Dancer, by Banlu (NC-17)

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Fandom: THE X-FILES
Pairing: Mulder/Other
Length: oneshot
Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: Gossamer Author's Page
Why this must be read:

3rd-party POV is one of the trickiest things to "get right" in XF fic; the world of Mulder and Scully is so terribly claustrophobic that allowing others to witness it can seem like a violation. And yet, when it works, it's among the most effective techniques possible, because we, the reader, know so much more than the narrator, so the details s/he relates are meaningful to us in ways they cannot be to her.

The stripper narrator of this story is observant and analytical, and the picture she paints of the stranger in the bar, who we recognize as Mulder during Scully's abduction, is compelling. This story also has a little hook in it at the end, which always grabs me and tugs, just a little: a reminder of what the emotional stakes are like in this fictional world.

The story is rated NC-17 for language and underpaid naked ladies.

On her Gossamer Page (scroll down)