A Box Called Time by Sage (NC-17)

[cupidsbow.livejournal.com]

Fandom: SMALLVILLE
Pairing: Clark/Lex, Clark/Lois
Author on LJ: sageness
Author Website: Sage's Fiction Pages
Why this must be read: Clark's had two great loves in his life, and this story is all about what happens when he's forced to let go of one of them. Oh, this story hurts, and yet it's such a good read!

A Box Called Time (Warning: This is a death fic.)

Comments

[sage]

Oh, wow, thanks for the rec! Would it be okay for me to point out a different link to the story? This link goes to the version on my website that has better formatting and warnings, fixed typos, and it's got the awesome cover that laurab1 made for the story.

Thanks again, I'm so glad you enjoyed it. :D

[cupidsbow.livejournal.com]

Thanks for letting me know about the better url--I've updated the entry so that it goes straight there now.

I really did love the story! I'm sorry I've never given you feedback. I don't have internet connection at home, so I download stories and read them offline, which isn't conducive to being a good feedbacker (although, that excuse would probably seem a lot more convincing if I didn't manage to maintain my own rec comm, rec_room, where I recced "A Box Called Time" ages ago ;).

I think what I love most about the story is the way it doesn't short change Clark's love for Lois. I mean, Lois is a full-on person, but she's great! I totally get why Clark loves her, so it's nice to see a story that examines how that works in contrast to what is clearly an intense thing Clark has going on with Lex, whether it's read as a sexual thing or not. This story does all that, and it's genuinely poignant as well. Thank you so much for writing it! It's given me a lot of joy.