Broken Things by mldrgrl

The year is 1886, William Mulder owns a horse ranch in northern Texas. The widow of a neighboring landowner has something he wants.

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This fic seriously brought a smile to my face. Mldrgrl's talent for storytelling is something else. She created a captivating and emotional story that's just beautiful. There's just no other description for it.

What really gets me though is, that the story doesn't lose any of its wonderful, enchanting, gorgeous storytelling, no matter how often I re-read it. Mldrgrl truly created a masterpiece here, and she created a story that holds up over time.

And as this can't be said enough, I'm repeating it one more time: this fic is amazing.

I found it especially captivating, how Mulder and Katherine's interactions always seemed genuine. And the story never loses its pace. One event after the other add up to the final revelation in the bathroom. And the supporting cast is just as interesting. We get Frohike and Monika and Doggett and Skinner and many others in their time-adjusted roles. And their journeys and backgrounds are just as engaging. A journey I loved to take with all the characters.

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