I don't believe that I had ever read that particular story, but I agree - very Carteresque. In fact, it makes me want to see if that park actually exists. I'm having a lot of fun visiting the sites of my favorite X-files fanfics - I went to Acadia last summer, having recently moved to the East Coast, and I really enjoyed getting to see it.

As for its gen-ness, it's gen, but it's - Carteresque gen. I mean, if it were an episode, you can imagine both shippers and noromos reading their own ideas into it.