#Timeless_Tides

[randomfoggytiger]

Inspired by @waiting-for-the-day's tags:

ISTJ= Scully, INTP=Mulder

Here's a sprinkling of fics for each category--

Wetwired dead ISTJ

@scullysexual/PostApocolypticAlien’s

AU/Wetwired/ISTJ died/INTP rages in grief/clings to her hand-- A Collection of Baby Fics - Chapter 18 - PostApocolypticAlien - The X-Files [Archive of Our Own]

Mulder's childhood w/ selfish parents

@wexleresque/hllsteeth’s

stars (Pre-S1/INTP’s narcissistic parents)-- jodie foster's foster child on a payless budget (tumblr.com) Ao3 stars - hellsteeth - The X-Files [Archive of Our Own] 

AND

The_Young_Wolf's

PBV/INTP thinks of child ghost costume/knows Tena will blame him/truth is bitter/survives-- Accessory - The_Young_Wolf - The X-Files [Archive of Our Own]

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Piper's

S6-7/INTP’s fam had crumbled/Bill never home, Tena sleeps w/ pills/INTP clings to Sam’s security blanket/ISTJ becomes new blanket-- Gossamer | Story: "Blanket of Dreams" by Piper

Scully's nose bleeding after Demons

Timeless_Tides's

AU/Demons/Long wait for ambulance/ISTJ, INTP make confessions/SKIP/he plans date as they ride to hospital/nosebleed, ISTJ panics/INTP calm, regretful/both soothe/she forgets everything-- Nobody Knows It But Me - Timeless_Tides - The X-Files [Archive of Our Own]

Wendigos/shapeshifters

@piecesofscully/PiecesOfScully's

Wendigo Casefile/I read only the ending scary bit/LOVE IT-- Ravenous - PiecesOfScully - The X-Files [Archive of Our Own]

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jordan's

AU?/Post FTF/ISTJ frustrated w/ INTP since FTF/not “seen”/woods/find exploded body of shapeshifter/running from Wendigo/sugar circle saves from near death/pinch of cocaine affects her speech briefly/INTP’s alligator nightmare/barrels of baking powder and cocaine/hungry, drugged wind/fight turns to moves/both knocked out by drug beast/ENTJ found duo later -- Gossamer | Story: "Alligator Moon" by jordan

Mulder telling Scully post PBV

@impulsive-astrophile’s (Ao3) 

Post PBV/INTP has nightmare, tells ISTJ about near death/she becomes jetpack--Scully, you're not gonna believe this — Soothe me daily (tumblr.com) Ao3 Soothe me daily - impulsive_astrophile - The X-Files [Archive of Our Own]

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@pipistrellus‘s (Ao3) 

Post PBV/ISTJ notes he looks better/she’s frustrated/INTP didn't factor ISTJ as risk-- Invariable - pipistrelle - The X-Files [Archive of Our Own]

AND

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

AU/Post PBV/INTP scared, in pain/drops L word/”you’re not going to die”/cling in hug-- come to live a tale to tell — Whumpay Day 12 (tumblr.com) Ao3 you're going to die in your best friend's arms: Lu's Whumpay 2022 - Chapter 12 - bravest_person_in_Wonderland - The X-Files [Archive of Our Own]

Post Millennium RST (all of @baronessblixen's fics-- absolute gold)

dlynn's

AUish/Post Millennium/No dating/ISTJ leaves to her Grandmother’s beach house/knows INTP will follow/reads her Bible, contemplates love/he joins/makes moves-- Gossamer | Story: "Greatest of These, The" by dlynn

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MatchingFabric's

AU/Post Millenn/ISTJ found out-of-town case/INTP pleased/she grips hand during plane/share room/split pajamas/he apologizes for Diana needlessly/I skip the spicy ending-- The Classic - MatchingFabric - The X-Files [Archive of Our Own]

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@atths–twice​/ATTHS_TWICE’s (Alt. Ao3, FFN)

Post Millennium/Byers notices a difference-- ATTHS_TWICE Because We All Know They Did 😉 — Imperceptible Changes (tumblr.com) Ao3 Imperceptible Changes - ATTHS_TWICE - The X-Files [Archive of Our Own]

Pre-Post Millennium/ISTJ tells INTP best Christmas memories, gifts/INTP wraps up late gift w/ busted arm/ISTJ loves it/INTP feels guilt kick in/ISTJ reassures, “i love you”-- ATTHS_TWICE Because We All Know They Did 😉 — Sharing Christmas Memories (tumblr.com) Ao3 Sharing Christmas Memories - ATTHS_TWICE - The X-Files [Archive of Our Own]Post Millennium/Garbage case,flirty detective/murphey’s law/dandelion wishes-- In the Wind - ATTHS_TWICE - The X-Files [Archive of Our Own]

Scully injured but maintaining optimism-- mostly in my Cabins fic list~ (post here.)

Tena Mulder unrepentent

@naraht/Sylvia's (Ao3, DreamWidth)  

AU/CSM visits Tena/impeccable host/INTP was taken/warns her Samantha is getting too close/met her after INTP was born/liason on and off/she ended it/both work back to it briefly/know it will be all-- Old Friends - Naraht - The X-Files [Archive of Our Own]

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Jennifer Stoy's

Crack/Post The Red and the Black/Group therapy/ISTJ, INTP trying to shut down ENFP on dating rumors/CSM, Tena, Jeffrey, Maggie, Bill Scully/names/mothers fight/great-- Gossamer | Story: "Think Before You Use *That* Title! 01" by Ehrentreu, Rachel & Stoy, Jennifer

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Thalia D'Muse's

Redux ii/INTP’s burning confliction/father ignored problems/Tena lied abt them/INTP can’t drink like either of them/might have Sam or neither-- Gossamer | Story: "Walking That Line" by D'Muse, Thalia

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MariaNicole's

AU/Pre-One Son/Tena knows CSM hasn’t run paternity because he wants claims on INTP/ refuses to join him in safehouse/CSM shoots her/she knows he’s petulant she saw it coming-- Gossamer | Story: "Life During Wartime 03 - A Place Where Nobody Knows" by Nicole, Maria

Domestic!Mulder working through his issues

Can't find PTSD fics, so here's a fluffy one:

 @markwatneyandenesemble's (Ao3) 

Will destroys his bday cake, they love him-- This Is A Trainwreck - markwatneyandensemble - The X-Files [Archive of Our Own]

AND a new-ish (to me) series that becomes AU after S9:

Anjou's (Gossamer)

AU/No #1/Working hard on colonization vaccine cultures/ISTJ hoping, emotionally bruised when late turned into normal period/INTP insists they have a honeymoon/INTP’s maternal grandfather suspected Bill Mulder’s involvement/childhood locals suspect INTP as killer/chips calls her to ufo ship/INTP drags to woods/his ring fries chip-- Gossamer | Story: "Speechless 04 - Respite" by Anjou 

AU/Toddler Will1/OntheRun/Ghost Skinner died saving Will/ISTJ, INTP pick him up/regresses a bit from dead parent trauma/New Mexico/Halloween ghost costumesINTP can’t live there anymore/ISTJ believes that INTP sees friends’ ghosts-- mulderscreek.com/fics/ghostsanj.txt

Toddler Will2/INTP, Will psychically sense memories, moods/ISTJ makes ray gun/ISTJ assures Will she will protect from replicants/abduction, hideout, CSM tied to NM/duo working on Colonization, super solider plans/replacing lane markers with magnetite/Gibson, African doctor working w/ them/nanobytes/Thanksgiving/ISTJ saves Will, herself with darts/INTP realizes ISTJ has his, Will’s sense, too/virility days/Christmas-- mulderscreek.com/fics/christmasghostsanj.txt Toddler Will3/ISTJ working new job/Will’s first haircut/she’s afraid, on edge/INTP trying to be there for her/pushing past fear/remembers Maggie’s disapproval/decides to have hope, #2 after religious talk w/ INTP-- mulderscreek.com/fics/ghostsoffuturepastanj.txt Ao3 The Ghosts of Future Past - Anjou - The X-Files [Archive of Our Own]

My Struggle II but in IWTB era (Will included)

@sixhours/6hoursgirl's (FFN)

AU/Reunited w/ Will/Colonization/apocalypse during S11 events-- Umbra Reverie - 6hoursgirl - The X-Files [Archive of Our Own] FFN Umbra Reverie Chapter 1: Prologue, a x-files fanfic | FanFiction

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GeorgeHale's

AU/Colonization/Mayan stuff/Will with them-- The X-Files: Redemption - GeorgeHale - The X-Files [Archive of Our Own]

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amalnahurriyeh/Amal Nahurriyeh’s (DW)

AU/Apocalypse/Save the world w/  Will, Casey/SPOILER: Casey was #2 from future/INTP realizes, connects in snow before she goes back-- Machines Of Freedom: Header Post (livejournal.com)

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Not exactly as marketed but:

@all-these-ghosts’s (Ao3)

AU/Colonization, Apocolypse/INTP stumbling through devastation/not losing another limb/finds Will buried under rubble/wounds healing/not dead-- (7) all-these-ghosts on Tumblr

They may not completely accord with canon; but they... cripple me? every time I read them (in good or bad ways):

[lilydalexf]

👽 Random X-Files Fic Rec

Mulder and Scully really talk in this story, and it is so very great. They're on the run after "The Truth" so the conversation isn't always easy, but they speak and act like such complicated, loving adults. Title: Jump The Broomstick Author: Timeless_Tides Summary: One evening, several months after Mulder and Scully go on the run, the reality of their new lives is starting to wear on them. Following an honest conversation, they decide to take back some control and do something that makes them both laugh. Warning: story contains half a measure of pre-fluff angst, a sprinkling of mushiness and (hopefully) a dash of humour. Length: 7,721 words Classification: MSR Rating: Teen and up Spoilers: Through season 9 Favorite line: Usually, Scully found it incredibly difficult to stand up to him when he resorted to this tactic, but then again Mulder was usually smart enough only to use this trick on her when he wanted to sway her on inconsequential matters, like which of their favourite places to order dinner from, or persuading her to neglect their administrative obligations at work and come home early with him so they could get naked. Read the story!

[lilydalexf]

👽 X-Files Fic Rec Roundup 2021, Part 8

Here is a master list of all my new X-Files fic recs from the last month. These and all my earlier recs can be found under my fic rec tag, where you can also read why I recced each story. This month I also newly posted the themed lists below. Enjoy!

"I Want to Believe" era jealousy fics

Season 7 fics (part 8)

"Wetwired" fics

Also related to fic, last month I continued the Old School X project where I'm interviewing XF fanfic writers from during the show's original run. New interviews were with:

Gwinne

Michelle (@xfimnotdone)

** Fic Rec Roundup 2021 part 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 ** Failure to Die by Kel (Season 4 - ~26,125 words - PG-13) Intuitive Reasoning by Mish (Orison - ~3,650 words - PG-13) Jump the Broomstick by Timeless_Tides (The Truth - 7,721 words - Teen and up) Untitled "all things" story by @mldrgrl (all things - ~1,100 words - Not rated)