ext_36783 ([identity profile] stars-inthe-sky.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2013-12-20 01:31 pm
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“Trinkets” by zippity_zoppity (PG-13)

Fandom: THE OFFICE
Pairing: Pam Beesley/Jim Halpert
Length: 1,100 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] zippity_zoppity
Author Website: MTT
Why this must be read: Sweet and sincere, this fic is an out-of-chronological-order recounting of five gifts of various sorts everyone’s favorite Scranton couple exchanges over the years, from pre-series up to the then-present(ish) day.

four: the goddamn batman

“I just think it’s too easy, you know? Like, of course he just happens to need to figure out where Heath Ledger--"

“The Joker.”

She rolls his eyes. “Fine, where
the Joker is right after he makes some big computer that can do exactly that. I think it’s cheap. Like, who would think of that?”

“Batman,” he says.

“Oh, come on,” she says exasperatedly.

“Pam, you’re talking about a guy who secretly built a global network of semi-sentient spy satellites to keep track of every super
hero on the planet in case one ever went psycho. Not supervillain, every superhero. Batman always has a plan.”

“Uh, Jim?” she says. “What movie were you watching? I did not see that…y’know, at all.”

He blushes.

“Seriously.” She’s waiting for an answer.

He reluctantly mumbles an issue number.

“Oh my God,” she groans. “I’m dating a huge dork.”

Later, she grabs a Post-It from her desk and draws him a little picture of a sour-faced cartoon Batman, just the head and the cape spreading to frame the words “BATMAN ALWAYS HAS A PLAN.” He sticks it to his computer monitor.

It’s what he glances at when Chris Brown starts seeping from behind Michael’s door. He calls Maid of the Mist from his d
esk.

Trinkets