Fic: Butterflies & Moths (Scully/Mulder)

[xfirefly9x]

Title: Butterflies & Moths
Fandom: The X Files
Characters: Scully/Mulder
Prompt: butterflies
Word Count: 175
Rating: G
Summary: The past chases like butterflies on the wind.
Notes: Written for an_ardent_rain. 7/12/10.

The past chases like butterflies on the wind. Wild. Erratic. Seemingly innocent, but perhaps not quite as pure as it makes out to be.

The past hardens a person. A butterfly trapped in amber. Locked solid. Opinions and beliefs are formed. Decisions made harder, easier, made.

The past is what makes a person. Builds them up. Turns them into moths or butterflies. Opens up opportunities and closes other doors.

Their past is one of adventure, of mystery and intrigue, of finding the truth and things that should be no more than fiction (but are as real as the beauty and quick passing of a butterfly).

Their future has been shaped in some ways and in others is as unpredictable as can be. It lies ahead of them. Waiting. Changing (a caterpillar to cocoon to butterfly) as their present affects their past, which alters the paths their future can take.

In the end, the past, the present and the future are one and the same. Like the flutter of a butterfly's wings, it, life, goes on.

Comments

[a-is4addiction.livejournal.com]

I like the writing style of this piece! Very lovely. My only issue with it is that there is nothing to make me feel like I'm reading about Mulder and Scully. It would be awesome if you added to this piece. :)

[eccentricrabbit.livejournal.com]

What about the scene with the cocoon in the tree? :)

[xfirefly9x.livejournal.com]

Thanks.
I was trying to be subtle with it and not outright say anything but hint at it. I guess maybe I could've added in a bit more/been a bit less subtle though. Shall keep that in mind for future writings.