The Many Paths of Daniel Jackson

Written by evrymeeveryyou
Fandom: Stargate: SG-1
Ship: Daniel Jackson/Vala Mal Doran
Rating: Teen and up

Every possibility, every choice I had ever made, even choices I hadn’t, led to an entirely different life until I could no longer tell reality from its alternates.

Word count: 20,000-50,000 (Novella) Aug 30, 2024

Tags: AngstAUDenial of FeelingsOblivious to LoveParallel UniversesYearning

My notes:

Daniel touches a mysterious crystal (which is just so Daniel) and starts experiencing various alternate realities and timelines his life might take. Not being able to discern what’s real as he’s living each moment, it sends him spiralling gradually into madness as SG-1 (plus Jack) tries desperately to save him. ... Read more

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To Patch With Gold

Written by UnabashedBird
Fandom: Stargate: SG-1
Ship: Daniel Jackson/Vala Mal Doran
Rating: Teen and up

He looks at her then, really looks at her, and she knows he is seeing all the cracks in her, all the places she is broken and doesn’t quite fit together anymore, all the things she tries to hide . . . Funny how, now that she starts to see them, the cracks in him look a lot like the cracks in her.

They’ve both been through so much. The question is, will it bring them together or irrevocably push them apart?

Word count: 7500-20,000 (Novelette) Aug 27, 2024

Tags: AngstSeason 10

Break the Lock

Written by UnabashedBird
Fandom: Stargate: SG-1
Ship: Daniel Jackson/Vala Mal Doran
Rating: Teen and up

Daniel and Vala learn how to get along. Be friends, even. They insist that’s all there is to it. They’re wrong.

Word count: 50,000-100,000 (Novel) Aug 27, 2024

Tags: AngstDeclaration of LoveDenial of FeelingsFilling the GapsHumorPost-SeriesSeason 10Slow BurnStargate: The Ark of Truth

My notes:

A wonderful slow burn that shows Daniel and Vala starting to spend more down time together after a shift in their dynamic has led to a bit of unrest between them. Vala has been demonstrating a genuine interest in Daniel’s archaeological passions for some time, and while that allows them to work together more seamlessl... Read more

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.

The Boy on the Beach multiverses

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

One moment she was sitting in the chair. Her chin up, her expression ice. And the next moment she was gone.

No one had to tell Mulder something had gone wrong. No one had to tell him the difference between having Scully and lacking Scully. In that distinction he was expert.

Word count: 50,000-100,000 (Novel) Aug 21, 2024

Tags: Action/AdventureAU

My notes:

This is incredible and one of my favorite AUs. Scully gets thrown back into November 1973 as an adult, but as her 1999 self, and she becomes determined to save Samantha before she disappears. In 1999, Mulder is still recovering from brain surgery and their relationship is in that tense place between friendship and intimacy... Read more

Ripper Weather

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

Mulder and Scully return to the City of Brotherly Love to assist in the capture of a murderer who seems to be taking his inspiration from the most famous serial killer of all time.

Word count: 20,000-50,000 (Novella) Aug 21, 2024

Tags: Case FicSeason 6Unresolved Sexual Tension

My notes:

A really good case fic and some delicious and flirty MSR with minor Diana drama. Perfect amount.

Finding Our Way Back

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

After thirteen years of their romantic relationship, Mulder becomes ensnared in the dark realm of his personal quest for truth and his obsessions, all the while descending into the grips of depression. Despite Scully’s earnest pleas for him to seek help, Mulder finds himself unable to extricate himself from this abyss. Consequently, Scully feels compelled to make the difficult decision to leave him.

One year later, Skinner contacts them with the hope that they will contribute their expertise in addressing a mounting array of paranormal cases. Despite being separated throughout this period, Mulder and Scully both agree to undertake the temporary assignment. During their collaboration, they endeavor to rediscover the paths leading back to each other.

This fic takes off during season 10, but it deviates away from the William arc. This story is about Mulder and Scully finding their way back to each other.

Word count: 100,000+ (She's extra) Aug 21, 2024

Tags: DramaMental HealthRevivalSeason 10Second chances

My notes:

This is just so much better than the revival. No CC mythology/William garbage, this is all about Mulder and Scully’s journey back to each other after Mulder got lost in his darkness.

Not Time’s Fool

Written by jenniebellie
Fandom: Gilmore Girls
Ship: Rory Gilmore/Jess Mariano
Rating: Explicit

2012 – And there she was, the star to his wand’ring bark, forever guiding his thoughts to her, to home. Time had moved on since he saw her (far too much time), but she was as he remembered (constantly imagines): beautiful, elegant, arms full of books, of course. His stomach flipped.

2016 – She had no job, no partner, no home. Adrift in every aspect of her life. She felt battered by self-doubt and dissatisfaction; one too many hits were pulling her beneath the waves and threatening to drown her.
But then there he was. Her ever-fixed mark, unshakeable when faced with her tempests.

The bits post-series/pre-AYITL and during AYITL that we didn’t get to see. AYITL-compliant, but complete wish-fulfilment on my part about who the baby daddy is!

I feel this is more story with added sex rather than straight forward smut, but what sex there is IS explicit, hence the rating. But there’s lots of heart, stolen glances, things unsaid, things said, fluff, love and pining thrown in there.

Word count: 20,000-50,000 (Novella) Aug 21, 2024

My notes:

This is just so achingly beautiful and perfect. This one leaves me warm and fuzzy. Great characterization too. Just. Ugh.