crack_van | Syntax and Measure by Mustang Sally (R

Hello. I'm

vivwiley and it's my pleasure to gently pilot the X-Files portion of the crack van this month. I was active in this fandom many, many moons ago, and wrote under several names mostly as MCA, Rye or Viv. I wanted to take this opportunity to highlight a handful of stories that are what brought me into this amazing world of story-telling and kept me there.

For my first series of recs I wanted to feature some amazing first stories by authors who went on to do even more amazing things. But you could see the seeds of their future brilliance from the very beginning.

So, without further ado:

Fandom: X-FILES
Pairing: Scully/Other (original male character)
Author on LJ:

mustangsally78
Author Website: appears to be down
Why this must be read:

mustangsally78 has been rec'd here before for one of her co-written stories. But long before she and Ms.

rivkat teamed up, Mustang posted a number of solo stories and this was her first. It has a wonderfully developed original character, and her trademark pell-mell plotting and snarky humor. Scully gets caught up in a drug investigation and other entanglments.

Excerpt:
"Have we found anything out about our suspect?" she asked.
"Quien mal anda, al acaba. He who lives ill, dies ill. He left ID at the crime scene in his jacket. All criminals are stupid, quod erat demonstrandum. " Mucheski looked down at his ever present notebook. "Diego Rivera, nice Irish boy, twenty-five, cab driver for the American Cab company of Greater DC. Known drug-user and all-around party dude. No social security number on file, has a couple priors, and no green card. The INS is going to come down like the Wrath of God on the cab company when they find out that he's an alien."

Dana choked on her coffee. "What?"

"Illegal alien. Drove to support his habit. Nice kid."

Go, read and enjoy. And remember that feedback brings good karma.

Syntax and Measure

Syntax and Measure by Mustang Sally (R - NC/17 depending on section)