#ftf: daisy johnson

[enigmaticxbee]

Casefiles - Fic Recs

Need just the right case to push you from UST to RST with your not so platonic work partner? Casefiles with slow burn MSR are my jam:

Early On:

Universal Invariants by @syntax6 - set over the course of a canon-parallel version of season 1 and early season 2 where Scully’s boyfriend Ethan who was cut from the pilot sticks around. One of my all time favorites.

Classic Era (or I don’t know when it’s set so I picture season 3):

This House Is Burning by Tesla - serial killer undercover case set at a ski resort.

Under Covers by skinfull- Scully goes undercover.

We’re Married Now by skinfull - married undercover with a cult.

Scary Stories by skinfull - investigating urban legends.

Homicidal Tendencies by Swikstr - crossover with Homicide: Life on the Street, but you don’t need to know that show. Scully/Other ending in MSR.

Cancer Arc Era:

The Common Fate of All Things Rare by @aloysiavirgata and Scarlet - post Never Again, filling in the blanks leading up to Momento Mori.

Omens by @lepus-arcticus - a cancer era classic.

On Untying the Endless Knot, and Other Improbable Things by secondsflat - post Demons, dealing with Mulder’s lingering flashbacks and tying back to the post lives from The Field Where I Died.

Gates of Hell by @alienqueequeg - post remission they work a cold case from Scully’s past.

Embers by @syntax6 - post remission as they explore a new relationship.

Laws of Motion by @syntax6 - sequel to Universal Invariants, set over the course of season 5.

More Than a Feeling by @sisterspooky1013 - undercover at a carnival with fake dating goodness.

You He Did Not Fail by extraordinary_ordinary - AU where Scully leaves the X-Files post-remission. Two years later their paths cross again on a case.

Post FTF:

Queen’s Gambit by Suzanne Schramm - early season 6 serial killer case.

Kinesthesia by Amy - early season 6 undercover at a fairground.

Quietus by Allison Johnson - early season 6 follow up to Paper Hearts.

Suspicious Minds by skinfull - undercover as a couple at a drug compound.

Lesser Evils by Hannah Mason - fun dramatic, tropey Scully is kidnapped, will Mulder save her in time?

Cold Cuts by Joann Humby - serial killer case.

No Earthly Means by Circe Invidiosa aka @invidiosa - season 6 follow up to Gender Bender.

March by bluesamutra - post Tithonus

Speechless by Anjou - post Tithonus

Heart’s Desire by @malibusunset-xf-blog - post Two Fathers/One Son. My favorite Scully/Other fic - ends in MSR, but it’s probably the only fic where I’ve thought that Mulder might be the wrong choice.

Overnight Sensation by @syntax6 - post Two Fathers/One Son case in Boston. A favorite.

Arizona Highways by Fialka - post Two Father/One Son, dealing with the discovery of more Emilys. A classic.

Ensky by ViXen - late season 6 serial killer case.

Lacuna by @aloysiavirgata - post Milagro, Scully/Other ending in MSR.

Amish Country by Lolabeegood - serial rapist case within an Amish case. Undercover married, a favorite.

Mind Games by Spider - featuring profiler!Mulder. Warning for very disturbing case details.

Margaritas by agoodwoman - post The Unnatural morning after.

Watching Wall by amerella - post The Sixth Extinction: Amor Fati

Petrichor by @aloysiavirgata - post The Sixth Extinction: Amor Fati

Damsels by @sisterspooky1013 - Scully goes undercover at a strip club.

Hallowed by @gaycrouton - married undercover in a cult.

Parabiosis by penumbra - set across season 7, an all time favorite.

Wing and Prayer by Revely - post En Ami, investigating a miracle.

Seeds of Synchronicity by mountainphile - follow up to Aubrey 6 years later.

Late Era:

Mobius by L.A. Ward - while Mulder is missing a missing scientist’s case leads Scully to Mulder in an unexpected way.

Gerber Daisies by DiscordantWords - set during the back half of season 8, case involving Charlie Scully.

If anyone has any IWTB or revival era casefile recs please let me know!

[rxdshood-a]

@daisyquakes​

She was familiar. It took a second for it to click for Jason before he realized just who it was. Daisy, Steph and apparently Babs’ friend. She was a constant annoyance, decided to pop up here and there and text him after their first interaction where she apparently decided to come to Steph’s aid. (Steph deserved good friends like that, not that he’d ever breathe a word of that to her or any of her friends—or god forbid Tim.) She was an utter jackass usually, quick to try to poke fun at him or find any of his buttons she didn’t know where exactly he had but jab as soon as she found him.

But right now? She looked...different. Like there was a cartoon dark cloud hanging over her head and pouring down rain everywhere she stepped. 

“You look like you’ve been hit by a train then rolled down a hill into a landfill and crawled your way out,” Jason said instead of any sort of normal greeting. “What’s gotta you so down in the dumps? Literally.” Probably not the best way to approach someone who looked like they had a shitty day (he knew it wasn’t) but he didn’t know how to approach this. Even with someone he’s known for years it was always one wrong wire cut from it blowing up in his face. Nine out of ten times it was the wrong wire. 

[paradoxstars]

[ flower ] for your muse to offer my muse their favourite flower @daisyquakes​

The daisy was bright yellow and was a breath of fresh air, reminding Star that spring wasn’t that far away. It also meant that brighter days could be ahead, or he hoped, he liked the warmer weather for the rebirth of nature. That flowers and various plants could die, shrivel up to nothing in the winter months only to come back with a vengeance in the spring. It was poetic in a sense he thought. Though, if he told that to Monet she’d likely just give him that bewildered look she always did. 

“You shouldn’t pick flowers, you know? You don’t want to upset the plants.” Star said seriously, but took the flower from the woman regardless. “Though, they are beautiful and the temptation is reasonable. Most beautiful things are destroyed one way or another by those who wish to steal the beauty.” He mused as he looked at the daisy then back at the woman in question. “Though, I really like the yellow ones. They remind me of the sun. Which ones are your favorite?”

[itsbxtgirl-a]

daisyquakes​:

Daisy had never written a resume before. Before SHIELD she had been a hacker who fought against the government and after SHIELD she was… well, she was a criminal. Recently forgive, but a criminal still. Daisy tapped on her keyboard a few times - only writing her name and address at the top… and otherwise? What was she supposed to put? “Do you think the NSA would ding me if I Googled: how to make crime sound professional?”

***

“Depends,” Steph mused as she sat across from Daisy on her own laptop with a hum. “You always have plausible deniability. You can claim it was for research purposes if anyone shows up with the ‘excuse me, ma’am, we have a few questions for you’ deal. Writers google shit about murder all the time, don’t they? Like how long a gut wound would have to bleed out before a person, ya know—” She sticks her tongue out to the side and closes her eyes, pretending to slump back before opening her eyes again and leaning back forward. “Just put down the skills you used for said crimes in your strengths! Really, you can totally manipulate into sounding good.”