Winter is cold and the Clex is warm and lasting. Clexmas is back for another year of exchanges. Details and timeline on the main post. :)


http://clexmas.livejournal.com/129491.html

Not to Talk
http://archiveofourown.org/works/6116242

Man From UNCLE, tv series
gen or slash, PG for theme, ambiguously darkfic, 1.5k.

In their line of work, they never talked about certain things. That didn’t mean those possibilities weren’t something they faced every day.

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Warnings: POSSIBLE DEATH FIC – AMBIGUOUS ENDING

Notes: This is a bit of darkfic, with an ambiguous ending. Not my normal sort of cup of tea, I’ll admit. I like happier endings. However, in the middle of a recent post by Rallamajoop (a marvelous piece reviewing the UNCLE tv series for the new viewer, going over premise, characters, the slash, the appeal, 50 years on), there’s a line about “not talking about it is simply how they deal with the ever-present threat that one or both of them could die in the line of duty”. It’s just one line out of a lot of meta about many, many things... but it stuck with me. I woke up with this ficlet running through my mind and while I normally redirect the darker ones into something lighter... after it persisted for the day, I decided it had to be written. Lighter fics coming another time. And, since the ending IS ambiguous... you can choose which way you want it to go. So it doesn’t have to be... that’s just one way it might go. As always, with them.

(Also, can be read as either gen or slash - just like the series ^^)

The Clexmas gift I wrote this year was for MysticMcKnight. Prompts were Super powers!Lex. Lex discovers he’s not fully human from his mother’s side. Lex decides to quit being a Luthor so he can have Clark. I used one of these as the main base and slightly snuck in the other two on the side. ^^

Originally posted Jan 10 anonymously at Clexmas.

Underhill

After many years of Superman and Luthor fighting, the end comes not as they would have expected. While Lex is dying, they reconcile. But life has one more surprise left for both of them... and the future is yet to come.

pre-slash to slash, Clark/Lex, PG-13, ~8k words

Warnings: Not actually a death fic, though it might seem like one at the start – don’t worry, everything works out in the end

Tags: Drama, Angst, Reconciliation, Future Fic, Not a death fic, Slight Silliness, crossing of tropes

http://archiveofourown.org/works/5322563

http://clexmas.livejournal.com/116181.html

I am rather stoked to say I didn't write any stocking stuffers this year. Yay. ^^ Go other Clex fans!

Man, I really sucked at posting these to the fic journal this year. Or last, rather. I suspect it's because mentally I tend to think of this as the Smallville posting area and these are all MFU fics. Plus, these were all done on time crunches during NaNo and for a bingo deadline. But if I'm going to have a fic journal, I really need to *use* the fic journal. Anyhow, here's the last of 2015:


Not Dead Yet
After Napoleon is captured and rendered helpless by a drug, Illya rescues him and keeps him safe through the recovery. Much cuddling ensues.

gen/pre-slash, Napoleon/Illya, g, 8.5k

http://archiveofourown.org/works/5322563

Wanting Too Much
A young soldier turned thief after the war, Napoleon goes to a black-market auction to sell a valuable painting... and comes away with something he didn't intend to buy – a Russian KGB agent. After an interesting night where they get to know each other, the next day finds them determined to do something to right some wrongs... but not all wrongs can be corrected that easily. As they work together, Napoleon learns some hard truths... but also comes away at the end with something more valuable than a painting.

nc-17, Napoleon/Illya, 22k

http://archiveofourown.org/works/5378348

Still Remembered
12 years later they meet again. AU Sequel to Wanting Too Much

G, Illya/Napoleon, 2k

http://archiveofourown.org/works/5398955


These next four were done for the bingo settings card in GYWO - I was pushing the deadline on them... ^^;

Art Lessons
Napoleon gets carried away while discussing art, and then Illya teaches him a lesson he won’t soon forget. About life, and history, and have and have not... and what friends can do for each other.

G, gen Illya/Napoleon, 1879

http://archiveofourown.org/works/5482925

Chefs and Spies
While he’s away, Solo’s team devises a cover for him on their next mission that he’s not at all happy about.

G, gen, 846

http://archiveofourown.org/works/5482979

Winter Mistress
Escaping from the enemy means facing the elements, and they can be even more dangerous, without meaning to. Napoleon and Illya do what they can for another day.

(Two versions of same story in the chapters. I was experimenting with TMFU and MFU differences.)

G, gen, 900 each

http://archiveofourown.org/works/5483057

Spies and Thrush Drugs
Illya is given a drug by Thrush that not only affects him, but also those around him. Napoleon finds this out too late. It was, however, quite enjoyable. And they’ve had worse Thrush drugs.

NC-17, Illya/Napoleon, 2004

http://archiveofourown.org/works/5483132

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http://clexmas.livejournal.com/110318.html

Title: Same as Mine
Fandom: Man From UNCLE 2105 movie
Characters/Pairing: Illya, Napoleon
Rating: G Word Count: 10,000
Type: missing scene, pre-slash if you blink, illya angst
Warnings: none
Spoilers: Movie

This is from the end of the movie - don't read unless you've seen the movie as it contains MAJOR spoilers. It also won't make as much sense unless you've seen the movie.

Summary: They thought they were done with the mission, but not in the eyes of their handlers. Solo finds a way out for them, and Illya angsts.

“Back then, Napoleon had another chance to kill the Russian, and he hadn’t taken it, because it hadn’t seemed like the thing to do. Now, it seemed even less like the thing to do. Napoleon hadn’t rescued him from the frigid waters only to shoot him now.”

“Illya had never been a rebel before. It was a surprisingly comfortable position to be in.”

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Posted on AO3
http://archiveofourown.org/works/4664121


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When you see this, share 3 random lines from 3 WIPs.

Why not? Though the writing time is a little limited, they are being worked on. Well, the first two are. The third, we'll see.

( 3 WIPs, a few more than 3 random lines (just because I'm horrible at stopping at 3 )

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Title: Heartbeats
Fandom: Smallville/DCU - Characters: Conner, Clark/Lex, Hope, Mercy, Cassie, others
Rating: NC-17 for violence - Words: 17,180
Type: drama, adventure, angst
Warnings: CHARACTER DEATHS! See hidden notes for more details if you need them.
Spoilers: General first few seasons.
Summary: Time is creeping by with no action from Lionel, and Clark and company continue on from where they were, but uneasily. There is family and friend bonding over normal things, and the Clex gets closer. Then, all their fears come true as Lionel finally takes his revenge. "Your father took away my pawn. So... I'll take the knight, rook, bishop, and even his queen. It's a fair price to pay, for my pawn."

Notes:
Next in the Not A Villain series after Changes Unfathomed. 11th in the series (12th if you count the prelude). This isn't the end – there's about three more left. (See the Master Post for links and summaries to all stories.) Betas by Sue Dreams and Tainry. Cross-posted to Archive of our Own.

Hidden Warning Notes: (roll mouse over space below to reveal the hidden warning)

Two-thirds of the story is regular things, with family and friend bonding and normal, everyday for them things. The climax doesn't come until late in the story. I tried not to be too extreme on it, but there are a lot of incidental deaths as bombs go off. Of the characters we know and love... Justice dies, but it's quick. Mercy is wounded. Hope is unknown. And Lex... Well, Lex dies. But we all remember what Lex's meteor power is, right? There is angst, as Kon goes through his own wounding while realizing about the others, but then things get better and the story ends on a hopeful note.

( Heartbeats )

Changes Unfathomed

Link to Part One or AO3.

Part Two of Three

( Changes Unfathomed, Part Two )