Rec: X-files fic

[valis2]

So, an X-files fic was recced on epic_recs by jane_elliot, and I ended up devouring it between last night and today. I thought that maybe iibnf might not have seen it (well, she probably has), so on the off chance that she or maybe gmonkey42 would be interested, I'm going to rec it here, too.

The fic is called the Gift of an Enemy by Sylvia, and it's a bit on the long side. It's slash, Krycek/Mulder, NC-17, not really gory, few flashes of violence.

What I absolutely loved about this fic was the casefile that Mulder is sent to investigate. It's completely engrossing, and I thoroughly enjoyed that portion of the fic. It's so well-developed. In the beginning of the fic Krycek is thrown together with Mulder in an unusual (and lovely for its flash of h/c) way, and they both end up being sent to investigate witches in a town in Pennsylvania called Weimar. What's fabulous is that I was actually completely intrigued by what would happen with Krycek added to the mix, and what he would do in the town, and how he would handle things. I love badass!Krycek.

Now keep in mind that I am quite ignorant about most of X-files canon. I only watched some of s1, and most of s2 and 3, if that. But I knew enough to get pulled right in, and I enjoyed the ride tremendously. It is quite talky, and the narrative is very full, and there's plenty of angst and misunderstood emotions and some very hot relations between the two characters. But on top of it all, there's that mystery, that beautiful, slow-paced mystery, and it's just absorbing as hell. And so logically laid out. Just excellent.

If you've got some time to kill, and you're up for an angsty, plotty K/M, and you like a touch of h/c and a terrific casefile, you can't go wrong with this one.

Comments

[idleleaves.livejournal.com]

... Oooh. Fics with well-done casefiles are SO INCREDIBLY RARE.

Will open that in a new tab to read at some point. >_>

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Definitely do so! It really was engrossing. *nodnod*