Rectify, by aldhibah (NC-17)
Fandom: TRON
Pairing: Clu/Rinzler, Clu/Jarvis/Rinzler
Length: ~73K words in 15 chapters
Author on LJ: aldhibah
Author Website:
Warnings: Dubcon; threesome; torture enhanced interrogation; graphic violence.
Why this must be read:
This story was inspired by a prompt titled “ Clu's plans go horribly right” on the tronkinkmeme, which proposes that if Clu had managed to reach the User world, he and his forces would have been speedily defeated ... and then, once the military authorities realized the possibilities and implications of “rectification,” things would have gotten ugly.
In this nightmarish scenario, Clu, Jarvis, and Rinzler are incarcerated, questioned, and finally compelled to obey their captors. Each of them copes in his own way. Jarvis proves unexpectedly observant and resilient, while Rinzler, though as deadly as ever, develops some quirks that particularly affect Clu:
Clu bit down on Rinzler’s shoulder as retaliation for the near throat-crushing, even though that wasn’t his fault- sort of- and the noise that Rinzler made went straight to his cock. Rinzler’s head tipped up and Clu licked along the path of the scar there on impulse. He could feel Rinzler’s purr through his tongue.
Rinzler’s thumb rubbed over the head of his cock and Clu came with a ragged shout. He watched, dazedly, as Rinzler ground against him with his whole body and finally streaked Clu’s belly with come. Clu sagged against the wall. His knees felt weak. Rinzler stayed where he was, pressed up against Clu and holding him up, purring in his ear. Clu’s mind was too empty to do anything but hold on. As the haze faded, his body made its complaints known one by one. His throat ached. He could feel where he’d have fingerprint bruises tomorrow. The back of his head hurt, and there was come drying stickily on his stomach. Rinzler’s purr was a steady pleased hum. It was a comforting sound. It meant no one was trying to kill him.
He never should have done anything for Montag. He knew it would go wrong. He should have been back in his cell, exhausted and cold and hungry but still fighting, but…
But that would have left Rinzler dying. Would they have let it happen? He didn’t know. There was something in him that rebelled at the thought of Rinzler being taken away from him, a vindictiveness that said that if Clu couldn’t have him, neither could anyone else. He considered the program pressed up against him. Was this what he’d wanted all along?
Either way, should-haves and would-haves were pointless to consider. What was done was done and he had to live with his choices. The only trouble was that now he had a whole new set of problems to contend with.
Ah, Clu: battered, humiliated, horrified by the chaotic User world, furious over the loss of his authority and his autonomy, he never gives up his pride or impatience, yet becomes a more heroic character in spite of himself. Partly, this is in contrast to his nemeses: the arrogant OCs General Jacob Montag and Dr. Howard Hellard, who oversee the rectification research, and greedy ENCOM CEO Kurt Hardington (a character borrowed from the ARG), who is brought in to discuss how the project’s applications can be extended from the military to the commercial sector. However, Clu does evolve, even though he finds the very concept repellent - as he struggles for freedom, he is forced to re-evaluate the nature of his reign on the Grid, his attitudes and expectations, and his relationship with Kevin Flynn ... who, ironically, may now be Clu’s last hope.
“Rectify” on the author’s journal (tagged entries) and AO3
Pairing: Clu/Rinzler, Clu/Jarvis/Rinzler
Length: ~73K words in 15 chapters
Author on LJ: aldhibah
Author Website:
Warnings: Dubcon; threesome; torture enhanced interrogation; graphic violence.
Why this must be read:
This story was inspired by a prompt titled “ Clu's plans go horribly right” on the tronkinkmeme, which proposes that if Clu had managed to reach the User world, he and his forces would have been speedily defeated ... and then, once the military authorities realized the possibilities and implications of “rectification,” things would have gotten ugly.
In this nightmarish scenario, Clu, Jarvis, and Rinzler are incarcerated, questioned, and finally compelled to obey their captors. Each of them copes in his own way. Jarvis proves unexpectedly observant and resilient, while Rinzler, though as deadly as ever, develops some quirks that particularly affect Clu:
Clu bit down on Rinzler’s shoulder as retaliation for the near throat-crushing, even though that wasn’t his fault- sort of- and the noise that Rinzler made went straight to his cock. Rinzler’s head tipped up and Clu licked along the path of the scar there on impulse. He could feel Rinzler’s purr through his tongue.
Rinzler’s thumb rubbed over the head of his cock and Clu came with a ragged shout. He watched, dazedly, as Rinzler ground against him with his whole body and finally streaked Clu’s belly with come. Clu sagged against the wall. His knees felt weak. Rinzler stayed where he was, pressed up against Clu and holding him up, purring in his ear. Clu’s mind was too empty to do anything but hold on. As the haze faded, his body made its complaints known one by one. His throat ached. He could feel where he’d have fingerprint bruises tomorrow. The back of his head hurt, and there was come drying stickily on his stomach. Rinzler’s purr was a steady pleased hum. It was a comforting sound. It meant no one was trying to kill him.
He never should have done anything for Montag. He knew it would go wrong. He should have been back in his cell, exhausted and cold and hungry but still fighting, but…
But that would have left Rinzler dying. Would they have let it happen? He didn’t know. There was something in him that rebelled at the thought of Rinzler being taken away from him, a vindictiveness that said that if Clu couldn’t have him, neither could anyone else. He considered the program pressed up against him. Was this what he’d wanted all along?
Either way, should-haves and would-haves were pointless to consider. What was done was done and he had to live with his choices. The only trouble was that now he had a whole new set of problems to contend with.
Ah, Clu: battered, humiliated, horrified by the chaotic User world, furious over the loss of his authority and his autonomy, he never gives up his pride or impatience, yet becomes a more heroic character in spite of himself. Partly, this is in contrast to his nemeses: the arrogant OCs General Jacob Montag and Dr. Howard Hellard, who oversee the rectification research, and greedy ENCOM CEO Kurt Hardington (a character borrowed from the ARG), who is brought in to discuss how the project’s applications can be extended from the military to the commercial sector. However, Clu does evolve, even though he finds the very concept repellent - as he struggles for freedom, he is forced to re-evaluate the nature of his reign on the Grid, his attitudes and expectations, and his relationship with Kevin Flynn ... who, ironically, may now be Clu’s last hope.
“Rectify” on the author’s journal (tagged entries) and AO3