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

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

I actually like the Kents in SV, overall...they never felt like real characters to me before, just symbols - even as Superman always seemed before - so I appreciate how they were humanized, and I love their devotion to their son (adopted parent-child love is a big button for me!) But yeah, Jonathan can be an incredible jerk, especially when it comes to Lex, and while he makes sense to me as a char (which is better than I can say for, er, everyone on the show these days...) it still frustrates...I prefer to write 'em AU-ish, but...

"Identity Crisis"? hmm, no, never heard of it - worth checking out? I'm intrigued! Is it Superman, or...?

I always thought the real reason for a secret identity was so the heroes weren't sued for property damage and the like (see the beginning of "The Incredibles"!) There is a certain degree that it does protect your loved ones - but not if you're keeping it from them.

--er, yep, this fic is really an essay in protracted, dialogue form! But glad you're enjoying it on the story aspect as well, and I'll be getting the end up soon-ish! ^_^

[dogwoodblossom.livejournal.com]

I love The Incredibles.

Identity Crisis was, I guess they call it an 'event.' It was a storyline that affected the entire DC universe. The writing is incredibly powerful. It focuses mostly on the core members of the JLA.

The premise is that someone seems to know the secret identity of a bunch of different heroes and is attacking their loved ones. It causes a panic in the hero community and quite a few people are suddenly much more willing to ignore due process and take the law into their own hands. The story addresses the necessity of secret identities and lengths to which it is acceptable to go to protect them.