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Once again, just a little warning that most of these fics involve some form of sexual-romantic relations between men, or at least the desire for such. A lot of them contain explicit smut, as well.

If you haven't read it yet, here's a little description from my LJ of my taste in SV fic, which will hopefully allow you to ascertain whether my recs list will be of any help to you. If you are, for instance, a hardcore Clana shipper, you won't find much to enjoy here. I've divided these stories up into categories that make sense to me, even if not to anyone else.

This page is still in progress and does not yet contain all the stories I plan on recommending.

I Want To Conquer The World
Lex/Lian: Brotherly Love
Long And Plotty
Happy And Fluffy
Angsty And Dark
Bizarre And Kinky Miscellany
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I Want To Conquer The World

A Handful Of Dust by Jenn - Clark tries to remake the world in his image; Lex attempts to stop him. Dark and painful.

Teen Of Steel; Man Of Means and Men Of Steel by Anne Higgins - Ruling the world, curing cancer, I find it's a very thin line. The point is that Lex and Clark together are earth-shaking.

Lex/Lian: Brotherly Love

Macellum by Sylvia - Lionel finds and raises the baby alien after the meteor shower. Years later, Lex and Lian return separately to Smallville and have to decide what sort of alliance they may want. This is the first story of this type I ever read, and it's very psychologically detailed and intensely described. Good characterization, conceptualization, and writing. And as you can see, it made me fall for an entire genre. Also notable is the fact that the opening almost made me cry from sympathy with Lionel.

Three Fairy Tales Of Smallville by Koi - The first and second Luthor brothers set out into the world to seek their fortunes; Martha takes a job; Pete makes a wish.

Nonstop To Nowhere by Kat Reitz and Tzigane - You may be thinking that this is getting repetitive, but I'm quite happy to read another story about Lex and Lian's little antagonisms, and their messed up attraction, and their struggles against Lionel. And there really are differences between them.

Looking Glass by Jenn - Lionel and Martha raise Lex and Clark together. Subtle, creepy, dark, and the beginning (and end)? Will make you shiver. This one's unique, and very well-executed.

President Of The Warrior Angel Fan Club by mobiusklein - Chloe, reporter, is sent to interview Lex, president of the Warrior Angel fan club. But then Superman shows up, and trouble starts. This one's lighter, with Lillian and Pamela having raised Lex and Julian. Writing's got more typos and such, but still.

Long And Plotty

A Deeper Season by Nifra Idril - I kinda want to say that this is my favorite SV fic ever. The summer after his first year at MetU, Clark gets an internship at LexCorp. But things become a lot less simple after he meets his boss, Lex Luthor, and the reporter Lois Lane, and gets drawn into a web of intrigue and seduction. The structure of the story is elegant, always kicking it up a notch at the right time, and the descriptions are ripe. And the characters... Clark is entirely adorkable, smart and sweet and fumbling, dealing with the question of what to do with his life and powers, and fighting against his arch-nemesis, the photocopier in the office. Lex is mysterious and wounded and sleek, hotter than hot, the kind of Lex who will leave you wimpering and clawing at the computer monitor because you want to be in there with him. And Chloe and Pete just seem real. That's the word I want to use for the whole thing, actually. It's probably the most real depiction of a superpowered alien growing up and coming to terms with himself and the world that I've ever read. This is the kind of AU I would recommend even to people who haven't seen the show. Languishing WIP.

The Identical Series by Lanning Cook - This splits off from fairly early in the show, when Lionel makes a clone of Lex, and Lex loses his identity in the world. The fic does an excellent job of creating its own view of the characters and the milieu, slowly diverging them as it builds up layer on layer of new metaphors, images, themes, nicknames, terminology, references, and relationships that continue to explore the groundwork laid by the basics of the show. Semi-languishing WIP.

Roomies by Bex - AU where Clark and Lex are the same age and meet at MetU when they're assigned to room together in their first year. Friendship and attraction grow. But is there something more sinister going on in the background? Just all-around well written. Languishing WIP.

When A Strawberry Is Pushed Into A Mountain by Thamiris - I'm linking to this story in particular because it's the first by her I read, and it's got all sorts of goodies. But really, I just love Thamiris' style. It's full of lush wrought-iron sentences, milk and honey syntax, images that dance burlesque. It's the kind of thing I always wish I could write, what comes so opposite to my natural style. So go, roll in the words, revel, and there are also charming confessions and hot sex.

Something Is Wrong With The Sum Of Us by joyfulgirl41 - Lex and Lana mysteriously switch bodies. Lana has to deal with the pressures of being a Luthor. Lex has to deal with the worst that being female can throw at him. Clark has to deal with intense sexual confusion. Everyone has to work together to figure out how to switch them back. Chloe's great in this story, and I actually like Lana. In fact, I ended up rooting for the Clana relationship as much as the Clex, and hoping that she wasn't left dumped and unhappy. Why can't Clark date both of them? I actually even wanted Lex, Clark, and Lana to just settle it nicely and have a threesome, and that's something I never expected to think, ever. Languishing WIP.

Conflicts Of Interest and Visiting Hours by Pru - Conner Clark Luthor, son of Lex, age nine, likes his life. But one thing is missing, so he hatches a scheme to find his mother. He doesn't quite find what he's expecting. Excellent, rich description, especially of emotions, and very funny, but also with really deep, moving parts. The sequel is set when Conner's fifteen, and brings in a lot more angst, but still has bunches of humor. COI is completed, VH is an active WIP.

Happy And Fluffy

The Clarkbot by Mahaliem - Jor-El kidnaps Clark and makes a double of him, copying Clark's memories over, in hopes that this Clarkbot will be more obedient. Clark, in a burst of genius inspiration, thinks of something so bizarre, so ludicrous, that if he can get that idea implanted in the 'bot's head, it will be amazingly obvious that it's not really him. What is this stupendously dead-on difference? Read and see, and weep with laughter.

Regency Clex part one, part two, and part three by afrai - Lovely Jane Austen-style reworking of the beginning of SV. The language and the quips will make you happy, though a bit of angst is introduced in the last part. Languishing WIP.

Action Figures by Caelum - Lex plays with his toys. I squee.

Eavesdropping by Lady Ra - Not only does this have a very nice, sweet relationship between Lex and Clark, it also made me really like Jonathan. Wow, imagine that.

The Real Thing, Cognac And Lava Lamps, and Lex 101 by Melisande - Clark is in college, and his roommate Trent is too much of a stoner to notice the alien superpowers. But he does pick up on Clark's attraction to Lex. Clark's a dork; he starts to explore his gaypowers. Of gayness. That are gay. In a gay gay way. And hilarity ensues.

Angsty And Dark

Breathing Water by Shrift - A beautiful, poetic, aching look at Lex's life.

Bizarre And Kinky Miscellany

The DoubleMen Challenge not issued by Pun - Of course no one would have ever issued an imagemanip challenge for slashing people with themselves. And even if someone had offered that challenge, no one would have made pictures of Lex/Lex or Clark/Clark, etc. And even if they archived the pictures, I would never look at the site. And certainly not rec it to you guys. And you'd never check it out. Of course not. That would be, like, wrong.

At The Fifteenth Annual Evil Masterminds Convention by Basingstoke - Lex/Scott Evil. Two young men are dragged by their fathers to the evil masterminds convention, and are really bored until they meet each other. Quite funny.

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