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“Well isn’t it nice [for me] to suddenly be so highly regarded.” Such an integral line for Mulder and Scully’s relationship because this is Mulder telling Scully that she doesn’t have to prove her worth to him, he’s not going to make her fight for her place at the table just because she’s a woman. This is Mulder telling Scully that it’s an honor to work with her. He’s already read her thesis. He’s looked into her. He’s already impressed. He’s shocked the FBI would send him someone this good (maybe why he also kind of suspects she’s a spy: too good to be true).

He’s saying his credibility is elevated by her presence. He’s now highly regarded because she was picked to be his partner.

If I were Scully operating in a world where men treated me like I was a dead weight, I too would have no issue kidnapping government officials at gunpoint to get my partner back who worships the ground I walk on just saying.

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Watching X Files from the beginning for the first time while I do some repetitive tasks working from home, and my god Mulder and Scully were really looking at each other like that from day one. Like, eye-fucking sloppy style. NSFW longing glances. Explicit 18+ pining. Unreal.

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I watched it live but I saw a spoiler online beforehand that there would be a kiss. (Shout out Idealists Haven OG message boards.) When the episode neared its end, I thought maybe the spoiler was wrong because it seemed to be wrapping up like any other MOTW.

But then….it happened. I screamed, flailed, etc. And thank god I recorded it on my VCR. Did I use the slow-mo function to watch it repeatedly and dissect it like a sad 90s version of a gif? Who’s to say?

Of course, then came the analysis, and I was a bit disappointed it didn’t have more heat. Then again, it had been 7 years of waiting for ANYTHING so it was a big deal regardless.

Actually people who did get to watch the Millennium kiss live/unspoiled please tell what your reaction was

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moodboard: dana scully & fox mulder

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how to say "I love you" in x-files [194/?] ⤷ 4.01 — “Herrenvolk”

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Explain how Subnautica is like Outer Wilds in exactly 10 words.

Walk Into Alien Room And Say "Oh My Fucking God"

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 @pscentral​ event 37: color challenge (insp • template)

↪ the biomes of subnautica (2018) | dev. unknown worlds

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All the Fic I Read in May

Where did the month go? What did I do? (Not read much fic, clearly.) I wish I had more recommendations this month but I suppose real life caught up with me.

I am reading several A+++ WIPs though: One Hand Tied by @cecilysass, Time Between the Stars @sigritandtheelves, and What Was Left Behind by XFNessy, so expect those to be on the list in June.

At least everything I did read was phenomenal:

New This Month

Engagement Protocol by @heartbash

Book Club Picks

Pillar of Salt by Nascent

Abaddon’s Reign by akaJake

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1. What fic of yours would you recommend to someone who had never read any of your work? (In other words, what do you think is the best introduction to your fics?)

For Crazy Ex, if you're looking for a series, read Bite-Size Love. It a friends-to-lovers slow burn that takes place post-series finale. If you'd rather read a one-shot, read All the Things We Leave Unsaid. It's a fun little smut nugget with a bit of angst and a bit of humor.

For X-Files fans, check out my fill-in-the-blank (S6-7) slow burn, Starlight, Love, and Other Unexplained Phenomena. Or, read my recent smutty one-shot, Engagement Protocol.

3. What are some tropes or details that you think are very characteristic of your fics?

Friends to lovers

Slow burn

Angst with a happy ending

Love confessions at the story's climax

Crazy Ex-specific:

Everyone goes to therapy!

Greg slander

Nathaniel Plimpton Sr. or Silas Bunch is killed off

Homages to 90s/00s rom-coms I love

9. How do you find new fic to read?

For X-Files, my favorite type of fic to read is post-episode/fill-in-the-blank stuff. Back in the Gossamer days, I would go to the "Spoiler" page, choose an episode, and binge read stories related to that episode. I still tend to use that same approach on AO3 using tags for episodes.

questions for fic writers

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questions for fic writers

a collection of questions i, as a writer, would love to be asked !!!

1. What fic of yours would you recommend to someone who had never read any of your work? (In other words, what do you think is the best introduction to your fics?)

2. Go to your AO3 “Works” page, to the sidebar with all the filters, and click the drop-down arrow for “Additional Tags.” What are your top 3-5 most used tags? Do you think they accurately represent your writing habits?

3. What are some tropes or details that you think are very characteristic of your fics?

4. What detail in [insert fic] are you really proud of?

5. What do you wish someone would ask you about [insert fic]? Answer it now!

6. What’s one fact about the universe of [insert fic] that you didn’t get a chance to mention in the fic itself?

7. Any worldbuilding you’re particularly proud of?

8. What song would make a great fic (to either write or read)?

9. How do you find new fic to read?

10. How do you decide what to write?

11. Are you partial to a certain character/pairing or are you more equal-opportunity? If you are partial to any character/pairing, why do you think that is?

12. Are there any tropes you used to dislike but have grown on you?

13. Are there any tropes you used to like but don’t anymore?

14. Are there any tropes you would only read if written by a trusted friend or writer?

15. What’s your favorite AU that you’ve written?

16. What’s an AU you would love to read (or have read and loved)?

17. What highly specific AU do you want to read or write even though you might be the only person to appreciate it?

18. If you wrote a sequel to [insert fic], what would it involve?

19. If you wrote a spin-off of [insert fic], what would it involve?

20. If you wrote a prequel to [insert fic], what would it involve?

21. If you wrote a “missing scene” in [insert fic], what would it be?

22. Who is your favorite character in [insert fic] and why?

23. What’s a trope, AU, or concept you’ve never written, but would like to?

24. Are there any easter eggs in [insert fic], and if so, what are they?

25. What other websites or resources do you use most often when you write?

26. Would you rather write a fic that had no dialogue or one that was only dialogue?

27. How long did it take to write [insert fic]? Describe the process.

28. Does anyone read your fics before you post them? If so, who?

29. What songs would be (or are) on a playlist for [insert fic]? Explain your choices if you want!

30. Have you ever written something that was out of your comfort zone? If so, what was it, and how did it affect your approach to writing fic thereafter?

31. What’s your ideal fic length to write?

32. What’s your ideal fic length to read?

33. If you write chaptered fics, what’s your ideal chapter length to write? Is it different from your ideal chapter length to read?

34. What aspects of your writing are inspired by/taken from your real life?

35. What aspects of your writing are completely unlike your real life?

36. Do you visualize what you read/write?

37. Promote one of your own “deep cut” fics (an underrated one, or one that never got as much traction as you think it deserves!). What do you like about it?

38. Did any of your fics get surprisingly popular (whatever that means to you)? Which ones? Why do you think they were so successful?

39. Is any aspect of your writing process inspired by other writers or people? If so, who?

40. Do you tend to reread fics or are you a one-and-done kind of person?

41. Link a fic that made you think, “Wow, I want to write like that.”

42. Have you ever received a comment that particularly stood out to you for whatever reason?

43. If you take/write prompts: what’s your favorite prompt fic that you’ve written?

44. If you take/write prompts: do you prefer dialogue or scenario/narrative prompts?

45. What’s something you’ve improved on since you started writing fic?

46. Do you prefer writing on your phone or on a computer (or something else)? Do you think where you write affects the way you write?

47. If [insert fic] was a pair of shoes, what kind would it be? Describe the shoes.

48. What’s the last fic you read? Do you recommend it?

49. What are you currently working on? Share a few lines if you’re up for it!

50. Answer any question of your choice, or talk about anything you want to talk about!

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every author you love has written something so terrible they screamed into a pillow. welcome to the tradition.

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Why would I write when I could imagine my characters going through the story and then get upset when a copy of the work doesn’t magically appear in front of me

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writing is 10% storytelling and 90% rearranging three sentences for an hour like you're trying to solve an ancient curse

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my dream as a fanfic writer is for one day, one of my fics to be someones comfort fic. like the fic that they reread when they don't feel good and want to be happy. i want my words to comfort someone one day

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But if we take into account the works of Bloom et al. (2017) it poses the question if we should hold a girl in love responsible for her actions at all

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I need a little help here