Summary: Carol knows-- deep down-- that this won't end well.
Recommended by: darjeelingandcoke
Recommender's comments: You ever wondered what, exactly, Carol Stills could possibly be thinking in dating Michael? And continuing to date him even after everything? Well, now you know. Really cool character study that does a lot to fill out this minor character.
Categories: Past, Other
Characters: Carol, Michael, Michael/Carol
Genres: Angst, Inner Monologue, Kids/Family, Oneshot
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Completed: Yes

Summary: A series of talking heads from the most enigmatic Dunder Mifflinite, Creed Bratton.
Recommended by: darjeelingandcoke
Recommender's comments: You can't get enough Creed.
Categories: Other
Characters: Creed, Ensemble
Genres: Humor
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Completed: Yes

Summary: This is something they did now. Call or text with random memories of their time together at Dunder Mifflin.
Recommended by: darjeelingandcoke
Recommender's comments: Jenncho is one of the great fanfic champions of Andy/Oscar and has written 10 stories on AO3 about this pairing. This one, which could easily be canon-compliant, is my favorite. Set post-series, it's both a sweet getting-together story *and* a fun nostalgia trip. A good example of her work, and worth reading even if you're not into the ship.
Categories: Other, Future
Characters: Andy, Ensemble, Oscar, Phillip Schrute
Genres: Oneshot, Romance, Slash
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Completed: Yes

Summary: Miss Pamela Beesly is faced with an unexpected choice. (Casino night done regency romance style because, why not? Just a bit of fun, and yes, there's a happy ending.) ""Ah! Halpert, good man. See to her, won't you? Philbin's waiting for me in the card room." Pamela Beesly glared at her betrothed, her face flushing, fingers clenched into the blue fabric of her gown. Surely he would not leave her on this terrace in the middle of their conversation? Mr. Halpert, her dearest friend and neighbor, murmured his acquiescence, and Captain Roy Anderson disappeared back into the ballroom."
Recommended by: darjeelingandcoke
Recommender's comments: I mean... it's Casino Night. But regency romance style. And with a happy ending. Isn't that kind of all the recommendation you need? Here's rooting for Mary to post this here too!
Categories: Jim and Pam, Alternate Universe
Characters: Helene Beesly, Jim/Pam, Pam, Pam/Roy, Roy
Genres: Drama, Romance
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Completed: Yes

Summary: Jim loses his cool.
Recommended by: darjeelingandcoke
Recommender's comments: Jim/Pam tension that would slot well into canon, set pre-Casino Night. Painfully awkward, very Office-style humor and sweetness.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Past
Characters: Dwight, Jim, Jim/Pam, Michael, Pam
Genres: Workdays
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Completed: Yes

Summary: RYAN IS MATT DAMON.
Recommended by: darjeelingandcoke
Recommender's comments: Honestly, it's kind of hard to describe this one, beyond the fact that it's five brief scenes in which Ryan is compared to Matt Damon or a character played by him, and it's darn funny.
Categories: Other, Episode Related
Characters: Ensemble, Kelly, Michael, Ryan, Ryan/Kelly
Genres: Humor
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Completed: Yes

Summary: Michael decides to have a sleepover at the office. Shenanigans ensue.
Recommended by: darjeelingandcoke
Recommender's comments: This is script-fic set between Business Trip and the MSPC arc, and it's absolutely brilliant. Could 100% be an unproduced episode - everyone's voices are dead on.

Not particularly JAM-focused, but there are some very sweet JAM moments I would've loved to see onscreen... including some conversations we really didn't see enough of about Jim's goals besides being with Pam and Pam's feelings about being back at DM.
Categories: Episode Related, Jim and Pam, Past, Other
Characters: Andy, Angela, Angela/Andy, Dwight, Dwight/Angela, Ensemble, Jim, Jim/Pam, Michael, Oscar, Pam
Genres: Humor, Workdays
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Completed: Yes

Summary: Ryan does a number on Kelly's emotional well being, again. This time, Kelly finds a new solution.
Recommended by: darjeelingandcoke
Recommender's comments: This is Kelly/Erin. Very well-written, and a great one if you love the rest of the ensemble too *and* were mildly horrified at the romantic drama the writers put these two through in later seasons. Or if you just feel like Ryan never quite got the karmic punishment he deserved and Kelly deserved better. (There is some interesting Kelly perspective on JAM in there too though.)
Categories: Alternate Universe, Other, Past
Characters: Erin, Kelly, Kelly/Other, Ryan, Ryan/Kelly
Genres: Romance
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Completed: Yes

Summary: Jim and Karen discover that The Sound of Music just isn't quite as cheerful when you're a grown-up.
Recommended by: darjeelingandcoke
Recommender's comments: In which Jim and Karen watch a movie together and Karen overidentifies with a woman who is about to be on the losing end of a love triangle. Better than I'm making it sound.
Categories: Past, Jim and Pam, Other
Characters: Jim, Jim/Karen, Jim/Pam, Karen
Genres: Angst
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Completed: Yes

Summary: Pretty much what it says on the tin.
Recommended by: darjeelingandcoke
Recommender's comments: A little bit of a glimpse into Jim's mindset and the after math of some key Season 2 moments. Plus: Pam plays a prank on Jim involving ducks.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Past, Episode Related
Characters: Jim, Jim/Pam, Pam
Genres: Angst, Inner Monologue
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Completed: Yes

Summary: Things are different with Jim gone. AKA Five Things Pam Misses About Jim While He’s In Stamford.
Recommended by: darjeelingandcoke
Recommender's comments: A slice of Pam's life in the post-Casino Night summer - in which she discovers how much Jim is built into her daily routine. Only viewable with an Archive of Our Own account.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Past, Episode Related
Characters: Dwight, Ensemble, Jim/Pam, Pam
Genres: Angst, In Stamford, Oneshot
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Completed: Yes

Summary: An object at rest tends to stay at rest. An object in motion...
Recommended by: darjeelingandcoke
Recommender's comments: Post-Casino Night speculation. If you can't get enough "Pam figures her life out during the post-CN summer" fic, this one is for you.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Alternate Universe
Characters: Jim, Jim/Pam, Pam, Pam/Roy, Roy
Genres: Oneshot, Romance
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Completed: Yes

Summary: Although Pam knows Roy isn't perfect, she also knows that she can't expect anyone better than him to come along. Then one day a new salesman starts at the office. Inspired by Pearl Jam's "Better Man."
Recommended by: darjeelingandcoke
Recommender's comments: A Pam POV stretching from before Jim arrives at Dunder Mifflin to somewhere around Stress Relief, and a lovely little walk through her head - one that also illustrates the parallels and relationship between her failed engagement to Roy and her parents' unhappy marriage.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Past
Characters: Ensemble, Helene Beesly, Jim, Jim/Karen, Jim/Pam, Other, Pam, Pam/Roy, Penny Beesly, Roy
Genres: Angst, Drama
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Completed: Yes