👽 Random X-Files Fic Rec
Wow is this story fascinating and emotionally riveting! It weaves the heavy aftermath of "Tithonus" (including a return of Agent Ritter) into a casefile related to Max Fenig and Ruskin Dam. It's all very dramatic, but a lot of the drama is focused squarely on Mulder and Scully as they try to work back into their partnership after the X-Files has still only recently re-opened. The partnership gets very frayed, but that's part of the story's mystery. It's excellent! Title: Achilles' Heel Author: FranTheWonderHorse (fran58) Summary: Mulder is drawn into a group that claims to want to cast light on alien abductions. Length: 35,635 words Classification: Angst, Case File-ish Rating: PG-13 Spoilers: Up through Tithonus Favorite line: Pulling in the threads, knotting the ends, carefully stitching a coherent argument, she plied the fabric of Mulder's new life only to find the seams were ripped and that it all fell apart in her fingers. Read the story! (You can also find it at Gossamer.)
