Ooh, I can't wait for your take on their reactions. Not just Lex, Chloe and Lana, too. The Kents were perfectly in character, with their devoted support to Clark and their platitudes covering up the darker depths of what they have to do and are willing to do.
exploring an issue about Clark's secrets (and in fact most superhero secret identities) that's been bothering me. The problem with secret identities (for superheroes) is that that there's no real alternative for it - if you don't have one, you don't get privacy at best and your loved ones become targets at worst. And it's always a gamble telling someone, and each time someone new becomes a secret keeper, everyone else involved also is put at risk. For example: Lex has proven himself in this fic, but Clark decides to tell Chloe and Lana as well. But can he be sure they'll stay loyal? No. Especially not since he's been raised to trust no one and deny everything ;)
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Date: 2007-06-15 06:15 pm (UTC)exploring an issue about Clark's secrets (and in fact most superhero secret identities) that's been bothering me.
The problem with secret identities (for superheroes) is that that there's no real alternative for it - if you don't have one, you don't get privacy at best and your loved ones become targets at worst. And it's always a gamble telling someone, and each time someone new becomes a secret keeper, everyone else involved also is put at risk. For example: Lex has proven himself in this fic, but Clark decides to tell Chloe and Lana as well. But can he be sure they'll stay loyal? No. Especially not since he's been raised to trust no one and deny everything ;)