Flightless by Geb (NC-17)

[memento64.livejournal.com]

Fandom: X-FILES
Pairing: Mulder/Scully
Author on LJ: Not that I'm aware of
Author Website: author's page on gossamer
Why this must be read: This rather old-school fic was first published almost ten years ago, but it still has the power to break my heart. Written during the depths of the cancer arc, this story is a powerful description of two people who desperately love one another but who have been subsumed by so much sorrow that this love has become desperate, hopeless. This is the cancer arc in all its brilliant, heart-rending horror. (You'll see at least one more cancer fic from me before the end of the month.)

Incidentally, you should also read "A World To Save" (also by Geb)--a unique and gorgeous post-col.

The ocean beats behind us.  The breeze sighs.  And 
Scully shivers.  She wraps her arms around herself 
and shivers.  I stand up to offer her my warmth.  
She tenses, and curls her arms up between us.  I 
rub her back, stroke her neck.  I press my lips to 
her hair.

"Sometimes," she says, "I hate you so much."

I close my eyes.  But, I still breathe.  Still, I 
breathe.

She walks away.  I watch the tight line of her 
shoulders, the wire length of her back.  She 
disappears into the deep shadow of the verandah.

I think of flightlessness.

Comments

[leelee-cakes.livejournal.com]

Hey-just a note-you can't directly link to stories on Gossamer. The site won't let you. However, I'll go find the story myself and give it a read-looking forward to your other recs!

[memento64.livejournal.com]

That explains it! See below for my link to the story at my personal LJ. (And thanks for the explanation.)

[leelee-cakes.livejournal.com]

Not a problem!

Can I ask what your icon is from?

[memento64.livejournal.com]

It is from Doctor Who (from the Doctor's "Journal of Impossible Things" in the episode "Human Nature")--made by the very talented fellacroix

[leelee-cakes.livejournal.com]

That's what I thought :) That was a great episode/arc. That notebook just broke my heart, esp. his drawings of his former incarnations and of Rose, when he says that at some point in the story, she just disappeared....

Are you sure that's the right name? When I click on it, it says that it's not registered.

[memento64.livejournal.com]

hmmm... it was the right use name when I first got the icon. I'll have to go back to dwicons to track it down.

I obviously have posting issues...

[memento64.livejournal.com]

So, it seems like my link to Gossamer is not working (and I'm not sure why). Instead, I've linked to my copy of this story over at my LJ (I hope that's okay).

Flightless (http://memento64.livejournal.com/9251.html#cutid1)

[tree]

this excerpt seemed so familiar to me that i had to go and check my bookmarks to see if i'd already read it. thanks for reminding me. :)

[memento64.livejournal.com]

That's what's been so much fun about reccing for Crack Van--digging through all my saved fics to find old favorites.

[maidenjedi]

Loving the old school recs! :-)

[memento64.livejournal.com]

Thanks! There's more old school to come.