Ah yes, I remember you saying that--I think I may have blocked it out, because while I think it is a very true observation, my inner romantic Clexer is going "la la la la la, I have my fingers in my ears, I can't hear you" because even though their endless codependency means they cannot leave each other alone (and if you didn't actually say that at the panel, you must have at lunch, because I definitely remember you saying it), it still doesn't leave them with much hope for a future healthy relationship.

What, you thought I was such a canonist I never lived in the land of Clex delusion? I still have one foot firmly in denial-land, where somehow someway in the future they overcome their enmity and live happily ever after. Probably a la astolat's "Moving On," since I can't see Lex overcoming his imperial ambitions, but still: happy. Not fucked up and codependent.

Wow, the world seems very rose-colored today. It must be these new glasses I have!

(Despite my desire to live in rose-colored denial-land, however, I would *love* to read any stories you wrote about their fucked-up codependent relationship, precisely because it seems so canonical and real to me. I just would have to read it on a day when I was in the mood for angst.)

Note that I even have an icon that is totally appropriate for such a story!