I love this story so much - they're so perfectly in character. The line about the shape shifters is so Mulder. There's so many flashes of their history - pizza and vampires, the basement, the fish tank - it's hard not to feel emotional about their history and how far they've come.
I love this line; 'there were stretches of time when it was almost unbearable'. Such an apt summary of their relationship, for the viewer too! Thank you for posting this.
Yeah, they are perfectly in character. It is a very emotionally satisfying fic that makes sense of what they've been through, and brings them to the brink of returning to the FBI. I didn't believe it could be done so convincingly.
She doesn't romanticize their relationship--she keeps it true to what really happened to them and between them--while still making it clear how much love they share. It's a damned fine fic.
This story is so fucking good, I wish I'd written it. And now I wish I hadn't read it because I don't think I'll ever write anything post-IWTB as good as this. Dammit.
Amazing story. I recommended it on Twitter. I hope some people ended up reading it.
Sidenote: I apologize in advance if cursing is not allowed here.
And now I wish I hadn't read it because I don't think I'll ever write anything post-IWTB as good as this. Dammit.
And you may not. But hey, nothing ventured, nothing gained. There are some genres that have been pretty well-mined out--it's hard to imagine the fandom needs another post-All Things fic, for example. But there aren't that many post-IWTB fics, and even fewer of them are decent, let alone good. Have at it, I say.
Here's my dirty little secret. The more I write, the less fanfic I read. I don't have the time and I don't want it in my brain. I back-button nearly everything now. But I still read the good fic and I read and reread the great stuff--so I can study it and learn from it.
Here's my dirty little secret. The more I write, the less fanfic I read. I don't have the time and I don't want it in my brain. I back-button nearly everything now.
YES. "The Tourists" was the first fic I've read in months. I tried getting back into X-Files fan fiction last summer, which was a rather serious addiction of mine in my late teens/early 20's, but everything I read was unsatisfying. I usually didn't even get past the first few paragraphs.
And now that I'm writing my own fic for the first time, I don't want to be influenced by how other authors see Mulder and Scully, or for their choices as writers to influence how I see the characters in my head. I had envisioned somewhat similar scenes for when my fic reaches the post-IWTB chapters, particularly the McDonald's scene, and reading something as excellent as "The Tourists" is very discouraging! Haha. It'll be quite awhile before I reach the IWTB section, so maybe I can get this fic out of my head by then.
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I love this line; 'there were stretches of time when it was almost unbearable'. Such an apt summary of their relationship, for the viewer too! Thank you for posting this.
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She doesn't romanticize their relationship--she keeps it true to what really happened to them and between them--while still making it clear how much love they share. It's a damned fine fic.
You're welcome.
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I have not read a post-IWTB fic I like as much as "The Tourists."
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Amazing story. I recommended it on Twitter. I hope some people ended up reading it.
Sidenote: I apologize in advance if cursing is not allowed here.
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And now I wish I hadn't read it because I don't think I'll ever write anything post-IWTB as good as this. Dammit.
And you may not. But hey, nothing ventured, nothing gained. There are some genres that have been pretty well-mined out--it's hard to imagine the fandom needs another post-All Things fic, for example. But there aren't that many post-IWTB fics, and even fewer of them are decent, let alone good. Have at it, I say.
Here's my dirty little secret. The more I write, the less fanfic I read. I don't have the time and I don't want it in my brain. I back-button nearly everything now. But I still read the good fic and I read and reread the great stuff--so I can study it and learn from it.
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YES. "The Tourists" was the first fic I've read in months. I tried getting back into X-Files fan fiction last summer, which was a rather serious addiction of mine in my late teens/early 20's, but everything I read was unsatisfying. I usually didn't even get past the first few paragraphs.
And now that I'm writing my own fic for the first time, I don't want to be influenced by how other authors see Mulder and Scully, or for their choices as writers to influence how I see the characters in my head. I had envisioned somewhat similar scenes for when my fic reaches the post-IWTB chapters, particularly the McDonald's scene, and reading something as excellent as "The Tourists" is very discouraging! Haha. It'll be quite awhile before I reach the IWTB section, so maybe I can get this fic out of my head by then.
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