Raise your paw if it’s your 10th birthday!
Hi lovely! Hope you’re well. Thank you so much for the recent addition to the Hanella universe, I was sooo excited when I saw you’d posted! I’ve been re-reading some of your work recently and I had this new vision of Hanella becoming grandparents - I think it’d be adorable - so I was wondering if you’d ever considered this as an option for a future fic? No pressure at all! Thank you so so much for this series, it’s one of my all time favorites❤️
Hello Anon! The new addition came as a surprise for me I didn’t know they were planning to pop in for a visit. I think the issue with a grandchild would be Daughter actually wanting to have kids. Becca would be the deciding factor there and I’m thinking that’s a No from her. Besides they are already grandpawrents to Ziggy! 😆🐾🐾🐾
Hey Mldrgrl how’s going?!
Just wanted to check if Hanella had been whispering sweet nothings to you abt Hank’s new Netflix gig? How they handle it or how Stella is reacting abt all this.
If they’re not, no worries I can always revisit your amazing works and dive into the great stories you created!
Hey Anon. 👋🏻 Wish I could tell you they’re keeping me updated on all their adventures, but they’ve been pretty quiet. No one is talking to me right now, even when I check in!
No news is good news, right??
You know what makes me feel the happiest about this David and Gillian SAG reunion? Historically, both of them have expressed their reticence about attending awards shows, like it’s really outside both of their comfort zones for the most part, and I think for completely different reasons. And to be fair I think Gillian has gotten more comfortable with them, where David has gotten even less. So what was the reason they were there? Neither of them are nominated for anything. Neither of them have won anything recently. Neither have significant others there. Certainly not for funsies and probably not JUST because they were asked. So what was the reason?
Maybe Netflix is trying to woo them with something. Maybe Netflix is fucking with us for some reason…. Maybe it was because they were asked to present together and it was one or none and they wanted to support each other. Maybe they even did it for us! But I’m just so happy that whatever the reason, they did it. Because this new, relaxed and settled into themselves version with each other is pretty great. And yes the presentation was chaotic, but it was also shtick, and people are free to find it cringe or weird or chaotic, but it was them having FUN. And so was I.
NOW DO A MOVIE TOGETHER BECAUSE I WILL WATCH THE SHIT OUT OF IT.
Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny presenting awards together over the past 30 years
1995 Emmy Awards | 1997 Emmy Awards | 1998 Golden Globe Awards | 2025 SAG Awards
POANG Pals Secret Valentines 2025 Fic Recs
Happy Valentine's Day to the wonderful @sagan-starstuff! Here are 14 Valentine's fics from throughout the ages. Some smutty, some fluffy, some to sink your teeth into. I hope you've had an amazing day and that you enjoy these fics!
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Smutty smutty smut. They’re on a case with Skinner and Kersh, keeping their relationship a secret and Mulder can’t stop talking dirty.
Title: Be my valentine, Scully?
Author: Katy_KT_Katie, @katy-kt-katie
Summary: Just a short un-beta'ed fic for your Valentine's Day!
Length: 3,671
Classification: MSR, smut
Rating: E
Spoilers:
Favorite line: “Don’t moan, Scully. No fraternizing . You know the rules,” he said playfully.
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Happy Heart (-Shaped Hail) Day! Fic Recs for Rain King for Valentine's Day (or Any Time)
It's funny how in the fandom circles I tend to spend time in now, Rain King seems to be a pretty beloved episode: super shippy, romantic comedy, multiple fanfic tropes made canon.
When it aired, the online fandom's opinion of this episode was pretty mixed. There was a large contingent of fans who really hated it. (I remember this because I am 4,000 years old.) Season 6 had already been perceived as being too light in tone, and we'd already come off of a run of Triangle, Dreamland I and II, and How the Ghosts Stole Christmas. There was a lot of anxiety about the move to LA killing the show's dark and angsty feel.
Me, I always liked Rain King (and Triangle, and Dreamland I and II, and How the Ghosts Stole Christmas). And while I can identify the tone change in season 6, I don't hate it, nor do I think that the show really loses its darkness and angstiness (a lot comes back in the second half of the season). I'm also not someone who believes comedy is a de facto more stupid or less substantial genre than drama or suspense, so I think that's part of it.
Rain King has generated so, so much fanfic, and most specifically fanfic that zeroes in on this little fun fact: THEY CANONICALLY SHARE A MOTEL ROOM BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY ONE ROOM. Obviously many of the fics I'm recommending below are based on that premise. So here are my Valentine's Day recs based on Rain King. (Even though I think it's not actually set at Valentine's? Because the cold open happens months earlier? There's some kind of timeline hijinks, idk.) But anyway, it's the clearest Valentine's episode we have, so happy Valentine's Day.
Free Merlot at the Cool View Motor Court by Sarie_Fairy @sarie-fairy Scully tries a little experiment with Mulder after the reunion that gets rapidly out of hand. This is smutty fun—the kind of high end sexy times this author is really known for. Dating Kings and Queens - Baroness_Blixen @baronessblixen A pure romantic comedy style plot variation on the ending of Rain King. The agents discuss the last time they've been on a date. Turns out it HASN’T been so long for Scully. This is just so charming.
Kroner by DM When Mulder finds out about the “flicked switch speech,” he deals with it in a flirty, somewhat less sentimental way that feels very in character to me. I like a fic with dialogue that feels like it goes a little unexpected.
No Big Deal by dreamingofscully @dreamingofscully Scully offers to help Mulder sleep in the hotel. This is UST, but deliiiiiiightfully so, and heavy on the complex feelings.
Can’t Fight This Feeling by mldrgrl @mldrgrl A sweet and more subtle little feelings reveal after Rain King by an author who does this exact thing well. Also there is slow dancing to 80s music.
Time Enough At Last - baylorrific Absolute textbook classic one room trope, but it stands out for me because I like how it focuses on their mutual discomfort. They’re both so awkward here, even though it’s Mulder POV. I also like how the classic Twilight Zone episode Time Enough At Last is in conversation with what’s happening with the MSR.
There’s No Place Like Kroner - MonikaFileFan @monikafilefan You know what would make a “there’s only one room” Rain King fic extra fun? DIANA. Okay, okay, I admit I wrote this prompt for the exchange, lol, so of course I think it sounds fun. But Monika wrote the actual fic, and you don’t want to miss it.
Pillow Talk - Alelou This is a short piece about a chatty Mulder very carefully putting out feelers in the motel room after the reunion. Sweet and in character.
Land That I Heard Of Once in A Lullabye - leiascully @leiascully In Kroner’s tiny airport, Scully takes stock of where they’ve come from and where they’re going. I love this. It feels especially spot on character-wise for season 6.
All that Lights Upon Us - wonderland @amplifyme This is a very different kind of Rain King fic, part of a series, although it can be read alone. During the events of Rain King they share a first kiss, but this fic is about their conversations afterwards (Mulder and Scully, as well as Mulder and Maggie). Gentle affection, and the process of taking little steps towards one another.
On the Flicking of Switches - SisterSpooky1013 @sisterspooky1013 Mulder initiates an awkward conversation in the motel room after the reunion. SisterSpooky1013 always has her characterization shit together, but I think this is an especially compelling character sketch of season 6 Scully.
Break in the Weather - ATTHS_TWICE @atths--twice Mulder and Scully can’t fly out another night in Kroner, so they kill time by going to a drive-in movie. Honestly, this is just adorable.
Still Raining - Donna When Sheila sends them both a letter a few months later, she alludes to what Scully told her in the bathroom. This raises questions for Mulder.
Stop Me - Gina Rain A little seduction by Mulder in the Kroner motel room. It starts with her feet, if that’s your thing. But it’s not exclusively about feet, if that isn’t lol.
They're SOOOOO MANY great Rain King fics, so drop any I missed in the comments! And if you want to read my Valentine's Day recs last year based on Milagro, they're here.
“come to london to seek inspiration?" // “my latest novel hit the bestseller list for the first time in the UK. my agent thought it would behoove me to cross the pond and do a few signings. [has it behooved you?] not until now.”
edie you’re my only hope! first of all you’re my fave txf fanfic author ☺️ but also recently I was reminded of a s11 deleted scene where Mulder and Scully are in a car and Mulder makes a Star Trek reference and Scully catches him on it and he says “kiss me” and she replies “later” anyway I can’t find it anywhere if you have any idea where I can I would be forever grateful 😌
hellooooooo! 🥰 thank you for the compliment - I blush, I blush!!! as to the fic - oh man, I wish I could help, but that doesn’t ring a bell - maybe @lilydalexf, who is a known knower of fic?
Not a deleted scene but a blooper. Circa 2:55 seconds in
La La Land
by: mldrgrl Rating: Teen Pairing: Hanella Summary: Hank gets an offer he can't refuse and brings Stella along.
Never in Hank’s career had one of his novels been so sought after for a film deal. Charlie had been fielding calls on a daily basis from studio execs and some fairly prestigious producers trying to smooth talk their way into buying the rights. Some of the offers were so low it was offensive, but some had been worth listening to their pitch before Hank ultimately shot them down. Charlie just assumed Hank was trying to start a bidding war, but no amount of money could tempt Hank over this book. Maybe for the first time in his life, he felt extremely protective over this piece of work and he wasn’t going to let some studio bastardize his masterpiece, not for all the money in the world.
And then Netflix came calling and their offer to fly him out to LA and hear what they had to say happened to coincide with Stella’s spring break and well, why not take a free trip to the west coast, first class, for some wining and dining on someone else’s dime? Three days and two nights at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, because what could be more Hollywood than Marilyn Monroe’s former residence? Sure.
I LOVE your MSR fics, especially how you explore their relationship in the post-IWTB era! So much angst, history, and maturity as these two have been together for so long.
I have a little prompt for you if you're interesting... =)
Mulder goes away to visit his parents' grave and deal with their properties during their breakup. Scully doesn't know and freaks out.
Thank you!
How did I miss this??? I'm sorry Anon! Thank you very much.
When and if my muses return I'll put the prompt in my head :)
Can today be Tucker Tuesday even if it's not Tuesday?
Every day is Tucker Tuesday in my heart (and his, he would be the first to tell you)
The big news is that after 6 1/2 years he’s finally learned how to go potty on his potty patch on the balcony and now he’s running a scam where he’ll want to go out just to pretend to pee so he can have a treat.
Hey buddy! I’m losing my mind trying to find a fic and I was wondering if you might know it. It was on tumblr a few years ago. Basically mulder writes a letter confessing his love to scully and he says that if she doesnt respond by x time theyd pretend it never happened but she was away and missed the letter and so on. If you know it or know who wrote it, I could use any lead I could get. Thank you so much!!! Xoxo
Maybe you're looking for Love Autopsy by @mldrgrl. Its summary: Mulder writes Scully a frustrated letter. There's a sequel: Aftermath.
If anybody has another guess for anon's fic, let us know!
I was going to say, I have a story like this….but @lilydalexf is on top of it as usual!
I love your stories and MSR is everything! But…I read your Stella and Mulder fic and would love to get another one with them together if you’re willing??? Nothing long but damn they really work well together!
First of all, thank you very much! I’ll never say never, but I am not into that pairing, even when writing it, but it was the only way I could make an encounter with them work and it was pretty one and done. It’s hard to place Stella in the same universe as Mulder AND Scully because I could never deal with two Gillians 😂. But, if I ever thought of a way to be completely AU with it, perhaps. I don’t see them as getting on too well, though.