross. But we have to cross the street, so you can hold my hand," he said seriously. She reached for his hand, but he pulled it away first. "Just a moment," he said, tracing a circle on his palm with his other pinky. "Circle, circle, dot, dot, now I've got the cootie shot," he said.
I had never heard the swing thing although we always came up with some funny rules too when playing certain games.
Looking forward to more of this story! :)
This is a lovely story. I'm enjoying all the little details like the music and the clothing... You made Jim Halpert one awesome boyfriend. :)
Author's Response: Thanks so much! I like putting in all the little details, too, it\'s quite fun to think back to those years, which happen to coincide with my own in high school. And I think maybe I\'m projecting my fantasy boyfriend, since the only gift I\'ve received from Real Life Boyfriend is a flat screen monitor for my computer that crapped out after two months. :-P\r\n\r\n
That was just so so sweet. It's really not so much about the gifts than the fact Jim just wants to make Pam so happy. That's lovely. Thanks for this story. :)
Jim and Pam have 24 hours together before he leaves for Stamford. A lot can happen when you're on borrowed time.That's a very sweet story. Initially, I thought you might take them on a roadtrip, but snuggling in Jim's apartment is also a perfectly acceptable option. ;) I'm looking forward to more.
Pam and Jim are engaged and planning their upcoming wedding, but Jim has a peculiar temporary living arrangement. This story is one week of at-work emails surrounding the situation. Please note that Fancy New Beesly is in full bloom; she takes a hard line with Michael these days."You and Dwight are idiots": Best email subject line! I love your Michael voice. But actually the whole story was great. It was really fun to read it all in email format. Good job! :)
Author's Response:
That email subject started out as "Dwight is an idiot," but I realized that Michael wouldn't pass up an opportunity to insult Toby. The nice thing about writing in emails is you have a little bit of leeway with the voices, I think. We often write just a bit differently than we speak, so if something isn't a great fit with a character, I can fall back on that. ;) I'm glad you think I got Michael down, though! I enjoy writing Angela, actually. Writing in voice that's judgmental and socially underdeveloped can be fun.
I'm glad you liked this! Thanks so much for reading and reviewing, MA!
Ideas for Cold Openings (the pre-title gags) always pop into my head. So these will be just a bunch of teasers that, hopefully, you will find funny. I don't know how many I will post but I'll keep putting them up as they occur to me.
These openings are all really great, but I must say, this is probably my favourite. Trickery by Photoshop. They are indeed the most dangerous couple out there. :)
Author's Response: Thanks! I love those two... a unified Jim and Pam are capable of ANYTHING.
That was very sweet. Embarrassed Pam is pretty realistic. Congratulations on succeeding in making very unromantic fast food place cute!
Ah, cupcake kick! Kevin's talking head works particularly well here. Nice story.
Author's Response: As someone who’s always on a cupcake kick (but not pregnant), it was great to plug that in, and I’m glad you enjoyed.
I thought you did a really good job. You conveyed all the ambiguity in their relationship in season 2 where Pam just pushes and pulls Jim. That was lovely and yet very sad.
Hee. I thought you captured Kelly's voice well. And her idea of earthly happiness really made me giggle.
Author's Response: Thanks so much! Kelly is such a fun character to write.
Great Depression AU.Oh Shan, happy to see Hope back. I'm so glad the writing is going so well. :) That's very exciting to hear.
Author's Response: Thanks, Gen :)
This was very funny. I like Jim being silly, and he can't resist a challenge from Pam! I've never heard of this song, which proves again how on the up and up I am as far as music goes ;), but this was a fun read!
Author's Response: Thanks! I had pretty modest goals with this one -- pretty much just to be a fun read -- so I'm glad it did that :)
Last night's premiere was full of so much Jammy (or PB&J) goodness that I had to let it out somehow.
Obviously very spoilierish if you haven't seen the episode yet.
"All I'm saying is if we ever get arrested, let me do the talking." That is a line so perfectly Jim, but really, your whole story is right on the mark. You captured the sweetness, giddiness, and happiness we saw in last night's episode. :) I really enjoyed this.
Author's Response:
I liked that line too, and I'm really happy that you think this story captured them so well and that you enjoyed it. Your kind words mean so much to me, Morning Angel, so a thousand thank you's! :)
Fill in the blanks fanfic! Yes!!! This is a great story, and a totally plausible way things might have come about. :) This part is so perfectly Jim, I can hear him and picture it so well:
“Maybe,” he admits, suddenly looking embarrassed. “But, I don’t know. I feel like I should properly…ask you. Which is stupid, I know.”
This is different from every other relationship he’s ever been in. He wasn’t sure of himself with Pam sometimes, and he just wants things to be perfect. The fact this is the shot he’d been waiting for for years does not help ease his nerves much. He feels her watching him, and he eventually offers a sheepish smile."
So cute!
What it's really like this year at Dunder Mifflin.
I loved the banter back and forth. No matter how much into each other they are or what they're doing (LOL), I love the idea that their complicity and sense of humour never leaves them. They're able to entertain each other and make each other happy. That was fun to read. I loved this:
“Yeah, just…paper clips and…slow typing everywhere.” She hummed. “I heard there’s one guy who only types like 65 words per minute,” he admitted.
lisahoo issued a request for post-Fun Run smut. I'm breaking my self-imposed ban on posting this. See what you've made me do?
You are very productive in your post Fun Run days. I like that. Another good story. I do like Jim/Pam being a little naughty. This hadme giggling:
"Wow. I think I'm done for the day. Tell Michael I went home."
"Jim, to go home, you have to get out of here."
"No, I'm good. I'll just stay here until everyone leaves for the day."
Morning Angel, I wish I could be as productive in other areas...like cleaning and laundry! I loved that little bit of worn out Jim, too, so I'm glad you mentioned it. Thank you for the review.
First date. Anxiety and hope and terror and euphoria.
Last chapter is up! New beginnings, new rating.
I have no idea how I missed this story before, but this was truly the perfect first date. It was so sweet to see them all nervous, making tentative steps to each other, with an undercurrent of slow smoldering heat, which you built very well. I really enjoyed reading this!
Author's Response: Thanks so much Morning Angel! I feel like they have plenty of reasons to be nervous around each other after everything that's happened, but they also have this inherent level of comfort when they're together that they don't have with anyone else (a la "The Initiation" phone call). Thanks for reviewing :)