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Literatti: X Files Fiction By Deslea: The Wastelands
The Wastelands

The Wastelands is an offshoot page to my main collection, listed in stories by date. The Wastelands is a bit of a mixed bag. It includes a lot of my older work, some experimental pieces that I don't feel worked as well as I'd have liked, WIPs of uncertain status, little throwaway pieces I wasn't too invested in, work about which I have mixed feelings, and so on. I still think most things here have merit, otherwise I'd probably take them down completely, but they're works I would rather not spotlight in the main collection for some reason (for instance, because unfinished WIPs might be disappointing to readers, or because I don't have a lot of personal attachment to them, or they feel uneven in their execution, etc). In other words, reader beware.


+ 2003-2007 + 2002 + 1996-2001 + update history +

All adult-content fanfics are marked in accordance with the MPAA ratings system, but please exercise personal judgement with due regard for the laws of your jurisdiction. Most fiction is presented in HTML format and includes cover artwork.
Arrested Momentum
Krycek/Marita not-quite-PWP. R.

A special sexual request leaves Alex annoyed. But why did she ask? Shades of low-key BDSM. This one is here because I never viewed it as a serious work - in fact, I only posted it because the people who did look at it really liked it. I think there's a seed of a really good underlying idea here, but it wasn't fleshed out enough to really meet with my satisfaction.

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No artwork for this one yet.
Power Play
Harem Challenge NC17 Femmeslash

Krycek. Covarrubias. Jeraldine Kallenchuck. Two formidable women. One powerful man. But who, exactly, is running the show? NC17 for f/f sex. This one's here because I think Marita's actions are a bit out of character here. But I'm a huge femmeslash fan, so I just had to write it anyway.

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Cover art by Deslea.  Laurie Holden as Marita Covarrubias, ?? as Jeraldine Kallenchuck.
One Son: Vignettes in 155
Bite-sized One Son post-eps

155-word writers' exercises are a staple of XF fanfic. I always swore I'd never do one...I guess I just needed the right challenge. Three One Son mood pieces written for the haremxf supporting women in 155 challenge. PG. These necessarily feel very bare-bones, so they're in the Wastelands instead of on the main page.

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No cover artwork for One Son: Vignettes In 155.
Dark Half
Krycek/Marita PG Vignette

Dark vignettes, set after Requiem. Mulder contemplates the strange bond between our duo. Character death, a little twisted. This one's here because it was more a moment of personal perversity than anything.

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No artwork for these fics
Pentagon 911
Krycek/Marita R Tribute Novella
In Progress - Status Uncertain

Post-Existence, September 11 tribute fic. This story deals graphically with the terrible tragedy of September 11. Please show discretion in your decision about whether to read. I am currently deciding whether to continue this story. This one's here due to its uncertain status.

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No artwork has been made for this fic.
Walt In White Undies And Other Filks
Greatest Hits...Sort Of.

Three very silly, and arguably pretty bad parodies. Walt In White Undies, an ode to Zero Sum, is probably the best of the lot.

|Walt In White Undies| |I Am Mulder| |Twelve Days Of XF|
Artwork? For these? Are you nuts?
Her Sacrifice
Angst PG13 Vignette

When Scully, Marita, and Krycek get caught in the same vortex, anything can happen. This was written for the Surprise Ending challenge at the Purity Virtual Summer Season. This one's here because a couple of readers felt it smacked of anti-Scully polemic. I viewed it more as POV-driven commentary, but I can sort of see why they felt that way. (To be fair, other Scullyists quite liked it, so I don't really know whether it's fair criticism or not).

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Her Sacrifice cover.  Nicholas Lea as Alex Krycek, Laurie Holden as Marita Covarrubias, Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully.
Karmic Ways
PG Badfic Humour

Humour. Krycek, Marita, Mulder and Diana decide to reward the writer who gave them so much nookie. Chaos ensues. Several characters were assassinated to bring you this parody, along with a good dose of my artistic ::cough:: integrity. This one's here just because it's extraordinarily silly, even by my standards (which, when it comes to humour, are pretty warped to begin with).

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Karmic Ways cover.  Nicholas Lea as Alex Krycek, Laurie Holden as Marita Covarrubias, David Duchovny as Fox Mulder, Mimi Rogers as Diana Fowley, Tom Braidwood as Melvin Frohike, Callista Flockhart as Ally McBeal.
And So It Ends
Krycek/Marita PG13 Romance
In Progress - Active, Awaiting Revision

When Alex discovers that Marita was abducted during a tour of duty in Chechyna, the pieces of the Dmitri puzzle start to fall into place...but before they can make a picture, there's an invasion to contend with. Slated for revision. This one's here because of its long-neglected status.

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And So It Ends cover art.  Nicholas Lea as Alex Krycek, Laurie Holden as Marita Krycek.
Someone I Trusted *NC17*
Scully/Skinner Romance
In Progress - On Hold

Scully and Skinner come together in distrust, then in forgiveness and love. But a secret intervention by Skinner, years ago, threatens to come between them. This novel length series has one chapter to go, temporarily on hold but still on the agenda. This one's here due to uneven execution, a deus ex machina, and slight Mary Sue leanings. It's not a bad work, but I've grown beyond it.

|The Blessing Way|Paper Clip|Always|The Apocryphal File|Sharon's Reprise|Interlude|Terma's Shadow|Memento Mori|Susannah|Through Darkened Glass|Ground Zero|Redux|
Someone I Trusted cover.  Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully, Mitch Pileggi as Walter Skinner.
One Endless Night *PG13*
Scully/Skinner Romance

Scully/Skinner romance. Mytharc Colony to Emily. Told in journal/poetic format. Short story. I quite like this one, but no-one much else seemed to, so it's here.

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One Endless Night cover.  Mitch Pileggi as Walter Skinner, Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully.
Marriage Of Convenience
Scully/Skinner 1999 Fluffy Award Winner

Scully and Skinner marry to avoid sending she and Mulder to prison. Short story. This one is not to be taken too seriously, and it has a horrible piece of fanon within it, but not a bad read nonetheless.

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Marriage Of Convenience cover art.  Mitch Pileggi as Walter Skinner, Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully Skinner.
A Soul, Unbound *PG13*
Scully/Emily Angst

Scully journal-type vignette (part dream sequence). Angst. Christmas Carol/Emily. Short story. There is a music video for this story at my video page. I like this one, but no-one much else did, so between that and its age, I put it here.

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A Soul Unbound cover.  Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully, Lauren Diewold as Emily Sim.
Offspring *R*
Scully/Skinner Romance

Scully and Skinner's happiness at her unexpected pregnancy is shortlived when they discover the child is not theirs. But it is Scully, not Skinner, who is not the biological parent. This novel-length saga was my very first fan fiction back in 1996. Actually, it's not a bad piece. Probably its worst failing is a tendency to excessive adverbs.

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Offspring cover.  David Duchovny as Fox Mulder, Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully, Zachary Judd as Melissa Scully, Mitch Pileggi as Walter Skinner.
Eden's Reprise *R*
Scully/Skinner Romance
In Progress - On Hold

Scully's tour of duty in the Gulf with Skinner drew them together. But they would leave the killing fields with more than Purple Hearts. Mythology to The End. This novel length story is temporarily on hold, but still on the agenda. This piece has some really good moments, in fact, and it probably would be on the main page if it was complete. The Mulder characterisation is probably the worst part of it. That needs cleaning up.

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Eden's Reprise cover.  Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully Skinner, Mitch Pileggi as Walter Skinner, young Gillian as their child.
Borderline *R*
Unfinished

Mulder/Scully married. When Mulder suffers from chronic mental illness Scully struggles to help him. This one is unfinished for now, but I still get requests for it seven years later, so I hope to finish it when its content isn't so close to home. I like this one, and it's only here because of its unfinished status.

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No artwork for Borderline.
Bermuda Fragments *NC17*
Scully/Skinner Romance

Post-Triangle parable. This is not one of my best works but I like it anyway. I would write this one very differently now, but I haven't had the heart to tinker with it.

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No artwork for Bermuda Fragments.
Pregnant Pause *NC17*
Wirerims Nominee, Best Skinner/Scully Story

Short, wildly implausible Scully/Skinner romance. This one's just here because it's a bit of cheap contrived fluff, but it's good fun, just the same.

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No artwork for Pregnant Pause.
Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road? An XF Primer *G*

Why did the chicken cross the road? Characters answer an age-old question. There were a few of these in 1998-9 and I just had to get on the bandwagon.

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Artwork? For this? Are you nuts?
Kidnapped *G*

Non-XF Humour. What happens when a woman turns on her male. This one's here because it's kind of out of place on the main page.

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No artwork for Kidnapped.


Literatti design and content © Deslea R. Judd 1996-2007. More websites: http://xfiles.deslea.com. The X Files is the property of Chris Carter and 1013 Productions. The stories found here are derivative works inspired by and derived from that body of work and are intended as homage. No infringement on the commercial interests of any party is intended.