OH GOODNESS! I AM SITTING HERE ALL SMILEY AND TINGLEY AND OOOOOOH I AM SO IN LOVE WITH THIS FIC! SO, SO IN LOVE! It was absolute perfection in every single way. Gah, the progression of the romance was so very natural and right, and I adore how it was almost this coming of age story where Kelly realized things about herself and grew up and found this lovely person who just knew her inside and out and treated her with respect and love and is everything she's ever wanted but in an unexpected package. That last scene between Kelly and Ryan was so oddly moving and beautiful and such a triumph for Kelly and it somehow encompassed all the love that she felt for Erin, because Ryan no longer had that hold on her. She still loved him, but she didn't want him anymore. Ooooh, it was so beautiful and tragic and perfect, and then Erin came out being all adorable and happy and understanding and it was just SO BEAUTIFUL! I will never tire of your Kelly stories. You always write her so magnificently.
Aside from all of that, I adore you for actually making me interested in Pam/Ryan in a soul-searing kind of way. I mean, I've never gotten that ship, ever, and then you go and make it this beautiful tale of unrequited love and Ryan connecting with her in a way that he doesn't with anyone else and Pam sort of likes him but not in the way he wants her to and he's being all gallant at the wedding because he really does love her, and good god, this was just a subplot and I was terribly invested in it. Add to that, I adored all of the Oscar/Andy subtext. Good stories are ones that develop all these side relationships and somehow make you care even though they are barely touched upon compared to the main plot, and you pulled that off beautifully. Like, I actually want fanfic based on this fanfic, you know? To work out Pam/Ryan and Oscar/Andy and Creed and his three man show. And you even had me shipping Jim/Dwight. And somehow you made me love Jim because he choked up during both Michael and Dwight's speech, and I rarely love Jim.
And this was so beautifully Michael that I had to quote it:
Michael is like convinced he’s going to be the godfather, so he keeps talking in this stupid mafia voice and saying stuff about mattresses. Kelly sort of suspects it’s because he’s never seen The Godfather but he’s watched You’ve Got Mail a lot.
PURE BRILLIANCE!
Also, I love you so hard for referencing Repo! The Genetic Opera.
In short, this was frakking amazing. I loved it to bits.
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Aside from all of that, I adore you for actually making me interested in Pam/Ryan in a soul-searing kind of way. I mean, I've never gotten that ship, ever, and then you go and make it this beautiful tale of unrequited love and Ryan connecting with her in a way that he doesn't with anyone else and Pam sort of likes him but not in the way he wants her to and he's being all gallant at the wedding because he really does love her, and good god, this was just a subplot and I was terribly invested in it. Add to that, I adored all of the Oscar/Andy subtext. Good stories are ones that develop all these side relationships and somehow make you care even though they are barely touched upon compared to the main plot, and you pulled that off beautifully. Like, I actually want fanfic based on this fanfic, you know? To work out Pam/Ryan and Oscar/Andy and Creed and his three man show. And you even had me shipping Jim/Dwight. And somehow you made me love Jim because he choked up during both Michael and Dwight's speech, and I rarely love Jim.
And this was so beautifully Michael that I had to quote it:
Michael is like convinced he’s going to be the godfather, so he keeps talking in this stupid mafia voice and saying stuff about mattresses. Kelly sort of suspects it’s because he’s never seen The Godfather but he’s watched You’ve Got Mail a lot.
PURE BRILLIANCE!
Also, I love you so hard for referencing Repo! The Genetic Opera.
In short, this was frakking amazing. I loved it to bits.