Rocket Man by bluesamutra

What happened to the man who suddenly got everything he ever wanted?

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What a ride and what an amazing story. Action-packed, full of angst and wonderful Mulder and Scully interactions and MSR. This fic has it all. I'm going to miss getting “new chapter” alerts for it.

Bluesamutra knows how to hit just the right amount of angst to be painful but it is not to be completely irredeemable. I still wanted to slap Mulder or empty a bucket of ice water over his head from time to time but I won't ever give up on him. That wouldn't be Mulder. He was toeing the line though.

I also loved the case! Horrible — but so intriguing. I was equally invested in finding out what happened with the murders, why Diana was working on the X-Files, and how the MSR could be fixed after those horrible words — and Mulder blowing chance after chance and thinking about Diana’s feelings. Can you tell I'm deeply invested?

All I could think about was Scully in the hospital, what was happening with the case, and when would Mulder finally wake up and smell the coffee!

I have no idea how bluesamutra did it but every time I thought it couldn't get better I was proven wrong. Mulder and Scully’s conversations had me reading open-mouthed.

I loved everything about this fic: the angst, the plot and the case.

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