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THE X-FILES
Multi-Chapter Fics
Times Colliding One night Mulder went to bed with his pregnant wife, and the next morning he wakes up back in 1998. Not only does he have to convince Scully to believe him, but they have to figure out how to make things right again so he can get back to the life he's worked so hard for. All the while, in 2018, Mulder and Scully have to deal with what appears to be spontaneous amnesia when Mulder can't remember anything from the past 20 years.
Hallowed In order to get a dangerous, misogynistic cult shut down, Mulder and Scully have to go undercover as a married couple to destroy it from the inside. When they get a little too involved, how will they manage to come out alive?
Partners with Benefits Mulder and Scully try being friends with benefits. Will it work out, or will their feelings for each other complicate things?
Succumbing to the Truth - Mulder and Scully are called onto a case where men are being seduced and attacked in their sleep by an unknown force. This force usually disguises itself as the person the victims most desires, so what happens when the case starts to get a little too close for comfort for our agents?
The Newlywed Game While going out for dinner, Scully runs into an ex and Mulder valliantly pretends to be her husband. However, that little lie traps them into having to play the Newlywed Game in front of a bunch of strangers and they have to navigate admitting feelings they haven’t even admitted to themselves.
Part I Part II Part III Part IV
Designated Mulder - Mulder always wonder’d what it would be like to see Scully drunk. He just never imagined it would happen on the night they had to share a bed.
Clinical Detatchment - Mulder starts to get anxious after being slipped a little blue pill and it’s up to Dr. Scully to help him figure it out and deal with the side effects.
Part I Part II
Je Joue - In fact, despite the absurdity of this situation, it didn’t feel all that unfamiliar. Even though she was currently standing in a sex shop in the middle of Ohio with her partner, her intoxication manifesting itself in loose limbs and an even looser tongue, she still felt like that seventeen year old girl sitting cross legged in the basement and hoping she could have a chance to prove just how desireable she was.
Part I Part II
Be Kind, Rewind - Mulder and Scully are tasked with watching porn together while researching a case, but it doesn't take long for the conversation to stray from professional observations to personal revelations.
Part I Part II
Bumpy Ride - She knew she was going to be the one who would have to sit on someone’s lap, it only made sense because she was the smallest and lightest, and realistically, she knew that someone was going to be Mulder.
Part I Part II
One Shots and Tumblr Prompts
Pre-Series
Season One
Dust - Mulder hitting on Scully after someone insults her. AO3
You Don’t Know? - What's going through Mulder's mind when he sees Brother Andrew on top of Scully? Set during Genderbender. AO3
Season Two
Season Three
Have you ever... - An exhausted, sleepy Scully asks Mulder if he's ever had sex with a man and he returns the question in kind. AO3
Hug - "You look like you could use a hug." Mulder can tell there’s something bothering Scully. AO3
Navel Piercing - "Do you have any piercings?" Mulder finds out about Scully’s piercing. AO3
"You're more than that" - Scully reassures Mulder after hearing people make fun of him. AO3
Season Four
Cold - One word prompt, Scully can't get warm. AO3
False Hope in Sheep’s Clothing - What was really going through Scully’s mind during her moment with Eddie Van Bluhnt? Post-Small Potatoes. AO3
Fine - Scully thinks Mulder's been overstepping while trying to find out if she's okay. AO3
Her Own Gesthemane - What if Scully thought Mulder had actually killed himself in Gesthemane? AO3
The Metastasis of Mourning - Scully knows Mulder won't be able to recover from her death. AO3
Obfuscated Frustration - During a tense day, Mulder accidentally makes Scully cry. Angst, hurt/comfort. AO3
Unbearable Silence - How can she say she’s fine when there’s blood running down her face? AO3
Season Five
Lisp - Mulder brings attention to the fact Scully has a teeny-tiny lisp. AO3
Personality Quiz - Mulder asks Scully questions from a personality quiz during their drive and gets a little more than he bargained for. Post-Never Again. AO3
"You're Satan" - Mulder sees a drunk Scully in her Halloween costume the first Halloween after her cancer. AO3
Fight the Future
Season Six
a priori - They had both just read Padgett's description of having sex with her, and the entire time they couldn't help but wonder what the other was thinking. Post-Milagro. AO3
Hit - Mulder accidentally hits Scully. AO3
Illicit Desires - Mulder ends up coming along to Las Vegas during "Three of a Kind" and has to deal with the aftermath of a drugged and flirty Scully. AO3
Season Seven
Barren Hope - It was easy for Mulder to believe in the unimaginable, but believing he had a chance at happiness was a different case. Set during the IVF. AO3
Breathe - "I feel like I can't breathe." Mulder comforts Scully when she has a panic attack. Post-Orison AO3
Cuddle - The first time Scully asks Mulder to cuddle in their new, intimate relationship. AO3
Dirty Talk - "What words do you like to hear during sex?" AO3
Dom Mulder - Mulder finds out Scully likes a bit of domination in the bedroom. AO3
Dom Scully - Scully teases Mulder during sex. AO3
Frisky - During a movie night, things go farther than Scully was ready for, causing her to run away. AO3
Fox Mulder’s Senior Thesis - Scully reads Mulder's thesis to get even since he read hers, but she wasn't expecting just how much autobiographical insight she would gain into her new partner. AO3
Hanky Panky - Pre-relationship Mulder and Scully get frisky on her couch, but both are too nervous to admit what's happening. AO3
Heavy Petting - Things get a little heated during one of their movie nights.
- Part I Part II
Jealousy + Drinking = Misunderstanding - "Shouldn't you be with him/her" + "You've been drinking tonight, haven't you". AO3
Kinky - Mulder asks Scully about what type of sex dreams she used to have before they got together. AO3
Last time you felt jealous? - (pre-relationship) Mulder admits he's a little territorial of Scully. AO3
Massage - (pre-relationship, second person POV) Mulder's back hurts and Scully's more than willing to help him out. AO3
Meeting with Skinner - Mulder and Scully get a complaint about their "unprofessionalism." AO3
Office Jealousy - (pre-relationship) Scully gets jealous and Mulder assures her there's no competition. AO3
Pussy - "Mulder tells Scully she has a beautiful pussy." AO3
Raspberry Swirl - "Mulder rubbing Scully’s clit while he kisses her cheek and whispers filthy things in her ear." AO3
Spending the Night - Scully finally decides she wants to stay the night. AO3
Stripes - Mulder admires his post-sex Scully marks on his back. AO3
Sunrise - One word prompt, morning sex. (I tried to be artistic, look away). AO3
Tip Toes and Bent Necks - A soft morning with Mulder and Scully. AO3
Season Eight
Grief Sex - Scully seeks out comfort while grieving. He just wants to be there for her. AO3
Ray of Light - For the first time since being back, he felt the heaviness weighing him down start to fade away. The fog had lifted and he could see the life he’d actually come back to — one where the love of his life was carrying his child. Not a life that had gone on without him, but one that desperately needed him there. AO3
Season Nine
Mourning - Doggett comforts Scully after she gave up William. AO3
On The Run
Post-On The Run; Pre-IWTB
Dark Conversation - Mulder and Scully talk about their past suicidal ideation. AO3
I Want to Believe
Going Out Again - (post-IWTB) Scully gets jealous of the female attention Mulder starts to get after he's finally able to leave the house again. AO3
Post-IWTB; Pre-Revival
Season Ten
Shared Custody - Scully's apartment won't let her keep Daggoo, so she asks Mulder to watch after him under the agreement she'll come over to take care of him. He'd do anything to get her to come back to the house, and can’t help but get a little excited at the smell of her perfume in their home. Post-Mulder and Scully Meet the Weremonster. AO3
Season Eleven
Post-Series
A.D. Skinner, Babysitter - (Co-written with MonikaFileFan) Desperate for a date night, Mulder and Scully ask the one man they can trust to babysit their daughter. Eager to help, Skinner agrees despite his inexperience with children. How does he handle a night alone with a child who was a perfect mix of his two most rambunctious agents? Ao3
The Birds and the Bees - Mulder and Scully have to awkwardly explain to their growing daughter what they were doing “making each other cry to God while wrestling one another naked” AO3
In Her Eyes - Little snippets of domesitc bliss with Mulder, Scully, and their daughter. AO3
Orignal Series | Unspecified Season
Advice - (pre-relationship) Someone asks Mulder and Scully for romance advice. AO3
Antihistamine Affection - Scully accidentally takes too much Benadryl and Mulder has to deal with the effects. AO3
Artistic Perspective - “Scully, do you think I’m attractive?” AO3
Bar Fight - “Who did this to you?” AO3
Behave - Mulder wants to try something new. Based on the prompts “Behave” and “One sound and it’s game over”. AO3
Bloodsport - Mulder and Scully are turned into vampires and have some hot sex. AO3
Catcalling - Mulder witnesses Scully getting catcalled for the first time. AO3
Close Quarters - Initially, the closet had seemed like a great place to hide. Mulder had no idea Scully was claustrophobic. AO3
A Collection of Constants - Of Mulder’s many obsessions, Scully’s freckles was one of them. AO3
Contest - (pre-relationship) "How long can you just kiss before your hands start to wander?" and "What is your definition of having sex?" AO3
Dress Up - “This isn’t what it looks like”. Scully gets caught. AO3
Eyeful - (pre-relationship) Scully's stuck in a traffic jam and spills coffee on herself. She changes without realizing Mulder was in the car next to her, in full view. AO3
Forgotten Inhibition - While Mulder and Scully are making their way home after a stressful case, Scully accidentally ingests a substance that makes a person act on their biggest fantasies. How does Mulder handle an unrelenting Scully when her biggest fantasy involves him? AO3
Friendly Competition - (established relationship) “First one to make noise loses” AO3
Gym Defense - (early season) While doing required fitness tests at the gym, a man pulls some dirty tricks while sparring with Scully, and Mulder is not having it. AO3
Holding Hands - “First time Mulder and Scully hold hands romantically”. AO3
In A Sense - Exploring how Mulder and Scully arouse each other using the five senses.
- Mulder Version | Scully Version
Inappropriate Conduct - (pre-relationship) Mulder and Scully get caught in a compromising position and are sent to a sexual harassment seminar. AO3
Mixed Signals - Scully gets flowers from a secret admirer and that, combined with the way Mulder’s been acting, prompts her to be honest with herself. AO3
Nocturnal Emission - Scully watches Mulder have a wet dream. AO3
Out of the Mouths of Babes - Someone on a case gets a crush on Scully and is very upfront about it. Mulder can’t help but get a little jealous. AO3
Pinned - Scully does something risky and later they fight, resulting in Mulder pinning Scully down on the ground. AO3
Radio Contest - (pre-relationship) Scully hears Mulder call into a radio station and he has to answer the question: "What's the sexiest thing someone could do for/to you?" AO3
Sing - Scully can't remember the name of a song and Mulder makes her sing to him so he can 'help' her. AO3
Spider - Scully driving across town late at night to move a spider outside because Mulder’s too scared. AO3
Tightly Wound - Scully's feeling exponentially aroused during her period, and working with Mulder certainly isn't helping. AO3
True Colors - After a misunderstanding, Mulder thinks Scully is a lesbian and has been hiding it out of fear he wouldn't accept her. He does everything in his power to make sure she knows he will always be there for her. AO3
Unexpected Rivals - Scully gets a new dog and Mulder doesn't appreciate having to share her attention. AO3
Wasted - Mulder and Scully have sex while they’re both way too drunk. AO3
Window Dressing - Mulder accidentally sees Scully masturbating through motel curtains. AO3
Random ones I never uploaded to Ao3: High Red
X-Files Fan Fiction Exchange Submissions
(Do It In My) Twin Bed - Christmas with the Scully family doesn’t lend itself well to intimacy between new lovers. (2018 X-Files Secret Santa Fanfic Exchange) AO3
Designated Mulder - Mulder always wonder’d what it would be like to see Scully drunk. He just never imagined it would happen on the night they had to share a bed. (2019 X-Files Valentines Fanfic Exchange) AO3
Easter Egg Hunt - Mulder tries to help Scully celebrate Easter, even though he doesn’t have the best grasp on the traditions.(2019 X-Files Easter Exchange) AO3
Succumbing to the Truth - Mulder and Scully are called onto a case where men are being seduced and attacked in their sleep by an unknown force. This force usually disguises itself as the person the victims most desires, so what happens when the case starts to get a little too close for comfort for our agents? (2019 X-Files Summer Fanfic Exchange) AO3
Just Like Old Times - Reminising in the past makes them excited for a better future…hopefully together. A series of vignettes of all the shippy moments of Weremonster. (2019 X-Files Episode Exchange) AO3
A Little Love - Mulder tries to give Scully the best impromptu Christmas he can after they get stuck in a snow storm. (2019 X-Files Secret Santa Fanfic Exchange) AO3
Nurse Mulder - When Scully gets injured on a case, she tries her best to hide it from Mulder, but he inevitably finds out and it turns out Scully needs more TLC than she initially assumed. (2020 X-Files Fluff Fanfic Exchange) AO3
To Love and To Cherish - When Reyes hears a rumor that Mulder and Scully are back, she can't resist the urge to drag Doggett with her to find them. After reuniting, the newer couple tries to get relationship advice from the strongest couple they know - unaware of a looming presence that never seems to leave them alone. (2020 X-Files Angst Fanfic Exchange) AO3
Putting Down Roots - Mulder and Scully are learning to adapt to their new lives after being on the run for so long. The biggest perk of owning a house? Unlimited access to each other's bodies without fear of a noise complaint. (2020 X-Files Smut Fanfic Exchange) AO3
Pushed Too Far - What if Modell chose to play Russian Roulette with Scully instead of Mulder? (2020 X-Files Episode Exchange) AO3
In the Dark of the Night - Mulder and Scully are investigating in the woods when he gets injured trying to protect her. (2020 X-Files Horror Exchange) AO3
Hallowed - In order to get a dangerous, misogynistic cult shut down, Mulder and Scully have to go undercover as a married couple to destroy it from the inside. When they get a little too involved, how will they manage to come out alive? (2020 X-Files Case File Fanfic Exchange) AO3
Gather Near To Us Once More - Mulder is worried about Scully since this is her first Christmas after her abduction, so he decides to drive across town for an impromptu celebration. (2020 X-Files Secret Santa Exchange) AO3
Joy to You and Me - After the events of Detour, an injured Mulder and exhausted Scully try driving back to D.C., only to end up spending the night at a motel where they continue to dance around their feelings. (2021 X-Files Dialogue Fanfic Exchange) AO3
Those Who Wait - Punctuality seemed to be written into Scully's bones, yet when it came to Mulder, she never quite seemed to get the timing right. (2021 X-Files Five Times Fanfic Exchange) AO3
Ashes to Ashes - While taking in the burnt remains of their office, the only thing capable of snapping Mulder out of his state of numbness is the sudden realization that Scully needs him. (2021 X-Files Missing Scenes Fanfic Exchange) AO3
This Side of Paradise - Mulder and Scully come into possession of a flower that Mulder believes works as a potent sexual aphrodisiac, causing anyone who smells it to become feral until they find release. While they are speculating the flower's effects, the seal breaks and they experience just how strong the power of attraction can be. (2021 X-Files Smut Fanfic Exchange) AO3
I Would Find A Way - He needed to get better. For her, for him. He didn’t want to hurt like this anymore. He didn’t want to hurt her anymore. (2021 X-Files Song Fic Fanfic Exchange) AO3
Breathe, Pendrell - Pendrell was pretty sure any nerd who'd been bullied in high school would dream of having someone like Dana Scully around to defend them. (2021 X-Files Other Perspectives Exchange) AO3
Where’s the Tylenol? - What happens when you mix an FBI holiday party, an unlimited supply of alcohol, and two special agents pretending to be a couple while trying to hide their feelings? (2021 X-Files Secret Santa Fanfic Exchange) AO3
Territorial Pissings - After being repeatedly flirted with while working a case, Scully gives Mulder permission to be openly territorial and possessive of her in the hopes of scaring off her suitors. A task he is more than willing to help with. (2022 X-Files Fake Relationship Fanfic Exchange) AO3
Challenge Submissions
Anoitic Effects - (@xfpornbattle ’s December Porn Battle) During ‘Three of a Kind’ drugged Scully thinks she is a stripper dressed as an FBI agent. The Gunmen keep her from stripping by telling her the bachelor of honor hasn’t arrived yet. Mulder then arrives, and they leave him to deal with a stripping Scully. AO3
Nebraska Nice - (For the 50 States of Sex Challenge) Nebraska doesn't treat Scully too nicely, but Mulder sure does. AO3
Sex Education - (@xfpornbattle ’s December/January Porn Battle AND in honor of Sex Education’s release.)
- Part I Part II
Your Hands Are Mine - (@xfpornbattle ’s December/January 2018 Porn Battle) Mulder walks in on Scully fantasizing about him and she invites him to join. AO3
Vibes - (@xfpornbattle ’s October 2018 Porn Battle) Scully accidentally packs her vibrator for a case and it goes off during airport security. Mulder does everything he can to ease her embarrassment. AO3
Series
Countdown
Ten Times Mulder and Scully were intimate in their own unique way. AO3
Six Times Mulder saw Scully in her lingerie. AO3
Five times Scully was reminded of Mulder's impressive size. AO3
Four Times Mulder and Scully got a little too close. AO3
- Someone asked for more of Mulder seeing Scully in her Lingerie. AO3
Tryst (Co-Written with Admiralty)
Rendezvous - Mulder and Scully in a series of Hoover Building sexcapades.
Fraternize - Mulder and Scully in a series of motel room trysts.
Words of Love
Attraction - Scully overhears women gossiping about her and Mulder’s relationship and she has to fill him in. AO3
Breathtaking - When Scully has to go undercover as a prostitute, Mulder realizes just how easily she can take his breath away. AO3
Couple - Scully and Mulder will never get tired of being mistaken as a couple. AO3
Devotion - Mulder was nothing, if not devoted to his partner…which was probably why he was carrying her drunken, sleeping body right now. AO3
Endearing - Scully falls and gets injured, but Mulder’s always there to help her back up. AO3
Friendship - Scully gets her period at the office and Mulder tries his best to help her. AO3
Gentleman - Our favorite pair has to deal with a bout of bad luck while on a road trip. AO3
Holistic - After an airport loses Scully’s luggage, Mulder and Scully get to run to the store in a rare moment of domesticity. AO3
Intimacy - Scully’s nightmares won’t let her conceal her emotions anymore and Mulder’s there to help, as always. AO3
Joy - Mulder has a moment of panic when he thinks the cancer has returned. AO3
Kissable - A creep sets his sights on Scully in an unusual way. AO3
Luxurious - Some men want gold, some men want power, Mulder would be perfectly content with nothing, as long as he has Scully in his arms. AO3
Memorable - Mulder and Scully have to attend a dreaded team building workshop, but it ends up being better than either could have ever hoped. AO3
Natural - Mulder and Scully are overdue for their FBI fitness test. AO3
Obvious - Scully agrees to go to Mulder’s high school reunion, but he makes a mistake when sending in the confirmation. AO3
Partner - Scully is beyond furious after Mulder abandons her yet again. AO3
Quirky - Scully wakes up to the sound of someone rummaging around her apartment. AO3
Romance - A moment of jealously prompts Mulder to act on his feelings. AO3
Supportive - Mulder’s first time hearing someone call Scully “Mrs. Spooky”. AO3
Tender - Mulder helps take care of Scully after she’s injured on a case. AO3
Unforgettable - His love is the best thing that has ever happened to her. AO3
Value - Mulder gets in a fight in defense of Scully. AO3
Wonderful - They rarely got to indulge in things like this. AO3
Xanadu - A life with Scully is all he’s ever wanted. AO3
Yearn - Why hadn’t he tried to kiss her again? AO3
Zeal - An unexpected trip to Scully’s childhood home gives Mulder a new understanding of his partner. AO3
-Epilogue- There would never be a couple who loved each other like they did. AO3
Words of Lust
Arousal - Mulder realizes the sounds coming from the other side of the motel wall are Scully masturbating. AO3
Burning - You know what they say about Catholic girls, Mulder gets a demonstration. AO3
Curiosity - A harmless game leads to a little something more on a stakeout. AO3
Desire - Scully and Mulder get caught in a tight place. AO3
Erotic - Mulder calls Scully because he just wanted to hear her voice, but he ends up getting more than he could have ever hoped for. AO3
Fantasy - Scully has a habit of fantasizing about Mulder. AO3
Glorious - A friendly swim in the hotel pool gets a little heated. AO3
Horny - ”If you need a stress reliever, let me be your vice instead”. AO3
Impish - Mulder and Scully have to face the unexpected on an undercover sting. AO3
Join - Scully finds something at Mulder’s apartment that she can’t help but enjoy. AO3
Kink - Mulder loves Agent Scully, but his weakness is Scully, M.D. AO3
Lust - Scully reveals an aspect of her sexuality to Mulder, and he is more than willing to help her explore (feat. Monica Reyes). AO3
Massage - Scully’s feeling a little tense and Mulder just wants to help. AO3
Need - Mulder shows up to a jealous Scully’s apartment drunk. AO3
Once - After the in vitro failed, Scully just wanted to make sure she tried every option possible before giving up. They should just try once. AO3
Primitive - Scully and Mulder have to bear the elements when a case takes them into the forest. AO3
Quiver - Nothing will stop Mulder and Scully from having a sensual night together. AO3
Relentless - A fight between Mulder and Scully ends in a dramatic climax. AO3
Sensual - Scully and Mulder play a drunken game in the middle of a storm. AO3
Temptress - Scully realizes Mulder is always the one that has to instigate their relationship, so she decided to take action into her own hands during an undercover case. AO3
Unbelievable - Scully runs out on a bad date and Mulder tries to salvage her evening. AO3
Vulnerable - Scully needs a little help out of an awkward situation in a restroom. AO3
Worship - Making love was worship for them, he moaned his prayers as she sang the hymns. They were simply paying tributes to the temples of their bodies and they were souls seeking absolution. AO3
X-Rated - They’re both a bit melancholy when they realize they don’t have a lot of photos together, so they decide to make up for lost time. AO3
Yours - Mulder and Scully are a little too loyal when it comes to defending each other. AO3
Zest - Scully gets injured, and a guilty Mulder is more than willing to help her recover and make her as comfortable as possible. AO3
-Epilogue- A long-standing suspicion of Skinner’s is finally confirmed. AO3
SEX EDUCATION
One Shots
Fixer - Jakob meets Remi and is severely unimpressed. AO3
His Robe - A little morning fluff with Jean and Jakob. AO3
A Safe Place - Snapshots of Eric and Jean’s relationship, leading up to the night of the call. AO3
Rough - Jean and Jakob address an issue in the bedroom. AO3
A Welcome Change - How Jean’s hair went from brown to blonde. AO3
btw I’ve found these stretches from the WAK blog very helpful when knitting a lot:
Plus make sure to take breaks regularly - and stop if anything starts to hurt!
especially with gift knitting I know it can be tempting to push through it for a deadline, but it’s really not worth causing long term injury. (And anyone knit-worthy should be understanding of that, imho.) Stay well :)
x files is such an interesting show. It takes the standard cop drama and turns it on its head. Here's a guy who is in love with ET. The government thinks he loves ET a little too much so they assign him the prettiest woman of 1995 to spy on him for them. Despite meeting aliens multiple times she does not believe in them. The government might have given her cancer but it's okay because the guy made a shady deal to cure it.
There's a man who lives in his own spit palace and he gets multiple episodes dedicated to him. Also there's vampires sometimes
💬 43 🔁 2407 ❤️ 3278 · AO3 Ship Stats: Year In Bad Data · You may have seen this AO3 Year In Review.
It hasn’t crossed my tumblr dash but
I scraped Ao3 for my research last year, and this user frankly doesn’t understand why these things can’t be done.
You CANNOT scrape private works. This should be seen as a positive. That user DOES NOT WANT their work available to the public, and Ao3 is respecting that decision protecting them. If you were able to scrape Ao3 and still get information about their fic, it would violate the trust Ao3 wants to have with its users. If you can’t trust the site to keep your fics private when you want them to be, people will be less inclined to post the stuff they don’t feel comfortable sharing publicly which would be a huge loss.
Additionally, Ao3 doesn’t have metadata to be scraped for the date information because that can be altered by the user (you know, since it’s an ARCHIVE). Instead, the only metadata associated with the date a fic is posted is the number in the URL, which can’t be filtered by. The original poster is doing the best they can to work around this by implementing the methodology they are currently using (which would be SO time consuming).
I find it aggravating that the original poster does so much work for fandom every year by culminating stats, and this person thinks all of that is information they didn’t think of/don’t have a reason for excluding. “[S]houldn’t take on a project like this if you can’t do it right,” is SO condescending and needlessly rude. Ao3 is growing to the point millions of fics are posted every year. To expect someone to sit there and manually count fics posted and metatags every single day (which is the only way they could get the stats they want) is unreasonable.