In this AU Alex Krycek has both of his arms. The war was over. The Syndicate lay in ruins, their black-oil conspiracies bleached by a sunlight they never thought would reach the shadows. Fox Mulder stood in the center of a sterile, high-security safe house, the silence of victory feeling heavier than the chaos of … Read more
The captain’s cabin was filled with the scent of precious essences and the distant rhythm of waves against the hull. Joffrey sat at his heavy ebony table, maps spread out before him, the candlelight dancing across his scarred face. He was politeness personified — a politeness that hurt Angélique more than any open hatred. “You … Read more
The late afternoon sun stood low over Broken Flats, casting long, harsh shadows across the dusty main street. The town lay in the middle of nowhere, a cluster of weathered wooden buildings and empty lots surrounded by an endless stretch of cracked earth and low, brittle scrub. Once, people had come here full of hope—farmers, … Read more