allegedly writing

sometimes it boggles my mind that wolf 359 isn't this huge show with an enormous budget and millions of fans. it should be a cultural staple like the office. they should still be playing reruns on the radio. doug eiffel's birthday should eclipse christmas day and people should get kind of annoyed about it. the actors should be set on royalties for the rest of their lives.

And part of the tragedy is so many almost-moments where you wonder if Clark could have helped him. On the brink of sharing his secret, of speaking openly with Lex, of showing someone believed in him and Lex wasn't defined or doomed to be like his father - on the brink, and then turns aside. Superman's Narrative keeps his secret, and though Clark sees the good in this young Lex he has just enough doubt or hesitation that he doesn't commit to trusting Lex, and Lex can see it. And Lex of Smallville, who does want to help, who wants to be worthy of trust, is pushed further to the end he cannot escape.

[id: art of thaisha lloy, drawn from the chest up. she is depicted against a fiery orange-red background, wearing her black and red strap dress, as well as red makeup and silver jewelry and piercings in her ear, chin, nose, and hair. her hair flows out around her, going out of frame. she looks at the viewer with an intent, intense expression. end id.]