ext_72215 ([identity profile] enj412.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2011-04-17 03:02 pm
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Walking the Cage by Deborah L. Wells (R)

Fandom: The X-Files
Pairing: Mulder/Scully
Length: Novel
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: Unknown
Why this must be read:

Walking the Cage is by far one of the darkest, most frightening XF fics I have ever read.  It is scary not just for what it implicitly depicts or shows, but for the mere idea that Scully could ever be put in this terrifying situation: hidden in plain sight.  It is a Scully torture story, and has an accompanying amount of Mulder angst.  Things do get much better when you get to a certain bathroom scene, but otherwise, you are in for a long, angst-ridden story.  That being said, it is beautifully written and character driven.  The author has no website or archive of her stories that I could find, but I do know of one other story entitled The Forgotten Ones.  It is quite possibly even darker than this one.  You can find that one over at the Annex.

Walking the Cage
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[personal profile] wendelah1 2011-04-18 06:08 am (UTC)(link)
I have links to some of her other stories via the way-back machine. If you are interested, I can hunt them down for you.