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crack_van2007-11-27 09:46 pm
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The Kindness of Strangers by Ljs_lj PG
Fandom : SMALLVILLE
Pairing : Jonathon/Martha, Hyram Kent/Mary Kent, hints of future Clark/Lois
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ljs_lj
Why this fic must be read :
This story gives background and depth to Jonathon's parents and details what their one meeting with Clark's father was like and how it shaped the course of their thoughts and lives. Moreover, it's neat to see how everything comes full circle once the shower of 1989 hits. Lj has a talent for taking characters we see briefly onscreen and giving them a rich history and a breadth of character that's entertaining and intriguing. Her Mary Kent is as wonderful as strong as one would expect the matriarch of the Kent line to be.
Excerpt:
Martha cuts in determinedly. “There was a spaceship, Mary.”
There was a spaceship.
“Mom, I know you probably think we’re crazy, but – ”
She does not hear the rest of Jonathan’s words: she is too busy staring at the little boy. He stirs again and this time, his eyes open.
I know those eyes.
It has been some time since she has thought of Joe and that strange evening and poor Dexter and Louise, but those eyes are unmistakable. She has never seen another person with eyes exactly that color – until now. Until this little boy opens his eyes and stares at her, and her son and daughter-in-law tell her that there was a spaceship where they found him.
The little boy stares at her for the longest minute ever known to man, and then he reaches up and grabs a hank of her blonde hair. He seems fascinated by it, though it’s anyone’s guess why. He tugs at it, gently, and then proclaims, “Lara!”
(The Kindness of Strangers)
Pairing : Jonathon/Martha, Hyram Kent/Mary Kent, hints of future Clark/Lois
Author on LJ :
ljs_ljWhy this fic must be read :
This story gives background and depth to Jonathon's parents and details what their one meeting with Clark's father was like and how it shaped the course of their thoughts and lives. Moreover, it's neat to see how everything comes full circle once the shower of 1989 hits. Lj has a talent for taking characters we see briefly onscreen and giving them a rich history and a breadth of character that's entertaining and intriguing. Her Mary Kent is as wonderful as strong as one would expect the matriarch of the Kent line to be.
Excerpt:
Martha cuts in determinedly. “There was a spaceship, Mary.”
There was a spaceship.
“Mom, I know you probably think we’re crazy, but – ”
She does not hear the rest of Jonathan’s words: she is too busy staring at the little boy. He stirs again and this time, his eyes open.
I know those eyes.
It has been some time since she has thought of Joe and that strange evening and poor Dexter and Louise, but those eyes are unmistakable. She has never seen another person with eyes exactly that color – until now. Until this little boy opens his eyes and stares at her, and her son and daughter-in-law tell her that there was a spaceship where they found him.
The little boy stares at her for the longest minute ever known to man, and then he reaches up and grabs a hank of her blonde hair. He seems fascinated by it, though it’s anyone’s guess why. He tugs at it, gently, and then proclaims, “Lara!”
(The Kindness of Strangers)