#scully/other

[fine-nephrit]

🥏 TXF Fic Rec #42: "Universal Invariant" by Syntax6

It’s rare to find a novel-length, all-encompassing fic set in season 1. Today’s fic is exactly that: a celebrated classic exploring a ‘what if’ scenario where Scully’s deleted live-in boyfriend, Ethan, sticks around. The story begins with Scully’s assignment to the X Files in the ‘Pilot’ and concludes with her return from abduction in ‘One Breath’.

We get to experience the M/S dynamic right from the very beginning, watching their partnership evolve from suspicion to trust, with a repressed, burgeoning attraction. In Syntax6’s skillful hands, you know what that means: lots of delicious, in-character UST.

Ethan plays a major role, adding to the emotional tangle. The ‘Other’ character is often reduced to a flat plot-device or crudely villainized, but Syntax6’s characters are always likable and sympathetic. She writes the best ‘/Other’ plot in this fandom, enhancing the journey to MSR.

It’s a lot of fun to see how the story neatly interweaves with canon episodes, a hallmark of Syntax6’s writing. What’s more, She’s best known for her case files, and there’s a strong original casefile tossed in the mix, which I enjoyed immensely. And we get another of her signature moves: a very hot, well-written sex scene with explosive intensity, placed at the perfect spot in the story. She really does it all, and makes it look effortless.

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🥏 on author's site

author: @syntax6 length: novel, 80,000+ words season: season 1, early season 2 pairing(s): M/S UST, Scully/Ethan, Mulder/Other tags: AU, episode-related, casefile, angst, Mytharc, abduction arc, jealousy, amnesia, good OCs rating: explicit/NC-17

tagging @today-in-fic

[lilydalexf]

Hi! Was thinking of Blinded by White Light and wondered if you know some other fics that are both Mulder/Other and Scully/Other that ends in MSR? Also want to thank you for your fic lists! The sheer volume of AO3 or Gossamer tends to overwhelm me and reading through your lists really helps make the choices bite size, if that makes sense

Thanks for the nice words. I'm glad my fic rec lists have been helpful!

I posted a list of fic recs with all of Mulder/Other, Scully/Other, and MSR. Have fun reading!

[egophiliac]

everyone out of the way, this is the only thing I'm going to be thinking about from now on.

(okay, there is one more thing)

[mezzo-morte]

Mulder is charming because his jokes and jabs aren't self indulgent. He doesn't tease Scully for peer validation or to feed his ego, he does it to get a reaction from her.

I don't think his character was written to be funny, but he is funny to Scully. He's plenty attractive and gets enough attention to be obnoxious about it, but he isn't. He's an oxford graduate and could take this stance of intellectual superiority, but he doesn't.

He values Scully's opinion from day one. He listens, he checks in with her, he gages her reaction. And that's endlessly more appealing to see than an arrogant and self assured playboy male lead. He's not a romantic hero but he also is.

[mulderrrrrrr]

“i do not gaze at scully”

[scullyscatholicguilt]

Mulder and Scully, season one: "My partner at work? Oh yes... Of course I find them attractive..."

*never elaborates*

[daynascullys]

Special Agent Fox "I do not gaze at Scully" Mulder ⤷ [2/13] ✧ Season Two

[jonathanarcher]

the x files should’ve done a gag where at the end of the episode both mulder and scully are seen writing up their reports (aka thinly veiled excuses to wax philosophically) and both are doing their monologues at the same time so it overlaps and turns into nonsense and then it cuts to skinner at his desk with his head in his hands as he tries to cut through the bullshit and figure out how they actually wrapped up the case of the mysterious knife alien

[freckleslikestars]

MSR & Hand Holding

THE X FILES (1993-2018)

[limnsaber]

Ok the main reason why Mulder’s Mulderness works (the infodumping, the ill timed dorky and raunchy jokes, etc) so well is that more than anything he wants to share them with Scully. He is always looking towards her and sharing things with her and asking her what she thinks. He makes bad jokes for her and puts on slideshow after slideshow for her— it’s not like he needs to do that for himself. And the first half of it, the foundation, is that he does like doing all of these things on his own and that’s where the genuineness comes from, yes, but he does all these things that make him him for her benefit. Because he wants to <33 I do not gaze at Scully my FOOT!

[thelonelynindroid]

I cannot believe I'm posting art on here again bc I am a generally a phantom on this acc but. Scully study hello xfillios

[fine-nephrit]

🥏 TXF Fic Rec #48: "Flight #1539, Inbound from Denver, Will Be Delayed" by Sab

Tipsy Scully at an airport bar, striking up a conversation with a stranger—guess who comes up? Things spiral fast.

This talk!fic hits just the right mix of funny, angsty, and sweet, and ends with an aww-inducing hurt/comfort moment that made me swoon. Sab’s writing shines with beautiful prose and tight dialogue.

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🥏 on AO3 🥏 on 2close4comfort

length: short, 3,000+ words season: season 6 pairing(s): M/S UST, Scully/Other (sort of) tags: angst, fluff, humor, talk fic rating: G

Tagging @today-in-fic

[tragicotps]

Gillian Anderson on why she kissed David first at the Emmy awards in 1997 (x)

[egophiliac]

buckle up lads we're going BACK INTO THE BOOK

[tiredactivist]

nothing in the show prompted them having photoshoots like this…like this is fully them

[astralzeraphias]

“he was mentally ill. this monster was a- was a sick fantasy. a product of his dementia.”

“…i saw it too. does that make me disturbed? demented? does… that make me sick too?”