Frued by Te (NC-17)

[prmalscream.livejournal.com]

Fandom: SMALLVILLE
Pairing: Clark/Lex
Length: 5900 words
Author on LJ: thete1
Author Website: http://teland.com
Why this must be read:

Te is one of my all time favorites. I’ll read pretty much anything she writes and if you’re a fan of the DC universe, you should definitely check her out. This particular fic is funny, and sexy and it showcases how witty Lex can be. Te is amazingly adept at dialogue, and I think anyone who has ever had a problem writing dialogue could take a lesson from her, and the dialogue in this story is stellar. She has their voices spot on, and she privides some of the most believable representations of Clark and Lex I’ve ever seen. PS, Clark learns to fly, but not well.


"You know, if you tell me you weren't flying just now, I'm going to kick you very hard, Clark."

"Lex! I was... um... oh damn." Clark's mind helpfully supplies that he's landed on one of Lex's balconies. Which would be okay, if Lex wasn't there. Looking down at him with a glass in one hand and a sheaf of papers in the other. Looking *amused*.

"Um. You're drunk?"

Lex takes a long, ostentatious sniff. "Ginger ale." Sharp little smile. "Want some?"

Clark's going to stop gaping like a fish. Any second now. "Would you believe it's a complete surprise?"

"In Smallville? This late at night? No. Now let me know if I'm going to have to kick you so I can call Toby about my inevitable broken toes."

"You should believe *more* things late at night, Lex!"

"Well, I believe a man can fly..."

"More... *other* things." And the flagstones under his butt are *cold*, which is something Lex must know, because he just snorts and reaches out, offering Clark a hand up. Clark takes it wincingly.

"Did you hurt yourself slamming into the wall like a drunk sparrow or just the castle?"

"You're having way too much fun with this. I mean yes. I mean no. I mean... *damn*."

Lex shakes his head and walks back into the castle, gesturing Clark to follow. "You aren't the worst liar I've ever seen, Clark, but you're definitely the most *consistently* bad."

"Hey --"

"I used to find that insulting," Lex continues blithely, "but then I realized that, given the way the more... showy mutants in this town usually end up, discretion was probably the better part of valor on your part." A smile.

"I'm not --"

Lex makes a small but definite kicking motion.

"Okay, fine, I was flying."

Freud

Comments

[rispacooper.livejournal.com]

Oh I love this story. Haven't read it in ages though. Thanks!

[prmalscream.livejournal.com]

I agree, it's a favorite of mine too and I have a weakness for witty Lex.

[laughingacademy.livejournal.com]

Um, the title is ever so slightly wrong in the subject line.

[prmalscream.livejournal.com]

EEK! You're totally right and I can't even fix it. UHG, my life, it is ridiculous. This is what I get for posting right before I got to bed. Stupid mistakes I should not make.

Thanks for the heads up. I'll see if I can get the mods to fix it.

[califmole.livejournal.com]

Love this story as well. I have a weakness for the stories that were written in the early seasons of Smallville, back when any future seemed possible.

[prmalscream.livejournal.com]

I totally get that. Sometimes I feel so lost without them ending up with a happy ending, even though I knew it was coming it was so hard to watch.