okay, so you're nonchalant ([info]runpunkrun) wrote,
@ 2003-10-27 09:36:00
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Current mood: awake
Current music:rufus wainwright - 14th street
Entry tags:fan/fiction, men of steel

Fic: Name us a King
Fandom: Smallville
Pairing: Clark/f
Rating: NC-17

Summary: Lionel Luthor's defunct. A prequel to Interstitial.

Fic: Name us a King

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[info]digitalwave
2003-10-27 05:57 pm UTC (link)
Wow Pun,

This was wonderful! I love this 'verse so much that it's nice to see you revisiting it. Do you think you'll do more?

Clark's pain and loneliness in this is palpable, as is Lex's even though we only 'see' him though a television monitor. It's like there are jagged edges for both of them where they are no longer together.

The tone of the story flows seamlessly into 'Interstitial', it 'feels' completely right. I really like Blix, I like that she knows Clark is mourning someone he's lost, that she's there for him without even saying anything.

Thanks so much for sharing this with us! :)

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[info]runpunkrun
2003-10-27 06:37 pm UTC (link)
Glad you liked it!

I have ideas for two more stories in this universe, one that takes place between this one and Interstitial, and one that takes place after. I want to fill in a few more of the blanks.

Right now, though, I'm going to write something silly and riftless to clear all this angst out of my head.

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[info]meret
2003-10-27 06:54 pm UTC (link)
She hasn't paid for a drink since she got here LOL!

Very sad. I felt sorry for Clark, Lex, and Blix.

Wonderful writing as usual! :)

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[info]runpunkrun
2003-10-27 07:31 pm UTC (link)
They're a sad group, aren't they? Things get better for them, though, I swear. It'll just take two more stories. Poor kids.

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[info]corinna_5
2003-10-27 07:34 pm UTC (link)
Wow, not at all what I had expected, but intensely compelling nonetheless. I especially love the scene with the TV on in the background (trying not to be spoilery in LJ comments!) -- it's cinematic, and psychologically revealing, and just lovely.

Hooray!

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[info]runpunkrun
2003-10-27 07:56 pm UTC (link)
This was the story I had in mind all along, but while I was writing it, I realized that based on Clark's comments in Interstitial, this probably wasn't the story *other* people were expecting. But you like it anyway, so, yay!

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[info]cathexys
2003-10-29 12:08 am UTC (link)
yup, same here...that scene was perfect! in fact, i think i may have a severe kink for just that thing, esp. when there is actual eye contact. and i love that blix is aware, b/c that makes her a good friend as well...she's a great character, nicely sketched in such a short space

but this was just wonderful and painful and as excellently written as everything you do...and now i need to go and reread interstitial, because...

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[info]runpunkrun
2003-10-29 05:57 am UTC (link)
I think I had that scene in my head almost since the beginning. So I'll admit a kink for it, too. I needed a way to get Lex into the room, while still obeying the rules I created for myself in Interstitial.

Thanks for the feedback!

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[info]bexless
2003-10-27 07:59 pm UTC (link)
I had Interstitial ready and waiting in another window when I read this and I am SO GLAD that I did.

It hurts. It's a beautiful story, and I'm glad we got to see Blix for herself because she fascinated me with her little spiky name.

And I know it ends happy, with Interstitial but waaaaaaaaah. Lex is all alone! And so is Clark!

*sniffles*

It also makes complete sense and it doesn't detract from my enjoyment of Interstitial, it just makes that story feel like it means a whole lot more. Mmm. Lovely. Thank you for writing.

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[info]runpunkrun
2003-10-28 02:45 am UTC (link)
I really should have put a warning on this. I was telling [info]wearemany that there's no way I could have written this fic if I didn't already have Interstitial completed and happy-ended. It would have just been too dire otherwise.

It also makes complete sense and it doesn't detract from my enjoyment of Interstitial...

This is always a concern for me when writing a sequel or companion piece. So it's good to hear it didn't disrupt your, uh, world view, for lack of a better term. *g*

Thanks for the great feedback.

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[info]lapetite_kiki
2003-10-28 12:59 am UTC (link)
Awww, love it! That was so great, very poignant! Nicely done!

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[info]runpunkrun
2003-10-28 02:51 am UTC (link)
Thanks!

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[info]claire
2003-10-28 03:16 am UTC (link)
dude, you made me read het and like it ;) i've mostly strayed from my SV love these days, but reading this (and rereading a couple of other things of yours) reminds me of how much i loved it and how i just can't leave it behind totally. love your Clark - i can just see him turning out like this in college...

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[info]runpunkrun
2003-10-28 10:04 pm UTC (link)
I apparently love writing Clark so much that I'll even tolerate him having sex with a girl if that's what he needs to do. *g*

Also, your icon has me mesmerized.

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[info]lalejandra
2006-02-18 05:44 pm UTC (link)
Oh, this broke my heart.

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[info]runpunkrun
2006-03-25 01:28 am UTC (link)
Admittedly, I can only write sad stories when I know things turn out later on down the line, but, knowing that, I do enjoy the angst. I'm not *glad* I broke your heart, but, you know, it's good to hear? *g*

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