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SMALLVILLE/BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
Title Runaway Trains at 3 A.M. (PG)
Author Christina K
Pairing: Clark and Dawn friendship
Author on LJ: not on lj
Author Website: archived at fanfiction.net
Why this must be read:
It's simply told and with amazing dialogue. You can hear her Dawn and her Clark clearly and you feel for both of them. First for poor Clark being overwhelmed by the Summers sister who's had Big Bads bend to her will. He's a boy out of his league and he knows it. Once the comedy ends, though, Christina treats us to the story of two beings who are very lost and very alone in the universe and, for a brief instant, find each other. It's teen angst and existential angst and great candy capers all rolled into one, and it's amazing.
Excerpt:
Clark shrugged uneasily, and stared down at the M&M packet before taking a
few out of the bag. "Kind of always... I mean, I never got hurt or sick or
anything, growing up. It's been getting worse this last year, but I've never
really been... normal."
"Cool."
He glanced at her sideways, looking for any of the reactions he'd always
expected to see when he finally told someone about this--- envy, fear,
suspicion, disbelief, nosiness, even fascination or wonder. It was kind of
deflating that this complete stranger was taking the biggest secret of his
life in stride. Dawn's attitude reminded him of Lex or Chloe that way: seen
it all, done it all, impressed by none of it. He wasn't sure whether he was
disappointed or relieved.
Runaway Trains at 3 AM
Author Christina K
Pairing: Clark and Dawn friendship
Author on LJ: not on lj
Author Website: archived at fanfiction.net
Why this must be read:
It's simply told and with amazing dialogue. You can hear her Dawn and her Clark clearly and you feel for both of them. First for poor Clark being overwhelmed by the Summers sister who's had Big Bads bend to her will. He's a boy out of his league and he knows it. Once the comedy ends, though, Christina treats us to the story of two beings who are very lost and very alone in the universe and, for a brief instant, find each other. It's teen angst and existential angst and great candy capers all rolled into one, and it's amazing.
Excerpt:
Clark shrugged uneasily, and stared down at the M&M packet before taking a
few out of the bag. "Kind of always... I mean, I never got hurt or sick or
anything, growing up. It's been getting worse this last year, but I've never
really been... normal."
"Cool."
He glanced at her sideways, looking for any of the reactions he'd always
expected to see when he finally told someone about this--- envy, fear,
suspicion, disbelief, nosiness, even fascination or wonder. It was kind of
deflating that this complete stranger was taking the biggest secret of his
life in stride. Dawn's attitude reminded him of Lex or Chloe that way: seen
it all, done it all, impressed by none of it. He wasn't sure whether he was
disappointed or relieved.
Runaway Trains at 3 AM
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