ext_9160 ([identity profile] scribblinlenore.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2005-08-26 01:58 pm
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Don't Cry by Xoverau (PG-13)

Fandom: Smallville
Direct Link: Don't Cry
Pairing: None given
Rating: PG-13
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] xoverau
Author Website: N/A

This set of three recs highlights stories that explore the Lionel/Lex relationship in some way.

Why this must be read: Because it's just the funniest and most charming thing ever. In the story, Lex gets a puppy for Christmas from his father. Is that all there is to it? Well, no. Set in the days after Jitters, "Don't Cry" picks up where that famous scene of two families leaves off and shows us how much Lex would like to be at home among the Kents, at the same it's pretty much the most terrifying thing he can imagine.

Woven throughout the story is the tension in Lex's relationship with his father, as he struggles to figure out what this gift is supposed to teach him. In the process, he comes to realize some things about his past and makes some concessions that cost him surprisingly little.

Written in the early days of the fandom, this is a funny and touching portrait of the Lionel/Lex relationship that might have been.

Don't Cry

[identity profile] suzycat.livejournal.com 2005-08-27 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
Awwwwwwww!!!

Smallville should never, ever move beyond Season One.

*is blissful*