Three Strikes, You're Out

[baka_writes]

Title: Three Strikes, You're Out
Characters: Andy, Oscar, brief mention of Jim, Pam, Kevin, Phyllis. Oscar/Andy.
Rating: PG-13 for teh swearz
Spoilers: For episode 6x01, Gossip
Beta'd: By the sis smarmyelf and the fab neonnchrome1123
Summary: Andy has an attack of masculine insecurity and recovers. Oscar thinks the whole situation is ridiculous.
A/N: Sequel to Getting All

Comments

[baka_writes]

*flails* Your comment has, quite possibly, made my night. 8D One of the biggest things I strive for in fic (or in anything else really) is to be slightly unique. I feel like with a lot of my stuff in other fandoms I fall into the same patterns as everyone else (like you said, not necessarily a BAD thing, but still) and somehow my fiction becomes PREDICTABLE to me. So I am so incredibly happy that you think this has a fresh feel to it.

I swear, I take barely any credit for Oscar, because he totally seems to just write himself. Usually any time I want to make him softer or more floopy than he actually is, I can practically HEAR him sighing in exasperation in the back of my head, and immediately end up changing it. Plus, my little sister and her girlfriend are LOVELY betas who catch me when I do let the occasional girly-Oscar moment slip through. They're really wonderful for making me accountable as far as characterization goes.

And all those little touches you mentioned- hahaha- is it wrong to me to squee at my own fic, or at the fact that you noticed some of the bits that were my favorite? I SWEAR, I FEEL LIKE THESE FICS TAKE A LIFE OF THEIR OWN, AND I CAN SEE THE CHARACTERS DOING IT, SO I REALLY FEEL LIKE I'M FLAILING OVER THE CHARACTERS AND NOT SOMETHING I WROTE MYSELF. *ahem* /caps-lock.

I wish I didn't have the LSAT on Saturday, because otherwise I would be writing the next bit like right now. You have no idea how much I want to see the Andy-Jim moment happen. Heeeee!

Thank you so much for the lovely, lovely comment.