I'm never really sure what to say in these fic discussions (which is one of the reasons I rarely comment here), and I'm sure "I love this story" (and I did!) is not really sufficient. So. I think it works for me on several levels: 1) it answers the question of "How did Mulder and Scully make it back to Antarctica?" and it even takes account of the fact that Mulder hadn't finished healing from his gunshot wound (something FTF didn't really deal with; he went from limping along after having recently woken from a coma to being able to clamber around the precarious environment of a subterranean spaceship, managing to avoid nearly falling to his death); 2) I guess I just have a soft spot for "poor, bedraggled Mulder." Yes, he complains a lot, but he often does so with his trademark cynical wit; 3) I liked how Scully took care of Mulder in a way that was both tender but also very matter-of-fact -- she's very much the no-nosense doctor here, but without veering into stereotypical "Ice Queen" territory. As I said, she's still quite tender and very caring. But not overly so -- she's not the excessively "mothering" type to a woobified Mulder that's seen in some fics.
So, hey, I managed to write a fairly substantial comment after all. :)
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Date: 2012-02-22 06:24 am (UTC)So, hey, I managed to write a fairly substantial comment after all. :)