Following a lead on a case they just can’t seem to solve, an accident leaves Mulder with supernatural powers. The same powers their main suspect seems to posses. In a race against time to stop a series of murders, what could be a key to the case instead puts new obstacles in their way.
All After Such a Desert - Explicit, 31,990 words (AO3 link)
He would rather stick his fingers in a wall socket than hurt or upset her, ever. He keeps waiting for this love to start hurting the way he knows all love hurts at some point down the road. But he’s loved her for years and here they are. Tentatively, timidly, his soul is still reaching for hers, asking it to soothe old hurts and pain. He doesn’t know how he’s ever going to be able to be enough, but he’ll try, he’ll try. And hope that eventually, maybe, one day he will deserve her, if he just tries hard enough.
In which Mulder learns what it truly means to be a whole person to someone.
From This Morning Forward - Explicit, 7,233 words (AO3 link)
Moving back in happens slowly. It's not a decision, it's not a plan. They've each battled their own demons, and now that the wounds are starting to heal, she's so tired of pretending that she doesn't miss him every day. After all, through the good times and the bad, it's always been the two of them, together. -- Set during the revival era.
Future Imperfect - T, 12,525 words (AO3 link)
Mulder is back from the dead. Scully hoped this would be the end of her grief, that everything would be okay. But nothing is ever quite that simple, and navigating their way into the future is still no easy task. (alternate season 8 fic)
Every Possible Way - Explicit, 7,268 words (AO3 link)
There's a first time for everything, but when the thing itself defies explanation, maybe there are more firsts than just the one.
Or: five moments and everything between and after.
Lucky Stars - Mature, 12,212 words (AO3 link)
After the events of Syzygy, Scully feels that things are strained between her and Mulder. She thinks maybe some time away from each other will help, but sometimes things don't quite work out the way you planned them.
Unremarkable Days - various ratings, ongoing series of standalone ficlets (AO3 link)
A series of ficlets describing days in the life of Mulder and Scully at the Unremarkable House. These will be more or less standalone ficlets, so I'm leaving it as a WIP for as long as I can think of more mundane everyday adventures to add. Ratings will vary from G to Explicit but you can skip parts without losing track of the plot. This will be fluff for the most part, with the occasional sprinkling of angst lite; details will be given in the notes for every chapter. Mainly, this is the two of them learning to stop running.
One-shots under the cut:
Sorted by rating
Various ratings:
fluffy ficlets - various ratings (AO3 link)
An assortment of random fluffy ficlets.
Explicit:
smut ficlets - Explicit (AO3 link)
A collection of smut, all stand-alone ficlets. Just Mulder and Scully having some naked fun and getting their feelings out.
Spectacular - Explicit, 2,238 words (AO3 link)
They make rules, and they make them for good reasons. No kissing at work. Definitely no sex during work hours. And they would absolutely, definitely, under no circumstances ever break their own rules. (with wonderful art here)
It's the Day the World Didn't End - Explicit, 1,544 words (AO3 link)
The clock ticks over to the day the world doesn’t end and he kisses her. She kisses him back. It’s not a new year’s kiss, it’s a kiss more than six years in the making. -- Millennium fic.
Bigger Problems Than a Promise - Explicit, 1,008 words (AO3 link)
Today's prompt was "promises." This turned just a little bit horny. Whoops.
Ellipsis - Explicit, 3,758 words (AO3 link)
He's a free man again – it’s what they’d barely dared to dream. Now, she barely dares to ask him what he wants to do with his freedom. He doesn’t know.
Pick Up the Pieces - Explicit, 1,641 words (AO3 link)
There is nowhere she would rather be than here, with him, making the biggest mistake of her life and enjoying every second of it. Every mistake made with him is greater than every win, every success, every moment of perfect joy she has ever experienced. She’ll break herself for him as he does for her. -- Set in early season 2, right after Scully's return.
No Longer Dreaming - Explicit, 2,626 words (AO3 link)
She refuses to do anything while he still has his arm in a sling. And while his body is straining towards her with every cell, deep down he’s grateful. All these years they’ve waited. He doesn’t want to rush this now.
--
Post-millennium, they finally let themselves have what they've both wanted for so long.
Home Furnishings - Explicit, 5,008 words (AO3 link)
It starts with a sprained ankle and frustration about a broken chair. He knows it’s not IKEA’s fault. He and Scully have gone through a number of chairs over the years. But he thinks a billion-dollar multinational company will survive the scorn of one grumpy customer.
(or: Mulder writes reviews. Mulder also loves Scully.)
Mature:
January - M, 2053 words (AO3 link)
A quiet day in winter, spent at home. There's nothing special going on; maybe that's the most special thing of all.
Mulder, Scully, and William, on a random day in January.
It's Not a Goodnight Kiss - M, 1,204 words (AO3 link)
Today's prompt was "sharing a bed." I will never, ever pass up an opportunity to write post-Sushi fic. So here's some revival msr being silly and in love! <3
Time and Space - M, 2,604 words (AO3 link)
Sometimes he wonders if it would be easier if she'd be gone from his life completely. Then he reminds himself: if she moved to the ends of the earth he would still want to follow her. And when she calls, he always answers the phone.
Set during the revival era. They always find their way back to each other.
Tuesday - M, 894 words (AO3 link)
They get married on a Tuesday. It just feels like the time is right. They've waited long enough; it doesn't matter that they're only just beginning to realize that.
Teen and Up:
New Adventures - T, 1573 words (AO3 link)
Mulder is concerned about getting older. Scully does her best to cheer him up.
Windows and Doors - T, 1,775 words (AO3 link)
Today's prompt was "firsts and lasts." This is later season 2, after Scully's abduction.
Soft and Solid Ground - T, 1,277 words (AO3 link)
The prompt was "mutual pining." Mulder decided to have feelings. Like, a lot of them.
It's Hypothetical Anyway - T, 1,875 words (AO3 link)
Written for the prompt "crush." In which Mulder and Scully watch "The Mummy."
This Link Will Not Be Broken - T, 818 words (AO3 link)
The prompt was "holding hands." This is set somewhere in season 7, or whenever they get together according to your own headcanons.
five times Mulder doesn't ask Scully out on a date (and one time he does) - T, 1,934 words (AO3 link)
He knows pretty early on. She's Scully, how could he not? Unfortunately, knowing and acting on his feelings are two very different things.
Or: Mulder and his six-year study on the chances of her saying yes.
Five Ways to Say "I Love You" (And One With Words) - T, 4,501 words (AO3 link)
Just because something is unspoken, it isn't always unsaid. You just have to know what to look for.
One More Night In Bellefleur, Oregon - T, 1,015 words (AO3 link)
Today's prompt was "caught in the rain." This is a Requiem fix-it fic, because if they have to be caught in the rain, they should do it where it first happened and then live happily ever after. Nothing bad will happen to them ever again.
In Conclusion - T, 3,370 words (AO3 link)
It's the middle of the night in a freezing cold motel room and they both haven't slept. The best time and place to figure out how relationships work -- theirs in particular.
Sanctuary - T, 1,550 words (AO3 link)
In a world full of lies and fear and darkness, they have each other to be the light and shelter that they need. That's something to hold onto.
They watch each other sleep and consider everything that means.
Got You Covered - T, 2,419 words (AO3 link)
“Is it a bit cold in here?” He wraps his arms around himself, looking at her in her thick cardigan next to him on the couch.
“The heating’s broken,” she says. “I’m sorry, I should have called you before you came over.”
Beyond a Doubt - T, 1,164 words (AO3 link)
Maybe their second meeting will be better than their first. He’s here even though the world has fallen apart. And she’s afraid. What will she do, what can she do if it’s not really him? If they have succeeded at last, destroyed him and left only an empty, Mulder-shaped hull in an awful prison suit.
or: the kiss from The Truth, told in 1,000 words.
Coffee and Pancakes - T, 1,881 words (AO3 link)
It’s amazing, he thinks, how quickly you can get used to things just because they feel right. It’s been no more than a few weeks since they unpacked the last of her boxes; there hadn’t been many to begin with. She had left a lot of stuff behind when she’d moved out and barely acquired new things during the time she’d been away. Everything is back where it belongs now.
or: Scully has moved back in and Mulder is realizing that a home is not just four walls and a door.
Heaven and Hell - T, 996 words (AO3 link)
Hell doesn’t burn. There is no pit of fire. Heaven isn’t a green garden under a cloudless sky. Everything is made of moments, and they don't happen on schedule. But often, they happen with his hand in hers.
General Audiences:
Two Mugs on the Counter - G, 1,721 words (AO3 link)
There are two mugs on the kitchen counter. There is a nail in the wall without a picture. There is a house with four walls, windows, and a roof, and inside is Mulder.
Or: Scully wants to finally come home.
Blank Pages - G, 3,966 words (AO3 link)
Scully has moved back into their house. They're together, they're happy, and she wants to much for it to last. Mulder has pages full of words to make her believe in them, to let her finally, fully come home.
Just Say You Love Me - G, 878 words (AO3 link)
The prompt was "soulmates," which... I didn't know what to do with at all. But I wrote something anyway. So, here is revival msr, after they get back together.
Drifting Clouds and Rolling Waves - G, 1,784 words (AO3 link)
The prompt was "sick." I love writing sick fic so I was actually looking forward to this one. This is set somewhere halfway through season 7.
Romance and Dishwater - G, 897 words (AO3 link)
For the prompt "domestic." Set somewhere in season 7.
A Number of Firsts - G, 827 words (AO3 link)
Today's fluffuary prompt was "first snow." Here's a little fic set after Millennium.
It's Messy, But It's Home - 769 words (AO3 link)
Today's fluffuary prompt was "cooking together." I decided I liked "baking together" better, so I did that instead. What can I say. Sometimes you just gotta bend the rules a little. This is between season 9 (which didn't happen in this universe) and IWTB.
Starry Night - G, 883 words (AO3 link)
Today's fluffuary prompt was not my thing but an alternative one was "starry night" and this fic sort of happened, idk man. Revival msr!! <333
There Is No Going Back - G, 988 words (AO3 link)
Now, today's prompt was "feelings realization." I mean… those two, realizing their feelings? Yeeaahh… Which time?? ^^ I decided on a little post-Unnatural ficlet. Because they're just so cute in the end there.
Wild Side - G, 1,205 words (AO3 link)
“Hey, Scully?”
“Yeah?”
“What is the craziest thing you’ve ever done?”
Or: sometimes being stuck in the middle of nowhere on a dark and stormy night with your work partner of five-plus years is the best possible version of events.
Travel in Style - G, 1,401 words (AO3 link)
“I can’t believe there wasn’t a single room available anywhere,” Scully says, snuggling deeper under the jacket she’s using as a blanket, already sounding half asleep as she tilts the driver’s seat back into a reclined position. “Three motels and not one single bed to be found.”
Mulder shifts in the passenger seat – which she had insisted he should take because of the leg room – and desperately tries to get comfortable. “That has literally never happened before,” he agrees, sliding the seat back as far as it will go. It’s still too cramped. “God, Scully, how can you ever sleep in the car? You always make it look so easy.”
The Words Behind the Meaning - G, 3,175 words (AO3 link)
He tells her he owes her everything and she owes him nothing. She knows that's not true, but she doesn't get to tell him. Life has other plans. But she knows. And once life lets her, she will tell him.
-- Post-Fight the Future: they don't kiss in that hallway, but they get there eventually.
Distractions - G, 1,181 words (AO3 link)
He wants to ask if she’s okay, but he knows the answer to that. And she’s told him more than once that she doesn’t want to talk about it. She says she has no memory of what they did to her. Sometimes he’s not sure he believes her.
The Ginger Invasion - G, 723 words (AO3 link)
Mulder is sick. He never gets sick, and it's awful. It's terrible. Scully will be wondering why he isn't at work. He should call her. He just about manages to lift his head and there she is, Scully, in his bedroom doorway.
Starstruck - G, 671 words (AO3 link)
"So, I guess she's sticking around, then?" Frohike asks, and Mulder looks up from . . . whatever it is Byers just put on the screen in front of him and nods.
"Seems that way. At least for now."
--
Mulder has a crush. The gunmen know it.
How Many Stars - G, 472 words (AO3 link)
"What are you thinking?" she asks, and he turns his head to the side, looks at her.
"The universe," he says.
Had You Big Time - G, 540 words (AO3 link)
"I've thought about our weekend away," he whispers against her lips, before he kisses her again. "I've had the perfect idea."
Tasting Raindrops - G, 385 words (AO3 link)
She laughs with him and can't look away, raindrops clinging to his lashes, water dripping from his nose -- not kissing him in this moment would defy every law of the universe.
What Time Do You Call This? - G, 495 words (AO3 link)
He stirs as she carefully lowers herself onto the mattress and she pauses, not wanting to wake him. It's way after midnight and it's enough if one of them will be entirely sleep-deprived the next day.
I think that’s one of the reasons why “period” media that’s marketed off the Aesthetic sometimes bothers me.......like they get the music, the clothing, the cars......and yet it always feels like something is missing
i was going to say the film thing and the someone brought up supernatural and i was like "nah" and then @aphony-cree out here dropping that bomb.... in *2005,* to *2008?* there was a show shooting on film???? god you guys MOST shows went though this transition in the 90s how the fuck was SPN on FILM
In the 2000s dramatic shows had a good shot of convincing networks to let them use film. The network still had film cameras they’d bought and maybe hadn’t gotten enough use out of before the switch to digital. Most dramas can’t be shot entirely in the studio, they need to go on location, so it made sense to let them use the older cameras while the new expensive digital cameras stayed in the studio where they were safer
Supernatural wanted the 35mm film aesthetic and hated when they were forced to switch to digital
I once watched a girl in the produce aisle pick up a bushel of bananas that were precariously perched on the edge and move them farther back and under her breath she said “there you go sweeties - that will be more comfortable” before shuffling off and… I think about her often.
I was driving on the highway and passed a dude absolutely JAMMING alone in his car, doing those little half dance moves you do when you’re stuck sitting down in a small space, bellowing unheard lyrics at the top of his lungs, and my instant reaction was to think “I love you.” And then to pray he had a good day, or whatever, because those fleeting moments of connection are so incredible.
I believe that what unites Scully and Mulder above all else is their absolute integrity as people. Their moral incorruptibility – the fact that they’ll stand up for what they believe in, no matter what, no matter the personal costs. Their loyalty to the truth they believe in. The stubborness in never giving that up.
I believe that’s what they recognise in each other straight away. And it’s the first thing they love about each other. What makes them trust each other. That’s their common ground. The differences between them teach them how they will complement each other. That they can do so because that deep respect for one another is there right from the start: we’re the same; we take our moral obligation to ourselves seriously. We don’t betray what we believe in.
I think Scully's jealous streak probably comes from feeling overshadowed by her sister? I can see Melissa being tall and beautiful from a young age while Dana was an awkward late bloomer so she leaned into being the smart one. She doesn't seem to perceive herself as being hot especially in the early seasons. When she's feeling insecure about leggy brunettes encroaching on her territory she asserts her brains/competence at them
