edierone:

edierone:

One of them — probably him — discovered fic around the same time that they discovered msrafterdark and fanvids. In the long months between when they got to be together IRL, they started randomly sending each other links to the fics they liked. She tended to like the hottest, dirtiest ones, especially the ones where Mulder is in control; he’d send her the sweeter, sappier ones (often with a comment about how “fluff” could mean more than one thing). They both loved “Contact High” and “The Parting Glass” (both of which he threatened to send to the creator of their show with some sort of pointed note, which she nixed on grounds of not wanting to make him feel bad — and they laughed and laughed). They read “Iolokus” and “Blinded By White Light” chapter by chapter together like an intercontinental book club with only two members. Later, when they got to spend more time together, “Visitor/Resident” choked them up, not just because of the stories themselves but for how it showed them what could have been (they didn’t discuss that part, just kind of suffered the feeling separately). He read “When the Ink Dries” to her over the phone one night that spring, and neither of them made it through the call with all their clothes on.

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Editing to tag @justholdinghandsok, @ill-show-you-later and @campaignofmisinformation  – just for giggles, y’all! 🙂 

tagging @justholdinghandsok and @skullsmuldon plus @mulder-squatchin and @therewillcomesoftrain because of a post earlier today …