Story 210: "Sans Merci" by Brighid
As I'm not a big fan of the fantasy genre, I was leery of trying this story by Brighid. But I'm glad I did, and I think you will be, too. It's season four, a genfic X-file, with no specific spoilers. She also lists two keywords: Mulder & Faery. Her summary: Mulder falls down the rabbit hole. Well, that's one way to put it. The author rated it PG-13
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I loved this bit:
"If the Unseelie are the only ones strong enough left, so be it. It is time we took back what is ours by right."
"And who says it's yours?" Hero asked then; his voice was soft and reasonable, and it chilled me to the core. "Who gave you that right?"
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"Who gave you that right?" Mulder repeated, softly, but the rage behind the words was unmistakable, and Ruadan caught the steel beneath the velvet; his gaze sharpened as it took in the displaced federal agent standing before him.
It highlights my favorite quality about Mulder, and that's that he cannot abide injustice done to anyone; the idea that something is just not right. I share that same passion in a lot of ways. And it's a hard thing, because this world is so full of things that just aren't right. Aside from the usual crimes and tragedies of the world, there are the smaller injustices - false accusations, being bullied for saying what is true, no one believing what you say even when it is true, having to stand alone against what feels like the entire world. Sometimes those smaller things are the hardest to take.
Mulder never gives up the fight, no matter the cost. For that, I love him.
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