One of the reasons I like this story is that there is as much we don't know as we do. Why did Mulder come, what did he say that made Scully leave? (I don't go for the abducted scenario...her behaviour was more indicative of one who was mentally distancing herself, the evidence feels pretty conclusive). And indeed, why was she with Richard in the first place? Was it her attempt to find a "normal" life? The story she told Richard, was that true?
Maybe she was undercover and torn about having treated Richard so badly? But if so, what was so nefarious about Richard and his family that she needed to be so deeply undercover in the first place?
But really I think Scully did leave the X-files, did make great efforts to find her normal life, but Mulder's arrival - and maybe whatever he said to her too - unravelled all of that. Scully is terribly upset because she knows she cannot make her "normal" life work, however lovely Richard might be. It's her coldness and emotional distance from Richard which is the most hurtful for him, her leaving was just the inevitable conclusion that doesn't surprise even him. It is uncharacteristic of Scully, to a point - the abandonment without a word is, but not her reserve, her lack of explanations and sharing. It's who she is taken to the extreme.
So Richard is the hero of this story, not Scully and Mulder is a catalyst to Scully's actions, an all-pervasive presence more in the abstract than in reality. Not the usual XF fanfic. It's daring and it's intriguing, but given all of that I can see why it might have been hard for PM to find an easy resolution to it, hence the hanging threads.
What else I love about this, is that through following the link I found one of her stories which I had never read before and made me actually weep with laughter. If you haven't read "Lost in Translation" then do, especially if you need some cheering up.
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Maybe she was undercover and torn about having treated Richard so badly? But if so, what was so nefarious about Richard and his family that she needed to be so deeply undercover in the first place?
But really I think Scully did leave the X-files, did make great efforts to find her normal life, but Mulder's arrival - and maybe whatever he said to her too - unravelled all of that. Scully is terribly upset because she knows she cannot make her "normal" life work, however lovely Richard might be. It's her coldness and emotional distance from Richard which is the most hurtful for him, her leaving was just the inevitable conclusion that doesn't surprise even him. It is uncharacteristic of Scully, to a point - the abandonment without a word is, but not her reserve, her lack of explanations and sharing. It's who she is taken to the extreme.
So Richard is the hero of this story, not Scully and Mulder is a catalyst to Scully's actions, an all-pervasive presence more in the abstract than in reality. Not the usual XF fanfic. It's daring and it's intriguing, but given all of that I can see why it might have been hard for PM to find an easy resolution to it, hence the hanging threads.
What else I love about this, is that through following the link I found one of her stories which I had never read before and made me actually weep with laughter. If you haven't read "Lost in Translation" then do, especially if you need some cheering up.