Story 259: "The Ghost of You" by Julie Fortune

[wendelah1]

Julie Fortune's "The Ghost of You" is a casefic that is also an X-File, and a very creepy one, too. At only a little over 10,000 words, it's less daunting than some of the other fics sitting in the nomination post. In structure, it reminds me very much of the much earlier fic by Jane Mortimer, "The Sin Eater." Mortimer's fic might even have

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The Ghost of You

[ext_3277448]

Hiya, I'm new here. Not new to fan fiction in general, but to X-Files, specifically. All this time... I never knew what great chemistry Mulder and Scully have! I thoroughly enjoyed this story, and thought that for the most part the author stayed true to the characters (certainly compared to some other fics I've read). I'm always impressed when someone can write an original x-File because all of my creative energy goes into imagining moments between Mulder and Scully. Suggestions on what to read next are welcome and appreciated!

Re: The Ghost of You

[wendelah1]

Welcome to the fandom, and to the bookclub. If you liked "The Ghost of You," I'd recommend "Fata Morgana," at her waybacked site. For another x-file, I just reread Alloway's "Every Sparrow Falls," which is at Gossamer.

There is an x-file tag here if that helps. All of the fics here are supposed to be tagged by genre, rating and season. crack_van has hundreds of recs for The X-Files under the x-files tag in many different genres.

Happy reading.

I'm always impressed by people who can write a casefile that's also an x-file. They are far too rare.

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[ext_3277448]

Thanks! I'm not going to lie though, I love #smut most of all.

Have you read #TheEleventhHour ? The beginning of that story was so emotional, it gave me chills. I've thought about rewriting the ending, though, because I'm not really a fan of AU stories. Obviously I'd need the author's permission, and I don't intend any disrespect.

Re: The Ghost of You

[wendelah1]

"The Eleventh Hour"? Is that the fic where Mulder goes back in time, Scully's a teenage virgin and there are strawberries...involved?

Thanks! I'm not going to lie though, I love #smut most of all.

I'm not the best source for that, but try the NC-17 tag? We don't read much PWP here. There was a fun TXF porn battle that ran for a couple of years. xf_pornbattle.

You might like this fic: http://melissaisdown.livejournal.com/50633.html

It was nominated but I decided it wasn't suitable for a discussion group.

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[ext_3277448]

Maybe I like angst best after all? Strictly porn stories can get kind of monotonous.

Yeah, The Eleventh Hour was the story with the...strawberry. I liked the very beginning of the story, before the time jump.