The ever-talented scarletbaldyhas written a a gorgeous piece of angst as part of a series on the Seven Deadly Sins. Acedia (Sloth) is a beautiful - if painful - character study of Scully following the days after William's adoption.

She slowly lifts her face to the mirror, knowing perfectly well who is about to greet her. Her present reflection is no stranger. She’s seen her before, this unwelcome relative, with her lifeless hair, drawn face and haunted eyes. She turns up when things go bad, when sisters get shot, when tumors grow, when partners die. Scully hates everything she stands for, the weakness, the defeat, the loss of control.

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