"The dark glasses are... not on, are somewhere else, and Lex notices for the first time that they've come to be a welcome screen against the naked vulnerability his father's face now too often reveals."
Just beautiful... loved that.
"If his father grieves, though, he's never seen it and wouldn't know what to look for."
That sound you just heard? That was my heart, breaking just the tiniest bit for both Lex and Lionel. *sigh*
"His hand moves to extinguish the lamp, which is already off; he resists the urge to fling it against the door."
Perfect detail, that... I've done that before in a fit of frustration, moved to turn off something that's already off.
"He's never been so glad to have no siblings left alive."
*shivers* Yes.
My darling Jack, I shall have to make you more pretties if this is the thanks I get... oh, yes. *g*
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Date: 2002-11-10 11:37 am (UTC)"The dark glasses are... not on, are somewhere else, and Lex notices for the first time that they've come to be a welcome screen against the naked vulnerability his father's face now too often reveals."
Just beautiful... loved that.
"If his father grieves, though, he's never seen it and wouldn't know what to look for."
That sound you just heard? That was my heart, breaking just the tiniest bit for both Lex and Lionel. *sigh*
"His hand moves to extinguish the lamp, which is already off; he resists the urge to fling it against the door."
Perfect detail, that... I've done that before in a fit of frustration, moved to turn off something that's already off.
"He's never been so glad to have no siblings left alive."
*shivers* Yes.
My darling Jack, I shall have to make you more pretties if this is the thanks I get... oh, yes. *g*