Jingle.The only sound at the moment is the jingle of her keys as they sit in the palm of her hand, waiting to be used as she walks down the basement hallway. Stark has her own set of keys to the office now. It was Scully's idea, a gentle reminder to John one day out of the blue that maybe she might need them. To Stark, it feels like a badge of ( Read more... )

What have you forgotten?Sitting in separate vehicles, they watch her walk back through the grass, watch her stand there and unload the clip from her service weapon as if to ask why she ever had to make such a choice ( Read more... )

Title: The Difference
Spoilers: None
Words: 514
Rating: PG
Summary: A missed opportunity, one of many. Inspired by one of my new John/Stark anthems, "We Are One" by Kelly Sweet, which you can listen to here.

( Flow through me, I'll flow through you. )

"You have to let him go."

"You have to let him go."

"Like fuck I do!" Stark retorted, staring at Scott Keller as if he'd just suggested she saw off an arm or something else ludicrous. The expression of anger on her face was more vehement than he'd ever seen before. "You don't have a damn clue what you're talking about, Scott. He wasn't just my ( Read more... )

Title: Somewhere A Clock Is Ticking
Spoilers: "This Is Not Happening"
Words: 8149
Rating: PG-13
Summary: The agents find themselves on the edge of their ultimate goal - finding Fox Mulder - but when they do, is it the end or the beginning?

( Stand on the edge and don't be afraid to fall. )

Title: Resting Places
Spoilers: "Per Manum"
Words: 6365
Rating: PG
Summary: An X-File raises suspicions about Agent Scully's own experiences and Stark sees a little too closely through the eyes of her colleague, causing her to wonder about her own life choices.

( I don't know where to go from here. )

Title: Double Blind
Spoilers: "Audrey Pauley"
Words: 6278
Rating: PG
Summary: With the life of a colleague on the line, Stark finds herself trusting in something she can't see and learning things about herself she'd never known.

( Don't let it lock me up inside. )

To teach a man how he may learn to grow independently, and for himself, is perhaps the greatest service that one man can do another. - Benjamin JowettAt the end of her first week at the FBI, Stark is still wondering why she came back to law enforcement in the first place. Long after her partner has gone home for the night, she's still sitting at ( Read more... )

Ten things about your past.01. I was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. My father had offers of promotions to take over other DOJ field offices in places like San Antonio but he never wanted to move our family ( Read more... )

Title: Awake and Prey
Spoilers: "Via Negativa"
Words: 6468
Rating: PG-13
Summary: When her partner gets pulled into something that scares even him, Stark will do anything to save him, as she begins to fear what the X-Files have in store for the both of them.

( You're always supposed to be able to wake up. )