#no shade to jonathan and martha

[thesulkycroissant]

Sometimes I want so much to write about Clark Kent and Midwestern guilt and religious trauma and the conflict between having power and not really wanting it but knowing you have a responsibility to use it and to use for good bc otherwise what are you doing and the nuance of knowing when you've given enough and when you're being selfish and trying to figure out how do you ever set healthy boundaries when all you really learned from your parents is to give until you're out and then scrounge up whatever is left and give that too

But most of the time I want to write about him getting to be safe

[thingsasbarcodes]

Young Justice 4x08 - I Know Why the Caged Cat Sings

[suzukiblu]

Character for the unpublished fix bits game: Kara Zor-El

It takes some effort, but Kara learns the aliens’ names after she and Kal finish their “pye”. The possibly female one is “Ma Martha”, and the possibly male one is “Pa Jonathan”. They both identify themselves as “Kent”, though she’s not sure if that’s another name and they’re either married or related, or if it’s the local word for “farmer” or “Laborer”. It’s unclear.

They don’t look related, but she doesn’t really know how “related” this species would look to each other anyway. The colors of their skins are similar, at least, although their hair doesn’t match–Ma Martha’s is an oddly neutral brown, and Pa Jonathan’s is an even more oddly dark blond. Kara’s never seen hair in such faded colors. Her own is bright as this planet’s sunlight, and Kal’s is as black as the space between stars. And both of their eyes are the El blue, of course.

Pa Jonathan’s eyes are blue too, but a washed-out shade of it. And Ma Martha’s are brown, which is so exotic and unusual that Kara has a little bit of trouble not staring too much. They’re very warm and very soft, though, and she likes how they look.

They’re both middle-aged, she thinks, or at least strongly resemble the Kryptonian version of middle-aged. Their clothes are soft and shapeless, with very little structure or sign of formality to the garments, though Kara supposes they might be some sort of sleepwear? She and Kal did crash very early in this planet’s morning, from what she can tell.

She tells them her name and Kal’s, though they pronounce them a bit oddly. She’s sure she’s pronouncing theirs oddly too, so it’s not as if it’s an insult. They say their names all at once, though, as if they’re singular words–”Karazorel” and “Kalel”, almost. She manages to get them both down to “Kara” and “Kal”, and they get her down to “Ma” and “Pa”, so she supposes “Martha” and “Jonathan” are their surnames, and “Kent” does mean “Laborer”. Kal isn’t verbal enough to get to any of it, of course, but laughs sweetly as he listens to them all exchanging names and sounds back and forth.

Kara crushes down the grief again and wonders how long it’ll be until he cries for Aunt Lara and Uncle Jor. He’ll miss them soon, she’s sure. He’s a sweet, good-natured little thing, but he’s not even old enough to walk properly yet. And they’re his parents.

She only hasn’t cried for her own because she doesn’t have the room to. Not until she’s sure they’re somewhere safe, and that Kal is going to be alright. That she can take care of him here, however she has to.

Who knows, maybe this farm needs some more “Kents” on it.

[aurumacadicus]

There are still a couple weeks left to read Iron Widow, but we’re voting for our next book now so we have plenty of time to get it for the first day of reading on October thirtieth! Book summaries are under the cut! Each new title is in bold for clarity.

If you’d like to join the book club, now or for the next book, feel free to send me an ask and I’ll give you the link to our Discord!

The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud

Nathaniel is a boy magician-in-training, sold to the government by his birth parents at the age of five and sent to live as an apprentice to a master. Powerful magicians rule Britain, and its empire, and Nathaniel is told his is the “ultimate sacrifice” for a “noble destiny.”

If leaving his parents and erasing his past life isn’t tough enough, Nathaniel’s master, Arthur Underwood, is a cold, condescending, and cruel middle-ranking magician in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The boy’s only saving grace is the master’s wife, Martha Underwood, who shows him genuine affection that he rewards with fierce devotion. Nathaniel gets along tolerably well over the years in the Underwood household until the summer before his eleventh birthday. Everything changes when he is publicly humiliated by the ruthless magician Simon Lovelace and betrayed by his cowardly master who does not defend him.

Nathaniel vows revenge. In a Faustian fever, he devours magical texts and hones his magic skills, all the while trying to appear subservient to his master. When he musters the strength to summon the 5,000-year-old djinni Bartimaeus to avenge Lovelace by stealing the powerful Amulet of Samarkand, the boy magician plunges into a situation more dangerous and deadly than anything he could ever imagine.

A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab

Kell is one of the last Antari—magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel Londons; Red, Grey, White, and, once upon a time, Black.

Kell was raised in Arnes—Red London��and officially serves the Maresh Empire as an ambassador, traveling between the frequent bloody regime changes in White London and the court of George III in the dullest of Londons, the one without any magic left to see.

Unofficially, Kell is a smuggler, servicing people willing to pay for even the smallest glimpses of a world they’ll never see. It’s a defiant hobby with dangerous consequences, which Kell is now seeing firsthand.

After an exchange goes awry, Kell escapes to Grey London and runs into Delilah Bard, a cut-purse with lofty aspirations. She first robs him, then saves him from a deadly enemy, and finally forces Kell to spirit her to another world for a proper adventure.

Now perilous magic is afoot, and treachery lurks at every turn. To save all of the worlds, they’ll first need to stay alive.

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders.

But when a brutal killing takes place on their very doorstep, the Thursday Murder Club finds themselves in the middle of their first live case. Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim, and Ron might be pushing eighty but they still have a few tricks up their sleeves.

Can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer before it’s too late?

Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey

“Come home.” Vera’s mother called and Vera obeyed. In spite of their long estrangement, in spite of the memories – she’s come back to the home of a serial killer. Back to face the love she had for her father and the bodies he buried there.

Coming home is hard enough for Vera, and to make things worse, she and her mother aren’t alone. A parasitic artist has moved into the guest house out back, and is slowly stripping Vera’s childhood for spare parts. He insists that he isn’t the one leaving notes around the house in her father’s handwriting… but who else could it possibly be?

There are secrets yet undiscovered in the foundations of the notorious Crowder House. Vera must face them, and find out for herself just how deep the rot goes.

The Girl in the Letter by Emily Gunnis

A heartbreaking letter. A girl locked away. A mystery to be solved.

1956. When Ivy Jenkins falls pregnant she is sent in disgrace to St Margaret’s, a dark, brooding house for unmarried mothers. Her baby is adopted against her will. Ivy will never leave.

Present day. Samantha Harper is a journalist desperate for a break. When she stumbles on a letter from the past, the contents shock and move her. The letter is from a young mother, begging to be rescued from St Margaret’s. Before it is too late.

Sam is pulled into the tragic story and discovers a spate of unexplained deaths surrounding the woman and her child. With St Margaret’s set for demolition, Sam has only hours to piece together a sixty-year-old mystery before the truth, which lies disturbingly close to home, is lost forever…

Read her letter. Remember her story…

Cinder by Melissa Meyer

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless Lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . . Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.

[magpiefngrl]

2023 Book Review

Photo Credit (original): Ed Robertson

I read 95 books this year. Here's some of what I enjoyed and what I didn't, in genre or arbitrary categories:

Fave SFF books

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Susanna Clarke)

Spinning Silver (Naomi Novik)

All Systems Red (Martha Wells)

The Library at Mount Char (Scott Hawkins)

Mammoths at the gates (Nghi Vo)

Gideon the Ninth (Tamsyn Muir)

Amberlough (Lara Elena Donnelly)

Fab m/m romances

Seven Summer Nights (Harper Fox)

The Lodestar of Ys (Amy Rae Durreson)

The Scottish Boy (Alex de Campi)

Magician (KL Noone)

Heated Rivalry (Rachel Reid)

Also Role Model and The Long Game (Rachel Reid)

The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen (KJ Charles)

The older ones

(recently published books can feel very samey after a while. The irony of these being old books but feeling like a breath of fresh air)

Tam Lin (Pamela Dean) (1991)

Swordspoint (Ellen Kushner) (1987)

Wise Children (Angela Carter) (1991)

Chronicle of a Death Foretold (Gabriel Garcia Marquez) (1981)

(more books under the cut)

Best atmosphere

The Likeness (Tana French)

The fun rereads

Scum Villain's Self-Saving System (MXTX_

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation (MXTX)

The King of Attolia (Megan Whalen Turner)

Empress of Salt and Fortune (Nghi Vo)

The Ruin of a Rake (Cat Sebastian)

The unexpected delight

(it's a biography, and I never anticipated feeling so engrossed in one of them)

The invention of Angela Carter (Edmund Gordon)

The one that hurts so good

Checkmate (Dorothy Dunnett)

Didn't quite love the books but adored the characters

The Dreamer Trilogy by Maggie Stiefvater (my typical experience of her stories)

The meh

Bardugo's Nikolai duology

Schwab's Darker Shades of Magic

The dreadful and my only DNF

A Taste of Gold and Iron (Alexandra Rowland)

Most bitterly disappointing

The third installment of Hall's billionaire series How to Belong with a Billionaire.

Biggest book hangover

Seven Summer Nights and Heated Rivalry

Best book boyfriend

ILYA ROZANOV

Most bonkers book

The Library at Mount Char (Scott Hawkins)

The "not sure I liked it but it'll definitely stay with me"

Some Desperate Glory (Emily Tesh)

The writing craft book that actually offered a new insight

The Heroine's Journey (Gail Carriger)

Overall, a decent year. My goal of completing series I'd started in the past and hadn't finished meant I subjected myself to some less enjoyable books, but I also read some excellent romances and fantasy novels, and I really enjoyed reading some older books, a practice I plan to continue.

past years

2015 2016 2019 first half of 2020 top 5 books of 2020 2021 2022

[millylotus]

Rasberries & Lemon Delights

Country Boy!Danny x Emo Punk!Duke

Danny[18] goes to live with Aunt Alicia on the family farm for a gap year, which just so happens to be in Smallville. He’s been there since January. A town in the middle of nowhere with at least a nice small population of people, it's not a big jump from small town Amity Park.

Duke[18] doesn’t usually visit the Kents but he had nothing better to do and Damian[16] wanted to go see Jon[15] for the summer, so roadtrip it was. Besides, Duke didn’t have much else to do and Martha & Jonathan had invited him to stay as well. It’ll be fun to just get away from the constant buzz of Gotham.

The Palad Family Farm has a rasberry orchard [it should be spelled this way or like raz(s)berry, not fucking RASPberry I had to fucking look this up, it’s only ever been spelled rasberry in my head, english can go suck my dick [sorry bout that anyways]] with a couple chikens and cow and a produce garden. it’s off to the side compared to the others in Smallville, separated by a line of trees that you might be able to call a forest. Their closest neighbors are the Kents, and that’s through the trees.

For this AU i changed the boys’ appearance a little bit

Duke is less emo-punk and more punk-emo when it comes to his aesthetic

Danny’s bigger in the muscle aspect kinda like a toned down version of Jack

About a week into their stay Danny comes over to the Kent’s to bring over some rasberries as a gift.

The kids just so happen to be hanging out outside when he walks up.

Duke sat lounging on a chair he’d dragged out to the front lawn, reading his book which sat heavy between his cross legs.

Damian and Jon were further into the brush chatting and messing around.

The only thing really odd were the sunglasses the brothers wore, heavily shaded and thick, with the bright Kansas sun and being from one of the gloomiest cities of the world it was practically a necessity.

Jon paused as he spoke and looked down the road, both brothers turned their heads in interest.

A couple meters down the road a young man Duke’s age was walking their way, a straw garden hat on his head, holding a crate in his arms.

The kryptonian smiled and stood up waving at the approaching stranger, “Hey Danny!” he shouted in greeting.

The stranger whose name was evidently named Danny walked up the driveway to the Kent house.

“Hey Jon! Who are your friends?” He said with a smile.

“Damian and Duke, family friends. They’re visiting for the summer.” Jon said happily as he pointed at each sibling.

Damian stood up and walked over to Jon’s side “Nice to meet you” . His voice was as flat as it always was with strangers.

Duke nodded at Danny, “Sup.”

Danny nodded back with a smile, before turning back to Jon, “Me and Aunt Alicia harvested some rasberries yesterday, we got a lot and where wondering if y’all wanted some.”

Jon’s face lit up like a star, “Fuck yeah! Ma’s gonna love ‘em! Come on!”

Jon took Damian’s hand and pulled him back to the house, Damian and Danny following. Duke sighed and decided to go as well, closing his book he stood up and caught up with them. He ended up walking side by side with Danny.

Danny looks down to the shorter boy walking by his side. Duke is gorgeous in an ethereal way, brown eyes almost glowing under his sunnies, winged with perfect black eyeliner. His face was stoic in the same way Damian’s was, little to no emotion shown. It didn’t take away from his serene and chill vibes though.

Duke glances up at Danny, and the taller boy quickly looks away to the Kent house, face flushed.

He almost missed the playful smirk that spread on Duke’s face.

Ma thanks Danny for the raspberry and ropes him into chatting for a bit with the boys adding little commentary and things

Duke’s trying to not be obvious about staring at Danny’s muscles

Dami & Jon notice of course

Jon and Dami glanced at each other as Duke tried to grab their attention, desperately trying to make them stop whatever they were scheming.

“Hey Danny?” Jon says

Danny looks towards the teen, “Yeah?”

“Damian and Duke kinda just got to Smallville and they haven’t even gone all that deep into the fields, – Jon leans in a bit with a wide smile – We could go out tomorrow and us country kids could show them around?”

“I wouldn’t mind that, how ‘bout ‘round after 10?” Danny afford with a smile.

Danny shows them around the area near his family’s farm

Damian and Jon end up scurrying off to let Danny & Duke be alone, of course they’re watching from the sidelines

Duke pretends to be externally calm but is kinda freaking out on the inside his internal monologue is “Hot Boy Hot Boy That was so fucking weird don’t say that again God he’s so fucking funny I kinda wanna kiss him”

Danny is much the same, but he’s not very good at hiding how flustered he is, he’s smiling like a goof and his face is all flushed “Pretty Boy Cute Boy Pretty Goth Boy I have a type Ancients I wanna kiss him”

Duke is not so subtly flirting with Danny, complementing his muscle, being actively interested when Danny talks about the farm and his friends back home

Danny’s also flirting back of course, drifting closer to Duke, asking him about Gotham and his friend, the book he was reading yesterday

When they get to the Palad family farm, Jon and Dami had already gotten there and where drinking some sweet tea with Alicia

Alicia is of course entertained with Danny’s crush, and watches as he and Duke walk around the rasberry orchard

When Jon and the brothers have to go back Duke and Danny trade numbers, even though they’ll probably talk again tomorrow and basically the rest of the summer

They’re both smitten with each other

Duke and Damian are in the attic of the Kent farmhouse, each on their own twin bed on either side of the room

Duke: *yearning sigh*

Dami *teasing*: You like the Palad boy don’t you?

Duke *suspicious*: No ... Whatcha gonna do about it?

Dami: Oh nothing it’s just funny, you always said you wouldn’t fall for someone on the family type list

Duke: What are you- *realization* oh OH! Screw you, you can’t say shit Dames! *chucks pillow at Dami who’s laughing* I see how you look at Jon *teasing*

Dami: Shush! Don’t say that he could hear you!

Duke *smirking* : Or what? not my country boy to worry about

Dami groans and flops into pillow tossing back Duke’s pillow & flipping him off

Duke laughs and lays onto his back, staring up at the ceiling with a smile, before closing his eyes and going to sleep

Danny and Alicia are eating dinner

Alicia: So the Wayne boys, I only really got to talk to Damian, what’s Duke like?

Danny *excited*: Oh he’s so cool! He’s reading this romance novel right now. Sounds really cool, so I might drop by the library to check if they have it!

As Danny talks about Duke, Alicia watches him with a smile

Alicia: When are you gonna go out and see him again?

Danny: Not sure, but I hope sooner or later

Alicia: mmm, If you like so much you better ask him out soon

Danny *high pitched*: What!

Alicia *laughing*: Duke’s the new mysterious pretty boy in town. The other kids your age will be falling over themselves to get to know him

Danny tries not to let himself look stressed, Alicia shakes her head fondly

Alicia: Don’t worry to much kid, Duke already seems to like you, you’ve got a good chance of winning his heart

Danny sighs at his food

Danny: I hope so

I don’t know where I wanna put this but like Alicia has a weird reputation in Smallville

She doesn’t leave her farm very often, only for big events like the Farmers market

And she has most of everything she needs for food at her farm

If she does need to buy something she’ll pop into town at the weirdest of times and leave quickly

When Danny comes around this doesn’t really change, he goes out into town more than her

There were a couple rumors about Ms.Alicia’s nephew staying for awhile

Danny’s been basically the line connecting Alicia and the rest of town

Anyway back to the main plot!

What Alicia said is true, the few other college kids visiting their family in Smallville do want to get closer to Duke

Duke doesn’t really mind, since he’s always kinda been popular, but he insists on staying with Danny at all times

Danny sometimes feels jealous so he often does things to catch Duke’s attention, even though he knows he doesn’t have to do much

When Summer Farmer’s Market time rolls around a bunch of farmers in Smallville drive to the bigger town nearby Dolmeny Town

Alicia & Danny have their own stand selling more rasberry desserts & treats, along with some little carved statues that Danny makes

The Kents also have a stand, selling breads, a few milk products, and flowers pressed and or fresh from Ma’s garden

The stands are like right across from each other as well, both in the food section

Danny & Duke  staring at each other from across the street, going over to each other’s stands to buy a few things

Duke complementing the rasberry pastries, and Danny promises to save some for him later

It ends up becoming a a date, they meet up near the end of the day, Duke brings a bouquet he made and Danny brings some rasberry scones

They sit at a bench and just start talking about themselves learning more about each other

Cute stuff like that, by the end of it they’re holding hands when Danny walks Duke back to the Kent’s at the end of the day

I have other date ideas, as well. Maybe there’s a party or concert going on in Dolmeny that Danny found out about and they go there. I think they’d have similar music tastes

Going to a cafe, and talking about their favorite foods

The library, where Duke gets Danny to read some of the romance novels he loves

Duke buying some gotham brand lemon candy for Danny, like the really sour stuff cause Danny mentioned he liked sour stuff

Going to the lake for a beach day with the others

Just hanging out together

Danny fixing Duke’s makeup cause he’s done it for Sam before

Of course I want a scene or part where the rest of the Superfam and Batfam, and the Fentons plus Sam & Tucker of course

Come over to visit their family in Smallville for the summer, like a week or even just a day or two

Jazz, Tuck & Sam meeting Duke for the first time and him & Sam immediately getting along

Conner dragging the kids to a bigger concert than they’ve ever been to before

Batfam mildly hazing Danny because they can

The Fentons being able to play wrestle with the Supers with no real problem cause of liminal bullshit

The three families having a big dinner on the last day with barbecue and such, it’s basically a feast with how many people and food is there

Danny & Duke walk away near the end and go for a walk together

The sun’s set and the sky is filled with stars, as Danny talks on about the constellations and planets the two sit together

Eventually they get to talking about what will happen when the summer's over, Danny’s going to either Caltech or Princeton and Duke will be going back to Gotham U for his second year

Princeton’s in Gotham, so it would keep them closer, but Caltech has the first best Space Science program in the country

Duke doesn’t want to affect such a big decision in Danny’s life, and Danny really wants to go to Caltech

Danny chooses Caltech [Cause he deserves it gosh darnit! and if their relationship doesn’t pan out at least they have a whole country between them]

They end the night with a kiss!

THE END

I think this the first one with a proper ending! :D

DEADLIGHTS MASTERPOST, GENERAL NOTES, MEMES, AO3

[abbysbookbag]

Hello, hello!

Welcome to the blog(ish) version of Abby's Book Bag. Normally you can find me over on Instagram, Goodreads, Storygraph, and occasionally Pinterest (all under the same username), but I wanted to have another space to share book/writing related things. Because... you know... obviously I don't have enough places haha!

So consider this an introduction post! My name is Abby and I'm a fellow book lover! I'm a relatively slow reader most of the time, but I love chatting books. Here's a little bit about my reading tastes/what you can expect:

What genres do you read?

A little bit of everything, honestly! I really enjoy a good fantasy or romance but have been diving a bit into horror recently. I've been known to pick up a thriller/general fiction every now and then. I also read middle grade, YA, and adult. So like... there's a lot of variety you'll see on here!

Go-to book recommendation(s)?

The Shades of Magic series by V.E. Schwab is easily my favorite recommendation to give people. It's a beginner-friendly fantasy given its simple magic system, but is engaging enough even for die-hard fantasy readers to get into it (in my opinion). The writing is incredible, the characters are amazing (many are my comfort characters at this point), and it's just overall a great trilogy now being expanded on. Not to mention it's one of the few series I have reread multiple times and has made me cry every time.

Basically anything V.E. Schwab I will recommend. Other authors I love are Alison Cochrun, Jonathan Sims, Martha Wells, and Erin Morgenstern.

Other hobbies?

I'm attempting to write a book of my own if the ideas would settle and let me focus on one at a time haha! I also love to craft and will randomly pick up crafts to do. The latest has been bookmark-making and bracelet-making. I also love listening to a good story podcast. Highly recommend The Magnus Archives and now The Magnus Protocol (my latest obsession).

What kind of content should we expect?

For sure reviews when I have them and remember to bring them over here. (I'll be working on moving some from this year/some of my favorites over soon!) I might do reading updates, possibly live blogging my reads/sharing thoughts throughout if I feel like it (spoilers will be tagged!), and I'll obviously share pretty book pictures I share on other platforms. So there should be a variety. Maybe some blog posts too? I have some ideas for those... We'll see what my brain comes up with basically!

[mrhowells]

Smallville 1x04

LMAOOOOOO PLS

If I had a nickel for every time Smallville had a meteor infected teenager who k worded their own mom and is obsessed with Lana, I'd have two nickels which is weird considering I'm only on episode 4

Martha looks so pretty in that opening♥️

"I'm sure certain people's opinions of me will be cemented in stone." Yeah, Jonathan deserved that shade, Lex didn't do shit yet (or did he👀)

GEE CLARK STOP LOOKING ALREADY. I swear my girl Lana's privacy is getting invaded left & right on this show

I have to say, I love the fact that Clark immediately discusses these things with his parents, healthy family dynamics ftw

"What do you want me to say, you have the perfect life." "You want it? You can have it."

Don't say that Lanaaaaaa she's gonna do it fr😬

Jonathan: "Try to tell me what I have in my hand right now."

Clark: "It's your pocket knife."

Jonathan: "...You could see it through my hand."

Clark: "No, you always carry your knife in that pocket."

Jonathan: ...

Clark: :D

DAMN LEX👀 he absolutely owned that reporter

Chloe coming through for Lana, we love to see it🥹

"Mom, if you could see anything what would you do?" "Learn to close my eyes."

MARTHA KENT, THE WOMAN THAT YOU ARE. No seriously, that's fantastic advice *cough that Clark really needs to follow cough*

[unlikely-alliance]

finished s1 of smallville today, took some miscellaneous notes / reactions throughout the season & posting below the cut mostly for me but also it’s possible someone may get a good laugh

101

how tf old are these people??? clark is a hs freshman? lana was 3 when the meteor struck and lex was 9?

clark and lana are so stelena coded

clark and lex… 👀

this soundtrack SLAPS… everything by life house????? I’m alive

102

I didn’t know lex/lana were gonna have scenes so early 😭 I love them I fear

the soundtrack continues to slap

not the bug boy having a papa roach poster in his room—

103

lex telling lana his coffee is perfect when it’s not even remotely close to what he ordered 🥹

104

lizzy caplan????

it’s giving katherine impersonating elena

105

just read that people thought chloe was gonna eventually be lois lane (pen name) and this looks like a chloe/clark episode… inch resting

lex walking right up to martha while she’s using a chainsaw askdjsjhkska DUMBASS

lex to lana: I think you’re with the wrong guy (I know he means clark but STILL 😏)

106

ERIC CHRISTIAN OLSEN??!!!?!!)!()(??????!!!?

does… does jonathan kent die at some point?

clark telling lex to drive slower because he could get hurt 🥺

“I think that’s your destiny clark, to help people, to save them from fear and darkness”

drowning in the corn tank… very a quiet place of them

107

AMY ADAMS??!!???!!?! what is going AWN

I have to admit I do see the appeal of clark/chloe and if I was watching this in 2001 I def would have shipped them

I can’t believe clark, lana, chloe and crew are genuinely supposed to be 14/15 right now and lex is like 20 asgjgkkf

clark making a drive in movie for lana at the kent farm for her bday— I’m not crying you are !!!

108

the candyman????? who was casting this show

awfully convenient that the next time clark had to save lex he was being affected by kryptonite… lucky this time

109

wow they’re really making chloe/clark/lana a triangle huh

110

clark interrogating lex about his new girlfriend saying ‘she doesn’t seem like your type’ and lex smirking at him for 5 seconds straight… what are they doinggggggg

I can’t even be mad at amy because I too would have an obsessive crush on lex if my mom was his housekeeper

111

clark liking chloe’s kiss… now they’re just taunting the chlark shippers

112

hellooooo shawn ashmore 😏

oh shit he absorbed clark’s powers

113

chloe interviewing lex & giving him shit… it’s giving 50 shades of gray I’m sorry

oh the clark/chloe angst… ‘I should’ve gotten to her’ while watching her in the hospital… it’s so good 😩🤌

whitney has powers now… inch resting

lex to clark: a man is measured by the quality of his friends

lana making lex proud with her business proposal 🥰🥰🥰

lex telling lana “this will be the beginning of an interesting partnership” in the same building where her parents met… that’s endgame ish right there

114

more clark/chloe angst with chloe prying into clark’s past and him telling her he’s not some mystery for her to solve… I’m sorry but they’re serving

lex working overtime to do damage control (mostly with the kents) every episode is so funny, give that boy a break

115

honest to god some of the special effects on this show are better than ones nowadays

jonathan belching directly into lex’s face… absolutely the highlight of the season

pete and chloe were carryingggg the walk n talk scenes on this show… west wing who??

this episode is fun (except for the creepy sexualization of 15 year old lana part, very riverdale of them)

this lex/lana scene ooooh they have the SPICE and lex seeing right through her act 🥺🥺

116

ryan outing chloe’s crush on clark we love to see it

117

this is a good episode idk what imdb is talking about rating it in the low 7s… the jonathan/clark (+lex/whitney) father/son drama is so good

118

clark kent 4 president <3

no but I love this girl who’s running against him

I’m sorry but clark/chloe have soooo much chemistry I’m so mad asdhhdd

how many people in this show are gonna be straight up murdered???? jesus

not clark telling chloe that she’s been the only constant in his life 🥺🥺

lex being proud of lana scheming 🥰

lana: I enjoyed being underhanded clark: lana lang being seduced by the dark side? <— foreshadowing? 👀

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helloooo adam brody 🥰

air force recruiter to clark: I see you in a uniform flying 💀

chloe using adam brody to make clark jealous… she’s living my dream

CLARK ADMITTING HE WAS JEALOUS 🆘🆘🆘🆘

THE PRINCIPAL HIT ADAM BRODY???????

not this lex/pamela family drama making me cry—

the oc showrunners probably saw adam brody with chloe and said ‘get a blonde with short spiky hair for him STAT’ and brought anna in

clark grabbing chloe’s hand !!!!!!!!!! I’M GONNA SPIRAL

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damn they really loved making chloe a damsel in distress huh

chloe was clark’s first kiss 😭😭😭

ok so someone was def trying to lure clark out huh

I liked lex’s line about the stars’ light reaching them now even though they died a thousand years ago / the past always having an effect on the present

the way clark says “hey 😐 … HEY 🥰😊” every time he sees chloe

not this john mayer song during this clark/chloe scene——— they were made for me I fear

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clark’s truck blowing up ahdhshshsh my jaw DROPPED

I’ll say it… clark and chloe are steroline coded

why is this lana/whitney goodbye scene making me tear up 🫣

REMY ZERO PERFORMING AT THE DANCE !!!! and he looks just like lex lmfao

oh the drama!!! they simply don’t do season finales like this anymore

lex not saving his father… that shit was scury

+ misc tweets of mine throughout the season:

I hope the music supervisor of smallville s1 has a cold pillow every night and they have everything they ever wanted in life

really struggling with the fact that I ship lex/lana so much already and it’s only s1 and he’s supposed to be 20 while she’s 15???? this is horrible. like how have smallville fans coped with this over the years? I can suspend disbelief to a certain point but damn. this show is the worst case of casting 20+ year olds to play high schoolers I’ve ever seen no doubt

smallville 1x07 just ended with hero by enrique iglesias and then 1x08 opened with pacific coast party by smash mouth… yeah this show officially has the best soundtrack of all time

I’m only on ep 3 of smallville but clark/lana/lex is feeling very much like stefan/elena/damon

no one told me the smallville soundtrack was gonna slap this hard

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二代蝙超百丽幻影Phantom Belle

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/Pj1J7qf by sisyfreak 肯特一家陷入财务危机，家庭濒临破碎。在过去的��年多以来，卡尔苦苦支撑，但如今他显然独木难支。农场的贷款、乔纳森的医药费、克拉克的学费，以及卡尔本人的房租，都让他不堪重负。而此时，命运似乎向他提供了另外一条出路。布鲁斯向他伸出了援助之手。卡尔以为自己有选择，能够随时喊停。但实际并非如此。 The Kent family is facing a financial crisis, and their household is on the brink of falling apart. For over two years, Kal has been struggling to keep thing run smoothly, but now he seems to be at the end of his rope. The farm loan, Jonathan's medical expenses, Clark's tuition, and Kal's own rent have become overwhelming burdens. At this moment, fate appears to offer him another way out. Bruce has extended a helping hand to him. Kal thought he had a choice, that he could call it quits anytime, but reality proves otherwise.   * 主二代混三代。 为了区别二代和三代蝙超，卡尔·肯特=登超，克拉克·肯特=亨超，布鲁斯·韦恩=贝蝙，托马斯·韦恩=本蝙 Kal Kent = Superman casted by Brandon, Clark Kent = Superman casted by Henry, Bruce Wayne = Batman casted by Bale, Thomas Wayne = Batman casted by Affleck. Words: 4482, Chapters: 1/?, Language: 中文-普通话 國語 Fandoms: Superman Returns (2006), Batman (Movies - Nolan), Superman - All Media Types, Batman - All Media Types, DC Extended Universe Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con Categories: F/M, M/M, Multi Characters: Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Lois Lane, Martha Kent, Jonathan "Pa" Kent Relationships: Clark Kent/Bruce Wayne Additional Tags: Somnophilia, Non-Consensual Somnophilia, Sleep Sex, Top Bruce Wayne, Bottom Clark Kent, Bottom Clark Kent/Top Bruce Wayne, Inspired by Fifty Shades of Grey, Dark Bruce Wayne, Trans Clark Kent, Clark Kent is Not Superman, Bruce Wayne is Not Batman, Out of Character read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/Pj1J7qf

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二代蝙超百丽幻影Phantom Belle

by sisyfreak 肯特一家陷入财务危机，家庭濒临破碎。在过去的两年多以来，卡尔苦苦支撑，但如今他显然独木难支。农场的贷款、乔纳森的医药费、克拉克的学费，以及卡尔本人的房租，都让他不堪重负。而此时，命运似乎向他提供了另外一条出路。布鲁斯向他伸出了援助之手。卡尔以为自己有选择，能够随时喊停。但实际并非如此。 The Kent family is facing a financial crisis, and their household is on the brink of falling apart. For over two years, Kal has been struggling to keep thing run smoothly, but now he seems to be at the end of his rope. The farm loan, Jonathan's medical expenses, Clark's tuition, and Kal's own rent have become overwhelming burdens. At this moment, fate appears to offer him another way out. Bruce has extended a helping hand to him. Kal thought he had a choice, that he could call it quits anytime, but reality proves otherwise.   * 主二代混三代。 为了区别二代和三代蝙超，卡尔·肯特=登超，克拉克·肯特=亨超，布鲁斯·韦恩=贝蝙，托马斯·韦恩=本蝙 Kal Kent = Superman casted by Brandon, Clark Kent = Superman casted by Henry, Bruce Wayne = Batman casted by Bale, Thomas Wayne = Batman casted by Affleck. Words: 4482, Chapters: 1/?, Language: 中文-普通话 國語 Fandoms: Superman Returns (2006), Batman (Movies - Nolan), Superman - All Media Types, Batman - All Media Types, DC Extended Universe Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con Categories: F/M, M/M, Multi Characters: Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Lois Lane, Martha Kent, Jonathan "Pa" Kent Relationships: Clark Kent/Bruce Wayne Additional Tags: Somnophilia, Non-Consensual Somnophilia, Sleep Sex, Top Bruce Wayne, Bottom Clark Kent, Bottom Clark Kent/Top Bruce Wayne, Inspired by Fifty Shades of Grey, Dark Bruce Wayne, Trans Clark Kent, Clark Kent is Not Superman, Bruce Wayne is Not Batman, Out of Character via https://ift.tt/z8bjFka

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SHOTS FIRED

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Mionel Headcanon asks nobody asked for but getting anyway

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What were their first impressions of each other?

“To be honest, I thought Martha was a simple housewife that I could use to manipulate my way into Smallville,” Lionel confessed, his cheeks turning a slight shade of pink because of who was sitting beside him. “Boy was I wrong.”

Martha laughed softly next to him and patted his knee in reassurance, “I get that a lot and every person that has, came to regret it later.”

“I don’t,” he says with a grin. “I actually enjoyed being proven wrong by you.”

“Oh? Well that certainly wasn’t the impression I got.”

“And what would that be?”

“That you’re a self-centered, controlling and unforgiving bastard,” she spoke with such honesty and a smile, Lionel couldn’t help but laugh in reply.

“You weren’t wrong.”

“Of course not. But there was a side of you that you rarely showed anyone else.” She squeezed his knee lightly and continued to smile at him.

“Which would be?”

“That you do care.”

“Hmph,” he chuckled. “The children would disagree with you.”

“You’re not seeing the children.”

“True,” he grinned again.

Did they both want children/How many children did they want?

“I’ve always wanted children of my own,” Martha replied with a little bit of sadness. “I almost had one with Jonathan but then I… I…”

Lionel reaches over and took her hand in his and she gripped it firmly, fingers lacing together in gratitude. “I wouldn’t have minded a child with Martha but I know it’s not likely. But if we were to be graced with such a miracle,” he cants his head slightly, “I think one would be more than enough.”

“Or two,” she counters.

“I am too old for more than that,” he bemusedly says.

Who made the first move?

“Technically I tried to but she told me under no certain terms were we going to be anything more than friends,” Lionel shook his head.

“When was that?” Martha curiously asked of him, not remembering when he had tried.

“You had just accepted Jonathan’s seat and I had offered to take you to dinner to, uh, discuss business. You proceeded to tell me to not expect any favors and that we would be nothing more than friends at most.”

Martha furrowed her brow and her expression lightened as she remembered, “Oh yes. I was still mad at you back then.”

“What for?”

“A number of things. Take your pick.”

Lionel winced, “I’m still not forgiven for some of them am I?”

“Nope.”

“Damn.”

Who initiated the first kiss?

“Martha did.”

“I kissed him.”

“In the middle of a ballroom dance floor.”

Martha elbows him gently, “You didn’t protest.”

“How could I? I’ve wanted to kiss you for years!”

Do they both get jealous?

“I know I had been,” he admits with his head bowed. “I was envious of Jonathan and what he had with Martha. I… longed to know what that was like. My marriage with Lillian hadn’t known anything like that. Now that I look back on it,” here he sighs regretfully, “our marriage was more an arrangement than love even though we didn’t set out for that when we took our vows.”

“I’m sure she did love you,” Martha tried to reassure him.

“I appreciate the thought, and maybe she did but I was too much of fool to see it.” Lionel kept his head bowed. There was too much regret and pain for him to hide it in his expression. After a moment and a shuddering breath, he looks up at the woman he knows loves him, “What about you? Have you ever been jealous of something involving me?”

Martha smiled a little, “Your hair.”

He laughed.

“No, seriously. Whatever you do with your hair,” she reaches up to take a few of the locks between her fingers, “I need to know. Mine is so straight and dreadful all the time.”

Lionel leaned over and nuzzled her tenderly, taking a moment to breathe in the scent of her hair, “I like your hair the way it is. But if you like, I can recommend my stylist.”

“Please do and thank you.” Martha gives him a peck on the cheek and he smiles more warmly.

Do they get jealous easily?

“Sometimes,” Lionel tells with a knowing smile. “Depends on the subject and the mood I’m in. Would I get jealous if Martha spoke to another man? No. She has as much of a right to make friends among men as I do among women.”

“Except you are more likely to sleep with them than I would,” Martha replied.

“Why, Martha, are you getting jealous?” he teased and she smacked his arm.

When one gets sick, what does the other do?

“Give him a bowl of homemade chicken noodle soup and tell him he’s not dying,” Martha laughs softly. “He can be a drama queen when he’s sick.”

“I am not!” Lionel puffs at the teasing. “My moans are pains of agony and suffering. I deserve to be coddled by the woman I love.”

“Drama queen.”

He snorts.

“Of course when I’m sick he insists I go to the hospital and he flies in whatever specialist his money can buy.”

“You never know with you,” he defends himself. “The last time you fell ill, you literally died for thirty minutes!”

“You heard about that?” Martha looked surprised.

“When the CDC quarantines the farm of a good friend because said good friend fell ill,” he points out, “it tends to be noticed by a lot of people.”

“I thought the CDC kept it quiet so the town wasn’t set into a panic.”

“I also happened to be there when Lex got the call.” He smirked and she shook her head.

Who is better at giving directions?

“Martha.”

“What? I thought your GPS was superior,” she gives him a look.

“In most cases it is,” Lionel agrees and returns her look with a fond look of his own. “Except for that one time when we went just for a ride south of Granville. The GPS didn’t have a map of the region and you bought a state map from the gas station, insisting you could get us back to Smallville easily.”

“Oh yes. I remember that. You argued with that Indian man and insisted he was wrong.”

“He was.”

Where do they want to go on vacation?

“I wouldn’t mind seeing some of the national parks.”

“Then that’s our next vacation. All the national parks,” he tells her and she looks at him incredulously.

“All of them?”

“All of them.”

How was their first kiss?

Martha glances up at him, “Memorable.”

“Mmhm. We were dancing at a ball,” Lionel recalled that night. He remembered being nervous. “A slow dance and there were one or two other couples on the dance floor as well, so I was very much aware that we were being watched.”

“It didn’t matter in the end,” she continued. Martha blushed when Lionel brought her hand to his lips and he lightly caressed the knuckles with a kiss. “We only had eyes for each other on that floor. His eyes were so… entrancing, I wanted us to remain like that all night.”

Lionel held onto her hand as he spoke again, “She was beautiful and mesmerizing. When the music came to an end, I swear we were all that was left on the floor.”

“We were.”

“It was Martha who drew me close for the kiss,” he reveals and closes his eyes as he recalls it. “Everything stopped in that moment. All I could think about was that she was finally kissing me. It took me a second to kiss her back and every ounce of will power to keep it tame.”

“You considered that tame?” Martha laughed softly.

“It took everything.”

“He did kiss me like it would be his last.”

Who is the most affectionate?

“Martha is,” Lionel said with confidence.

“Oh I don’t know,” she contested with a gentle elbow into him. “You are quite affectionate yourself, just a lot more subtle about it.”

He leans in and gives her a kiss on the temple, whispering softly against her skin, “Perhaps I am, but you have no trouble showing your affection towards me. I, on the other hand, do. Therefore, you are the more affectionate of us.”

Who worries about the other the most?

They both glance at each other, small smiles of amusement on their faces, wondering which one would answer first and who. Martha decides to reply first, “I would like to think that I do, but I have yet to call him up at three in the morning just to hear his voice.”

Lionel chuckles softly, “Yes, but I’m quite certain you don’t go back to sleep afterward because you’re worried about my state of mind. I remember when you were my assistant, you would often chide me for doing something the doctors said I shouldn’t. Like drink alcohol while taking my medications.”

“It wasn’t very professional of me, was it?” Martha winced a little.

“No,” he smiled fondly at her. “But it was nice to have someone care about me for a change. So I allowed it.”

Martha shook her head at him.

What does one do that scares the other?

“He throws himself into deadly situations and ends up in the hospital,” Martha immediately answers with a seriousness that says she does not approve, but Lionel can see that she is not angry with him over it. Exasperated perhaps, but not angry.

“Only because your son tends to get into more trouble than he can handle,” he argues back.

“Lex hospitalized you the last time,” she points out. “So your son gets you into just as much trouble, if not more.”

“True,” he concedes.

“You’re not young anymore, Lionel,” she reminds him with motherly concern. “One day, either my son or yours is going to come home and tell me you didn’t make it.”

“I know,” he reaches and pulls her close into an embrace with him. Martha wraps her arms firmly around his body and rests her head on his shoulder. “I am a Luthor, we Luthors will fight Death itself if we must.” He could feel her quietly laugh against him and he smiles into her hair.

Who wants to cuddle the other longer in the morning?

“Believe it or not, when he discovered how wonderful it is to wake up with someone in the morning,” Martha replies while leaning back into Lionel’s arms, “He initiates and cuddles the longest. I don’t mind it most mornings, but there are a few days when I really do need to get up.”

“The Senate can always wait,” he counters. “Besides, I like having you against me in bed. Feels less like a dream.”

Who is better at comforting?

“She is without a doubt.”

“He awkwardly tries. Heart is in the right place, but I can tell its not something he knows how to do.” Martha laughs softly and holds his arm that is across her with a hand of her own. “But yes, I am better at soothing hurts and fears.”

Who is the big spoon and who is the little spoon?

Lionel glances down at the woman in his arm, “A little obvious who is what. Though some mornings, I find myself being spooned instead.”

“Only because you’re too busy hugging the pillow instead of me,” she laughs at the feigned indignant look he gives her. “Its true!”

What are their nicknames for each other?

“Leo, now that I know about it,” answered Martha. “But he only lets me use it in private, which is fine.”

“Its a childhood nickname and reserved for those who are my closest friends,” Lionel explained. “Alas I don’t have one for her.”

Who realized they were interested in who first?

“That would be me,” Lionel glanced down at Martha. She was still in his arms on the sofa and rather comfortable where she was too it seemed, not that he minded or anything.

“When was that?” she met his gaze curiously.

“When you strong armed me into helping that boy,” he cheekily replied.’

Martha playfully swatted his leg, “I didn’t strong arm you.”

“You were very persuasive,” he laughed. “Since then, I had spent the time trying to learn about you and push your limits. You met every challenge and what I learned made me even more intrigued and infatuated.”

“When did you realize you were…?”

“In love with you?” Lionel supplied and he rested his chin on her head gently. “I would say probably before that whole debacle with the criminal case against me. You know, I wanted you to come visit me one last time. To talk, of course. I wouldn’t have another chance, or at least I thought I wouldn’t have.”

“Because you were dying.”

“Yes.” He was quiet for a few minutes while he reflected on his time in prison. “Either the inmates were going to kill me or the disease would. But I had hoped you would come and… you never did.”

“I did, once, but it turns out it wasn’t you,” she tells him and he looks at her curiously, wondering what she meant by it. “That crystal you had? It worked. You were Clark and he was you. He called me as you and I came thinking it was you.”

“It… it actually worked?” Lionel looked stunned and then his color drained at the realization of what he had done. “I’m… sorry?”

“Relax,” she tells him and gently squeezes his hand by her waist. “I’m the only one that knows what happened, not even Clark remembers anything.”

He relaxes behind her, a little relieved that he isn’t the only one in the dark about what had happened. “Do I want to know what happened?”

“I’ll tell you another time. Its embarrassing, for you.”

Lionel groans.

How was their first date?

“A date out?” Lionel rhetorically asked and he thought about the first time they had gone out together as a couple. Although their first dinner together had been at the Kent farm, the first time that could actually be called a date had been elsewhere. “I took Martha to a symphony and then to dinner at a steakhouse I am a patron of.” He didn’t mention that it had been the same steakhouse he had lost Julian in front of.

His voice must have changed pitch just enough for Martha to catch on that something was wrong, “Are you alright?”

“Hmm? Yes, I’m fine. Just… a bad memory decided to rear its ugly head,” Lionel tried to reassure. He had been worried that same memory would have spoiled his date with Martha but he must have been so over the moon with her to not even consider what had happened years before. He didn’t recall the date being bad or anything. “But our date that night? I had difficulty containing my excitement, so thrilled was I at the thought of you dating me.”

“You were that happy?”

“You have no idea how happy I was, Martha,” Lionel pressed a kiss into her hair. “What about you?”

“I was a nervous wreck until I had a whole glass of wine,” she tells him and closes her eyes at the feeling of his affection. “But you did make me laugh and I was smiling. I had a good time. Good enough that we’re still seeing each other. So you did something right.”

“And I hope I continue to do things right.”

How did they propose?

“Do attempts count?” Lionel asked and started counting the number of times he had tried to get Martha to marry him. “Three, four… six times I’ve asked Martha Kent to marry me and six times she has turned me down. Maybe I’ll get lucky with the seventh?” He looks down at her and she just gives him an impish smile. “Probably not. I’ll get you to marry me one day, even if its on my death bed.”

Martha laughed at him and hugged his arm, “I’m not ready to settle down again quite yet. There is so much to do here in Washington and not enough time.”

He nuzzles the side of her neck softly, “You could always split things with me as my wife.”

“Is that another proposal?”

“Maybe?”

“I’ll think about it.”

“Well that’s farther than I got last time,” he laughs.

Who can’t keep their hands to themself?

“Lionel, hands down,” Martha smirked impishly and she heard Lionel groan behind him.

Who was (insert character)’s first crush?

“There was this guy in high school who I had a crush on as a freshman,” Martha said contemplatively. “Victor Laughlin, he was a senior and baseball jock. Very sweet to me but he already had a girlfriend then.”

“Jocks seem to be your type,” Lionel mentions and upon her curious glance. “Jonathan was a football jock.”

“And you?”

“I wouldn’t have stood a chance if we had been in high school together.”

“Why not?”

“I was the chess nerd.”

“Oh I dunno, I like nerds too. I’m dating one.”

Lionel smiled softly, “I know and I am still debating as to whether I am dreaming or not.”

She laughs again and pulls his arm closer to her in a tight embrace. “What about you? Who was your first crush?”

He was silent for a moment while he debated on whether to reveal it or not, “There was… a brief time I had a crush on Morgan.”

“The crime lord?”

“We grew up together. Did everything together. Got into trouble together,” he explained hurriedly and then took a breath to calm himself down. “He was much different back then. Wouldn’t have stabbed me in the back like he did now. We would have done anything for each other.” He didn’t need to explain what he meant by that, Martha knew of the role Morgan played in his early life. “Never acted on those feelings though.”

“Why not?”

“My father would have murdered me.”

“Oh.” She frowned.

“Yeah.”

“Are you still?”

“Bisexual?” Martha nodded and he gave her a small smile, “Yes. Though there haven’t been any men that have interested me enough to pursue. Most in my circles are… boring. Especially compared to a woman like you.”

“Flatterer.”

“It’s true though.”

How do they celebrate anniversaries?

“I like to have a small, private celebration at home but Lionel sometimes convinces me a night out in town is better.”

“Only for certain anniversaries,” Lionel elaborates a little. “Though I’m sure once we are married, it will be something grand every year.”

“Like what?” she is curious to know.

“Oh I don’t know,” Lionel smiles playfully at her. “A trip to Paris, perhaps, or the Bahamas. It’ll depend on your mood and when we get married.”

“If.”

“No, its definitely going to be a when,” he chuckles a little.

Who steals the covers?

Both Martha and Lionel point at each other, and then grin in amusement. “You steal them the most,” Lionel accuses her half-heartedly.

“I do not. You’re always taking the sheets.”

“Hmph, I wouldn’t if someone left me some of the comforter.”

“I wouldn’t if you left me the sheets,” she teases back.

“I guess we’ll have to call this a draw.”

Who falls asleep first?

“Martha does. I’m too busy watching her sleep to even try,” he confesses and smiles softly against Martha’s hair before nuzzling her and embracing firmly. He knows he has spent hours just watching Martha sleep next to him, so amazed he was by the fact that she had been willing to give him a chance and slept beside him most nights since.

Who is a morning person?

Martha grinned in response, “That would be me. Farmer and all. It never really went away when I moved to Washington. After twenty-five years of waking up before the crack of dawn, I would be surprised if I did sleep in.”

“I’m a morning person as well,” Lionel added.

“You should see yourself before your first coffee,” she laughed when he gave her a scandalous look.

“I wouldn’t be so grumpy in the morning if I had plenty of sleep the night before,” Lionel leaned down to give her a kiss on the temple. “But someone I’m dating can be quite amorous some nights. I’m not complaining, I love the attention.”

“Good or you’d be finding yourself sleeping with Shelby instead.”

Who is a night person?

“Lionel. I don’t know how he does it, but he can stay up past midnight and still be full of energy the next morning.”

“I am very motivated every morning these days.”

“No, ‘I am a Luthor, sleep is for the weak’ line?” Martha teases.

“There is that too,” he laughs.

Which one makes breakfast?

“Depends on who is staying where,” he explained and gestured a little. “If I’m at the Kent farm, Martha does and if she’s at my place, I do.”

“He tries to.”

“I can cook bacon and eggs, and toast,” he says a little defensively.

“You burnt the toast the last time,” Martha reminded him and he frowned a little at that. She sat up a little to give him a quick kiss. “But I was distracting you at the time, so you’re forgiven.”

Which one bakes/cooks?

“Martha, since I apparently cannot cook.” He catches Martha rolling her eyes at him, “You just said I burnt the toast.”

“Oh hush,” she pats him on the knee. “I was only teasing you.”

Who is more rough with the kissing stuff?

“Lionel.” Martha reaches up to trace the underside of his bearded jaw and she swears if he had been an actual cat, he would be purring with the way he leans into her touch. “But he can be tender with his kisses when he wants to.”

“I’m only rough because I haven’t seen you in days or it’s been a very long evening and you looked fetching in that party dress,” he growls against her ear lightly.

Do they send cutesy or grossly sweet/romantic texts to each other?

“People do that?” Lionel blinked. He isn’t sure if he should be appalled or not by the idea.

“I think it’s something the younger generation does,” Martha clarifies and shrugs a little. “I haven’t done anything like that. I barely can figure out my flip phone half the time, much less one of those newer smart phones.”

Is one more protective than the other?

“I think we both know who is more protective without needing to go into detail,” Lionel says, his voice straining just enough for Martha to pick up on it. She looks up at him a little in concern.

His arms tighten around her and he lowers his head down beside her own, eyes closing as he tries not to remember about Lincoln Cole.

How do they make up after a fight?

“Well it depends on who started it and what it was about,” Martha says while gently caressing Lionel’s hand. “But we both tend to separate for a bit to cool off and if Lionel is at fault, he usually comes back with a bouquet of flowers and lots of chocolate.”

“Martha just comes to my office, regardless of whether I am in a meeting with someone, and just flat out apologizes to me.”

“Only because I know you’ll kick them out and give me your time,” she tells him. “And I’ve only done that once, mind you.”

“I know. Still amuses me though.”

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Omg I’m done! *falls over*

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Chapters: 7/7 Fandom: Super Sons (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Superman - All Media Types Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Jonathan Kent/Damian Wayne, Jonathan Samuel Kent/Damian Wayne Characters: Damian Wayne, Jonathan Samuel Kent, Maya Ducard, Collin Wilkes, Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown, Duke Thomas, Cassandra Cain, Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Kon-El | Conner Kent, Kara Zor-El Additional Tags: Roommates, Domestic Fluff, adopting a pet, High School, Jealousy, Running Away, Partners in Crime, Fake/Pretend Relationship, getting caught, Heartbeats, Not Actually Unrequited Love, Alternate Universe - Royalty, Masquerade, Family Vacation, Marriage Proposal, JonDami Week 2021

Hey, hey, hey! Last day of the @jondami-week  Thank you so much for reading and leaving kudos and comments, it makes me super happy! As I mentioned I'm planning on doing a longer (but not too long) fic about Damian and Jon so please if you like anything of these prompts tell me so I can have a clearer idea on how to write them. Thanks!

Day 7: joint family vacation | proposal | free day

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“Stephanie, I swear to God if you play that stupid song one more time.”

“Shut up, Jason, you didn’t have a good music taste even before your first death.”

“Come on, guys, I’m sure we can find something nice for every-” Duke dodged a hamburger and decided it was better not to get in between.

“Has anyone seen my sunglasses?” asked Conner, his sunglasses obviously over his head.

“No,” answered Tim not even making an attempt at pointing his mistake.

“I’m just saying, it would totally rock if you made a ‘Is Bruce Wayne Batman?’ headline,” Cassandra nodded at Dick’s words.

“You know it would actually be really funny,” Lois smirked, her smile too similar to one of the evildoers they usually fought.

“Not it wouldn’t!” interrupted Barbara visibly angry. “Because then we, instead of him, will have to deal with it later.”

“I stopped dealing with Bruce’s shit a long time ago, you should do the same,” proclaimed Kate taking a sip of his wine.

“This is the fourth time I have to repair a train, Kent,” argued Bruce on the other side of the field. “Is it really too much to ask to show a little restrain?”

“Oh, excuse, mister billionaire, next time a train is about to run over some innocent citizens I will kindly ask the train to stop,” refuted Clark.

“The only thing I’m saying,” not too far Alfred was in the middle of another discussion with Martha and Jon Kent. “that the recipe is obviously done with raisins.”

“Raisins? Maybe in that rainy spot of yours,” Martha seemed to be terribly offended. “But not here.”

Damian sighed for the hundredth time that day watching how the whole family continued creating absolute chaos. If his calculations were right there were just a few minutes left before someone screamed “food fight”. Next to him, Jon munched on a hamburger as if the picture did not bother him at all.

“Let’s have some picnic together, you said,” said Damian. “It would be fun, you said.”

“I think is nice.”

“Your cousin tried to throw Todd over the roof just an hour ago.”

“And I think Steph is about to ask her to do it again,” laughed Jon pointing at were Jason and Steph continued to argue about the music, Duke and Cass now enjoying their exchanged while eating popcorns.

“At least Grayson has stopped with the puns,” he was starting to question why the hell he had accepted Jon’s idea, this was bound to end in disaster.

“Well, actually I think he is telling my mum that story about the Napkin man.”

Jon could not help but smile at his groan. Maybe their families were a bit… chaotic when they met, but he actually enjoyed spending time together like this. As long as he kept a safe distance between him and Jason’s guns there should not be a problem (he still remembered when the Red Hood first discovered he was dating his younger brother, that had been a fun chase). And deep down he knew Damian enjoyed them too, but his boyfriend was too stubborn to admit it.

“I just don’t understand why you insisted so much on this.”

The box in his pocket seemed to get heavier with his words. They have been dating for almost eight years, living together for six of them. While he worked as a journalist in the Daily Planet, Damian had his hands full with inheriting the Batman legacy and leading the new Gotham Justice team along with Duke, although he still made some art exhibitions from time to time. He still went out as Superboy, mostly with Damian, but the defence of Metropolis had gone mainly to Supergirl and Conner, who now called himself Supernova. Their fathers had told them they would soon pass their mantle to them and Jon had decided he wanted to ask the big question before that happened.

“D, mind walking with me for a minute?”

Damian raised an eyebrow confused as to why his boyfriend wanted to walk on the same fields that had seen him grow, but he decided it would be way better than staying there. They walked while holding hands, chatting about their little things until they reached a familiar forest.

“Does it ring a bell?” Jon smiled.

“This is where we first met,” realised Damian. “Well, when I kidnap you after discovering you were a threat to society.”

“Well, you suspicious turned out to be correct, only not to society,” he winked at him. “Only a threat to you.”

“Hmm,” Damian wrapped his hands around his neck. “Maybe I should have let you tied on the examination table of the Batcave.”

“Then, you wouldn’t have this.”

Jon then proceeded to kneel in front of him, taking the box out of his pocket. Damian didn’t say anything but his eyes widened.

“Damian Wayne,” he proclaimed. “I never thought I could hate anyone more than the first time I met you. But with time, you showed me the great person you are. Because many might think of you as brash and arrogant, but I know your actions speak more than your words. I have seen you bleed for your teammates, cry for your brothers and sister and take care of your pets as if they were the most valuable thing on this planet,” he opened the box to show a ring with a green gemstone. “You became my best friend and later the love of my life and I can’t think of a better person to share the rest of my life with so… would you do me the super honour of becoming my husband?”

“Did you have to add the super thing?” but Damian was smiling and he could swear his eyes were shinning. “Of course I do, you sap.”

Jon did not waste any time jumping to capture his lips while putting the ring on his finger. The gem was the same shade in his eyes and the moment Jon saw it he knew he wanted his boyfriend to wear it.

“I’m going to make you the happiest man on Earth,” he whispered between kisses.

“I already am.”

There were still a lot of hardship to face, millions of adventures waiting for them on the corner, but in that instant, in the same forest where they met, both could feel the strength of their bond. A union that could not be broken by time or dangers, a connection that will be with them until the time they expired their last breath. So for the moment, they enjoyed this moment and the pure bliss of knowing they would never be alone as long as the other was next to them.

[shadesoforlando]

“If Whitney doesn’t see how great she is, then he doesn’t deserve her.”

BAD AND POSSESSIVE CLARK