Limpiar by Marguerite (PG for language)

[maidenjedi]

Fandom: THE X-FILES
Pairing: Mulder/Scully
Length: two-part vignette
Author on LJ: megwriting
Author Website: Author's page on Gossamer
Why this must be read: Admittedly, Hurricane Ike swirling over east Texas and just a couple of counties away from me made me itch for a little "Agua Mala" fic. For background: "Agua Mala" was a season six episode of The X-Files in which Mulder and Scully end up trapped with a sea monster during a hurricane. As Marguerite points out in this story's disclaimer, there were some gaping holes in the story, and Marguerite set out to fill them.

It's an angsty one-shot that requires a working knowledge of Mulder and Scully's severely screwed-up relationship up through season six. From Mulder's POV, we get some frightening imagery and an echoing of angst-ridden season one 'ship - this is vintage Mulder and Scully, always misunderstanding and misinterpreting, and rarely ever talking it out. Marguerite is a classic XF writer, digging into Mulder's psyche and letting it all play out with just enough exposition and scene-setting.

Plus, post-hurricane, if you're like me and current events have an effect on your reading habits.

Limpiar by Marguerite

Comments

[pronker]

Best of luck to you and yours. It is amazing what water will bring out in fanfic characters; and thanks for recalling that ep, because it had Darren McGavin back in form as his 'Night Stalker' irascible self.

[vivwiley.livejournal.com]

I believe the author on lj is megwriting

[maidenjedi]

Thank you!

[leucocrystal]

Ooh! Something of Marguertie's I somehow haven't read yet? *leaps*