spooky mulder's alien mug

mulder fascinates me for so many reasons but one of them is his genuine interest in/fondness toward the idea of aliens while he firmly believes that they are what took his sister. he has every reason to think that aliens are Pure Evil Sent to Destroy Us but instead he approaches the topic of extraterrestrial life with interest and nuance and even enjoys things like silly alien-shaped mugs and area 51 merchandise. personally if i thought aliens took my sister i would be really pissed off at seeing alien bumper stickers treated as quirky souvenirs, but to him, part of wanting to believe means believing in good and bad and the possibility for each individual, human or not, to choose, and that's what makes the search for answers different than a revenge quest.

These are incredible