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To Disclosures or Crescendos by Buckingham (R)
Fandom: THE X-FILES
Pairing: Mulder/Scully
Author on LJ: N/A
Author Website: Buckingham
Why this must be read:
The X-Files was never one for the domestic life, and when Scully had a baby the domestic life was still avoided with Mulder off hiding somewhere in season nine. Buckingham gives Mulder and Scully a bit of that lost domestic life. But don't get the wrong idea -- this tale is not at all sappy or implausible for these two emotionally wounded people. Their story as told here is monumentally complicated, achingly romantic, and ultimately tragic yet hopeful. In other words, this story is a perfect example of what you might have wanted to see on the show even as you knew you never would.
As if that's not enough to make this story a must read, Buckingham writes with a lush, poetic style that is truly marvelous to read. It makes reading every one of her stories twice as time-consuming because you end up re-reading sentences and paragraphs multiple times so they can wash over you again and again, but that's really half the fun.
Under a sheen of misting rain, she looks pale and tired, faded in a way he doesn't remember since the days of nosebleeds and radiation treatments. Her hair, brushing past her shoulders, the ends curling with dampness, is the one thing that makes him smile. It's almost as long as when they first met, he thinks, a half dozen lifetimes ago, and it makes him want to start all over again.
He feels the earth tilt until he skids to a stop at her feet.
To Disclosures or Crescendos
[Also, hello. I'm driving the XF crack van this month. I will try my best not to be reckless or speed off on the run a'la Mulder and Scully. Speaking of those two crazy conspiracy kids, fic about them will no doubt be dealt in large doses with big shots of angst, romance, and/or danger because that's my kind of good crack. Other characters will also hop off the van from time to time. Hope everybody enjoys the ride.]
Pairing: Mulder/Scully
Author on LJ: N/A
Author Website: Buckingham
Why this must be read:
The X-Files was never one for the domestic life, and when Scully had a baby the domestic life was still avoided with Mulder off hiding somewhere in season nine. Buckingham gives Mulder and Scully a bit of that lost domestic life. But don't get the wrong idea -- this tale is not at all sappy or implausible for these two emotionally wounded people. Their story as told here is monumentally complicated, achingly romantic, and ultimately tragic yet hopeful. In other words, this story is a perfect example of what you might have wanted to see on the show even as you knew you never would.
As if that's not enough to make this story a must read, Buckingham writes with a lush, poetic style that is truly marvelous to read. It makes reading every one of her stories twice as time-consuming because you end up re-reading sentences and paragraphs multiple times so they can wash over you again and again, but that's really half the fun.
Under a sheen of misting rain, she looks pale and tired, faded in a way he doesn't remember since the days of nosebleeds and radiation treatments. Her hair, brushing past her shoulders, the ends curling with dampness, is the one thing that makes him smile. It's almost as long as when they first met, he thinks, a half dozen lifetimes ago, and it makes him want to start all over again.
He feels the earth tilt until he skids to a stop at her feet.
To Disclosures or Crescendos
[Also, hello. I'm driving the XF crack van this month. I will try my best not to be reckless or speed off on the run a'la Mulder and Scully. Speaking of those two crazy conspiracy kids, fic about them will no doubt be dealt in large doses with big shots of angst, romance, and/or danger because that's my kind of good crack. Other characters will also hop off the van from time to time. Hope everybody enjoys the ride.]