The Invisible Man by darth_stitch (PG)

[ancarett]

Fandom: SUPERMAN
Pairing: Gen, Jason & Clark
Author on LJ: darth_stitch
Author Website: fanfiction tagged entries
Why this must be read: Jason's one of the new characters introduced in Superman Returns and he occupies an important role in many relationships. Here it's the unacknowledged father and son dynamic that plays so well off of Clark Kent's alienation. Jason's a kid, being a kid, and Clark just can't resist a chance to connect more closely with his son. This story takes that moment and runs with it in a way that will tug at your heartstrings.

Of course, Clark is aware why he has to be good at being invisible. Superman doesn’t wear a mask like Batman does. He’s right out in the open, his picture on every newspaper and magazine. And being a reporter, Clark knows first-hand exactly what the public wants to know about Superman – every detail about his life from the most important to the most inane. And he can’t be Superman 24-7, can’t be there to save the day for each and every person. Even super speed can only go so far and despite all his abilities, he is still just one person.

So Clark knows it’s best for him to hide in plain sight and the “aw, shucks, golly” shy country boy persona isn’t really an act. Despite his years in Metropolis and having gone all over every conceivable part of the globe, Clark Kent is and will always remain a smalltown boy at heart. He knows he could have the world at his feet, amass untold wealth and wield the sort of power only a god could dream of. But those things have never been important to him. It’s the little things that Clark cherishes. Things like a home, a family, love.

Children.

The Invisible Man