Story 198: "five things that never happened to dana scully" by threeguesses

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The next fic was nominated by lightlack and enthusiastically seconded by myself. It’s written by threeguesses, who is one of my favorite writers to come out of the pre/post IWTB era. Her writing in this fandom was not prolific, but her stories have always stood out (at least for me) for their powerful concepts, enthralling emotional currents, and the deceptive simplicity of threeguesses’ writing. Undoubtedly you know how "five things" fics work, in which case you also know the title of this week’s fic tells you just about everything that can be revealed about it without spoiling the sense of discovery that comes with each new segment.


five things that never happened to dana scully

The author is still around and writing up a storm (though sadly not in this fandom), and I’m sure she would appreciate feedback. There’s lots to say about this fic, so please do let us know what you think. And, as always, the nomination post is open for new suggestions.

Comments

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I don't see how we can ignore canon given the way numerous incidents were played

We all ignore large amounts of XF canon, as it suits us. Almost all of us can agree that CC often didn't know what he was doing, and often seemed not to have the best understanding of his own characters. What you're saying is that you don't see how we can ignore this bit of canon, because you have no inclination to do so. But in the grand scheme of things, this is a relatively small and easy bit of canon to ignore.

I know that the desire to bear a child is often irrational, but Scully isn't irrational.

I agree completely. She also isn't selfish or foolhardy, which she would have to be if she planned to have a child in the midst of an oncoming planetary war.