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Father, who Art in Heaven by Imadra Blue (PG)
Fandom: DC COMICS
Pairing: none
Length: 4.5k words
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
imadra_blue
Author Website: just about everything is at the Archive
Why this must be read:
While Smallville is dominated by slashers, the Superman fandom has a very strong het contingent, mostly focused on Superman/Lois Lane. After Superman Returns, with its love triangle--Lois Lane has a fiance named Richard White with whom she is raising Superman's son Jason--a lot of people wrote stories in which Richard died, was understanding and left so Lois could be with Superman, or turned into a jerk so Lois could dump him for Superman without guilt. None of which Richard deserves, because he's a genuinely good guy.
Imadra didn't do that. This is about Superman, and Richard, and fatherhood, and accepting the way things are even if it's not the way you want them to be. It's a lyrical character study with a bittersweet ending.
Richard White was perfect for Jason. Not just because Lois had chosen him, but because he genuinely loved the little boy. While Lois worked late or was distracted with a new story, it was Richard who stayed at home, watching Disney movies with Jason. When Lois occasionally forgot to bring back dinner, it was Richard who would go out in the rain to buy Chinese. When Lois was on the other side of the planet investigating a story, it was Richard who took Jason flying alone. Richard was always there.
Jason White loved Richard White as much as Clark Kent had loved Jonathan Kent. If Jason had a nightmare, it was to Richard's side of the bed he ran, quietly asking if he could sleep with his Mommy and Daddy that night. Richard was the first person he ran to, and the last person he left. The hurt was often visible on Lois's face when she noticed, but she said nothing. As much as Jason loved her, she wasn't there as often as Richard was, and she knew it.
Superman often sailed above their house on the quiet nights, watching the family with a peculiar ache in his heart. Jason needed nor wanted for anything. He did not need Superman or Clark Kent. He had a loving mother and a loving father. He had everything Clark had as a child.
The comparison inevitably left Superman with questions he couldn't bear to have answered. If Jor-El had lived to see Clark's childhood, would he have felt the same way about Jonathan Kent as Superman felt about Richard White?
Father, Who Art in Heaven.
Pairing: none
Length: 4.5k words
Author on LJ:
imadra_blueAuthor Website: just about everything is at the Archive
Why this must be read:
While Smallville is dominated by slashers, the Superman fandom has a very strong het contingent, mostly focused on Superman/Lois Lane. After Superman Returns, with its love triangle--Lois Lane has a fiance named Richard White with whom she is raising Superman's son Jason--a lot of people wrote stories in which Richard died, was understanding and left so Lois could be with Superman, or turned into a jerk so Lois could dump him for Superman without guilt. None of which Richard deserves, because he's a genuinely good guy.
Imadra didn't do that. This is about Superman, and Richard, and fatherhood, and accepting the way things are even if it's not the way you want them to be. It's a lyrical character study with a bittersweet ending.
Richard White was perfect for Jason. Not just because Lois had chosen him, but because he genuinely loved the little boy. While Lois worked late or was distracted with a new story, it was Richard who stayed at home, watching Disney movies with Jason. When Lois occasionally forgot to bring back dinner, it was Richard who would go out in the rain to buy Chinese. When Lois was on the other side of the planet investigating a story, it was Richard who took Jason flying alone. Richard was always there.
Jason White loved Richard White as much as Clark Kent had loved Jonathan Kent. If Jason had a nightmare, it was to Richard's side of the bed he ran, quietly asking if he could sleep with his Mommy and Daddy that night. Richard was the first person he ran to, and the last person he left. The hurt was often visible on Lois's face when she noticed, but she said nothing. As much as Jason loved her, she wasn't there as often as Richard was, and she knew it.
Superman often sailed above their house on the quiet nights, watching the family with a peculiar ache in his heart. Jason needed nor wanted for anything. He did not need Superman or Clark Kent. He had a loving mother and a loving father. He had everything Clark had as a child.
The comparison inevitably left Superman with questions he couldn't bear to have answered. If Jor-El had lived to see Clark's childhood, would he have felt the same way about Jonathan Kent as Superman felt about Richard White?
Father, Who Art in Heaven.