Ficlet: Reading Cyan
Nov. 24th, 2007 06:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fandomcornerTitle: Reading Cyan
Author: Hils
Rating: G
Fandom: Smallville
Pairing: None
Words: 437
Summary: Lara's short time with Lana teaches her more about her son than she'd ever expected
Inspired by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
bagheera_san's idea to write a missing scene ficlet for each new episode. This is my offering for Blue
Thanks todanceswithgary for the beta
Lara remained a picture of calm serenity as Lana scurried around fixing the tea. The girl was nervous, that much was obvious. She had already broken one cup in her rush to prepare things but Lara had maintained her serene countenance. Being the wife of Jor-El had taught her the art of aiding people to relax in situations outside the realm of their usual activities.
She smiled as Lana set down the teapot. “So, you’re a friend of my son?”
Lana blushed.
Oh, so that was it.
Lara smiled, frowning inwardly. Of course, she wanted Kal-El to fall in love. Everyone deserved that happiness, especially her son after everything he’d been through, but this Lana…there was something not quite right about her.
“Do you love my son?” she asked. Lara had no idea how long she was going to be here, especially with Zor-El on the loose. She needed to be sure her son was going to be happy with the person he had chosen.
“I…”
The hesitation was all Lara needed to nudge her to use her abilities. On Krypton, she had been mildly empathetic. Here under the yellow sun, she'd found she could read people just by looking at them. What she saw within Lana startled her.
“You have a deep darkness in you.”
At least the girl had the decency to look ashamed.
“It was my ex-husband,” Lana tried to explain. “He drove me to actions I didn’t even know I was capable of. I’ve done some terrible things and I’m not sure I can ever return to what was once my life.”
She didn’t want to. Lara could sense it. There was so much rage burning in the girl that it was a miracle the slight body could contain it. It was not simply for whatever injustice she believed unfairly dealt to her, it was more than that. It was a vicious, jealous rage. Lara could almost see it gleaming, an iridescent green.
On Krypton, if two men chose each other it was a cause for celebration and a thing to be marveled at. Lara had hoped that her son would find a strong man to bond with on Earth, one to support and protect him.
What Lara saw in this girl confirmed her deepest hopes. Kal-El was in love with a man. This girl’s ex-husband to be specific and that jealous rage seemed to be what was driving Lana.
This was not the girl for her son, although Lana clearly hadn’t reached this conclusion yet.
Once Zor-El had been dealt with, Lara was going to have a long talk with her son.
Author: Hils
Rating: G
Fandom: Smallville
Pairing: None
Words: 437
Summary: Lara's short time with Lana teaches her more about her son than she'd ever expected
Inspired by
bagheera_san's idea to write a missing scene ficlet for each new episode. This is my offering for BlueThanks to
danceswithgary for the betaLara remained a picture of calm serenity as Lana scurried around fixing the tea. The girl was nervous, that much was obvious. She had already broken one cup in her rush to prepare things but Lara had maintained her serene countenance. Being the wife of Jor-El had taught her the art of aiding people to relax in situations outside the realm of their usual activities.
She smiled as Lana set down the teapot. “So, you’re a friend of my son?”
Lana blushed.
Oh, so that was it.
Lara smiled, frowning inwardly. Of course, she wanted Kal-El to fall in love. Everyone deserved that happiness, especially her son after everything he’d been through, but this Lana…there was something not quite right about her.
“Do you love my son?” she asked. Lara had no idea how long she was going to be here, especially with Zor-El on the loose. She needed to be sure her son was going to be happy with the person he had chosen.
“I…”
The hesitation was all Lara needed to nudge her to use her abilities. On Krypton, she had been mildly empathetic. Here under the yellow sun, she'd found she could read people just by looking at them. What she saw within Lana startled her.
“You have a deep darkness in you.”
At least the girl had the decency to look ashamed.
“It was my ex-husband,” Lana tried to explain. “He drove me to actions I didn’t even know I was capable of. I’ve done some terrible things and I’m not sure I can ever return to what was once my life.”
She didn’t want to. Lara could sense it. There was so much rage burning in the girl that it was a miracle the slight body could contain it. It was not simply for whatever injustice she believed unfairly dealt to her, it was more than that. It was a vicious, jealous rage. Lara could almost see it gleaming, an iridescent green.
On Krypton, if two men chose each other it was a cause for celebration and a thing to be marveled at. Lara had hoped that her son would find a strong man to bond with on Earth, one to support and protect him.
What Lara saw in this girl confirmed her deepest hopes. Kal-El was in love with a man. This girl’s ex-husband to be specific and that jealous rage seemed to be what was driving Lana.
This was not the girl for her son, although Lana clearly hadn’t reached this conclusion yet.
Once Zor-El had been dealt with, Lara was going to have a long talk with her son.
