Parabiosis by Penumbra (R)

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Fandom: THE X FILES
Pairing: Mulder/Scully
Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: Penumbra's X-files Fanfiction
Why this must be read:

I probably gave a little too much thought to my last rec for the month. It seems like cheating to recommend more than one fic by the same author. So I was left with a little dilemma, as much of my comfort fic comes from the same sources.

In the end I've decided to give you the very first fanfic (of any fandom) I ever read and, consequently, one of the works I hold all others against in comparison. Again, I'm very surprised this hasn't already been rec'd, but perhaps the length is inhibiting.

Parabiosis is a novel-length interpretation of season seven. I lack superlatives to do it justice. It is an amazing work interweaving the beautifully evolving Mulder and Scully romance with the show's canon. I love it because the language is lyrical and there are words I had to look up; because the characterisations are true and vibrant. This is mythology and archetypes and Shakespearian sonnets; this is a story about love. It is that simple and that complex.

Read Parabiosis.

Download the zip file if you can. Print it out if you can. Take it to bed with you and read it late into the night. Let it break your heart.

Comments

[clevermoniker.livejournal.com]

Parabiosis is possibly my favorite X-Files fic ever. I, too, find it hard to believe it hasn't been recced before. Great choice!

[poetic-pixie-13.livejournal.com]

Parabiosis was one of the first fics I read when I got into the X-Files fandom and as soon as I finished it I knew that it was be one of the best fics I've ever read and that it was simply a work of art. I remember after reading it I just wished that I could someday find a love like that.

[promise64.livejournal.com]

I had been reading x-files fic for several years before this fic first came to my attention, and despite the considerable quantity of excellent fic out there, it instantly became my favorite. There simply aren't words to adequately convey how beautiful this story is.

[emily-shore.livejournal.com]

I too am absolutely shocked that this hadn't been recced before. It is one of the best, best, best XF fics ever.