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I’m adding this one now so I don’t forget to come back to it once it’s done. The link leads to LJ memories where individual chapters are kept. Once the story’s done, I’ll actually give it a decent rec. Disclaimers aside, this is shaping up to be one of my favorite fics in the fandom. It has s2(ish) Lex and Clark being swept up into some kind of parallel dimension where the Kryptonians fled their planet and relocated to earth. In this ‘new’ reality, Clark didn’t land alone. Instead, Earth was taken over by an invading force, though the Resistance still fights on. It’s a VERY different world, and Clark in particular finds it difficult to adjust to a reality in which he is seen as an ‘Evil Overload’. Lex also faces some tough issues- including the fact he’s alter ego may be a hero- and a dead one at that. In order to gain information, and protect Clark from the humans who see him as a threat, Lex takes the role of his illustrious alter-ego, while still struggling with the newfound knowledge that his best friend is an alien.
What gets me about this story- it’s a premise that inspires me to dream about it at night. I simply love the ideas and all of the possible ways this story could go. Part of it is the fact I like to see Lex cast in the role of a savior and I love stories where he’s on the run and facing massive odds. That just hits my kinks in a big way. More than that, I keep wondering if ‘other Lex’ managed to survive. I wonder about Lionel and if he’s still out there. If he is, how might his relationship with Lex differ from SV reality? Would Julian have been conceived in the first place, and if so, would he have died? All of that would have occurred post-invasion in the new reality, and is thus subject to change. Anyway, I’ll just stop now- but I dig this fic so much because it has me spinning out alternatives in my own head. I love that, and I can’t wait to see where the story goes. As an added bonus- because it’s jenn, you know the writing’s going to be good!
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