Penname: BigTuna Real name: DK
Member Since: February 09, 2009

Bio:

Author of the month December 2018

I was around this site many years ago, during seasons 4 and 5, and then went on an unexpected hiatus for several years. I'm back and better than ever! Finished up one WIP ("Sociology 101") and might finish another if inspiration strikes. For now, working on new material and enjoying being back!


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Freedom First by Rach3l Rated: M [Reviews - 31] 40
Summary: Past Featured Story

Pam overhears something she shouldn't. In a heartbeat, her burgeoning friendship with Jim develops into something far deeper, more confusing, and more complicated than she ever imagined.

100% JAM, with intrigue on the side. Now with bonus sequel: Safety First. 

AU: Cameras, cameras everywhere, with a far more sinister purpose. Set in a dystopian version of America, but the people aren't taking it lying down.


Categories: Jim and Pam, Alternate Universe
Characters: David Wallace, Jim, Jim/Pam, Pam
Genres: Angst, Drama, Drunk Pam/Jim, Inner Monologue, Romance, Suspense
Warnings: Adult language, Mild sexual content, Other Adult Theme
Series: Give Us Liberty or Give Us Death
Chapters: 16 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 47683 Read Count: 18063 ePub Downloads: 18
[Report This] Published: October 23, 2017 Updated: October 23, 2017
Reviewer: BigTuna Signed 1
Date: March 13, 2018 Title: Chapter 1: The Puppet Show

Okay. This is seriously one of the best things I’ve read, period. I flew through it and am getting ready to fly through the sequel and then probably read them again. You’ve done SUCH an amazing job establishing a believable world without being too heavy handed with it and I’m an awe. GREAT job!

Author's Response: <3 thanks so much for reading! And I apologize for the belated response. I must have missed the email notification when you made this comment originally.

A Bad Date by Comfect Rated: K [Reviews - 10] 20
Summary:

Jim and Pam's first week together--starting with a bad date, and ending with a ring.

challenge challenge entry q4 2017


Categories: Jim and Pam
Characters: Jim, Jim/Pam, Pam
Genres: None
Warnings: None
Challenges: Bad Date (jam style)
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 678 Read Count: 1933 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: November 18, 2017 Updated: November 18, 2017
Reviewer: BigTuna Signed 1
Date: March 09, 2018 Title: Chapter 1: Reverse Jinx

Love it! Great job. I like the nonverbal communication not letting them communicate, very much something I could see happening with them.

Author's Response: Thank you! I'll be honest, I'm pretty proud of that idea, because it came to me first--I wrote the whole rest of it around that central concept.

Safety First by Rach3l Rated: MA [Reviews - 19] 34
Summary:

An unexpected threat surfaces, testing Jim and Pam's deepening bond in ways neither could have anticipated.

The sequel to Freedom First. Intrigue, drama, sprinkled with fluff, smutty in all the right places (and a few of the wrong ones).

AU: Cameras, cameras everywhere, with a far more sinister purpose. Set in a dystopian version of America, but the people aren't taking it lying down.

**This story picks up a couple of weeks after Freedom First ends. If you haven't read that story, this one may not make sense. 


Categories: Jim and Pam, Alternate Universe
Characters: Jim, Jim/Pam, Other, Pam
Genres: Angst, Drama, Drunk Pam/Jim, Inner Monologue, Romance, Hurt/Comfort, Suspense
Warnings: Adult language, Drug Use/Abuse, Explicit sexual content, Other Adult Theme, Violence/Injury
Series: Give Us Liberty or Give Us Death
Chapters: 16 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 35972 Read Count: 17036 ePub Downloads: 19
[Report This] Published: November 24, 2017 Updated: November 24, 2017
Reviewer: BigTuna Signed 1
Date: March 13, 2018 Title: Chapter 1: Killing Me Softly With His Balisong

I love this universe so much, which sounds so weird because it’s dystopian and controlling and “Big Brother is Watching” and those things are all horrifying, but I can’t get enough. This Jim and Pam are as real to me as the ones on the show, and I think you’ve written them so well. I was immediately suspicious of Will (rightly so) but your twist was excellent. I gathered that you’re taking a break (good for you! Breaks are important) but know that when you return you will have an avid reader in me!

Trivial Pursuits by Comfect Rated: T [Reviews - 56] 51
Summary: Past Featured Story

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.


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, Romance
Warnings: None
Challenges: Prior Meeting, Instant Messaging
Series: None
Chapters: 32 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 32205 Read Count: 44444 ePub Downloads: 28
[Report This] Published: December 01, 2017 Updated: December 26, 2017
Reviewer: BigTuna Signed 1
Date: March 09, 2018 Title: Chapter 32: Epilogue

I just flew through this story and loved it so much I might go back and read it again! I am such a sucker for IM stories. You did such a great job, I think it was definitely believable that they didn’t recognize the other online, and I of course loved the AU twist. Can’t wait to read more of your work!

Author's Response: Thanks! I'm glad you found that believable, since that was a big worry for me. I appreciate the feedback, and I'm really happy you liked it. 

Wake Me Up by agian18 Rated: MA [Reviews - 100] 113
Summary: Past Featured Story

**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? ;) 


Categories: Jim and Pam
Characters: None
Genres: Angst, Fluff, Humor, Romance, Weekend
Warnings: Adult language, Explicit sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 36 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 129656 Read Count: 107551 ePub Downloads: 87
[Report This] Published: December 03, 2017 Updated: May 21, 2018
Reviewer: BigTuna Signed 1
Date: February 16, 2018 Title: Chapter 22: The Final Straw

Season 2 Jim and Pam just hurt my heart so much but I also LOVE it. You write this time in their relationship so well. I enjoy every update and can’t wait for the next one!

Author's Response: I'm definitely in the same boat as you are! I'm a sucker for "the fight" when it comes to love storylines. Watching characters grow into love has always been a guilty pleasure of mine. Hopefully our Jam have the same fate in the next few chapters ;)

Reviewer: BigTuna Signed 1
Date: February 02, 2018 Title: Chapter 19: Picking Up the Pieces

I just LOVE this story. I flew through it and it has quickly become a favorite. It feels like it could really could have happened during this point in their relationship because it feels so realistic without crossing boundaries that I feel like Jim and Pam would have danced around but never crossed. I can't wait to see it continue!

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Date: February 25, 2018 Title: Chapter 24: Casino Night

It’s such a hard thing, to me, to write early JAM and acknowledge that Pam has some romantic feelings for Jim and then follow canon and tackle Casino Night and give insight into why she didn’t do what we all wanted her to do. You handled it beautifully. I think the build up in this story has been in character, has danced that line that they dance in the show, and has been that nice gut wrenching angst that I just can’t get enough of. I’m excited to see it more forward into season 3-I know you will do an excellent job!

Author's Response: Thank you so much! I've honestly been toying with the idea of whether or not to follow suit and just go with the Casino Night version of things, and it seemed like the right thing to do. I'm glad it worked :)

Reviewer: BigTuna Signed 1
Date: March 06, 2018 Title: Chapter 26: Out of the Darkness

Oh man, this is heart wrenching. You do such a beautiful job with getting out their emotions and keeping them in character. I can’t WAIT to read what you write for when he’s back in Scranton!

Author's Response: Thank you! Trust me, I can’t wait to write it!

Reviewer: BigTuna Signed 1
Date: March 09, 2018 Title: Chapter 27: ...and Into the Light

Congratulations on being featured! This story deserves it, it is must read for any fan of Jim and Pam. I’m so excited to see what happens in the next chapter! Fancy New Beesly should have definitely gone to visit Jim in Stamford and I’m so glad that she has. Looking forward to your next update!

Author's Response: Thanks so much! I think she should have, too. Or she could've at least called him. Although, I guess she does try to get ahold of him in Diwali... Gah, it wasn't enough for me! ;)

Reviewer: BigTuna Signed
Date: March 19, 2018 Title: Chapter 28: Stamford Weekend: Part 1

I like Pam’s breakdown, I think it’s very realistic. Sure, she’s “fancy new Beesly” now but I think it would have been a little bit of an emotional upheaval to go from not talking to Jim at all to talking to Jim like normal for hours to seeing him in person. I think it was very well written, too! And I’m glad you didn’t have them immediately go into a huge profession of feelings-I think it’d be scary for both of them and neither would know how to start. So all of that to say-great job! I loved this chapter as I’ve loved all the others and can’t wait to read what happens next.

Reviewer: BigTuna Signed
Date: April 02, 2018 Title: Chapter 30: Stamford Weekend: Part 3

Excellent as always! I agree with you that they would at the very least have a heated discussion but I mean—how could you *not* fight a little after everything that they’ve put each other through? And especially so in your story. Can’t wait to see what things will be like now that they’ve cleared the air a little!

Reviewer: BigTuna Signed
Date: April 16, 2018 Title: Chapter 31: It's Been Five Days Since You've Looked At Me

Aww! This chapter is so sweet. I love imagining what their relationship would have been like had they gotten together while he was still in Stamford. You wrote it perfectly, of course!

Reviewer: BigTuna Signed
Date: April 29, 2018 Title: Chapter 33: Scranton Weekend: Saturday

Yesssss I have been waiting to read this! So good. I’m glad I could help. 😉 All the buildup to this moment has been so spectacular and the payoff was FABULOUS. I know this story is coming to a close and that makes me so sad, but it was definitely joined the ranks as a favorite and one that I’ll read over and over again!

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Date: May 08, 2018 Title: Chapter 34: Scranton Weekend: Sunday

I love getting to meet Jim’s whole family and seeing how they immediately take to Pam—it’s exactly how I picture things would have happened in the show. I love the angst and the buildup so much but I also love the payoff! This will be a hard one to see end but you have definitely done it justice.

Reviewer: BigTuna Signed
Date: May 20, 2018 Title: Chapter 35: Changed for the Better

So lovely. I just adore stories that send them on their paths a little bit differently from the way the show did, and you’ve done it so beautifully. It’s so different from how they ended up but it’s so believable and true to their characters and to be honest, I kind of prefer it. I love the idea of them supporting each other in their dreams simultaneously and neither one of them wasting their potential at DM. I am sad to see this go but know that you have lots of other wonderful things up your sleeves for us!

Reviewer: BigTuna Signed
Date: May 22, 2018 Title: Chapter 36: Epilogue: Awake

😭😭😭

I can’t imagine a more perfect ending. You wrapped it up so beautifully. I don’t even feel like there’s anything else for me to say other than job very very very well done.

Golden by dwangela Rated: K [Reviews - 4] 19
Summary: Past Featured Story

Jim becomes Golden Face and Pam reminisces.

Challenges Challenge entry Q1 2018


Categories: Jim and Pam
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Oneshot
Warnings: None
Challenges: Threat Level Midnight - The Making Of
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1225 Read Count: 1832 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: January 30, 2018 Updated: January 30, 2018
Reviewer: BigTuna Signed 1
Date: February 13, 2018 Title: Chapter 1: Golden

This is so sweet. I always thought Jim looked so goofy with that gold face but now I’ll never be able to not picture this when I watch that episode. Great great job!

Author's Response: Thank you so much!!

Singles Awareness Day by NobleLandMermaid Rated: T [Reviews - 32] 66
Summary:

Pam finds herself solo on Valentine's Day and attends a "Singles Only" party with Jim. Set pre-cameras.

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Categories: Jim and Pam, Past, Alternate Universe
Characters: Jim/Pam, Roy
Genres: Drunk Pam/Jim, Holiday, Romance, Weekend
Warnings: Mild sexual content, Other Adult Theme
Series: None
Chapters: 4 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 7547 Read Count: 7489 ePub Downloads: 2
[Report This] Published: February 15, 2018 Updated: February 20, 2021
Reviewer: BigTuna Signed 1
Date: February 15, 2018 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

I love stories set in this time period! Early JAM just tugs at my heartstrings. Can’t wait to see it finished!

Author's Response: I know it, I'm trying to challenge myself to write more middle or later season JAM but I just can't quit these early days! Thanks for taking the time to review and also thank you so much for coming back to us after so long!

Reviewer: BigTuna Signed 1
Date: February 22, 2018 Title: Chapter 2: Chapter 2

Amy knows what’s up and I love her for it. This is so fun and cute and definitely in line with their characterization on the show! Can’t wait to read what happens next.

Author's Response: Thank you!

Reviewer: BigTuna Signed 1
Date: March 18, 2018 Title: Chapter 3: Chapter 3

I loved this chapter. I like thah Jim had the courage to outright ask Pam why she lied and thah Pam had the courage to tell the truth. I live for the angst! Can’t wait to read more.

Restart by agian18 Rated: T [Reviews - 106] 109
Summary:

Just as quickly as life can give you everything you've ever wanted, it can take it away on a dime. When tragedy strikes, will Jim and Pam's love be able to stand the tests?

Set during the summer between S2/S3. 

For those of you who watched Lost or Once Upon a Time, the theme of flashbacks will be heavily played with in this one :) 


Categories: Jim and Pam
Characters: Jim/Pam, Pam/Roy, Roy
Genres: Drama, Fluff
Warnings: Violence/Injury
Series: None
Chapters: 21 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 79432 Read Count: 117379 ePub Downloads: 26
[Report This] Published: February 15, 2018 Updated: November 10, 2019
Reviewer: BigTuna Signed
Date: April 10, 2018 Title: Chapter 7: Chapter 7

I really love the dream sequences and the way you’ve progressed in the story, time wise. My favorite was the one of them as dogs. That made me laugh out loud. I think you’ve done a realistic job with having her memories (hints of memories, rather) start to drift back slowly (probably frustratingly, for her) and I just really enjoy this story!

Reviewer: BigTuna Signed
Date: June 04, 2018 Title: Chapter 8: Chapter 8

Oooh that end line! So good. I loved the callbacks to the pre-accident stuff with the garlic bread, etc. I think you’re handling this in a really lovely way in how you have Pam recognize that there’s something there but freak out a little and ask for something familiar—Roy. Also, the way you described her seeing herself for the first time and the whole interaction she had with Jim later was just perfect. I love the way she categorized her bruises/cuts/etc into colors. I’ve been hoping for more of this story and you did not disappoint! Can’t wait for the next installment.

Reviewer: BigTuna Signed
Date: June 21, 2018 Title: Chapter 9: Chapter 9

Okay but like this whole chapter kind of made me teary eyed. It was so sweet and earnest and so so close to something big happening! I loved the flash cards, I loved Jim helping with the wedding planning (as hard as that must have been I’m sure he also loved it), I loved the inclusion of Larisa. This is quickly becoming one of my favorites because it’s just so believable and in character. Great great job.

Author's Response: Aww, thanks love :) 

Reviewer: BigTuna Signed
Date: June 24, 2018 Title: Chapter 10: Chapter 10

Oooh I loved the call back to Booze Cruise and the 27 seconds. So good. I also REALLY loved the whole Halpert/Beesly breakfast scene, I thought it was so sweet. I’m really really interested to see how Roy being more present complicates things! Can’t wait.

Author's Response:

Oh trust me, he's going to complicate things.. ;)

Thank you! 

Reviewer: BigTuna Signed
Date: July 01, 2018 Title: Chapter 11: Chapter 11

Loved the video, loved the memory coming back, LOVED the air five! And then, as emotional as it was, I loved the whole series of events that lead to the revelation of when her memories cut out and how much time she’s lost. That is a tough scene to write and you did it so well and kept it in character. I feel awful for Jim and awful for Pam and even a little bit bad for old dummy Roy (but not too bad) and I’m excited to see what happens next, know that Pam knows how much she’s missing.

Author's Response: Aww thanks! It was tough to translate the picture in my head to words, but I'm glad it worked out in the end :)