I remember loving your AUs in the X-Files way back, and this is definitely on par. Well written all through and twisted in a way that seems all too plausible -- the slashy vibes are the *least* disturbing part of the ending.
This story showcases the Luthor family in a way the show only hints at, and makes them exactly the way they should have been. Clark is sixteen through and through, a Luthor through and through, and himself through and through; like I said, an entirely plausible version of himself in this life, and the different threads contrast and connect beautifully.
Lex, too, is entirely himself -- both harder and softer for having had Julian in his life, and I like the fact that maybe the one thing he never quite acknowledges is that both his father and his brother know his weaknesses exactly.
Lionel just bowled me over in the last scene, which seems to be the reason for his existence on this earth. Also wonderfully himself -- who could change Lionel Luthor?
I somehow like the idea of this as a stand alone, the ambiguity, but I still hope you'll take it up and run with it. I'd love to read more.
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Date: 2003-07-27 07:44 pm (UTC)This story showcases the Luthor family in a way the show only hints at, and makes them exactly the way they should have been. Clark is sixteen through and through, a Luthor through and through, and himself through and through; like I said, an entirely plausible version of himself in this life, and the different threads contrast and connect beautifully.
Lex, too, is entirely himself -- both harder and softer for having had Julian in his life, and I like the fact that maybe the one thing he never quite acknowledges is that both his father and his brother know his weaknesses exactly.
Lionel just bowled me over in the last scene, which seems to be the reason for his existence on this earth. Also wonderfully himself -- who could change Lionel Luthor?
I somehow like the idea of this as a stand alone, the ambiguity, but I still hope you'll take it up and run with it. I'd love to read more.