fic: Contingencies, 3/?

[xparrot]

Thanks to whoever gave my the virtual lj gift, what a sweet gesture, and I hope my fics continue to entertain! At present I especially hope this fic entertains, as it continues...

Smallville: Contingencies, 3/? {3,775 words}
PG-13; Clark/Lex; 6th season; angst, drama, h/c
Lex, forced to his last resort, comes to the Kent home, and Clark must rise to the occasion, as he finds himself questioning his assumptions about his dying enemy.

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By black-and-white superhero morality, deliberately risking 2 million lives or even one innocent life is wrong...but Lex sees in shades of gray and so do a lot of us...

And yeah, the Lex characterization is based on the essays I've been doing on him lately. I believe it's a feasible explanation of the character, if not quite the one the show is going for...!