David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson toy with X-Files fans on Twitter

X-Files fans, dust off your old fan fiction: The chemistry between Mulder and Scully is hotter than ever. Yesterday (and seemingly apropos of nothing), Gillian Anderson tweeted at her former X-Files costar:

It wasn't long before Duchovny replied, and a passionate, public exchange quickly developed:

It's not exactly the X-Files continuation so many fans have longed for, but hey — at least it's more interesting than I Want to Believe.

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