#Aloysia virgata

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Dryas iulia on Aloysia virgata / Julia Heliconian on Sweet Almond Bush at the Peace River Botanical & Sculpture Gardens in Punta Gorda, FL

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In The Fields Of Boaz by @aloysiavirgata

Read by @red2007

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[randomfoggytiger]

Hi! Thanks so much for all your fic recommendations and analysis posts! They are fantastic! 

I was wondering if in your travels you had come across any fics that rewrite season 9, so that Mulder didn't leave, BUT also keep going with something that looks like the plot of season 9. Not necessarily the exact plot (since it’s bonkers), but something where Mulder and Scully have to deal with the larger Mytharc while being parents. Falling In And In by Aloysia_Virgata is the closest I’ve come to what I’m looking for. 

And just to be clear, I love fics like Terra Firma by Malibusunset and Hurricane Season by Beduini and Rah, but they aren’t quite what I’m looking for in this case. 

Thanks!!!

YES I HAVE! (Thanks for the compliments~.) I did my best sticking to this very, VERY specific niche. Some of these include Mulder left but Scully joined him later:

Mulder Doesn't Leave But the Mytharc Continues

Lapsed_Scholar's MASTERFUL fill-in series: Mulder is a stay-at-home dad during the entire events of S9 (including the cat autopsy scene.) Love this to death; and it further cemented my hatred of canonical S9, so there's that: Season 9 Rewrites and Musings - Lapsed_Scholar - The X-Files [Archive of Our Own] 

ML/ML_is_me’s (Ao3, Gossamer, DW, Invidiosa)  

Mulder is a stay-at-home dad battling the Conspiracy. Scully and their new partner get a call and drop-in from Phoebe, who is relatives with a higher-up:

1/ Project:TruthSeekers Alt Season Nine: Home Fires, Part One - ML_is_me, spookyawards_archivist - The X-Files [Archive of Our Own] Goss Gossamer | Story: "The New Truth, A Project 09x04 - Home Fires 01" by ML  

2/ Project:TruthSeekers Alt Season Nine: Home Fires, Part Two - ML_is_me, spookyawards_archivist - The X-Files [Archive of Our Own] Goss Gossamer | Story: "The New Truth, A Project 09x04 - Home Fires 02" by ML AU/INTP marvels that ISTJ tracked him down w/ Will-- Gossamer | Story: "155 Words - Thankful" by ML

@baronessblixen's short AU covers a S9 nightmare Mulder had: (53) Hate is always foolish and love is always wise on Tumblr Ao3 Just A Dream - Baroness_Blixen - The X-Files [Archive of Our Own]

@o6666666's (Ao3) 20. As we huddle together, the storm raging outside--  Untitled — 20 (tumblr.com)-- is an invasion story where Mulder and fam bunk out to escape the aliens.

jeri's (MC) fic focuses on a case Monica and Doggett bust in connection to Marita. Mulder is in the background being a stay-at-home, mentioned occasionally by Scully: Ahonis (mulderscreek.com) Goss Gossamer | Story: "Ahonis" by jeri 

@aloysiavirgata has a long series about Mulder and Scully parenting a specially-abled Will, ending with mytharc Colonization:

By Falling In and In

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Other assorted S9 fics w/ dashes of By Falling In and In are:

A Heart of Star-- Mulder has bonding moments with his growing son

Elysium-- Scully has bonding moments with her son growing up

Mulder Left, Scully Joined-- Mytharc Flavored

@touchstoneaf's epic that diverges from your idea only slightly-- Mulder is on the run; but Scully hauls Will out to him with her. The series is long and beautiful, touching on their entire relationship but mostly the wounds of S8 he has yet to address. She also reforms the entire mytharc while only using tools the show's writers gave us. Stunning work:

Part 1/ Amor Fati: Destinata (The Fated Love), Act One: Desiderium (The Longing) - touchstoneaf - The X-Files [Archive of Our Own]

Part 2/ Amor Fati: Destinata (The Fated Love), Act Two: Et Perierat et Inventus Est (The Lost and the Found) - touchstoneaf - The X-Files [Archive of Our Own]

Part 3/ Amor Fati: The Fated Love, Act Three: Tres Discendens (The Leaving of the Three) - touchstoneaf - The X-Files [Archive of Our Own]

Tess (Ao3) and Jacquie LaVa's fic covers Byers escorting Scully and Will to Mulder to Christmas. Mulder convinces her to stay: xfms.xffics.com/stillstillstill.txt Goss Gossamer | Story: "Still, Still, Still" by Tess & LaVa, Jacquie 

Tess also writes about Scully being shoved back to the FBI for resources since Mulder is on the outs. The conspiracy rages on: Gossamer | Story: "The New Truth, A Project 09x00 - Prologue, A New Beginning" by Tess

ML/ML_is_me’s (Ao3, Gossamer, DW, Invidiosa) Slightly off topic-- Scully tracks Mulder down with Will in tow: Gossamer | Story: "155 Words - Thankful" by ML

Does this count? Gillian Leigh's (MC) AU diverts from canon midway? when Mulder gets a vision from his future daughter warning against the adoption. He goes back, packs up Scully, his fam, and hers, and hides out in a civilization bunker. Samantha's there, too: Visitor in the Desert (mulderscreek.com) Goss Gossamer | Story: "Visitor in the Desert" by Leigh, Gillian 

I have more; but this is long enough as it is! XDDDD

Hope these all do somethin' fer ye~!

[red2007]

Even having expected it, the surprise of seeing this email causes an instant, visceral response.

[fine-nephrit]

🥏 TXF Fic Rec #30: "Petrichor" by Aloysia Virgata

Today’s fic is a perfect blend of the most X-Filey casefile I’ve ever read and a burgeoning, tentative MSR, set right after episode 7x02 “Amor Fati”. It’s rare to come across a casefile that is so imaginative and well-written, fitting the vibe of the show that it could easily be a great MOTW episode (the mystery is partially unexplained in the end!). The M/S part is just beautiful. Their banter, flirting, and complicated feelings toward each other are so spot on for early season 7. The writing is top-tier, featuring vivid, gorgeous world-building and amazing dialogue. So freaking good!

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author: @aloysiavirgata length: novella, 25,000+ words season: season 7, 7x02 Amor Fati pairing(s): M/S UST to RST tags: casefile, episode-related, angst, fluff, humor, good OCs, Diana Fowley rating: explicit/NC-17

[aloysiavirgata]

Mr. Virgata and I have been married for 23 years. I met him when I was 16, a freshman in college. He was a customer at the coffee shop where I worked and we were friends for a few years. Some of them friends with benefits once I turned 18.

His mother has never liked me. I have long since made my peace with this as he has always been clear about his expectations. I have never felt abandoned or like I come second. For old school Fic Fans - They are Iolokus Mulder and Teena.

Mr. Virgata’s parents are 20 years older than mine. He has a sister roughly my mother’s age. I encourage him to check in on them when he can and today he was in their area and stopped by.

He brought home an absolutely shocking surprise. In all of these years his mother has never ONCE gotten me a present that wasn’t essentially something she loved that had nothing to do with me.

Today she said, “It’s so funny you came by! I was out shopping and I saw a mug that made me think of Aloysia!”

Mr. Virgata started laughing when she passed it to him.

It’s my favorite mug that I already have.

She got all flustered like oh, if she already has it…

He was like no, no, she’ll love it!

I do. Every quarter-century or so people will surprise you.

[mashnotesofthemythopoeic]

Philefest

What if — what if — we all just went to the Twin Cities and low-key got some suites and a conference room and did some big round-tables (as opposed to exclusive pay-to-get-in panels) and got some wine and pizza and just prattled about fic and what philedom has meant to us all, and how we are happy to celebrate 30 years of the X-Files by thinking about frog ecology or waiting patiently for Aloysia Virgata to finish a fic or maybe just rewatching 'Darkness Falls' and if any X-Files stars want to come over and hang with us and discuss their place in the cultural text hey that would also be cool.

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✅THỜI GIAN: Hương thảo thân gỗ được trồng gấp 3 LẦN thời gian so với phương pháp khác do vườn không dùng chất kích thích. Nhờ đó, cây có đủ thời gian để TRƯỞNG THÀNH và PHÁT TRIỂN THUẦN TỰ NHIÊN. Thân luôn HOÁ GỖ CHẮC NỤI, KHOẺ KHOẮN.

✅ Ngoài ra, các loại cây: Khuynh diệp (Silver dollar), santolina tree, xạ hương (thyme) tree, ngò tây ( Parsley), Lavender tree, tùng thơm, bạch trầm hương (Aloysia Virgata) ....:

Đều được vườn chinh phục bằng cách tự giâm trồng toàn thời gian ngoài trời nắng trên giá thể tơi xốp hoặc đã dưỡng ngoài trời giúp cây CỨNG CÁP, thuần khí hậu nắng nóng. Từ đó tạo nên sức sống và độ thích nghi cao nhất cho cây.

NĂM NGUYÊN TẮC VÀNG DÀNH CHO VIỆC CHĂM SÓC THẢO MỘC:

1️⃣ Đất trồng phải tơi xốp ( phải được pha với các vật liệu thoát nước như vỏ trấu tươi/hun, xỉ than, đá perlite, Pumica...)

2️⃣ Nắng: thảo mộc có mùi thơm đều thích nắng, chứ không hề sợ nắng. Lưu ý: nên đặt cây tại ban công/sân thượng/vườn/hiên nhà có nắng chiếu/hắt vào.

3️⃣Nước: khi đất đã tơi xốp thì thảo mộc cần được tưới mỗi ngày

4️⃣Chọn size chậu: chỉ nên lớn hơn bầu cây 2-4 cm cách đều các mặt, nhiều lỗ thoát nước. Đơn giản nhưng cực kỳ quan trọng.

5️⃣Cắt tỉa: phải thường xuyên cắt tỉa, bấm ngọn để kích thích cây phát triển, nếu không cây sẽ dễ tàn hoặc bị lì không chịu phát triển.

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[leia-organaa]

Deleted my other reblog because I wrote it in a fit of rage and fury.

I admit that this author is very good and I can see why they’re known in the fandom and also infamous in a part of it. I liked Paracelsus (helps that it’s a historical AU and the conflict and drama make sense within the context, especially if you read it as something that may have been written during the time in which it was set), but there’s something about this current fic that rubs me the wrong way, but anyway I will continue and give it a chance. I’m not sure if I understand or empathize with Mulder’s POV here. It’s frustrating and infuriating. I also dislike how he sees and describes Scully, although I do understand her motivations and decisions. He, as a man, will probably never understand that, even if he is the father.

It’s just that I’ve seen this and the author’s other fics in people’s recs a few times, so I was surprised to feel uncomfortable while reading it, and honestly I’m not sure if in a good way.

I’ve read a few long/ish fics with lots of drama and angst where I feel more sympathetic towards both characters. Fics where even Diana chapters are included that make me feel less frustrated than I do here. So maybe this isn’t really for me but I’ll keep reading on just to see. I think I’ll go back to some lepusarcticus and Aloysia Virgata and Cecily Sass to feel better after finishing the first part of this.

The number of times I have seethed and yelled “I am gonna kill this son-of-a-bitch” or “you motherfucker” or “selfish bastard this is all your fault” at Mulder while reading prufrockslove’s fics. Right now I’m at Dr. Scully's School for Exceptional Boys. When a fifty-something still exudes the same angst and self-centred blindness as a fifteen-year-old I just want to slap him until he comes to his senses. I also want to hug Scully and sucker punch anyone who’d hurt her whether physically or emotionally (yes, including Mulder) because that woman has been Through It All and sacrificed everything, including herself. I’m only in the first part, but it pisses me off that he has the chance to live the life she wanted with their son, meanwhile she’s forced to stay away. God, women can never catch a break.

[fherrerav]

Sweet almond bush (Aloysia virgata) by Francisco Herrera Via Flickr: Sweet almond bush (Aloysia virgata) Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

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The Very Edges Of Where We Take Shape by @aloysiavirgata

Read by @red2007

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[red2007]

The printed fanfic I've amassed over the last year is my most prized possession.

There are instructions in pdf form here and a library of ready made book files 😀

[fine-nephrit]

🥏 TXF Fic Rec #10: "The Common Fate of All Things Rare" by Aloysia Virgata & Scarlet Baldy

Today’s fic has several of my favorite things in fics: the angst from the fallout in Never Again and the looming cancer arc in the background, well-done jealousy and UST, a lovely written and memorable OC, excellent prose, and clever lines.

It also boasts an impressive, meaty case file that has an ass-kicking profiler!Mulder and pathologist!Scully, intricate plotting, red herrings, twists, and turns like a bona fide mystery novel.

The story nestles itself nicely in the gap between the end scene of Never Again and the beginning of Memonto Mori. Oh, don’t miss the hilarious gag reel after the ending.

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🥏 The Common Fate of All Things Rare by Aloysia Virgata (@aloysiavirgata) and Scarlet Baldy (@badforthefish)

Length: Novella, 46,000+ words Season: season 4, episode 4x13 Never Again Relationship(s): M/S UST to RST Tags: Casefile, Episode-related, Cancer arc, Angst, Smut, Jealousy, Torture, Scully-POV, Mulder-POV Rating: Mature/R

[just-fic-already]

Extract from White Winter Hymnal by Aloysia Virgata

Read the full story.

February in London is raw and grey as a wet rope, the occasional daffodil saucily poking its head out to remind the city of things to come.

Scully has been fragile in the cold since Antarctica. She is bundled in a down-filled parka, a scarf around her neck and kidskin gloves lined in lambswool. Time feels syrupy here, as though it doubles back on itself by mistake and slices of the past might peep through the folds.

They are walking along the Thames, Mulder pointing out the spots where the dogs have leapt over. He tells her of Overtoun Bridge in Scotland, and the cold slips fingers down her neck. She will sort out an explanation for it later. Perhaps minks in the underbrush, if they were hunting breeds.

“Sixty-some dogs at Overtoun in the past fifty years,” Mulder says. “Five here so far in a month.”

Scully peers into the water, lifeless and deep. Only two of the dogs’ bodies were recovered. “The birds,” she says. “What about them?

He shrugs expansively, delighting in the mystery. “Threaded like beads about three blocks that way,” he says, pointing. “No one can figure it out. No damage to the birds, other than having broken necks and two small holes to accommodate the wire. It hadn’t been cut, either.”

She doesn’t like it. “Mind if we discuss this over dinner?” Scully asks. “It’s getting cold.”

“I already have reservations, birthday girl.”

She smiles thinly, tightening her scarf. She is thirty four now, older than Christ.