Story 258: "SN 1572" by prufrock's love

[wendelah1]

I'd been thinking about posting this so when it was nominated by an anonymous lurker, I decided to go ahead. It's a major new work by a talented writer. Dear Anon, thanks for the suggestion. I hope you will join the discussion.

Title: SN 1572
Author: prufrock's love
Email: prufrockslove@yahoo.com
Rating: NC-17
Classification: Novel, Post-colonization, Angst, Dark MSR, Other
Summary: After colonization and Earth's devastation, Scully remains in one of the few safe, walled colonies, remembering the past and praying for some future with Mulder. Whatever the hell Mulder has become.
Author's Note: A reworking of Negative Utopia

This fic follows the general outline of "Negative Utopia," which we read many years ago. If you want to see that discussion, here it is, along with a working link to the story: Story 76: "Negative Utopia" by prufrock's love. The changes to her earlier fic are more than substantial enough to warrant the re-titling. I loved "Negative Utopia," and, to be honest, I wasn't sure how I was going to feel about this fic. I am happy to report "SN 1572" is also an excellent story, though not without its flaws.

Read SN 1572.

After you've read the story, please come back and let us know what you think. The nomination post is always open for your suggestions.

Comments

Re: somewhat spoilery response to story

[infinitlight.livejournal.com]

It's not so much that I have trouble with Scully refusing to perform an abortion, it's that that is her first thought and first action, before consulting her patient, before examining said patient, and in this scene the most important thing to Scully is that (the people she believes to be) her patient's abusers know that she will not perform an abortion. I have trouble with this because it completely removes the autonomy of her patient and also puts the needs/requests of the abusers above her patient's needs.

And this might still be consistent with the character created in this story, but this is the kind of personal change that I think turns the Scully that we know into a completely different character.

My issue with her phrasing of her disapproval of prostitution is again not with the belief itself, but the fact that she phrases it like she disapproves with the woman's choices. It's the end of the world! Does that woman have a lot of other options in order to get food, shelter, survive? Scully herself has had to sacrifice some of her sense of self to survive - can she really judge another woman so harshly?

Re: somewhat spoilery response to story

[whithersoever.livejournal.com]

You've touched upon something that wasn't sitting right with me, also. I knew Scully didn't feel like Scully, but I was having trouble figuring out exactly why. I think your comment gets it exactly right.