September 21, 2014: Literary Theme Sunday: Taken from ResidentalPsycho's suggestion: Horror, Fantasy, Adventure... The Pagemaster.

ClarkxBrainy Week Drabbles

1. Literary Themes.

With all the technological advances in the future, Clark almost forgot to check out the things that stood the test of time. Obviously space exploration had stuck around, and pizza was as popular as ever, though lots of the other junk foods Clark knew were either gone or had changed in some way or another.

Lots of the Museums Brainy took Clark to, or "allowed Clark to see" as Brainy put it, had things that were new during his time, like Angry Birds, but were as relevant to the people of the 31st century as the Atari had been to him in his own time. Still there were always new superhero movies, though mostly about white male ones from the 21st century for some reason and most prominently about him, much to his embarrassment, and some vampire bat Brainy never gave Clark the chance to get a good look at.

The best thing to see that had prevailed the test of time were books, even though the paper bindings where mostly replaced by pads and tablets, the words were still readily available. Shakespeare was as prevalent as ever, as well as some Grimm Fairy tales right next to Hans Christian Anderson. Even better was the selection of Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Percy Jackson, Artemis Fowl and the Last Unicorn listed as "Classical Literature".

Still Clark yearned for a hardcover or paperback, to hear the creak of the binding and smell the pages.

When Clark voiced this to Brainy, Brainy looked at him in a way that make Clark feel silly, though Brainy had that ability on a regular basis. That's why it surprised him when Brainy all but abducted him the next day to take him to a genuine library with real books on real wooden shelves.

"Does this satisfy your literary nostalgia?" Brainy asked when Clark's mouth opened and closed several times in a good imitation of a fish.

Clark grinned and answered by finding a nice place to cuddle up with the fifth Brainiac, as well as a good book.