Story 124: "Bait and Switch" by Syntax6

[wendelah1]

We are still talking about "Butterflies All Tied Up." Discussion is being moderated by amyhit, who bravely agreed to post the story. Please jump in, as I love to be told when I'm wrong. Come on, long-time lurkers, you know you want to.

Throughout our little first time sex scene series, I've continued to puzzle over what makes a sex scene -- sexy -- to me. This story isn't exactly a "guilty pleasure" story, since those mostly involve Mulder/Scully/Krycek and/or paddling (giving a whole new meaning to the term "crackfic"), but I will say I found the sex scene really hot. The first time I read it, I thought I was going into ventricular fibrillation, my heart was beating so rapidly. As always, sexy is in the eye of the beholder, so no guarantees you'll require resuscitation. It's also a great noir mystery story, full of twists and turns.

From the author's note:

Q. So what's this story about, anyway?
A. It's a noir-ish tale where good people may do bad things, bad people may do good things, and sometimes it might not be possible to tell the difference. The lucky ones live to tell about it.
Q. Yeah, but do Mulder and Scully get to have sex and stuff?
A. Yes.
Q. Wait, that was too easy. This sex, do they have it with each other?
A. Totally possible.
Q. When they're not having sex, what are they doing?
A. They're caught up in a murder that cuts very close to home. The investigation reveals truths about each other that they may never have wanted to know.

Read "Bait and Switch", then come back for discussion.

Since all of her stories are not at Gossamer, here is her website: home of the slugslayer.

Never fear, someday I will resume recs from the nomination post, so keep them coming.

Comments

[frey-at-last.livejournal.com]

This is the thing that REALLY excites me when Syntax stories show up - not just the well-written casefile and interesting emotional conflicts, but more than anything the sheer fun of seeing her fit the story right into canon. Theoretically these are stories that could have been happening right offscreen, and they usually add a completely plausible and really intriguing twist to the interpretation of the real episodes.

[wendelah1]

This is the thing that REALLY excites me when Syntax stories show up - not just the well-written casefile and interesting emotional conflicts, but more than anything the sheer fun of seeing her fit the story right into canon. Theoretically these are stories that could have been happening right offscreen, and they usually add a completely plausible and really intriguing twist to the interpretation of the real episodes.

Yes. This is one of the unique elements to her writing. I've never seen anyone do this quite like she can.

I am beyond excited that she is working on "Original Sin" again.