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alexa-crowe · 1 year

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THE X-FILES 2.23 | “Soft Light”

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sixhours · 2 months

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Morning Sickness

Rating: Teen Word count: 1.2k

Notes: Post-ep for season 11. That “season finale” inspired me to try to make sense of the nonsense, and maybe give Mulder and Scully a chance to start to deal with the shit they’ve been dragged through.

Originally posted to AO3, Mar. 26 2018

It's dawn when Mulder shifts the car into park. A drizzle mists the windshield, muddying the house’s looming form, the dim glow of the porch light their only welcome. Next to him, Scully sleeps deeply, his jacket tucked into the crook of her neck.

He reaches across the console to touch her cheek. "We're home."

She stirs, blinking, before fumbling at the door handle in a rush. She's out of the car before he can offer to help, making her way to the house. He watches with concern as she pauses at the foot of the steps, leaning on the porch railing for a moment as if to catch her breath, before disappearing around the side of the house. He winces when he hears retching.

Skinner was going to make it, they said; a lumbar spinal fracture and two broken legs meant he had a long recovery ahead, but he was alive.

Reyes hadn't been so lucky. Mulder found her slumped in the driver's seat of Spender's car, blood pooling in the corner of her eye. Scully had moaned softly behind him, turned, vomited bile onto the pavement.

It wasn't until later that he remembered; Reyes had delivered William, had held him as he'd taken his first breath.

Mulder shudders, stumbling forward to check on Scully, finds her crouched over the overgrown garden. There's a lone rhubarb stalk struggling to greet the day, leaves beaded with rain, a survivor among the bittercress and chickweed.

"You OK?" he asks, feeling helpless.

"I need to eat," she murmurs, standing. "The nausea is worse if I don't."

He reaches for her hand, takes it, guides them inside. She shrugs off her coat, then ducks into the bathroom and closes the door.

Mulder stands in the kitchen, unsure where to begin. It had felt good -- too good -- to put aside reason, to put his finger on the trigger, aim, and let the bullets do the rest. He thinks of gunpowder residue and blood spatter, pushes up his sleeves and scrubs his hands until they're raw.

When that's done, he opens the fridge. She needs to eat. Bread, lettuce, turkey; this, he can manage. As he works, he doesn't think about the water lapping at the dock, doesn't think about watching himself fall backwards, doesn't think about the bullet lodged between his son's eyes.

He cuts the sandwich in half and sets it on the table with a glass of milk. She doesn't like milk, but it's good for the baby, right?

The baby. Christ.

He sinks into a chair as the weight of the day hits him. When she comes out, bathrobe cinched around her waist, he's staring at the table with his head propped in his hands.

"Thank you," she murmurs, sitting down, picking up half the sandwich and taking a small bite. Her expression is distant and closed, the dark circles under her eyes betraying her exhaustion. It's a long time before she speaks again, and when she does, her voice is almost inaudible.

"I had a...a vision," she murmurs, sipping her milk. "I saw William."

Mulder's pulse throbs, a glimmer of hope expanding in his chest. "You...he's alive? You're sure?"

She nods, avoiding his eyes. Bite, chew, swallow, sip. Repeat.

"How...?" he leans forward.

"I don't know," she sighs.

"If it's true, there's still a chance we could find him," Mulder says, thinking aloud. "We could--"

"Mulder, stop. Not now, I can't..." She trails off, ducking her chin, and he thinks of the warmth of her stomach against his blood-flecked palm. "He can't be another quest. You have to let him go."

Mulder swallows. "But...he's alive."

She nods, pushing the plate back. "He's weak, but he's safe. For now."

"Then he'll find us," he says, more to himself than to her. "Someday. When he's ready."

She presses her lips together. When she answers, her voice is hollow. "I'm going to bed."

"Scully..."

But she's already on her feet, moving toward the stairs. He watches her go, feeling lost, unmoored.

He's alive.

Mulder wraps the untouched half of the sandwich and puts it in the fridge, pours the leftover milk in the sink.

He finds her in the upstairs bathroom, staring into the mirror, her reflection haunted and pale. Steaming water runs into the basin, unnoticed.

"Scully?"

She startles, meeting his eyes before reaching for a cloth, but doesn't answer.

"Talk to me, Scully," he says, wishing for a church, for the ease they found over a prayer candle.

"Everything," she frowns, rubbing at her face with the cloth until the freckles across her nose burn pink. "Everything I tried to prevent for him, everything -- it came true."

She dabs lotion on her chin, under her eyes, punctuating each word with angry, jerky movements. "I lived with the guilt of his adoption, but there's nothing I could have done," she says, turning and striding past him to stuff the cloth into the hamper. "I never had a choice."

"Scully--"

"They used me, Mulder," she whirls on him, voice rising. "They used my body to make monsters. And I loved them, and they were taken from me. How can I bring another child into the world with that on my conscience? What hope do I have of keeping them safe, when everything that's come before has been ripped from my hands?"

She breaks off, her breath ragged, swiping at the corners of her eyes.

"What they did to you is unforgivable," he says, approaching her. "But this...this is different. You have a choice."

"I can't do it again," she breathes, eyes pressed shut. "Damnit, Mulder. It's not fair."

"No. No, it's not. But you don't have to do it alone," he whispers, taking her face in his palms, searching her eyes. "Do you want this, Scully?"

"I do," she says, her voice cracking as the tears pool in the whorls of his thumbs. "I do, so much. But I wish I didn't."

He wraps his arms around her, pulling her close. "So we'll make it work."

He imagines he can feel her eye-roll against his chest, but she softens. "Just like that, huh?"

"Just like that. I'll trade in the Mustang for a minivan, we'll get a Baby Björn--"

She sniffs. "What the fuck is a Baby Björn?"

"I have no idea," he admits, chuckling. "But if the number of missed calls on my phone from Kersh is any indication, we'll have a lot of free time to figure that out."

"I'm fifty-four, Mulder," she sighs, her voice small.

"And your breasts will be the envy of every grandma at the AARP."

She barks a laugh into his chest, fists gripping the fabric of his shirt as her laughter dissolves into a sob. He nuzzles the hair at her temple, kisses it, sways with her until the storm passes.

"What can I do?" he murmurs when her breathing has calmed.

"Just...hold me."

"That's what got us into this mess," he says, nudging her cheek with his nose, eliciting a tired smile. He pulls back the covers and follows her into bed, pulling her back against his chest. His fingers trace the line of her hip.

Tentatively his hand slides forward to her abdomen, barely touching, asking permission. She places her palm over his in answer, pressing down, guiding him to the spot just above her pubic bone where a gentle swell has already formed. He swallows hard, overcome with love and sadness and fatigue.

"I don't have it in me to hope for this, Mulder," she murmurs, her voice rough.

He kisses her cheek, whispering a prayer to the nape of her neck. "Sleep. I'll find enough hope for the both of us."

#the x-files #fanfic #season 11 #fox mulder #dana scully #fox mulder x dana scully #post-episode

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vampirewalterskinner · 7 months

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Walter can and will call their asses out

I have never made anything faster in my life

#the x files #msr #fox mulder x dana scully #walter skinner #community #lines come from #the most quotable show to ever exist you should watch it #my post #i will draw this when i can

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shmaptainwrites · 2 months

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tried to save this picture to my x files board on pinterest

and this was the top choice list for boards to add it to

#mimi watches x files #x files #msr #fox mulder #dana scully #fox mulder x dana scully

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netflixcapricorn · 2 months

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Chapters: 1/2 Fandom: The X-Files Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Fox Mulder/Dana Scully, Fox Mulder & Dana Scully Characters: Fox Mulder, Dana Scully Additional Tags: Angst, Fluff and Angst, Ambiguous/Open Ending, kind of?, Canon Compliant, Late Night Conversations, Car rides, Phone Calls & Telephones, Red String of Fate, Yearning, Idiots in Love, Slow Burn, Slow Build, Pining, Mutual Pining, Light Angst, Unresolved Romantic Tension, Emotional Constipation, so much of it, if they talk about how much they love each other they will explode, Betaed, Tags May Change, Other Additional Tags to Be Added Summary:

While coming back home after solving a case, Scully and Mulder have a conversation that could change the direction of their relationship for good if not handled carefully.

Hi, everyone! Im not super active on tumblr anymore, so I don't really interact with many xf blogs, but i just wanted to put my new fic out there ♡

#the x files #txf fic #txf #fox mulder #dana scully #fox mulder x dana scully #msr fanfic #msr #fanfic

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imdonnalynn · 8 months

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SHIP SERIES

Fox William Mulder / Dana Katherine Scully The X Files (Series, seasons 1 - 9 ran from 1993 -2002, seasons 10, 11 ran from 2016 - 2018 / Films, The X Files: Fight the Future 1998 & The X Files: I Want To Believe 2008)

There's is WAY too much history to break this relationships' chemistry and dynamics. But you've never seen two characters who grow as individuals and as a pair better. Before working together Scully knew Mulder by reputation but Mulder didn't know of Scully naturally. From the first moment they met I think it was love at first sight, they just didn't know it. Fiercely loyal and territorial of one another they have each other's backs and you don't want to provoke Mulder's protective side toward Scully.

This will be edited in the future if more particular moments come to mind. Like I said there's so much between these two there's no way I can do them justice in a single post.

#the x files #the x files fight the future #the x files i want to believe #fox mulder #dana scully #mulder x scully #fox x dana #fox mulder x dana scully #david duchovny #gillian anderson #x files #x files fight the future #x files i want to believe #the x files fanfiction #mulder x scully fanfiction #imdonnalynn #imdonnalynn ship series

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venuscully · 2 months

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my first fic! pls be nice :)

#dana scully #fox mulder #the x files #txf #dana scully x fox mulder #fox mulder x dana scully #mulder x scully #scully x mulder #the x files millennium #millennium #ao3 fanfic #ao3 link #msr #msr first time #msr fanfic

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bestshipsmackdown · 1 year

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Pre-qualifiers; Group Four: Subsection Four

Ruby x Sapphire from Steven Universe

Ashby x Pei from The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet

Barbie x Wanda from The Sandman

Fox Mulder x Dana Scully from The X-files

Bloom x Stella from Winx Club

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ao3topshipsbracket · 7 months

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AO3 Top Relationships Bracket- Round 2 Side 1

This poll is a celebration of fandom history; we're aware that there are certain issues with many of the listed pairings and sources, but they are a part of that history. Please do not take this as an endorsement, and refrain from harassment.

#polls #supernatural #the x files #msr #destiel #fox mulder #dana scully #castiel #dean winchester

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gaycrouton · 3 months

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“If The X-Files was a 90s anime.”

credit: MabooCraboo on imgur

#x files #msr #scully #mulder #fanart #anime #dana scully #fox mulder #gillian anderson #mulder and scully #david duchovny #the x-files

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the-meghan-m · 7 months

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Sometimes I think The X-Files is such a timeless and relevant show I forget it takes place in the 90s, and then I see a scene where Scully buys a whole bag of groceries for $11.14 and pays with a check

#I audibly gasped when the cashier said the price #that would buy me like 2 or 3 items today #yes I know inflation blah blah blah #everything is still so damn expensive!#the x files #x files #mulder #fox mulder #msr #scully #dana scully #mulder and scully #txf #txf s2 #duane barry

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alexa-crowe · 1 year

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rewatching early txf and seeing mulder and scully when they are so young and so enamored with each other is so heavy…they are so excited to have met each other and they are going to go through so much together… [...] and if she could do it all over again, she would still chase him into the rain and laugh when he said that aliens were summoning the kids to the forest and ask him where they were going next and follow to wherever the answer was. because they would rather do this life together than do any other apart.

— kae @waiting-for-the-day (x)

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sixhours · 2 months

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<3 Hello, Tumblr!

I'm Caroline! This blog is where I fangirl about The X-Files, The Last of Us, and the glorious human being that is Pedro Pascal, as well as whatever hobbies have piqued my interest recently.

This post acts as my fanfic masterlist.

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