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Burnt by Thamiris (NC-17)
Fandom: Smallville
Direct Link: Burnt
Pairing: Clark/Lex, Lex/Lionel
Rating: NC-17
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
thamiris
Author Website: Odysseys and Ecstasy
The last of three recs that highlight the Lex/Lionel relationship in some way.
Why this must be read: This is one of those stories that you never, ever forget. It explores the darkness of the power struggle betwen Lionel and Lex in an utterly gut-wrenching way. The show certainly intimates that Lionel can't be satisfied with anything less than complete ownership of Lex, even his body, and Thamiris plays this out in ritual form, with Lex taking his mother's place, abuse in the guise of shared grief or the rites of a primitive religion.
It's a scene between father and son that has occurred many times over the years, but this time it's different. This time there is Clark, tangled up in Lex's thoughts, a fact that doesn't escape Lionel's notice, and it changes the rules.
There is no easy fix here, and that's why it's so powerful. It's messy and complicated the way real things are. Beautifully written as you'd expect from Thamiris, "Burnt" is a searing story that will haunt you long after you've read it.
Burnt
Direct Link: Burnt
Pairing: Clark/Lex, Lex/Lionel
Rating: NC-17
Author on LJ:
thamirisAuthor Website: Odysseys and Ecstasy
The last of three recs that highlight the Lex/Lionel relationship in some way.
Why this must be read: This is one of those stories that you never, ever forget. It explores the darkness of the power struggle betwen Lionel and Lex in an utterly gut-wrenching way. The show certainly intimates that Lionel can't be satisfied with anything less than complete ownership of Lex, even his body, and Thamiris plays this out in ritual form, with Lex taking his mother's place, abuse in the guise of shared grief or the rites of a primitive religion.
It's a scene between father and son that has occurred many times over the years, but this time it's different. This time there is Clark, tangled up in Lex's thoughts, a fact that doesn't escape Lionel's notice, and it changes the rules.
There is no easy fix here, and that's why it's so powerful. It's messy and complicated the way real things are. Beautifully written as you'd expect from Thamiris, "Burnt" is a searing story that will haunt you long after you've read it.
Burnt