Minnesota by WickdZoot

80,000 Words

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WickdZoot doesn't do summaries, but doesn't care if archivists choose to. With my memory I need them to have some idea as to whether I've read a story before -although this story is plenty memorable without one. 🙂  Mind you, I've borrowed huge chunks of it from Amp & Goo's 'Oklahoma' summary...

It's 1997 and the Minnesota cops have an unsolvable case. Fox Mulder, once golden boy of the VCU, is called in to stop a serial murderer across the state. What he finds drives him to the most frightening of places within his own mind. Despite Scully being there to doctor him, he's eventually forced to make a pivotal choice in his life.

A delightful (& smutty) parody of Amp & Goo's 'Oklahoma', set around Season 4-5ish.

Minnesota, where the snow chills fibbies to the bone
And the killer's clues may sound confused
If you're not familiar with Nash poems.

I love a parody, and WickdZoot gives us a wonderful Profiler!Mulder, teetering on the cusp of madness and not wanting to fall asleep because of the dreams. Admittedly, the dreams really are quite disturbing.

I created a new cover for both 'Oklahoma' and 'Minnesota' when I couldn't make my original 'Minnesota' concept work. However, a week after reuploading the new version of 'Oklahoma' I had another stab at it, and it turned out a lot better. I'm not redoing both, but I'll put it below should you prefer that one, despite (or because of) it not having naked Scully in partial Nun-garb on it. I really hope my ISP doesn't track what images I search for...

Memorial Day by Brandon D Ray & shannono

75,000 Words

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The Date is here.

Wishing those Stateside a happy Memorial Day, if that's the appropriate greeting.

This story is actually set between Mother's Day and Memorial Day. The buzzing begins. No not the normal buzzing you'd read in Bandon's or Shannon's stories, but the buzzing of bees.  The authors practised so much restraint, managing to stay into smut with this beginning of colonisation tome. That's not to say there's no romance...

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Sadly, it took me 4 days to finish uploading this, and during that time I've forgotten half the tags, and might have put some in from the book I read after this one. Trying to get my brain to co-operate right now is like trying to get a toddler with ODD crossed with a rebellious teen to do something they don't want to do, despite my wanting to do it. All I can do is wait it out and try some reverse psychology on myself (which often works LOL). In the meantime, releases may slow down a little. I do have some uploads that weren't released to try to keep things going through my brain-rebellion, so maybe in that time I'll regain have some function back. 🙂

 

Behind the White Curtain by Ficlady

3,800 Words

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A stakeout turns voyeuristic!

You can count on Mulder to lead them straight into temptation trouble. I do love seeing them try to cope in the most awkward of situations, and Ficlady has definitely done that with this little story.

Route Straight Through, The by Kate Bond

2,500 Words

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It’s the end of a long case in England and M/S are on a long coach journey to Heathrow Airport. Written from POV of a passenger.

I'm late posting today's fic because I couldn't decide from the remaining UK fics I'd prepared... In the end I decided to continue the tradition of shorter fics for humpday and saved some others for different times. I've gone with this sweet observation of our agents by a third party; I'm always a sucker for these.

Kate does mention another fic that inspired her. Because both fics are very short, I've also posted that story as well, in a web version, here.

Alpha Prequel by Sarah Parsons

8,000 Words

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Alpha Prequel (or alt.sex.doggiestyle.fuck.fuck.fuck)

Mulder makes a new friend online.

After posting Werewolf fics by frogdoggie, word association brought my mind straight to this fic, despite it being almost the opposite to the Werewolf Chronicles in a way.

This is a killer piece of comedy fic. I'm laughing right now just thinking about it . Even the title sets me off again. I hope you enjoy it just as much.  I can further assure you that dog woman is not the source of Mulder's inspiration. 😉

I was disappointed that you can't read Mulder's computer screen in the cover image after I had way too much fun combining a screenshot of my newsreader's ATXC search, some made up doggie titles & a heap of real spam (from alt.tv.x-files.creative.mature) in an attempt to make a realistic version of alt.sex.doggiestyle.fuck.fuck.fuck. Accordingly I've included the doctored screenshot here. Sadly I did not make that horse one up. LOL

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Designed With You In Mind by Wayward

4,000 Words

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They have the X-Files back, but when it comes to respect…

An April Fool's day bonus fic.

This is pure silliness from Wayward. I got a little carried away with the silliness of the cover. The first one I made wasn't ridiculous enough, but I've included it below should you wish to use it instead... I might yet find another fic to repurpose it for. I hadn't thought of using an animated cover before but when I found the moving propeller-hat I decided it had to happen. The movement will only display on the online version... Sorry it didn't end up UV coloured. That attempt was atrocious.

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Blizzard & Transfers by L C Brown

58,000 Words

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Blizzard: Mulder and Scully are caught in a blizzard in the middle of nowhere without any shelter.

Transfers: Mulder becomes "possessed" and hurts Scully.

!Content Warning applies for "Transfers" - more info below.

This was originally supposed to be a series but unfortunately only two stories were written.  It's a shame because she set up a really interesting scenario that I'd have liked to have seen play out more.

There are lots of the favourite tropes here, despite this being written way back in 1996.  If it helps with considering the content warning in "Transfers", the actions warned about are outside Mulder's control and more of an X-File.

I love stories that don't fit into standard tags, but it makes it hard to entice readers with promises of certain events. I've also left off tags so as not to give things away.

Operation Clean House by Sarah Segretti & Won and Lost by Branwell

4,300 Words

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Operation Clean House: A lost scene from an unfilmed episode. Colonization looms. A stolen moment on the tarmac. In medias res.

Won & Lost: I read “Operation Clean House” and later realized the perfectly imagined farewell scene was haunting me. Artistically it is note perfect as it stands. In my weakness I yearned for emotional closure. Sarah kindly consented to my attempting a sequel. This is it.

A couple of touching vignettes by Sarah Segretti & Branwell. It's off to war with the colonists and the mood is intense.

There's a Dustjacket for Won & Lost as well, by Frohike:

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BTW, if you're a bit confused because I said I was going to post a different fic today, it's been moved to Friday.

Artificial Starlight by Annie Sewell-Jennings

7,800 Words

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Mulder and Scully share thoughts on loneliness, light, and good Italian food.

Another passion-filled story that leaves us pondering the possibilities. This one comes very high on the list of hottest M&S lip-locks in fanfic. This 'annual chat about things other than work' was held in early season 6 so there's a little uncertainty about where they stand with each other. They appear to clear that up though. 🙂

And yes, sorry, it's another shorter fic on a Monday. I just looked at the clock and remembered what day it was and realised that I wasn't going to finish the cover for the fic I'd planned so you got Wednesday's instead... [After another reshuffle today's fic has moved to Friday and there's a new Wednesday fic. Decisions are difficult.]

Forbidden Fruit by Fiona

2,300 Words

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Mulder pushes the boundary lines.

I don't have any tags for hot non-smut and teasing in the office. In fact this one doesn't seem to want to fit the usual categories. It's MSR. It's sticky, It's delicious.

You may remember Fiona for her art and manipulations. Sadly her website finally bit the dust in 2021 but you can find the remnants at the wayback machine.

This is only a short one.  It's almost midnight and I'm all tuckered out. I finally got the stuff done today to speed the site up so fingers crossed it will function a lot better now.

Vengeance by Juliettt

67,000 Words

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A sequel to Anasazi. What happened after the explosion sealed Mulder in that boxcar at the end of the episode?

 

This was written in the seemingly never-ending break after the season 2 cliffhanger. Juliettt felt the need to get Mulder out of that boxcar. She's coerced Jackie St George & Martin Nantus to stay with Scully to ensure she doesn't do anything stupid. These characters were created by Sheryl Nantus, and appear in many of her stories and those of other authors. They do reflect the innocence of the early series. After all that's happened since then it can be hard to picture those early days where Mulder and Scully may have been able to have loyal friends other than the paranoid Gunmen.

Another PG story... I'll have to bring all the smut on Friday.

Katherine I & II by Michaela E

18,000 Words

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Following Scully's birthday, Scully essentially goes through what Mulder did in Dreamland, but her *Morris Fletcher* is a mysterious antique shop owner named Katherine.

I had a bit of a Scully's Birthday binge recently trying to pick which stories I'd post, and ended up with too many. Surprisingly though, I didn't come across many short PWPs, they were mainly longer stories, and most without the smut we all seem to love.  Hopefully this lack of ScullyBirthdaySmut has been addressed over at AO3 in the last couple of decades 😉

This story is a longer story with an actual plot, but no smut, sorry. I got a kick out of the way Michaela wove some past episodes into this Season 6 story and thought it was worth a share.

Nine Days In February by Rah

14,000 Words

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Ten stories of  nine days over nine years.

Valentines Day from 1994 to 2002. 2002 actually features two stories: "Joy & Happiness" by Rah and "Greener" by Sagan.

These stories came as part of a Valentine's Day special at the long-defunct justduckies.org  in 2002. Rah takes us through the years and the different phases of their relationship, culminating in two stories in 2002, one by Rah and the other by Sagan.

As it Might Have Been by Dyann Z

146,000 Words

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What if Ethan was never edited from the Pilot episode? What actually happened between the scenes we saw? Tune in and find the true smutty story.

Today happens to be the 29th anniversary of my first X-Files episode - the pilot first aired in Australia on 10 Feb 1994.

In honour of this auspicious occasion I've selected a series that starts back at the pilot episode. Dyann recounts the first three seasons with a bit of a twist. Don't worry too much about Ethan... he can't last long after Scully begins working with Mulder 😉

The Scully/Ethan sex is more elaborate than I prefer, but it usually only lasts a paragraph or two. It's not that detailed, I just don't like any details when it comes to 'others'. It's easy enough to skim through if that's not your bag either and there's enough M/S smut to eventually cleanse your mind of it too. 😀

Lonely Nightmare by Justin Glasser

21,000 Words

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After Scully comes back from Philadelphia and before she is diagnosed with cancer, she and Mulder go to Wisconsin to investigate the disappearance of several small town teenagers.

I have a couple of scary fics releasing this week. Justin always turns out a good story and this one's quite the mystery. It would have made a great case file. There's a bit of a post-Philadelphia rift happening, and although there's no smut, all's well that ends with spooning.

Vegas Strip by GirlGone, Audrey C & Thalia

12,000 Words

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What do you get when you put Mulder and Scully in Las Vegas? Well, we can't really say, because we don't want to spoil it for you, but it involves gambling, Vegas Tea, strippers, a drunk John Shiban, a trio of undauntable women and automatic flushing toilets.

Authors’ Notes: This is a round robin Romantic Farce. We have taken great liberties with the characters and they didn’t seem to mind, honest. In fact, they rather enjoyed it. Bad characters. Bad bad characters! What would Chris Carter say? If he recovered from the heart attack, that is.

Some lighthearted fun with Mulder & Scully in Vegas written back in 1997. It's a round-robin fic so anything can happen.  I always think it's fun to put our heroes in these ridiculous awkward situations to see how they cope.

OK, so I may have a thing about Naked!Mulder... Although I made this cover just before the Great Hard Drive Crash of 2021 so I can't entirely blame this fixation on my recent brain shutdown... I would have liked to have played with the original photoshop file a little longer but it no longer exists - I'm just lucky I'd already saved the cover with the fic so it didn't disappear forever like many of the covers I made at the time. I'm still eternally grateful that my fic collection lived on a separate hard drive. I'm also better at backing things up now 🙂

Midnight Mark-Up by Lousie Marin

9,500 Words

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Drunken fools, black ink, and territoriality…

A classic bullpen-era tale starring Possessive!Scully. There's no consummation in this one, but closeness nonetheless; there's a Dead Kennedy's song that comes to mind...

Our usually private agents aren't normally inclined towards PDA, but they were drunk! 😉

Also Drunk!Mulder's story is captivating LOL

There was a Kimpa cover for this one but only the thumbnail remains, and I only remembered it after I had already done a new one...

Merrily, Merrily by Gina Rain

2,900 Words

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A different kind of songfic. Gina didn't provide a summary and just requested to give it a chance. You won't be sorry.

Sonnet Stories by Anne Haynes

81,000 Words

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The Sonnet Stories are inspired by the sonnets of Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and "anybody else whose poetry I can shamelessly exploit".

Stories have been compiled in order of episode (unless I got some ep #s wrong):

  1. 1.10 "Spite of Fortune" - post "Fallen Angel"
  2. 2.08 "Time Removed" - post "One Breath"
  3. 2.13 "Anchored" - post "Irresistible"
  4. 3.02 "Sorrow's End" - post "Anasazi/Blessing Way/Paper Clip"
  5. 3.04 "Awake For Ever" - post "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose"
  6. 3.10 "Effects of Time" - post "Nisei/731"
  7. 3.13 "Blame the Cosmos" - post "Syzygy"
  8. 3.13 "Scent of a Woman" - post "Syzygy"
  9. 3.14 "Out of the Abyss" - post "Grotesque"
  10. 3.16 "Mutual Ransom" - post "Piper Maru/Apocrypha"
  11. 3.17 "A Separable Spite" - post "Pusher"
  12. 3.18 "Unlooked-For Joy" - post "Teso Dos Bichos"
  13. 3.19 "Conscious Pulse" - post "Hell Money"
  14. 3.20 "Sleep is Sweeter" - post "Jose Chung's From Outer Space"
  15. 3.22 "Hope" - post "Quagmire"
  16. 3.22 "Hope - Epilogue of Denial" - post "Quagmire"
  17. 3.23 "Home" - post "Wetwired"
  18. 4.02 "Home- talk" - post "Home"
  19. 4.04 "Palm to Palm" - post "Unruhe"
  20. 4.05 "Greater Meed" - post "The Field Where I Died"
  21. 4.06 "No Such Roses" - post "Sanguinarium"
  22. 4.09 "One Heart" - post "Tunguska/Terma"
  23. 4.10 "Riddle Incomplete" - post "Paper Hearts"
  24. 4.12 "So Short a Lease" - post "Leonard Betts"
  25. 4.14 "Song of Life" - post "Memento Mori"
  26. 4.18 "Fragile is the Glass" - post "Tempus Fugit/Max"
  27. 4.20 "Lone Dreams" - post "Small Potatoes"
  28. 5.02 "Time's Best Jewel" - post "Redux II"
  29. 5.05 "Passage of a Song" - post "Post-Modern Prometheus"
  30. 5.08 "Shadows, Rumors, Doubts" - post "Kitsunegari"
  31. 5.09 "Struggling Green" - post "Schizogeny"
  32. 7.02 "Fortune and Men's Eyes" - post "TSE: Amor Fati"

Time for some culture... these stories are an absolute pleasure to read. They are canon compliant so I thought it made sense to assemble them in episode order. They're listed alphabetically on Anne's website. The order in which they were written skips back and forth a bit.

There will be other stories related to this series released later this week. 🙂

Possessions by RJ Anderson

26,000 Words

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When Mulder loses all his personal recollections to a woman who feeds off her victims' memories, he is forced to re-evaluate his life, his beliefs, and his relationship with Scully.

Poor Mulder, having lost his personal memories, discovers that he doesn't like himself much, and is quite appalled by the way he treats Scully.  It makes for a angsty case file, with a very same-but-different Mulder, while Scully just wants the Mulder she knows and  loves back.

Gun by Susanne Barringer

5,500 Words

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Scully's mistake leads her to question her working relationship with Mulder.

This classic from Susanne Barringer has Scully torturing herself, but I only have a tag for Mulder Self-torture as it's not common for Scully to have regrets... This one is just UST, but it stirs up the feels.

Momentary Lapses by DashaK & Plausible Deniability

22,000 Words

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Momentary Lapses (DashaK):  What do mortal sins, fever in the blood, Cuban rum drinks, swollen noses, salty tattoos, and hotel rooms in three states have in common?

Bless me, father, for I have sinned.  I have committed the unpardonable error of sleeping with my partner. On three separate occasions.

Momentary Lapses II: Delirium (Plausible Deniability): Mulder's perspective on the events in "Momentary Lapses".

Momentary Lapses III: Slow (DashaK): Confessions, confessions, plus flying running shoes, lurking nuns, sour cherry muffins, Indian Pudding and slow torture.

Momentary Lapses IV: Good Intentions (Plausible Deniability): Self-recrimination, comfort food, and a resolution.

Momentary Lapses V: Chocolate (DashaK & PD): Sometimes chocolate is a girl's, and a boy's, best friend.

Our favourite agents describe some momentary lapses in control. Some alternating POV from Dasha & PD.

You may have wondered how they fought the intense desire from time to time. Turns out they didn't. 😀

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Good Vibrations by Lysandra

10,000 Words

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Mulder finds Scully’s stash.

A "Mulder gets a call from a bar to pick up a drunk Scully" fic, with an uninhibited Scully and some intense sexual tension.

Once again I've posted a version here without line breaks. I hate pointless line breaks.  I wish I wasn't so picky. If you're not that picky, choose the AO3 version where you can leave kudos and comments. 🙂

I believe this dustjacket was the work of shannono. There was one done by Kimpa which didn't get saved to the wayback machine.


I've been offline for a couple of weeks with brain shutdown then local floods, and I'm not ready yet to come back just yet; hopefully by the end of the week. This fic was uploaded a few weeks ago and I couldn't decide when to release it as I'd wanted to put a few more case files up to break up the slew of relationship fics. It's already here so you may as well have it now. 🙂

I have about 4 weeks before I head off on the road again for another stint of bat-sitting in the tropical far-north rainforest, and visits to other far flung places, so I do want to get things back to normal before I leave.  My brain is doing better, but the adrenaline fatigue and need to get my house back to normal after a total upheaval, despite the rain stopping just in time to spare any real damage, has left me exhausted. 🙂

Pilot Sex Series by ScullyGolightly

20,000 Words

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What if Mulder and Scully fucked in the pilot episode? 10 separate stories make up this series.

  1. Mile High Club
  2. Running
  3. Nine Minutes
  4. Mosquito Bites
  5. Trust Me
  6. In The Rain And The Mud
  7. Mirrored
  8.  11:21
  9. There Was A Light
  10. Beyond the Realm of Science

Tomorrow is my 28th X-Files anniversary. ?  I was hooked when the pilot episode first aired in Australia on 17 February 1994.  Thankfully I recovered from the personality defect that caused me to spend the first 5 years of the show as a noromo, to enable me to now relish in the raw purity that is unencumbered Mulder-Scully sex during the pilot episode.

ScullyGolightly wrote ten stories in the series; each of them is a standalone and just a bit of harmless fun. Although it hasn't been added to since 2019, I do hope there are still some yet to be written that will appear at the series link one day without warning...

Like a Red, Red Rose Series by Audrey Cooper

9,000 Words

Book Cover: Like a Red, Red Rose Series by Audrey Cooper

Contains:

Like a Red, Red Rose I
Scully, Mulder, a red rose, and Valentine's Day.
Vignette/UST/Humor, Rated PG

Like a Red, Red Rose II - Like the Melodie
Mulder contemplates Scully's reaction to his Valentine's Day gift.
Vignette/MSR, Rated R

Like a Red, Red Rose III - Newly Sprung; Sweetly Played
Scully contemplates Mulder and his Valentine's Day gift to her.
Vignette/MSR, Rated R

Like a Red, Red Rose IV - My Luv Is...
Mulder and Scully explore the feelings brought to light by his Valentine's Day gift to her.
Vignette/MSR, Rated NC-17

Like a Red, Red Rose V: Rosebud
Mulder and Scully doing things that are surely illegal in several states.
Vignette/MSR, Rated NC-17

Like a Red, Red Rose VI: Blushing Rose
Mulder and Scully explore a new facet of their relationship.
Vignette/MSR, Rated NC-17

A valentines day fic from Audrey Cooper.  Valentine chocolates in fic form. Short, tasty little treats with no nutritional value whatsoever. Some teasing from both sides leads to the inevitable.

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Grand Gestures by Revely

20,000 Words

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Disappearing jocks, soaring temperatures and a sweaty Mulder and Scully. All of this and still safe for the underage!

Mulder and Scully decide to go undercover to solve an unusual case, seemingly for no other reason than it amuses Mulder. There's no room at any motels, and it's hot in Ohio, making for slightly flustered agents, with an accent on the UST.

Snowed Inn : Winter by Abracadabra

130,000 Words

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Includes "She Wears It Well"

Snowed Inn: First in the Seasons Series. Mulder & Scully travel to a country Inn to help solve a murder. [Teens & Up]

She Wears it Well: Snowed Inn Universe - They're in a close, intimate relationship. A little window-shopping in Boston. You don't have to have read Snowed Inn to 'get' this one.  [Adults only]

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Mulder and Scully have to investigate a strange case in the snow, whilst coming to terms with their feelings for each other.

They've most certainly come to terms with that in the companion fic, She Wears It Well. Some intense heat, despite the cold weather. 😉

Paradise Lost + Walking Through Fire by Bardsmaid

89,000 Words

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Part of the Sanctuary series:

Paradise Lost: Mulder is dismissed from the Bureau on trumped-up charges of having had contact with the X-files. Stripped of his driving motivation as well as his job, he's forced to look critically at his life. Scully, reassigned to a teaching position at Quantico, must balance her new responsibilities with her concern about her former partner's well-being. And Alex Krycek insinuates himself into Mulder's life for reasons that are not immediately apparent.

Walking Through Fire: Determined to gain reinstatement at the Bureau, Mulder searches for a way to bring Cancer Man down while also confronting the grim reality of unemployment, and Scully's responsibilities increase as she juggles her new assignment with her continued support of her ex-partner's quest. But Skinner requests her forensic expertise in an ongoing investigation, saddling her with an additional burden that may prove more than she can bear. A ghost from Teena Mulder's past prompts her to finally open up to her son, though the information she offers has the potential to crush him. And Alex Krycek inadvertently provides the evidence Mulder needs to foil the Smoking Man.

The Sanctuary Trilogy+ is a masterpiece of fanfic by Bardsmaid. She appeared to have a real sense of comfort with the characters and not only  did she make existing characters her own, she created rich, real characters that could have changed the trajectory of the show post Season 7 if only CC & co had thought of them.  I can't help but wonder what S8 would have been like had they introduced a character like Agent Wilkins who was eager to help rather than antagonise.

This series diverges from canon at the beginning of Season 6, so all the usual favourites are involved in a complex mytharc plot.  Take some time off and really immerse yourself in this one.

There are 4 parts to this series, which I've spit into three volumes. Whilst the Sanctuary Trilogy itself was completed, Topaz, the sequel Bardsmaid was writing at the time of her passing was not, but is included here as an optional extra.

Bardsmaid's website is still available at bardsmaid.org, and her original images can be found there and in the attached epub/pdf versions. New covers are included here due to the tiny size of the original pics.

PS  Leland is a much better name for CSM. He's so not a 'Carl'.

Timber by Nevdull

55,000 Words

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The stars are projectors.

Nevdull doesn't give too much away with her summary, so I went into this one not knowing what to expect, which was good, because had I noticed it was to do with Season 7 Mytharc I may not have read it at all... I'm often very prejudicial in that way.

This is a truly unique and fascinating treatment of the mytharc we were lumped with in S7.  Krycek and Marita get a look in (plus some backstory), joining Mulder and Scully in a determination to get to the bottom of the information found on the alien ship and save humanity. Instead of Mulder claiming to have found the key to everything and Scully rolling her eyes, this Mulder and Scully just do what needs to be done.

Dreaming Sea (The) by Revely

23,000 Words

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A spectacular sighting in a seaside town brings Scully and Mulder face-to-face with a salt-water surprise.

This is a truly beautiful Halloween story by Revely,  containing a protective Mulder and Scully, that tugs at the heartstrings just a little.  I adored the sensitivity of this one, and love the cover by Tre.

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Alternative cover from IOHO

Dark Water by Suzanne Schramm

17,000 Words

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Prehistoric insects. Mothmen. Now it’s a publicity-shy tribe of murderers. Just another nice trip to the forest with Mulder.

Another nice trip to the forest on a questionable quest leads our agents into danger. Although there's no smut in this one, there's a lot of other action, and a little insane jealousy on Mulder's part that distracts him, leaving them more vulnerable.

No Title by The Alexandria Trio

19,000 Words

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Love knows no national boundaries or gender differentiation: Everyone loves Scully.

The Alexandria Trio are Lucy Marchmont, kmom, & bcfan

Some absolute silliness for the end of the July Frenzy of Fanfic. If nothing else it should make you smile.

As I only had a tiny version of the cover for this one, I've taken the liberty of playing with it a little in versions where it's going to be blown up bigger. 🙂

Colors by Amperage, Livengoo, Monkeyboy & Rodent

27,000 Words

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Scully has an itch to scratch, but has trouble getting the right spot.

AUTHORS’ NOTE: Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away … Oh, wait a minute, that’s a different story … Ah yes, how to explain Colors … Let’s just say that we decided if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em, but let’s do it tongue firmly in cheek. Yes, there’s lots of firm things in this, and soft luscious goodies, and all the deep cerulean pools one could ever hope to gaze into. That’s right, we wrote a romance … well, as close to a romance as you’ll probably ever get out of this bunch of non-romantics.

Actually, it’s more about sex and comedy than romance, but we honestly are trying to get Mulder and Scully together. They’re just … just … guess you’ll just have to read to find out.

There's no other story quite like this round robin written in 1995. I'm still laughing from just attempting to come up with a summary. There's not much more I can say that the authors haven't said above. If you like some fun, burlesque smut, read it NOW. Even if you've already read it.

Bigfoot by PC Rasmussen

27,500 Words

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Mulder goes hunting after fairytales again and Scully tags along. Things don't turn out the way Mulder hoped they would and things go wrong... Wanna know more? Read the story. :o)

 

A lesser known story by PC Rasmussen, this one's possibly heavier on the Scully!Torture than the Mulder!Torture for a change. 🙂 Although it's rated R by the author, I'd put it closer to a PG-13.

Bates Witch (The) by Xenith

16,000 Words

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Mulder falls afoul of a witch's curse while investigating the mysterious death of a scuba diver in swim fins and tank, found unscorched in the middle of a burned out meadow, miles from water.

Another PG fic to help balance things out a little 😉  This one's still full of MSR/UST when Mulder isn't being an ass. And it's always fun to torture Mulder in every way possible.

Gatsby Trilogy by Nicole Perry

16,000 Words

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Nicole pays homage to F Scott Fitzgerald in this AU third party observation of our beloved characters.

Thank you to Nina (xphilernj) for suggesting this one and for providing Gatsby III, which had long ago fallen off the internet.

This isn't the sort of thing I normally read, but I really enjoyed it. Nicole's writing is on point and puts you right in there amongst all the action. I had to pause after reading it to absorb it all.  Kudos to Nicole..

Cruise by M Partous

37,000 Words

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A series of mysterious deaths aboard its ships leads a cruise line to contact the FBI as rumours of a vengeful ghost begin to fly. Is the killer striking from beyond the grave?

I do like the idea of Mulder & Scully stuck together on a cruise ship, so there may be a few more cruise ship investigations that I'll post.  For scientific comparison, of course 😉

This one's set in Season 4, not long after TFWID, and poor Scully's obsessing a little too much about not being a certain person's soul mate.

Way I Saw It (The) by JaimeLyn

65,000 Words

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The Way I Saw It: Scully has had an awful day, Mulder is drunk, and Diana Fowley thinks its all Scully's fault. Who is right? Who is wrong? And what the heck happened?

The Dish and the Spoon: Rain, wind, Mulder, Scully, Diana and... a meteor shower? What the heck is going on? Who will emerge victorious in a game of love and war? It all happened just the way they saw it.

JaimeLyn tells this story from Diana, Scully & Mulder's points of view alternatively, and it's a thing of beauty, particularly the Fowley-Scully hate.

Changing Tides by QofMush

25,000 Words

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Who says change is all bad?

Strange that although it had been Scully who’d done all the fighting to get the X-Files reopened, it was Mulder who received the late message on his machine.... xfiles to reopen with Mulder, Scully, Fowley & Spender.

While Scully's jealousy is getting the better of her, Mulder's a bit of an asshole, siding with the Fowl One in this, so Scully has to ditch him in order to save Gibson. I would have liked worse things to have happened to Fowley, but QofMush isn't as cruel as me, obviously

Failsafe by Caroline

26,000 Words

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Mulder and Scully are kidnapped and tortured after being sent on case that Skinner hadn't assigned them, leading to a race to locate them before it's too late...

If you like some Scully!Torture and Mulder!Comfort you should enjoy this case, written in 1996 by Caroline.

Damn Desk by SamIAm

4,300 Words

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I: Maggie needs some help moving a few things. Discoveries ensue.

II: Mulder annoys scully and she gets revenge

III: Scully raises the revenge stakes. Some naked antics ensue.

Whilst this may not be a literary classic, I remember having to chase down parts of this fic so I'm posting it here in its entirety for the hump day PWP. Unfortunately it seems that Sam's muse was feeling rather contrary when she wrote this, and it turned out to be PWPWP.

Anyway, if you're after some OOC mindlessness involving some friendly competition between our agents, this should be about 15 minutes worth.

Invisible Games by 19

26,000 Words

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Another not-so-nice trip to the woods.

Teamed up with an alphabet of other agencies, Mulder and Scully once again prove their strength in the face of both a challenge and hostility from other participants.

I love a third-party POV, and this one looks at Mulder & Scully through the eyes of the project overseer, an experienced General.  This is a non-stop drama-filled action story from 19. Although it's officially rated R, I think it's more the PG-13 end of the scale.

April Fool’s Day Series by GirlGone

12,000 Words

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  • April Fool's Day 1 - 101 Uses For Jumper Cables: Scully plays a practical joke on Mulder that leaves him speechless.
  • April Fool's Day 2 - Please Leave a Message : Mulder feels compelled to retaliate, pulling out all the stops for this practical joke.
  • April Fool's Day 3 - Sex, Lies and Microcassette Tapes: Geez, will Scully give up? Think not. She's got another trick up her sleeve for Mulder in the practical joke war.
  • April Fool's Day 4 - Move and Counter Move : Mulder thinks he's got Scully now. But does he?

Scully and Mulder play a few April Fool's Day pranks on each other. GirlGone is known for her humour. This is just a little silliness, set in early seasons. No MSR sorry, just some friendly fun with a garnish of jealousy.

Imperishable by TaraW

19,500 Words

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Strange occurrences cause Mulder to use past X-Files to solve a new one, which sends he and Scully spiralling toward a truth they were *meant* to discover.

Another nice trip to the forest. I'm happy to be reviving this intriguing case file, which fell off the internet a long time ago. This one's set in Season 7 but fixes a Season 3 episode.

Malevolence by Cathleen Faye & Melinda Mac

16,500 Words

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An old friend summons Mulder to California where he is confronted with a creature of amazing seductive powers.

A very realistic X-File presented in screenplay format.

Cathleen Faye (Chimerical) has been adding her fics to AO3 while I wasn't looking. I've now added an AO3 link as well.

Seraphine by MonikaFileFan

36,000 Words

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Another forest; another cryptid; another moment of life-changing clarity in which Mulder and Scully embark on a journey of the heart, and other improbable things.

This is definitely a better trip to the forest than they had in Detour. 🙂

Monika's packed this full of the all-important smut, whilst maintaining the UST for as long as possible with this original tale.

Flea Market Economy by Punk Maneuverability

11,000 Words

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She gets the feeling this is Mulder's fault, because these things usually are.

!There's a dubcon warning on this one despite their relationship not being consummated.  It's labelled as "comedic genderswap", if that helps.

This is stuck!fic of a totally different kind, but Punk Maneuverability's specialty is writing fics that are difficult to categorise. This is an awkward but fun Mulder/Scully bodyswap trope story.

Arcadiafics: Dividends, Seven Year Itch & CC&Rs by Suzanne Schramm

19,000 Words

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Dividends: A late night conversation as Scully takes stock on the last six years.

Seven Year Itch: Sequel to "Dividends." Another late night conversation as Mulder and Scully sort through their feelings.

Covenants, Contracts & Restrictions: Missing scene from Arcadia. Night 1: they spoon like baby kittens (shyeah!). Night 2: Scully tosses Mulder out of the bedroom. Night 3: Anyone’s guess. All I know is Mulder was looking pretty chipper the next morning. And Scully was acting downright wifely when she asked him to give up playing in the mud on Night 4.

How's this for a special edition? Double the Arcadia smut!!!

I was making a cover for the Dividends universe when I remembered I had to make another for CC&Rs and didn't know how far my creativity would extend... this is the result.

Dividends is set earlier in Season 6, but its follow-up, Seven Year Itch is set during Arcadia.

Covenants, Contracts & Restrictions is a completely separate story, giving you double the happy ending. 🙂

Overnight Sensation by Syntax6

88,000 Words

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Set post Two Fathers/One Son, Mulder and Scully struggle to get back on the same page as a serial killer stalks couples in the Boston area.

It was fortuitous that permission to share some of Syntax6's stories came just in time to share this Valentine's Day fic.  Don't expect any sappy romance though, it's set immediately after One Son before Mulder and Scully start back on the X-Files.  Scully needs some alone time before the X-Files reopen and accepts a case in Boston. Naturally her alone time doesn't last long.

There aren't a lot of hearts and flowers in this one.  Pissy Scully is on point with her snarky thoughts about Mulder and Fowley. Mulder is on his toes, and Fowley is peak Fowley.  Of course, Mulder ends up on Scully and vice versa by the end.

I'll take this opportunity to surreptitiously plug Syn's original novels again.  Find out more at her web site.

Lesser Evils by Hannah Mason

42,000 Words

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Part of the Evils Universe series:

Mulder thought that no one could ever want Scully as much as he did. He was dead wrong.

The two stories in this universe were written by Syntax6 under her earlier alias.  As excited as I am to post these fics, it doesn't come close to the excitement I'm feeling at being given permission to post a number of Syntax6's stories.  Stay tuned.

If, like me, you can't get enough of Syntax6's writing, she's just released her 4th novel.  I don't want to give details here, where her "legit" writing can be associated with her fanfic, but if you love the way she manages to pull twists out of nowhere, you'll want to follow this link to her webpage for more information.

Games We Play, The by Wintersong

25,000 Words

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Mulder and Scully participate in an FBI wargame that raises interesting questions about what game is being played...and the identities of the players.

Some more Wintersong adventure.  Mulder and Scully go up  against some other agencies and show them how the experts do things.  Sorry, no smut, just classic, kickarse Mulder and Scully. I'll post something extra smutty on Friday 🙂

There's an original cover I discovered after posting, as usual:

Games We Play cover, possibly by Wintersong

 

 

Backseat Ethics by Flynn

5,800 Words

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Cotton candy for the mind. No violence, no guns drawn (and quickly lost) - just all the things I'd want to do if it were ME in that car.

A second weekend PWP distraction from reality fic.  Flynn manages to give us intense UST in an existing relationship. Now that's talent.

Hydrotherapy, Water Torture & A Healing Touch by Krikkit

3,000 Words

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Hydrotherapy: What better way to unwind after a long, hard day?

Water Torture: Eavesdropping isn’t always such a good idea.

A Healing Touch: Mulder and Scully finally give in.

Some bonus PWP as a distraction from world events.  Hang on in there.

I've used a cover made by Jamie over at thejfiles.com. I can't say that it belongs to this fic, but I can't say it belongs to any other fic, so it's here. 🙂

Intrigues in the Dark by FragileVixen

47,000 Words

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A string of suicides leads Mulder and Scully to a sleepy, coastal town in Oregon for the second time—on their return to The X File—as tensions run high and nothing is as it seems.

As evidence that 2020 wasn't all bad, I present this contemporary classic casefic written by FragileVixen for the recent case file fic exchange.  A bonus fic (link only) to help get you through the weekend.

FragileVixen has also started making collages to post with some of her stories on AO3. This is the image she put together for this one:

Lost Series, The by Wintersong

204,000 Words

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The Lost: Mulder and Scully are trapped in the remote wilderness and the art of surviving was not what they expected.

The Found: In the midst of an explosively escalating serial arson case, Mulder and Scully must come to terms with the changes that six months in the wilderness have wrought in themselves and those around them.

Alphas: Mulder, Scully and the rest of the X-Files Division struggle with new realities and the changing of old relationships when the reopening of a closed murder investigation draws them into a shadowy culture thousands of years old.

This starts with an unforgettable story of Scully and Mulder's survival in the woods having been taken there by a perp.  Scully's strength and ingenuity keeps them alive before they're ultimately reunited with civilisation.  Once they return they're forced to San Diego to help with a case involving Scully's brother.   Then finally they have to face themselves and each other.

Original dustjackets by Windsinger:

Trigger Stories by PhileyX

40,000 Words

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Fox: Ever wonder why Mulder finally kissed Scully on New Year’s Eve? Here’s my theory…….

Mulder: So Mulder managed to resist Scully. Will she be able to resist him?

Toady: Agent Archie Travis goes on the mission to find out what Agent Scully left behind in Agent Mulder’s apartment. This story was initially set after "Fox" but written after "Mulder" so it includes details revealed in "Mulder". It's been shifted accordingly.

Even: Whoops, just a slip of the tongue...

Kiss: How far would Mulder go to know what happened? Mulder is desperate to know about what happened when he was in the mercy of his partner. How far would he go to find out? Meanwhile, Scully plays a mean joke on him and Archie finds the woman of his dreams

 

Mulder and Scully are faced with the extremely tough challenge of resisting each other's advances.  It's another one that's only PG (I don't know what's wrong with me), but there's plenty of fighting of urges.  It gets a little silly at times, but it's all in fun.

Week Before Christmas by Rafferty

26,000 Words

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It's the week before Christmas, and Mulder and Scully are realizing that they must have been very, very good this year.

A very possessive Mulder and an FBI Ball. Isn't this what Christmas is all about?

Twelve Tropes of Christmas by mangokiwitropicalswirl

20,000 Words

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This was a personal challenge for Mangokiwitropicalswirl - to write little holiday drabbles each containing one of the fandom's favorite tropes.

Just a link to a lovely tropey indulgence on AO3 today.  Have a fabulous holiday season. xxx

Iniquity by Vickie Moseley

36,000 Words

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While still working on Domestic Terrorism, Scully takes a vacation and Mulder finds himself doing a profile.

! Content Warning: some graphic imagery, not for tender readers.

Scully's in San Diego for Thanksgiving when Mulder's sent there to profile a baby killer.  Once again, Scully doesn't get a vacation and ends up babysitting Mulder.  Vickie has Mulder in full-on psycho profiling mode in this one, with an added degree of physical difficulty, all while staying at Bill Jr's house.

You may have noticed that I haven't been uploading regularly since returning from my time away with the bats. I'm behind in everything at home and struggling to get back into routine. I'll get back on top of it all once I stop beating myself up over it. 🙂

March by Blue Samutra

50,000 words

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Six Hours in New York is included as a prologue.

Set post-Tithonus, before Two Fathers. A routine murder investigation in Chicago where not everything is as it seems.

Blue Samutra is a fabulous author who also made great dustjackets, so she's a particular favourite of mine. 😉

This is a compelling story with a slightly fragile Scully and protective Mulder sent to Chicago after a rather grisly murder by AD Cassidy, much to AD Kersh's disdain, to lure out a serial killer.

While they're not exactly working undercover, they do have to stake out a nightclub and dress the part, so I've added the undercover tag for the little dress-up scenario which has Mulder quite enraptured. 🙂

Six Hours in New York is an achingly beautiful Maggie Scully perspective of Mulder's arrival at the hospital in NY that really sets the scene of where our agents are at in their personal relationship (0bviously One Son hasn't happened yet though).

Unscrupulous by Narida Law

2,500 Words

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Mulder’s haircut is, quite simply, the result of one woman’s possessive nature. A lot of people have speculated on Mulder’s “for the love of God, WHY?” haircut. Here’s my excuse.

This one's just a cute little piece because I'm away at the moment and haven't had much of a chance to read.  Another PG rated fic as evidence that I read the occasional non-angsty-smut. 😉

Normal Halloween & Winter by Branwell

45,000 Words

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A Normal Halloween: This is a stand-alone story of Mulder's and Scully's
'normal' 1999 Halloween. Set after "The Sixth Extinction" but is a prequel for "Winter I: The Riddle"

Winter I: The Riddle:  Mulder finds an X-file to distract him from the pain of Thanksgiving memories and Scully unexpectedly agrees to join him in investigating it. The experience turns into more than the simple diversion they planned. A darker mystery presents itself and threatens to expose more of their own emotions than they want to reveal.

Winter II: More than Glass:  Mulder and Scully find themselves dealing with the issue they have successfully avoided for seven years -- their exclusive attachment to each other and their mutual physical attraction.

 

With this Halloween fic you get an extra Thanksgiving story, so keep that in mind when I forget to do one for Thanksgiving. 🙂

Branwell gives us a Mulder and Scully who have been worn down both from years of fighting malevolent forces and being unable to share the repeated trauma with anyone else without ridicule and disbelief.  They're reluctant to trust anyone, including each other for fear of inflicting more pain.  They're ruled by their own insecurity and question whether they can even trust themselves.

I don't mean to put you off at all; it's actually a very real Mulder and Scully considering what they've been through, and there is such beauty in their tragedy.  Branwell doesn't put them through too much torture in these stories, but their actions and reactions are those of tortured souls.  There is real feeling in the way they treat each other, and underneath it all there's their deep abiding love. Eventually they find what they need in each other.

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WInter I & II dustjacket by bugs

Theresa at Mind's Eye has also done a couple of illustrations for Winter, which can be found on her website.

 

Detective by Beduini

19,500 Words

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Mulder and Scully are on the west coast for a murder investigation involving a reality television show.

This is a lovely USTy case file in which Beduini cruelly does a CC and interrupts them just when things are getting interesting 😉  At least they have their typical verbal intercourse going on...

Birthday Stories by Syntax6

32.000 Words

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Take a tour down birthday lane, seasons 1 through 7

With Mulder's birthday coming up soon, the bonus Sunday fic link is going to Syntax6's website where she keeps all her fabulous stories.

Update: I've now been given permission to post Syn's stories here and have added the usual downloading choices for you to select from.

Kilt Series by Banlu

4,600 Words

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Mulder and Scully have to catch a bad guy at the Highland Games. Scully convinces him that he has to wear a kilt to blend in. Discomfort and comfort ensue.

 

Sometimes I can't help myself and include some naughtiness on my covers, with an attempt to make it tasteful.  Apologies to PDF readers, I can't make the cover not stretch over the whole page and therefore there may be a lot of butt in your face when you open the file.

Let me just add that there aren't enough fics with Mulder wearing a kilt. I expect you all to write me some more, OK?   If enough people write some kilt smut stories I may need to do a Shipper's digest for them...  😀

Undercover by Splodge04

37,000 Words

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Mulder and Scully go undercover to try and gain evidence against a suspect. However, things don't go to plan and something happens to Scully. Both of their lives become endangered. Will things turn out for the best?

The M rating is for drug use and violence. Unfortunately.

There's a lull in cases so Scully volunteers herself to go undercover to catch a drug dealer/murderer, and of course Mulder has to go too.  They have to push themselves to stay in character and it takes a toll, with ever-increasing angst as they put themselves in more danger.

I suggest ficsave.xyz if you'd like to download from fanfiction.net.

Fifth Day in Paradise by Kate Rickman

44,000 Words

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En route to the scene of an X-File, Mulder and Scully are stranded in the snowy wilderness after their rental car breaks down on a deserted road. Instead of finding their way back to civilization, they stumble into a treacherous plot that could cost them their lives. Through it all, Scully struggles to accept her deepening relationship with Mulder.

Between Two Truths by Anne Haynes

37,000 Words

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This is Anne's response to "Gethsemane", written over the long summer break while waiting for season 5.

This version is rated NC-17. There is a version with the final chapter rated R instead available at annehaynes.xf-redux.com

 

The cover for this one was made from the collage "Contemplation" by Anne Haynes.

Another reminder that neither Teena nor "Carl" had first names at this point and are Caroline and James in this story.

Third Wish, The by Tim Scott

20,000 Words

Third Wish by Tim Scot

Just a smut biscuit -- no more, no less.  I hope. Scully has a vivid recurring dream in which a genie grants her 3 wishes...

I've just returned from a road trip to the outback. There's nothing quite like playing smut read via Text-t0-Speech over your car stereo to keep you alert and make sure you don't do anything stupid  that will require you to submit dashcam footage. 😉

University by JessM

14,000 Words

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Mulder and Scully go undercover at a University and come in contact with a whole lot of subliminal messages

Jess has rated this PG-13, but I'd probably rate it a little higher due to Mulder's dirty mind.

Jess turns the Mulder!Innuendo up to 11 in this fic. They're a Mulder and Scully who are very comfortable with each other, but the UST is off the charts, particularly with Mulder. I love Jess's writing, but she's a big tease in this one!

34 Hours by Leyla Harrison

6,000 Words

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It's Mulder's worst nightmare when Scully is kidnapped -- and it's the greatest terror Scully has ever faced.  Can Mulder get to her before time runs out?

This one came to mind when someone was looking for suggestions for 'buried alive' fic on facebook last week.  I thought it deserved a share.

No More Demons by Penny D

37,000 Words

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Mulder and Scully find a way to keep the nightmares away.

Penny uses an extended scenario of bed sharing to extend the drama in this beautiful story and I just lap it all up 😀

45 Hegal Place by Admiralty & DanaScullyMakesMeFeelAutopsyTurvy

33, 000 Words

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There’s never a dull moment when your neighbor is Special Agent Fox Mulder.

*There was something going on between these two, or else there was something not going on, when there clearly ought to be.*

I'm over editing code today so I'm linking to a fic co-written by one of my very favourite authors, who turns out to be an awesome artist as well.  It's nice to have some quality cover art to brighten up the place.  Thanks Admiralty, for allowing me to share it.

I love a third party perspective of our agents.  I often wonder what their neighbours must think. This confirms my suspicion that they can't all be murderers...

Simple Complication, A by Sally B

47,000 Words

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Mulder suffers what he believes is a minor injury during stakeout duty.  Ignoring it, he convinces Scully to accompany him to New Jersey to investigate what he hopes is an X file. Mulder realises too late that his minor injury may not be as trivial as he first thought.

Some major muldertorture and anguish for Mulder to work through.

Last Chance Falls by Slippin’ Mickeys

25,000 words

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A man. A women. A forest. A hit squad. An adventure.

(Inlcudes Last Chance Falls Interlude by Pam Gamble.)

This is certainly an adventure. Slippin' throws in plot aplenty as our agents try to keep out of trouble.

Slippin' is a talented writer with heaps of new stories still coming out, so go read her stories on AO3 if you haven't already done so.

Oops, I forgot to upload this, and i'm on a social-distancing vacation on Fraser Island, where internet is hard to get. I got the alert when I was out for a drive down the beach, so i've uploaded them all with my patchy phone internet.  It's a hard life.  This is me updating files right now. Shame about the rain:

If they're not fixed I can try again tomorrow  when I drive past the island's mobile phone tower. 😉

Parabiosis by Penumbra

59,000 Words

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Science and Mysticism conjoin. A detailed look at season 7. (Rated R)

This story is supplemented by an NC-17 'addendum to casefile' 'Upsidaisium', which is included.  Upsidaisium is set around Gethsemane which is a bit confusing but smut is smut. 

Scully dared herself to give in to this life, to call this enough - dire middle-of-the-nights with this unbelievable parabiosis arcing between them, and the daytime eternities of pretending there was nothing new.

And now when he wanted to lie with her, kissing and talking, she thought of how they would act tomorrow, of the subsequent days until they could be like this again, and she felt a certain level of bitterness at the sham of her life, bitterness he dispelled with his hands and mouth, and with his unspoken assurance that the only certain thing we have is now.

Penumbra really has a way with words. I was really surprised that I had to create a dustjacket for this one because it's such a legendary fic.  There must be one somewhere that I don't know about. I did, however, find this fanart for it by skuuri at deviantart/ankathehuman at tumblr:

Thumbnail only, click for full image.

Untitled Random Casefile #4664 by JessM

7,000 Words

Book Cover: Untitled Random Casefile #4664 by JessM

Mulder and Scully set out to solve a case. The Author tags along. Literally.

This fic makes me want to proposition Jess too... if only I didn't have to compete with Mulder and Scully to do so.  I love this, in the same way that I love it when the show makes fun of itself.   Jess bravely Mary-Sue's herself in order to visit Moose & Squirrel off-season and discovers that their off-screen personas are exactly as we imagine...

Baseball Metaphors by Leiascully

30,000 Words

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When you run into your ex, you pretend you're dating your partner. Sometimes things spiral from there.

You may need to suspend belief a little here and there, but just go with it, it's worth it!   This one's a lot of fun.

Hurtful Lies by Gabiabi

17,000 words

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What if Mulder wasn't told that Scully's cancer had gone into remission?

I found another PG fic! In this one bully boy Bill Scully Jr is at his blustering best, resulting in pain for all involved, including me.

I didn't realise it was also on FF.net until after I'd already edited and uploaded the files, so you get lots of options for this one. 🙂

Scent of a Woman + Atoll by Terma99

34,000 words

Book Cover: Scent of a Woman + Atoll by Terma99

The complete Scent of a Woman series includes:

I: Scully left something behind when she spent the night
at Mulder's apartment.

II: Scully makes herself at home in Mulder's lair.

III:  Scully decides to put her plan to seduce
her partner into action.

IV: Our beloved agents bring those flights of fantasy to life.

V: (Atoll) Who wouldn't dream of spending two weeks on a
private island with a tanned, naked Mulder?

Is it hot in here?  There's not much plot to worry about and Terma99's writing should keep you warm on a winter's day.  Atoll is a story I've had to re-read a few times, just to make sure I got all the subtext. 😉

Shipper’s Digest 04: Fixing the Family Jewels

14,500 Words

SHIPPERS DIGEST 4 includes:

  • The South Shall Rise Again by Gina Rain
  • Barnacle Babies by Humbuggie
  • Payback by Madame Butterfly &
  • The Wrong Arm of the Law by Terma99

As we all know, Scully's a medical doctor, and there are occasions where that skill is needed to take care of Mulder's mistreated man-parts.  These are but 4 fics where such an indignity has been suffered.  I actually laughed out loud in some parts, which felt wrong under the circumstances, so I hope I'm not alone.

Again, I've linked to further reading on AO3...

The South Shall Rise Again cover by Gina Rain

Beltane Fire by Prufrock’s Love

5,000 Words

Book Cover: Beltane Fire by Prufrock's Love

Mulder has a very, very good dream. Or does he?

A glimpse into what Mulder was up to during 'all things'.  This one is absolutely impossible to tag, but it's only a short one, so go on and read it.

I wanted to post a Beltane fic for Beltane, so this was the obvious choice. I'm limited to providing the original web link only in accordance with Pru's wishes, but fortunately the story is in a single text file, so you can print it from your browser in PDF format [Ctrl+P], or use a plugin like EpubPress for chrome/firefox. It just dawned on me that I don't download anything using my phone so I have no idea how to do that...

 

Not Without You & Chained to You by Spooky’s Girl

48,000 Words

Book Cover: Not Without You & Chained to You by Spooky's Girl

Not Without You: Mulder and Scully vs the wild west.

Chained to You: 18 months after Scully leaves the bureau, fate intervenes, and Fowley tries to...

It's bothered me that I don't have many smutless fics here, so much so that I'm seriously considering combining G and PG rating tags to obfuscate that fact a little.  I've guesstimated these fics as PG, as they're not rated, nor were they summarised.  They came from the dark, cobweb-infested basement of the wayback machine as I'm pretty sure these are from Denise's pre-ATXC writings which never made it to Gossamer.   Spooky's Girl is one of my regular dustjacket providers, but unfortunately she hadn't done any for these two stories  and all my efforts were a little underwhelming.  There are days when nothing seems to work... I should post a couple of the rejects for a laugh... it was that bad.

1,000 Rainy Days by RL Montoya

43,000 Words

Book Cover: 1,000 Rainy Days by RL Montoya

When Scully begins experiencing a strange form of
empathy, it affects her work on an abduction case. Mulder reacts
oddly, becoming more and more attracted to her because of it, but
the consequences of and reasons for her new ability are more far-
reaching than either of them realize.

Although the author rated this R, it's probably at least borderline NC-17.

RL took three years to pen this X-File with MSR, set in Season 3-4.  While the agents know what they want, the uncertainty about changing their relationship keeps the UST churning for a while.  After some ups and downs they do work it all out. Oops. Spoiler alert. 😉

Thanks to the person who whispered in my ear that I'd forgotten to upload the files... I've done that a few times lately but usually caught myself... hopefully this will make me remember!

Shipper’s Digest 313: Syzygy Convergences

28,000 words

Syzygy smut, including

  • Improbability - Fran Hartman
  • Syzygy Causes Lust - Paradise
  • Hey Jealousy - Eponine119
  • Syzygy Smyzygy - Mystic & Angela
  • Game - Eponine119
  • Stars Misaligned - Donna
  • BONUS: Links to more Syzygy goodness at AO3

 

It's been a while between digests, so I thought I'd dip the proverbial back in with this smut companion for that beloved Season 3 episode, Syzygy. Enjoy.

Sounding the Depths Series by ML

19,000 Words

Sounding the Depths cover

Sounding the Depths: In which Mulder gets Lesson One in Regaining Your Partner’s Trust. A series of missing scenes from “Agua Mala.”

Interval: Bridging gaps and redefining partnership. A
conversation after Agua Mala and before Monday.

Do Overs: Continuing work on partnership. A series of missing
scenes from "Arcadia."

The Nature of the Beast: Mulder and Scully continue to work on their partnership in the aftermath of Two Fathers/One Son

ML takes us for an emotional ride from Two Fathers/One Son to Alpha, lovingly exploring the ups and downs of their relationship intertwined with the added emotional toll that came with each case.

Yet again, I found images post-posting. 🙂  These ones were the work of Circe Invidiosa (The Interval image is missing).

Aftermath by Zuffy

71,000 Words

Aftermath cover

This series began with the devastating effects One Son had on Mulder and Scully's partnership, and continued through their desperate attempt to understand the alien threat and the complex loyalties of Diana and other players. Parts 3 and 4 take place after Biogenesis as Scully and Mulder try to come to terms with his mysterious illness. There's a shippy end for believers...

I've been having a bit of a post One Son indulgence lately so there may be some more juicy One Son fics coming...

In this one Zuffy weaves an elaborate mytharc story around the canon from Two Fathers/One Son to Amor Fati, and challenges our beloved heroes to save each other, not knowing who they can trust.

And Chaos Shall Reign by Kronos

150,000 Words

Book Cover: And Chaos Shall Reign by Kronos

Mulder and Scully are called in to investigate the explosion of an air separation plant in Hampton, Virginia, in which more than a hundred people were killed. Mulder struggles against self-doubt and considers his future with the Bureau, even as he and Scully become embroiled in politics when their opinion as to what occurred runs contrary to that of the local FBI SAC. Despite the roadblocks, their investigation leads them to a conspiracy whose purpose could result in an even worse disaster. Skinner joins his agents in a race against time that could very well end with all their deaths, along with thousands of innocents.

Another fic that slots in after Folie a Deux, with Mulder in a mood and Scully and Skinner keeping him afloat as they investigate a complex and dangerous case.

Acadia by RivkaT

40,000 Words

Book Cover: Acadia by RivkaT

Acadia:  Mulder and Scully track a killer in the woods, while struggling with the various issues unresolved between them. Fourth season, between Demons Gethsemane.  [The main story is rated T. The smut is in the deleted scene only.]

Into the Woods: A deleted scene from Acadia; a direction the story didn't ultimately take. [E/NC-17 Rated]

Death Will Be Our Darling by Deborah Goldstein

95,000 Words

Book Cover: Death Will Be Our Darling by Deborah Goldstein

Mulder gets car-jacked, and after recovering enough to go back to temporary desk work doing profiles, finds out he's better than ever-- which has it's own problems-- and that certain people don't appreciate that.

Future relationship in the making. Lots of Mulderangst.

Intense Mulder!torture of the mind.  The talented Theresa from mindseye.tcjahn.com also illustrated this fic.

This story has also been recently uploaded to AO3 by a fan, so I've added an additional link to read it there.

Think Series by virtue_fluttering

22,200 Words

Book Cover: Think Series by virtue_fluttering

Scully receives an unexpected and long overdue call while working undercover on a racy phone line.

The Think Series includes:

  • Not What you think
  • Is that what you think?
  • Try Not to Think
  • What Were You Thinking About?
  • Don't think too much

Some lighthearted silliness that eventually morphs into smut. 🙂 

I've taken a guess as to the dustjacket artist. The cover came from a review of the fic by Arianne at HOF. Please correct me if I'm wrong!

Abyss Looks Back, The by Kronos

94,000 Words

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Mulder is the Bureau’s last hope for solving a horrific child kidnapping/murder case and is assigned as behavioral specialist consultant. It’s Skinner and Scully’s job to keep him well and sane long enough to prevent another death. Similarities to both victim and killer profiles create an uneasy resonance in Mulder, who must fight to maintain enough of a professional distance so as to avoid an unrecoverable slide into the abyss. !References to child abuse.

Kronos writes a great case file with sweet angst.  Profiler!Mulder is always welcome in my home.  Thank you to Alicia for this suggestion.  There will be more of Kronos' fics to come.

This second cover was from Julie John's  long-gone aol site, and I assume it was made by her.

Five Times She Ogled His Ass by MonikaFileFan

10,000 words

Book Cover: Five Times She Ogled His Ass by MonikaFileFan

Scully loves Mulder and his body, but her very favorite piece of his anatomy is... yes, you've guessed it! Scully loves Mulder's ass. These CAN be read as one shots but they do tie together in a certain way and you WON'T be disappointed by reading them all.

He heard you! Of course he did. You slam your mouth shut and intend to flick your eyes elsewhere. But Holy God! His dick is now right where his ass was and you don’t flick a thing.

Monika makes great use of Mulder's ass-ets in this series of stories. Some very hot UST which turns into some hot RST. 

 

Day I Tried to Live, The by XPhylia

17,000 Words

Book Cover: Day I Tried to Live, The by XPhylia

After the fire destroyed the basement office, Mulder and Scully were split up and go separate ways. A year and a half later they meet again and Scully discovers a terrible secret about Mulder. Determined to rebuild their relationship, she must first face her main adversary: her ex-partner himself.

 

Angst-o-rama after the two agents are separated.  Dr Scully has to rescue Mulder from himself. Sadly there's no smut in this one, just intense angst and DAL. I didn't realise this was on ff.net until I went to publish it, so you get a bonus source. 🙂

From the Ashes by J Greco

60,000 Words

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When Mulder is accused of sexual assault by a confused young girl, it begins an odyssey which will cause him to doubt every aspect of his life. But as Scully works to find out the hidden truth behind the events, Mulder realizes that she is the one truth upon which he can always rely.

 

Jamie finds a number of imaginative ways in which to torture Mulder, and Scully is the only one he can trust to help him through an extremely difficult time.  There's lots of love in this one - no smut - but it doesn't seem to be lacking.  It's a sensitive, heartwrenching (but somehow at the same time heartwarming) novel that draws our agents closer together.  Note - there are references to sexual assault but no gory details.

Jamie's Mulder is spot on with his comebacks.  His ability to make light of a situation with lines like “I have to admit, Scully, punching me in the face seems to be more than the passing fad I had originally hoped” adds some levity to  an otherwise angsty fic.

Tempest Series by Missy P

80,000 words

Book Cover: Tempest Series by Missy P

Includes: Tempest, Distance, Wild Places & Escape Me Never

Mulder and Scully survive a plane crash to find themselves injured and stranded in the Appalachian wilderness.

There's no need to talk this one up, there's an Anne Haynes recommendation on the cover!

Second dustjacket by Analise

Sound of the Shell by K Roch

14,000 Words

Book Cover: Sound of the Shell by K Roch

Mulder & Scully.  Shipwrecked.

This story was written in 1996 by one of the early giants in the MSR fanfic world.  It's set around the end of season 3, so the UST factor causes issues as Mulder tries to show restraint living in close quarters with a very casually dressed Scully.

Scattering Seeds Upon a Stone by J Selby

22,500 Words

Book Cover: Scattering Seeds Upon a Stone by J Selby