Post "Ben Franklin," pre "Phyllis's Wedding." AU in the sense that...well, things go differently here between Jim and Pam than they went on the show.
This is what I'd wish for.
Also - this is a completed story.
THINGS ARE HEATING UP!
Imagine if Jim and Pam didn't meet in the office but instead when they were younger. Reunited by the Scranton/Stamford merger with respective fiances in tow will they fall into their old pranking ways? Will Jim fall in love with Pam even though he's engaged? Will Karen be really as into Jim if he's head over heels in love with her? Will Pam go through with the wedding after being reunited with her childhood crush? Stay tuned to find out!
(Chapter 1 )Jim's been feeling like his & Karen's relationship is getting rocky. He looks to his best friend for some laughs.
(Chapter 2) But before he knows it, his relationship with Karen dies, but a spark rekindles with someone else.
Jim returns to Scranton. Spoilers through The Merger.
All kinds of awkwardness.
Michael and Jan. Halloween. Marriage. Boo!
Written as a response to a 5 elements improv!fanfic - finished in under 2 hours.
A special person in Jim's life visits at the office.
First Office Fic Ever. It sucks. Honestly, not my best work. Now you have fair warning
This is along the same lines as my other Away From the Cameras, in the sense that I'm exploring scenes that might have happened off-camera (or simply those that we didn't get to see).
A few things: First, I'm working on the assumption that a lot of what I wrote in the AFtC for season II stands (though I likely won't reference any of it here), up until Casino Night. (Clearly I was quite off about what happened after the kiss...heh.)
Second, there will be flashbacks filling in the blanks of what happened immediately after CN (how long did Jim work? how did he and Pam ultimately leave things? how did she end things with Roy? how did Jim find out about her cancelling the wedding?); the flashbacks will happen largely in the chapters pre-merger (to keep things interesting for Jim/Pam fans during their physical separation).
There was no way that Pam was in the hallway, crying. It seemed almost as absurd as Dwight comforting her. It was just not possible. Set during “Back From Vacation”
A day at the zoo with the Halperts.
Pam doesn't appreciate being woken up in the middle of the night to talk about crime and punishment. Maybe a certain tall someone can change her mind. Minor spoilers for A Bennihana Christmas, really minor.
At an office function, Pam combines alcohol and angst and ruminates on the state of things...
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