Barely Balancing by Frohike

52,000 Words

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Published: August 20, 2021
Rating:

Mature Audiences (M/R)

XFAuthors:

Frohike

Genres:

50K+ words (Novel), Seasons 6-7 (FTF Fallout/SOSS), Mulder/Scully Romance, Standalone

Tags:

Agents in peril, Angst, ATTHS, Casefile, Fowley Induced Angst, Humor, Hurt/Comfort, Interrupted Smut, It's complicated, Rift, Scully Torture, Sick/Injured, CW: Mention of rape/sexual assault

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x-trash.com

Originally Posted:

2000

No summary provided, so here's my TV Guide version:

The Lone Gunmen help sort out the whole Diana issue and help play cupid, but just as things are finally working out, Scully is plagued by ever-worsening nightmares.

Frohike wanted to give Byers a chance to cut loose, or as she put it "get that steel rod removed from his ass", and this was the result. Byers plays a big part in this X-File, in which Scully is tortured once again.

This is set after the events of One Son, and it's quite satisfying that Scully's concerns are validated. I also confess to a few little chuckles over place names in this story.

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