kansas - metropolis it ain't.
28 Jul 2008 10:24 pmIt's sad that, in most of the really awesome arranged marriage Smallville fanfics out there1, the least believable part, for me, is the idea of gay marriage being legal in Kansas, and not the idea of one of the participants being an alien.
Sad, but politically realistic.
1. Yesterday it was Omiai by
toomuchplor, and today it's Red Tape by
scribblinlenore, an AU in which Mayor!Lex calls Superman for an emergency meeting to inform him that - are you sitting down? - he's an illegal alien and needs a work permit. Best premise ever, y/y? Or is it just extra funny to me because of how I keep having to reapply for residence permits?
Sad, but politically realistic.
1. Yesterday it was Omiai by
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Date: 28 Jul 2008 07:46 pm (UTC)The fact that Clark is an illegal alien used to come up in SV fic quite often. I remember there being jokes about it in the show (by Chloe?) as well, although without any allusions to gay marriage...
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