The new meaning behind "chipfic"
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whitewriterBait and Switch by Syntax6
What a humdinger of a story.
Other than my disdain for Diana Fowley because back when I was originally a fan (like in the 2000s) I had my head so far up the MSR dream I literally couldn't look at her. Now, 20 years later on the rewatch of the show - being able to be so distant is a real blessing because it has let me enjoy fic I'm sure I would have written off back in the day.
Once again, reading with no blurb. The story starts with "Chapter one" so literally, I had no idea where it was going (just trust Syn, she knows what she's doing) - and there was a rather large portion of Diana Fowley (but so nicely written I just couldn't resist) and midway the story just takes off.
It has murder, Skinner being a bro, Mulder being the hero and Scully grappling with the CSM all in one story that took about 5 hours to read (non stop once I hit midway).
Ending so neatly into S7 Requiem.
What a treat.
My only negative is that surely, Mulder would have gotten some charges for what he did to Riviera.
But we don't read stories like this to have that much realism.
I can't scorecard this. It's A+++ for all counts.
This goes on my top 10 list
What a humdinger of a story.
Other than my disdain for Diana Fowley because back when I was originally a fan (like in the 2000s) I had my head so far up the MSR dream I literally couldn't look at her. Now, 20 years later on the rewatch of the show - being able to be so distant is a real blessing because it has let me enjoy fic I'm sure I would have written off back in the day.
Once again, reading with no blurb. The story starts with "Chapter one" so literally, I had no idea where it was going (just trust Syn, she knows what she's doing) - and there was a rather large portion of Diana Fowley (but so nicely written I just couldn't resist) and midway the story just takes off.
It has murder, Skinner being a bro, Mulder being the hero and Scully grappling with the CSM all in one story that took about 5 hours to read (non stop once I hit midway).
Ending so neatly into S7 Requiem.
What a treat.
My only negative is that surely, Mulder would have gotten some charges for what he did to Riviera.
But we don't read stories like this to have that much realism.
I can't scorecard this. It's A+++ for all counts.
This goes on my top 10 list
