This was great! Loved the parallel "visits to the parents" and the very different tones of each of them.
“I thought Mars didn’t have an atmosphere or something,” his father said curiously.
“Not anymore,” J’onn said somberly, not meaning to come off quite as somber as he did.
Your J'onn is so great with that tendency to slip into woobie without any warning or intention to.
“Were you gay back with the Martians, too?” Wally’s mom shot his father a sharp look at his question, but J’onn answered obligingly.
Heh, the whole grilling by the parents was wonderfully spot on, humorous and tense and I loved how his parents were open without being exactly friendly. And the divorced-vibe between Wally's folks was painfully spot-on. :(
They walked over where streets used to be, where his people used to work and play and live, but was now just red sand flowing in rivers around them.
Yeah, and then the visit to Mars was so different, so quiet and awed and meaningful. It really gave the story a feeling of completeness. Nice!
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on 2007-02-27 03:56 am (UTC)“I thought Mars didn’t have an atmosphere or something,” his father said curiously.
“Not anymore,” J’onn said somberly, not meaning to come off quite as somber as he did.
Your J'onn is so great with that tendency to slip into woobie without any warning or intention to.
“Were you gay back with the Martians, too?” Wally’s mom shot his father a sharp look at his question, but J’onn answered obligingly.
Heh, the whole grilling by the parents was wonderfully spot on, humorous and tense and I loved how his parents were open without being exactly friendly. And the divorced-vibe between Wally's folks was painfully spot-on. :(
They walked over where streets used to be, where his people used to work and play and live, but was now just red sand flowing in rivers around them.
Yeah, and then the visit to Mars was so different, so quiet and awed and meaningful. It really gave the story a feeling of completeness. Nice!