Day Tripping by diehard and ArtemisX5 (NC-17)

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Fandom: THE X FILES
Pairing: Mulder/Scully
Author on LJ: N/A
Author Website: both authors are archived at Gossamer.
Why this must be read:

There are a lot of sad, angsty post-Truth fics out there. As well there should be. Chris Carter hasn't given us much of a happy ending to work with. Which is why it's refreshing to find fics where our heroes aren't drowning in guilt and misery; where they're a lot like the Mulder and Scully of old, except now they get to have sex. Oh, and Mulder still hears dead people.

Here's what the authors have to say about it:

Summary: Life on the run and a change in attitude
Keywords: outlaw love, blacktop, open-air, a final goodbye

She's struck with how different she is, what a contradiction she's become. Scully's sure he knows it, too. Last night, instead of shrouding herself in grief over a life over, she was thrilled to start a new one with him. Today, instead of fear as she faces life on the run, she feels liberated. In a personal revelation it occurs to her that this transformation doesn't need scrutiny; it needs her to go with it. Mulder was always better at accepting strange and unusual occurences, it's time she got with the program.

Read Day Tripping.