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Story 231: "In Oculus Mentis" by adrenalin211

Oct 01, 2013 11:03

If memory serves, I first read "In Oculus Mentis" back when it was posted in 2011 for that year's het big bang. It was a good read, so good that I feel stupid for not posting it here sooner. It's an alternate universe version of "Requiem." Fix-it fic, you could call it. Some days we need that.

In Oculus Mentis (40078 words) by adrenalin211
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season 7, au, msr

Comments 9

adrenalin211 October 3 2013, 21:00:14 UTC

WOAH! I was scrolling through my friends page when I saw this and did a double-take!! And then it suddenly made sense why I was suddenly getting (what I thought to be) out-of-the-blue kudos over on AO3. :)

I'm so entirely flattered that you showcased my story here. Thank you so much! I know that XF fanfic community isn't nearly as active as it used to be, but these characters will always have a special place in my heart, and I'm totally honored to be on the list of recommended stories in this book club.

wendelah1 October 3 2013, 23:50:32 UTC

Out of the blue kudos! Yay! It's a fine piece of fanfiction and deserved a wider audience. This place has been quiet of late so I'm glad to hear you're at least getting some traffic to your story.

tri_sbr October 13 2013, 14:01:10 UTC

Hello! I've been lurking for a few months, and finally decided to create an account so I can properly participate. Apologies in advance for any new-person breaches in ... anything ( ... )

wendelah1 October 19 2013, 22:53:13 UTC

Welcome to the book club! Sorry, sorry, sorry that it's taken so long for me to respond to your comment. I was busy with xf_is_love until the 13th, that and all of the fandom excitement over Paley Center and NYCC. What a weekend, huh?

I'm glad you enjoyed the story. I thought it might be completely new to most people in the fandom since adrenalin211 doesn't have many XF peeps on her flist, and unless she posted it at ephemeral, most of the Haven crowd wouldn't know it existed. It's an old-fashioned fandom.

I agree, this would have made a satisfying ending for the series, much better than the non-resolution we've been left with.

A few things that stood out to me:
- Mulder addressed his letters to Dana (but Scully in the body); was that supposed to help tip her off that there was a hidden message in the case of the first letter? If not, it (the Dana part) seems odd. Also, strange that Scully didn't immediately notice that the first letter did not sound like things Mulder would say at all, but maybe we can chalk it up to exhaustion/grief/hormones.
I think ( ... )

tri_sbr November 1 2013, 14:52:28 UTC

(tried to post this reply ~a week ago; second try ( ... )

anonymous October 22 2013, 05:45:36 UTC

You wrote M/S beautifully! I'm bummed you haven't done more XF fanfic. I would totally read it. Please consider revisiting?

wendelah1 October 31 2013, 22:11:15 UTC

It's a shame she hasn't written anymore XF fic, isn't it? Try leaving feedback at AO3. You never know, we might entice her back.

anonymous March 19 2014, 20:33:46 UTC

Thank you very very much for this recommandation. I am glad I read this fic.

wendelah1 December 30 2016, 18:25:02 UTC

You're welcome.