Whether Mulder and Scully are only taking flights to her family’s celebration, a Christmas getaway, or nowhere (since they’re stranded and outta luck), these fics tap into a few things we barely see in canon: airports and holidays.
Loose chronological order below!
Main Series
@cock-holliday /biggyyeehaw’s Thirty Five Hundred Miles And A Lifetime To Go - Chapter 2
“”In the year that they’ve known one another, Scully has only seen Mulder react poorly to bugs. She questioned him on it, teased him, but he was adamant that he simply did not like them and wasn’t actually afraid. Afraid or not, he would not enjoy being handed a bug. With the abundance of options out here, it was the perfect bad gift.””
S2 Mulder starts a prank gift war to distract Scully from her sadness at being case-bound for Christmas. He even gets his hands on tickets for her, knowing he’ll bear the loneliness as long as she’s happy with her family.
@baronessblixen‘s (Ao3) Ficmas Day 21: “I hate the holiday season”
““The airport is bathed in festive colors with red and green shimmering everywhere. The harsh lights have been replaced with softer ones, a harsh contrast to the cold winter air outside. Everyone around them is either tired, sad or angry. Sometimes it’s all three. Mulder just watches and observes with half a smile on his lips. That’s until Scully returns, flinging herself into the seat next to him.
“I hate the holiday season,” she says and puts a small plastic bag on her lap.””
S5 Mulder and Scully are stuck in the airport. He tries to keep her mood up, assuring her the plane will get them home in time for Christmas. Scully invites him to her mom’s to celebrate. They’re together no matter how it shakes out.
Jen’s (mulderscreek)
Christmas Eve & Airports
““Scully watched the mother drag her son away and sighed. She _hated_ airports on Christmas. This was the last place she should be. she couldn't help thinking as she gripped her bag and walked toward the check-in station.
Meanwhile, Mulder was thinking the opposite. The busy airport was a welcome change of pace compared to his usual Christmas Eve. The Christmas Eve where his mother would call, and they would discover that once again they had nothing to say to each other. Then he would fall into a fitful sleep while watching all the "happy" Christmas programs on TV.””
Mulder is developing a sneeze and cough; but is happy to be spending Christmas on the go with Scully. She, meanwhile, is determined to get them back in time for her family celebration.
Christmas & Mrs. Scully’s House
““Scully sighed and smiled. "You'll have to wait a few days. Mulder has strep, so unless you want to catch it I wouldn't go visit him if I were you." In truth, Scully was glad to postpone the meeting of her brother and Mulder; not because she was afraid they would hate each other, but because of the "ideas" she was afraid Charlie might give Mulder. After her discussion with Charlie she was a little afraid of his "ideas" herself.
"I don't mind a little strep," Charlie said, but Dana stopped him again.
"And he's sleeping. If you wake him, Charlie Scully, _you_ can pay the
consequences.””
Mulder gets his much-needed nap-- but also a full Scully household and strep throat. Maggie babies him while her kids talk about life; and he gets to slough off a nightmare with Scully’s cutthroat Monopoly skills.
Jennifer Brady’s Secret Santa
““Why would I leave him now, after all this time? Doesn't he realize that I'm in this for the long haul?
Sigh. I suppose not. Well, here's the plan: Mulder's about to get a crash course in Dana Scully.
Whether he knows it or not.””
S6 Scully has decided to embody “carpe diem” this Christmas: fabricating an investigation into Santa at a snowy resort to get alone time with Mulder. As she works up the courage to take their relationship to the next level (with perfect, snarky inner-monologues), Mulder is enjoying this new side to her. Also, there’s a hilarious call with Maggie.
@msrafterdark‘s (Ao3)
Miracle at Charlotte Douglas International Airport
““He walks slowly away from the American Airlines help desk, his arms falling limply at his sides, his heart sinking into his chest. He doesn’t want to go back. He doesn’t want to tell her, it’s going to kill him to see her face fall, and he has no choice but to disappoint her.
He trudges back to where Scully is sitting with their luggage, watching his return with a hopeful expression. They are stuck in Charlotte Douglas International Airport on Christmas Eve, and—true to form—it is all his fault. How typical.:”
Scully is unable to catch a Christmas flight home. Mulder tries to pick her up with her favorite snacks; but really saves the day when he is able to finagle her a flight home. She insists he come along.
Continued with--
Christmas Eve Call
““4:37 AM
A slight crease in her forehead took form when her bleary brain recalled the date alongside the time. It was Christmas Eve night—well, Christmas morning to be precise—and for the last several years, Mulder had always called her anywhere between three and three-thirty in the morning, without fail. Often it was to wish her a Merry Christmas. Sometimes it was because he couldn’t sleep (at least, even less so than normally). Once it had been because he had been lonely.
So it was odd to Scully that he hadn’t called yet.”
Scully wakes in confusion until she remembers that Mulder is here, not back in DC. He wakes briefly to wonder why everything seems to be working out for them, and is satisfied with her wisdom.
Day 6 (Ao3)
““They’ll be departing in about three hours for the airport. Scully won’t admit it, but she’s bad about leaving.
She’s loved being here with him like this, where their jobs and pasts and Real Worlds are far away, She’s not an escapist by any means, but she’s relished a week bathed in Mulder’s warmth and company, delighting in the locals, eating hearty food, enjoying the snow, being made love to every night…she’s addicted to this simplicity. She loves their work, loves her life back in DC, she just wishes she could have both.””
Scully is sad to leave her and Mulder’s Christmas getaway; but he reassures that this a beginning, not an end.
greycoupon’s (Ao3) Joy To The World - Chapter 1
““Of course I’d love to spend Christmas with your family. Even Bill. Especially Bill.“ Mulder added honestly meaning it. Mostly. He would happily put up with the man’s glares and pointed comments, if it meant he got to spend the holiday with the Scully family.
So here he was with Scully in San Diego two days before Christmas.””
Bill is there to pick up Mulder and Scully from the airport-- proudly wearing an ugly Christmas sweater while keeping his distain for Mulder in check. Mulder is floored and actually reconsiders ol’ Billy-boy briefly.
AUs
@ghostbustermelanieking/skuls‘s Unnamed
““She holds Matthew on her lap while he watches his cartoons, and Mulder sits beside them, pats her knee absently with one hand, tickles Matthew’s bare foot until he giggles, and Scully wants to cry. She bounces Matthew up and down on her knee absently, reads him a story at her mother’s request, and sees Mulder looking at her with a tremendous amount of affection in his eyes.””
Scully brings Mulder with her to California, unable to bear leaving him behind in the wake of their IVF success. Her family is polite and delighted; Matthew, Emily, and their own baby are interwoven beautifully; and Mulder gets to sleep on a living room pull-out while the two slowly sink their toes into the new fuzzies of impending parenthood and a brand-spanking-new relationship.
This, THIS is an all-time favorite of mine. Me summed up, if you will. Wonderful.
jeri’s (Gossamer) Vulpecula (Gossamer 1/ 2/)
““Sir, I wish I knew why I'm calling you. I...well, I've left for the day, and I intended to go straight home, but right now I'm heading for Dulles, and I don't know why."
He's silent for a moment. "Okay, Scully. Let me do some checking, and I'll call you back if I find anything worthwhile." Without saying goodbye, he hangs up.
I continue driving.””
S8 Scully has surprisingly positive turns in her life, despite Mulder’s absence: Bill comes around; Jose Chung checks in; Phoebe helps with Gibson Praise’s protection; and she even finds Mulder randomly a year later by following a gut feeling to the airport. Even the CSM did good for once (by restoring her fertility via her chip.) She pulls Mulder out of his dark contemplations, they get married, and enjoy the harried stability that domestic bliss brings (which is helpful, because Krycek is now Mulder’s cousin, and their second child decides a church fire is the perfect time to be born. They’ll take whatever stability they can grasp.)
It was in one word... intense. So much going on so much tension yet it feels like nothing had happened and we only got the introduction.
LOVED
The OG characters, this book made me love them more. Like- Nash, Xander and Avery.
NASH n'Libby had BabieS ? Jaw drop movement.
The Game was truly grand. JLB fed us exactly what we wanted.
Esp, when the symbols unveiled and the infinity to eight movement (so many callbacks)
Tho I knew that Gray is a player, literal GoOseBumpS.
The callbacks, and how everything Jen posted- the cards, the sneak peaks and the book cover; they all just pieced together. It was lovely.
I am happy that Grayson is ready this time, he isn't that tortured person anymore, he is healing and admitting to his faults and flaws.
Lyra's POV was my fave
Rohan's grew on me a little late but it still did.
DID NOT LIKE
It got a little confusing at times I loved Gigi's chapter and by that I mean Gigi. But the Knox-Brady thing was a bit too much for me.
Idk if anyone will share this opinion, but
GRAY AND LYRA FELT RUSHED, IF ONLY A LITTLE BIT.
Like three phone calls and 12 hours together could just do it. This is Grayson, he had said he doesn't fall at first sight. The way Odette talked, 'twas like they were meant to be but how does she get to say that?
Lyra's POV was centred around the game and her trauma and she was really great but how fast she fell for Gray was a bit off putting for me. I felt a slow burn would have worked great. But in the end it's JLB's book and I'll still eat up her work.
The Cliffhangers,
Gigi being more involved with Eve and Slate, I predicted that. (Elated)
Sav- we knew that deep in our hearts didn't we?
Rohan, half a point to my prediction?
Odette Mora- Idk what to tell, admittingly, I do not quite understand whatheheck happened. Maybe more to be told in Games untold.
🌈 Good morning, my bookish bats! Struggling to keep up with all the amazing queer books coming out this month? Here are a FEW of the stunning, diverse queer books you can add to your TBR before the year is over. Remember to #readqueerallyear! Happy reading!
❤️ Tentacle Wonderland by Reese Morrison
🧡 Cupid’s Revenge by Wibke Brueggemann
💛 Okay, Cupid by Mason Deaver
💚 Soren by Miranda Page & Lina Ganef
💙 Just Happy to Be Here by Naomi Kanakia
💜 Stars and Soil by Dax Murray
❤️ Deep Sounding Chaos by Adrian J. Smith & Neen Cohen
🧡 Minor Disturbances at Grand Life Apartments by Hema Sukumar
💛 Evergreen by Devin Greenlee
💙 Matsdotter and Adrastus (Adventures in Levena #2) by Aelina Isaacs
💜 Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu Vol. 3 by Meng Xi Shi and Me Mimo
🌈 Destined by Jen Carter
❤️ Her Spell That Binds Me by Luna Oblonsky
🧡 Her Mechanic Bear Mate (Crescent Lake Bears #3) by Arizona Tape
💛 That Bitter Sting by Melissa Polk
💚 Bioluminescence by Toni Duarte
💙 Lucky Bounce by Cait Nary
💜 Don’t Want You Like A Best Friend by Emma R. Alban
❤️ Bachelorette Number Twelve by Jae
🧡 How to Share a Cat and Other Life Lessons by Evelyn Fenn
💛 A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing by Amy Allen
💙 Bound by Kate Hawthorne
💜 Moonbreak by Lise MacTague
🌈 Falling All In by Laina Villeneuve
❤️ Murder on Castaway Island by Alicia Gael
🧡 The Butler's Vessel by S. Rodman
💛 Tadek and the Princess by Alexandra Rowland
💚 Escaping Mr. Rochester by L.L. McKinney
💙 Amid Our Lines by Zarah Detand
💜 Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa
❤️ A Doctor’s Touch by A.A. Fairview
🧡 So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole
💛 Never Be a Saint by Mark Runte
💙 Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge by Lizzie Pook
💜 Eli Harpo's Adventure to the Afterlife by Eric Schlich
🌈 City of Laughter by Temim Fruchter
❤️ Enthralled by Her by Chelsea M. Cameron
🧡 Knight of Staria by Iris Foxglove
💛 The Storm Gathers by Maelan Holladay
💚 Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang Vol. 2 by Priest
💙 Fence: Redemption SC by C.S. Pacat and Johanna the Mad
💜 Dreamer by Kris Bryant
❤️ Not Just Friends by Jordan Meadows
🧡 Winter's Spell by Ursula Klein
💛 Two is a Pattern by Emily Waters
💙 All Things Beautiful by Alaina Erdell
💜 Curse of Souls by Niranjan
🌈 Voyage of the Damned by Frances White
❤️ The Principle of Moments by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson
🧡 Curse of the Dragon Shadow by Selina A. Fenech
💛 No Shelter But The Stars by Virginia Black
💚 Shards of Trust by Fox Beckman
💙 My Fair Brady by Brian D Kennedy
💜 The Summer Queen (The Buried and the Bound #2) by Rochelle Hassan
❤️ A Luminous Heart by Cailee Francis
🧡 To Cage a God (These Monstrous Gods #1) by Elizabeth May
💛 Out of Our League by Dahlia Adler and Jennifer Iacopelli
💙 Earth and Water by J.L. Gribble
💜 Rend Me, The Wayward Knight by Mary Vanalstine
🌈 Prince of Endless Tides by Ben Alderson
❤️ Sweet Wicked Thing by Jessie Walker
🧡 Ocean’s Blood by Thelma Mantey
💛 Breeze Spells and Bridegrooms by Sarah Wallace and S.O. Callahan
💚 A Reckless Oath by Kaylie Smith
💙 Fallen Thorns by Harvey Oliver Baxter
💜 Faded Moon by T.L. Morgan
❤️ Game On by Amy Aislin
🧡 The City of Stardust by Georgia Summers
💛 The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland
💙 Spark of Wrath by E.M. Lindsey
💜 Honeybloods by I.S. Belle
🌈 Love Me At My Worst by Adrian J. Smith
i've made approximately this post before but begrudging brady bunch with Wolverine, Hulk, Bruce Banner, and their kids please please please please please marvel please
Wolverine's kids: Daken, Laura, Jimmy, and Raze
Hulk's kids: the twins Skaar and Hiro-Kala, and Lyra
Frequent side-characters: Jen Walters/She-Hulk, Kitty Pryde, Amadeus Cho, Hisako Ichiki/Armor, Hank McCoy/Beast, Raven Darkholme/Mystique, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, Rick Jones, Betty Ross/Red She-Hulk
This one is gonna be a long one! Bear with me folks. (Not his full list of work, by the way.)
1. Eric Brady. Sami Brady's long-lost twin! I remember getting into an argument with my older brother about Eric Brady. My brother insisted Sami never had a twin, and I kept saying "Well! He's her twin!" Turned out Days of Our Lives forgot Sami had a twin! (Days of Our Lives)
2. Alec McDowell (and Ben McDowell). A genetic creation of Manticore, Jensen played two roles--first of a psychotic creation, Ben. He did such a good role as Ben they brought him back as the twin, Alec, named as such because he was sarcastic and, according to Max, a "smart alec". (Dark Angel)
3. CJ Braxton. CJ's had an interesting storyline. He was a depressed teen who turned to alcohol to cope. Nearly destroying a number of his relationships (friends and love interests, both), CJ decided to abstain from drinking. He also joined a teen helpline called The Stand. There had always been speculation that he was the father of Jen's child, though it was never revealed. (Dawson's Creek)
4. Jason Teague. Jason was probably a weak storyline, to be honest. He had potential, but the writers really didn't make it work. He was in a relationship with Lana, but only using her to get closer to the other characters for some stones of power. His character was unceremoniously killed off at the end by a meteor shower. (Smallville)
5. Dean Winchester. The most famous role of all: the elder Winchester brother. Protector, stand-in parent, hunter, brother, friend. Dean would move the world to protect his brother, Sam. There was nothing he wouldn't do for him. Dean had made bargains to save his brother, sold his soul, endured lifetimes. As long as he had Sam, Dean would be okay. The show began with the brothers and ended with them. (Supernatural)
6. Soldier Boy. The "first" Supe. (In the world of The Boys, they don't say "Superhero", largely because, guess what? It's trademarked, so a lot of other comics and such have to dance around the term.) Anyway. Soldier Boy was the first. He did it in hopes of finally impressing his father, but his father claimed he "cheated". Honestly, Soldier Boy's father sounds like an abusive douche. Ben--Soldier Boy--was also an abusive douche, continuing the family 'tradition'. Was very cruel and abrasive to his team, Payback, so much so that Vought decided they had enough and plotted to get rid of him by selling him out to Russia. It worked. Russia held him captive, tortured him for decades, until The Boys freed him in exchange for killing Homelander--who is also his son. It's a messed up family, y'all. Jensen will be returning for Season 5! (The Boys)
7. Beau Arlen. Beau Arlen was a mystery, for the large part. The show teased at something huge that led to Beau getting divorced from Carla, that led to him "retiring" as a sheriff for a time, before he was convinced to come back as a sheriff, which led to the start of Season 3. There was a small teaser in the show that indicated a partner of his was killed and he shut down, emotionally, and Carla couldn't handle it anymore. He dearly loves his daughter, Emily, and was ready to move heaven and earth to save her. (Big Sky)
8. Russell Shaw. What's a mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a secret? You'd get Russell Shaw, that's who. What we do know: he stood up a lot to his father, who was a paranoid survivalist, protecting his siblings, at least for a time. Then their father was killed and Russell ran, afraid he would be (rightly) blamed for it. For some 20 years, Russell was in the military (approximately 18 years) before retiring to be a secret Black Ops agent of sorts for a group known as Horizon. He kept in touch with their sister Dory, but Colter kept avoiding Russell, up until Russell tracked him down and asked for help. There's a lot of hints that there's a lot more going on that Colter is unaware of--like how it was their mother who urged Russell to run instead of facing his siblings about their father's death, how Dory kept a box of stuff about their father, and so forth. Jensen will return for more episodes. (Tracker)
UPCOMING
9. Mark Meachum. Very little is known about this show or character. What has been said so far: LAPD officer Mark Meachum being recruited to join a secret task force of undercover agents from all branches of law enforcement to investigate. Among this secret task force is Nathan Blythe, Special Agent in Charge who’s been with the Bureau for 22 years. Then there's Special Agent Amber Oliveras, who is a DEA agent. Several others from different task forces will be joining Meachum in uncovering the conspiracy and saving the city. (Countdown)
10. Soldier Boy (again). This time for the prequel, Vought Rising. Kripke described it as: It’s a twisted murder mystery about the origins of Vought in the 1950s, the early exploits of Soldier Boy, and the diabolical maneuvers of a supe known to fans as Stormfront, who was then going by the name Clara Vought. (Vought Rising)
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Phew! These are the notables. Of course, he's done voicework as both Red Hood and Batman in a number of animated films. He's done guest roles in the Buddy movies. Devour. My Bloody Valentine. And others.
this list got a little bit longer than anticipated. as there's soooooo many counterparts to consider choosing from ! so, i put it under a read more for you !
counterparts: monica geller, ross geller, joey tribbiani, chandler bing, janice litman, mike hannigan, ursula buffay, aria montgomery, emily fields, spencer hastings, mona vanderwaal, alison dilaurentis, caleb rivers, maya st germain, toby cavanaugh, betty cooper, veronica lodge, cheryl blossom, archie andrews, reggie mantle, toni topaz, tabitha tate, quinn fabray, rachel berry, brittany pierce, olivia baker, layla keating, jordan baker, jaymee, spencer james, lucas scott, peyton sawyer, brooke davis, quinn james, julian baker, anna taggaro, rachel gatina, blair waldorf, serena van der woodsen, dan humphrey, nate archibald, callie adams foster, mariana foster, buffy summers, willow rosenberg, tara mclay, kendra young, faith lehane, cordelia chase, heather mcnamara, marissa cooper, summer roberts, seth cohen, angel, anya jenkins, ryan atwood, taylor townsend, elena gilbert, caroline forbes, bonnie bennett, stefan salvatore, anna zhu, enzo st john, sandy olson, betty rizzo, frenchy, danny zuko, marty, jan, sonny, jackie burkhart, donna pinciotti, eric forman, laurie forman, belly conklin, sloane peterson, ferris bueller, duckie dale, bianca stratford, kat stratford, patrick verona, mia thermopolis, sabrina spellman, harvey kinkle, libby chessler, barbie roberts, ken carson, jenna rink, allie hamilton, noah calhoun, brandon walsh, david silver, brenda walsh, kelly taylor, donna martin, conrad fisher, jeremiah fisher, steven cokin, taylor jewel, sarah cameron, jj maybank, john b routledge, kiara carerra, pope heywood, cleo, topper thornton, prue halliwell, paige matthews, piper halliwell, phoebe halliwell, meredith grey, arizona robbins, jackson avery, callie torres, april kepner, derek shephard, alex karev, cristina yang, lizzie stevens, callie torres, jo wilson, addison montgomery, lexi grey, atticus lincoln, nancy drew, lucy grey, sam montgomery, austin ames, jen lindley, pacey witter, dawson leery, katherine pierce, rebekah mikaelson, hayley marshall, tatum riley, sidney prescott, casey becker, tara carpenter, samantha carpenter, beca mitchell, chloe beale, jessica day, winston schmidt, cece parekh, laney boggs, dewey riley, gale weathers, georgina sparks, elle woods, francesca bridgerton, daphne bridgerton, penelope featherington, sookie stackhouse, karen smith, regina george, gretchen weiners, janis ian, cady heron, aaron samuels, dj tanner, stephanie tanner, marcia brady, cindy brady, greg brady, carrie bradshaw, cher horowitz, kirby reed, jim halpert, michael scott, kelly kapoor, pam beesly, peter parker, mary jane watson, analise keating, olivia pope, tony stonem, effy stonem, joey donner, john bender, allison argent, scott mccall, lydia martin, olive penderghast, maggie greene, marty mcfly, bella swan, alice cullen, charlie swan, emmett cullen, jacob black, carlisle cullen, esme cullen, jane volturi, morticia addams, donna and sophie sheridan, lorraine banes, jennifer parker, sam winchester, luke danes, dean forester, tristan dugray, lane kim, paris geller, logan huntzberger, jeanie bueller, simon basset, kate sharma, colin bridgerton, shiv roy, gerri kellman, roman roy, olivia benson, clary fray, isabelle lightwood, jace herondale, simon lewis, daphne blake, shaggy rogers, velma dinkley, fred jones, cinderella, ariel, tiana, jasmine, tom wambsgans, kendall roy, greg hirsch, lestat de lioncourt, louis de point du lac, and claudia !