Significant

Written by nelliesbones
Fandom: The X-Files
Ship: Fox Mulder/Dana Scully
Rating: Mature

“Do you have a significant other?”
“Um, not in the widely understood definition of that term.”
Scully was his best friend. His work partner. His emergency contact. His dry cleaning buddy. She was significant to him in every way but one…

Word count: 7500-20,000 (Novelette) Aug 21, 2024

Tags: Declaration of LoveFake RelationshipFirst TimeSeason 7Slow BurnUnresolved Sexual Tension

My notes:

This is everything. I love the way they come together here. So naturally, so inevitably. Real, adult affection, the angst kept to a realistic minimum considering how long they’ve been best friends. Things have slowly evolved to both of their notice, until they just fluidly cross the last line. I love how they can̵... Read more

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Normal Conversations

Written by Soronia
Fandom: The X-Files
Ship: Fox Mulder/Dana Scully
Rating: Explicit

It always bothered me that Mulder had a degree in psychology but only seemed to use it on other people. Also I know it was the 90s, but everybody in this show needed a minimum 400 years of therapy. And yes, there’s eventually sex.

Word count: 7500-20,000 (Novelette) Aug 21, 2024

Tags: Character StudyIntrospectiveSeason 6

My notes:

Completely hot while being a genuinely fantastic character analysis of Mulder.

Falling Together

Written by agent_starbuck
Fandom: The X-Files
Ship: Fox Mulder/Dana Scully
Rating: Explicit

Leaning up against his bedroom door, she closes her eyes as she lets out a shuddering breath. Even though only moments ago she was fast asleep on his sofa, oblivious to the world around her, her mind and body were now humming with nervous excitement. How many times has she dreamed of this? Wished and hoped and prayed that they would both come to their senses, and just fall together one night.

Was tonight that night?

Word count: 7500-20,000 (Novelette) Aug 8, 2024

Tags: ATTHSFirst TimePost-EpisodeSeason 7

My notes:

One of the most plausible and realistic all things fics, in my opinion. Also, holy forking shirtballs is this hot.

Looking Back: Nine Moments That Changed Things

Written by mldrgrl
Fandom: The X-Files
Ship: Fox Mulder/Dana Scully
Rating: Mature

Nine little scenes that bring Mulder and Scully closer together from Alpha to all things.

Word count: 7500-20,000 (Novelette) Jul 26, 2024

Tags: Filling the GapsSeason 7Slow BurnUnresolved Sexual Tension

My notes:

A lovely progression fic with great dialogue. There is a particularly fitting analogy woven throughout their conversations about “taking ice cream out of the freezer”.