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Master Fic List

Updated 1/13/25

Release Valve – Post-FTF, canon-divergent. The X-Files have been reopened with a bigger budget and a bigger staff. Mulder, Scully and the agents under them fight to stay one step ahead the Consortium’s machinations, but when they finally get to the truth, what will they do with it? (MSR, Rated M, 28k)

The Next Week – “She’s placid in his bed. Warm, willing. She has a sleepy smile on her face and the morning sunlight coming through the window catches on her carmine hair, practically burns his eyes.” (MSR, Rated E, 3k)

Fools in the Rain – Inspired by the prompt set forth on Twitter by @IngridDaS1013: “Mulder and Scully get caught in the rain on the way to Mulders apartment so they go up and Scully has to wear something of Mulder’s while her clothes dry…” (MSR, Rated E, 3.5k)

Only Say Goodnight – I have always been upset that we didn’t get to see Mulder and Scully’s moment together right after William was born. This is my hand at that scene and the one that followed, when Mulder left. (MSR, Not Rated, 2.5k)

An Evening at the Petit Trois – For the 2019 X-Files Valentines Day Fic Exchange. Based on the prompt: Mulder and Scully’s ex-lovers are jealous of the loving relationship they have now. (MSR, Not Rated, 2.4k)

Submerge – An on-the-run ficlet with a dose of angst. (MSR, Rated M, 1.2k)

Absolution – For the 2019 X-Files Episode Fic Exchange. “The bath had done nothing but make her think about the decon shower they’d been forced to take 48 hours prior and from there her mind wandered to lustful places. Places she tried to keep secreted away.” (MSR, Rated E, 2.2k)

Storm Front – 100% all trope. Stormed in, one bed, first time TROPE. (MSR, Rated E, 6k)

Brood Parasite – For the Alternate Season 12 Project collaboration with @admiralty-xfd and @rosethornhill. This is Episode 2– As Mulder and Scully settle into their new lives and jobs, the paranormal comes to them—in more ways than one. (MSR, Rated M, 10k)

Charm/Strange – A dance of intellectuals. (MSR, Not Rated, Drabble)

The Other Side of Fiction – Episode 4 from Alternate Season 12. College AU. Mulder and Scully. Scully and Mulder. In this, and every lifetime. (MSR, Rated E, 15k)

Mess – This is from a Tumblr Prompt “I need a place to stay.” (MSR, Not Rated, Drabble)  

So Young Such a Shame – Cancer-arc angsty drabble (MSR, Not Rated, Drabble)

Prompt Drabble Collection – Different drabbles from various Tumblr prompts, from angst to AU and everything in between. (MSR, Rated Mature, Drabble)

Epithalamium – “Codependency is a real bitch. Even when he drives her crazy, she doesn’t know any other way to be. There are too many years between them, too many monsters. She wouldn’t even know how to begin telling some other suitor her story.” (MSR, Rated M, Drabble)

The Umbrella Prompts – Tumblr Prompt “kissing under a shared umbrella” and on it goes… (MSR, Rated E, 2.4k(so far))

Extraordinary – For the X-Files Third Party Drabble Challenge – Margaret Scully’s thoughts on her daughter’s love. (MSR, Not Rated, Drabble)

Fairies, Skip Hence – For the 2019 X-Files Secret Santa Fic Exchange – “Bubbles floated like dust motes silently through the living room, catching the color from the lights on the Christmas tree and turning the room kaleidoscopic. She sat in front of the fireplace amongst Matthew’s scattered stocking stuffers, looking young and small. She held a small Santa-shaped bottle, blowing bubbles quietly into the room from a wand protruding from Santa’s hat. She looked like a fairy in the festive space, and his heart clutched at the sight of her.” (MSR, Rated E, 8k)

Of The Eight Winds -- AU Series based on the @sunflowerseedsandscienceprompt: “Mulder is unhappily married when Scully is partnered with him, and while he doesn’t cheat (because sorry that’s not romantic), he falls for her so hard that he finally gets the courage to end the marriage and start fresh.”  (MSR, Rated E, 16k )

Currahee – “There was a moment where she thought of all the people who have ever lived–and died–were ever underfoot. The space above the ground is for the living, and she needed to start doing more of it.” (MSR, Rated GA, 2k)

Fever -- Mulder cares for Scully when she gets sick on a case. Hurt/Comfort Fluff (MSR, Not Rated, 4k)

The Concept of Dualism -- This was for the 2020 X-Files Fluff Exchange. My prompt was from admiralty: “Anything involving MSR and Melissa Scully. Keep it UST-y please! Late S2″ (MSR, Not Rated, 4k)

A Companion Unobtrusive -- AU - She needed a roommate, he needed a room. Based on the Tumblr prompt from @monikafilefan “how about Mulder and Scully accidentally end up as roommates when their old ones back out? An instant friendship blooms into something so much more. I can just feel the palpable sexual tension already” (MSR, Rated E, 21k)

Just East of the Pacific -- Angsty ficlet “Something in the cold foamy brine of the Pacific pushes at her, turning her away from its embrace. My father is in the Atlantic, she thinks.” (MSR, Rated E, 1,700 words)

Voyeur -- Ficlet, Third Person POV -- “The person who was assigned to run surveillance on the basement office of the Hoover Building was a man with the unlikely name of Ichabod Weaver.” (MSR, Rated M, 2k)

The Countess -- AU, Regency-Era London -- The Scully family is in dire financial straits as William Scully, Sr, the Marquess of Sunderland, had made several bad investments since his retirement from the Royal Navy. His daughter Dana is forced to seriously consider marriage to a wealthy but disgusting Duke to save the family.  Enter the Earl of Wexford, who has such a bad reputation of being a rake and scoundrel, some have nicknamed him “The Fox”...  (MSR, Rated E, 12K)

The Filmography of Archibald Bryson -- AU, College -- Dana Scully meets Fox Mulder when they’re assigned to the same group project for a film class. (MSR, Rated E, 4k)

Circle -- For the Smut Fanfic Exchange 2020, based on the prompt: “post MSIV pregnancy sex. Scully's hormones are raging and everything is tender.” (MSR, Rated E, 2k)

Three Sentence Prompts -- I did a bunch of three sentence Tumblr prompts, this is a link where you can find them all. (MSR, Rated M, 2k)

The Dreaming Tree — Case file. A mystical force in a small northern town is affecting the dreams of its residents -- and it’s turning deadly. Mulder and Scully must get to the bottom of the mystery and put a stop to it before they lose not just themselves, but each other. (MSR, Rated E, 30k)

Five Seconds — AU, a sequel to ‘Of The Eight Winds’ — Immediately following the events of "Of The Eight Winds," a newly pregnant Scully, Mulder and their children must go on the run to protect their family. (MSR, Rated M, 35k)

The Earl — AU, a sequel to ‘The Countess’ — Lady Dana Scully has just married William Reynard Mulder, the infamous Earl of Wexford in a whirlwind courtship meant to save both Lady Dana’s family and reputation. While the new Earl and Countess discover the wonders of marriage and each other, a secret from the past threatens to destroy them. (MSR, Rated Explicit, 36k)

AU Prompt Collection — Dedicated place to find all my various AU prompts. (MSR, Rated M, 5k)

The Annapolis Grant — This is based off a Tumblr prompt: AU prompt request for Scully paying Mulder to play the role of her boyfriend and actually falling for him. (MSR, Rated E, 34k)

The River Avon — Post all things ficlet (MSR, Rated M)

The Snallygaster — A cerebral seduction in central Maryland (MSR, Rated E, 4k)

The Rains of Bimini — On an island in the Caribbean there is rumored to be the fountain of youth. If he can get her there, maybe they can find it. A Septuagenarian love story. (MSR, Rated M, 9k)

Old Chem — AU, College professors fall in love. (MSR, Rated M, 3k)

A Gem-like Flame — AU, meeting in Tokyo, Gymnast Scully, Swimmer Mulder (MSR, Rated M, 6k)

The Post — Prompt for AU where Mulder is an investigative reporter and Scully is a Pathologist. They bicker and work together to get to the bottom of mysterious deaths and fall in love along the way. Scully is engaged to Ethan, Mulder's competition, but she is not happy or aware that he is cheating on her. Bonus points for angst, fluff, and smut. (MSR, Rated M, 2k)

In the Valley of the Sun — Head Canon AU Mulder and Scully as Archeologist and Scientist at a dig in ruins in the Amazon. (MSR, Rated M, 4k)

North of Zero — Mulder and Scully fight to survive in a post-colonization world. What happens when their teenage son finds them? (MSR, Rated E, 75k)

Out of the Little Grove — X-Files/His Dark Materials Crossover/AU. Lyra’s world, pre-Lyra. Tumblr prompt: Mulder & Scully as detectives in HDM universe. (MSR, Rated M, 55k)

Opera Fic(let) — Undercover at the Kennedy Center (MSR, Rated E, 6k)

The Mesas of Deuteronilus Mensae — AU, Mulder and Scully are amongst the crew of scientists that will be the first colonists on Mars. (MSR, Rated E, 76k)

Alan Smithee Was Here (AKA Cab Ride Kiss) — For Cathy, who suddenly felt the need to read about Mulder and Scully making out in the back seat of a taxi. Who added: “How about just before their first time, both knowing it will happen sooner rather than later. Maybe a little tipsy, but not so much that they can blame it on the booze.” (MSR, Rated M, 2k)

Three Part Harmony — It was everything she ever wanted at the worst possible time. (On the run with William.) (MSR, On the Run, Rated M, 64k)

La Comtesse de Saint Germain — please heed archive warnings (MSR, not rated, 2k)

Proof of Life — AU, Dana Scully is a 90’s CNN war correspondent who is captured and imprisoned with a fellow hostage, photojournalist Fox Mulder. A modified Rashomon structure in which we see parts of their relationship unfold. (MSR, Explicit, 16k)

Madam Scully’s Spiritual Services, Inc. — Dana Scully has The Sight. But what does a non-believer do with it? (MSR, AU, WIP)

Totality — For Fiona, who asked me to write a fic describing my experience watching the solar eclipse through the eyes of Mulder and Scully, with Mulder peppering his partner with eclipse lore. (MSR, not rated, 2.5k)

L’appel du Vide — Pilot inner thoughts (MSR, Rated M, Ficlet)

Proof of Life Prompts — more stories set in the Proof of Life universe (MSR, AU, 9k)

The Unseelie Court -- When Mulder and Scully are called to look into a baffling death in a small, isolated town, they expect a routine X-File (if there's any such thing). But as they dig deeper, the familiar quickly turns strange. As reality unravels, they must question everything they know if they have any hope of solving the mystery — and making it out alive. (MSR/early relationship, Casefile, Explicit, 31k)

Funfetti -- Random prompts set in a universe where Mulder and Scully keep William after the events of Existence. Our boy has powers. (MSR, AU-ish, Ongoing)

#the x-files#fanfic#my fic#MSR#Master List#slippinmickeys
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I got a Funfetti prompt (I think on Twitter? I don't know, I can't find it.) And this is in answer to that prompt. If this was you, please give me a shout and I'll make sure to acknowledge you on AO3!

William at the kitchen table doing homework, Krypto at his feet. 

Mulder was making dinner, using far too many pots and pans, greasy oil popping onto the stovetop, onto the backsplash, onto the floor. He would try to clean it up later, but it would mostly smear. She would end up cleaning it herself even after asking him to do it, which he would gamely try. Fifteen years living with the man and she still couldn’t tell if it was weaponized incompetence or if he really couldn’t see the mess. 

“Mom, what’s the medical term for a nose bleed?”

Scully looked up from her laptop, her late-40’s brain taking a full ten seconds to switch gears. God, she was tired. 

“Epistaxis,” she finally answered, watching as William wrote this down. 

#the x-files#fanfic#my fic#msr#au#prompt#funfetti
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Ahead Into Gallilee

Summary:  For the anon prompt “Five Times A Character Didn’t Die”

Title: Ahead Into Galilee

By: Aloysia Virgata

Rating: M

Category: MSR

Timeline: Pilot - Requiem

Notes: Thanks to @slippinmickeys for the read-through!

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For the anon prompt “Five Times A Character Didn’t Die”

#read immediately
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Not a prompt, just something I've been playing with forever and actually had a few minutes last night to sit with it.

The plum-colored hollows under her eyes—even from twenty feet away—even through a window—practically took him out at the knees. 

He has to psyche himself up to walk into the room, something he has never had to do outside an autopsy bay. Usually, if she’s in a room, it’s where he wants to be, too. 

He’d hovered in the hallway, waiting for her mother and brother to leave, and strolls in with a smile and a positivity so forced it borders on hysterical. 

#the x-files#fanfic#my fic#msr#drabblish#prompt drabble collection#cancer arc
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Anonymous asked:

Is there a fic author whose characterization feels most accurate to the “real” Mulder and Scully to you?

Been mulling over this for a few days.

I didn't want to pick one author over another-- they're all unique in their own ways-- so I picked what authors made an impact on my early fandom reading. Why not? :D

#🥹#goodness! thank you!
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The trick to a truly obnoxious title drop is to write all of the dialogue first, then go through what you've written and choose the longest phrase you feel you can get away with as the work's title. Don't put yourself on the spot trying to work a pre-selected phrase into casual conversation; simply write as you will, and a title will present itself.

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Counterpoint:

Come up with the title first. Before you have anything else. Add it to a list of twelve or so titles that you love for no reason, and decide one day that you’re going to use THIS ONE. Start a story with a scene you’ve always wanted to write. Zero context, start in the middle. Pants it. Tease it out as you go. Go really crazy and release it as a WIP. Everyone wants to know what title means, and be cagey about it because you don’t know either. And you don’t figure it out until midway through Act II, but then…then you know what the title means. You know what you’re working towards. The title is scope. The title is bigger than you ever intended to go. The title ends up being a set piece that has even you going “…Jesus, fucking REALLY?”

Start with a title. Not an idea. That’ll all come later.

#writing#this is how North of Zero happened#both pieces of advice are of equal merit though
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"objectively physically attractive but in possession of negative rizz" is one of my favorite character concepts. i think it's so great when there's an absurdly hot person who's just a complete fucking loser. the mood is unsalvageable the moment they open their mouth kind of deal. you get no bitches because you're so sucks.

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randomfoggytiger asked:

I have come to you for information, O Wise One. o.o

Can you outline what is normal and not when it comes to showrunners, producers, and executive overhead? For example: what was normal, what was abnormal, and what expected in Chris's battles with Fox? How much control was he already expected to have before The X-Files took off? What are lies or obfuscation on his end? What is the truth behind his claims? Or how can one decipher without an intimate knowledge of behind-the-scenes workings? (For my part: lots and lots of interview deep-diving.)

He often said he had to protect his vision from outside forces... but as far as I've seen, CC ended up getting his way most (if not all) of the time. On the one hand, I get preserving inspiration to keep an endeavor close to one's own "truth"... but on the other, it seems his protective streak went into overdrive more often than not. And, even more often than not, when it wasn't warranted. (I get it stems from his childhood circumstances and etc., but there comes a time when leniency needs to be met with reality. )

I'm not really sure what I'm asking because I don't know what to ask. So. I lay this out to you and hope you can spot and inform my ignorance. :DDDDDDD

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I’m not that wise, I’ve just been around the game a long time, have a lot of friends who write for film and television (including showrunners) and have seen a lot. With the initial caveat of pointing out that I have far more experience in film than I do in television—I’m certainly not an authority, though I’ve been around the block—I do feel like I can at least speak to what I’ve seen.

As I’m sure you already know, in television, showrunners are the ultimate authority. They oversee not just the creative direction of the show—running the writers room, hearing pitches on story, shooting down bad ideas, running with good ones—but also the budget, the physical production, post, everything. They’re the intermediary with the studio, who hold the purse strings, and can wield some control, but if you’re a wily enough showrunner, you find a way to get your way, and I think Chris Carter is as wily as they come. It’s a hard job. You have to wear a lot of hats and juggle a lot of everything, and the burnout rate is HIGH. For someone to last as long as Chris Carter has and did (on a show that got as big globally as almost any show ever has) speaks to his capability and guile. (I speak to his capability and guile as Hollywood animal, by the way, I have as many problems with his choices on story and show direction as anyone else.)

Before the show took off, he still would have had a decent amount of power, just in the inherent nature of Showrunner As Position. And Fox was such a young network at the time, I think he was probably a very capable smooth talker, able to navigate his way in order to get his way amongst the various machinations of a studio that was still finding its way. As the show got big and the network got bigger, I think he was given the benefit of the doubt…a lot. I can’t speak to all the battles he had with the network, but I think we have to take him at his word that he won most of them. For better or worse. This was a man who made Fox a LOT of money. I think he’s a guy who knew how to navigate the system he was in and ultimately stayed on top of the snow in every avalanche.

As for lies, truth and obfuscation on his end? I can’t speak to that. I wasn’t there, I don’t know. I can only follow the things that happened as were reported at the time—as you are so capably (honestly, I bow to your skill) doing now, all these years later. You ask how one can decipher these things without an intimate knowledge of behind-the-scenes workings? One can’t. behind-the-scenes workings are different on every show, within every network, and things now don’t work exactly like they used to due to the nature of the ever-evolving beast. Bottom line, only those who were there really know.

What I can say is that I have spoken to him in an intimate setting (as intimate as you can get eating lunch with twenty other people, though I sat directly across from him, and due to the nature of my life experience and job, wasn’t as nervous as I think some of my peers were, so I feel like I was able to absorb a lot), we spoke mainly about the show, and a lot of the stuff he told us “Clyde Bruckman’s prediction of Scully’s immortality informed all the choices I made after that, including Tithonus!” I fucking believed it as I was sitting there. (In retrospect I’m kind of like “…god, really?” But he has an undeniable charisma. And I gotta say, I get why he got his way.)

I wish a lot of things when it comes to this show and his choices. I wish he’d kept a show bible, for one. (“I don’t know, I’m not a psychologist.” JESUS FUCKING CHRIST) But I do respect a lot of what we DID get, and I think we have to give credit where it’s due. Even if David Duchovny and Kim Manners and Gillian Anderson and whoever else wielded their influence where they thought it was necessary. The buck stopped at Chris Carter. That’s just the nature of the television beast. And for a man to survive in his position as long as he did…that man had some serious game. Again, for better or worse.

I’m not sure I answered your questions. Maybe I’m talking completely out of my ass. But this is how I see it.

#just my opinions!
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