Story 254: "This Her Fever" by Aloysia Virgata

[wendelah1]

I reread this last month when I noticed aloysiavirgata had been archiving her fanfic at AO3. I liked it a lot. "This Her Fever" is a connected series of fill-ins set during Gethesemane/Redux, which I enjoyed best for the sympathetic portrayals of the secondary characters: Bill Scully Jr., Maggie Scully and Father McCue.

I think this fic is both noromo and shipper friendly. Members who prefer their fanfic minus the sexy bits can read it as long as they skip past chapter 17 and not lose anything essential since the plot remains faithful to canon. Other readers can now skip right to chapter 17...

Rated R | 26,126 words | Archived 09-07-06
Spoilers: Detour (and Gethsemane and Redux, adds Wendelah)
Keywords: Mulder/Scully romance.
Summary: It is, she thinks, a fitting coda to her life that Mulder and Father McCue should cross paths in this room, both trying to offer her salvation.

Read This Her Fever at AO3 or as a text file at Gossamer.

It seems appropriate to post this Scully-centric fanfic rec on Dana Scully's 51st birthday.

Comments

[bachlava.livejournal.com]

I really loved Fr. McCue's back story as well. The canon character is such an example, IMO, of "no small roles" -- he doesn't show up often or have many lines, but it's clear that he has a long, deep connection with the family, especially Margaret. The history that Aloysia envisions between them strikes me as really plausible for their generation's experience of Cold War Catholic America. (Yes, there are many women in my family of whom canon!Maggie reminds me, and Aloysia's version strikes me as very canon-compatible).

"I believe, based on my PET scan results, that it would be best if I were in a state of grace."
I don't know if any fan writer has ever come up with a line I find truer to Scully during the cancer arc. If one sentence could ever encapsulate a character...

[infinitlight.livejournal.com]

That state of grace line is a great one. I can hear it in her voice. On a lighter note, I also liked:

"What do you think about laryngitis?" Mulder asks.

"I'm generally opposed."

Which reminded me a little in rhythm of: "How do you like your coffee?" "Unadulterated."