Alabaster Stones

[aloysiavirgata]

She hates the men for Emily, for long-lost Samantha Mulder, for her sister, and-most of all-for igniting this cold, consuming fire inside her. She feels a pang for the self-assured girl who went to Oregon, for her bad suits and worse hair. For all of the things she did not have to believe.

Scully smoothes her hand over the tangled blond bangs

Comments

[missmonkeh]

Oh god. Make me cry, why don't you.

This was wonderful, though, and I usually avoid Emily fics. Thank you!

[aloysiavirgata]

Aw, thanks. I don't know if it's because I'm a parent or what, but the Emily arc just fascinates and horrifies me so much.

[namarie24]

Ohh, this is devastating and beautiful.

[aloysiavirgata]

Many thanks. Angst always greases the wheels of my brain.

[namarie24]

Oh, and thanks for the rec of the song, as well! I have seen O Brother, Where Art Thou? but it's been several years and I'd forgotten that song. Wonderfully creepy, and it fits excellently with your story!

[so_vieh]

I didn't get the whole sleeve part (what is she doing?), but otherwise I really like the idea of the story. I have no troubles imagining Scully doing this, and it's well written.

Something minor I noticed:
Emily jerks once as her blood becomes more acidic.

Not a native English speaker, but I'm pretty sure you mean acidotic.

[aloysiavirgata]

I'm not sure which part is confusing you. She's having Emily's monitors read her vital signs instead of Emily's by hooking them up to her own arm. She snuck in with everything in place and at one point she's just kind of running her finger around it all.

And good catch on that last bit, thank you! What a dumb typo.

[so_vieh]

[aloysiavirgata]

I'd be interested in having you clarify your confusion if you don't mind so that I know where I've gone wrong.

[mack_the_spoon]

Agh, this is terribly good. It's like a gut-punch, but so beautifully written.

[aloysiavirgata]

Many thanks. I have a love/hate thing with the Emily arc.

[bachlava]

I'm in too much of a rush to say anything coherent right now, and I wonder if I'll ever be able to manage anything very insightful. But, for now: this is incredible. Spot-on characterization and a beautifully worded, excruciated painful read.

[aloysiavirgata]

That was plenty coherent for me! Thank you so much for the kind feedback.