Set in season 3 rather than season 8, Jim discovers he has high-blood pressure, and things only decline from there.
And yes, the title is a Mitski reference, because her music is everything.
TW: there is heavily implied domestic violence in this story.
I do not know I how to summarize this really.
The writing style is a little bit different, but I felt it was the best way to convey what I was imagining. It switches POV quite often, so watch out for that. I also tried to avoid names until a particular moment, so that's part of it too.
It's some post casino night angst, canon divergence, with a little bit of a cheesy ending.
When the secrets of one employee cost the others twelve hours of peril, locked in the office under a hostage situation, true colors begin to shine through.
Essentially taking the General Hospital Metro Court hostage crisis from 2007 and pretending it happened in The Office, so if you've seen it, some plot lines will probably give you nostalgia... :)
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!
Jim has a nightmare. Pam comforts him.
Pam and Roy are fighting when a blackout occurs at Dunder Mifflin. She begins to relize her feelings towards Jim compared to her feelings towards Roy...
Wow guys. I just read back over this uncompleted story. I apologize for how crappy it is. It's one of my first... spare me! [x
Set after Cocktails...Most of the office leaves for the day. A few people are left behind. One of them has a gun and every intention of using it.
Pam takes care of Jim after he'd been hit by Roy. Takes place after "Cocktails".
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