A response to this challenge "Get Jim & Karen together/apart in 55 words". Jim and Karen's (and Pam's) relationship in 6 55-word parts.
On a road trip, Jim's memories keep him company.
Memories take place throughout Jim and Pam's relationship, from friends to husband and wife (pre- to post-series), but they are framed by events that occur during the Texas period (post-series).
Important note: The author has chosen not to make use of all available warnings. However, one warning does apply to this story, but has been omitted to avoid spoiling readers for a major plot point and story theme. This warning applies for Chapter 10. This note/reminder will be repeated at the beginning of that chapter.
Jim and Pam's first date and the ensuing weekend. Set after The Job. My second attempt at taking on the topic.
Final edit 11/11/17: Broken into shorter chapters. Now with 75% less cringe, 100% more realism, and a bit lighter on the smut than before.
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.
AU: Dunder Mifflin and the characters are real, but subject to a media and internet blackout about their own show. Pam gets suspicious when a simple search for "jam" returns an error code saying it is related to the show.
Set somewhere vaguely in an AU S2.
55 words (which appears to be quite the tradition around here) on a first day (doesn't matter whose).
The Office meets Parfumerie/She Loves Me/Shop Around the Corner/You've Got Mail. Pam and Jim meet earlier in life in AOL trivia chatrooms without knowing who each other are.
In addition to the above-mentioned sources, also owes a lot to a number of fics on this site, most notably Expressions in Emoticons and the Love-Song of Squirrel McPants.
Now Complete: AU, starting before S1 (and thus also a Prior Meeting), running into S2.
**NOW COMPLETE!!**
Jim receives a peculiar call from Pam in the middle of the night that slowly turns into a habit for the pair.
Multi-Chapter, set after Booze Cruise.
Based loosely on the lyrics to "Wake Me Up" by Billy Currington (wait, I'm writing a fic based on a song?!? Who would've thought? ;)
Complete. A story in 3 parts about staying, fighting, and nice mornings. Set in season 9.
NOW COMPLETE! Jim gets in an accident on June 10, and Pam gets to help. Only AU in that it deviates from main timeline between S2 and S3 (no different worldbuilding premise).
Disclaimer: I do not own the Office or its IP.
In which Jim and Pam work through their communication issues...in a way. A sexy way. A reimagining of the S3 episode The Return.It's been a while since Pam's been on a date. Good thing Jim's there talks her through her first few attempts.
An Office Prequel from Jim's perspective (at least mostly).
James Halpert starts his first day at Dunder-Mifflin just to earn a paycheck. Little does he know that accepting a job as a paper salesman would change his life more than he ever thought possible.
She sits on the couch and cries. Until she hears a knock at the door.
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