Corner of the World 39: Rules of Attraction

[serafina20]

COTW 39 has *finally* been posted. All 321KB's of it. :)

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Rules of Attraction



"Hey," Lex said with a smile, admiring the way Clark's skin shone in the sunlight. His boy was topless but, sadly, sweatless. Lex couldn't even remember the last time Clark had truly broken a sweat, except the last time his temperature shot up.

Clark stopped what he was doing and leaned against his pitchfork. "Hey yourself."

"Did Cinderella have a good time at the ball?" He walked up to the truck and held up the drink. "Here."

Clark accepted the drink and downed about half the cup in a long gulp. "I did," he said, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand. "But, sadly, there was no Prince Charming." Crouching, he set the drink down, wrapped his arm around Lex's waist, and then lifted him into the truck.

Lex clutched Clark's arms tightly until he was gently sent on a pile of hay. "No Prince Charming, huh?" Lex sipped his drink, and watched Clark though his lashes as he sat next to Lex.

"No. But you're a good consolation prize." Clark took the cup from Lex's hand and set it aside. Then he straddled Lex's body, pushing him back into the hay, eyes dark.

"Consolation prize?" Lex managed to get out before Clark's mouth covered his own.

His eyes fell shut and Lex ran his hand up Clark's back and into his hair.
There was a strange intensity in Clark that he could read through both his kisses and the bond. Clark wasn't entirely ^open^, so Lex couldn't actually hear what was going on, but he could sense Clark's distress.

"Clark?" he murmured when Clark pulled away to lick along his jaw line.

"'m fine," he replied, lips against Lex's skin. He slid his hands underneath Lex's shirt and bit Lex's neck gently.

"I'm sure you are," Lex said, wrapping his legs around Clark's waist. "I hope this isn't pent up frustration from last night." He bit back a groan when Clark twisted his nipple, hips bucking slightly.

"It is," Clark said, kissing his way down Lex's neck. "Frustration at not getting to be with you."

Lex's stomach clench and he grunted. "Not what I meant," he said.

"I know what you meant." Clark kissed him again. "I figured you were kidding."

He laughed. "I was." Lex traced Clark's lips. "You just seem so intense. You ...."

Clark kissed him again, swallowing his words with lips and tongue. "I need to know I want you," he whispered even as he continued to kiss Lex. "And how much I do."

Comments

[goth-clark.livejournal.com]

Crow! I am printing this puppy up right now as I type this. Wow is this the longest chapter yet? Looking very forward to reading it.

[serafina20.livejournal.com]

Yes, it is the longest part. It sort of got away from me, but I couldn't find anywhere to cut it and for it to have the same impact, so I kept it long. Hope you enjoy it!

[goth-clark.livejournal.com]

I just finished this the other day and totally forgot to give feedback. I'm so sorry. I really loved it. Clark and Lex conversations were so fantastic. I love how Clark is finally beginning to relax and realize that looking and flirting doesn't mean cheating. He's been so stressed over this.

I liked when they went to the club and Clark had tons of fun and made a new friend and didn't feel like he was doing something wrong.

Poor Chloe though. She's so confused and Lana is not helping.

And wow, You're having Martha take the job! I loved her explanation of why it was a good idea but I was mad that when she found out what had happened to Clark she still wanted to do it.

This was full of emotion and lots of wonderful plot.

I'm just blabbing on and on. It was very nice and I have to say I really look forward to the part.

Thanks for posting and being a part of the whole Smallville thing.

[serafina20.livejournal.com]

I love how Clark is finally beginning to relax and realize that looking and flirting doesn't mean cheating. He's been so stressed over this.

And I was glad that I was able to find a way for him to discover this that made sense to the overall story. COTW is so big and complex, I forget how isolated Clark would be, so when I decided he should go to a club, it all sort of fell togther in a really nice way. I'm glad you liked it. ;)

Poor Chloe though. She's so confused and Lana is not helping.

See, i see it as poor Chloe and Lana. Because as confused as Chloe is, she has people who listen to her problems and give her advice and who are really there for her. Lana doesn't, and it's not entirely her fault. So she's confused too, but, unforutnatly, the only person she has to turn to is chloe, and that's where a lot of the problems come in.

I loved her explanation of why it was a good idea but I was mad that when she found out what had happened to Clark she still wanted to do it

Yeah, it's frustrating, but I couldn't write around that plot arc. < g > I'm not that talented. Besides, she only wants to make sure it doesn't happen again. (However, right now, I'm 99.9 percent positive she won't be pregnant. I'm not sure how that'll be written around, but it's not going to happen. Because it was a stupid, pointless storyline and the only way I could make it better is to have her have the baby, and she's not who I want to give a baby too.)

I'm just blabbing on and on. It was very nice and I have to say I really look forward to the part.

Hee, babble away. I love

[elli.livejournal.com]

Boy, you made a crappy day good!
Very happy at how long this was. Especially loved the Clex interaction.

IT's great how comfortable they are with each other, how open. No wonder
the relationship works...*g*

Cannot wait for more...will have to though. I'll try to be patient.

Amazing. Good job.

[serafina20.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!!!

:)

[lapetite-kiki.livejournal.com]

Awesome chapter Serafina!

I loved the Enrique/Dom interaction. :)

I was so happy for Clark when he went to the Club. It was nice to see him happy, relax.

And I loved the way you finished it, excellent interaction between them!

Re: :)

[serafina20.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! Writing the club scene was so much fun because it was a great chance for clark to stop feelign so alien and realize that in some ways he is perfectly normal. It's something he knows on the show, but I think the show can be borning. I prefer my angst because it's more satisfying when he struggles through things to come to a better understanding of himself. Of course, I may just be arrogant. ;)

Thanks for the feedback!