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Only When You Leave by Mort (PG-13)
Title: Only When You Leave by Mort
Fandom: The X-Files
Pairing: Mulder/Krycek (pre-slash)
Categories: angst
Length: Medium (~12,000 words combined)
Warnings: n/a
Author on LJ: n/a
Website: n/a
Review:
Alex is about to run away when Mulder realizes he's an ass. At which point he continues to be an ass and Krycek nearly dies.
I will admit this up front: this is totally, completely, 100% a guilty pleasure. Krycek is about as woobie as a semi-competent lethal killing machine can be, and Mulder keeps getting 'reformed' by the power of 'love' and the potential of loss. But you know what? I just don't care. Mulder's dickishness is totally canonical and there are enough flashes of canon!kickass!Alex to keep me satisfied and, frankly, I kind of enjoyed Mulder having to face that there are a lot of times when he's not a nice person. Plus, I sort of love Skinner in this (a cameo, but a fun one).
If you're in the mood for a serious, thoughtful exploration of the twisted Mulder/Krycek dynamic, this is not the fic for you. But if you want to read a fic where Mulder gets a much-deserved emotional slap upside the forehead, check this fic out.
Only When You Leave 1
Only When You Leave 2
Fandom: The X-Files
Pairing: Mulder/Krycek (pre-slash)
Categories: angst
Length: Medium (~12,000 words combined)
Warnings: n/a
Author on LJ: n/a
Website: n/a
Review:
Alex is about to run away when Mulder realizes he's an ass. At which point he continues to be an ass and Krycek nearly dies.
I will admit this up front: this is totally, completely, 100% a guilty pleasure. Krycek is about as woobie as a semi-competent lethal killing machine can be, and Mulder keeps getting 'reformed' by the power of 'love' and the potential of loss. But you know what? I just don't care. Mulder's dickishness is totally canonical and there are enough flashes of canon!kickass!Alex to keep me satisfied and, frankly, I kind of enjoyed Mulder having to face that there are a lot of times when he's not a nice person. Plus, I sort of love Skinner in this (a cameo, but a fun one).
If you're in the mood for a serious, thoughtful exploration of the twisted Mulder/Krycek dynamic, this is not the fic for you. But if you want to read a fic where Mulder gets a much-deserved emotional slap upside the forehead, check this fic out.
Only When You Leave 1
Only When You Leave 2