The Best Lies by Julie Fortune (unrated by author -- very light R?)

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Hi, I'm amyhit and I'll be driving the van this month. It's my first time at the wheel of anything bigger than a Hyundai so, um, do buckle up. I tend to prefer vignettes with a character driven focus, and when it comes to style, the KISS principle only goes so far with me. However I'm not averse to some hardcore plot either. Provided it's M/S or gen, you can expect me to rec just about anything. I'd like to try and dig up some recs that aren't completely ubiquitous, but in this well-read fandom? We shall see.


Fandom: THE X-FILES
Pairing: Mulder/Scully
Length: short casefile, maybe 60K or so?
Author on LJ: juliefortune
Author Website: Well, here is her old website. She has a newer, prettier, more comprehensive site, but I cannot for the life of me find it.
Why this must be read: This fic is everything that makes fanfic awesome. It's a short, sharp little stab of a casefile with a Mulder and Scully who, to my thinking, are just a bit more intense than I'm used to - a tiny bit darker, fiercer - but still complicated and gorgeous and very 'them'. From beginning to end, this fic feels like it unravels to completion, gaining momentum in a way that will literally draw you to the very edge of your seat, and then finishing up with a scene between Mulder and Scully that is so quietly vivid it's dizzying. Fortune's writing style has this flinty, take-no-prisoners edge, yet she is a mindful and extremely competent writer. She's hard on Mulder and Scully, but she never seems to write them irresponsibly. I know wendelah1 recced another of Julie's fics here recently, but as she said, Julie is massively under recced in this fandom. One more will hardly make up the deficit.


The Best Lies