Agent Mulder was nothing like she’d imagined. For starters, he was much taller than she’d expected him to be, but beyond that, he brought a presence to the room, a sort of air of comfort and disregard for what other people thought of him. Kelly watched as he circled the crime scene, surprised at the level of interest he seemed to have for the smallest details around the room. He looked at the curtains, the pictures hanging on the walls, and bent at the waist to hover his nose far closer to the untouched glass of scotch that she would have felt comfortable with.
This was Kelly’s first case as a detective, and seeing Agents Mulder and Scully assess the scene made her realize how much she still had to learn. She tried to file everything away– the questions they asked, the things that seemed important to them, the way that they seemed to be able to converse without words.
Watching them made her feel like a novice, but at the same time, made her excited for her future as a detective.
She knew that this case was a throwaway that no one else in the department wanted, but Agent Mulder seemed to think it was something more than just a missing person. From what she understood of his role at the FBI, his theories were… a little unique, but if he could help shed light on this case, Kelly might be able to make a name for herself here.
Even though this was the first time she’d met Agent Mulder, she knew a decent amount about him. She’d kept in touch with Agent Scully after her class had ended. Women in law enforcement weren’t necessarily hard to come by, but they were still in the minority. Kelly respected the other woman and how far she had gone in her career in a relatively short time. She wanted to follow in her footsteps. She saw her as a mentor of sorts and because of that, she made sure to call from time to time so she wouldn’t lose that connection.
The first time Agent Scully had mentioned her partner, it was in passing. Kelly had called to check in when she heard rumors about a gruesome case in Minnesota. She’d been worried about her former instructor and even more so when she realized that medical intervention wasn’t actually that uncommon for Agent Scully.
“I hope you have someone watching your back,” she’d said, feeling nervous for her friend, and for herself in this career path she’d chosen.
“I do,” Agent Scully answered, her voice soft. “My partner, Agent Mulder. Our cases are just… complex. But he keeps me as safe as he can.”
She paused for a moment before adding, “And I, him.”
Drew these a few months back as some preliminary ideas for a planned collab with @suitablyaggrieved but I kinda fell out of the fandom before we could properly start. So I’m gonna post these now at least :)
Well, just find yourself a man with a spotless genetic make-up and a really high tolerance for being second-guessed and start pumping out the little Uber-Scullys. What about your family? Hmm? Well, aside from the need for corrective lenses and a tendency to be abducted by extraterrestrials involved in an international governmental conspiracy, the Mulder family passes genetic muster.
