Under A Juniper Tree

[aloysiavirgata]

SUMMARY: amyhit suggested "Five Times Scully Scares Mulder." I started writing the fic, but this was the only segment of it that came out how I wanted. It's a touch longer than a drabble. Both the title of the story and the mantra of Scully's roommate come from T.S. Eliot's Ash Wednesday. Thanks  to scarletbaldy for looking this over on vacation.

Comments

[underthepiano]

Beautiful and real. Seriously original and so far off from all of the trite, labored things I've read.

[aloysiavirgata]

Wow! Thank you so much. It's always worrisome to go over such well-trod ground because the cliches are out there. I'm glad you found this original.

[sangria_lila]

Oh those last two lines. They hurt.

And I love how your voice is getting much more solid. Plus I love that neat little reference to the opening scene of Emily, and the description of the baby's corpse.

[aloysiavirgata]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! And hey, I've got to put my education to use somehow. *laugh*

[alwaysashipper]

This is so beautifully sad. Thank you.

[aloysiavirgata]

And thank you! It occasionally worries me that so many of my vignettes are melancholy, but then I remember my subject matter and feel justified. *laugh*

[scapersuse]

Oh, Scully. Oh, them.

Loved this.

[aloysiavirgata]

Thank you so much. I'm glad you liked it. Aren't they heartbreaking? *siiiiigh*

[genuine_push]

Excellent

[aloysiavirgata]

Thanks!