A Life More Ordinary (R) by Jenn

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*waves* Hiya! I'm your crack dealer for the month of December. As we get to later in the month, I'll probably post some recs for Christmas fic (and possibly mourn the lack of Chanukkah fic, as as far as we know, neither of our main characters are Jewish, but don't worry, I'll whine to myself and not in this space). But for today, a rainy day here, I thought I'd rec some comfort fic.

Fandom: SMALLVILLE
Pairing: Clark/Lex
Author on LJ: seperis
Author Website: Indulgence
Why this must be read:

For starters, it's my favorite comfort fic. Often time in stories, when two people fall in love, it's with this quick BANG! Like, they meet and there's this desperate craving for one another; an instant moment of connection where they both realize they're meant to be together, and there will never, ever, be anyone else ever again.

But often in real life, love isn't like that. It's this slow creeping where you know this person, and they're at the edge of your consciousness. As time passes, they move further into your thoughts, and you're not aware of it happening. Just one day, they're in central residence of your brain, and you wonder how you never noticed how you felt before then, because you look back and realize this feeling's been there all along, you just never thought to notice it before now.

A Life More Ordinary is that story. Clark has just graduated college and he's staying with Lex as he looks for a job. They fall into the routines of housemates, and though they don't do with with any intent, there's more intimacy in every plan they make and in every conversation they have. The reader can feel the passion neither of the characters consciously feels simmering there, just below the surface.

The story is here, and be sure to leave Jenn feedback!