Fic Recs: Once Upon A Time

[danceswithgary]

Fics that are historical or fairy tales.


In alphabetical order by title. No WIPs or locked journal entries (I may miss a few because I'm friended).

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Adamare Corruptela by dameange NC-17 (1870 words)

A young slave saves Alexander's life in Rome and earns his parents' freedom, but not his own.


Alexander and the Mirror by cjandre NC-17 (27488 words)

Lionel makes a bargain with a mysterious stranger and Lex's life is forfeit unless Clark can save him.


All This Time by pepperjackcandy PG-13 (3008 words)

Shared dreams reveal past lives spent together.


Because You Knew by roxymissrose R (8001 words)

Alexander chooses to live according to his father's and society's demands and marries the sister of an old friend. Another waits for him.


Bloody Kent’s Treasure: A Romance of the Sea by roxymissrose NC-17 (5350 words)

Captain Jerome Kent the Bloody was the master of the Screaming Star, youngest and boldest of the men who sailed the Caribbean.


Bound in Blood by hoperoy NC-17 (17775 words)

While carrying out an investigation about strange events going on in a small English village, Clark, a young investigative reporter, is kidnapped by Alexander, a vampire. At first, Clark only wants to leave, but as he gets to know Alexander better, he finds that he may not be exactly what he seems.


Clexpunzel by pepperjackcandy PG-13 (1956 words)

"You've been living in a tower for the last month and a half without any plumbing or visible source of food, and yet you're clean and haven't died of hunger, and you're looking for logic?" Rapunzel, sort of.


Destiny's Savage Heart by danceswithgary NC-17 (21444 words)

The sky. The sea. Their destiny.


Destiny Wears A Disguise by danceswithgary NC-17 (24712 words)

Three men. One destiny.


Droit du Seigneur by scribblinlenore NC-17 (4220 words)

Clark swallowed hard. "Lana, it's an old custom, one that's rarely practiced anymore." He glared at the squire. "But it is still the law and-- Lord Lex has the right to demand the first night with any bride on his demesne."


East of the Sun by roxymissrose NC-17 (109000 words) Warning: non-cons(not CLex)

The Smallville gang live very different lives in a historical AU based in the big band era.


File of Hope by Vera PG (3611 words)

The young man seeking his fortune finds the most precious object in the world.


Firebird and Grey Wolf by roxymissrose NC-17 (39912 words)

A boy rises from the cruel streets to power, enough power and strength of will to control a force of nature.


First Impressions by dogpoet aka garryowen NC-17 (26097 words)

Pride and Prejudice, Smallville Style.


Flame and Flammability - A Dragon Tale by ice_crystal PG (7023 words)

In the highest room of the tallest tower of the magical kingdom of Metropolis, there lived a prince.


Happily Ever After by Meret NC-17 (7662 words)

Pinocchio, Smallville Style


Heart of Darkness by dogpoet aka garryowen NC-17 (41979 words)

An epic romance in the jungle.


Hidden by xnitelite PG-13 (4732 words)

Based on a Japanese fairytale. The young man concealed beneath a wooden helmet finds true love despite the odds.


Inside Out by corinna R (4146 words)

Hot town, summer in the city. June 1969 at the Stonewall.


Libera Me by lexalot NC-17 (11250 words)

Alexander found Clark for sale in the Storyville section of the French Quarter. He was Clark's first. Would he be his last?


Lexunzal by beckaandzac PG (927 words)

Lex is the prince in the tower. Clark is the handsome rescuer, though his grasp of the situation leaves something to be desired.


Little Red Riding Hood by mahaliem PG-13 (888 words)

Once upon a time, on a planet called Earth, lived an alien, the prettiest alien who ever was seen.


Of Gods and Men by scribblinlenore NC-17 (17176 words)

A hidden god saves a sacrifice and Rome will never be the same.


Pharaoh by fajrdrako NC-17 (19962 words)

A bloody palace coup brings a prince and a pauper together.


Pirate by serafina20 NC-17 (37395 words)

The Flame-Haired Pirate, Alexander has a core of honor that won't let him take advantage of his new cabin boy. The cabin boy has other ideas.


Prelude by moebiusklein PG (4869 words)

A wicked stepbrother, a rich heir, elopements and can you say Pride and Prejudice?


Pygmalion by newtypeshadow PG-13 (1358 words)

Lex falls in love with a statue inherited from his mother.


Smallington by mahaliem PG-13 (20000 words)

Due to a deplorable scandal, Alexander Luthor is exiled from London and sent to Smallington. No sooner has he arrived than his life becomes imperiled and he is rescued by a gentleman named Clark Kent.


Stand By Me by roxymissrose NC-17 (44738 words)

Set during the time of the Dust Bowl, two young men find it all too easy to fall in love with the son of a preacher man.


Star Child by kayladie NC-17 (24140 words)

Alex Luthor, banished to Kansas by a furious Lionel, is captured in a raid by the most intriguing man he's ever met.


Superconductor by drakeofdross NC-17 (27786 words)

Train conductor Kent finds another fallen angel and saves him from his life of crime.


The Epiphany of Alaxander J. Luthor by vzg NC-17 (9062 words)

The misplaced son of Marquis Luthor will find his purpose in life in the New World, or he will waste away trying.


The Last Outpost by Wendi NC-17 (8061 words)

In the unsettled lands of the West, Lex finds his heart and home.


The Long White Cloud by arysteia PG (10287 words)

If it's destiny, it'll find you, though it take you to the far side of the world. Lex and Clark in C19th New Zealand. Written for Nerodi's Historical AU challenge.


The Single Smirking Prince by scribblinlenore NC-17 (3333 words)

A Smallville fairy tale, to the tune of The Twelve Dancing Princesses.


The Sly Thief of Vallensais by MidKnight PG (1918 words)

Lex tells Clark a bedtime story.


The Sunflower State by LastScorpion PG (11688 words)

When I was a very young man, my proclivities in the areas of wine, women and song gradually made the East too hot to hold me, and so, like many another young man in the same situation, I headed West.


The Swan Prince by icalynn PG-13 (8637 words)

Magic spells and court intrigue leave Kent a swan save in the moonlight.


Thebes by Hope NC-17 (16110 words)

On the twenty-eighth day, in the second month of Akhet, the pharaoh with ten daughters had a son. This son was not born in the usual way, springing from a seed planted in the king's great wife; he fell from the sky, his skin pale as the stars, his eyes green like the Nile. Because he was a rare gift thrown down in fire, they named him Merysiamun, beloved son of Amun, and all agreed that he would be the greatest ruler of them all.


This Way To America by soft_princess PG-13 (17043 words)


"You will not bed another boy again." Lionel put both of his hands on Lex's shoulders, forcing him to look up. "And I expect you to find a bride within the next six months, or I will choose one for you." Lex may choose America if it comes with Clark Kent.


Time To Start by miche_connor PG-13 (7000 words)

Clark does everything he can to try to convince Lex not to marry his sister Chloe to comply with his father's demands.


Virgin Slave, Barbarian King by mahaliem NC-17 (10900 words)

Pretty much what you'd expect with a title like that. Clark's the Virgin Slave and Alexander is the Barbarian King.


What I Wouldn't Do by dameange R (4783 words)

A nobleman falls in love with the son of a farmer. Time for a duel!


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