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In the desert i saw a creature, naked, bestial, who, squatting upon the ground, held his heart in his hands, and ate of it.

I said, "Is it good, friend?"

"It is bitter-bitter," he answered; "But I like it. Because it is bitter, and because it is my heart."

"In The Desert" / Stephen Crane.

EFFIGY !

❛ i find it kind of funny,
i find it kind of sad,
the dreams in which i'm
dying are the best i've
ever had.❜
-- "mad world",
tears for fears.

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          An effigy is more than a mere representation. It is a symbol, a vessel, a projection of humanity's deepest emotions.

For centuries, effigies have been crafted to honor the dead, commemorate heroes, or embody sacred ideals. Yet, just as often, they have served darker purposes--burned in protest, mutilated in defiance, or cursed in rituals meant to channel rage or fear.

They are silent witnesses to the passions of the living, and yet, some whisper of an unsettling truth: that what we create in our image may take on a life of its own.

Margaret Thatcher is no stranger to any of this––the symbols, the artifacts that reshape the world they were meant only to reflect.

She'd worked cases similar. Contracted out by the FBI to consult on oddities and things that would leave most scratching their heads in bewilderment.

Over the years, Mary had built up her reputation as a government contracted Investigative Journalist and Private investigatior. It wasn't uncommon to have a call come in directly from the FBI catch her by the sweatpants and messy hair.

What had never happened over the course of her entirety working as a consultant for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, was getting a call directly from none other than Fox Mulder himself. A name she hadn't heard since her graduation at Oxford, a name she had buried, or so she though.

Mary Thatcher can't help but want to put herself on the pyre and stack it high.

After all, we are all effigies, are we not?

What better fate for an effigy that to burn, burn, burn.

FOX:
Do you think I'm spooky?

MARY:
No-but you're
definitely kooky.

MARGARET LEE THATCHER
portrayed by ♤ Taylor Cole.
-----
28. Investigative Journalist. Eldest daughter. Conspiracy theorist. Stringboards and dust jackets. Stephen King fanatic. Devil's advocate. Folklore. Bonfires. Dancing to Michael Jackson's "Thriller." Cryptozoology. Hesitant flat earther. Red wine. Oxford alumni. Historian. Daft Punk. Slacks. Messy buns. Honors society. Saving people, hunting things.

Pixies - Is She Weird

~ ᯽ ~

FOX WILLIAM MULDER
portrayed by ♧ David Duchovny
-----
32. Fbi agent. X-files. The Smiths. Psychology. Baseball cards. Loafers. Loose ties and oversided trench coats. Leftover takeout. Somethings out there! Abandoned buildings. Dean Koontz. Sports illustrated. Gun metal. Chaotic  organization. Artificial light halos. Oxford Honors. Unanswered calls and unconventional methods. The hunt is afoot.

The Smiths - The Boy With A Thorn In His Side.

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PLAYLIST

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I. a forest / THE CURE.
II. disorder / JOY DIVISON.
III. love will tear us apart / JOY DIVISON
IV. pretty girls make graves / THE SMITHS.

V. good old fashioned lover boy / QUEEN.
VI. love my way / THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS.
VII. man on the moon / R.E.M.
VIII. enjoy the silence / DEPECHE MODE.
IX. dreams never end / NEW ORDER.
X. somebody's watching me / ROCKWELL.
XI. no surprises / RADIOHEAD.
XII. human crime / PIXIES.
XIII. blackbird / THE BEATLES.
XIV. drown / TEARS FOR FEARS.
XV. everybody wants to rule the world / TEARS FOR FEARS.
XVI. this charming man / THE SMITHS.
XVII. the promise / WHEN IN ROME.
XVIII. mad world / TEARS FOR FEARS.
XIX. the killing moon / ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN.
XX. dumb / NIRVANA.
XXI. the man who sold the world / NIRVANA.
XXII. west end girls / PET SHOP BOYS.
XXIII. the passenger / SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES.

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𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐌
━━━━━
✧
⎮
♱

DISCLAIMER.

this book is rated R for death, gore,
profanity, detailed descriptions && mentions of: alcoholism, lack of knowledge on alphabet organizations and how they operate, animal death, bones, depression, emotional abuse, small grey && green men with an unhuman amount of fingers, religious hysteria && trauma, fox mulder being fox mulder, hallucinations, dana scully being a rational girl's girl, abductions, obscure && niche movie references, cow-tipping, flying saucers, murder, eludes to sexual activity -- nothing graphic / mere mentions, self-harm, PTSD, terminal illness, violence. && the basis of the X FILES
though some of this will be skimmed and or perhaps not mentioned at all,
[ nevertheless, proceed with caution ]

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I own no other than my ocs, non-canon facts, scenes written by yours truly, & any fictional places which may pop up in this work of fiction. this plot and any ocs which I have created, belong to me, and are not to be used unless I give complete written permission.

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STARTED: 11/19/24.
FINISHED: ongoing.
COVER: cavalrylads / me.
LAYOUT: cavalrylads / me.
PLOT: cavalrylads / me.

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For my little:
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For the "great wise one":
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And to all those who
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