The motel room spooning scenario was what I was hoping for, as well; I just couldn't write it.
I'm glad you liked this piece -- it has a lot of meaning for me, so I'm always pleased when it gets noticed. (Although I should warn you that XF was the first fandom I wrote on the internet, so some of the early stuff is kind of rough. And not in the good "mmm, rough" way -- in the bad "omg! did I actually write that?" way.)
And let us pass over the Unfortunate Incident. Never happened.
You said: Yeah, so I say it's M/K story, but who am I kidding, really? I mean, I started this story out in the firm belief that every Krycek writer has at least one M/K story in her. But guess what? I don't. This is as good as it gets.I have to disagree with you here in that you claim this isn't a good M/K story. Here's the thing: there is more than enough emotional undercurrent here to tell me that there is a relationship (even non-sexual) between them. Not every M/K has to end in sex -- the lines
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I don't really disagree with you, but I think that people come into an M/K story with certain presuppositions, and that this story does not fulfill those expectations. It's a story about Mulder and Krycek and the impossibility (at that point) of M/K in the most technical sense -- too much history, there. So it's about the two men, and their relationship to each other, but it's not uncomplicated.
And ultimately, I truly think M/K is a love story where neither character can ever find love.
I like this rather a lot, actually. They do want to be together, but you know, if wishes were horses...
I think it's more difficult to write it so that the characters are closer to canon than fanon.
I think that people come into an M/K story with certain presuppositions, and that this story does not fulfill those expectations.
Ah, but some of the best stories don't give readers what they expect or think they want! It's a strong story that draws readers in in spite of the fact that it's not offering them what they want.
And this is a wonderful, true-to-the-characters, and marvellously understated piece of work. I've always loved the opening line, and later how the comment on the gentrification evident in the booths leads to Mulder. And "the careful blankness in his eyes doesn't bear looking at too closely." And so many other great lines.
Most of all, I think this piece gets its poignancy from its truth about the state of the relationship (or not) of the two men. Very powerful.
Thanks for this commentary, and the chance to read Porch Light again.
Thank you so much -- I have a very deep fondness for this piece, because there's so much of what I believe to be true in it, but that makes it very difficult for me to tell whether it's any good as a story. It's very reassuring to hear the judgment of someone like you, in a case like this -- particularly of the opening, because it is so distant.
Thanks for suggesting it -- it was a pleasure to have the opportunity to mull over this story again.
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I'm glad you liked this piece -- it has a lot of meaning for me, so I'm always pleased when it gets noticed. (Although I should warn you that XF was the first fandom I wrote on the internet, so some of the early stuff is kind of rough. And not in the good "mmm, rough" way -- in the bad "omg! did I actually write that?" way.)
And let us pass over the Unfortunate Incident. Never happened.
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Yeah, so I say it's M/K story, but who am I kidding, really? I mean, I started this story out in the firm belief that every Krycek writer has at least one M/K story in her. But guess what? I don't. This is as good as it gets.I have to disagree with you here in that you claim this isn't a good M/K story. Here's the thing: there is more than enough emotional undercurrent here to tell me that there is a relationship (even non-sexual) between them. Not every M/K has to end in sex -- the lines ( ... )
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And ultimately, I truly think M/K is a love story where neither character can ever find love.
I like this rather a lot, actually. They do want to be together, but you know, if wishes were horses...
I think it's more difficult to write it so that the characters are closer to canon than fanon.
Oh, certainly. Don't get me started on the fanon.
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Ah, but some of the best stories don't give readers what they expect or think they want! It's a strong story that draws readers in in spite of the fact that it's not offering them what they want.
And this is a wonderful, true-to-the-characters, and marvellously understated piece of work. I've always loved the opening line, and later how the comment on the gentrification evident in the booths leads to Mulder. And "the careful blankness in his eyes doesn't bear looking at too closely." And so many other great lines.
Most of all, I think this piece gets its poignancy from its truth about the state of the relationship (or not) of the two men. Very powerful.
Thanks for this commentary, and the chance to read Porch Light again.
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Thanks for suggesting it -- it was a pleasure to have the opportunity to mull over this story again.
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