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mithen

Fic: Let No Man Put Asunder

Feb 15, 2009 08:54

Title: Let No Man Put Asunder
Characters/Pairings: Kal/Bruce, Lex Luthor, Lara, Jor-El, Zatanna
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Kal is summoned to a meeting and discovers all is not quite as it seems on Krypton. A continuation of the From This Day Forward series.
Word count: 2000

( ...and this latest act by Nightwing and Flamebird shows that the two vigilantes are unlikely to be giving themselves up anytime soon. For the Kryptonopolis News, I'm Kal-El reporting. )

ch: jor-el, ch: bruce wayne, ch: zatanna, ch: clark kent, p: clark/bruce, ch: lex luthor

Comments 54

anthraciteowl February 15 2009, 00:59:21 UTC

And so, the plot thickens. Positively curdles, in fact. How did a planet with no magic come to have a magical rift at its heart? Does Lex realize that he would be stranding himself on a dying planet? How many children will Clark and Bruce be creating, out of their partiotic duty?

I adore this series, especially the glimpses of Kryptonian culture.

mithen February 15 2009, 09:07:48 UTC

I can answer a couple of these questions! :)

How did a planet with no magic come to have a magical rift at its heart?

I think magic exists on Krypton, they just have bred out of the genome the ability to manipulate it, thus they don't "see" it anymore and don't talk about it in their books.

Lex has no intention of being on this side when the gates get closed--he's going to loot as much as possible and set timers, then bolt. :)

The third question I'm still debating! I'm not sure Bruce is going to be willing to give me a straight answer within this series, lol...

I'm having a lot of fun with Kryptonian society in this one, I'm glad you've been enjoying it too!

bradygirl_12 February 15 2009, 01:26:09 UTC

Amazing! I knew something was up when Zatanna showed up! :)

Hmm, what's this about Jor-El and Lara not being...? ;)

Are they closet touchers? ;)

Lara's a doll! I love her flightiness and yet there's substance there. :)

elenorasweet February 15 2009, 01:45:35 UTC

*gasp* Closet touchers!! That's it! Have you read the Son of Earth elseworld, where Clark is human and raised on Krypton, and becomes a green lantern and all? When, at the end, Lara and Jor-El remove their permanent protective suits and leave to show kryptonians the joys of non-insulative contact, or some such thing?

That's my favourite version of them. 8D With closet!hippy Jor-El. Oh, I hope that's it!

bradygirl_12 February 15 2009, 01:54:29 UTC

No, I haven't read it, but it sounds totally awasome! :)

elenorasweet February 15 2009, 11:50:16 UTC

Here we are, in cbr format:
http://rapidshare.com/files/142739224/01_-_Superman_-_Last_Son_Of_Earth__01.cbr
http://rapidshare.com/files/142739225/02_-_Superman_-_Last_Son_Of_Earth__02.cbr

A post-apocalyptic earth, hippy Jor-El and conservative Lara which ends in a happy love story for them, green lantern Kal...

*re-reads it*

Thread 10

ex_felonazc February 15 2009, 01:29:31 UTC

Aww, poor Kal. I definitely felt his surprise when Jor-El accepted the idea of having Bruce's children in his House. And then I felt bad for him too, having to deal with such a reaction from his son, of all people.

Bruce and Kal's children will be ADORABLE. ♥

mithen February 15 2009, 09:14:40 UTC

I definitely felt his surprise when Jor-El accepted the idea of having Bruce's children in his House.

I like to think there are some interesting side stories with the magicians working on Krypton with Jor-El and how he's come to learn more about humans and their capabilities.

(And he might not be entirely clueless about Kal and Bruce's night-time activities, and I don't mean the cuddling. *grin*)

I think my imagination balks at the idea of writing Bruce and Kal actually with children, but I suspect they will have them in this world and they'll be great dads, too. :)

elenorasweet February 15 2009, 01:51:09 UTC

Omg, Jor-El's praise of the Terrans really has me all proud. I'm so excited at this new genetic development- can they have Kon-El and Lor-El now?? 8D Puh-leeeeeze!

(Or is Kon-El a cousin in this, like his namesake? Or... am I totally dreaming, heh!)

:3 Man, Lex really does give me the heeby jeebies. Good job making him sufficiently scary to give a green lantern goosebumps. *shiver*

mithen February 15 2009, 09:28:44 UTC

Omg, Jor-El's praise of the Terrans really has me all proud. I'm so excited at this new genetic development- can they have Kon-El and Lor-El now?? 8D Puh-leeeeeze!

I suspect (although I probably won't write it fully, being hopeless at stories about raising children, lol) that they do indeed have at least Kon-El later. And I'm glad you enjoyed Jor-El getting won over! He's a grouchy and insular person, but he's seen enough positive examples now that he's starting to suspect some cross-cultural interchange might be a benefit to Krypton.

I'm enjoying Lex in this one, I have to admit. *grin*

Thanks so much for reading and feedbacking!

glemsydoodles February 15 2009, 02:53:59 UTC

Heh. I like especially how Zatanna clearly doesn't believe a word of Bruce's "living quietly." :P

Good old Lex is so pragmatic.

On an unrelated note, I just noticed the subtitle on your journal when I read this chapter! I approve, even if Chomsky loses much of his appeal when you have to do endless syntax trees to his specifications...:)

mithen February 15 2009, 09:41:16 UTC

Heh. I like especially how Zatanna clearly doesn't believe a word of Bruce's "living quietly." :P

I kind of used the animated version of her here--she knows Bruce way too well to expect him to have a quiet life. :) That's true in mainstream canon now as well, I believe. I kind of like them that way.

On an unrelated note, I just noticed the subtitle on your journal when I read this chapter! I approve, even if Chomsky loses much of his appeal when you have to do endless syntax trees to his specifications...:)

*grin* My knowledge of Chomsky is mostly secondary sources, I confess...but I always loved that sentence, it's totally unforgettable. :)