[misslilli]

Felix Felicis

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Chapter 34 - The Showdown

Summary: While the Mulder boys are out camping in the woods, Mulder's serial killer finds his latest victim.

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[misslilli]

Felix Felicis

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Chapter 33 - Camping

Summary: While the Mulder boys go camping, Scully has a surprise visitor.

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[misslilli]

Felix Felicis

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Chapter 32 - The End Of The Schoolyear

Summary: Everyone celebrates the end of the schoolyear.

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[misslilli]

After moving to a new city and getting a cute little puppy, I've finally found the time to dive back into Felix's world again :)

Dear reader, thank you for your patience 🥰

Felix Felicis

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Chapter 31 - From the Sidelines

Summary: Diana feels the aftermath of her bailing on their trip to Niagara Falls. The girls excitedly inch closer to the end of the school year. Unbeknownst to them, a spectator watches from the sidelines.

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[misslilli]

Hey there —

I hope you’re ok and just really busy. We’ll all be here when you’re ready to let us glimpse into little Felix’ world again.

Hey :))

I‘m okay, just really busy 🫣 Thank you for your sweet message ❤️

[misslilli]

Felix Felicis

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Chapter 30 - Different Spa Days Than Planned

Summary: After Diana bails on Felix and their trip to Niagara Falls, Mulder and Scully are the ones charged with damage control. Mulder makes a much needed break-through on his serial-killer case.

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[baronessblixen]

Hi! Idk if you're still taking prompts but what about: Scully bringing Mulder tie shopping!

Signed @mulders-boyish-enthousiasm 🤗

Fictober Day 1 | Wc: ~ 1000 | tagging @today-in-fic @xffictober2022 and @xfilesbingo

Bingo square: Walter Skinner

Ties That Bind

Every once in a while, Walter Skinner is convinced he’s spent too much time with Mulder and Scully because sometimes his mind will play inexplicable, downright spooky tricks to him. Today is one of those days.

He’s at the Tieroom, his favorite store to find ties. It’s upscale, classy and most of all quiet. At least it always has been before. Today he swears he hears Mulder’s familiar grumble and Scully’s less familiar giggle. Scully doesn’t giggle often which is why he would know the sound anywhere.

But it can’t be. Agents Mulder and Scully can’t be here in the Tieroom. He’s never seen Mulder here and judging by the ties he wears, he’s never set foot into the store.

There’s it again. He rounds a corner and follows the voices. Clearly, he’s lost his mind. Any second now he will see that it’s not Mulder and Scully, that his mind is mocking him. He needs to dial down on the coffee and sleep more. Think less about his two agents and their shenanigans.

“So what do you think, Scully?”

Skinner stops dead in his tracks. His mind hasn’t been playing tricks on him at all. There they are in the flesh. They’re both in casual clothing and Mulder is parading a tie around which must be why Scully is still giggling.

“Better than anything you have in your closet,” she says.

“Why, have you been snooping?” Skinner can’t tear his eyes away as Mulder prances towards her. Scully doesn’t budge, doesn’t seem to mind him invading her personal space. Rather, she seems to welcome it, despite her crossed arms.

Their faces are so close that if it weren’t for their different hair colors, Skinner wouldn’t be able to tell where one begins and the other one ends. He knows he shouldn’t be spying on them, but this is his place. His refugee. And if he’s honest, he’s mesmerized.

He’s long known that something is going on between the two of them, even if he’s never been quite able to figure out what exactly. This might be his only chance. Once, shortly after becoming their boss, he developed a crush on Agent Scully. After all, he’s just a man. It didn’t take him long to understand that no matter what they said, or what their files said, Mulder and Scully were a union, an item. Essentially married. Truth be told, he’s been waiting for them to make it official – and not just because he could use the money from the office pool.

“Mulder, I’ve seen all your ties. Isn’t that why we’re here? You need new ones.”

“I like my ties,” Mulder says with a pout. “I thought you liked them too.”

“The other day you wore a red tie with yellow and gray dots on them.”

“And?”

“And they hurt my eyes.”

“Sounds like a you problem,” Mulder mumbles. Their banter sounds like what Skinner would hear around the office, whenever he catches them in an unguarded moment. This time, though, Scully tugs at his sleeve so that Mulder turns back to her.

“Just two or three new ties, Mulder. I do like the silly ones, too. Sometimes.” Skinner can’t see her face, but he thinks she must smile at him, because Mulder’s expression softens. He, too, smiles.

“You know I like to piss off Skinner with them.” They both laugh and Skinner narrows his eyes. He knew it. But he finds that he can’t be angry. After all, he’s the one watching a moment that is not meant to be witnessed by him.

“All these ties look like something he’d wear,” Mulder adds.

“That’s because his are classy.” Skinner’s chest swells with pride.

“Maybe you should take him to your mother’s on Sunday then.”

“But I want you there,” Scully says and for the first time since this thing started, Skinner feels a pang of guilt. He shouldn’t be seeing this. Whatever is going on between them – and now he’s convinced it’s more than just your average partnership – it’s between the two of them.

“You know my mom loves you.” There’s something she’s not saying and their eye contact is so intimate that Skinner has to look away. He turns away and stares at the bow tie display in front of him. He’s their boss, for Christ’s sake. What they do in their private time is none of his business.

“I’ll wear the Walter S. Skinner tie.” The real Skinner turns back around, half hiding behind the display. It’s a good thing they only have eyes for each other, because one look over here, and he’d be found out. He could walk away, and he should walk away. Just one more moment of this and then he’ll leave. He doesn’t need more ties anyway.

“Thank you, Mulder.” The earlier merriment has made room for a heavy earnestness that makes Skinner want to make sure they’re okay. He watches as Mulder sits down on of the velvet stools provided to try on shoes. Scully steps in between his legs and puts her hands on his shoulder while his land on her waist.

“You really think the tie looks good on me?” Mulder asks looking up at her. Even from here Skinner can see the utter devotion in the other man’s eyes. He’s in love. It should have been obvious to him, but it hits him like a bucket of ice cold water. Mulder is deeply, irrevocably in love with Scully.

“You look amazing, Mulder,” she says and Skinner has to strain to hear her.

“Amazing, huh? Maybe even… hot?”

“Don’t push your luck,” she says, her hands going to his cheeks. She frames his face and leans down to press a gentle kiss against his lips. Skinner is not a jealous man, never has been, but damn, Fox Mulder is one lucky son of a bitch.

“Let’s go pay for these and then get out of here.” That’s Skinner’s cue. As soon as their backs are turned to him, he rushes out of the store. He’s never left the Tieroom without a purchase before but there’s a first time for everything.

Two weeks later he runs into Mulder at work, stopping him when he sees the new tie on him. Scully was right: it looks good on him.

"Congrats on your new tie," Skinner says with a smile, hoping the younger man can read between the linea. The blush on Mulder's face indicates that he does.

"Thank you, sir."

"Take good care of it," Skinner reminds him.

"I will."

He watches Mulder walk away with a smile.

[baronessblixen]

Mulder says yes when asked if he's the husband in order to stay with scully....go

Together with this prompt: Scully wakes up in Empedocles to see Mulder laying his head on her bed holding her hand. She asks how he managed to get in her room. He replies, “Well we might be married now.” Set in "Empedocles", obviously.

Fictober Day 11 | Tagging @today-in-fic @xffictober2022 | Wc: 1,224

Everything Will Be Just Fine

“Who are you? The husband?” Mulder makes his decision in a split second, looking at the ER nurse, seeing Scully being wheeled away from him. Out of the corner of his eye, he sees Agent Doggett rush toward them. What is that guy even doing here? It doesn’t matter. What matters is Scully and that one question. Who is he, really?

“Yes,” he says, hoping she won’t have time to check Scully’s paperwork. “I’m her husband. I’m the- the-” How easy it is to lie about being married to Scully, and how difficult it is to spell out the true words. Who he is. To her, to the child she’s carrying. Who might be in danger.

It’s enough; the nurse pushes him through the double doors and into a whole new world before Doggett can speak to him.

Mulder’s only job in the ER is to hold Scully’s hand while they work on her. He picks up a few things here and there, not understanding much. Scully is the medical doctor, and she’s just lying there, with her eyes closed.

“You’re going to be okay,” Mulder mumbles, half to himself.

“You’re here,” she says weakly, trying to turn her head to look at him, but then another nurse steps in between them, making him let go of her hand.

“Sir, you better wait over there.” She points to the corner. “We need to make sure your wife and baby are okay.”

With one last look at Scully, who’s anxiously staring at the monitor, Mulder does what he’s told. He stuffs his hands into his coat pockets, feeling useless. He watches the doctors take care of Scully, talking to her. He sees her nod. Was that a smile on her face? He wants to know what’s going on, too. Later, he’ll ask her and she’ll explain it to him. Once they know the baby is fine.

The baby.

He’s seen it before. There were several sonograms pinned to Scully’s fridge. He observed every single one of them. Then, one night, he found one in his own bedroom. He stared at it for a long while, his finger tracing the tiny shadows again and again until tears fell from his eyes.

But today is the first time he’s really seeing it. Over there on the monitor is the baby – their baby – and its heart is beating. One beat after another, never stopping. Their baby is tough. Mulder finds himself drawn to it, wanting closer. Needing to make sure this is real.

“Your baby is okay, Mr. Scully,” a nurse says and he needs a moment to understand that she’s talking to him. Mr. Scully – that’s him. He’ll change his name, be anyone, if he gets to be here.

“My- my wife?” The word should feel wrong from his lips, but it doesn’t. Not even a little bit. It comes easily to him, like the most normal thing in the world.

“We’ll put her up in a room now. Everything is going to be okay,” the nurse says with a smile, and Mulder is so overwhelmed with relief that he almost hugs her.

*

He doesn’t know what they gave Scully to sleep, but it must have been the good drugs. What is it about them and hospitals? They’ve spent half a lifetime between bad cafeteria coffee and uncomfortable hospital chairs. His heart hasn’t quite caught up yet.

They’re going to be fine.

The doctor confirmed it again when Mulder walked into Scully’s room, now set up more comfortably. She was fast asleep, her head rolled to the side, just the way she’s been sleeping lately. The sight of her filled him with love. Lately, she’s falling asleep everywhere, her head falling against his shoulder more often than he’s used to. He wants to get used to it. Mulder wants to hold her hand through all of it, the good and the bad.

That’s why he’s still here, hours later. Scully hasn’t woken up once. Skinner has called him a few times and he’s told him in no uncertain terms that he won’t go anywhere until Scully wakes up. Exhausted himself, he rests his head on her bed, right next to her arm. Just for a moment. He closes his eyes, and listens to her even breathing. It’s always been his favorite lullaby.

“Mulder? Is that you?” Fingers run gently but uncoordinated through his hair.

“Hm? Scully? Hey, you’re awake.” He lifts his head to look into her droopy face. He’s never been more in love with her. “How are you feeling? Do you remember anything?”

“A little bit… the baby,” she says, putting a hand on her stomach.

“The baby is fine,” Mulder assures her, putting his own hand next to hers. “The doctor said you had a partial abruption. You’ll know better what that means.”

She nods and says, “I do. I guess they’ll monitor me for a while but we’ll be… we’ll be fine.” She poses it as a statement, but he sees the question in her eyes, the hint of uncertainty. He takes her hand into his, entwines their fingers, and kisses her knuckles.

“You’re going to be just fine. The both of you. Trust me, I pestered every nurse and doctor.” They smile at each other.

“Do I want to know how you convinced them to let you stay with me?”

“Well,” he says, clearing his throat. “We might be married now.”

“What?” Scully asks, smiling in disbelief. How he missed that smile. He doesn’t want to spend another moment without seeing it.

“It’s family only,” he explains. “The nurse asked if I was the husband and I-”

“You said yes.”

“I did. You’re not mad, are you?”

“I’m too tired and too drugged to be mad. But no, Mulder, of course, I’m not mad. I’m happy you’re here.” She squeezes his hand. From the looks of it, he won’t have much time with her before she falls back asleep. Any questions he might have wanted to ask will have to wait. There will be a right time for all of it.

“I saw our baby,” he says, awe-struck. “I saw its heartbeat.”

“Hmm,” Scully hums sleepily, her eyes closing, but her lips are curled upwards in a soft smile. “Maybe,” she trails off, her voice slow. He watches her, blinking slowly, fully prepared to not hear the end of her sentence. Then she surprises him, his Scully. “Maybe you can come to my next appointment. Husband or not,” she says without opening her eyes.

“I’d love that.”

“But first,” she says with a sigh. “First I want to have a pizza.”

He laughs, his eyes filling with tears. His Scully. Their baby. They’ll all be just fine.

“I think we can arrange that.”

[misslilli]

Felix Felicis

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Chapter 29 - Change Of Plans

Summary: An unexpected house guest keeps the Mulder family up at night and an unexpected phone-call completely changes their plans.

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[misslilli]

Felix Felicis

MSR. AU. E. tagging @today-in-fic

Chapter 28 - Coming Home

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[misslilli]

Felix Felicis

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Chapter 26 - The Strawberry Festival

Summary: Unsettling news for the group of friends come to light at the Strawberry Festival and Mulder might have uncovered a lead in the case with a little outside help.

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[misslilli]

Thank you everyone for reading/reblogging/liking and commenting, I really appreciate it 🥰

Felix Felicis

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Chapter 26 - The Letter

Summary: As life goes on at home, Mulder and the team are struggling with the case. Until the serial killer initiates contact.

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[sculderfan]

I was tagged by @cfr749 to share the last line I wrote and tag as many people as there are words.

This is the first tag game I've done so here goes.

"They drove out of the hospital parking lot and towards a life together full of loving possibility."

Tagging (sorry if you've already done this)

@ellitheria @olicity @baronessblixen @storybycorey @edierone @chenfordsource @tim-lucy @atths--twice @misslilli @gaycrouton @admiralty @slippinmickeys @sisterspooky1013 @tucychenford @Cjgirlatheart @itsoneofthemuses @aesonsgirl

[misslilli]

Hee this is fun! Thanks for tagging me @sculderfan :)

“Get your own damn fries, Mulder doesn’t share food.” 😅

Tagging @frogsmulder , if you want to 😁

[misslilli]

Felix Felicis

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Chapter 25 - Meeting Mrs. Mulder

Summary: Scully finally meets the reigning Mrs. Mulder and Mulder goes out of his way to call home.

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[misslilli]

Felix Felicis

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Chapter 24 - Number 3

Summary: Finally back at home, an early morning phone-call derails all the plans they have made for the upcoming future.

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[thatfragilecapricorn30]

why am i stressed over whether two celebrities i don’t know wish each other happy birthday? 😅 the power these two hold over me

[misslilli]

Why am I irrationally sad that it didn’t happen and is only used for publicity 🥹 I should know better lol *cries in friendship!gillovny*

[misslilli]

Felix Felicis

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Chapter 23 - Going Home

Summary: Felix narrates the journey back home and gets a little surprise from the Captain.

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