Story 34: "The Unfinished Universe" by Revely

[wendelah1]

This week's selection is The Unfinished Universe by Revely.

Classification: S/MSR/ This story wasn't AU when I started it,but now it is.
Spoilers: Through Badlaa
Feedback: revely_c@yahoo.com, or Revely@my-deja.com
A Note about the Timeline: This story contains spoilers for the first ten episodes of Season 8, but assumes that those episodes took place over the course of Scully's pregnancy (instead of just two or three months.) It also assumes that 'Requiem' took place in September, not May. Since this does not include spoilers for "Per Manum," it *really* doesn't include spoilers. Meaning, in this universe, the flashbacks from PM never happened.

Thanks to lightlack for the nomination.

As always, let the author know what you think; let us know what you think; and please, give us your suggestions for next time.

Comments

[emily-shore.livejournal.com]

Because the baby was so nicely handled throughout all of the story, it annoyed me that he disappeared conveniently just in time for the oh-so-romantic sex scene...

[wendelah1]

But she has been staying there on and off with the baby- there is a baby tub in Mulder's bathroom and baby stuff all over the place. She obviously has to have somewhere set up for the baby to sleep. Scully does not seem like the family bed sort of person. (Not that there is anything wrong with the family bed.) I didn't give this a second thought. I don't think that Will(iam) was born when this story was conceived so I don't think that she knew whether or not Scully was breastfeeding. Often people do both breast and bottle, especially if they know they are going to go back to work and have daycare. It can be hard to get a breast-only baby to take a bottle. Anyone with a medical education should know the benefit to the baby to breastfeed. That doesn't mean that 1013 does, of course. . .this is a very odd discussion to be having here.

[emily-shore.livejournal.com]

But she has been staying there on and off with the baby- there is a baby tub in Mulder's bathroom and baby stuff all over the place. She obviously has to have somewhere set up for the baby to sleep.

Oh, I wasn't questioning that. Just that there's no mention of the baby being put down to sleep, or anything along those lines. William is so present in the whole of the story that this sudden absence seems a bit jarring to me.

I don't think that Will(iam) was born when this story was conceived so I don't think that she knew whether or not Scully was breastfeeding.

Oh, I forgot about that. Good point. Even though Scully is a doctor, I somehow can't see her choosing to breastfeed. But as you point out, this is an odd discussion to have here...