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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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Sitting here staring in awe at all the discourse I see only one side of. It does have its advantages to be tiny and invisible in huge (fandom) spaces, doesn't it? Nobody comes to my quiet little 10 active follower blog to scream at me, and no one aggressively comments on my 7 human-clicked kudos fic. So peaceful.
You wrote about murder?? Murder is illegal?? You wrote about this dude killing someone and you didn't even say 'murder is bad' at the start of the book, wht wtf, wtf is wrong with you? I can't believe you condone murder, I can't believe you're pro murber, oh my fucking God don'ttalk to me when ou literally kill people, freak. I'm calling the cops, what the fuck, I'm shaking and crying.
watching my husband get diagnosed with and treated for sleep apnea over the last year was not the thing that radicalized me re: weight and healthcare but my goodness it has solidified my stances.
sleep apnea is more common in people who are fat.
society decided for some reason that this meant that being fat causes sleep apnea. its often difficult to get referrals for sleep apnea treatment if you are fat, because some PCPs will tell you try losing weight first.
turns out!! having untreated sleep apnea causes weight gain in a not-insignificant number of people. it also makes it fucking impossible for many people to lose weight.
my husband worked out the same amount before he got a cpap as he does now. there have been no major diet changes either. yet he has been losing weight -- and gaining muscle tone -- consistently since he started using a cpap in january.
also, his blood pressure -- which was high, which docs blamed on his weight/diet -- went down significantly within one month of starting cpap treatment, before his weight changed significantly.
ANYWAYS. this is getting long. two final thoughts.
- I Want To Strangle Medical Fatphobia With My Bare Fucking Hands
- if you are exhausted constantly for "no reason", and especially if you snore, you should probably ask your doctor about getting tested for sleep apnea. it is extremely common -- estimates are around 1 in 10 people -- and is also wildly under-diagnosed. like, some estimates suggest that 80% of people with moderate-severe sleep apnea are undiagnosed.
Insurance companies are also really shitty about covering CPAP machines and will try to make you lease them for hundreds a month before you own one, and they reserve the right to repossess it if you don't wear it enough! But there are cheaper ways to own one ⤵️
💬 0 🔁 12 ❤️ 45 · Let's talk sleep apnea and cpaps · (I am a US American so mileage may vary)
Hey friends! If you get diagnosed with sleep
I went to a webinar about obesity in April. The scientist had collected historical data about weight and weight gain from the last 300 years.
His data showed that in the US the general public weight gain, started around the 1870s. And in Denmark in 1940s. (He had more data, but it was a Danish webinar.) His data also showed, that people who are considered fat or gain weight, on average consume the same amount of calories each day as leaner people. Not more.
This means the "obesity epidemic" started long before people became more sedentary and had more access to food. Weight is not about food. Weight is not about exercise and hard work.
His suggestion was that it is connected to electrical lightning of the home and city. Light pollution. Because that affect our circadian rhythm, and disturb our sleep.
it really is fascinating how fandoms flock to certain fics/authors. like how are we deciding this. of course the fics getting all that attention deserve it and are incredible and should absolutely keep receiving those reactions but then i have other mutuals with such amazing fics too that deserve just as much love and they don’t have nearly as many kudos or comment and i genuinely don’t understand it. do people just subscribe to a single author if they liked one of their fics and then never read anyone else’s stuff bc they don’t have time but always prioritize that one author if they update or publish something new? bc that is absolutely valid and makes a lot of sense but if that’s not what it is then idk why it happens at all. and absolutely no shade to anyone. there are so many talented people in this fandom and everyone should read and interact with whatever they want and have time for. i just love all my mutuals and friends sm and think everyone deserves their flowers you know. also would just really like to understand this from a sociological perspective too
Well, it's not that easy to find the good stuff, is it? Back in the day (😅) we had whole communities for recs, and I guess something like that probably still exists? But you have to find it. I look at my favourite writers' bookmarks and when I have time I check the ship or character tag, but that takes a lot of time and energy I don't necessarily have.
Mostly what I mean to say is: We need recs! Rec the hell out of the fics you like! <3 (Giving this advice to myself also.......)
Oh and also, I usually filter out WIPs, and I suspect other people do that, too. I know it sucks for the writers,but my brain just can't handle it, I keep losing track of what happened and then I have to read everything all over again when a new chapter comes out. Right now I read three or four WIPs because they're just so good, and I'm at maximum processing capacity.
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I hate that not understanding something or getting confused or mixed up is always moralized . like no its not because I "wasn't reading" or "not paying attention" or I "don't care" or on purpose . I just have brain damage etc but that's usually seen as an excuse 🫠🫠 be nicer to intellectually disabled people !!!!! be patient , be understanding , but whatever u do don't minimize their symptoms as some kind of intentional incompetence or having a cold heart . misunderstandings are just that , not a secret signal into someone's malicious plan to feign disability for .... no reason ?
on the topic of disabled characters, though, i think a LOT of artists give characters mobility aids that their character wouldn't actually benefit from using.
i'm sort of having a mild brain fog moment rn so i can't fully articulate what i'm on about, but i think a lot of able-bodied artists view things like canes and crutches as interchangeable. and they often don't know enough about the wide range of mobility aids to make an informed decision about what their character might actually use based on their disability
i also think that aids like walkers and rollators are sort of viewed as "cringe" on some level, and many people view them to be "just for old people," so many artists will opt for giving a character who has full-body pain and fatigue a cane (which, in many cases, can potentially WORSEN full-body pain) instead. and a lot of people don't realize that most wheelchair users are able to walk, so they don't consider it an option for characters with chronic pain
idk it's kind of frustrating. i've genuinely never, ever seen a character that uses a rollator before. not once. i cannot name a single one. i know of multiple ocs who are described to have full-body pain, dizziness, and fatigue that are drawn as cane users and are never shown with wheelchairs or walkers, though
it's also sort of sad? i've been diagnosed since i was twelve years old, and i only heard of rollators LAST YEAR. and that was only because i saw one irl and immediately asked what it was. i wonder how many disabled people out there don't even know it's an option solely because they're completely underrepresented online and in media
if you're a creative with a disabled oc, PLEASEEE check out this link. it's a very nice and detailed guide for telling which mobility aids suit someone's needs best. it's incredibly important to make the right choice for your character! mobility aids tell you a LOT about someone's lived experience. picking the right one will communicate to your audience #1 what your character goes through #2 that you UNDERSTAND what your character goes through!
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: that hotline is forvo.com. It’s a pronunciation dictionary that allows you type in a word and see how it’s pronounced. They have multiple languages as well. Don’t see a word on there that you know how to pronounce? You can totally add it. Visit forvo. Help yourself.
I don’t have the website off the top of my head and there may actually be several websites, but if you need the pronunciation for the name of a poet or other people who speak in public, there are sites that will share that person’s own pronunciation of their name so you can hear it correctly!
