[Compartmentalizing: she's got about 25 different reactions.]
[1) she already knows this isn't a fake or Slitheen wearing a weird Meta 2.0 suits. But it still gives her pause! 2) he must have A) really been hurt B) gotten over it and/or C) more emotional development than she would expect even the stunted alien to be capable of. 3) she owes even more thank you's to a lot of people (more than just Mulder) and that's staggering. 4) He loves her for being human??????!!!! The whole reason he said he could never ever love her?????!!! Since when?????! And how does he admit it???! 5) She's really very tempted to push him against the wall and snog the life out of him until he can't possibly walk anywhere anymore 6) some insane, slightly tsundere, part of her wants to give him a chance to run away. Again. After it nearly fucking killed her last time, and having already called him Meta 2.0. And he's probably lowkey jealous of himself for pushing her to Meta instead of letting her go with him even though she'd age etc. etc. HUMAN. Is this to protect WHICH of them exactly?!]
3/?
[1) she already knows this isn't a fake or Slitheen wearing a weird Meta 2.0 suits. But it still gives her pause!
2) he must have A) really been hurt B) gotten over it and/or C) more emotional development than she would expect even the stunted alien to be capable of.
3) she owes even more thank you's to a lot of people (more than just Mulder) and that's staggering.
4) He loves her for being human??????!!!! The whole reason he said he could never ever love her?????!!! Since when?????! And how does he admit it???!
5) She's really very tempted to push him against the wall and snog the life out of him until he can't possibly walk anywhere anymore
6) some insane, slightly tsundere, part of her wants to give him a chance to run away. Again. After it nearly fucking killed her last time, and having already called him Meta 2.0. And he's probably lowkey jealous of himself for pushing her to Meta instead of letting her go with him even though she'd age etc. etc. HUMAN. Is this to protect WHICH of them exactly?!]