time and relative dimention in space

For @calimanc, who sent me this prompt two years ago. Thank you to my friends who helped me along the way through beta-reading and cheerleading: urlovingfriend, @unremarkablehouse, @bakedbakermom, @baronessblixen, and @bookishscully. The original prompt came from a list by @cecilysass. Set in late season 5. This is a finished fic and I will be posting a chapter a day.

Summary:

Following a lead on a case they just can’t seem to solve, an accident leaves Mulder with supernatural powers; the same powers their main suspect seems to posses. In a race against time to stop a series of murders, what could be a key to the case instead puts new obstacles in their way.

Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4

“Not everything is fleeting. Some feelings are deep.”

"A relationship is about inventing your own language. You've got the jokes, you've got the songs, you have this anecdote that's going to make you laugh three years later. It's this language that you build. That's what you mourn for when you're losing someone you love. This language you're not going to speak with anybody else."

4x9: Terma.

Tagline: E pur si muove.

Episode type: mytharc.

Episode rating: 👽👽👽.5

My enjoyment: 👽👽👽👽

Overall score: 👽👽👽.75

MSR: 🐝🐝🐝

Favourite character: scully

Favourite scene: contempt of congress transition.

Favourite quote: “it is wonderful to persist and survive.”

My thoughts:

The tagline is Italian and I’m sure the peskoff guy says it to scully at the end? I could be wrong but if I’m not why is a Russian man speaking Italian to scully?

I like this episode more than the first half (but that’s just expected now) especially with mulder and scully having scenes together at the end. Mytharc episodes are better when they’re not split up.

Running commentary:

* I always forget this is how the episode opens- in this care home.

* Does this need to be done at night?

* I have no idea what that was about.

* I don’t think no matter how tired I was I could sleep on a bare ass floor. That’s probably a problem.

* “It is wonderful to persist and survive.”

* Ew.

* I don’t understand the relevance of this woman.

* How long was skinner following scully for? 😂

* I guess that’s the relevance of the woman.

* All those people and no one could stop mulder 😂

* How the fuck does mulder not die in that crash??

* I could not care less about this scene between csm and wmm.

* Miss scully 🙄

* Off she goes 😂

* Least she gets a bed.

* That’s actually a fancy ass cell.

* Where did she get the highlighter from?? 😂

* She’s grown so much.

* THE HUG!!!!

* Just in front of everyone.

* I forgot about the whole SWAT operation at the beginning of last ep.

* I like how nobody has commented on the hole in mulder’s head btw.

* Wish we got to see her actually climb the fence.

* Her mulder yell 😭

She slammed her fist on the table. “I don’t care who wants to go. I care who’s most qualified! Dr. Grace, I’m sorry, but you are going on that mission. I know you’re afraid. I know you don’t want to die. But you’re going.” - Page 428 - I’m not some intrepid explorer who nobly sacrificed his life to save Earth. I’m a terrified man who had to be literally dragged kicking and screaming onto the mission. I’m a coward. - Page 431 - “Stop,” I say. Whenever I think about my impending death, I think about Rocky instead. He must have a sense of hopelessness right now. I’m coming, buddy. - Page 496

(also, she was never judgey - if my meal was a single potato chip she would simply say good job eating a potato chip today <3 )