Fic: Waiting for My Real Life to Begin

[xparrot]

My first non-darkfic dip into Smallville canon proper rather than futurefic, and my second time with Clark's POV. This is actually a distant prequel to the Subterfuge universe, but stands on its own without any obvious relation in plot or tone to those later fic. It's a 5th season episode tag, taking place an hour or two after the final scene of "Mortal," and might be the first of a sequence of AU ep tags. I quite enjoyed 5th season overall, but in a "what it could have been" way more than a "this is the way it was" way, and AUing it amuses me.

Title from the Scrubs soundtrack, a musical number far too lovely for a silly comedy, which is just one more reason why Scrubs rocks so hard; when I was deciding what to call this story, my playlist shuffled to this song, and I'm not one to look a gift title in the mouth.

Smallville: Waiting for My Real Life to Begin {5,136 words}
PG; pre-slash (hints of Clark/Lex; references to canonical Clark/Lana), ep tag to 5x02, "Mortal"
Clark runs home from the Talon; Lex is waiting for him.

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[xparrot.livejournal.com]

My own imagination suggested that they continued exchanging blows until they make more anger-induced revelatory statements, then maybe proceed to cathartic sex.

Oh, that works too *mmm angry!sex!* XDDDD

Clark/Lex dialogue is more of my SV drug

Me too, I loooove long meaningful talks. (...as my fic may make too clear) Have...hopes for the upcoming ep "Nemesis"...

I really think a lot of the reason Clark physically attacks Lex in "Mortal" is because he's human. Either because he's feeling things more strongly, or just because he can - he's never been able to attack someone in anger before, never can let go. And now he can, and it boils over. Maybe there's a bit of logic to it, too, that he wants Lex to strike him and get total proof of Clark's humanity. But a lot of it, for whatever reason, is raw emotion, else he wouldn't go to Lana afterwards, so desperately in need of another outlet...(sublimation, much? in its way Clark's lovemaking with Lana is some of the most homoerotic stuff in the whole show, given the context. Oh, SV. Only you could make het-sex gay! <3)

[attaccabottoni.livejournal.com]

Have...hopes for the upcoming ep "Nemesis"
Erm, would it be spoilery if I asked you what you meant? :D

in its way Clark's lovemaking with Lana is some of the most homoerotic stuff in the whole show, given the context. Oh, SV. Only you could make het-sex gay! <3
*CACKLES MADLY* OMG I totally forgot about that! (I fast-forwarded that part so I didn't get the significance... hee hee!)

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

According to spoilers, "Nemesis" is supposed to be about Lex & Clark trapped together somewhere, talking about where their friendship went sour. Whether this will be only a bit of the ep, or the whole ep, I have no idea, but...I have hopes. And fears, because depending on what they say it could blow lots of my Lex-theories out of the water, not to mention it will likely be the final nail in the coffin of their friendship, but...(I hope in the end Lex walks away from Clark. I even kinda want Clark to make an overture of friendship, and for Lex to shoot him down. Because Lex has a right to...and it might get Clark guilting and mourning what he's lost with Lex, once it's too late to get it back...)

(...well, really I want them to kiss and make up and divorce Lana and marry each other. But since that's never gonna happen in show canon, I'll take Clark guilting...)

[jakrar.livejournal.com]

depending on what they say it could blow lots of my Lex-theories out of the water

Just remember that Lex isn't necessarily being 100% truthful in what he says to Clark, regardless of the circumstances. *leaving mental room for fanwank*

I hope in the end Lex walks away from Clark. I even kinda want Clark to make an overture of friendship, and for Lex to shoot him down. Because Lex has a right to...and it might get Clark guilting and mourning what he's lost with Lex, once it's too late to get it back...

I would love that!

(...well, really I want them to kiss and make up and divorce Lana and marry each other. But since that's never gonna happen in show canon, I'll take Clark guilting...)

I'd love that even more! You have the best ideas! *wishes you were in charge of the show*

[attaccabottoni.livejournal.com]

Eeeee, really?! My brain exploded at the "Lex and Clark trapped together" part. It's like a dream come true scenario for SV fangirls since S1. God, I don't care if they churn out anything that would ruin the opportunity for meaningful dialogue, just get Clark and Lex working together on something in each other's company for a definite period of time, and I will happily throw a party and dedicate a Thanksgiving Mass to the writers. I'm pretty sure there will be wiggle room for fanfic writers to fit Clex in that scenario, because the subtext is canon, damnit.

Yeah, the best I'd hope for is a lengthy snarktastic exchange reminiscent of "Tresspass" and I'll be a happy fangirl. :D