fic: A Constant Struggle, 2/2

[xparrot]

Beware of sap. (And falling typoes! gnine tried to give a beta but we're both still under the weather and easily distracted.) I'm terribly fond of this variation on Lex and the Clex, so this is likely not the last you'll see of this universe. Or Conner, because he is really far too much fun.

Smallville: A Constant Struggle, 2/2 {5,467 words}
PG-13; AU futurefic, Static Shock x-over; mild Clex and V/R
Robert and his boys are invited over to family dinner with Lex Luthor and three generations of Kents.

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Comments

[bagheera-san.livejournal.com]

But everyone had known the truth, how with his cronies, the crime bosses and other supervillains, Lex Luthor must have been triumphant, celebrating the loss of his hated foe. Ouch. That's pretty damn horrible. Wouldn't blame Lex for cracking and going seriously evil after a while - but well, he had Kon.

"I wonder if it is the pheromo-spores," Martha remarked brightly, "I've been wondering if they're as interesting as Clark makes them sound," and the three of them leaned over the railing to get a good view of the carefully orchestrated chaos unfolding on the street below.

I died a little. Martha rules :)

I wish anyone would ever talk to Lex this reasonably on the show. I watched the episode with Richie's Dad being racist yesterday - Robert is way cool, even though he's kind of an ass about the "Static" thing. (And gosh, imagining Virgil older - he'd be the hottest toon character ever!)

If you write more in this 'verse I'd love to see Clark and Lex publicly pretending to be nemeses :D

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

I'd really like to write out Kon's creation, if only I knew the Death of Superman storyline better...Lex must've been seriously breaking. Aww.

Re: Virgil! Eee, I know! (I love the dreads. ^^ And the 2nd version of the costume, all the black...mmm~~.) You see him in the future a couple times, but it's always Batman Beyond time so he's in his 60s...want to see him in his prime!

Yeah, I wanna write Clark & Lex putting on a show (though it wouldn't be a SS x-over anymore and I've gotten so used to writing them from Robert's eyes...)

[lapetite-kiki.livejournal.com]

Awww, that was simply awesome!

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Thanks! ^_^

[yma2.livejournal.com]

I adored the last line, just perfect! I also liked the remark about clowns and super-heros. Very funny.
Yeah, this was fluff, but fluff can be good and I enjoyed this. Nice work.

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Glad you enjoyed it! ^_^ I love fluff myself...angst & darkfic is fun and brain-twisty but I eat sugar & sap up with a spoon.

[dogwoodblossom.livejournal.com]

Aww. Cute. :)

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Hee, thanks!

[maigie2010.livejournal.com]

This was so delightful. I enjoy your portrayal of Lex, the supervillianhero. And his relationship with Clark and his family is exactly what Lex needs to keep him on the hero side. I think the way how you convey that he would be a supervillian in fact if not for his personal ties is genius. He knows this. Clark and Jonathan know this. He needs them. Martha is teh goddess. I thought that using Robert's viewpoint in the story was inspired. We saw and understood the complex familial interaction of the Kent-Luthors.

I hope you don't mind but I'd love to friend you. LOL, this way I can keep up with your loverly fic and eljay comments.

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Yeah, all Lex really needs to go...well, not straight, but good, anyway...is a little help from his friends. And it is terribly entertaining to get a glimpse at such, umm, odd family dynamics through an outsider's eyes...

Please feel free to friend, welcome to the flist! ^_^

[hangebokhan.livejournal.com]

Liked it a lot. For curiosity's sake, what were they being asked with?

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! (er, what was who being asked?)

[hangebokhan.livejournal.com]

O_O Whoops! What were they being attacked with ^^;; stupid spell check.

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

They're being attacked with the pheromo-spores. What those are...ummm, you'll haveta ask Lex XD

[hangebokhan.livejournal.com]

Lol... it sounds like something that would make them want to have sex with everything in sight XD

[moonprincessnat.livejournal.com]

Very nice! I really like how well you've illustrated the complex nature of Lex--he's not easy to categorize, as Robert as discovered. Thanks for sharing. :-)

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Lex is a twisty one. Thank you for reading! ^_^

[attaccabottoni.livejournal.com]

The family that performs superheroics superhysterics superhistrionics super loves each other eats pie together, stays together.

Families of superheroes should totally form a support groups bond with each other. I love that the friendship between the SS and SV families transcend territories/localities.

The Superman family members in particular shouldn't be as isolated from each other (or dead) as they are in most canons. *sighs*

Lex family fics never fail to brighten my day. A Lex family fic in this awesome universe? MADE OF WIN!

[attaccabottoni.livejournal.com]

Sorry about that above deleted comment, all that excitement made my twitchy fingers I post it twice. XD

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

It's tough being a superhero family! They totally need support groups. Or barring that, lots of adorable family dinners. Raising a superpowered teenager just cannot be easy.

Clex family fics make me oh too happy myself! ^_^

[lukita.livejournal.com]

Dood, family get togethers with a fluffy ending. ♥ This version of Lex is all sorts of awesome, he's evil except not but he actually is when it comes to some things.

Martha totally win at the end though. *snerk*

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Lex is only mostly evil. In the important ways he's not ^_^

[fallen-iceangel.livejournal.com]

I love the endings, the complete nonchalance of the parents. XD

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Hee, thanks! Yeah, they're rather blase about having a supervillain in the family...

[fallen-iceangel.livejournal.com]

'Oh, it's another army of super robots. I better make sure the cat's still inside.'

[amarin-rose.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow, another great installment of this great series! I completely skipped over the summary because I knew this would be a great fic, and I was soooo surprised by Kon being there. But the dynamic between him and Lex and him and Clark is so very real. Lex, just because you don't want your son to grow up, doesn't mean you can prevent it.

And now you've got me wondering what happened to the other younger heroes, like Robin (from SS crossovers) and Speedy (from JLU, which has had SS crossovers), if maybe they formed a Titans team or something. :)

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Hee, glad you enjoyed it! But poor Lex, though, your son growing up is one thing, but when he's only 7...!

Don't know if there are teen titans - I mean, Clark is running around superheroing now at what, 20 years old? Conner might protest being grouped with 'teens', being an adult (at least by his birth certificate...)

[amarin-rose.livejournal.com]

Nineteen is still a teenager. :)

[issen4.livejournal.com]

Martha is perfect. Nice ending!

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Glad you enjoyed it! Martha is rather too comfortable having a supervillain in the family... XD

[nerowill.livejournal.com]

*hee* I love this series! The whole drama with Lex and Conner was great as well as Robert's prospective on it. I'm glad that they made up in the end, though.

Having Virgil and Richie meet farm!Clark and and Kents was grin-inducing, with the scene where they all realize Lex is Conner's dad topping the list.

Your Supervillian!Lex persona is lots of fun--I hope we see more in this series!

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Aw, they had to make up! This 'verse is my happy place, it can't stay un-fluffy for long ^_^

There will probably be more to come, if I have time amid everything else! I might also post a few prequels of when this AU diverged from SV canon...

[jakrar.livejournal.com]

Beautiful finish to the story! I really like Robert's conversation with Lex, and I especially like Lex knowing full well that Connor and Clark are listening to everything said. Love the reconciliation scene, with Connor's head on Lex's shoulder, and Clark gathering them both into a hug. *purrs happily*

Lex took his time. "Superboy can make an unofficial appearance," he said finally. "One city-wide fly-by, no longer than a quarter of an hour, starting at 10:15 AM precisely. If you oversleep, you miss the chance."

"All right!" Conner cried, pumping his fist. "Awesome!"

"Lex," Clark said, "what happens at 10:15?"

"Absolutely nothing," Lex said, in a very particular voice that Robert knew meant he was being completely deceitful by being entirely honest.

Clark put an arm around the supervillain's shoulders. "Then what happens at 10:30?"

That is so perfect! A truly and awesomely Lexian moment.

Then there's the lovely bit with Lex and Richie talking supergenius-shop over Richie's latest invention, while Connor goes all Clark-enthusiastic over the prospect of Martha's pie, and the utterly wonderful closing with the dust coming down and Martha cheerfully hoping it's the pheromo-spores. Huzzah! *dances with glee* Love this!

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Hee! So glad you enjoyed it! ^_^ And yay, hugs! (I am a hug-whore, I'll admit it. Probably one of the reasons I can't bring myself to be as bitter with the Kents as perhaps I should be, is because they have such adorable family hugs all the time. And of course the Clex hugs go without saying!!)

And I love supergenius!Lex at least as much as hugs. I wish I had the electronic savvy to write him going into full technobabble with Richie. It, uh, turns me on. ^^;

[jakrar.livejournal.com]

And I love supergenius!Lex at least as much as hugs. I wish I had the electronic savvy to write him going into full technobabble with Richie. It, uh, turns me on.

Turns me on, too. *blushes* Nothing sexier than supergenius!Lex.

Ok, been meaning to friend you for a while...

[astrea9562.livejournal.com]

...because I really like your fic and meta, but this story is brilliant. Wonderful everybody - but especially Conner and Lex.

Sadly, I have almost zero time to comment on a regular basis and I hope that is okay with you. However, I didn't just want to drive-by 'friend' without saying hi!

So, hi there!

;D

Re: Ok, been meaning to friend you for a while...

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Thank you, and hi! Welcome to the flist! Don't worry about commenting - I get all squee-y about comments, but more than anything I'm just glad to know people are reading my silly stories and rants XD

[feikoi.livejournal.com]

Oh. My God. You realize this crossover is what forced me into the Static Shock fandom, yes? *squees loudly at update*

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Hee - but SS is such a cute fandom, can you really mind? ^_^ I'll probably be writing more in this 'verse (not sure about x-overs, though, might just stick to Superman...)

[elvishlady09.livejournal.com]

Ok, I found this series on Smallville slash and am IN LOVE with this universe! You have no idea how much I am begging you to write more.
I watch Static with my 4 year old and have thought- you know there is something there between Virgil and Richie!
Flawless my love, flawless!

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed it! There's a couple more stories in this 'verse (check the 'subterfuge au' tag on this lj), though they don't feature the Static Shock chars. I also have a solely SS Virgil/Richie story here - SS fandom is small but fun, they also got a comm: the_gas_station

[bandgeekamelia.livejournal.com]

"And also, hello, invisible?" Virgil added. "How are we supposed to stop invisible accidents? Who do you think we are, superheroes?"
One of my favorite lines. There were too many to copy paste them all. SO GOOD!!!

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Hee, glad you enjoyed it! ^_^

[phlogistics.livejournal.com]

This was completely fantastic. Thanks so much for writing this fic!

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Hee, glad you enjoyed both of them! ^_^