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His Secret, With Indians by XRae (R)
Fandom: THE X-FILES
Pairing: Gen
Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: XRae's Gossamer page
Why this must be read: Scully and Doggett bond, post-Roadrunners. I haven't seen too many of those; at least, not where there's friendship rather than blossoming romance. And this is both well-written and well-characterized, showing us another side of Doggett, but one that fits well with what we know of him, as he and Scully get to know each other at least a little bit better while watching a baseball game with Doggett's team, the Cleveland Indians.
We are silent for a long minute. I get the feeling she's letting her words sink in for me. For the first time I realize how blind I am when it comes to seein' this woman for who she really is. This whole time, she's *wanted* to trust me, she's *needed* to.
My God, how alone she must feel without Mulder.
And then, it hits me. That's why she's here. She's lonely. It's as simple and as complicated as that. With him gone, she's got no one to talk to, to confide in, to just *be* with...I mean, I know the tie runs deep, and I admit she may miss him for a whole lotta other reasons that ain't none of my beeswax. But those things aren't what drove her here tonight.
She needed a friend. And she needed to feel safe with the person she chose.
I feel a lump the size of a watermelon take up residence in my throat. She studies me carefully and I see understanding flicker in her eyes. I've hit the nail right on the ol' proverbial head. *That's* why she was so afraid when she first came here. She was afraid I wouldn't accept her offer of friendship, that I'd turn her away.
I swallow. Hard.
She smiles shyly, uncertain. "So...don't you owe me a story?"
His Secret, With Indians
Pairing: Gen
Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: XRae's Gossamer page
Why this must be read: Scully and Doggett bond, post-Roadrunners. I haven't seen too many of those; at least, not where there's friendship rather than blossoming romance. And this is both well-written and well-characterized, showing us another side of Doggett, but one that fits well with what we know of him, as he and Scully get to know each other at least a little bit better while watching a baseball game with Doggett's team, the Cleveland Indians.
We are silent for a long minute. I get the feeling she's letting her words sink in for me. For the first time I realize how blind I am when it comes to seein' this woman for who she really is. This whole time, she's *wanted* to trust me, she's *needed* to.
My God, how alone she must feel without Mulder.
And then, it hits me. That's why she's here. She's lonely. It's as simple and as complicated as that. With him gone, she's got no one to talk to, to confide in, to just *be* with...I mean, I know the tie runs deep, and I admit she may miss him for a whole lotta other reasons that ain't none of my beeswax. But those things aren't what drove her here tonight.
She needed a friend. And she needed to feel safe with the person she chose.
I feel a lump the size of a watermelon take up residence in my throat. She studies me carefully and I see understanding flicker in her eyes. I've hit the nail right on the ol' proverbial head. *That's* why she was so afraid when she first came here. She was afraid I wouldn't accept her offer of friendship, that I'd turn her away.
I swallow. Hard.
She smiles shyly, uncertain. "So...don't you owe me a story?"
His Secret, With Indians