Jim/Karen
"And Scranton... it's not that bad. So, if they offer you a job there, I think you should take it."
"Okay, yeah. Maybe I will."
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Stories
Summary:

Following a crushing showing at the art exhibition, Pam is offered a new path forward by her instructor. Finding confidence and a renewed sense of self worth, she is afforded the opportunity to break free from an oppressive and toxic environment. What happens when Jim stumbles intor this alternative life and witnesses her growth firsthand? (Late Season 3 - AU) 

 


Categories: Episode Related, Jim and Pam, Alternate Universe
Characters: Ensemble, Jim, Jim/Karen, Karen, Michael, Pam, Pam/Roy
Genres: Angst, Drama
Warnings: Adult language, Other Adult Theme
Series: None
Chapters: 4 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 17895 Read Count: 6493 ePub Downloads: 1
[Report This] Published: December 05, 2020 Updated: December 28, 2020
Summary:

UPDATE 4/6 - Marked Complete - see story notes for a message of explanation and gratitude.  

What happened after Jim "struck gold" during his job interview in New York (season 3 finale) and before Pam went mining for celebrity sex tapes (season 4 opener), this chapter by chapter WIP has the story told through many points of view - none of them from the documentary film crew. 



Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Ensemble, Jim, Jim/Karen, Jim/Pam, Karen, Michael, Other, Pam, Phillip Halpert
Genres: Drama, Fluff, Inner Monologue, Romance, Weekend, Workdays
Warnings: Adult language
Series: Gold Mine
Chapters: 12 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 39696 Read Count: 11666 ePub Downloads: 15
[Report This] Published: September 11, 2020 Updated: December 03, 2020
Summary: S3 Oneshot. Due to budgetary reasons, the Vance wedding takes place at Schrute Farms. With a lack of Roy, and an angry, drunk Karen at the reception, what will Jim's and Pam's newfound confidence bring?
Categories: Jim and Pam, Episode Related
Characters: Jim/Karen, Jim/Pam
Genres: Drama, Drunk Pam/Jim, Inner Monologue, Oneshot, Romance, Steamy
Warnings: Adult language, Explicit sexual content, Other Adult Theme
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 10234 Read Count: 2376 ePub Downloads: 6
[Report This] Published: November 20, 2020 Updated: November 20, 2020
Summary: Jim is at home sick with a virus (not THE virus...), and sick Jim seems confused about stuff. Which might explain how it comes to be that Pam is in his apartment looking after him, and Karen is selling paper...
Categories: Jim and Pam
Characters: Ensemble, Jim, Jim/Karen, Jim/Pam, Karen, Pam
Genres: Angst, Romance, Hurt/Comfort, Wet Pam/Jim
Warnings: Adult language, Moderate sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 6 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 47288 Read Count: 13127 ePub Downloads: 13
[Report This] Published: July 24, 2020 Updated: November 16, 2020
Summary:

Casino Night through Niagara seen through a different lens – a mom’s.


Categories: Jim and Pam, Past, Episode Related
Characters: Jim/Karen, Jim/Pam, Other
Genres: Angst, Childhood, Drama, In Stamford, Oneshot
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Challenges: Sleepless In Scranton
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 3504 Read Count: 1786 ePub Downloads: 2
[Report This] Published: October 29, 2020 Updated: October 29, 2020
Summary: “Healthy ecosystems all have a natural balance. If you take something important out of the ecosystem, that balance falls apart, and the consequences for its inhabitants can be disastrous.”

Jim’s on a sales call. Pam’s taking a sick day. Karen’s getting a taste of life in the Scranton branch ecosystem with them gone. A cold open set mid-Season 3. #5 in the Rejected Cold Openings series.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Other, Past
Characters: Dwight, Ensemble, Jim/Karen, Jim/Pam, Karen, Kelly, Michael, Oscar, Phyllis, Ryan, Stanley
Genres: Humor, Oneshot, Workdays
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Series: Rejected Cold Opens
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1612 Read Count: 1099 ePub Downloads: 2
[Report This] Published: October 25, 2020 Updated: October 25, 2020
Summary: Post-Cocktails. Jim’s having a truly excellent night, and the last thing he wants is a call from Pam on the drive home.
Categories: Jim and Pam
Characters: Jim, Jim/Karen, Jim/Pam, Pam, Roy
Genres: Angst
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1230 Read Count: 1227 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: October 15, 2020 Updated: October 15, 2020
Summary:


It takes a few endings to get to a beginning. Season 3, but make it exile


(When I was talking about folklore inspiring fics I didn’t mean me, whoops...) 


Categories: Jim and Pam
Characters: Jim/Karen, Jim/Pam, Pam/Roy
Genres: Oneshot
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 2452 Read Count: 1432 ePub Downloads: 3
[Report This] Published: July 25, 2020 Updated: July 25, 2020
Summary: Set in season 3; what if Pam met someone (and not Roy) sometime around Phyllis' wedding? How would Jim react? How would this affect the Jim/Pam dynamic? Just adding a bit more angst to the already existing angst fest that is season 3!
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present, Episode Related
Characters: Jim/Karen, Jim/Pam, Pam/Other
Genres: Angst, Fluff, Romance
Warnings: Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 6 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 21434 Read Count: 8206 ePub Downloads: 3
[Report This] Published: July 06, 2020 Updated: July 25, 2020
Summary: The teapot letter has been found by Pam.  But in Season 3.  What will happen when she finds it during her time of pining?  What if Karen finds it?  Set a few days after “Ben Franklin”.
Categories: Jim and Pam
Characters: Jim/Karen, Jim/Pam
Genres: Angst, Romance
Warnings: Adult language, Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 2624 Read Count: 1220 ePub Downloads: 1
[Report This] Published: July 15, 2020 Updated: July 15, 2020
Summary: Dunder Mifflin Scranton's annual charity event is a Bachelor/Bachelorette Auction. With so many singles in the office, it's anyone's guess who will end up with whom. AU set late Season 3. Romance/Humor/Light angst
Categories: Jim and Pam, Alternate Universe
Characters: Ensemble, Jim/Karen, Jim/Pam
Genres: Angst, Humor, Romance
Warnings: Adult language, Moderate sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 4 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 16027 Read Count: 6368 ePub Downloads: 6
[Report This] Published: May 31, 2020 Updated: June 18, 2020
Moving on? by Lizby Rated: MA [Reviews - 28] 24
Summary: It was in that moment that she realized that he had truly moved on. That Jim Halpert didn't love her anymore. Which also led her to another realization, it was time for her to move on as well. Season 3 AU, set after Ben Franklin.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Alternate Universe
Characters: Jim, Jim/Karen, Jim/Pam, Pam, Pam/Other
Genres: Angst, Drama, Humor
Warnings: Adult language, Moderate sexual content, Other Adult Theme
Series: None
Chapters: 7 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 17538 Read Count: 8633 ePub Downloads: 6
[Report This] Published: January 12, 2019 Updated: November 03, 2019
Summary:

“W-why did you call…me?”...Toby paused, “well…it’s-it’s Pam. And uh-um…well you’re…you’re her emergency contact, Jim.” Season 3 AU of cocktails and it’s aftermath



Categories: Jim and Pam, Alternate Universe
Characters: Jim, Jim/Karen, Jim/Pam, Karen, Pam, Roy
Genres: Angst, Drama, Romance, Hurt/Comfort
Warnings: Violence/Injury
Series: None
Chapters: 4 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 6709 Read Count: 7275 ePub Downloads: 2
[Report This] Published: June 26, 2019 Updated: October 26, 2019
Names by Mytuna Rated: MA [Reviews - 4] 4
Summary:

Jim and Pam say the wrong things at the wrong times..

 

 


Categories: Jim and Pam
Characters: Jim, Jim/Karen, Jim/Katy, Karen, Katy, Pam, Pam/Roy
Genres: Angst
Warnings: Adult language, Explicit sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 3 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1342 Read Count: 3855 ePub Downloads: 1
[Report This] Published: September 18, 2019 Updated: September 18, 2019
Summary: Okay so she made a wish. It wasn't like she actually expected it to ever come true.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Alternate Universe
Characters: Ensemble, Jim, Jim/Karen, Jim/Pam, Karen, Kelly, Michael, Pam
Genres: Fluff, Humor, Romance, Workdays
Warnings: Adult language, Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 3 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 15535 Read Count: 7561 ePub Downloads: 9
[Report This] Published: April 02, 2019 Updated: May 21, 2019
Summary:

Loosely set between S03E11, "Back from vacation" and S03E12, "Traveling Salesmen".

It's that magical Friday again, but Michael is too busy trying to improve his morale with the warehouse guys. And he is not afraid of bringing the big guns. After all, what could go wrong?


Categories: Jim and Pam, Present, Alternate Universe
Characters: Angela, Dwight, Dwight/Angela, Jim, Jim/Karen, Michael, Pam, Toby
Genres: Claustrophobic Spaces, In Stamford, Oneshot, Workdays
Warnings: Violence/Injury
Challenges: Robbery at the office
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 2072 Read Count: 966 ePub Downloads: 2
[Report This] Published: April 21, 2019 Updated: April 21, 2019
Summary: Jim knows Karen deserves better, but so does he. 
Categories: Jim and Pam
Characters: Jim/Karen
Genres: Inner Monologue
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 517 Read Count: 1111 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: February 11, 2019 Updated: February 12, 2019
Unwrapped by Coley Rated: MA [Reviews - 46] 105
Summary: Past Featured Story

Jim and Pam, a snowstorm, and a bottle of tequila. Could a Christmas miracle finally force these two to be honest with each other? 

Takes place immediately following A Benihana Christmas. 


Categories: Jim and Pam, Episode Related
Characters: Jim/Karen, Jim/Pam
Genres: Angst, Drunk Pam/Jim, Holiday, Steamy
Warnings: Adult language, Explicit sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 5 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 18206 Read Count: 27000 ePub Downloads: 29
[Report This] Published: December 23, 2018 Updated: January 17, 2019
Summary:

Pam and Jim just started dating, and Pam’s curious about Jim’s romantic past. He pretty much knows all about hers, such as it is, so it seems only fair. 


Categories: Jim and Pam, Alternate Universe
Characters: Jim, Jim/Karen, Jim/Katy, Jim/Other, Jim/Pam, Karen, Katy, Other, Pam, Pam/Roy, Roy
Genres: Romance, Steamy
Warnings: Adult language, Explicit sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 6 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 11195 Read Count: 9524 ePub Downloads: 23
[Report This] Published: January 06, 2019 Updated: January 06, 2019
Summary: "If I thought that Pam was interested..."

What would happen if Pam's courage from Beach Games sprouted a little bit earlier? Say... at Phyllis' wedding?

Jim/Pam, circa Season 3.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Episode Related
Characters: David Wallace, Dwight, Jim, Jim/Karen, Jim/Pam, Karen, Michael, Michael/Jan, Pam, Pam/Roy, Roy
Genres: Angst
Warnings: Adult language
Series: None
Chapters: 14 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 31082 Read Count: 62517 ePub Downloads: 66
[Report This] Published: March 08, 2010 Updated: January 02, 2019
Summary:

When Roy attacks Jim in the office, it isn't his first time hurting someone. Pam acts odd during her apology to Jim, and for the first time since the merger, he can't bring himself to ignore it. A two or three part AU based around “Cocktails” (S3,E18) and “The Negotiation” (S3, E19).

This is such a bad summary, I promise the story is better!


Categories: Jim and Pam
Characters: Dwight, Jim, Jim/Karen, Jim/Pam, Pam, Pam/Roy, Roy
Genres: Angst, Drama, Fluff, Romance
Warnings: Adult language, Violence/Injury
Series: None
Chapters: 3 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 9082 Read Count: 8954 ePub Downloads: 12
[Report This] Published: March 05, 2018 Updated: April 20, 2018
Summary:

Checking in on Jim's thoughts a week after certain events.
*double update: Chap 8 + 9 posted**
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Categories: Jim and Pam, Episode Related
Characters: Jim, Jim/Karen, Jim/Pam
Genres: Angst, Drabble, Drama, Fluff, Inner Monologue, Workdays
Warnings: Mild sexual content, Other Adult Theme
Series: None
Chapters: 9 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 3843 Read Count: 16233 ePub Downloads: 6
[Report This] Published: May 24, 2016 Updated: April 06, 2018
Summary: Her room is filled with colors,painted with the mess that she creates.Her room is always filled with her drawings,not on the walls but in corner ,in one pile stacked on top of one another ,or scrunched in a ball because they were just not good enough,at least not yet.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Ensemble, Jim, Jim/Karen, Jim/Katy, Jim/Other, Jim/Pam, Karen, Katy, Mark, Other, Pam, Pam/Other, Pam/Roy, Roy
Genres: Angst, Childhood, Dream/Fantasy, Drunk Pam/Jim, Fluff, Holiday, Inner Monologue, Kids/Family, Married, Romance, Weekend, Workdays
Warnings: Adult language, Mild sexual content, Other Adult Theme
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 1003 Read Count: 1722 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: January 06, 2018 Updated: January 07, 2018
Summary: Past Featured Story

Jim and Pam are CIA agents assigned to break a Scranton element of a smuggling ring. "Stamford" is a cover for Jim being recalled to Langley after confessing his feelings for Pam, but now he's coming back. And he has to recruit Dwight as an asset.

NOW COMPLETE. Set in AU S3. Spoilers through S3.


Categories: Jim and Pam, Alternate Universe
Characters: Andy, David Wallace, Dwight, Dwight/Angela, Jim, Jim/Karen, Jim/Pam, Josh Porter, Karen, Pam, Pam/Roy, Roy, Toby
Genres: Angst, Drama, Drunk Pam/Jim, Fluff, Inner Monologue
Warnings: Adult language, Secondary Character Death, Violence/Injury
Challenges: Spy Who Pranked Me
Series: None
Chapters: 31 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 37289 Read Count: 17305 ePub Downloads: 23
[Report This] Published: October 02, 2017 Updated: October 31, 2017
Angry Letters by Rach3l Rated: T [Reviews - 14] 33
Summary:

Pam decides to write angry letters without sending them. Or, well, the modern equivalent thereof. A fun little romp of a story!

AU: Canon divergence. Pam doesn't get back together with Roy in season 3. She leaves the wedding when he asks her to dance. They are not together for her art show. They don't go to Poor Richard's, she doesn't tell him about the kiss with Jim, and he never tries to attack Jim in the office. 


Categories: Jim and Pam, Present, Alternate Universe
Characters: Jim, Jim/Karen, Jim/Pam, Pam
Genres: Angst, Drama, Inner Monologue, Romance
Warnings: Adult language, Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 13 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 11233 Read Count: 28455 ePub Downloads: 12
[Report This] Published: September 01, 2017 Updated: September 01, 2017