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meteOros by Kellie Mathews (NC-17)
Fandom: SMALLVILLE
Pairing: Clark/Lex
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kelliem
Author Website: Kellie Matthews Home Page
Why this must be read: Kellie Matthews is well-known in a number of fandoms, but this is her only Smallville story as far as I know. It's a classic tale from early in the show's run. Set after Lex's heroism in "Jitters", it has a Clark who's caught between being the "good boy" that he is and wanting something that's probably bad for him ... namely Lex. The story explores the idea that the Lex Luthor of Smallville's early days is trying SO HARD to be a good man even when temptation is thrust in his path. The author handles Clark's conflicting emotions well, and with a deft hand shows how he can be aggressive and naive all at the same time, which is partly what endears him to Lex. It's a first-time story with nice details that give insight into the characters and the experience including Lex's realization that he doesn't have to be as careful with Clark as he thinks. With the Leonids bursting in the background, what more could you ask for?
If it wasn't so goddamned sad it would be funny, Lex thought, idly watching Clark watch Lana with that yearning expression that said that his entire life would come to an end in the next three minutes if she didn't look at him. The fact that he was watching Clark at all was pretty sad and funny too, actually. He realized he was staring, and looked away, pretending to read the report on toxicity levels in the Luthor Corp plant's waste water that he'd commissioned, and wondered why he'd bothered. He was trying so hard to be good. He'd never been so good for so long in his entire life. And what had it gotten him? Nothing.
He hadn't laid off anyone at the plant, so now everyone seemed to think that he had bigger layoffs planned down the road and was just biding his time to lull them. He was hanging out at the ludicrously named 'Beanery' drinking terrible coffee so he'd fit in with the locals, and they all skirted his chair as if they thought he had an Uzi under his coat. He'd taken flowers to a shut-in and she'd died on him. He shuddered a little, trying to stop thinking about that, trying not to wonder what she'd seen. He'd donated a new computer lab for the school newspaper and got blackmailed by a reporter. Still, it was par for the course lately. He couldn't seem to catch a break.
Read the story: meteOros
There's a short sequel here: Eos
Don't forget to feedback the author!
Pairing: Clark/Lex
Author on LJ:
kelliemAuthor Website: Kellie Matthews Home Page
Why this must be read: Kellie Matthews is well-known in a number of fandoms, but this is her only Smallville story as far as I know. It's a classic tale from early in the show's run. Set after Lex's heroism in "Jitters", it has a Clark who's caught between being the "good boy" that he is and wanting something that's probably bad for him ... namely Lex. The story explores the idea that the Lex Luthor of Smallville's early days is trying SO HARD to be a good man even when temptation is thrust in his path. The author handles Clark's conflicting emotions well, and with a deft hand shows how he can be aggressive and naive all at the same time, which is partly what endears him to Lex. It's a first-time story with nice details that give insight into the characters and the experience including Lex's realization that he doesn't have to be as careful with Clark as he thinks. With the Leonids bursting in the background, what more could you ask for?
If it wasn't so goddamned sad it would be funny, Lex thought, idly watching Clark watch Lana with that yearning expression that said that his entire life would come to an end in the next three minutes if she didn't look at him. The fact that he was watching Clark at all was pretty sad and funny too, actually. He realized he was staring, and looked away, pretending to read the report on toxicity levels in the Luthor Corp plant's waste water that he'd commissioned, and wondered why he'd bothered. He was trying so hard to be good. He'd never been so good for so long in his entire life. And what had it gotten him? Nothing.
He hadn't laid off anyone at the plant, so now everyone seemed to think that he had bigger layoffs planned down the road and was just biding his time to lull them. He was hanging out at the ludicrously named 'Beanery' drinking terrible coffee so he'd fit in with the locals, and they all skirted his chair as if they thought he had an Uzi under his coat. He'd taken flowers to a shut-in and she'd died on him. He shuddered a little, trying to stop thinking about that, trying not to wonder what she'd seen. He'd donated a new computer lab for the school newspaper and got blackmailed by a reporter. Still, it was par for the course lately. He couldn't seem to catch a break.
Read the story: meteOros
There's a short sequel here: Eos
Don't forget to feedback the author!