Fandom: X-Files
Title: The Adversary
Author: Xanthe (
xanthelj)
Genre: Slash, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Drama, AU, Novel Length
Pairing: Mulder/OMC, Mulder/Others, Mulder/Skinner
Rating: NC17
Warnings: NonCon, Rape, Torture - Physical and Psychological, BDSM, Bondage, Extreme Violence
Spoilers: Don't remember any.
Notes: This is an
extremely intense story. It was the first fic I'd read by Xanthe, and
one of the earliest X-Files stories I'd ever read. It pretty much
defined
Mulder Bashing for
me. But as hard as it was to read, I couldn't stop. I'd pretty
much figured out the whole deal about Mulder's lover from grad school,
so that wasn't a big deal to reveal, but hey. What's just one
more step on the way to Mulder's eventual capitulation. And from
the way he was treated, I couldn't see it going down any other
way.
Even so, I kept telling myself how smart Mulder was, and how he could
manage to keep his sanity throughout this whole breaking down process;
and the fact that he managed to continue to work his way into his
Adversary's mind at the same time gave me hope...albeit a very small
amount. By the time it's over, you'll be blinking your eyes and
shaking your head, too. I know I was. It's the case of the
car accident that you just can't look away from as you drive
past. So you back up and park, get out of the car and go poking
around. You just can't help yourself.
About the AU. Something in Mulder's past is changed, but it does
not effect the present day of the fic. Mulder still works for
Skinner and his partner is still Scully. The Cigarette Smoking
Man is there turning the screws as usual, and the Rat Bastard is
hanging out, being totally unpredictable - also as usual.
If you don't mind a bit of torture, you've got a solid stomach, and you
like a lot of Mulder Torture - this is the fic for you. And no, I
don't know what it says about me, that I've read this one more than
once...well, more than twice, okay?
Excerpt:
( He had to accept, for now at least, that he was at someone else’s mercy )
I rate this fic: Pretty Damn Good