Yours and wendelah1’s recommendations and mine have a number in common: Arizona Highways (which absolutely merits its “fandom classic” designation), “The Mill,” “And If I Make My Bed in Sheol,” “Telephones,” Oyster, Justin Glasser’s stories in general, The Other Man.
“Much Madness Is Divinest Sense” by Naraht. S3 sometime after “Wetwired.” → warnings: disabling mental illness, suicidality, and suicidal act. → from my notes: “One of my all-time favorite works in the fandom, with perfectly depicted moments and realistic characterizations.”
“Loss of Yesterday” by Jintian. S2 between “Firewalker” and “Irresistible.” → xf_book_clubdiscussion, where I also posted my impressions. I love this work. → warnings: possibility of past rape/sexual assault indicated but not in any detail.
I love "Much Madness is Divinest Sense." Every couple of years, I ask Naraht when/if she's going to finish it. The last time I asked, she said probably never and told me I could write an ending for it if I wanted.
I'm still hoping she'll come back to it someday but she seems to have moved on.
Gosh, yes. I love anythingbutgrey's Five Things fic. That's certainly an it hurts so good type of fic.
Wow. I see two stories here I haven't read! (runs off to read them now)
“Much Madness Is Divinest Sense” by Naraht. S3 sometime after “Wetwired.” → warnings: disabling mental illness, suicidality, and suicidal act. → from my notes: “One of my all-time favorite works in the fandom, with perfectly depicted moments and realistic characterizations.”
Resurgam by Ophelia. S7; “Emily” central to story. → xf_book_club discussion.
“Loss of Yesterday” by Jintian. S2 between “Firewalker” and “Irresistible.” → xf_book_club discussion, where I also posted my impressions. I love this work. → warnings: possibility of past rape/sexual assault indicated but not in any detail.
“Butterfly” by Oracle. S2, “Excelsis Dei” post-ep. → xf_book_club discussion and amyhit’s meta: “Femininity and Fanfiction: A Meagre Foray into the Fandom Wilds of Gender Disparity, Gender Equity, and the Epic Hoax of the Emotionally Supine Woman.” → warnings: none yet. I began “Butterfly” after encountering amyhit’s meta, both to familiarize myself with the source material and because she referred to Scully’s experiences therein as “narcoleptic,” which they are so far. (How much narcolepsy-related fic is out there, you know? It’s niche.) I’m still reading it.
“Falling Stars” by Julie Fortune. freestanding. → crack_van review, xf_book_club discussion.
“Of Ladies Most Deject and Wretched” by Circe Invidiosa & Helen Quilley. S7, “Orison” post-ep. → warnings: as for “Orison.”
“Living with the Dreaming Body” by Punk Maneuverability. S5 sometime after “Emily.” → xf_book_club discussion.
“Reflections as the Light Begins to Fade” by Amilyn (Amy L. Hull). S3, “Paper Clip” post-ep.
“Five Things That Never Happened to Dana Scully” by anythingbutgrey (not to be confused with the work of the same name by threeguesses). → wendelah1’s rec.
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Guilty angsty pleasures
Comfortably Numb by Paige Caldwell. S6 sometime after “Tithonus.” → warnings: substance abuse/addiction.
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I'm still hoping she'll come back to it someday but she seems to have moved on.
Gosh, yes. I love anythingbutgrey's Five Things fic. That's certainly an it hurts so good type of fic.
Wow. I see two stories here I haven't read! (runs off to read them now)
SECOND LINK WAS BROKEN, here's a new NEW link to Of Ladies Most Deject and Wretched.
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