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Papa Lex
Since I can't seem to post any comments in LJ, I loved teenage Nicky, [Bad username or site: dammitcarl text= @ livejournal.com]. I love the relationship between Lex and Nicky. Too often, I can't help thinking that Luthors are bound to be terrible fathers. Admittedly, they probably produce extremely successful sons, but also manage to hurt them, and make them hate their fathers in the process. As emotional as Lex can be, he is also highly critical and demanding, at least of himself, so I think that in his own way, Lex could be just as damaging to his children as Lionel has been.
I don't think it would happen while they were tiny children, but I have a deep down distrust of Lex and teenaged children. (Um... as in, I think that having Lex as a parent could become horrifying as the kid became a teenager, and Lex stated to put adult expectations on them. Not as in I don't trust him around teenagers. Clark doesn't look fifteen, regardless of his birth certificate... and Krytonians may mature faster. *g*) I can easily see Lex being very demanding of his young heirs, regardless of how much he disliked Lionel treating him that way.
So, thanks Jess, for giving us a great example of Lex as a good father. Lex isn't too emotionally demonstative, but he isn't distant from Nicky, and it's obvious that he loves Nicky completely. *sigh* I love fics that make me think better of the characters...
I don't think it would happen while they were tiny children, but I have a deep down distrust of Lex and teenaged children. (Um... as in, I think that having Lex as a parent could become horrifying as the kid became a teenager, and Lex stated to put adult expectations on them. Not as in I don't trust him around teenagers. Clark doesn't look fifteen, regardless of his birth certificate... and Krytonians may mature faster. *g*) I can easily see Lex being very demanding of his young heirs, regardless of how much he disliked Lionel treating him that way.
So, thanks Jess, for giving us a great example of Lex as a good father. Lex isn't too emotionally demonstative, but he isn't distant from Nicky, and it's obvious that he loves Nicky completely. *sigh* I love fics that make me think better of the characters...