Story 203: "Living with the Dreaming Body" by Punk M

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After the considerable word count of our last fic, now seems like a good time to take a bit of a breather with a nice short read. This week's fic was recommended by lightlack. It takes place sometime not too long after the events of "Christmas Carol" and "Emily" when Mulder and Scully end up back in San Diego on a case. The fic is focused on Scully and how she is coping with recent developments, the turn her life has taken, what it all means for her, and where Mulder fits in amongst all the chaos and wreckage.


Living with the Dreaming Body by Punk Maneuverability


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She knew the size of this man's heart, knew its scope and weight, knew
its dreams like she knew her own. He was her parity bit, her decoder
ring, the only language she understood anymore. His palm was warm
on her back and she imagined his touch glowed red against her skin like
a Kirlian rainbow in the shape of his hand.

Ah, what a wonderful little story. So emotional, yet restrained and not overly sentimental. It's been a while since I read this, but I love it as much now as I did the first time.

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That is a lovely excerpt. There are a lot of nice lines in this fic. She's a great writer, one I admire.