fic: The Right of Truth, part 1

[xparrot]

Next week we (hopefully) will return you to your regularly scheduled fic. For now - gratuitous Clex h/c, set in late second season. If I had been watching the show back then, this is just the sort of fic I would've been writing: slash angst-fluff, pretty much, exploring an issue about Clark's secrets (and in fact most superhero secret identities) that's been bothering me.

Warnings for a bit of good old fashioned Lex!torture in the beginning, and generally woobie!Lex. Also the Kents are perhaps not very nice here, which wasn't my intent, but how it worked out. Hopefully in an IC way, but still. (And may I say *sigh* that being an asshole is in character for SV's Jonathan...)

Smallville: The Right of Truth (1/2)
R, Clex, h/c; second season
Lex is kidnapped and it's Clark to the rescue as usual, but he might not be ready for all he finds.

Read it on AO3

Comments

[aerynvala.livejournal.com]

Oh I am SO excited about this story! God but I love Lex staying true to the (he thought) bitter end. I completely believe that to be in character. And this Clark, this is what I wanted and needed so desperately from the show way back then. Some sign that he understood the gravity of his lies as it impacted the lives of others. Martha and Jonathan are also, imo, in character. And yes, yes, yes: canon!Jonathan is a jerky asswad. So you didn't write him too harshly at all. I cannot wait for more!! :D

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Glad the Lex-characterization works for you! Yes, in the early couple seasons I can't see him as anything but loyal...he had his dark side still, but the friendship was stronger. For him, anyway...

The trouble is that I like the Kents, at least in theory...I like how they were developed into complete chars, and I love their loyalty and love for Clark. I just wish I could like them more otherwise...

[aerynvala.livejournal.com]

In theory, so do I. And in that same theory, I liked Lana. heh The biggest problem for me with Smallville is that they kept hammering us with the really nasty sides of people, except for Lex although they had everyone in the show saying he was nasty, and dropped all the best qualities except for randomly as an afterthought. It's utterly insane. But it's what makes stories like yours, where the author pays attention to characterization all the sweeter. :D