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[rivkat]

Firefly. Wow. I've never laughed so hard at a torture scene in my life. And none of the characters are rewrites of Buffy/Angel characters, the way that WW characters rewrite those of SN. There's traits, sure, but Wash is more than a little bit Xander, a little bit Oz. If Zoe kicks any more ass, she's going to have to aim at her own backside, 'cause nothing else is left.

Is anyone else watching Taken? I find it interesting and boring by turns. Halfway through, so I guess I'm committed to watching until the end. It's nowhere near the commitment that, say, the last two seasons of XF were.

I have a very strange vertical bruise along my spine at the small of my back. Can't figure out how I got it. My body is as much a stranger to me as anyone else's.

I was reading Derek Lowe's excellent chemistry blog, and the following story came to me, chemistry copied and/or paraphrased from him. I'm not sure it's worth posting elsewhere (nor am I sure it would fit on LexSlash, though it's UST-friendly). Dark Lex. Please comment.

Philadelphia
Summary: There are signposts on the road to darkness. Or, if all men were brothers, would you let one marry your sister?

Edited: go here for the final version of the story.

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[out-there.livejournal.com]

Cree. Pee. Seriously creepy but great fic. The worst part about it is that it fits Lex so well. It is very easy to see Lex turning into this type of man as he grows older.

Some stranger, though, the product of five minutes of Lionel’s undivided attention, the proof that his father had thought so little of his mother – no, it was unacceptable. There would be no prodigal sons to take the birthright of the one who’d been stuck actually growing up with the man, saving his life and suffering his blindness and constant carping.

There's a great combination of cold logic fueled by base emotions. I liked the way that Lex seems so distant, and seems to rationalise so easily, but we can still see the emotions that actually caused Lex to act. The instinct to guard his mother's memory, the jealousy of not being loved by Lionel, the rejection of Lionel's teachings and the rebellion against Lionel or the idea that Lionel might get what he's always wanted (ie the perfect son).

Sharks, he knew, killed each other in the womb. He was a little behind, but he was willing to work to compensate.

I love these lines. I love how he almost hates Lionel, but he still tries to live up to Lionel's expectations. Or maybe, it's a case of he now fights against Lionel so much, that he's given up fighting against becoming Lionel.

[rivkat.livejournal.com]

Thanks much! I'm glad the story worked for you. That mix of logic over rage was exactly what I was going for. Lex has met the enemy, and it's Lex. Poor unknowing Clark, eh?