#(to which mulder- who's often kinda tactless- responds to astoundingly well

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how does she look him in the eye

#she's STARTLINGLY open in Home actually #just... not really hiding things the way she normally does #in both appearance and attitude she's halfway between soft baby early seasons scully and the grown up person s4 makes of her #like... good grief i can't get over how very open and honest she is with herself and mulder in this ep! #she openly admits to being perturbed she just offers up the admission that she's projecting onto herself about motherhood #(to which mulder- who's often kinda tactless- responds to astoundingly well #both by how he immediately tries to comfort/cheer her up AND the ''i never saw you as a mother before'' comment #which is basically him saying he Knows she would be a GOOD mother #it's kinda like he sees her willing honesty and matches it. he sees it and he knows she doesn't always do that and he respects it) #and she's pretty much flat-out flirting albeit in a Typically roundabout semi-detached way #what gives her the courage and ability to be that open and look him in the eye and practically offer then and there a life together #TOGETHER together #bc they're both smart they both know the implications of this discussion #they won't say it outright but they Know what she's saying anyway #idk man just... she is so bright and open and maybe even hopeful? it's insane i love it i love her #Lu rambles #txf #the x files #txf s4 #dana scully #fox mulder #msr #mulder and scully #rewatching home for the sake of a specific post and keep stopping for extra meta