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"Conflicts of Interest" by pru, read by soukuyah | AU | Clark/Lex hints | In which Clark is a not-so-mild-mannered reporter, Lex is a biological fugitive, and someone is mold. | 5hr. 25min.

"This is the worst day ever," Conner moaned, putting his head down on the lab counter. "We lied to nuns and my mom's Clark Kent. We're going to hell."

One of my most favorite SV fics ever. It's just too bad that a) the podfic is awfully cut - some parts end mid-word - and b) the author keeps reading "asked" as "axed" and it's incredibly annoying. It really is too bad because other than that, she reads really well and there are no background noises or anything.

"Interstitial" by punk, read by cath | Clark/Lex | Future!fic, AU | He doesn't know why this is happening. | 27.000 words/2hrs 51mins

"Oh, Clark." Lex sounds tired, almost as if this were his weakness too. "How long has this been going on?"

Clark shrugs, picks at the edge of the counter where the formica's warped. "I don't know. I just noticed it yesterday. Or I mean, I've known something was wrong for a while, but yesterday was the first time..." He looks up. "I got a papercut."

"A papercut?" Lex looks like he just found a frog in his pocket. "Clark, you also crashed your car, got a concussion and sprained your wrist. And the papercut's the part you remember?"

Clark grins at the floor. "I uh, think the papercut surprised me more."

This is one of my most favorite SV stories. How did I not know that it'd been turned into a podfic? *hangs head in shame*

"iHero" by Bernice, read by Twilight. Clark/Lex. Lex gets everything he ever wanted, not that he'd ever admit he wanted what he gets. 81.000 words/9hrs. 28mins.

Mercy had not reacted to Clark at all, there was not an eye lash flicker of disquiet that the man she'd tried for years to bring down on her boss's orders was now her boss's lover. Lex loved her even more for that unbreakable professionalism. Clark was now, whether he wanted it or needed it, under her protection as well. Unless he hurt Lex, in which case Lex knew that she wouldn't rest until Clark was in a thousand tiny pieces. Lex loved her for that, too.

This fic made me LOL in so many places - like when Lex compared Wonder Woman to a baboon because of her g-string costume, ha! - but it also hurt, when they had to overcome so many obstacles. I did love though, that they handled their problems in a very mature way - they actually talked.

"Moving On" by astolat, read by twilight_angel. Clex. Summary: What you do when there are no more worlds to conquer. (AKA: Lex conquers the galaxy, in STYLE.) Length: 18.000 words/2hrs. 19mins.

He woke up a couple of hours later in the dark, instinct rousing him. The main room was empty, and the other bed hadn't been slept in: the curtains were blowing in the window from the open balcony doors. John frowned and padded out onto the balcony. Nobody could have taken Clark without enough of a fight to wake him, so John wasn't worried, exactly, he just had a hell of a bad gut feeling—and then he spotted Clark, hovering in mid-air, just above the big jutting terrace six or seven windows down, near the center of the palace building.

Luthor stepped out onto the terrace and looked up. Clark landed, apparently so the two of them could stare at each other without saying anything. Finally Luthor said, "Are you coming in?"

Clark stood for another moment, and then he said, so quietly John could barely hear it, "Yes."

They went inside. A minute later, the lights went out.

John stared. What the fuck.

Man, I love this fic! Lex is so... Lex. And Clark's just so smitten with him. And the way Twilight reads it is just awesome!

"Reconcilable Differences" by astolat, read by fayjay. Clark/Lex. Summary: Luthor Family Values. Length: 40.000 words/4hrs 10mins.

Kon jerked around in the chair halfway down the hall and stared at Tim. "Did—were they just—?"

"I'm trying not to think about it!" Tim said. "I've had enough shocks today."

"Oh my god," Kon said, numbly, sitting back in the chair. "They were exes."

Hilarious and touching and all-around awesome in the way that only astolat and fayjay can be! I love SV future!fics where Clark and Lex get over their problems and fall for each other hard. And this fic pushes all my buttons!