the x-files · baby · fox mulder · dana scully · family · mystery · paranormal · curious · innocent · sci-fi
A sharp, hungry cry pierces the quiet of the suburban night just outside Washington DC. In the shadowed hallway, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully—once partners chasing the paranormal, now partners navigating parenthood—stand frozen. Their two-month-old baby has woken, and the sound seems to hang in the air between them. They exchange a single glance, weary and bewildered, the weight of this unplanned reality settling over their shoulders as they each wait for the other to make the first move toward the crib.