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--What's the most difficult conversation your characters need to have, and why are they avoiding it?

This is such a great question, especially for those of us writing romances! Though sadly I'm not sure my characters are even quite to the point of having conversations they need to have, lol. Based on where the canon has left them at, they have to sit down and have a chat about Clark's history and what he sees as his place in this world. There's a moment where he says maybe it's his destiny to take the dangerous Kryptonite into space (and, it's implied, die in the darkness of space) and I think Bruce would very much like to talk to him about this assumption he has that he doesn't belong in this world. They've touched on it, but of course canon doesn't have any time for in-depth conversations, so... it's up to the ficcers!

I already have some guesses about your answers, and I'd love to hear them! What are your characters dancing around and refusing to talk about?

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Hi all!

I'm doing some minor operational work tonight. It should be transparent, but there's always a chance that something goes wrong. The main thing I'm touching is testing a replacement for Apache2 (our web server software) in one area of the site.

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mithen posting in

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--How do your characters' relationships reflect or challenge the themes you're exploring?

That makes a lot of sense as a question! And tends to work well for those of us who are writing romances, because of course the themes tend to come out in the relationships. Bruce is the first person besides his parents that Clark can really trust (okay, he's mentioned Black Condor in a way that hints that he was mentored by him in this world, which I also would like to explore more!), and trust and loneliness are definitely going to be themes. (Really common in my Bruce/Clark work!)

Hope all your themes (and your relationship!) are coming together nicely!

mithen posting in

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Well, the holiday season absolutely took it out of me, but I'm slowly starting to get back on top of things, and canon is still being kind to me as we get more glimpses of Clark in the Victorian Justice League.

--What internal contradiction or conflict drives your protagonist, and how does it manifest in their actions?

From what I can tell of this version of Clark, he's very uncertain what his place on Earth is (and if he even has one). In the final issue of A League for Justice, he faces a vision of his parents that hints at his feeling that he doesn't deserve happiness, and it brought me a great deal of joy:

That's the stuff! I would love a chance to write more of them, but for now it's got to just percolate and simmer for a while longer...
How is 2026 shaping up for you? And what conflicts are your protagonists dealing with?

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