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HIIII so uhm I need to cope with smallville what are some of your favourite fix it fics pls 🙂↕️🙏🙏🙏
hi! happy to share. i'd argue almost every fic i've read so far has been a "fix it' in some way. so since i'm not sure what your definition of fix-it fic is, i went ahead and split them up into categories - hope some of these are what you're looking for!
canon divergent fics that branch off from and/or fix a specific event(s)/season in canon:
Identical Series by Lanning - Lex loses everything, and finds something better. (I love this series more than words can say. It is genuinely life altering) // ~400k words
Refracting Light by elandrialore - When Clark goes to see Lex after Unsafe to get their friendship back on track, he finds more than he was expecting. (there's a scene toward the end of this that is so perfect and I think about it all the time) // ~18k words
Contingencies by Xparrot - Lex, forced to his last resort, comes to the Kent home, and Clark must rise to the occasion, as he finds himself questioning his assumptions about his dying enemy. (season 6 fix-it. oh my god. not sure i'll ever recover. but like in a good way. mostly) // ~35k words
Haven by sabershadowkat - The day Lex had returned from the grave, alive and beautiful and whole, Clark had held him in his arms and had sworn that he'd never let anything happen to Lex again. He'd failed horrifically. (i'm including this because it's a post-asylum fix-it fic by definition but it's sort of like an entire original novel masquerading as a clex fic. it's a beautiful fic but if you're looking for a lot of clex content, this shouldn't be your first choice) // ~46k words
Sealed with a Kiss by laceymcbain - Pete: "We're standing in Lex's office with Lana serving coffee right outside and I'm waiting for you to kiss me so we can see if you poison me or not. That's weird, Clark--even by Smallville standards." (this is just silly and sweet and i love anything that lets me see early seasons lex being treated how he deserves) // ~29k words
Waiting for My Real Life to Begin by Xparrot - Clark runs home from the Talon; Lex is waiting for him. // (fix it after 5x02 Mortal) ~5k words
The Simple Truth of Skin by Thamiris - There are many ways to wield a hammer. (set after 1x12 leech) // ~8k words
From the Ruins by Bagheera - During "Zod", Clark and Lex accidentally switch bodies. (this felt very real but was also soft. i really wanted it to just keep going on forever) // ~16k words
Dreams of Dying by elandrialore - Set about a week after Bound. Clark dreams of what was, what is, and what can be, and chooses his path. Now he just has to convince everyone else that he's right. (this is a heavy read at points but clark reflects on how he treats lex which is always much appreciated) // ~18k words
Catharsis by arysteia - Aristotle says that tragedy purges the negative emotions of the audience. Can angsty porn purge the negative emotions of the Smallville audience? Let's give it a shot. Lex finally calls Clark on a few things. (the title says it all. if you, too, wish to strangle clark during parts of season 4, this fic will definitely be cathartic for you as well) // ~4k words
Memoria by ORiley42 - The memory meddling of "Memoria" ends with Lex and Clark being finally, totally honest with each other. (i literally will read anything to erase this episode from my memory - no pun intended) // ~10k words
Satisfied?! by twinsarein - Can anything survive the ashes of their friendship? (a very smutty fix-it to 5x02 Mortal; cw for sexual violence and dubious consent) // ~36k words
I Shatter by Slinkling - What if Clark wasn't such a coward at the end of "Shattered"? (first person lex pov, third person clark pov; i think the way they chose to write this is just really well done. this is also just much more satisfying than what actually happens at the end of shattered.) // ~8k words
Intruder by mskatej - Clark is in heat. Chaos ensues. (this fic is wild i don’t even know. but i feel like i should include it because it’s technically an early s6 fix it. i think? cw for cheating) // ~16k words
post-canon fix-it fics:
Locked Room Mystery by rivkat - President Luthor, due to threat of natural disaster, is stuck for hours with that annoyingly ethical reporter Clark Kent. Since Lex is smart and Clark is a crap liar, once they're alone in a room together, Lex figures out that Clark must know something about him pre-memory-loss. // ~6k words
Play Forgiveness by museaway - The call comes in when Clark is drunk on sleep and his face is buried deep in the pillow. "The President requires your assistance." // ~10k words
We got it started in the worst way by Eileen_Blazer - Shutting the door, Clark thinks: is that my kryptonite-laced demise in your pocket or are you just unhappy to see me? Because he doesn't know, really, if Lex is here to wax poetic about their past or to kill him. But either way– ; Or, Lex remembers. Clark always knew he would // ~3k words
Lost in Translation by rivkat - Your soulmate’s name is written on your arm. Reading it is one thing. Understanding it is another. (soulmate AU that weaves itself through canon starting in season one but finds its way to post-canon and settles there beautifully. this really is so well done. i read this after i answered the ask so im adding it after the fact bc its just that good and it needs to be here) // ~10k words
rift-less future fics that either ignore canon from a non-specific point or were written before the rift started and/or before the show ended:
Le Dormeur du Val by Pun - Lex takes in a weary Clark. (taken straight from my comment on the fic: this is exactly what i need in a fic. my favorite tropes. the yearning. the separation. coming back together. admitted long repressed feelings. oh this killed me in the best way.) // ~11k words
Long Time Coming by BewareTheIdes15 - “Yes, I’m in love with you,” Lex says, like he’s explaining that the Earth is round; like this is some baseline, inalienable fact that’s not irretrievably reorganizing Clark’s existence. “I’ve never seen any reason for that to be an impediment to our friendship.” (this is a perfect AU futurefic. the characters are somehow so spot on while still fitting into this softer version of the future. it’s just lovely to read and so enticing) // ~15k words
Three Impossible Things by seperis - Clark changes everything. (this fic is an emotional roller coaster i loved it so much) // ~32k words
The Milk and Cookies War by Punk - Lex Luthor's Penthouse for Wayward Boys. (basically, clark decides to seduce lex. this is just cute an fun) // ~6k words
Faking It by suzvoy - It's just as well they're best friends, really. (i just read this today instead of working lmao and it's cute and silly; fake dating) // ~21k words
Rainbow Sign by rivkat - Rainbows have nothing to hide. (this is a cute and soft read. clark is in college and has told everyone he has a boyfriend even though he doesn't) // ~9k words
string theory by spqr - “You have now reached sexual maturity," the AI says, cheerful. "Congratulations.” Clark, who’s twenty-six and likes to think he reached sexual maturity a while ago, just says, “Thanks.” (i'm not sure this should be included as a fix-it fic but i just think it's really cute and it fits into the riftless category. it's established relationship which i don't usually read. it's also mating cycles/in heat/alien biology smut if that's not your thing) // ~7k words
post-rift future fics with happy endings that either a) were written before the show ended so they don't reflect what we now know as canon, or b) chose to ignore the canon ending; these sometimes take inspiration from other superman/dc canon:
The Hinge Moment by tasabian - Superman has a bad day; Lex just happens to be there. (listen to me. this description does not even begin to do this fic justice. it will stay with me forever) // ~15k words
Yellow by rivkat - "A Kryptonian, huh? I knew this 'I'm the only one, I'm the only one' thing was just an attention-getter." (president lex gets abducted by aliens. and then you get trampled by more emotions imaginable. i also really enjoyed the AU take on the characters’ lives in this futurefic) // ~7k words
While They Do Dream Things True by thirteenthmoon - Lex falls under the effects of the Black Mercy plant, and dreams up a reality where he and Clark are married. Clark has to travel into his dreams to break him out of it. (a truly beautiful read; i *think* this falls under this category?) // ~7k words
Ulterior Motives by astolat - Everybody wants to rule the world. (this is just so *them* and feels real and right) // ~19k words
Risk Management by tasabian - A bad day for Metropolis reunites Clark and Lex. // ~7k words
Golden Rule by rivkat - Clark doesn't make the same mistake twice. (lex, who is clark's nemesis, loses his memory to before season 3. clark makes some choices) // ~13k words
Red Tulips by TheWhiteLily - Lex discovers that his feelings on the death of Superman are more mixed than he’d expected. This is unacceptable. And, because he is Lex, he has a plan. // ~4k words
iHero by iibnf - Bitten by a radioactive CD player, Lex gets super powers and just about everything he ever wanted, not that he'd ever admit he wanted what he gets. (it's just a good time) // ~81k words
Visions of a Different Future by meyari - Lex uses a device Tess created for destruction to create a new future for himself and Clark. All it took was a secret room, some strategic kryptonite and complete honesty. // ~7k words
Where I Can't Follow by SinnamonSpider - While the rest of the world mourns, Lex goes to work. (i think i have a thing for temporarily dead clark lol) // ~7k words
Forever by JusticePlague - Clark's concern was almost tangible. Lex just couldn't bring himself to think of him as Superman, right now, not after having that dream. Not even with that stupid 'S' plastered across his broad chest. ; Or. That time Lex was too tired to resist his baser desires. (porn with feelings) // ~4k words
Injustice by averaird - Lex Luthor rediscovers a few things about himself that he had hoped to forget. (i lovingly put in my bookmark: "lex takes the container exercise a bit too far" lmao) // ~20k words
Absent Limbs by tasabian - Lex is taken hostage by alien invaders; Clark and the Justice League work together to rescue him. // ~9k words
Reciprocation by P.L. Nunn - After Lex inadvertantly discovers Clark's powers, understandings are tentatively reached, outside problems inevitably arise and mutual satasfaction acheived. // ~67k words
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Finally finished this piece after months of reworking. Far from perfect, but I’m glad it’s done. Inspired by the amazing Bruno Redondo, Dan Mora, and especially Dexter Soy.
Jason and Bruce are out late one night in Gotham as civilians. They get cornered by a mugger and Jason nearly pisses himself, he’s so amused. He teases the would-be mugger about their hand placement, even tries to goad the mugger into a fight because he’s Red Hood. He can disarm anyone in seconds. It doesn’t matter if you have a gun — he has two.
He’s Red Hood, and he has the literal Bat of Gotham standing behind him like a wall of muscle. They’re as close to invincible as humans get, in this town. And that kind of confidence scares off their would-be mugger.
But then Jason turns around, a smile stretching across his face, and Bruce is white. Bone white and so so quiet, eyes wide and trained on where the mugger had been standing.
