Sweet Nothings for the Numb by Amalnahurriyeh (NC-17)

[wendelah1]

Fandom: THE X-FILES
Pairing/Characters: Fox Mulder/Dana Scully
Length: short story
Author on LJ: amalnahurriyeh
Author Website: her lj fic tag
Why this must be read:

I detest most hurt/comfort stories, so naturally this one doesn't really follow the conventions as there is a lot of hurt but very little comfort. There is also a lot of very unromantic, scorching hot sex, tangled up with intense emotional pain. Guilt. Grief. Anger.

But she lives her life in a world where she is forced to investigate ten impossible things between breakfast and lunch, where the unexplainable is a regular occurrence, where the strange occupies the jump seat in the back of any number of rented Tauruses. And it is because of that life that she is absolutely convinced that the one man in the world who could impregnate her when it is impossible is Mulder. That motherfucker, who knew how this had happened and never thought to mention it, who did what she asked him to and sulked about it ever since she found Emily; he is her curse and her salvation in equal parts, the answer to the problems he himself has caused.

Even if this isn't exactly your Mulder and Scully, you will be captivated by this compelling post-ep to "Emily," written by one of the best writers in the fandom, circa 2007-2012. Then go read everything else she's written.

Read Sweet Nothings for the Numb.