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Four Ways William Scully Got Picked Up From Daycare by naraht (PG)
Fandom: THE X-FILES
Pairing: Mulder/Scully
Length: one-shot
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emily_shore
Author Website: fanfic tag on LJ
Why this must be read:
In general, I find a lot of X-Files fanfic featuring William to be unbelievably treacly. Not this piece. naraht gives a lovely little glimpse into William as a toddler. It's a realistic portrait of him, not too cute. Have I mentioned that I'm an absolute sucker for stories with a third-party look at our favorite characters? The author creates a slightly befuddled original character with a perceptive view of the Mulder/Scully relationship and what they'd be like as parents. In addition, this story features cameos by several of my all time favorite characters. This AU story will make you wish that the series could have ended like this.
Four Ways William Scully Got Picked Up From Daycare
Pairing: Mulder/Scully
Length: one-shot
Author on LJ:
emily_shoreAuthor Website: fanfic tag on LJ
Why this must be read:
In general, I find a lot of X-Files fanfic featuring William to be unbelievably treacly. Not this piece. naraht gives a lovely little glimpse into William as a toddler. It's a realistic portrait of him, not too cute. Have I mentioned that I'm an absolute sucker for stories with a third-party look at our favorite characters? The author creates a slightly befuddled original character with a perceptive view of the Mulder/Scully relationship and what they'd be like as parents. In addition, this story features cameos by several of my all time favorite characters. This AU story will make you wish that the series could have ended like this.
Like many other small children, William Scully sometimes cries when his parents leave him, reaching his arms up to them beseechingly. No matter how many minutes their leave-taking has already consumed, William's father will always bend down again, speaking to his son in low reassuring tones.
"Mommy and Daddy have to go to work now, William. We're going to go to work and hunt aliens, and then we're going to come back to you. That's the important part. We're going to come back. Promise."
When William cries, his mother always averts her gaze from him, embarrassed, unwilling to meet her son's eyes. She takes an indrawn breath and sets her lips into a line, looking anywhere but there. Once William is taken inside, she relaxes again. William's father puts his arm around his partner's shoulders and leads her away, down the road towards the Metro station, speaking to her as gently and reassuringly as he speaks to his son.
"It's all right, Scully. He'll be fine; you don't need to worry. You don't need to worry."
"Mommy and Daddy have to go to work now, William. We're going to go to work and hunt aliens, and then we're going to come back to you. That's the important part. We're going to come back. Promise."
When William cries, his mother always averts her gaze from him, embarrassed, unwilling to meet her son's eyes. She takes an indrawn breath and sets her lips into a line, looking anywhere but there. Once William is taken inside, she relaxes again. William's father puts his arm around his partner's shoulders and leads her away, down the road towards the Metro station, speaking to her as gently and reassuringly as he speaks to his son.
"It's all right, Scully. He'll be fine; you don't need to worry. You don't need to worry."
Four Ways William Scully Got Picked Up From Daycare