Behind a Dragon's Smile by Thamiris (NC-17)

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Fandom: SMALLVILLE
Pairing: Clark/Lex
Author on LJ: thamiris
Author Website: Odysseys and Ecstasy

Why this must be read:
This story is an example of the literary quality that fanfic can attain--there's the surface story, and the deeper emotional truth, and oh! the style! (plus, the porn is hot). I love it because there's consumption of sushi, along with the retelling of a Japanese fairy tale that is perfectly applicable to the Clark/Lex dynamic. I have a not-so-secret love for College!Clex, and date stories, and a Lex who is wise enough to make choices that lead him away from evil. This Clark is young, less tainted by pain than I see him now, but I could believe in this Clexian pair. Lex is a dragon with a secret fondness for virtue, and sometimes dragons are good if the circumstances are right...

Behind a Dragon's Smile