any high or low magic

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 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 | Chapter 8 | Chapter 9 | Chapter 10 | Chapter 11 | Chapter 12 | Chapter 13 | Chapter 14 | Chapter 15

okay I was talking to a myoot about this a few weeks ago. the absolute sisyphean weight that GA is carrying in this scene because. this is? three seconds of film? and she manages to convey that 1. she’s proud and excited to tell him that she has a date, 2. she wants to appear aloof while doing so, 3. she wants to see how he reacts to this knowledge, then immediately 4. she’s a little embarrassed at having felt all those things because they’re flirty and not professional, so 5. she tries immediately to get a handle on herself and return to being Professional Scully.

CASTLE / THE X-FILES 5.01 "After the Storm" / 7.17 "All Things"

I got a comment on a fic that is less than a year old and it was mostly an apology for being a comment on an "old fic" and how late they were in commenting.

Longer stories (5000 words and over)

My Funny Valentine (14480 words) on AO3: Mulder and Scully make an agreement to spend Valentine’s Day together, if they don’t have other plans.

One Weekend in Georgetown (9040 words on AO3): Scully's plans for a quiet weekend at home are torpedoed by Mulder calling her throughout the weekend.

A Coin Long Gazed At (8362 words) on AO3 : A Christmas story that begins with Mulder & Scully exchanging gifts at the end of 'How the Ghosts Stole Christmas', and continues through to the events of Tithonus.

Fierce Midsummer All Ablaze (12793 words) on AO3 : Mulder & Scully develop a standing agreement to attend events as each other's 'plus one' over the years.

Certain Obscure Things (13087) just completed on AO3 : An alternate ending to/extension of 'Fierce Midsummer', in which Mulder takes Scully as his guest on a trip to Oxford, to visit his old university mentor. (Floreat is a short story (3711 words) on A03 in the 'Certain Obscure Things' universe. A story about Mulder’s first year in Oxford.)

The Light of a Clear Blue Morning (12392 words) on AO3 : Mulder and Scully are back in the field after Redux II; what would have happened if they continued the closeness of the Cancer Arc through season 5 and beyond?

The Congruence of Triangles (5373 words) on AO3 :The final scene of Triangle, told five ways.

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'The Work of an Instant' series

A series of stories in which Mulder and Scully share a moment of sudden realization about their feelings for one another, while they are surrounded by other people.

The Work of an Instant (2463 words) on AO3: Scully and Mulder attend a game night at the Gunmen’s lair, and change is in the air (s7). Recorded as a podcast by the Audio Fanfic Podcast.

Charade (8358 words) on A03: Mulder and Scully take part in an undercover operation, and Mulder learns something about Scully's feelings for him. Takes place in season 6, shortly after The Unnatural.

How Well You Walk Through the Fire (2362 words) on A03: Late season 6, Scully comes to a sudden realization about Mulder's feelings for her while in the middle of a Bureau policy meeting.

Courage Always Rises (8032 words) on A03: Mulder joins Scully for a family dinner at Maggie's house.

One Indifferent Summer (11759 words) on AO3: In season 6, shortly after the events of The Rain King, Mulder and Scully find themselves with some free time in a small town at the end of a case.

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Shorter stories

I Need My Girl (747 words) on AO3

Testament (1599 words) on AO3 : This story imagines the circumstances of Scully asking Mulder to be the witness to her living will.