Musings of a Fanfic Reading Fan

We're back to the mythology, this time for a two-parter that introduces the most disturbing villain of The X-Files mythology, the black oil entity. The story line is structured as a thriller, with a horror component as the centerpiece. Alongside Mulder's action story, we get the resolution to Melissa's murder, with Scully capturing Luis Cardinal, the man who killed her sister.

The story has better than usual continuity, pulling together loose threads from several past mythology episodes: the Talapus, which was the salvage ship that transported the U.F.O. from "Nisei," Melissa's murder from "Paper Clip," and the digital tape from "Anasazi."( More about the episodes )

Yes, I have fic recs. I never posted these at 201daysofxfiles; it has been years and at this point, I have no memory of why.

"Silo" by Bardsmaid is a 155 word episode tag, too short to require more explanation. AO3 claims it is 199 words—it is not. I have no idea how that place calculates word count or why they are off by 40+ words. It is also at Gossamer.

Silo (155 words) by Bardsmaid
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The X-Files
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Alex Krycek
Additional Tags: An X-File Case, Episode: S03e15 Piper Maru, Episode: S03e16 Apocrypha
Summary:

He's not alone. He's definitely not in control.

"Oil" is disturbing and strange and original. The link is to Ratales but is also archived at Gossamer.

Oil (1579 words) by Eodrakken Quicksilver
Warnings: none
Rating: Gen
Summary: A possession. A nightmare. A love story. A different point of view. Post-"Apocrypha".

The next rec is a qualified one. Mortimer's style is excellent, ditto for the character voices; the plot is clever and well-executed. So what's the problem, Wendy? It's non-con. I got into an argument with a Mulder/Krycek shipper about that fact, but trust me, it is non-con. End of story. I don't care for the fic's ending but the rest of the story is a excellent blend of dry humor and creepiness, kind of like The X-Files. There is a sequel that I cannot recommend at all because she's written Mulder so out-of-character. However, M/K shippers love it, so YMMV. Both fics can be found at Gossamer and at her old site so you can judge for yourselves.

The Same Everywhere (13735 words) by Jane Mortimer
Rating: Explicit. Very.
Warnings: Non-con
Characters/Relationships: Fox Mulder/Alex Krycek, the Lone Gunmen
Summary: An alien has the ability to take over a human's body and force it to do as they please...

See? Even the author gets it. I put in a link to Mortimer's archived AOL website because there are a couple of fics that are not at Gossamer and they're worth reading, imho.