Are There Any Scenes Of XF Fanfic That Live On Vividly In Your Memory? Like, You Can Just Conjure Them

Are there any scenes of XF fanfic that live on vividly in your memory? Like, you can just conjure them up at a moment’s notice and live in them, just savoring the mood, the environment, everything in that scene? 

For me, it’s the Lone Gunmen party scene in Penumbra’s Parabiosis, which is probably a cliche even to admit. I can never forget it; it has such a vivid and specific feel to it. I can close my eyes and picture Mulder and Scully in the Lone Gunmen’s tiny, cluttered bathroom, whispering to each other about Mulder’s mummy theory, then later finding a picture of themselves on that same bathroom wall, and then even later still, hearing the notes to A Whiter Shade of Pale and heading out to dance. They kept returning to that room. Something about that whole party scene, and those stolen moments in the bathroom, stay with me forever. There are a lot of fics I’ve loved, but there are few scenes that I can recall with such clarity, that put me in such a tailspin of emotion and nostalgia like this one. It feels like canon to me. I’m so grateful for it. 

What about you?

Michelle Yeoh vs. Norman Chu Siu Keung - Wing Chun (1994)

MSR Fic List: Second Time Sex

This is going to be a list I’ll have to add to as they come to me as I’ve already thought of another one since uploading it.

Thank you to Second Time anon, @kateyes224 and @2plumsandagherkin for making contributions to this list.

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Some are fluff and smut, others are angst and regret, but they all get where they need to by the end.  :)   The stories so far are: 

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I made an X-Files picture book to give myself closure after watching the show for the first time.  Then they officially announced the revival. I should have known there would be no escape from all the feelings.

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Organized in the order that I could remember them. I hope you enjoy! All stories are MSR.

Shear Bliss - NC17, While on the run, Scully gives Mulder a haircut. Smut ensues.

The Healing Power of Touch - G, Post Sein Und Zeit, Scully’s thoughts and desire to comfort Mulder following the events of SUZ

Miles To Go - PG13, Post The Truth, Teeny-tiny drabble written for @leiascully‘s XF Writing challenge prompt: Distance. Its angsty. I hate that I did this. Don’t look at me.

“Are You Out of Your Damn Mind?”  - R, Tiny, angsty nugget written for numbered prompt #2 “Are you out of your damn mind” on Tumblr. Requested by @dashakay

Taking His Time - NC17, Mulder takes his time experiencing Scully for the first time in his bed. 

Taking Her Time - NC17, Sequel to Taking His Time, Scully’s turn.

The Happiest We Ever Were - G, Fluffy post-Existence 

Good To Be Bad - NC17, Post En Ami, my take on the black dress/angry sex trope. He placed soft kisses along her mandible, traveling to her ear where he softly whispered to her, “you smell like cigarettes.”

Stay - NC17, She packs the last suitcase in silence.

Dearest Dana - R, Companion piece to Stay. In the midst of a raging depression, Mulder drafts a letter to Scully. This one hurts.

Drive Faster - NC17, Dana Scully has always been proud of her ability to give one hell of a hand job.

Too Sober For This - NC17, Cancer-Arc, “I’m tired of feeling bad, Mulder. Just for once, I don’t want to think. I don’t want to over analyze my actions, I don’t want to think about tomorrow, I don’t want to prepare for sickness. I just want to be here, right now. I want to feel good tonight, Mulder. With you.”

Parking - NC17, Mulder helps Scully experience a previously missed rite of passage.  

Personal Interest - PG, Mulder realizes something very important regarding Scully’s feelings about Diana.

His Family - G, Skinner and Mulder have a conversation post-Existence regarding Mulder’s new role. Written in response to a prompt from @piecesofscully

Heat - NC17, Our intrepid heroes find their own relief from the heat.

Three Times Mulder and Scully Got Caught and One Time They Didn’t - Part 1- PG13 - Someone sees something they wish they hadn’t

Part 2- PG13 - Someone admits to seeing something they wish they hadn’t

Part 3 - NC17 - Someone overhears something they wish they hadn’t

Part 4 - NC17 - Someone gets their comeuppance when they wish they hadn’t

txf fanfic recs

These are many of the fics that I wish someone had told me to read when I was first looking for X-Files fic. The list is super not complete and I’m going to keep adding to it as I remember names. Not trying to be obscure or find the deep cuts, just listing what I’ve liked (or maybe didn’t quite like but have read more than once for some reason or another). Almost everything on here is MSR to one degree or another. Strong preference for long stories. My picks from prolific authors are…pretty idiosyncratic, but consider any name on here as a blanket recommendation for the rest of their work.

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