Comments | mithen: The House of the Earth Part 3: (5/8): Idyll

mithen

The House of the Earth Part 3: (5/8): Idyll

Mar 18, 2009 12:39

Title: Chapter Five: Idyll
Pairing/Characters: Kal/Bruce, Barbara Gordon, Pete Ross, Ollie Queen, Martha Kent, Jonathan Kent
Notes: " The House of the Earth" is an AU in which a few thousand Kryptonians escaped the destruction of Krypton to flee to Earth and conquer its people.
Rating: G
Word Count: 2800
Summary: Jonathan and Martha welcome the ( Read more... )

ch: pete ross, ch: clark kent, ch: jonathan kent, ch: oliver queen, ch: barbara gordon, ch: bruce wayne, ch: martha kent, series: the house of the earth, p: clark/bruce

Comments 54

bradygirl_12 March 18 2009, 04:05:54 UTC

I knew I was going to love this chapter! :)

So gentle and sweet and safe for now, Jonathan and Martha their usual wonderful selves, Barbara getting to archive, Ollie to teach the bow-and-arrow, and Clark getting to farm! He's a natural at it. :)

I hope that the farm stays safe, but it's worrisome that all that illegal activity is going on. *wibbles*

Bruce is sweet, wanting to be with Clark but hanging back, teaching him about friendship despite what he says.

And Clark is a very good observer of the Kents and the house.

Excellent chapter, Mithen! :)

mithen March 18 2009, 04:49:52 UTC

So gentle and sweet and safe for now, Jonathan and Martha their usual wonderful selves, Barbara getting to archive, Ollie to teach the bow-and-arrow, and Clark getting to farm! He's a natural at it. :)

He takes to it very well...getting him here and letting him see people being more or less free, experiencing the daily life and the earth, was really important.

Bruce is sweet, wanting to be with Clark but hanging back, teaching him about friendship despite what he says.

That's an interesting statement, because in some ways the hanging back is part of the friendship, wanting to give him the chance to connect to other people without being around to make him less comfortable.

And Clark is a very good observer of the Kents and the house.

In her comment on the last chapter, snake_easing pointed out it would be really hard for Kal to pass for long, which is very true. He gets by in this chapter at least by mostly letting others do most of the talking and take the lead. Baseball was almost too much for him, though, lol. Luckily there are probably ( ... )

premium_shaday March 18 2009, 04:12:45 UTC

And for a little while--for a few stolen hours--it almost seemed true
WAT. D8
GEEZ, be ominous and foreboding, why don't you!? D:>

mithen March 18 2009, 04:51:39 UTC

Idylls can never last terribly long? *grin* Well, they'd have to move on in a few days in any case, whether something bad happens or not...

northern_star March 18 2009, 04:12:49 UTC

hee! OK, the next best thing to "fic with my morning coffee" is "fic just before I go to bed" ;) And this was such a fun, happy part of the story, too - I expect to see the boys smiling and teasing one another in my dreams later. ;)

Thanks for sharing! :D I know I totally sound like a broken record by now, but I have so much love for this AU. :happy sigh:

mithen March 18 2009, 04:53:12 UTC

Hey, I caught you before you went to bed, yay! I must have been on Early Posting Schedule. :)

Bruce teasing Kal in this world makes me all kinds of happy, maybe because Kal just has no real frame of reference for it and is baffled and delighted in equal measures. :)

northern_star March 19 2009, 01:17:31 UTC

I must have been on Early Posting Schedule. :)

um...actually...more like me being up too late for my own good. It was past midnight. ;) This was worth staying up for, though -- totally!

Bruce teasing Kal in this world makes me all kinds of happy, maybe because Kal just has no real frame of reference for it and is baffled and delighted in equal measures. :)

hehehe! It's definitely very endearing. :D I very much enjoy the relationship between the two characters, in this universe. (even if Clark reflects that they don't have much of one at all, in this part...silly boy!)

confusedkayt March 18 2009, 05:21:44 UTC

Sigh. This chapter is lovely - the beautiful ache of almost. Although I echo another commenter in thinking there's kind of a "dun dun DUN!" at the end...

mithen March 18 2009, 08:13:42 UTC

"The beautiful ache of almost" is exactly the feeling I've been trying for, so thank you so much! And, uh...well, I didn't mean the ending to sound ominous since they'd have to move on eventually no matter what, but...yeah, there will be problems, I'm afraid!

typicalteen29 March 18 2009, 05:40:18 UTC

*cautiously steps out of the shadows of Lurkerdom*

Okay, gotta say this is exactly what I needed tonight. Not only that but the entire chapter was all fluffy and cute. I thought for like thirty seconds those two were gonna open their eyes or pull their heads out of - Well, ya know! :)

I love the fast updates. Now I am going to shamelessly stalk your journal for further chapters, like most lurkers do.

So. Ahem. Back to my business! *darts off to hide*

mithen March 19 2009, 01:12:41 UTC

Aw, thanks! There's a special delight in getting a comment from a lurker. *grin*

I thought for like thirty seconds those two were gonna open their eyes or pull their heads out of - Well, ya know! :)

I might just be taking way too much pleasure in writing a story where the UST has good external reasons to exist beyond the characters being shy or reluctant. :)

I'm hoping to update again fairly soon! I've been tinkering with chapters a bit, but I think the next one is almost ready to go...

Thanks so much for the comment!