Worth Her Weight by Marguerite (PG)

[emily-shore.livejournal.com]

Fandom: X-FILES
Pairing: None
Length: Shortish story
Author on LJ: megwriting
Author Website: http://4dw.net/marguerite/
Why this must be read:

There aren't enough good gen Skinner POV stories out there. There aren't enough good post-Fight-the-Future stories either. Happily, this fic fills both of those niches admirably. It draws Skinner as a strong, sympathetic character who is capable of relating to Mulder without shouting, and capable of talking about Scully without pining. With a light narrative touch that is by turns humorous and moving, it answers one of the most important questions left to us by the movie: how on earth did Mulder and Scully get back from Antarctica?

Thinking of him crawling on all fours, alone, through icy tunnels to save his partner makes my chest hurt. Damn the F.B.I., anyway; what does it know about loyalty and compassion?

Worth Her Weight

Comments

[fuzzyboo03.livejournal.com]

I haven't read anything other than her West Wing stories, but she's great. Her website is http://4dw.net/marguerite/index.html.

[emily-shore.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Adding the link now. :)

[musesfool.livejournal.com]

She's megwriting on LJ.

[emily-shore.livejournal.com]

Thanks; editing now.

[leucocrystal]

You've just explained, so succinctly and so well, why this has always been my favorite post-FTF fic (as well as a favorite gem of a Skinner-fic). Excellent stuff. I'm a total sucker for Marguerite's work, though. I read "Eli, Eli" and never looked back.

[emily-shore.livejournal.com]

Why are there so few decent FTF fics? I can't figure it.