Story 62: "October Skies" by Oracle

[wendelah1]

I was going to post a long, long casefile this week, because it's next in line. Then I changed my mind. It's nearly Halloween, as estella_c reminded me, so here instead is her rec for this charming tale by Oracle.

Classification: SRA
Rated: PG-13
Key Words: Mulder/Scully romance, sallie safe. Spoilers: Duane Barry, Ascension, One Breath Disclaimer: So sue me.
Archive: Gossamer, please. Email me before archiving elsewhere. I don't see why I'd refuse.
Summary: "We'll be partying all night long, anyway," says Mulder, planning to take her home as soon as she yawns. "Right?" "You got it."

October Skies

Let the author know what you think, let us know what you think, and please, nominate your suggestions for next time.

Happy Halloween!

Comments

[hlbr.livejournal.com]

Well, hi! I suppose one just jumps in, no?


Heh, I just read this on my own recently.


It's... mostly just very very cute, I guess. Like this part:

"Look at us," says Mulder, at one point, nuzzling her ear. "Agents Mulder and Scully, two of the FBI's finest. A pair of crusaders fighting for justice. We're like Watson and Holmes... Batman and Robin...Rocky and Bullwinkle -"


"Sonny and Cher?" she whispers. He isn't making sense but she doesn't care.


"I get to be Cher," he responds, laughing.


"Then I get to be Batman."


"Deal."

It's nice to be able to read fanfic clichés without being forced to ignore bad spelling and atrocious grammar, anyway. There's a reason they are clichés. *g*

[estella-c.livejournal.com]

I guess when I can enjoy the commonplace story points of fandom (tropes or cliches) because they are used in a literate and creative way, I feel grateful and really not guilty. I remember something I was told in 18th-century lit class about how poetry was not then revered for originality but rather how cleverly the poet reworked conventional classical themes within the conventional forms. Since then violent revolution and mass production has made us value originality more highly, but I love fondling that little bit of lore as a handy personal justification.

I mean, geez, how often do you get to use anything you learned in Eng Lit.

For originality, try "And Dance by the Light of the Moon" (Mustang Sally and RivkaT), in which Mulder and Scully drag a decaying corpse around a college campus and end up screwing in a graveyard.

I just love Halloween.

[hlbr.livejournal.com]

I guess when I can enjoy the commonplace story points of fandom (tropes or cliches) because they are used in a literate and creative way, I feel grateful and really not guilty.

Yeah, exactly! I really enjoy most of ff clichés. I think they must be clichés because they just work for a lot of people.

Thanks for the rec! I will be checking it out, it sounds amazing!