SV Plotbunny CLex AU School
Right, I dunno if you've read it, but roxymissrose put a ABSOTIVELY POSOLUTELY FAAAAAAAAAABULOUS CLexfic up on SSA today called Boys of Summer.
http://www.smallville.slashdom.net/archive/47/boysof.html
And it kinda made me think
Its a what if AU - what if Lex had gone to school with all the others in Smallville, and they'd become friends? (assumption that they're all the same age - in classes together)
So, I was thinking...what if, instead of Lex moving to SV and going to school there, what if Clark had gone to school with Lex?
The basics of the plotbunny is thst, Jon has passed away, so Martha sells THE Farm and moves back to Metropolis with Clark - becomes a PA at her father's firm.
So, either she could send Clark away to Excelsior Prep, or he could be placed in the local school.
Depends when you decide to set it - if its before Lex's mother's death, the local school would make sense - it wasn't until after she passed that Lionel started to send him away (was it?). Also, at the local school could be Chloe!
Whereas Excelsior would have the broody Bruce Wayne.
Either way, Clark and Lex meet, and theres an instant connection. I dunno if Lex could be assigned to show Clark around, or if he meets Clark as a consequence of Chloe/Bruce showing him round, but they become fast friends.
Another vague thought is Clark possibly saving Lex from a bully (reminiscent of the bully he saved Pete from in elementary school).
Vague thought again - what if Martha is not so strict when it comes to power use? She encourages him to shine at school - not to hide his intelligence as he does his other abilities! Also, although she agrees with the no contact sports rule stipulated by her late husband, she sees no problem in participating in a different type of sport: tennis, badminton, squash - fencing. Maybe he could meet and bond with Lex over sports?
Long and rather detailed I know, but too fragmented for me to attempt to form a fic (not that I can bear the thought of starting another when so many already languish unfinished!)
I hope they inspire others!
http://www.smallville.slashdom.net/archive/47/boysof.html
And it kinda made me think
Its a what if AU - what if Lex had gone to school with all the others in Smallville, and they'd become friends? (assumption that they're all the same age - in classes together)
So, I was thinking...what if, instead of Lex moving to SV and going to school there, what if Clark had gone to school with Lex?
The basics of the plotbunny is thst, Jon has passed away, so Martha sells THE Farm and moves back to Metropolis with Clark - becomes a PA at her father's firm.
So, either she could send Clark away to Excelsior Prep, or he could be placed in the local school.
Depends when you decide to set it - if its before Lex's mother's death, the local school would make sense - it wasn't until after she passed that Lionel started to send him away (was it?). Also, at the local school could be Chloe!
Whereas Excelsior would have the broody Bruce Wayne.
Either way, Clark and Lex meet, and theres an instant connection. I dunno if Lex could be assigned to show Clark around, or if he meets Clark as a consequence of Chloe/Bruce showing him round, but they become fast friends.
Another vague thought is Clark possibly saving Lex from a bully (reminiscent of the bully he saved Pete from in elementary school).
Vague thought again - what if Martha is not so strict when it comes to power use? She encourages him to shine at school - not to hide his intelligence as he does his other abilities! Also, although she agrees with the no contact sports rule stipulated by her late husband, she sees no problem in participating in a different type of sport: tennis, badminton, squash - fencing. Maybe he could meet and bond with Lex over sports?
Long and rather detailed I know, but too fragmented for me to attempt to form a fic (not that I can bear the thought of starting another when so many already languish unfinished!)
I hope they inspire others!