Ok- so are you saying it's only the Clark as Julia-Roberts-like-street-walker that you don't 'buy' in a Clex-Pretty Woman fic?? while you could 'buy' a porsche driving Lex ending up stopping to ask for directions only to end up 'paying' for the services of the hustler he lets direct him back to his hotel???
Well - it doesn't exactly start out like the movie - but yeah - Clark is out hustling and gets caught up near Lex (where there is an instant attraction/connection -excuse me while I hurl) and he ends up saving Lex's life and Lex is intrigued and we go from there. BTW - Clark in this fic - a virgin. Of course. Who must sell his ass to Save the Farm!!
Sigh.
But yeah - I didn't think Lex was out of character at all - at least not at first, in entering into the agreement. I thought it was OOC for him to end up falling so easily for Clark - in these circumstances. Like the whole hustler!justin epic -- it was an interesting concept that just did not work for me in execution. I would have enjoyed it more -or at least it would have felt more real to me - with a darker Lex and also Clark.
So you have Red!Clark out to make a few bucks or just seizing an opportunity and Lex using cash as a deterant to emotional involvement and where does the plot come in?? Cause really - it is just PWP when they meet and then they go their separate ways and I take it back about enjoying it more with a darker examination.
Sigh.
This is why Pretty Woman fic just does not work. Hell, this is why the freaking movie does not work.
The only viable element to be gleaned is: Shopping is fun when there is no limit to purchases and When one partner saves the other, the other needs to save him right back. Cause that is sweet. It also works for almost any and all pairing barring Krycek.
Re: Lex & Clark Pretty Woman fic????!!!! oh my.
Ok- so are you saying it's only the Clark as Julia-Roberts-like-street-walker that you don't 'buy' in a Clex-Pretty Woman fic?? while you could 'buy' a porsche driving Lex ending up stopping to ask for directions only to end up 'paying' for the services of the hustler he lets direct him back to his hotel???
Well - it doesn't exactly start out like the movie - but yeah - Clark is out hustling and gets caught up near Lex (where there is an instant attraction/connection -excuse me while I hurl) and he ends up saving Lex's life and Lex is intrigued and we go from there. BTW - Clark in this fic - a virgin. Of course. Who must sell his ass to Save the Farm!!
Sigh.
But yeah - I didn't think Lex was out of character at all - at least not at first, in entering into the agreement. I thought it was OOC for him to end up falling so easily for Clark - in these circumstances. Like the whole hustler!justin epic -- it was an interesting concept that just did not work for me in execution. I would have enjoyed it more -or at least it would have felt more real to me - with a darker Lex and also Clark.
So you have Red!Clark out to make a few bucks or just seizing an opportunity and Lex using cash as a deterant to emotional involvement and where does the plot come in?? Cause really - it is just PWP when they meet and then they go their separate ways and I take it back about enjoying it more with a darker examination.
Sigh.
This is why Pretty Woman fic just does not work. Hell, this is why the freaking movie does not work.
The only viable element to be gleaned is: Shopping is fun when there is no limit to purchases and When one partner saves the other, the other needs to save him right back. Cause that is sweet. It also works for almost any and all pairing barring Krycek.