Halrloprillalar   hal@prillalar.com   http://prillalar.com/

February 2, 1999

RATING: PG13.

FANDOM/SPOILERS: X-Files. No spoilers.

SUMMARY: Mulder/Krycek. The power of hugs.

DISTRIBUTION: Archive anywhere. Email forwarding allowed.

DISCLAIMER: CC, 1013, Fox, not me.


HAPPINESS
by Halrloprillalar - hal@prillalar.com

Krycek handed Mulder a buff envelope. "Here's everything we've got
on him. Need any other info?"

"No." Mulder leaned on the chilly concrete wall and slowly licked
his lower lip.

"OK then." Krycek held his arms open.

Mulder just stared. "What?"

"A hug. Give me a hug."

"A hug? What about the blowjobs? The rough fucks up against the
wall? The violence and mutilation?"

"Mulder, I know you like those -- so do I -- but just try the hug."

Extreme possibilities. Mulder stepped forward into Krycek's
embrace, feeling arms, one warm, one cold, wrap around him. Krycek
rocked him back and forth a little and Mulder found himself rubbing
little comforting circles on the back of the black leather jacket.
Then they stepped back.

"Krycek, you were right. The sex and violence -- it's fun, but it's
not fulfilling. I feel so much better about myself and about you.
Like warm fires and popcorn. Like puppies and softball games. Like
coming home."

"Hugs can change the world, Mulder. It's our last, best hope
against the coming invasion."

"Next time I see Skinner, I'll just walk up to him and give him a
big hug."

"I'm just on my way over there now. Want to come with?"

"Sure." Mulder put his arm around Krycek's shoulders and they
walked out together.

"And after we hug him, we can all watch Titanic. I still cry at the
ending."

Mulder smiled. The aliens didn't stand a chance.

F I N I S

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