Skinner's Briefs

New chapters on AO3! Dancing in the Moonlight (39763 words) by prChung Chapters: 12/? Fandom: The X-Files Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Dana Scully/Walter Skinner Characters: Dana Scully, Fox Mulder, Walter Skinner, Original Characters Additional Tags: An X-File Case, Supernatural Elements, Romance, Humor, Peril, Were-Creatures, Investigations Series: Part 5 of Complimentary Mints Chapter Summary: Everything is brushing up against revelation— romantic, psychological, and literal danger— and the gravity is palpable. Under a harvest moon, truths begin to surface. Mulder grapples with the collapse of myth into something colder, more human, while Scully is swept into a night that feels disarmingly like fate, guided by Skinner’s steady presence and unexpected grace. Between candlelight, music, and distant gunshots, the line blurs between romance and reckoning— between what’s lost, and what might still be found.

New chapters available on AO3!  Dancing in the Moonlight (34873 words) by prChung Chapters: 11/? Fandom: The X-Files Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Dana Scully/Walter Skinner Characters: Dana Scully, Fox Mulder, Walter Skinner, Original Characters Additional Tags: An X-File Case, Supernatural Elements, Romance, Humor, Peril, Were-Creatures, Investigations Series: Part 5 of Complimentary Mints Chapter Summary: As Aspen’s mysteries tighten their grip, quiet moments hint at deeper truths. Mulder chases leads with trademark abandon, Scully grounds the investigation in reason, and Skinner’s past resurfaces with unexpected weight. As personal lines blur, the truth inches closer—and it doesn’t want to stay buried.

Chapter Summary: Tensions escalate as Assistant Director Walter Skinner arrives in Aspen, only to find himself entangled in a web of suspicious deaths, political intrigue, and lingering local resentments. While Mulder pursues eccentric leads— hiking his way into trouble, charming rehab-bound rock stars, discovering shady resort dealings, and pursuing his persistent theory of a sinister creature—Scully struggles to maintain rational order amidst growing chaos. As alliances shift and danger looms in the Aspen shadows, the line between predator and prey blurs, leaving everyone questioning who—or what—is really pulling the strings. Dancing in the Moonlight (30761 words) by prChung Chapters: 10/? Fandom: The X-Files Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Dana Scully/Walter Skinner Characters: Dana Scully, Fox Mulder, Walter Skinner, Original Characters Additional Tags: An X-File Case, Supernatural Elements, Romance, Humor, Peril, Were-Crea...