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crack_van2004-12-13 09:51 pm
tamalinn.livejournal.com) wrote in crack_van2004-12-13 09:51 pm
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Promise by Ruby (PG)
ETA: Links have been fixed.
Fandom: SMALLVILLE
Pairing: Clark/Lex, pre-slash
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ruby101
Author Website: Ruby's Writings - deactivated by geocites, so never mind.
Why this must be read:
I was wading through clarklexfic one day long ago, and I came across a request for a fic I'd never heard of. It said something about Lex always keeping his promises to Clark and hotter not!porn than had ever before been written. Immediately I set out to find this story, and, lo, I did, and I read it. And it was good. Really good. Like, reccing on![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
crack_van worthy good, and I was shocked I hadn't seen it recced yet.
First of all, it's College!Clark, a kink for a good portion of fandom. And Lex follows Clark to Metropolis because they're best friends. Well, best friends who are hopelessly in love with one another, but this is pre-slash, so they don't know it yet. But we sure do.
This Lex is my favorite Lex in fanfic. He's got those heartbreaking vulnerabilities, but they're much more subversive here. We see much more of confident!Lex, and a confident Clark to match. They play off one another with such ease and connection, I'm as surprised as all of their friends that they're not banging one another yet.
I should be writing this rec while I'm more awake so that I can better convey to you just how essential this fic is to fandom. It's just so perfectly written. Perfect characterizations, perfect plot, perfect reveal. Perfect friendship that looks like it could lead to perfect lovers.
I'm not quite sure what happened to Ruby. Sometime after posting the sequel to Promise, she vanished from the LJ scene. I mean, her LJ is still there, but she doesn't appear to be. We probably need to stalk her or something to bring her back, because the fandom could benefit from more of Ruby's fanfic.
Promise is here, and be sure to leave Ruby feedback!
Sequel: Not Yet.
Fandom: SMALLVILLE
Pairing: Clark/Lex, pre-slash
Author on LJ:
ruby101Author Website: Ruby's Writings - deactivated by geocites, so never mind.
Why this must be read:
I was wading through clarklexfic one day long ago, and I came across a request for a fic I'd never heard of. It said something about Lex always keeping his promises to Clark and hotter not!porn than had ever before been written. Immediately I set out to find this story, and, lo, I did, and I read it. And it was good. Really good. Like, reccing on
crack_van worthy good, and I was shocked I hadn't seen it recced yet.First of all, it's College!Clark, a kink for a good portion of fandom. And Lex follows Clark to Metropolis because they're best friends. Well, best friends who are hopelessly in love with one another, but this is pre-slash, so they don't know it yet. But we sure do.
This Lex is my favorite Lex in fanfic. He's got those heartbreaking vulnerabilities, but they're much more subversive here. We see much more of confident!Lex, and a confident Clark to match. They play off one another with such ease and connection, I'm as surprised as all of their friends that they're not banging one another yet.
I should be writing this rec while I'm more awake so that I can better convey to you just how essential this fic is to fandom. It's just so perfectly written. Perfect characterizations, perfect plot, perfect reveal. Perfect friendship that looks like it could lead to perfect lovers.
I'm not quite sure what happened to Ruby. Sometime after posting the sequel to Promise, she vanished from the LJ scene. I mean, her LJ is still there, but she doesn't appear to be. We probably need to stalk her or something to bring her back, because the fandom could benefit from more of Ruby's fanfic.
Promise is here, and be sure to leave Ruby feedback!
Sequel: Not Yet.
*sigh*
I remember these stories very fondly as well. Any other linkies?
*huggles*
Re: *sigh*
*blinks*
*smooches*
oh, dagnabit
The story is there - but you have to scroll past the beginning and then pick up where the gibberish characters leave off with the beginning of the story missing. *sigh*
I'm really in the mood to re-read these now too.
:(
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B, thanks!
Tammalinn, aka Freakily, et al *g* - you need to show both sets of links. *g*
Yay, story, story!
Maybe we can coax Ruby to write in her LJ again?
{{hugs}}
Pretty please?
I know they change the place, but somehow, I lost the new link :(
Help, please?
Re: Pretty please?
Re: Pretty please?
Re: Pretty please?
Re: Pretty please?
Er... may I ask you which community? I'm always looking for new recs =D
Thanks again
Re: Pretty please?
I've used crack_van and also the Polyamourous Recs site for Smallville recs so far.
And I'm sure I'll end up browsing though the memories of this comm too!
Re: Pretty please?
Thanks again
Re: Pretty please?
Re: Pretty please?
Dedication is my second name LMAO!
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