I KNOW, in between arguments about whether John or Paul was the dreamier Beatle during their prime we used to, like, actively fight about whether Mulder and Scully were in lurv at the lunch table while we ate our string cheese and twinkies. NERD YOUTH \o/

Scully's hair was important in my developing understanding of fanon and fannish meta! Because in my head Scully is a natural redhead, Gillian Anderson isn't, end of story. This was an important concept for the wee fangirl I was!