Samson

[aloysiavirgata]

SUMMARY: It's strange to be here but not be who I was to you once. I'm not your Girl Friday anymore.

RATING: R

SPOILERS: Through The Beginning

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Comments

[hankmoodyblues]

Thank you for writing something like this. I've never hated Diana and don't like it when fics portray her as a complete bitch. Yours doesn't. She's a more three dimensional character and I love you for it.

"For a man with a degree in psychology, you're remarkably obtuse at times."

"And for a woman who speaks nine languages, you're a remarkably poor conversationalist at times."

Loved that.

[aloysiavirgata]

Thanks very much. I don't like her, but I also think she's had some very hard choices to make, and I have sympathy for her position.

[scarletbaldy]

You already know what I think. :) But I'll just say it again: I love how you managed to pinpoint the maturity of their relationship. There is something really quiet and tender between those two, and a deep understanding of what makes the other tick. There is also a sense of sadness that the love that once was between them has been eroded by absence and the passing years. I love how you didn't make Fowley hate Scully, but have her realise that she now belongs to Mulder's past and be sad but ok with it ultimately. I love how you made her a sensible woman, instead of a jelaous wreck. It is much more in tune with a character who deals with dangerous men and hard choices.

I'm so happy you gave Fowley her dues. The character had so much potential but was victim of poor casting, poor writing and ended up being reviled by the fans. This always struck me as deeply unfair.

[aloysiavirgata]

Thanks so much. I knew I wasn't going to win any popularity contests with this one, but I've always found the character interesting and wanted to see what I could do with her. Since you've written one of my favorite Fowleys, the praise means a lot.

And I'm glad I got the tone right. I wanted them to be kind of like a divorced couple that still cares for and respects one another, but knows they can't be married.

[aloysiavirgata]

Thanks for the feedback!

I hate how these characters only seemed to exist to create tension between Mulder and Scully, and then when they were no longer needed, they were killed off.

That's exactly my issue, especially with Whitney. Like Scully was actually going to give a crap if some infatuated young agent with sparkly lipstick touched Mulder's face. It was just insulting.

[aloysiavirgata]

It was like they were saying: Mulder and Scully's relationship is so fragile that, in order to keep it together, any woman who's attracted to Mulder has to be horribly killed.

I kind of love you. ♥

[wendelah1]

You just made my day, maybe my year. Mulder and Diana fic! I can't stop squeeing. It's not that I ship them*, because I don't, but their relationship is canon and it's mostly ignored in fic. You have made me so happy

[aloysiavirgata]

Goodness, how much do I love you right now? Feedback like this is a big part of what makes writing such a pleasure.

The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas (along with Shirley Jackson's The Lottery) chills me every single time. I thought it really paralleled Diana's choices nicely though, because I can't say I think her actions were unequivocally wrong.

Diana speaks nine languages-- Wendy files that away for future reference. *laugh* I actually have no idea. But I figured in her line of work, she'd need definitely need Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, Spanish, Japanese, and Farsi. English makes seven, and then I figure jacking it up to nine made her sound a little cooler.

Okay, so Mulder was married but unfaithful to his wife. I'll have to think about that, too. I'm not sure I can buy that but it is a fascinating interpretation of his character, as is the reason for it, that he has an incurable weakness for women, and not just a sexual one. I meant for that to be a bit vague, but Zellie's comment below captures what I was going for. That his

[leucocrystal]

I totally believe that she would think that about him. I also think she's wrong.
I really wanted to put this in my beta notes, yet somehow forgot. If I hadn't, I might have even said the exact same thing, lol.

Aloysia, you know I love this fic, though I also meant to ask, since Wendy brought it up - did you mean to imply that Mulder had been unfaithful, or that she'd trusted him to dole out more of his life to her, maybe make a fuller commitment to her than he'd probably been capable of when he was younger? I personally see the latter as far more in character (Mulder strikes me as the sort of man to cling to hopeful ideas, no matter what might be set against them, including monogamy), but I'd also forgotten to address that point before.

[aloysiavirgata]

or that she'd trusted him to dole out more of his life to her

Yes, that's more what I meant, though I left it deliberately vague. I don't think Mulder's very good at doing things by half-measures, and I imagine that any romantic relationship would have suffered from what he did at work. Which is, I suppose, why Scully and Diana were both so convenient.

Again, many thanks. ♥

[hoperomantic]

Thank you for sharing this. I like the underlying tone of sadness and regret. And I liked how you brought some interesting insights into Diana's character.

[aloysiavirgata]

Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it.

I like the underlying tone of sadness and regret.

I've always hated the trope that Diana screwed him over out of spite and envy. I think she was completely in love with him and hated what she was doing. But she did it because she thought it was the right thing to do for what she perceived to be the greater good. I still don't like her, but I have a grudging respect for her.