Fic Recs: Darkness, Tears, Rage, Over
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dances_with_clexFics where the CLex has ended permanently. Lex and/or Clark are dead or broken and can't be fixed, have turned evil, have broken up forever, or the Rift continues. These are not happy endings.
May cross rec with Let Me Take Care of You or What An Ordeal recs.
WARNING: Possible Character Death, Non-Consensual, Underage Sex, Graphic Torture Scenes
In alphabetical order by title. No WIPs or locked journal entries (I may miss a few because I'm friended).
Entries may be locked on AO3 - contact ssa.archivist@gmail.com for an invite.
Don't forget to leave feedback/kudos for the author if you enjoy a story! :-D
If you have others you'd like to recommend, please comment and I'll update this list if it fits the criteria. Thanks!
A Box Called Time bysageness NC-17 (6987 words)
A grieving Superman returns to the one person he can trust.
A Bridge Too Far bystir_of_echoes R (5410 words)
Set toward the end of ‘Mortal’, a brief scene before Clark told Lana he’d 'just said goodbye to an old friend'.
A Midnight Clear byroxymissrose R (5580 words)
A cold, lonely Lex finally gets what he wants from Clark.
A Shiver in Autumn byestrella30 PG (5243 words)
Clark died on a Tuesday. This is so beautifully sad that it has to be read.
Achilles Heel byxparrot NC-17 (3140 words)
Nemeses, secrets, vulnerabilities, and the truth.
An Alienated Property bykantayra NC-17 (10530 words)
Two enemies, trapped together on an alien planet, with nothing but each other and a destiny they cannot escape.
And Dark Our Celebration Was by Hth R (6400 words)
Clark's lost every friend.
As We Lay byddayspring R (3559 words)
There were no gods; just puffed up fools and their victims.
At The Bright Pane Surrounded and The Lucky Manbysageness NC-17 (6600 words)
Lex watches Clark and Bruce, years after the Rift. He has his reasons.
Barnstorm byrageprufrock R (2719 words)
Clark believes in fairytales, just not "happily ever after."
Boys Don't Cry by Aelita PG (3746 words)
Lex isn't going to forgive Clark this time.
Broken by merlin NC-17 (4437 words)
Lex takes his revenge.
Burning Black (The Night Lights Remix) byslodwick PG (1963 words)
This wasn't where he wanted to be tonight.
But For Your Misfortunes bysvmadelyn PG-13 (2821 words)
He'd be gone by the time Lex could get home.
By Night bykhohen1 R (3908 words)
Every night you tell yourself not tonight, you won’t do it tonight.
Caveat Emptor bymusesfool NC-17 (5742 words)
Let the buyer beware.
Chill of Chance byandrodaixa NC-17 (11378 words)
A dark version of what might have happened if Lex had gone with Clark to Metropolis.
Cold byarianstarr R (596 words)
Lex had stopped feeling hours ago.
Color of Kings Series by Skaterboy NC-17 (10167 words)
Lex slowly loses his battle for sanity.
Complicity byrivkat PG (4820 words)
Who are you going to believe – me or your own eyes?
Consumed byvagablonde (14265 words)
Sometimes there's a darker side to obsession.
Damascenes Series by Te NC-17 (19650 words)
More than once Clark has spent time thinking seriously about what it would take to kill off the Clark Kent identity once and for all, to ditch the heavy, plastic glasses that always make him sweat beneath his eyes, to live as no one but himself...
Drive and Abbadon byvagablonde PG-13 (3488 words)
Clark was everything. Then there was Helen.
Deceit by Aklani akateresakay R (3249 words)
What happens between Clark and Lex to make Lex want to destroy Superman.
Descent Series by Orithain and Rina NC-17 (8242 words)
A discouraged Clark stops running from Lex and Kal takes over. Dark things happen.
Doomsday bysuzvoy PG-13 (1174 words)
He doesn't get to grieve.
Epitaph for My Heart by slinkling NC-17 (2177 words)
He shouldn’t have drunk so much. He knows this. He shouldn’t do a lot of things; this has become his refrain. But he’d felt empty inside, and that emptiness needed filling.
Exploited byscribblinlenore NC-17 (3062 words)
Lex can't help breaking what he loves.
Failure of Love by Anemone R (19896 words)
How far would the ship go to force Clark to accept his destiny?
Fire and Ice by Euphony R (13535 words)
Some say the world will end in fire. Some say in ice. For Lex it ends with both. It ends with Clark.
Four Years bykhohen1 PG (1959 words)
It's been four years since Clark's spoken to Lex, but every year on his birthday Lex still calls.
Glory Fades by Annie akaannie17851 NC-17 (5771 words)
More than a secret is revealed.
Harvest byglacis NC-17 (6523 words)
A logical result of the Kents' behavior towards Lex.
Haunted Heart by Henry Jones Jr. akasabershadowkat NC-17 (20395 words)
Clark never meant to fall in love.
He Left At Dawn byin_the_bottle PG (1521 words)
The president addresses a grieving nation.
Immanence byharrietspy R (4408 words)
Lex takes a vacation; Clark takes exception.
Immortality by Grail R (8546 words)
Clark is never going to die.
In His Place and Out Of Place by Signeoxoniensis NC-17 (7447 words)
A unexpected encounter and its aftermath.
Interval in Sunlight by valentine PG (593 words)
Theirs has always been the time between the sun.
Leave No Scar by Nifra Idril R (8916 words)
Too little, too late.
Like Love to Hatred Turns bygalerian_ash PG (790 words)
You are falling into both death and love once more, an odd but somehow soothing combination.
Looking Glass byseperis NC-17 (23855 words)
Two brothers take their long-awaited revenge.
Muted by aklani akateresakay NC-17 (12843 words)
Lex finds kidnapped Clark, but it's not pretty.
Need byearthseed NC-17 (1267 words)
"She doesn't know you like I do."
No Pace Perceiv'd byhyperfocused PG (1578 words)
Clark remembers. Lois observes.
Only Sometimes byseperis PG-13 (2109 words)
Sometimes, Clark watches the sun rise from the top of LuthorCorp headquarters and remembers what Lex doesn't.
Past Grief Series by Te NC-17 (28431 words)
Clark thinks about the past once a year, every year.
Penance by chelle NC-17 (4046 words)
There hadn't been enough time to save them both.
Protection by WD Hawthorne PG (5678 words)
Can Clark accept what Lex is willing to do?
Regained by LaCasta PG-13(14145 words)
Lex manipulates Superman right where he wants him.
Resignation bymoiraithanatoio PG-13 (2386 words)
Lex knows he’s dying. The only thing left to do is tie up loose ends.
Respire by schmevil PG-13 (1368 words)
It wasn't Lex's fault. Clark hadn't told him.
Resurrection and Retribution by Glacis NC-17 (12165 words)
After Clark rescues Lex, they seek revenge in a dark tale of dangerous desires.
Rings and Sores by Pearl-o R (5156 words)
There was a reason greatness wasn't for everyone.
Ritual by Meghan akastrangefancy PG (1718 words)
Every ritual has its place.
Rubicon by Michelle R (9937 words)
He isn't human, and there is no room for him in human error.
Sacrificing Angels and Fallen Angels bylexalot PG-13 (8393 words)
"She screamed your name the whole way down when she fell."
Sanctuary in Your Smile byradditzuchan PG (2820 words)
"You knew. You knew, even then. And we had no clue. God, I never really understood I don't think. Not everything. I don't think I do even now."
Stumbling Fast by slodwick G (1655 words) and (Remix) A Summer's Day by Corinna PG (3805 words)
All he has left are memories.
Stay by Anemone R (29433 words)
How did they go from being best friends to linked, lifelong enemies?
Straw byissaro R (4605 words)
There are some things that can never be forgiven.
String Theory at 1 AM byxparrot PG (3147 words)
Lex has vision, a reason for everything, and a lot to drink.
Strange and Beautiful and Touched bydm_wyatt NC-17 (16967 words)
Lex's plan to keep Superman for himself has its drawbacks.
Sunburn by Penelope-Z R (1294 words)
Clark and Lex on a beach, under the sun. This is not the usual summer holidays.
Syzygy byseperis PG-13 (3185 words)
"When did you realize you could do anything you wanted?"
Teliko by Grail R (2628 words)
Sometimes, in the space between awake and dreaming, Clark knows that it won't last.
That Good Night by Rana Eros akaranalore PG (1088 words)
It was time to say goodbye.
The 53rd Wednesday bysuzvoy G (1089 words)
Lex hated Wednesday's.
The Conquering Hero bysuzvoy PG (783 words)
In the battle between Kal and Clark, Clark lost.
The Crack Inside by mareen NC-17 (7365 words)
The world is dying. It's Lex's fault. Clark is paying a last visit.
The End of the Beginning by FayJay PG-13 (5554 words)
In which another Smallville mutant has a grudge against Lex, and Clark tries to do the right thing.
The Field Where I Died by Beth R (2342 words)
For love, no price was too high. Lex had never doubted that.
The Island, The Ocean, and The Other by Henry Jones Jr. akasabershadowkat R (736 words)
You remembered nothing from before.
The Proverbial End Times bycomicbkromance NC-17 (3979 words)
Lex already knows this is a Bad Idea. He already knows how this is going to end.
The Restraint of Beasts by Penelope-Z PG-13 (1236 words)
Looking back, there is nothing. Looking ahead, even less.
The Same River byisagel NC-17 (7980 words)
Even when bonded, Clark can't live with the choice Lex made.
The Slow Drag bysvmadelyn PG-13 (2241 words)
He wakes up in an alley, drenched in sweat, and smelling of things he doesn’t want to put a name to.
This Can't Be Real bykhohen1 PG (3630 words)
“How did I love you so much I wound up hating you?”
Three Little Words bykayladie R (4985 words)
Sometimes you find out things you need to know just a little too late.
Three Strikes and You're Out by Mara Celes PG (1274 words)
Sometimes Lex dreams of a Clark who was immortal.
To All The Aliens I've Loved Before byhackthis PG (1994 words)
Lex composes a letter.
Undone by Hope R (10945 words)
Intent is a matter of degrees.
Waiting for Yes byastolat NC-17 (2426 words)
Lex gets tired of waiting.
When You're Done byromanyg NC-17 (1126 words)
Lex finds himself on the bridge. Clark is there. Life goes on, but maybe it doesn't.
World Without byromanyg PG-13 (2246 words)
A surveillance camera reveals just how tightly Lex and Clark will always be bound together despite the Rift.
Wounded bylexalot PG-13 (9434 words)
The road to darkness is one way.
Written in Stone and Gift of Sun and A Word From You by Isos Arei R (4018 words)
Three colors. Three variations.
Yellow bylexalot R (11941 words)
There are worse things than Red.
Yellow Means Slow byrageprufrock R (4636 words)
You have trouble remembering when you didn't want him here, but you know it used to be that way.
Yesterday's Tomorrow byhoperoy NC-17 (109446 words)
Sometimes the best men don't always win, and even heroes fail. (AU after Vessel. What if Clark didn't defeat Zod?)
Back to the Master List!
Last Update: 12/14/2014
May cross rec with Let Me Take Care of You or What An Ordeal recs.
WARNING: Possible Character Death, Non-Consensual, Underage Sex, Graphic Torture Scenes
In alphabetical order by title. No WIPs or locked journal entries (I may miss a few because I'm friended).
Entries may be locked on AO3 - contact ssa.archivist@gmail.com for an invite.
Don't forget to leave feedback/kudos for the author if you enjoy a story! :-D
If you have others you'd like to recommend, please comment and I'll update this list if it fits the criteria. Thanks!
A Box Called Time by
sageness NC-17 (6987 words)A grieving Superman returns to the one person he can trust.
A Bridge Too Far by
stir_of_echoes R (5410 words)Set toward the end of ‘Mortal’, a brief scene before Clark told Lana he’d 'just said goodbye to an old friend'.
A Midnight Clear by
roxymissrose R (5580 words)A cold, lonely Lex finally gets what he wants from Clark.
A Shiver in Autumn by
estrella30 PG (5243 words)Clark died on a Tuesday. This is so beautifully sad that it has to be read.
Achilles Heel by
xparrot NC-17 (3140 words)Nemeses, secrets, vulnerabilities, and the truth.
An Alienated Property by
kantayra NC-17 (10530 words)Two enemies, trapped together on an alien planet, with nothing but each other and a destiny they cannot escape.
And Dark Our Celebration Was by Hth R (6400 words)
Clark's lost every friend.
As We Lay by
ddayspring R (3559 words)There were no gods; just puffed up fools and their victims.
At The Bright Pane Surrounded and The Lucky Manby
sageness NC-17 (6600 words)Lex watches Clark and Bruce, years after the Rift. He has his reasons.
Barnstorm by
rageprufrock R (2719 words)Clark believes in fairytales, just not "happily ever after."
Boys Don't Cry by Aelita PG (3746 words)
Lex isn't going to forgive Clark this time.
Broken by merlin NC-17 (4437 words)
Lex takes his revenge.
Burning Black (The Night Lights Remix) by
slodwick PG (1963 words)This wasn't where he wanted to be tonight.
But For Your Misfortunes by
svmadelyn PG-13 (2821 words)He'd be gone by the time Lex could get home.
By Night by
khohen1 R (3908 words)Every night you tell yourself not tonight, you won’t do it tonight.
Caveat Emptor by
musesfool NC-17 (5742 words)Let the buyer beware.
Chill of Chance by
androdaixa NC-17 (11378 words)A dark version of what might have happened if Lex had gone with Clark to Metropolis.
Cold by
arianstarr R (596 words)Lex had stopped feeling hours ago.
Color of Kings Series by Skaterboy NC-17 (10167 words)
Lex slowly loses his battle for sanity.
Complicity by
rivkat PG (4820 words)Who are you going to believe – me or your own eyes?
Consumed by
vagablonde (14265 words)Sometimes there's a darker side to obsession.
Damascenes Series by Te NC-17 (19650 words)
More than once Clark has spent time thinking seriously about what it would take to kill off the Clark Kent identity once and for all, to ditch the heavy, plastic glasses that always make him sweat beneath his eyes, to live as no one but himself...
Drive and Abbadon by
vagablonde PG-13 (3488 words)Clark was everything. Then there was Helen.
Deceit by Aklani aka
teresakay R (3249 words)What happens between Clark and Lex to make Lex want to destroy Superman.
Descent Series by Orithain and Rina NC-17 (8242 words)
A discouraged Clark stops running from Lex and Kal takes over. Dark things happen.
Doomsday by
suzvoy PG-13 (1174 words)He doesn't get to grieve.
Epitaph for My Heart by slinkling NC-17 (2177 words)
He shouldn’t have drunk so much. He knows this. He shouldn’t do a lot of things; this has become his refrain. But he’d felt empty inside, and that emptiness needed filling.
Exploited by
scribblinlenore NC-17 (3062 words)Lex can't help breaking what he loves.
Failure of Love by Anemone R (19896 words)
How far would the ship go to force Clark to accept his destiny?
Fire and Ice by Euphony R (13535 words)
Some say the world will end in fire. Some say in ice. For Lex it ends with both. It ends with Clark.
Four Years by
khohen1 PG (1959 words)It's been four years since Clark's spoken to Lex, but every year on his birthday Lex still calls.
Glory Fades by Annie aka
annie17851 NC-17 (5771 words)More than a secret is revealed.
Harvest by
glacis NC-17 (6523 words)A logical result of the Kents' behavior towards Lex.
Haunted Heart by Henry Jones Jr. aka
sabershadowkat NC-17 (20395 words)Clark never meant to fall in love.
He Left At Dawn by
in_the_bottle PG (1521 words)The president addresses a grieving nation.
Immanence by
harrietspy R (4408 words) Lex takes a vacation; Clark takes exception.
Immortality by Grail R (8546 words)
Clark is never going to die.
In His Place and Out Of Place by Signe
oxoniensis NC-17 (7447 words) A unexpected encounter and its aftermath.
Interval in Sunlight by valentine PG (593 words)
Theirs has always been the time between the sun.
Leave No Scar by Nifra Idril R (8916 words)
Too little, too late.
Like Love to Hatred Turns by
galerian_ash PG (790 words)You are falling into both death and love once more, an odd but somehow soothing combination.
Looking Glass by
seperis NC-17 (23855 words)Two brothers take their long-awaited revenge.
Muted by aklani aka
teresakay NC-17 (12843 words)Lex finds kidnapped Clark, but it's not pretty.
Need by
earthseed NC-17 (1267 words)"She doesn't know you like I do."
No Pace Perceiv'd by
hyperfocused PG (1578 words)Clark remembers. Lois observes.
Only Sometimes by
seperis PG-13 (2109 words)Sometimes, Clark watches the sun rise from the top of LuthorCorp headquarters and remembers what Lex doesn't.
Past Grief Series by Te NC-17 (28431 words)
Clark thinks about the past once a year, every year.
Penance by chelle NC-17 (4046 words)
There hadn't been enough time to save them both.
Protection by WD Hawthorne PG (5678 words)
Can Clark accept what Lex is willing to do?
Regained by LaCasta PG-13(14145 words)
Lex manipulates Superman right where he wants him.
Resignation by
moiraithanatoio PG-13 (2386 words)Lex knows he’s dying. The only thing left to do is tie up loose ends.
Respire by schmevil PG-13 (1368 words)
It wasn't Lex's fault. Clark hadn't told him.
Resurrection and Retribution by Glacis NC-17 (12165 words)
After Clark rescues Lex, they seek revenge in a dark tale of dangerous desires.
Rings and Sores by Pearl-o R (5156 words)
There was a reason greatness wasn't for everyone.
Ritual by Meghan aka
strangefancy PG (1718 words)Every ritual has its place.
Rubicon by Michelle R (9937 words)
He isn't human, and there is no room for him in human error.
Sacrificing Angels and Fallen Angels by
lexalot PG-13 (8393 words)"She screamed your name the whole way down when she fell."
Sanctuary in Your Smile by
radditzuchan PG (2820 words)"You knew. You knew, even then. And we had no clue. God, I never really understood I don't think. Not everything. I don't think I do even now."
Stumbling Fast by slodwick G (1655 words) and (Remix) A Summer's Day by Corinna PG (3805 words)
All he has left are memories.
Stay by Anemone R (29433 words)
How did they go from being best friends to linked, lifelong enemies?
Straw by
issaro R (4605 words)There are some things that can never be forgiven.
String Theory at 1 AM by
xparrot PG (3147 words)Lex has vision, a reason for everything, and a lot to drink.
Strange and Beautiful and Touched by
dm_wyatt NC-17 (16967 words) Lex's plan to keep Superman for himself has its drawbacks.
Sunburn by Penelope-Z R (1294 words)
Clark and Lex on a beach, under the sun. This is not the usual summer holidays.
Syzygy by
seperis PG-13 (3185 words)"When did you realize you could do anything you wanted?"
Teliko by Grail R (2628 words)
Sometimes, in the space between awake and dreaming, Clark knows that it won't last.
That Good Night by Rana Eros aka
ranalore PG (1088 words)It was time to say goodbye.
The 53rd Wednesday by
suzvoy G (1089 words)Lex hated Wednesday's.
The Conquering Hero by
suzvoy PG (783 words)In the battle between Kal and Clark, Clark lost.
The Crack Inside by mareen NC-17 (7365 words)
The world is dying. It's Lex's fault. Clark is paying a last visit.
The End of the Beginning by FayJay PG-13 (5554 words)
In which another Smallville mutant has a grudge against Lex, and Clark tries to do the right thing.
The Field Where I Died by Beth R (2342 words)
For love, no price was too high. Lex had never doubted that.
The Island, The Ocean, and The Other by Henry Jones Jr. aka
sabershadowkat R (736 words)You remembered nothing from before.
The Proverbial End Times by
comicbkromance NC-17 (3979 words)Lex already knows this is a Bad Idea. He already knows how this is going to end.
The Restraint of Beasts by Penelope-Z PG-13 (1236 words)
Looking back, there is nothing. Looking ahead, even less.
The Same River by
isagel NC-17 (7980 words)Even when bonded, Clark can't live with the choice Lex made.
The Slow Drag by
svmadelyn PG-13 (2241 words)He wakes up in an alley, drenched in sweat, and smelling of things he doesn’t want to put a name to.
This Can't Be Real by
khohen1 PG (3630 words)“How did I love you so much I wound up hating you?”
Three Little Words by
kayladie R (4985 words)Sometimes you find out things you need to know just a little too late.
Three Strikes and You're Out by Mara Celes PG (1274 words)
Sometimes Lex dreams of a Clark who was immortal.
To All The Aliens I've Loved Before by
hackthis PG (1994 words)Lex composes a letter.
Undone by Hope R (10945 words)
Intent is a matter of degrees.
Waiting for Yes by
astolat NC-17 (2426 words)Lex gets tired of waiting.
When You're Done by
romanyg NC-17 (1126 words)Lex finds himself on the bridge. Clark is there. Life goes on, but maybe it doesn't.
World Without by
romanyg PG-13 (2246 words)A surveillance camera reveals just how tightly Lex and Clark will always be bound together despite the Rift.
Wounded by
lexalot PG-13 (9434 words)The road to darkness is one way.
Written in Stone and Gift of Sun and A Word From You by Isos Arei R (4018 words)
Three colors. Three variations.
Yellow by
lexalot R (11941 words)There are worse things than Red.
Yellow Means Slow by
rageprufrock R (4636 words) You have trouble remembering when you didn't want him here, but you know it used to be that way.
Yesterday's Tomorrow by
hoperoy NC-17 (109446 words) Sometimes the best men don't always win, and even heroes fail. (AU after Vessel. What if Clark didn't defeat Zod?)
Back to the Master List!
Last Update: 12/14/2014
