Summary: 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.
Rated: T
Categories: Jim and Pam,
Present,
Past,
Episode Related,
Alternate Universe Characters: Dwight,
Jim,
Kelly,
Oscar,
Pam,
Roy,
Toby
Genres: Angst,
Childhood,
Drunk Pam/Jim,
Fluff,
Holiday,
Inner Monologue,
RomanceWarnings: None
Challenges: Prior Meeting,
Instant Messaging
Series: None
Chapters: 32
Completed: Yes
Word count: 32205
Read: 44006
ePub Downloads: 28
Published: December 01, 2017
Updated: December 26, 2017
Story Notes:
This story starts a little slow, because they're teenagers. But it gets to the showtimes pretty quickly and then goes episode by episode until near the end when the pace picks up even more.
1. Pamerica Online by Comfect [Reviews - 9] 
6 (1170 words)
Pam gets online and meets people.
Standard disclaimer: I own nothing associated with the Office or the stories this references or AOL except an AOL account.
2. Mythological Creatures by Comfect [Reviews - 0] 1 (682 words)
Pam chats.
Standard disclaimer: I do not own the Office, AOL, or any of the stories this is based on.
3. Mom-Stuff by Comfect [Reviews - 2] 3 (907 words)
Pam sets some ground rules.
Disclaimer: I still own nothing associated with the Office, the other source stories, or AOL except my AOL account.
4. Omg Omg Omg by Comfect [Reviews - 1] 3 (808 words)
Pam gets a date.
Standard disclaimer: I own neither the Office, nor any of the sources for this, nor AOL, nor minor league ice hockey franchises.
5. Actually Try by Comfect [Reviews - 0] 2 (904 words)
Jim does homework.
For those who were for some reason wondering who WScranton8 might be.
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6. Aftermath by Comfect [Reviews - 1] 2 (403 words)
Pam comes home.
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7. First Fight by Comfect [Reviews - 2] 4 (899 words)
Pam goes on another date.
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8. Marywood by Comfect [Reviews - 1] 1 (1634 words)
Pam drops out of college.
Standard disclaimer: I do not own the Office, the stories this is based on, AOL, or Marywood University.
9. Pam's First Day by Comfect [Reviews - 2] 2 (658 words)
Pam's first day at Dunder Mifflin.
Standard disclaimer: I do not own the Office, AOL, or any of the other stories I am using.
10. Engagement by Comfect [Reviews - 0] (1321 words)
Pam gets engaged.
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11. Meeting Dwight by Comfect [Reviews - 1] 1 (1342 words)
Jim starts at Dunder Mifflin.
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12. Missed Connections by Comfect [Reviews - 0] 1 (1030 words)
Aftermath of Jim's first week.
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13. "Pilot" by Comfect [Reviews - 2] 1 (816 words)
Into the series! Pam gets online after a rough day at work in the Pilot.
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14. "Diversity Day" by Comfect [Reviews - 1] 1 (663 words)
The aftermath of "Diversity Day" online.
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15. "Health Care" by Comfect [Reviews - 2] 2 (911 words)
Jim contemplates his future and his present.
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16. "The Alliance" by Comfect [Reviews - 1] (633 words)
Aftermath of "The Alliance" episode, in two parts (within this one part, not two published parts).
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17. "Basketball" by Comfect [Reviews - 0] (820 words)
Pam asks Jim a question about gendered behavior.
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18. "Hot Girl" by Comfect [Reviews - 1] 1 (1053 words)
Jim's and Pam's thoughts on the day of the purse girl's visit.
Standard disclaimer: I do not own the Office, AOL, AIM (RIP), or any of the source stories.
19. Hiatus by Comfect [Reviews - 1] (1218 words)
Pam and Jim on a lazy boring Saturday.
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20. "The Dundies" by Comfect [Reviews - 2] (350 words)
A drunken Pam and not-drunken Jim message after the Dundies.
Standard disclaimer: I do not own the Office, AOL, Advil, or any of the stories I based this on.
21. "Sexual Harassment" by Comfect [Reviews - 0] (943 words)
Pam's mom comes for a visit, and Pam doesn't log online once.
Standard disclaimer: I do not own the Office, AOL, or any of the stories I have based this on.
22. "Office Olympics" by Comfect [Reviews - 0] (758 words)
Pam shares her worries after the Office Olympics.
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23. "The Fire" by Comfect [Reviews - 1] (862 words)
Pam asks Jim an important question.
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24. "Halloween" by Comfect [Reviews - 4] 1 (699 words)
Pam and Jim talk moving.
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25. "The Fight" by Comfect [Reviews - 1] (1401 words)
Pam ponders the various men in her life (no IMing).
Hold onto your hats, we're going AU (not that we haven't been from the start).
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26. "The Client" by Comfect [Reviews - 1] 2 (1655 words)
Pam reveals something and she and Jim wonder about it.
No IM this week either.
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27. "Performance Review" by Comfect [Reviews - 1] 2 (706 words)
Pam gets back online.
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28. "Email Surveillance" Part 1 by Comfect [Reviews - 2] (1932 words)
Pam goes to Jim's party.
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29. "Email Surveillance" Part 2 by Comfect [Reviews - 3] 2 (604 words)
Pam initiates Phase Two of her plan.
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30. "Christmas Party" Part 1 by Comfect [Reviews - 2] (1683 words)
At the Office, on the day of the Christmas Party.
31. "Christmas Party" Part 2 by Comfect [Reviews - 2] 1 (1924 words)
Pam meets Jim.
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32. Epilogue by Comfect [Reviews - 10] 12 (816 words)
Pam and Jim talk again.
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