Quiet, He'll Hear You by Dryad (R)

[wendelah1]

Hi! I'm Wendy and I'll be your driver for The X-Files this month. I am a gen person and a Scullyist. While I don't ship pairings in the conventional sense, I will read them, though I might fast-forward through the sex scenes. My holy grail is a story with a carefully crafted plot, which contains both humorous and serious moments, is handled realistically, and respects the characters and the canon relationships (or lack of them).

Fandom: THE X-FILES
Pairing: none
Length: 27K
Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: Author's Page at Gossamer
Why this must be read: I love stories that use the third person limited point of view. Dryad uses this technique to devastating effect to tell the story of Tamar Davies, who was kidnapped as a young child, along with her mother, by a serial killer. She did what she had to do to stay alive.

Since Dryad chose not to warn, the R rating is mine.
Warning: (skip) Contains scenes of graphic violence, child abuse and rape.


Quiet, He'll Hear You

Comments

[akamine_chan]

Ouch. Maybe a warning about non-con or rape would be a good idea. It might not be detailed, but it's still a fucking rape and people might appreciate a warning for that.

[wendelah1]

The rules of this community state that I don't have to post any warnings other than what the author chose to post. She posted none. I also stated in the body of my post that if anyone wants to know details about what the "R" rating means that they should PM me, which is a warning. In any case, I will try to put one of those hidden warnings on this.

[akamine_chan]

Given your quote above that you "fast forward through sex scenes" it is not unreasonable to assume that the R was for sex. And I'm sure that knowing you followed the rules of the community by not posting a warning will be a great relief to those who get triggered by the content of the story.

[wendelah1]

Given your quote above that you "fast forward through sex scenes" it is not unreasonable to assume that the R was for sex.

That seems like quite an assumption.

And I'm sure that knowing you followed the rules of the community by not posting a warning will be a great relief to those who get triggered by the content of the story.

There is now an warning posted under a cut. I do feel that people who need warnings could just as easily have PM me as I asked them to do. Obviously, you (and many other people) feel differently, and I have now done as you requested.

[akamine_chan]

Thank you.

[counterphobe.livejournal.com]

It's one thing when a warning is absent, but when someone takes the time to inform you that the warning has been withheld, you read at your own risk. To avoid unpleasant surprises, in the absence of a warning, you can ask around to see how others reacted to the story.