The X-Files, “The Red And The Black” Behind The Scenes Featuring:

Mulder's Happy Dream 😇

Fox Mulder appreciation post

even more smoll scully and mulder holds her gently 🥺❤️

Fan art by Ami Thompson

It's the same picture

The X Files hits different when watching it with my family

- My dad calls Scully Molly, and one time he called Mulder, Scuncy.

- My sister only watches when Mulder is on screen and every episode asks when are they going to kiss (Oh poor thing).

- My mom just hates the series since S2E11, and is banned in her prescence since.

I think mostly what young fandom types (and I guess younger people in general) who are very very invested in the idea that “20 is still basically a minor” need to understand is that the feeling of “I’m just a child pretending to be an adult, and everyone else around me is a REAL adult” is DEEPLY universal (and won’t stop, ever, by the way, sorry!) and also is not, like, praxis.

Believe me, I get it, but the self-infantilization needs to stop, especially when you’re trying to engage in conversations about actual children and the harms they can face. Yes, it is scary to wake up and realize you’re 22 and you still feel like you’re 15, but it happens to all of us. You’re an adult. You have to deal with it.