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No discussion of fanfiction set during the early seasons is complete without "Universal Invariants." Yes, you've all heard of the story and most of you have probably read it, too. If you are like me, you've read it more than once, especially Chapter 12. *cough*. In "Universal Invariants,"syntax6 takes the canon from season one and early season two, adds an au twist, throws in a tasty casefile, mixes in plenty of UST, Mulder/Scully banter and some angsty relationship stuff, and presents us with a fanfiction classic.
In this story, the twist is this: what if Ethan's scene hadn't been cut out of the pilot and Scully had been allowed to have a life of her own, apart from Mulder and the X-files? How would the storyline have been changed? How would it have stayed the same? This story is long and engrossing, so give yourself plenty of time. If you haven't already done so, don't forget to send the writer feedback!
Read "Universal Invariants".
amyhit for posting a story and moderating discussion in my absence. She noticed that nothing had been posted for...quite some time, pm'd me and came to my rescue. If there is anyone else out there who wishes to post their own recs, rather than have me do it, please let me know. I am the moderator, but this is our community. As always, the nomination post is awaiting your suggestions.No discussion of fanfiction set during the early seasons is complete without "Universal Invariants." Yes, you've all heard of the story and most of you have probably read it, too. If you are like me, you've read it more than once, especially Chapter 12. *cough*. In "Universal Invariants,"
syntax6 takes the canon from season one and early season two, adds an au twist, throws in a tasty casefile, mixes in plenty of UST, Mulder/Scully banter and some angsty relationship stuff, and presents us with a fanfiction classic. In this story, the twist is this: what if Ethan's scene hadn't been cut out of the pilot and Scully had been allowed to have a life of her own, apart from Mulder and the X-files? How would the storyline have been changed? How would it have stayed the same? This story is long and engrossing, so give yourself plenty of time. If you haven't already done so, don't forget to send the writer feedback!
Read "Universal Invariants".
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Date: 2016-09-27 12:50 pm (UTC)I pretty much agree with this. Scully wasn't 100% herself, but she was believable within the context of the story, and that is what matters. The Scully of the series goes through so much, and it's nice to imagine sometimes that things didn't have to be that way.
I also didn't like the sequel as much, but I enjoyed this piece a lot, in part due to the writing, which was great, but also due very much to the attempt to weave the story within the world we already know. That made it fun, and worked in a way I didn't expect it to. By this I guess I mean that I'm used to stories taking place between episodes, so to speak, but I'm not used to seeing a story arc that cuts across a great many episodes, and that sort of weaving is not only difficult, but oftentimes ineffective (in that if you don't do it right, it falls flat), but Syntax6 managed it pretty much flawlessly; I'd attribute at least part of her success to the fact that she didn't dwell on the cases we already know from the TV series; she just allowed them to be a part of the characters' lives and histories as necessary. :)