HOUSE OF FANFIC REVIEW

Review of "Cat Woman and Dog Man" by Donnilee
Review by Maidenjedi
Rating: 7 of 10


While Donnilee continues to deliver the very hottest
smut left in XF fandom, this fic left me feeling as
though I'd just taken a cold shower.

The title tips the reader off right away - this is
going to be Doggett/Reyes.  In the header, Donnilee
confirms it, saying this is a post-ep story for
"Audrey Pauley".  At first, it even seems like this
will really deal with the issues the episode
presented.

But Donnilee's Monica is a cookie-cutter; there's
nothing here to distinguish her as herself.  The timid
uncertainty that Donnilee hints at is shattered by the
leap into hot NC-17 action.  There is no chance for
these characters to be more than sex objects.  Doggett
is a little tighter, his dialogue in character if
sketchy.

Of course, that might have been the point.  There is
no denying that Donnilee's writing is solid, and she
leaves no detail uncovered.  However, this story isn't
for anyone looking for deeper insight into the
Doggett/Reyes relationship.

I'd love to know why sex has to be the thing that
makes Doggett and Reyes "not Mulder and Scully".  It
seems to me that that issue could be explored and make
for an even better story.

Overall, I give this fic 7 of 10.  Donnilee's smut
remains top shelf, even when the characters are mere
shadows of themselves.