we talk a lot about ‘i may not believe in god but i believe in you’ but not enough about ‘let me curse god for a while’ because that’s mulder’s way of saying he’s there to unburden scully, to really listen to her, to share her pain, to learn about her worries and take them from her to himself, and, more importantly, to be the bearer of a shaken faith so she can keep hers intact 😭














