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Paying the Piper by Artemis (R)
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laceymcbain! Lex let me borrow the key to the Porsche (and I pocketed the key to the Chamber Of Clark Kent, which is exactly as smutty as it sounds), so let's get going! I'll try to send a little bit of everything your way - future!fics, classics, authors you might not know - but I'll admit I'm pretty much a Clex girl, so look for lots of Clark and Lex. Oh, and there might even be a smidgeon of Bruce Wayne, seeing as how he's the most popular character never to appear in the show.
Fandom: SMALLVILLE
Pairing: Clark/Lex (pre-slash), suggestions of Lex/OMC (history)
Author on LJ:artemisraine
Author Website: Artemis's fics on the Smallville Slash Archive
Why this must be read: There's a whole sub-genre of clubbing fics in the Smallville fandom. Usually these take the form of (re)-visiting Lex's mispent youth in the wild clubs of Metropolis. This one has an adult Lex helping out a friend and inadvertently exposing Clark to that part of his past. Clark is a wide-eyed innocent in this one (just go with it), and Lex aims to keep him that way - well, at least until he thinks Clark is ready for something more. Sometimes the "Lex puts Clark on a pedestal of innocence" is a bit much, but the story has some of my all-time favourite Protective!Lex scenes so I find I can forgive some of the other things that niggle at me. I can picture the scenes, the people, the pulse and excitment of the club, so in my books, there's something here that resonates at a deeper, more emotional level. And hey, from everything we've seen of Clark's reaction to sexual situations, who's to say he wouldn't be this naive at fifteen?
He was keeping a sharp eye on everyone around them; he'd been in the club scene too long and knew exactly what sort of people populated the circuit. He glared at anyone who sent any lusty looks or nonverbal invitations to the teenager, dire promises clear in his eyes. He was confident enough that he'd be recognized by most and that his proprietary gesture of holding onto Clark would send a clear message.
Hell, he wasn't exactly known for being territorial, so his blatant "back the fuck off" handholding should keep the predators at bay.
Because if any guy so much as dared to touch Clark, Lex would break his hand.
And yes, Lex knew he had farmboy issues, especially improper and inappropriately primitive feelings of possessiveness. Not to mention the atypical fierce protective instincts Clark seemed to bring out in him.
Alexander J. Luthor protective? And of all things, innocence?
His father would be appalled.
Read the story: Paying the Piper, and let the author know you liked it!
There's also a sequel here: The Sandman Visits
laceymcbain! Lex let me borrow the key to the Porsche (and I pocketed the key to the Chamber Of Clark Kent, which is exactly as smutty as it sounds), so let's get going! I'll try to send a little bit of everything your way - future!fics, classics, authors you might not know - but I'll admit I'm pretty much a Clex girl, so look for lots of Clark and Lex. Oh, and there might even be a smidgeon of Bruce Wayne, seeing as how he's the most popular character never to appear in the show.Fandom: SMALLVILLE
Pairing: Clark/Lex (pre-slash), suggestions of Lex/OMC (history)
Author on LJ:
artemisraineAuthor Website: Artemis's fics on the Smallville Slash Archive
Why this must be read: There's a whole sub-genre of clubbing fics in the Smallville fandom. Usually these take the form of (re)-visiting Lex's mispent youth in the wild clubs of Metropolis. This one has an adult Lex helping out a friend and inadvertently exposing Clark to that part of his past. Clark is a wide-eyed innocent in this one (just go with it), and Lex aims to keep him that way - well, at least until he thinks Clark is ready for something more. Sometimes the "Lex puts Clark on a pedestal of innocence" is a bit much, but the story has some of my all-time favourite Protective!Lex scenes so I find I can forgive some of the other things that niggle at me. I can picture the scenes, the people, the pulse and excitment of the club, so in my books, there's something here that resonates at a deeper, more emotional level. And hey, from everything we've seen of Clark's reaction to sexual situations, who's to say he wouldn't be this naive at fifteen?
He was keeping a sharp eye on everyone around them; he'd been in the club scene too long and knew exactly what sort of people populated the circuit. He glared at anyone who sent any lusty looks or nonverbal invitations to the teenager, dire promises clear in his eyes. He was confident enough that he'd be recognized by most and that his proprietary gesture of holding onto Clark would send a clear message.
Hell, he wasn't exactly known for being territorial, so his blatant "back the fuck off" handholding should keep the predators at bay.
Because if any guy so much as dared to touch Clark, Lex would break his hand.
And yes, Lex knew he had farmboy issues, especially improper and inappropriately primitive feelings of possessiveness. Not to mention the atypical fierce protective instincts Clark seemed to bring out in him.
Alexander J. Luthor protective? And of all things, innocence?
His father would be appalled.
Read the story: Paying the Piper, and let the author know you liked it!
There's also a sequel here: The Sandman Visits