Story 237: "Sixty Degrees of Separation" by denynothing1

[wendelah1]

Finally. She posts.

Hey now. I've been busy. With what? Yuletide, xf_santa, reccing for The X-Files at crack_van (and updating the fandom overview). And now, I have a new community with tree to celebrate Dana Scully's 50th birthday: scully_fest. Go check it out.

So. I've been looking everywhere for this story. As it turned out, the author wrote under a different name back in the day, changed it at Gossamer, then changed it again--as one does--on LiveJournal. Fortunately, she archived it at AO3, where I ran into it accidentally looking for something else entirely.

Ahem. I am supposed to be telling you why you should read this. Well, it's a funny, character-driven fic set between "Triangle" and "Dreamland". Mulder and Scully deal with the fallout from his bedside confession of love. He's caught between two realities and two women: the woman from his fantasy world in 1939 and his partner, Dana Scully. Her character voices are perfect--wherever Mulder's imagination takes him.

Read Sixty Degrees of Separation. You can easily leave feedback for the author at AO3.

If you're interested, this Chronicle X Author's interview can also be found at Fialka's Candybox.

Comments

[hooves.livejournal.com]

I wish I had more to say about this piece, but it was fun and amusing. I loved the Get Smart reference (I feel severe delight when anyone references that series), and the lighthearted tone that was just barely shadowed with the expected angst.

I didn't think his "I love you" was such a big deal except for the fact that he said it. For once. Love can mean a lot of things but I do think it's meaningful that Mulder took the time to try to put words to the feeling, regardless of the drugs or what kind of love he felt at the time for Scully. ;)

I also personally find the episode Triangle to be pretty interesting; it's one of those episodes where you're like, "Well, how should we proceed with this? A figment of his imagination? Reality?" It doesn't quite line up with what is presented in "The Field Where I Died" but Mulder's memory is so good I find it hard to imagine he'd even hallucinate something incorrect.

Anyway, this was a fun take on things. Made me smile at work: a feat, let me tell you.