I love a lot of things in this paragraph: Adam suggested that they bathe him, and the two of them lowered him into a tub of warm water. The flow of water over his skin made his muscles tighten all over, and he looked so frightened, Clark stripped off and sat in the tub with him, held him, even though the touch of his hands made Lex panic. Clark kept talking to him, filling the air with soothing, crooning sound, telling him what had happened while he gone, telling him what they were doing for him, how much he cared, finally just nonsense words, anything to keep Lex distracted. He talked until his voice was dry, until he couldn’t speak, and all he could do was rock him in the tepid water. Adam stood against the wall, watching the two of them for a long time before he could make his legs obey him, and walked out of the bathroom to give the two privacy. I love Clark taking care of Lex here, the gentleness of it, and it's great for the reader to witness though I'm being to think Lex is beyond being taken care of. I also like the
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I've never read anything of yours that wasn't well written, even if you are often tearing my heart into little pieces and stomping all over it with hobnailed boots.
Alter it just a little bit-- he could change just small bits and they’d all still be the same, just…missing a little pain. A part of him that was starting to feel bigger, and colder in his mind whispered or they’d be just what you want them to be, however you want them to be.
It's a good scary, really, it's OK to get a little scared... *walks away chanting*
I don't know what to say. And I find that odd 'cause I usually don't know how to stop talking. Part 5 was a really difficult read for me, and I don't know if I'll ever be able to comment on it properly. That was the first time I'd ever read anything that made me think, "Whoa, this is too much pain, too much suffering. I can't process this." And I'm really, really, really trying not to wrap my mind around the idea of our Lexy living (his spirit or mind or whatever) inside of a body that is completely or damned near completely destroyed like that
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don't worry about Lex's outside--I don't think I can write a story about Lex trapped in his body like that...at least until you brought it up, hmmmm....
I'm certain that it will all become much less creepy and sad and confusing soon. I love you for sticking with this!
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Alter it just a little bit-- he could change just small bits and they’d all still be the same, just…missing a little pain. A part of him that was starting to feel bigger, and colder in his mind whispered or they’d be just what you want them to be, however you want them to be.
It's a good scary, really, it's OK to get a little scared... *walks away chanting*
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I'm certain that it will all become much less creepy and sad and confusing soon. I love you for sticking with this!
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