#Shelba

[randomfoggytiger]

Do you happen to have a fic list of AU stories where Mulder and Scully meet / know each other / are friends as children?

Or ones where adult Mulder or Scully meets their partner or themselves as a child?

Got a few selections for yeh. :DD

Loose chronological order below~

Mulder, Scully, and Childhood AUs

Canon (Loosely)

Shelba's The Man of her Dreams

Time passed; in dreams she ran with him through dark streets, strove for the light when he searched through shadows, flinched as his gun spat fire; shed tears as he was hit with loss after loss.

Melissa dreamt of Mulder for years before he and Scully met.

@cecilysass/cecily_sass/Cecily Sasserbaum’s The Boy on the Beach (1/16) (Ao3)

“At 38, I’ll be married to someone who looks like Raquel Welch and we’ll be very happy and rich and have good-looking and smart kids and live in a nice house in the suburbs, so I don’t think whatever you just said will apply to me,” he said, a note of unease.

Somberly, Scully picked up a piece of seashell sitting on the street. She tried not to think about how similar that boyish daydream was to Mulder’s brain surgery vision of suburban life. How Diana Fowley had an unmistakable 1990s Raquel Welch look. So consistent, she thought. He’s consistent. I’m the inconsistency.

Post Amor Fati Scully is shot back to the groovin' 70s. While Mulder scrambles to locate her, she travels the continent to prevent Samantha's fate, battling feelings of rejection as she prepares to sacrifice her future for his happiness.

AUs

@tofuttim/tofuttiM's The Meeting (Ao3)

“So six months? Do you think it's a boy or a girl?” Teena asked.

“At this point, we already have one of each, of course I want a healthy baby, but I wouldn’t mind another girl.”  Both the women watched Fox close the book and toss it on the floor.

AU-- A pregnant Maggie Scully meets Tena Mulder's precocious little toddler.

@atths--twice/ATTHS_TWICE/Atths2/ATTHS's Building Blocks

Six months ago, Dana thought, touching his face in the picture. And two years since I’ve heard from him. 

But… he still had the ability to make her stomach flip and her heart race. Even more so now as she could recognize the feelings for what they were and what they had always been. 

AU-- Mulder and Scully share a brief childhood of Ding Dongs, Doritos, and treehouse building before his dad transfers bases.

[swift-strix]

Ballet Dancer Crowley, anyone?

It’s been a hot minute, but I’m back😀. Also, if y’all want, you should check out my Bluesky account @shelba-larsen.bsky.social cause I am also posting my artwork there.

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YEEHAW my redo part for shelbae on yt!!

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Ex-Celtic star CLEARED of sexually assaulting woman

Simon Lynch, 41, was alleged to have groped her at a flat in Glasgow’s Tollcross on February 6, 2020.

Court papers stated Lynch – who played five times for the Hoops – repeatedly entered her bedroom uninvited.

It was claimed he repeatedly asked her to kiss him and touched her on the body.

Lynch, who played for Preston, Dundee and Airdrie, is said to have seized her by the wrists.

The charge says he sat astride her, placed her wrists above her head and pinned her to a bed.

The former striker, of the city’s Mount Vernon, was then claimed to have seized and slapped her on the bottom.

Lynch - who had been due to face a summary trial - without a jury - denied the single charge at Glasgow Sheriff Court.

The trial was initially adjourned in November due to the non-attendance at court of the alleged victim.

The new trial date today was told that the woman had not been cited to come to court by the Crown.

Prosecutor Leo McGinn said: "There were two requests made by my office to the police to personally cite her following the last occasion.

"I appreciate this is an unsatisfactory position as the case was adjourned due to her non attendance on the last occasion."

Paul McCormick, defending, opposed the Crown motion to adjourn the trial.

The lawyer told the court that his client has since lost his job at a charity since the last calling of the case.

He said: "The entire process has been hanging over my client's head for 27 months.

"There have been obvious consequences with the loss of his employment.

"He understands the firm stance due to the publicity that reached the press.

"The Crown really ought to have done more to have the witness cited for today."

Sheriff Jonathan Guy refused the motion to adjourn the trial to another date.

He said: "It has been more than two years and the Crown are not in a position to proceed as it failed to take the necessary step to cite the witness for this case.

"Given the impact of these proceedings and the Crown's repeated failings, I have decided the interests of justice don't support the Crown.

"It is not in the interest of justice for the Crown to be given a third opportunity to do that."

The case was then deserted simpliciter by the Sheriff.

Lynch followed in the footsteps of father Andy, who captained Celtic, by playing at Parkhead between 1999 and 2001.

Shelba Staton

[randomfoggytiger]

Collector's Edition: Melissa Scully, the One and Only (Part I)

Melissa Scully, a character with incredible impact compared to her minuscule screen time. Today, we honor her memory.

(If you're curious to read more Melissa-dedicated fic, I recommend The Other Side: Melissa Scully's Recs's site.)

Loose chronological order below~

audrey_cooper/Audrey Cooper's Fairy Tale

Melissa dug in her feet and made tracks on the thin ice covering the sidewalk. "You'll fall if you don't _slow down_." She emphasized the last two words with jerks on Dana's hand. Dana's mitten came off, and, already overbalanced, Melissa flopped down into the snow that was piled next to the sidewalk.

Melissa Scully is dragged around by her little sister (who may or may not have seen a cryptid.)

resistate's Scared at Night

Dana hears another almost-moan, this one following by a terrible scraping sound. Dana has half-convinced herself she has been imagining things. She jumps a little bit without meaning too and bangs her elbow on her bedside table by accident. "Melissa," she says urgently, before she can stop herself. "Missy!"

Pre-S1 Scully deduces that the noise under her bed is Melissa.

@minuete-blog/Minuete's

The Scully Sister

Charlie, bless his soul, told Mom he planned to stick up for a kid that was being bullied in class.  Dana, the overachiever, wanted to ask her teacher for extra credit on the history project regarding California missions on top of the required diorama all students had to turn in.  Once it was my turn to speak, I blurted, “I’m not going to get confirmed next year.”

Melissa's slow journey away from religion.

Porch Talk

Dana glared at me as she chewed on her bottom lip. A smug smile crossed my lips. “I thought so. Dana, if you’re doing this to nab a guy, then he’s definitely not the one for you. If you’re doing this to get attention, then believe me, you got it. Just don’t hide the genius that you are. That’s the real you.”

Pre-S1 Melissa has a very serious talk with her little sister.

@mulders-boyish-enthousiasm/muldersboyishenthousiasm's Dear Stubb

Mom helped me fill a lot of papers to redirect letters and subscriptions I receive through mail. Melissa could not stop hovering over my shoulder sending me good vibes using a new age technique she just learned. Bill didn’t even bother to feign interest in my going to Quantico. And Ahab… well… Ahab avoided me most of the time. What about Charlie you’ll wonder? Charlie’s absent. As usual.

Pre-S1 Scully writes about her family and new assignment to an unidentified friend.

Beshter's X-files Seasons

"Mom said you were in town, I thought you would call." Scully pulled away, glancing at her stove where strange and good smelling foods were bubbling.

"Yeah, well it's Tuesday. We always have dinner on Tuesday, remember?" Melissa produced a key from her pocket, waving it in front of Scully. "And as I remember it was my turn to cook."

"That was a year ago, Missy." 

Melissa Scully appears many times in this sprawling epic spanning the first seven years Scully spent on the X-Files.

zulu's

First Sight 

How her parents had managed to live such confined, orderly lives for over thirty years was beyond her; something to do with a military mindset, she supposed. Bill and Charles had never minded, not like her--or Melissa.

Pre-S1 Melissa pokes a few bears after Scully announces her new assignment.

Third Memory

Melissa gasped. This was far more than a dream vision. It was cold here. She smelled the acrid sickness of antiseptic and vomit, heard the insistent beeps and shushing of life support equipment. She knew it was Dana's mind that touched hers, and she felt herself sliding down into her sister's memory. She tensed and called out, "Dana!" In her bedroom, alone, there was no answer. She was falling, falling into Dana's thoughts, into her sister's past.

Anasazi Melissa taps into Mulder's aura.

Shelba's The Man of her Dreams

Months passed; she forgot about the dream. Then one night in late summer, she gasped awake, shaken to the core. The man from her dream had returned in a nightmare. His long body was fastened to a chair, if a chair had been made by Dante.

Pre-S1 Melissa has unknowingly dreamed of Mulder for years.

@frostbitepandaaaaa/FrostbitePanda's Nine Minutes and Then Some - Chapter 4 (Ao3)

Missy almost chokes on a cherry tomato, looks up at her sister to see if she’s suddenly been replaced by someone else. But Dana Scully is still there, pushing her fork through her spinach, her face carefully schooled.

Post Pilot Melissa sides with Mulder against Scully.

@viceversawrites/viceversa's One word prompt: Maybe (Ao3)

“He’s, uh. He’s tall.”

“Dana, you’re tiny. Everyone is tall compared to you.”

“He’s tall compared to most people, Melissa. And he, uh.”

“Come on, spill it.”

“He has a nice face. It’s… sad.”

S1 Melissa gets Scully to admit her new partner's cute.

@katy-kt-katie/Katy_KT_Katie's

“Jersey Devil” ficlet (Ao3)

“Who?” Scully asked, washing dishes, phone propped to her ear with her shoulder.

“The guy…that dad you went out with. You wore that beautiful lace dress?”

“Oh, Rob.”

“Rob….” Melissa said, stretching his name as if prodding her for any salacious details.

Post Jersey Devil Melissa figures out Scully might have a crush on her partner.

Fictober Day 17 Post “One Breath” (Ao3)

Mulder’s eyes shot up to meet Melissa’s; a deer caught in the headlights, trying to decide if he should admit or deny his feelings.

“ You should break the ice, let her know that she’s on your mind, ” Melissa encouraged.

Post One Breath Melissa encourages Mulder to make some moves.

@just-a-donut-who-reads/just_a_donut_who_reads 's One Day 

Missy warned me not to take on the assignment to the X-files. She said it would be dangerous. It is. She said it would be frustrating. It is. She said it would drive me mad, make me question everything I learned in med school and in Quantico...

That said - on the X-files, I have something Missy never anticipated.

An excellent view.

S1 Scully realizes she has a crush on Mulder.

@swinging-stars-from-satellites/bravest_person_in_Wonderland 's

a faint and faraway sound

She didn't see the glance shared between Melissa and their mother, who had been disagreeing over something else just before they sat down to eat, but were the two who understood the best — Dana was liable to take this too much to heart, and if she couldn't change the way she spoke, she would take it as a personal failing.

Scully worked hard to overcome her childhood lisp... and feels a bit hurt when Mulder draws attention to it.

scully and monica (scully's sister, iirc?)

Dana holds the phone between her shoulder and ear, precariously stretching the cord as she tries to carry a frozen turkey over to the sink without dropping either it or the phone; her parents are coming for Christmas dinner tomorrow, but Melissa predictably couldn't make it.

AU-- S1 Scully may have quit the FBI, but that doesn't stop her sister from bringing up Mulder.

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"Missy," Dana says after breakfast, still sitting at her mother's table while Melissa insists on taking care of the dishes. Maggie had left momentarily to run to the store. "Promise you won't think I'm insane."

Post Beyond the Sea Scully asks Melissa if she believes in ghosts.

Whumpay Day 5/Lu's Whumpay 2022 - Chapter 5

"When's the last time you ate?" Asks a voice somewhere out of his range of vision, and Mulder turns in the hard plastic hospital chair to see who it is.

Melissa Scully, all five foot five inches of her — plus three extra inches of platform boots — stands in the doorway of the waiting room, her arms crossed and eyes surprisingly clear, considering that she's been here as long as he has. When he doesn't respond right away, she raises an eyebrow and asks again. "So, how long has it been? I know you haven't slept, but I'm not about to get on your case for that."

One Breath Melissa reads between the lines of Mulder's behavior.

@leiascully's (Ao3)

OctoberFicFest Day 9: Herbal Tea/OctoberFicFest 2021 and OctoberFicFest Day 13: Crystal/OctoberFicFest 2021

Missy’s apartment is cluttered, but it’s a cheerful, kitschy kind of clutter.  There are at least three tarot decks, and those are just the ones Dana can see from her mismatched chair at the battered kitchen table.  The whole apartment smells faintly of herbs and incense.  There are bunches of flowers hung over the doorway to dry and crystals scattered over most of the horizontal surfaces.  On the coffee table, a Ouija board is half-buried under a pile of paperbacks.  The planchette rests in a lipstick-smudged wine glass.

“No crystal ball?” she cracks.  

Melissa's kitschy kitchen and crystals have a lasting impact on one Dana Scully.

Scully gets the below toe ring in S4

She bought the ring on a whim from a basket on the counter at some little witchy shop that she visited out of nostalgia for the scent of incense. Melissa had worn a toe ring when they were younger and it had driven their mother crazy. Scully had thought it looked elegant and just a little daring. She felt tender for that younger self while she browsed the display of rings, stirring through them.

Melissa sparks an unlikely interest.

@slippinmickeys/SlippinMickeys/Slippin' Mickeys's

Scully and Missy talk about her work 

“But what’s he like?” Missy asks, hand curled around a chunky mug, her fingers playing with the string of a tea bag. She asks as though it’s a question with an easy answer, like Mulder’s some sandy-haired podiatrist who enjoys cooking and tennis.

“I don’t know,” Scully answers truthfully. “He’s… brooding. Quick-witted. Intelligent.”

Melissa’s eyebrows go up. She probably shouldn’t have led with brooding.

S1 Melissa assures Scully she's not poking fun.

Can we please have more Missy and Scully conversations, thank you😁 

There’s a brightness to her sister that lights up the gloom of the room, an overeager, watery delirium in the eyes reminding Scully that she’s had A Very Close Call.

Post One Breath Melissa carefully fills her sister in on Mulder's behavior.

The Concept of Dualism

“Dana and I are going to come pick you up,” she said, “what time are you being released?”

Scully could hear a dull mumbling from the receiver. 

“It’s fine, she could use the fresh air. We’ll see you then.”

Scully leaned back on the couch. 

“Thanks, Missy,” she said, “if you can help him get settled into his apartment, I’m sure I can find somebody to-” 

Melissa cut her off. 

“Oh, I’m not taking him to his apartment,” Missy said, matter-of-factly, “I’m bringing him here.”

Post Dod Kalm Melissa insists on nursing Scully and Mulder back to health.

Old Chem pt 3

Melissa looked at it a moment and then gave him a firm grip, observing him appraisingly while she shook it maybe three seconds longer than was polite. 

“So is it Dr. Mulder, then?” she asked, releasing it. 

“Just Mulder,” he said.

AU-- Old Chem Mulder meets one Melissa Scully.

Belated Birthday wishes and a Prompt: Valley of the Sun 

“Heard you were trying to do this without me,” he said with a smile, tossing the towel to the floor and kneeling down next to the bed to take Scully’s hand.

“I didn’t think it would happen this fast,” Scully said, and could feel another contraction coming on, the pain so intense she let out a howl.

“I did,” Missy said under her breath.

Scully was too caught up in the grip of agony to give her any grief for it.

AU-- Valley of the Sun Mulder surprises his pregnant partner with a familiar face.

@wtfmulder's (Ao3) are you wearing space pants (Ao3)

“Missy helped me make it,” she shrugs, setting the card back down. She is so bad at faking nonchalant.

S1 Mulder is affronted by a prank... or is he?

Michelle Kiefer's Only The Ones Who Believe

Melissa had been the only one who supported her decision to join the FBI. "Dana, no one can walk a path set by someone else. You have to choose your own way." What would Melissa say now? Because Dana--I can't go dancing, I have to finish my chemistry paper--Scully has set off in a direction she could never have imagined.

Post Little Green Men Scully wishes Melissa could give her advice.

AUs

Skinfull's Before

“Let me guess…” Melissa hummed on the other side of the phone. “You’re in the bath, you have a hot chocolate, you’re just in from work and you had a chicken salad for dinner, at your desk in the morgue. Your fridge is bare. Much like your dating life.”

AU-- Melissa is determined to set her FBI morgue sister up with a date... but she might be a bit too late.

CaptainLyssa's

To FBI or Not To FBI

Biting her lip, she hoped her next question wouldn’t come as a complete surprise to her family. “Has Dana told you if she’s pregnant?’

“What makes you think your sisters pregnant,” Maggie hedged, wondering at Melissa’s intuition.

AU-- Pre-S1 Melissa seems to sense that not only has her E.R. sister been swept up in a whirlwind romance, but that she might be (is) already (accidentally) pregnant-- and that there is danger and intrigue whirling around Scully's new boyfriend.

Time Slip

“Missy?” Scully managed before the pounding increased in her head.

“Dana,” Missy asked, carefully watching her sister sit up and reach an unsteady hand to the base of her neck. “Who’s Mulder?”

AU-- S6 Scully is shot back in time, before her FBI recruitment.

Sukie Tawdry's The Way Things Are (1) and The Way Things Are (2)

"Mulder, your sneakers are muddy," Scully said, trying to hide her pleasure at the sight of her dripping partner. "This is my sister, Melissa. Melissa, this is my partner, Fox Mulder."

"The prodigal daughter?" Mulder asked, toeing off his sneakers. Drying his hand against his pant leg, he leaned over the table to shake Melissa's hand. "It's good to meet you."

"I wouldn't have missed this for the world." Melissa studied Mulder's face with fascination. "I just had to meet the man who knocked up my baby sister."

AU-- S1 Melissa sweeps back into Scully's life after her sister trips into an accidental pregnancy, kidnapping, and shacking-up situation.

MSR Collection: Devotion Chapter 2 and Chapter 3

“It’s just—she can sometimes push people away and act like things…like they don’t bother her,” Melissa said. “But she deserves someone who can get through that and understand that.”

“I understand a lot about Scully,” Mulder offered. “I’m learning more every day, and I…I look forward to learning everything I can.”

“Then you’ve got my blessing, or whatever, for what it’s worth,” Melissa said.

AU-- Post One Breath Melissa is delighted that Mulder and Scully are dating (and senses there is something else they aren't saying.)

@sigritandtheelves/DarlaBlack’s

AU: Melissa Didn’t Die

Melissa’s recovery is slow and painstaking, and Scully helps her through every step. The sisters grow closer than they’ve ever been, until eventually, they are both ready to go back to work. By then it is October and chilly. Mulder has had months to learn, to remember, what life without Scully is like. They’ve talked on the phone, had lunch a few times, and he’s visited with both her and Melissa, but it has of course not been the same. He’s a little lost without her. 

AU-- Paper Clip Scully and Mulder's relationship changes after Melissa doesn't die.

Birth Day

It takes her an hour, but Melissa’s jeep finally rumbles up the drive, too fast, like she owns the place. The older sister emerges, swinging out her door almost before the jeep has stopped. “Somebody having a baby over here?” she calls to them. She drags out an enormous purse, a kind of floppy tote in purple tie-dye.

AU-- Doula Melissa is there for her sister and her partner.

@baronessblixen's (Ao3)

Thinking About Babies

All Dana is thinking about these days is college. Doing well. Becoming a medical doctor. She’s trying to get a glimpse of her older sister sitting there on the bed, but all she sees, or thinks she sees, is a silhouette. Her long hair falls into her face and she brushes it away quickly, almost angrily. She needs to get it cut and soon. It’s not practical and Dana is practical – or wants to be anyway. Long, wavy hair is for girls who spent their days at the beach. Dana is no longer that girl.

“A career is not the most important thing in the world.” The sheets rustle and Melissa comes into sight. She smiles secretively and leans over Dana’s shoulder to look at her homework. Who does homework on a Friday night? 

Pre-S1 Melissa and Scully have a weighty conversation that the latter revisits, years and years later, in a place called Home.

Bruises 

“Melissa and I- well, Missy had this idea to take this self-defense class and she made me go with her. She thought after… after Duane Barry it might be a good idea. I told her I don’t need it,” she chuckles, remembering their conversation. Melissa wouldn’t accept no for an answer. “I got a bit carried away.”

Post One Breath Mulder stresses over bruises on Scully's wrist.

Another Banner Year (Ao3)

Scully opens the door after a series of frantic knocks. As soon as she does, Melissa barges into her apartment, her hair as furiously red as her face.

“Well, hello to you, too,” Scully says while her sister just stares at her with a wild look. The anger on her face is a familiar sight that reminds her of her childhood.

Post Our Town Melissa drops in after Scully's latest on-the-job trauma.

Merry Christmas, Darling - Chapter 21

"Dana and Fox, sitting in tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g," Melissa hums, making kissing noises.

S2 Melissa enjoys teasing Scully about her shopping partner.

It’s a Match

Melissa Scully stares at him, waiting for him to confirm or deny it. She quirks an eyebrow, much like his own Scully does. It shakes him out of his stupor.

“Would you please be quiet,” he hisses.

AU-- S2 Melissa corners Mulder at a Scully family party, determined to get the truth out of him.

25 Days of Christmas - Chapter 20

“Where do you want me?” Mulder asks Scully, rolling up his sleeves. “What can I do?” 

“We need someone to do the dishes,” Melissa says with a sweet smile. 

“I can do that.” He gives her mother and her sister his best, most charming smile before he pushes past them and starts washing the dishes.

“That was a joke,” Melissa whispers into her ear, watching Mulder with big eyes. “Can I borrow him for one weekend?”

AU-- S2 Melissa dares Scully to make a move.

could you do msr cuddling for comfort pls?

“You need to gohome, Scully. Where is your mother? I thought maybe you could stay with her fora while.”

Disappointment bubbles up inside of her. She can’t recall the last time Melissa smiled at her, made fun of her. The only picture in her head right now is not of her sister. It’s her mother blinking away angry tears.

Post Paper Clip Scully is afraid to go home.

Can't help myself also #18 😍😍😍/Secret Spots

“We should go back downstairs.”

“I haven’t seen your room yet.”

“Later,” she promises and his eyebrows shoot up. “I didn’t mean-” but maybe she did. Maybe that’s exactly what she meant. “Later,” she repeats and he nods, his face eager. “Now come on.” She takes his hand but before they descend the stairs, she presses him against the wall – into that one spot Missy showed her one time. 

AU-- Post Millennium Scully introduces Mulder to Melissa's secret cubbyhole.

mulder braiding scully's hair during the iwtb era ❤

"Melissa and I did this for each other," Scully says, sounding wistful. "We'd talk about boys and school. Well, she talked about boys." They both chuckle, remembering their sisters.

Pre-IWTB Mulder braids Scully's hair.

The Day I First Saw You

There they are: Frohike, Byers and Langley, who is wearing a Santa hat and clinging to a shrimpy fir, looking ridiculous.

“We saw it first!” He complains now, his glasses fogging up from his fury.

“You did not!” A woman with long, wavy hair retorts, trying to push him away.

“Please refrain from violence,” Byers says, sounding anxious.

“This is my tree,” the woman says. “Its aura is clearly attuned to mine.”

“Its what?” Langley asks, exchanging looks with his friends. 

AU-- Pre-S1 Mulder, Scully, Melissa, and TLG meet while the squabbling over Christmas trees.

Thanks for reading~

Enjoy!

[hollandorks]

shelbae I am so sorry for the lack of reading I’ve been doing on haven lately. The reading is just not readinging- lmfao I’m so sorry. I mean on the bright side it means I have a lot to binge, and has been proved before, I can be a pretty fucking speedy reader when I want to… and I got that stamina😏

also someone random in the halls today called me “whitewashed Michelle Rodriguez” and idk how to feel abt that. Honestly I’ll take it because DAYUMM BOI HAVE U SEEN MICHELLE. ok sorry mb

sometimes the reading isn't readinging and that's that! Tbh I'm in a bit of a reading slump too 😂

Yeah that's not really an insult ahdhakdjjshf TRY AGAIN

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generic female names

Adirah Adrie Adrinn Akayla Aleigh Alennie Aleslie Alessa Alesta Alisee Allene Alory Alvira Amaribeth Amarine Ameliane Angeliana Angera Angleigh Antaliki Aquaye Ariah Arienne Arlen Arrin Asundy Athea Avanne Avanora Avida Belvin Bentrage Bianalyn Biley Bindice Blesette Bonnet Brashayna Breen Breena Bresiri Brian Brianny Bryanne Bryleen Cabrisa Calicia Callornay Calphiel Candolyne Candy Carel Caronwen Cassi Cathley Catrinia Catrione Cecia Celen Celicia Celyn Celynnes Chaela Chaelaira Chaitlyn Channette Charina Charl Charleen Chelina Chelma Cheresa Cheylagh Chianna Chinette Chiquiri Chlor Chlore Chrin Chryst Clareena Cleona Clotilia Clotte Coletta Commonia Connalia Conorma Consue Consuelle Contanish Corea Corgit Cosea Crayler Crishawn Cydem Cyntha Dacquela Daique Danity Dariann Darsay Davia Debra Debray Deirdrea Delia Dence Dester Diley Domina Dorah Doronwen Drucie Earla Earleen Earsay Edesira Elandris Elenoria Elinda Elviraja Emerasia Emoona Emoreva Engrada Ephilia Ephingue Erinia Erliz Ermiona Estefana Estina Etity Eudoreli Eulasia Fabrin Faramieke Fareen Faricia Faterina Favera Fawnee Flore Florie Foree Futumn Gabria Galana Galassica Gammalie Gennife Glena Glimmy Haithanna Haletta Handa Hapsody Havella Hayler Helia Herylli Holetice Ianny Iesli Ilond Ilsey Isabiana Iyone Jacia Jacine Jaciyapa Jacquita Janda Janetta Janetty Jeannona Jenekah Jennie Jessielle Jezebecca Jillon Jocelen Joeley Johne Jolen Jonia Jorden Julindy Junia Kalia Kandela Karlandy Kasia Katemia Katerra Katha Katima Kaylyne Keelyn Keila Kenda Keshine Keviktory Kevina Keyanna Keyeshie Kiarah Kiaraina Kiercetha Kilia Kimberene Kimberta Kiwanden Koriah Kowyne Kristella Kyline Labethia Landa Landalu Larelenda Lathy Latia Laudith Laudra Laurena Lauropia Layna Laysanna Lazara Lemyrnay Lilla Lindy Lisona Livien Lizabella Lollie Londa Loriana Louelle Lourtney Lucill Lucilla Lucressa Lulla Luminia Lycian Lyria Mackenda Mackiel Mackierry Mackin Mackiya Madel Madia Magentia Maginique Maira Makaiya Malisa Mandra Manuary Mareen Mares Margardia Marge Marielene Maris Maristina Maryl Matte Meaganne Melin Melisona Meloress Mercelyn Messeleen Michelma Migny Milaure Mimah Mitza Monee Moonasa Mooshira Moresca Murie Nadianne Nafinia Nagic Nahila Naika Nanda Nandrah Nanna Nasia Nataliki Nevadar Nhydina Noelli Nyleigh Nysse Olita Ophina Ordesia Osiri Otherma Ouise Parlene Patiersty Paulianne Philda Phirza Phyline Phyllie Polle Price Pricky Pringtona Prude Quanna Quatelle Quince Racia Ramille Rayne Regan Renae Rindaluna Rissy Ristica Ritney Roberlin Robie Robinia Rochini Roselish Rosire Roxandra Rozanda Rozelle Rydine Ryesha Rynne Sabel Saundy Serenda Serstelle Shalla Shannasia Shaque Sharlan Sharna Shavonnah Sheema Shelba Shelen Shirae Shirza Shrena Shris Sibylla Socorma Sohandra Solen Sophianta Specilly Spene Spricael Sprindi Stalia Stelle Steprina Stera Sylaria Symetrina Symphone Talena Talida Tamie Taneth Tantanes Taribeth Tarriela Tarrina Tatienne Teranalda Terentry Teshia Thericky Thery Thizt Thrisa Tifah Torie Trice Tsunsey Twilee Twylark Umaysa Usharnold Valaysa Valdina Valene Vanasa Vangel Vangelia Veres Vestense Vibrazill Vivia Whelith Wileen Willa Wilon Wilouett Winton Wisdomin Xabela Xaphrodi Xoche Xochita Xochitlyn Xyreila Yaranza Yelle Zabella Zaideen Zaidina Zanna Zaramilly Zaydra Zayne Zelene Zellishna Zendee Zerly Zialaira Zofiya Zorina Zureezy Zurice

[randomfoggytiger]

I'll add some DeadAlive flavored fics, why not?

REALLY rough notes below:

TINH/DeadAlive/ThreeWords/Skinner the silent MVP/supports Scully through her burial decisions/tells Mulder truth about what she went through/knows PTSD/never leaves an agent behind--That Day Is Done - Lapsed_Scholar

Pre-DeadAlive/Scully buys roses/burying “her love”-- "155 Words - Gather Ye Rosebuds" by Shelba 

Pre-DeadAlive/ISTJ talks to Mulder’s grave/wishes she had been there to help him somehow)-- We Always Reveled in the Pain - Chapter 8 - BananaChef

Pre-DeadAlive/Mulder torments himself w/ grim satisfaction at ruining ISTJ’s life/”dig further into coffin”/looking down from above-- @scully-loves-ruthie's Tumblr

Pre-Deadalive/Scully refuses to finish moving out of Mulder’s apt-- @baronessblixen's Tumblr Ao3 Not Today

Pre-DeadAlive/Scully doesn’t feel like he’s completely gone/remembers their harmonious banter Frohike calls/she feels alive-- "An Unexpected Song, An" by Rain, Gina Ao3 Unexpected Song, An

DeadAlive/Scully waits by his bedside/ENTJ “I feel old”/so does she/she won’t give up on Mulder-- "Scene 13 - Alone" by Diadem

AUish/Post Deadalive/Scully tells Mulder/the happy before the PTSD/twitches to touch-- The In-Between - Chapter 30 - BananaChef

DeadAlive/Scully rushes to bedside/Mulder happy/drifts before explanations-- @agentwhalesong's Could It Be Any Harder? - Chapter 4

DeadAlive/ISTJ heartened by Mulder’s mouth L word/ready for both to be alive-- "Silent Confessions" by Bishop, T.

Post DeadAlive/Scully tells Mulder in hospital/happy/BEFORE THE DARK TIMES-- "Do You Know?" by ML

Post Deadalive/Mulder knows he’s the dad/before PTSD sets in-- @greycoupon's Baring Fruit

AUish/Post DeadAlive-Three Words/Scully immediately tells him about kid/Mulder has severe PTSD/afraid of hurting her, withdraws/Scully scrambling to unlock his normal side-- @alldolleduppink-blog's Reditum

Fic Recommendations: DeadAlive

So I really like post-DeadAlive fics. Not because I’m a big resurrection story fan (Jesus / Osiris stans, no offense) but because I can’t get enough of angst, repressed feelings and baby daddy reveal drama. I am going to post a version of my very own later this week. Meanwhile, I read a lot of these, so I thought I would share some recs. Here are a few of my favorites.

Slow Returns - o666666  You just don’t know how often I reread this. I love it so, so much. This one puts the emphasis on Scully’s trauma, and it’s so angsty, and it’s so sweeeeeet. I tear up every time.

DeadAlive AU - @markwatneyandenesemble I always say I actually think this should probably be called Three Words Canon Divergence or something, but whatever it is, I love it. The premise is two specific changes to canon. When Mulder comes back from the dead: (1) he has memories only to 1996 and (2) Scully isn’t visibly pregnant yet.

Author Skuls seems to feel about about this subgenre like I do, because she seems to have written a lot of post-DeadAlive, and I’m not complaining. Here’s a little DeadAlive Skuls tasting trio:

the smaller odysseys - skuls (@ghostbustermelanieking)  An AU DeadAlive fic in which Doggett convinces Skinner to keep Mulder’s resurrection a secret from Scully for longer. This ends like awwwwwwwww.

ashes and dust - skuls (@ghostbustermelanieking)  A largely canon-compliant DeadAlive / Three Words deep dive.

inches between them - skuls (@ghostbustermelanieking)  Another Skuls fic on this subject, also exceptionally sweet.

Doctor, Copper, Sailer, Corpse - Scarlet Baldy This is a series of first person vignettes from Scully POV. Extremely angsty and a little painful, with a very self-destructive version of Mulder here, but ultimately a hopeful ending. 

Ray of Light - OnlyTheInevitable (@gaycrouton) Honest conversation, then hot pregnancy sex—a Three Words fic we can all get behind. Which I think is actually one of the suggested positions for pregnancy sex.

Words, Words, Words - Circe Invidiosa (@invidiosa ) I’m not much of a Doggett fan, but I love this fic about Doggett breaking things down for Mulder. This is subtly written and moving— a heartbreaking Mulder characterization, in my opinion. home run - kittenscully Another great “Doggett gets involved” fic. Also very moving. Apparently this is how I like my Doggett. The Laws of Coming and Going - Buckingham A gentle Mulder-centric fic focused on his good intentions and slow moves back towards connecting with Scully. Very in-character and sweet. Hour of Lead - DarlaBlack (@sigritandtheelves) This is an excellent read — but watch out for the bleak, tear-out-your-heart ending. It's only painful because it’s canon compliant, so warning: you have to remember what happens with Scully’s longed-for miracle baby in canon. Waaaaah. So much angst. Untitled - @wtfmulder I see you, you wildly touching little drabble. This is set between Three Words and Empedocles, and it’s meant to explain the seeming change in Mulder’s attitude, and why does this make me cry?

What have I missed? Y’all have other post-DeadAlive fics you like? Have you written any? SEND THEM MY WAY.

[wastherealight]

so today my guest lecturer for one of my classes is “Professor Moomaw”

I already know he’s a dude but I’m still 100% expecting some sweet southern old lady to come tottering through the door and talk to us about veterinary medicine but also go on tangents about jam, and how good of a baker her grandson is, and that she just met his boyfriend who’s such a nice young man and perfect for her grandson, etc etc

[jojobegood1]

Donne femelle Amstaff LOF 2 ans - Oise à Villotran

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[wastherealight]

Hi no this message is wrong and very guilt trip-y and toxic (no offense to the op or other people who reblogged this, it’s a very easy message to understand and believe and pass on, but it’s just pretty much not true.)

Not to start drama but as a vet student who has worked in MANY different clinical settings, I can tell you that this is nearly 100% inaccurate - pets who don’t have their owners with them when they are put down pretty much don’t ever act like this - and in the instance where an animal suffers from separation anxiety, vet professionals know how to handle these animals and comfort them so they are not in serious distress.

Vet professionals have been seeing this sort of messaging go around for a while now, and we’ve been constantly trying to tell people that it’s not true, but for some reason it still gets told. IMO this whole “my friend of a friend who’s a vet tech said this” was either never actually a vet tech and is lying, is trying to spread shit for the drama/clout/trying to force people to conform to their moral beliefs, or didn’t work in vet med long before they quit and have inaccurate/inappropriate understandings about a lot of vet med (this is very commonly true - people enter into vet med thinking it’s for them, they find out it’s really not for them, but they then leave with a very biased understanding of what vet med is).

DO NOT force yourself to be in the room with your animal is put down unless you genuinely believe you can handle it and it’s what you want to do. Watching that can be very mentally and emotionally traumatic for people; veterinarians are capable of handling it because we’ve been *trained* to handle it, but that doesnt mean that the general public can handle it, and there are also lot of vets who realize they can’t handle doing euthanasia’s and leave practice to work in another field (I had a wonderful anatomy professor in undergrad who did this). Vets (or at least decent reputable vets) ABSOLUTELY want you to prioritize your well-being in this process - we work to serve our clients as well as their animals - and will not judge you for not being present for your animal’s passing.

Today, on 'Things That Ruined Me': My husband works with a man who used to be a vet tech, and he said that many people refuse to be with their pets when they're being put down because it's "too hard for them watch".

But whenever that happens, the pets are always desperately looking around the room for their people, right up until they close their eyes for the last time.

I hate the world.

[grimey--gal]

Andy, you're doing amazing sweetie, we love you

[invidiosa]

Because no one was asking for it, my social isolating project was to get my old XF fanfic site back up and running. And it’s finally done! invidiosa.com houses XF fanfic by:

Rain

Helen Quilley

TLynn

Shelba

Folieadeux

Diehard

Oracle

Piper Sargasso

ML

Circe Invidiosa (that’s me!)

(ML’s fic catalogue is not compete; the site contains the stories she’d given me over the years before her passing)

Also included are old “Feature Author” interviews that were on the old fanfic rec site How Will It End.

Enjoy!