#post-orison

[thursdayinspace]

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[television-overload]

I'm using this MSR adoption fic (it really needs a title, I can't keep calling it MSR adoption fic) as an excuse to write slightly altered post-eps that I've had ideas for for a while.

I'm looking at you, Millennium and Orison. And I'm coming for you, Sein Und Zeit / Closure.

[swiftzeldas]

i hate when this show makes me watch scully get brutalized

[redwraiths]

more or less orijay core

[limnsaber]

“You stand as you do now, neither here nor there. Longing, but afraid.” WHAT THE FUCK HAVE I BEEN SAYING!!!!

When Eurydice followed Orpheus from the underworld, it was Schrodinger’s existence. How do you know if she’s behind you or not if you haven’t looked? How do you, Eurydice, know if you’re there at all? This is what it’s like for Scully.

Mulder and Scully would go to the end of the earth for each other. When Scully made the decision to stay on with the X Files, she did so because she wanted to see where Mulder would take them, and what she and Mulder would see on their path to the unknown.

She loves him for his passion and wonder, but in turn his fixation is his fatal flaw. One of the main reasons for her hesitation to mention the ever-present subject of their relationship is her fear that Mulder will succumb to his fixation, and lock himself in the basement forever.

Because, when it comes down to it, Scully knows full well how she feels about Mulder. She knows what they could have together and she knows how she feels. But Mulder is himself, with all of his trauma and tendencies and idiosyncrasies. He cannot look her way, even when he wants to, even when they both want him to. Mulder’s fixation on the hidden and the unknown means he cannot look to see her behind him.

He cannot support her, he cannot look at her when he’s too busy looking at the sky. They’re partners, running this path together, but he doesn’t look back to see her falling behind him. And his faith that she will be behind him, which she always will be, means that he doesn’t turn to look.

Mulder and Scully would go to the ends of the earth for each other. We watch Mulder travel time and time again to the underworld for her. But Mulder does not look back. They’re still stuck in the basement, they’re still trying to exit the underworld.

To Scully’s point of view, their relationship, from Scully’s role in the X Files to her importance to Mulder, exists in that quantum state where he doesn’t look back at her. It’s Orpheus and Eurydice, Scully and Mulder. They’re still walking out of the underworld.

And until Mulder gets his head on straight, until Mulder has the presence of mind to look up and leave the basement, nothing will change. Her following him, they're still traveling the underworld. Their relationship exists in this state. This is the tragedy. If you don’t look back, how do you know if she’s there at all?

[lilydalexf]

You are welcome for the lists! This one is fics recs for "Orison". They are all related to that episode, though they're not all angsty smut fics. So it's not quite the ask, but I hope you and others enjoy the stories! Another Dark Forest by @aloysiavirgata Post-Orison sex Anyone with a Gun by V. Salmone (Punk and Sab) Mulder, Scully, and a gun. Atomic Split by Pteropod The world is glued together by the strong force, the weak force, the electromagnetic force, and gravity. Better Angels by wonderland (@amplifyme) “She’s okay, Maggie, I promise... No, no, just forget whatever you might hear. Don’t even watch the local news. She’s okay. She’s safe and resting. I got it.” Jesus, how many times had he had this conversation with her, or one very much like it? More than he’d ever wanted to. Black Hole Season by Penumbra (@mashnotesofthemythopoeic) Mulder muddles through the aftermath of Orison. Ceremony by @darwin-xf What’s left when words fail? Cold Comfort by Joann Humby When 3 men die, the killer seems to have a story to tell, but is it the same one that people are hearing? X-Files are dangerous, very dangerous if you're working alone. Exorcist Stairs by Elanor G Scully is adrift and on her own after the events of Orison. A chance encounter forces her to confront the banality of evil... fluorescence and night on all sides by audries (@audriesfic) He steps over a corpse to touch her. Ghast by @leiascully (No summary provided) Glub-Glub-Glub and Calming Spells by PostApocolypticAlien (@scullysexual) “you can stay here, tonight. for as long as you’d like.” / “Hey babe, babe, wake up.” The Devil's Instant by Maria Nicole Post-ep for Orison Incorruptible by Anjou A submission for an epistolary challenge on the Scullyfic/E-muse list in January of 2000. Set mid-season 7, immediately after the events of Orison, when Scully has been faced with an evil from her past. Mytharc heavy. i have your dreams and your teeth marks by audries (@audriesfic) Also in the trunk of the car: the latest edition of JAMA, The Amityville Horror on VHS from Blockbuster, Moby Dick, a Jewel CD, a bag of clementines. Her still-closed Bible. - post-orison. mulder takes scully on a witch hunt. there's nail polish involved. Imperfect Shadow by Nicknoc In a dark time, the eye begins to see, I meet my shadow in the deepening shade. Intuituve Reasoning, I Say Obsessive, You Say Compulsive, and I Can Eat Glass by Mish You can’t fool *all* of the people, *all* of the time. / Kosseff vs. Mulder - one analysis, seven minute time limit. / A late night distress call shatters the calm. The Nearness of You by a_steady_wish Her first night back in her own bed after the events of Orison, and Mulder is there to comfort and love her. Neptune's Ocean by M. Sebasky (No summary provided) Nothing Apart by Dyann Zimmerman What happened after the events in 'Orison'. Noyade by Rocketman Noyade--(french) whirlpool. Of Ladies Most Deject And Wretched by Circe Invidiosa and Helen Quilley (@invidiosa) It wasn't a question worth answering...post Orison. Orison by @scullywolf The aftermath of Pfaster's attack takes its toll in more ways than one. Possession by @mldrgrl Based on this prompt request: Mulder and Scully have both dealt with abductions and kidnappings where they were held against their will. I imagine that it took a while for them to feel comfortable with any type of bondage. I think it’d be interesting to explore how or when they became comfortable with that and if it felt really empowering the first time. I especially see Scully having reservations at first but maybe requesting it. the praxis of a water bed by skuls (@ghostbustermelanieking) Five of the first times Scully woke up in Mulder's bed. Right Here by @smalldisbeliever The soft thud of her duffle bag hitting the floor marks their arrival at her apartment. It’s been a little over a week since Donnie Pfaster tore through the space.

Sedimentation by Maria Nicole Musings on the edge of sleep Sins Remembered by rah What happens after they leave her apartment. soap bubble memories by @softnow five times mulder and scully showered together + one time they bathed. Some Nights by otto_tis_eratai Or "Six times Mulder and Scully slept together, and one time they did something more". A collection of seven one shots, all post/mid episode (although it can be also read as one story). Some fluff, some angst, some hurt/comfort elements, eventual smut, a lot of friendship. Submerged by hellsteeth (@wexleresque) Mulder helps Scully cope with her post-Orison anxiety Taller Than Other Waves by amyhit (mayhit) She read Salem’s Lot at ten years old, was brave enough to kiss her partner by thirty-five. That Was Then, This Is Now by @mldrgrl The difference between how Scully deals with the aftermath of Donnie Pfaster in Orison v. Irresistible.

Unintended Consequences by Sarah Segretti Just when you think you know how you’d react to a horrific event, life steps up to surprise you. Scully and Mulder deal with the aftermath of the Pfaster shooting. Untitled by @aloysiavirgata Prompt: alternate post-Orison where Scully doesn’t get to her gun and Mulder is the one that kills Pfaster. Untitled by @aloysiavirgata Prompt: Scully to Mulder: Make me feel alive again... Untitled by @o6666666 Prompt: can't wait to read their argument for anniversary date. who would win??? Walls by Ellie I can't hold out forever; even walls fall down. An Orison post-ep. The Weight of Water by @dashakay The aftereffects of trauma are sometimes unexpected.

[randomfoggytiger]

All IVF Roads Lead Away from The Unnatural and to Millennium

After spending too much time batting back and forth various IVF theories (post here for the hall-of-fame-ers), I'd settled on early Season Six because of the factored-in procedure requirements.

And then a discussion with @welsharcher and @agent-troi made me reevaluate everything... and I realized, with dawning horror, that the facts concluded upon not only upended what I believed about Per Manum's time crunch but also pushed back Mulder and Scully's dating timeline from The Unnatural to Millennium.

What Canon Presents as Facts

Per Manum was a patch-on episode; and there are a few restrictions it imposes on the flashbacks with Mulder and Scully.

The IVF arc must take place after the episode Emily because that is when Scully learns her infertility was caused by medical experiments robbing her of her ova.

In Per Manum, Scully is awkward about asking Mulder for her request.

When the IVF fails, both are not stingy with their hugs-- never have been-- but Scully stops herself from fully kissing Mulder, instead placing it tentatively on his cheek.

The greater implications of points #2 and #3

Point 2: Scully's awkwardness in these flashbacks is absent from her behavior all through S7, especially after Millennium. From then on out, she flirts and pulls Mulder's tie (Rush), makes cracks about going home and making all things right with the world (The Goldberg Variation), shares a personal, traumatic story from her childhood and is unfazed that Mulder collects her and her things to go (Orison), takes it for granted that Mulder would want her to spend the night and advocate for him (Sein und Zeit), is openly jealous of his attention (Rush, First Person Shooter), keeps him guessing (Theef), denies CSM's pop psychology but not his claims about her love (En Ami), and pouts openly while calling Mulder (Chimera.) (See post here for flirty gifs (collected from @settle-down-frohike.)

Point 3: Scully's miss-kiss is how we know this precedes Amor Fati: then, she passionately and unhesitatingly gives Mulder's bandaged head a kiss after his dream recitation; but in Per Manum, though both are tender and grieving, there is still a hesitancy in her behavior. That hesitancy is born from Scully's insecurity in Mulder's life post The Beginning, after her hallway forehead blessing was replaced by his frustration at her refusal to believe. She and Mulder were in sync in S6, and she knew he loved her... but where was she in the order of importance? Still under the Truth? (It's a question she is still asking in S8's Essence.) Amor Fati was the turning point in their relationship: Mulder finally showed his partner that any better life, any better ending paled in comparison to the chaotic and brutal and beautiful one they shared together.

The Requirements for IVF (specifically the FET Timeline)

There would have had to have been a lot of downtime for Mulder and Scully to attempt IVF and continue a pregnancy.

Flying while pregnant, in the 90s and now, is not unsafe; but frequent flyers are heavily discouraged from taking as many trips because of possible health concerns (blood pressure, early risks, radiation, etc.) with mother and fetus-- particularly in the first and third trimester-- and even more so if the mother has a preexisting condition or previously challenging medical concern. Not only that, but the demands required for the IVF process would have put a further strain on travel.

Scully's ova were collected and stored (and recovered) frozen, meaning she would have had to use the FET method for her IVF cycles. Frozen Embryo Transfer takes up to 32 days from start to finish (starting the count from Day 3 of a woman's period up to the day she takes a pregnancy test); and Scully would likely have had to use the medicated FET method rather than the natural one, which is not a difference in timeline so much as convenience. Not only does the medicated FET method require additional supplementation, but the changes from estrogen and progesterone to embryo transfer-- in other words, forward progress-- hinge on how successfully the lining of the uterus thickens: if it's slow, the process drags on longer; if it's unsuccessful, the process starts from scratch. And despite all these measures, the "success rate of an untested frozen embryo transfer can go as low as 20-30%, decreasing with increasing maternal age." Hence, its failure.

The only times The X-Files had enough downtime to meet these stringent requirements were twice, and both in S6: the grounding under Kersh's disciplinary thumb and the unaccounted-for months between The Unnatural (April) and Biogenesis (September.)

The Clincher: A Purposefully Placed Family Planning Book

While the mind melding events of Biogenesis-Amor Fati are unfolding, Scully scours the office before jet-setting off to Africa. In the background is a clear glimpse of a blue family planning book amidst Mulder's various piles that he uses to feather the nest (grabbed from @dreamingofscully's post here~.)

Chris Carter, Frank Spotnitz, the writing team, and the actors knew David Duchovny was leaving the show after the finale of S7; and they planned for the miracle baby early on in the season. (For any lingering doubts about William's paternity, see here for Frank's own words on the subject.) Because of that, the gang split up and left some clues: not just the family planning book mentioned above, but also David and Gillian's decision to act as if Mulder and Scully were dating off-screen post Millennium and the writers request to incorporate William's conception into All Things. Because of those decisions, fertile (heh) ground was sown for anyone willing to look back and fill in the gaps... which they did in Per Manum; and which I do now.

The family planning book serves as the definitive timeline marker for Scully and Mulder's IVF journey. If they had attempted IVF early S6, then the book would have shown up with Mulder's things when he "feathered the nest" post One Son. If he and Scully had attempted IVF after Millennium or any time S7, it would have made an appearance then. But it doesn't: it only appears on the end of season six after Mulder and Scully have grown closer, when an IVF success or failure makes him clarify that it won't "come between us." When there is more that is between them but not technically enough for them to do this journey as a couple (yet.)

It also bookends the conclusion of the IVF arc: by joining Mulder's stash, the book has become another totem of his life in the vein of Samantha's picture, the cloth hearts, and Karin Berquist's "I Want to Believe" poster (and even Queequeg's collar and Scully's keychain.) It'll be packed away out of sight once he gets the cleaning bug or Scully asks him to; but, until then, it haunts the basement with the ghost of its lost potential.

Why IVF, Why Now, Why The Unnatural?

As mentioned above, there is a pocket of downtime post The Unnatural's April and Biogenesis-Amor Fati's September (thank you to @dreamingofscully for pointing that out in this post), with only one legitimate case in-between.

(With that in mind, The Lone Gunmen's ask of Scully is doubly stupid since they asked her to fly out to Las Vegas in Mulder's name sometime during her IVF process and triply stupid because Scully-- who likely went against medical precautions-- was drugged.)

But why did Scully seek a second opinion after The Unnatural?

Because Mulder's baseball date and uplifted banter reawakened that dream in her: "What you may find as you're concentrating on hitting that little ball, the rest of the world just fades away. All your nagging concerns, the ticking of your biological clock, how you probably couldn't afford that nice new coat on a g-woman's salary, how you threw away a promising career in medicine to hunt aliens with a... crackpot, albeit brilliant, partner." Because Mulder signaled that he was noticing her, her new suede coat, her ticking biological clock... and that those were important to him.

So, Scully went in for another checkup, to seek hope for both of them.

The Timeline: A Culmination

The Unnatural-- Mulder, for the first time in their partnership, turns away from the heart of the mystery to gaze at the mystery of his heart; and Scully is giggly and hopeful (having pressed hints about "a normal life" over and over since early S6.) For the first time he mentions something between them that is personal beyond near kisses and love confessions: he brings up her habits, her coats, and her fertility, showing her that he sees her. And after that night, Scully gets another checkup with her doctor and kicks off Per Manum.

Per Manum, the elevator-- Scully runs into Mulder after her appointment, depressed and down with more negative results. Seeing how devastated this fresh reminder is (despite the episode's very clunky reiteration of her infertility-- which both she and Mulder already know about and know each other knows about), he admits to having her ova on ice. Scully is both hurt he'd kept this information from her for over two years and desperately hopeful-- again-- that there is another last chance.

Per Manum, the clinic-- Doctor Parenti tells Scully there is a "good chance" that she can get pregnant if they get started right away. She's barreling onward, not thinking two steps ahead of her (noted here in some deleted lines-- thanks to @dunhamhairograpy) except for the fact that she has to ask Mulder for his participation.

Per Manum, "The answer is yes"-- "I don't want this to come between us" is pivotal. Yes, it could refer to their recent peace over Mulder's noncommunication; but that seems to have been swept aside by both of them in their heady anticipation. So, it has to refer to their personal relationship, one which just blossomed beyond loving partners into partners focused more on each other than the Truth. Mulder can't let go completely until his Closure; but he'll explore living a variation of normal with Scully post The Unnatural's moral lesson and Amor Fati's revelation and Millennium's permanent shift.

Three of a Kind-- Scully hops on the rare plane to join "Mulder" in Las Vegas, being pulled into The Lone Gunmen shenanigans and ending up getting drugged, flirting up a storm, and planning her revenge. Luckily, it seems Scully isn't too worried about what happened, meaning she was either between rounds or hadn't begun her first (or only?) cycle yet.

Field Trip-- A more personal episode for Mulder and Scully: he is unusually hurt and angered by her normal level of skepticism, which hurts her in turn as he's devalued herself as well as her abilities for the work. The two of them dance around these feelings until they fall right into hallucinogenic mushrooms. (An interesting note: @iconicscullyoutfits noticed here that Scully does not drink at Mulder's wake, slotting in perfectly both with her denial of this reality and her on-going carefulness with the IVF tries.)

Per Manum, "It was my last chance"-- Regardless if it's their first and only or last of many tries, Scully is unflinchingly scooped up by Mulder, though diffidently shy about crossing too many lines herself in grief (shying away from her impulsive smooch to instead hesitatingly place a kiss on her partner's cheek.) "Never give up on a miracle", Mulder intones; and holds onto the family planning book for a while more.

Biogenesis-- Mulder may have the book in his office; but Scully has lost hope, asking him "Look, after all you've done, after all you've uncovered... I mean, you've won. What more could you possibly hope to do or to find?" Her question is more in-character with another fruitless endeavor behind them, a wish to see this journey, too, to its end; and this informs her arc in this three parter: rebuilding herself and her identity in Africa, at the military base, in her apartment, and outside his.

Amor Fati-- Mulder dreams "another life, another world" where Scully can live safer and freer from him while he gets a built-in idyllic life, wife, and children: "Don't give up on a miracle" echoing around in his head. (An interesting note: @cecilysass's post here about the meaning behind Mulder's Temptation is amazing.)

But that miracle is a false illusion; and Scully saves him from himself ("You were my constant, my touchstone") just as he saves her from her self-distrust ("And you are mine.") It's now that Scully brands Mulder's forehead as her own just as she had in Fight the Future: diffidence gone, courage and confirmation found.

From Brain Surgery to New Years Celebrations

Mulder would have been too weak for much while recovering from invasive brain surgery, as evidenced by his and Scully's (mostly) hands-off approach in the next episode Hungry.

However, Mulder joined Scully in California for Christmas-- on a case, of course-- and got himself from one mess to another. They avoided death, saved the world from the Apocalypse, and, most importantly, patched a family back together. There might never be a child to welcome them home from a dangerous case; but they have each other.

And Mulder seals that realization as the ball drops.

And that concludes the IVF arc~!

Thank you for reading~

Enjoy!

[aloysiavirgata]

Prompt: alternate post-Orison where Scully doesn’t get to her gun and Mulder is the one that kills Pfaster.

She had a friend at the Academy named Clarice Starling who once got come on by a crazy man. Multiple Miggs they’d called him, stored right next next to Hannibal the Cannibal Lecter. Spattered her across the cheek and laughed as she fled down the hall.

Anyway, that’s what she thought of when Pfaster’s blood and aerosolized brain misted over her face and neck and hair. Clarice Starling getting come on by a crazy man.

They’d laughed about it, she and Clarice and Ardelia Mapp, back when they were young and immortal and giggled about Fox Mulder and Hot Bobby Lowrance over boozy coffee at midnight.

She heard Fox Mulder had fucked his way through Quantico. Funny how titillating that had been in the abstract.

Funny.

But here’s Pfaster’s proof of mortality crusting to her skin, her stocking, her pajamas. She and Mulder will both have hearing loss from the blast percussion, she and Mulder will both have another homicide between them.

But homicide isn’t murder.

Here’s Pfaster falling, falling, how can he fall for so long?

Mulder killed Pfaster so she wouldn’t have to, she knows this. Knows Mulder gave her Pfaster the way a cat will bring you a mouse. I killed this so you didn’t have to.

Mulder stares into her with hot black eyes and the smoking bore of his service weapon is a Third Eye and she knows, she knows, that he saw something in Pfaster that the legal system never would have.

Pfaster hits the floor and the sound is the sound of the Fourth Seal.

And the Lord said to Cain, who had just killed his brother, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the from the ground.”

Scully falls to her knees beside his body, she gazes at the sucking wound, waits until the blood stops frothing before she calls 911.

[baronessblixen]

I just had a thought that post orison, mulder brought scully to his apartment and first she tried to fall asleep in his bedroom while he stayed on the couch but then she got up and joined him on the couch, and he hold her close to him, with her legs on top of his and he tucked her in his blanket. And she fell asleep in his arms because he was there, she had his scent around her and the comforting sound of the movie he was watching.

I love this, anon ❤️ I can totally see this happening. She wants the comfort of his arms and his presence.

[lailoken]

If you can, could you please talk in depth about the Cardinals/Emissaries? I mean the Snail, the Hare, the Toad, the Serpent (and any others I’m missing). I saw some of their orisons around your blog and I’m really intrigued by them.

Hello there, and thanks for your interest.

Unfortunately, there's not too much I can share about the Wending Wardens beyond what I've already shared here before. More nuanced information regarding them is currently only really discussed within the context of a closed cultus. That being said, though, this post and the post it links to seem to cover most of what I've already shared fairly well.

[numinousmysteries]

The fic gods are smiling on me tonight. Angsty, dirty, post-ep for Orison.

Not Tonight

There will be time later to process, time to debate the nature of good and evil, time for them to make love in a way that’s truly tender and healing, but not tonight.

The stale air in the car feels suffocating but when she opens the window, the late-January chill leaves her shivering. Mulder’s been quiet. She knows he’s giving her space to process her trauma but in the moment she wishes he was rambling on about black magic, lake monsters, or anything to pull her out of her spiraling mind.

“Talk to me,” she says.

“You did the right thing, Scully.”

“No,” she cuts him off, her voice low and breathy. “Something else.”

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[deathsbestgirl]

have you ever written about irresistible specifically about scully's reaction to how gruesome the crimes are despite being a medical doctor? idk i'm just curious about your thoughts

no i don't think i've written about it, and forgive me because i haven't watched in a little while. but there are two posts i think about all the time.

i think @cosmicouroboros really nailed it here

and i think about kae's post on mulder's vs scully's reactions to cases involving violence against women here

like i think about these all the times and i just don't think i can say it better. irresistible is one of my favorites for so many reasons. i always love episodes that put the characters in scary, heart wrenching, painful situations. this one was hard for scully before pfaster ran her off the road & kidnapped her. she's so deeply disturbed by the desecration of the dead when they've been laid to rest. scully has an intimate relationship with death, and with victims. she does what she does to speak for the dead & seek justice. to protect others from the same fate. she does autopsies to honor them, and pfaster does it to take trophies & defile them. with a deep, twisted hatred for women. she understands cutting into dead people, but she can't fathom ever doing it for cruel, evil reasons.

i don't think scully wants to understand it like mulder does. (but sometimes she's forced to consider it, like in unruhe & orison.) in many ways, she already does. some of them may think they're doing it for "good" reasons, some of them may be deeply damaged from abuse & trauma, some of them are just like that. there are so many people with trauma who don't do these cruel things, a number (hopefully) far outweighing the number who do.

i think a huge reason scully was so drawn to mulder is because he loves the world, he wants better for everyone. and she does too. he's the first person to show her how to give that love in a way she understands, that she feels is important. i think it's a core part of their beings, wherever it comes from.

beyond that, i love irresistible for all the sides of scully we see. she goes to therapy because she's struggling with the case. she hasn't recovered from her abduction because nothing has been resolved. she doesn't want mulder to worry, so she thinks there's reason for him to worry & she doesn't want to burden him. she wants him to see her as capable (which she always does, but she's a woman in a male dominated field. mulder may not be like other men, but she can't just break down those defenses. it takes her years and i feel like we don't really see it until the revival.) duane barry may be dead, but whoever took her is still out there and she's yet to learn all the consequences. scully pushed on. she wants to do her job and this is the first case that really bothered her. when she talks in second person about herself and karen kosseff brings it to her attention, we see a level of self awareness & understanding of the human psyche that i just love. that's not her field, if she studied any psychology it would have been the basics. but scully absorbs everything. her mind may not be the same kind of steel trap as mulder's but she incorporates all information into her worldview and understanding of people. (at least when there's enough evidence & science to back it up, and even when she isn't sure about it, like with melissa in tfwid, she acts as if it is. scully isn't always open minded but she is compassionate. she could see how melissa was struggling and i believe she really didn't want to make things worse for her.)

like i think about the way she followed mulder because of his passion & compassion, because he was so sure the truth was out there & he was determined to find it, because she could see his drive & how he'd never give up. how in conduit, she tells him to stop looking for his sister (because no one ever has) and she follows him when he can't/won't stop, and she listens to his regression tapes. scully never forgets this, and until his mother does, she never tries to tell him to stop again. and she's the one who solves her abduction, as much as she could. and then i think about when skinner tells scully they won't be investigating her sister's murder anymore, it's gone cold. and she goes into that basement and mulder has dug up a case that everyone else is ignoring, people who need help & aren't getting it. she's constantly amazed by him.

their work is why she keeps going, despite how personal it becomes, how it has hurt her. scully understands it isn't the fault of the job, or mulder, or her choices. it's these terrible, awful men committing the most heinous crimes against women & children & people. she can't sit idly by knowing what she knows.

scully is just. one of my favorite characters. she's so open & light in the beginning. i don't think she's ever been open to just anyone, but with mulder, she shares little pieces that first year, and she won't let go of him when they're separated. mulder has always been special to her. after her abduction, things change. she changes. she softens in a different way, and we see how things actually hurt her. i love the sensitivity she harbors, that she doesn't let just anyone see. (i think the only times we see her fall apart are in irresistible, milagro, without, this is not happening/deadalive and the truth. at least in front of someone.)

anyway. this became more about scully in general. but genuinely, those two posts say the most important things.

[carefulfears]

kae's sunday fic recs <3

my topic this week: orison

(also a favorite of @perpetually-weirdening!)

fluorescence and night on all sides by audries: we all know how i feel about this writer, i quote them like some recite biblical verse. if they have something to say, it's worth reading and ruminating. this is no different.

residue by sarie_fairy: this quick one-shot has stuck with me the past few days, i love all of the imagery interwoven. absolution as a love language.

submerged by hellsteeth: i love post-orison bath fics. i love reclamation of joys after trauma. i love dana scully and all of the things she tried to control after pfaster, all of the ways that she occasionally loosens that grip.

come morning light by incidental: a beautiful story written by a sweet friend of mine. this one is technically post-irresistible, more bath fic.

close the door (you know we're never coming back) by oftheend: one of my favorites, this story moves through the mundanity of post-traumatic stress eloquently. the clean-up, the easy decisions that take up so much space (walk or take a cab? what to eat? how to wash your hair?) and the depth behind them. more bath fic. points for mentioning mulder's fish tank.

some nights by otto_tis_eratai: a thorough multi-chapter, this piece goes through seven episodes (including both irresistible and orison) and follows how one act can change over the years.

requests/submissions this week:

seaglass blue (x)

s1-3 works

love y’all! feel free to send in requests or submissions (your own work or some you’d like to share) for next week.

[igglemouse]

Song of the Day! #TBT

I won't have story posts tomorrow of course but I might have some character profiles and other stuff!

Thank you to everyone that liked, reblogged, or commented on my first episode! As always, it means a lot to me! While I do this for the fun it does help the confidence to see people following along or sharing the story or sharing their thoughts on it but the fun of posting always comes first.

My other focus here is putting out positive energy and vibes, if anyone tells you differently...i dunno! That's on them! But while my stories will have dark themes sometimes and mature content I'll always try to boost others even if I don't have the largest platform here. It's not just people that follow me too, I've reblogged and shout out simblrs that don't follow me quite often and that will continue as long as I'm here!

I still plan on posting those wine poses too! Sometime this month I hope!

A will finds a way. ~ Orison Swett Marden

[veneritia]

orison - a short story

orison (n.), 1. A prayer 2. A mystical contemplation or communion A 994 word reimagining of the story of cain and abel from the perspective of cain

a while back i posted this webweaving to celebrate this story getting into my school's litmag, and while i'm happy for it, i do feel bad that the draft sits and gathers dust in my drive for the most part. i figured it would be nice to host it onto wattpad for other people to enjoy as well

you can read it → here

general taglist under the cut (ask to be +/-)

@charlesjosephwrites | @bearunicorn154 I @seasteading| @writting-in-blood | @trapped-inadystopianovel | @inky-duchess | @thats-my-type-writer | @serpentarii | @myhusbandsasemni | @aphaimaniis | @writinglyra | @belialwrites | @amoranza | @pseudepigraphic | @mel-writes-with-her-dragons | @uppoffringar | @fantasydisease | @sourrcandy | @helioselene

[shivunin]

WIP Title Game

Rules: Post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it! Tag as many people as you have WIPs.

Thank you for the tags, @zenstrike @greypetrel and @jtownnn!

I've also recently cleared my folder of everything I don't actively plan to work on, so there are fewer than there were (thank goodness. it was a little overwhelming before. I have a "shelved" folder for all the things I am not ready to work on now so I can find them later). That said, I don't know that I will be able to tag as many people as I have WIPs.

They are, in order of what I've worked on most recently:

Beyond the Breakers

Sure As Night

Tavitha

Patchwork

Through Ragged Skies

Aerolite

Tumblr Prompts etc.

A Sketch in Charcoal

Grave Dirt

Stun Marks

Handfast

Unfinished Memories

An Orison to Dusk

Death At Your Side

Carrion Comfort

Shed Our Sorrows

Tagging in turn (no pressure!): @nightwardenminthara @vakarians-babe @dreadfutures @inquisimer @buchimgay @idolsgf @ndostairlyrium @dungeons-and-dragon-age @daggerbean @pinayelf @star--nymph @heniareth @bumblerhizal