Rerun Request: "To Carthage Then I Came" by Annakovsky

[wendelah1]

Thanks to all who voted in my poll re: story reruns. Although the turn-out was low, the trend seemed clear enough: the vast majority of voting members were fine with reruns. If you feel differently, now is your time to let us know. I'll leave the poll open until I figure out how to close it. Ahem.

Originally suggested by emily_shore, we first discussed "To Carthage Then I Came" April 19, 2008. Most recently, maybe_amanda nominated it. In her words: "It's short. It's haunting. It raises a lot of questions. It gives us very few answers."


To Carthage Then I Came


The link is to annakovsky's journal, so leave her a comment or send her a PM, then come back and let us know what you think. As always, suggestions for next time are welcomed at the nomination post.

Comments

[823freckles.livejournal.com]

This is just my cup of tea...not to make me sound too twisted or anything. I love the concise writing. I often find myself too impatient to read many of the longer stories here. *shrug* I was delighted to see this story because I am a big fan of annakovsky's stories in The Office fandom.

I'm a bit surprised at the negative reaction to this story in this community. I guess it is too difficult for many to imagine a Mulder not in love/infatuated with Scully. Or maybe it was just too disturbing. I personally love it for both of these aspects; isn't that the point of fanfiction-to explore new avenues outside of canon?

I don't know how to explain my feelings towards this story. Like certain books I've read-it's certainly not going to be one I cherish and re-read multiple times, but it has infiltrated my consciousness and will stay with me in a chilling, thought provoking way, for a long, long time.

[wendelah1]

She's a very talented writer. I guess I'm not seeing the negative reactions here as being to the story so much as to the idea of Mulder being in a defacto marriage with his sister. For me, it was also disturbing to think of him being on the on the run for years, separated from Scully and William.

I think it is a very memorable story, too. I'm glad you found it and found us.