Path of Thorns (The) by Smurf

53,000 Words

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Published: July 22, 2021
Rating:

Explicit - Adults only (E/NC-17)

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Smurf

Genres:

Seasons 4-5 (Mid), 50K+ words (Novel), Mulder/Scully Romance, Standalone

Tags:

Agents in peril, Angst, Angst/Comfort Smut, Blustering Bill Jr, Casefile, Hurt/Comfort, Kidnapped/Abducted/Hostage, Pain & Suffering, Pampering, Romance, Scully Torture, Smut, Überangst, UST to RST (First time), Sick/Injured, Christmas/Chanukah, CW: Suicide/Suicidal Ideation

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Smurf

Through a tragic experience, Scully learns that the path of thorns cannot be walked alone.

This is another fic that seems to have fallen into the black hole of the internet, and only it's dustjacket remained to let me know of its existence.

Smurf goes all out on the angst and the Scullytorture in this one. Scully battles with her human frailty, and Mulder's there to support her when she eventually allows it.

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