Genius
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| Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Genius |
| Author(s): | Kipler |
| Date(s): | 1995 |
| Length: | 16058 words |
| Genre(s): | MSR |
| Fandom(s): | X-Files |
| Relationship(s): | |
| External Links: | online here, also on AO3 |
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Genius is an X-Files MSR story by Kipler.
It was originally posted to alt.tv.x-files.creative.
It was the winner of a 1995 Spooky Award for Best Carteresque Story.
In 1996, the author commented on this story in an interview:
Well, Sarah in "Genius" was based on everyone's adolescent self. No one feels accepted or "normal" at that age, so that made it easy to imagine how a really abnormal child would feel. [1]
Reactions and Reviews
Written and originally posted in the summer of 1995. Posted to AO3 on the 20th anniversary! That’s kind of cool. “Genius” won the 1995 Second Place Spooky award for “Most Carteresque.” Kipler’s clear-sighted empathy for her characters informs and shapes every scene. There is no villain; in the end, there is just something new to understand, something quite miraculous. What elevates the story out of the MOTW category into something rarer is the ending, as we observe Scully begin to comprehend what drew Mulder to this case. [2]
In the heat of the summer, Mulder and Scully go to Massachusetts—Mulder's home state—to investigate a little girl who keeps getting lost in the woods and coming back smarter. They don’t really solve the case, but Scully comes to a deeper understanding of what makes her partner tick. The tone of the story is an absolute dupe for the tone of the show, except better because Chris Carter isn’t putting dumb soliloquies and offensive stereotypes of Middle Eastern people in, HOORAY FOR FANFIC.[3]
References
- ^ Gossamer Interview with an Author: Mary Beth Clark (Kipler)
- ^ 201 Days of The X-Files, Archived version
- ^ "The Rec Center #35". Archived from the original on 2024-07-21.