This week, we're doing a rerun, while I'm waiting on a friend to finish editing her podfic of "Ingenue" or for so-kiss-me-goodbye to complete "The Lambs," whichever comes first.Back in the day, I had a theory that "Fugue" was written as a response to complaints that the show is a deeply sexist text, with Mulder being the one who drives the plot, and Scully as his sidekick. That's not how I see the series, and it is just a theory. But there does seem to be a subtext to this fable, one that hinges on female identity and how easily women still can submerge themselves in deference to their mates' ambition and passions. We discussed this for the first time back in 2008. Eight years seems long enough to justify a rerun of one of my personal favs. Reading this deeply affected me; in fact, the first fic I wrote was in response to "Fugue," rather than the series, and that was long before I'd heard of Remix. It remains one of my favorite stories, in this or any fandom. Fugue (26052 words) by rivkat Chapters: 1/1Fandom: The X-Files Rating: ExplicitWarnings: No Archive Warnings ApplyRelationships: Dana Scully/Fox MulderCharacters: Dana Scully, Fox MulderAdditional Tags: Amnesia, JuveniliaSeries: Part 1 of Fugue Summary:

The DSM-IV defines fugue as travel in foreign places, often under an assumed identity.

Since our first discussion, "Fugue" has become a series, providing two more reasons to revisit the fic. Devoutly to be wished (496 words) by rivkat Chapters: 1/1Fandom: The X-Files Rating: General AudiencesWarnings: No Archive Warnings ApplyCharacters: Dana Scully, Fox Mulder, C.G.B. SpenderAdditional Tags: Eight crazy nightsSeries: Part 2 of Fugue Summary:

The prompt: The ending of Fugue: The image of Scully shivering on that cold floor, in shock after the visit from the Smoking Man? It haunts me. Please get her up off that floor and, if possible, into a happier ending.

Alternate vision of Fugue, for hulamoth. Fox was the one who couldn't remember, and Dana got her memories back.

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