How To Say "I Love You" in X-files [123/?] ⤷ 1.20 — “Darkness Falls”

I love how the stalker in “Young at Heart” tries to intimidate Mulder by taking inconspicuous glamour shots of him

Home is Whenever I'm With You

a short fluffy fic by yours truly.

“You okay back there?” Scully shouted to Mulder from her place on the couch. He’d been tinkering around his kitchen for the better part of an hour. 

Mulder answered the door when she arrived earlier and immediately directed her towards the living room. He told her to sit and handed her a beer. “Just relax, I got this.” She nodded silently, cracked the top off of her drink and rested her stocking feet on the edge of the coffee table. 

He had caught her before they left work that day and asked her to come over for dinner. When she asked if she could bring anything he shook his head and told it was a surprise.

Now she was one episode of “Murder She Wrote” down and was itching to do something. She didn’t get a response to her question so she padded her way across the apartment and peeked her head into the kitchen. “You sure I can’t help you with anything?”

“I’m about done. Just a few more minutes.” Mulder smiled as he pulled a mitt over his hand and opened the oven door. Inside on the rack sat a large casserole dish. Whatever was cooking was covered in cheese. 

“Smells good.” Scully scanned the scene. It looked like a tornado blew through. The sink was piled with the few pots and pans he kept on hand. On the counter sat a cutting board and a knife with remnants of vegetables left behind. Mulder closed the oven door and turned to her. He placed his hand on her back and gently ushered her back out into the living room.

“It’ll be worth the wait, I promise.”

Scully sat back down on the couch. A minute later Mulder emerged from the kitchen holding two candlesticks and some cloth napkins. He arranged them on the coffee table with the vase of flowers Scully noticed when she walked in earlier. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small matchbook. He struck the matches and lit each candle. Scully smiled happily to herself. This was sweet. She appreciated the effort he was going through. 

Mulder went back into the kitchen and dished up two plates. He brought them out to their makeshift dinner table and sat them beside each other. 

“What do we got here?” Scully asked.

“Cheesy chicken and broccoli casserole with a caesar salad and a toasted roll.” Mulder replied as he tucked his napkin into the collar of his shirt.

“Sounds lovely.” Scully dug a forkful of casserole and took a bite. “And it tastes even better than it looks. Good job, Mulder.”

“Thank you. My mom used to make this all the time for us as kids. Samantha and I were never good at eating our vegetables, so she’d hide them in this dish and we’d gobble it right up.”

“Sneaky, I like it.” Scully smiled.

They both sat and enjoyed their meal in silence for a few minutes. I could get used to this. Scully thought to herself. She loved the domesticity of it all. It was nice to slow down every once in a while and enjoy each other’s company. 

They finished their dinner and Mulder moved to pick up their plates. Scully caught him by the arm. “No, let me. You cooked this wonderful meal, the least I can do is help with the dishes.”

“You wash, I’ll dry.” Mulder winked.

“Deal.”

Only Jesus Christ can make you clean.

you refuse to read the proof that what you said was a lie? hmm... says alot about you.

"she uses gay people as props" how we say supports the gay community these days?

also: "Swift is a vocal critic of white supremacy, racism, and police brutality in the U.S. In May 2020, she called for justice in the murders of African-American men Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd. She accused then-president Donald Trump for promoting white supremacy and racism in his term, following his controversial tweet on the unrest in Minneapolis–Saint Paul. In June 2020, she donated to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund in light of the Floyd's murder and the Black Lives Matter movement, urging fans to do the same. Swift shared resources to support the movement and an essay written by former President Barack Obama on policy change in the wake of the George Floyd protests, advocating for mail-in voting for the 2020 U.S. elections during the COVID-19 pandemic.She called for the removal of Confederate monuments of "racist historical figures" in Tennessee, and advocated for Juneteenth to become a national holiday. On June 22, 2021, she joined more than 300 fellow artists in signing an open letter to Congress, again, urging passage of the Equality Act, highlighting that it is to "protect [...] the most marginalized communities."

i know its hard to do research when you're too busy being full of hatred

im not reading all that girl

can you recommend any mulder x scully fics that include:

angst and/or pining/mutual pining and/or jealousy and/or these two idiots are in love with each other but their two dumb to do anything about it

plz & thanks

oh wow anon! you have great taste, but since this includes such a wide variety of fic, i’ll just list a handful of my faves that fit the theme of what you’re looking for.

fox mulder, closet romantic has great mulder pov/pining/jealousy. @silhouetteofacedar

a preponderance of evidence  has wonderful pining and jealous mulder moments post never again. @kateyes224

goshen has amazing mutual pining/angst/near death moments of clarity for msr. by bonetree, it’s a series but this 1st one is my fave.

the whole truth great canon-based jealous scully and an in-depth look at the delicious s6 angst.

dissonance a perfectly done mulder hearing jealous and protective scully’s thoughts on diana. @suilven19

girl 77 by mojo is such an angsty dose of mutual pining and jealous scully!

territorial pissings  some great possessive and comforting mulder. @gaycrouton

kaleidoscope a very cool take on jealous mulder. angst and mutual pining gold. @cecilysass

rocket man an angst storm of jealousy/pining/diana drama. wip @bluesamutra

yearn by me that includes angst/mutual pining/jealous scully going to therapy.

hungry pig such a great look at s6 teamwork and emotional angst. @mldrgrl

mastodon diaries a long and amazing look at mutual pining mixed with jealousy and time travel.

overnight sensation has great s6 angst with a little jealousy within a dark case fic. @syntax6

tsunami packed full of jealous scully and emotional angst that takes them all on a life changing ride. @piecesofscully

i know i’m missing hundreds of great stories here but these are ones off the top of my head that strike me as memorable and in character, which is important to me. pls add any other fics for anon i missed!

Heathers (1988) dir. Michael Lehmann

"Blah! It's me, the alien! I'm gonna getcha! I'm the alien!"

- the alien from Alien (1979)

The X-Files 1.21 (1994)