Superman, Clark Kent and Me

[donutsweeper]

Title: Superman, Clark Kent and Me
Pairing/Rating/Warning: none, rated G
Word Count: 100
Summary: Saving the world isn't all it's cracked up to be
Author's Note: Written for the Moving Words and Pictures Flashfic Challenge using fandom_me's video "Far Too Long."

I’m not Superman.  They expect me to save the day, but leave before I’m done.  They die.  I die.  Time and everything else gets in the way.  I’m forced to leave, or they are, and then I’m alone. 

Some days I wish I was Clark Kent.  He never saved the world or got the girl, or the guy, but he was reliable and dependable in his own way.  And he could just live.  Live one day at a time without worrying about the next battle looming on the horizon.

Clark Kent was Superman, but I just want to be me.

Comments

[becky-h.livejournal.com]

This is gorgeous and sweet and awesome and I love the first person and I love that what he wants to be most was *reliable* and dependenable and one day at a time. It's awesome.

Thank you.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

*bounces* Hooray! I'm so glad you liked it! *phew*

[becky-h.livejournal.com]

I am so not awake, but it makes me very happy and I like it tons.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

then, forgive me from sounding silly, but can I suggest you get some sleep?

I'm thrilled you like it so much!! *bounces more*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_medley_/]

Oh, man, that vid just breaks me every time I watch it and this goes along with it perfectly. Like Becky said, I love that he wants to be reliable and live one day at time when the world needs and expects him to be Superman.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

See what you sstarted when you pimped that challenge? At least it ends thursday and then I'm safe!!!

Glad you like it! (I was nervous, this is BECKY's video we;re talking about!)

[http://users.livejournal.com/_medley_/]

...I think it ends Wednesday. EEP. I guess I'd better write something, huh?

Becky's vids are awesome, but you didn't need to be nervous! ::pets::

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

It ends the 14th. When's that? And you know me, I get nervous over everything. And GO, write yours, I don't want to be the only vidficcer there!

(vidficcer? okay, I'm making up words now)

[http://users.livejournal.com/_medley_/]

Wednesday. And OK, I will! Actually I just watched the vid I'm writing about again and got an idea, yay!

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

*bounces in excitement for you*

*bounce* Go forth and write!!! *bounce* hooray!!

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

And he could just live. Live one day at a time

This is probably the thing that moves me the most about superheroes, how often, in the end, they long for this impossible thing. (I'm a huge sucker for Superman/Clark Kent references!) I hadn't thought about Jack that way before, specifically, but it sure works and it's lovely and sad. Very nice.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

awww, thanks! Poor Jack, he's so sad in Becky's vid.

[itsarift-thing.livejournal.com]

Okay I know this is probably going to sound silly/odd/picky but I haven't necessarily been hitting the links before reading so I really could have really done with knowing it was before I went into it...

That said it is outstanding comparison to draw tells us an awful lot about Jack *g*

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

so you think the title says too much?

[mad-jaks.livejournal.com]

I don't think I've eaten enough donuts to understand the question... :S

[unfeathered]

Oh, lovely. Poor Jack. He's never, ever going to have a normal life.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Poor Jack *sighs*

[fatchickengirl.livejournal.com]

Bittersweet, nice analogy too, good stuff.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

thank you! glad you liked it!

[karaokegal.livejournal.com]

Awwwww. But you are the hero Jack. It's all about the teeth. :) Now I've got that "I'm No Superman" song stuck in my head.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

lol about the teeth. Jack certainly has pearly white ones!

[laurab1.livejournal.com]

Aww :) Oh, Jack.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

oh, what an incredible userpic! Glad you liked the fic!

[roguewords.livejournal.com]

OMG. between this and the vid (that I hadn't seen) i'm all teary again.


*goes off to listen to Another Side again*

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

*passes tissues* sorry to make you sad, but glad you liked the drabble!

[roguewords.livejournal.com]

hey, if it involves jack wanting to be normal, I'm ok with being a little sad.

and I loved it. it works with the video so well.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

*phew* and thanks so much!!!