Fortress Of Good Fortune

February was a fairly busy month with a variety of stories. :)

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The Reveals have been done over at clexmas, so I'm posting my gift here. Enjoy! :)

Title: A Christmas Miracle (1/1)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters: Clark/Lex, Jonathan/Martha
Continuity: Smallville
Genres: Fluff, Holiday, Romance, Slice-Of-Life
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
Summary: When Lex helps out at the Kents’ annual Christmas party, he learns some shocking revelations.
Date Of Completion: December 18, 2016
Dates Of Posting: December 28, 2017/February 3, 2017
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, DC and Warner Brothers do, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 2486
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author’s Notes: Written for danceswithgary for the clexmas 2016 Winter Gift Exchange. Prompt: Christmas Fluff! :) If you’d like to see the comments made when the story was anonymous, you can find it here.

( Clark’s smile of greeting was genuinely delighted. It always warmed Lex that someone was actually glad to see him since it was a rare occurrence. The memories of his mother were growing dim, the only person to hold such joy for him. )

Title: Clexmas Stocking Stuffer #2: Sprawled (1/1)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters: Clark/Lex
Continuity: Smallville
Genres: Fluff, Holiday, Romance, Slice-Of-Life
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
Summary: A quiet interlude in Lex’s library.
Date Of Completion: November 12, 2016
Dates Of Posting: December 25, 2016/December 30, 2016
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, DC and Warner Brothers do, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 354
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author’s Notes: Written for the clexmas 2016 Winter Holiday Gift Exchange. Prompts: Cookies, Candy Canes. If you would like to read the comments on my entry on the comm, you can find it here.

( Very satisfied, he logged off and closed his laptop. He stretched and glanced over at the couch, smiling as he saw Clark fast asleep. )

Hi, luvs!

As you can see by the icon on this post, I am busy utilizing my userpic packages and gathering more cool pix to showcase. I can't resist Clark using his heat vision to cook the hot dogs and burgers on the grill. :)

Speaking of cook-outs, I did attend one over the weekend with the requisite menu: hot dogs, hamburgers, pasta salad, potato salad, garden salad, chips, dips, pickles, olives...you know, good stuff! :) Everything tastes better on the grill!

P.S. To get the full effect, check this post out on my journal with its cook-out theme! :)

( Writing talk behind the cut )

I signed up for the marvel_bang! :)

Frankly, I thought I was going to bypass any Big Bang this year as I had no ideas as the sign-up dates approached. Wasn't that big a deal since I've been writing Big Bangs since 2011 and nothing was materializing for the dcu_bang and marvel_bang, so I decided to see if I could get inspiration from Captain America 3: Civil War. Even after that it was sketchy but with a couple of days before sign-ups closed, I got inspiration! :)

The Raven And The Nightingale is stalled after I thought it was revving up again, but such is the way of things. I think I'll do some more research while waiting to write again. It's just too much fun to relegate to never getting out of the notebook stage. :)

I've got two birthday stories I owe and happily am working on one and have an idea for the other.

I've got some stories that are still in the notebook stage. One's a Jurassic Park tale that I wrote last year in a flurry of inspiration after seeing the first film again and those fun 'n' sexy scientists, Alan and Ian! :)

I've got a Steve/Bucky tale inspired by Age Of Ultron that's just been sitting in the Unsatisfied pile. I may try and fix that up.

And I've been editing a Clark/Bruce story told from the POV of Lois, one of my favorite things. :)

Still working on my Han/Luke comfort food fic. Comfort food: a fic that has no deadline and is generally fairly long so that I can enjoy the writing with no pressure. Even my own Challenges and Big Bangs have slight pressure. You have to work on a deadline fic while comfort food is worked on when hungry, er, in the mood. :)

I might even take a crack at the clexmas Spring Fling! Reverse Bang. I hadn't intended to but the art submissions are pretty intriguing, so who knows? That's in the 'Maybe' queue. :)

So it looks like my marvel_bang story will be a summer project. Maybe I can spin a few seaside tales this summer, too. :)

Title: Clexmas Stocking Stuffer #1: Chapeau Santa ;) (1/1)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters: Clark/Lex
Continuity: Smallville
Genres: Fluff, Holiday, Humor, Romance
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
Summary: Clark enjoys seasonal fashion. :)
Date Of Completion: December 16, 2015
Date Of Posting: December 28, 2015
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, DC and Warner Brothers do, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 566
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author’s Note: Written as a Stocking Stuffer for the clexmas Winter Holiday Gift Exchange. :)

( Lex sipped his chocolate peppermint latte and brightened when he saw Clark appear at the entrance to the room. He almost groaned simultaneously as he saw what the young man was wearing. )

Title: Death’s Rain I: Ghosts (1/1)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters: Clark/Lex, Martha Kent
Continuity: Smallville
Genres: Angst, AU, Challenge, Drama, Historical
Rating: R
Claim: For my 2015 clexmas Spring Fling Bingo Card.
Prompt: Pandemics/Epidemics
Pattern: Basic Bingo (Floating/A Straight Line/Horizontal)
Prompt Count: (4/5)
Warnings: Mention of World War I atrocities
Spoilers: None
Summary: The Influenza Pandemic ravages Smallville in the autumn of 1918.
Date Of Completion: June 6, 2015
Date Of Posting: July 2, 2015
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, DC and Warner Brothers do, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 2016
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author’s Notes: This AU does change Clark’s powers, as in he’s not as powerful as in canon. . I’m hopeful or writing at least one more story in this ‘verse. The series can be found here.

( Lex drove through Smallville, the townsfolk moving like ghosts as they glided in the early September sunshine. The sun was beginning to set and shadows lengthened along the sidewalks. The ghosts wore white masks that protected their noses and mouths. Only their haunted eyes showed in pale faces. )

Title: Damsels In Distress (1/1)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters: Clark/Lex, The Red Disc!, ;) Chloe Sullivan, Lois Lane
Continuity: Smallville
Genres: Challenge, Drama
Rating: G
Claim: For my 2015 clexmas Spring Fling Bingo Card.
Prompt: Damsels In Distress
Pattern: Basic Bingo (Floating/A Straight Line/Horizontal)
Prompt Count: (2/5)
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
Summary: Clark and Lex frantically search for Lois and Chloe after they are kidnapped.
Date Of Completion: April 22, 2015
Date Of Posting: May 18, 2015
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, DC and Warner Brothers do, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 1564
Feedback welcome and appreciated.

( Clark spent a fruitless afternoon as reporter and superhero searching for his two friends. He arrived home tired and discouraged. )

Hi, luvs!

I haven’t done one of these ficcish updates in awhile because, frankly, there hasn’t been much going on, but things are stirring now so I thought I’d post. It helps me keep my thoughts organized and there are some people who find these kinds of posts interesting! :)

( Bunny Hopping!!! )

Title: Rainbows At Dusk (1/1)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters: Clark/Lex, Jonathan/Martha, Hank Fritzell, Kelly Andrews
Continuity: Smallville
Genres: Angst, Drama, Mystery
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Child in danger
Spoilers: None
Summary: Clark and Lex help search for a missing child.
Date Of Completion: December 12, 2014
Date Of Posting: December 25, 2014/January 21, 2015
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, DC does, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 2484
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author’s Note: Written for tasabian for the 2014 clexmas Gift Exchange. Prompt: Clark and Lex team up to rescue a third character. Posted at Clexmas with comments received! :)

( Clark and Lex tramped through the woods and emerged into the area where the marshes stretched out, the banks clogged with weeds and cat-o’-nine tails. Lex’s long, black coat flapped in the wind and Clark hunched his shoulders under a red-and-white checked lumberjacket. He looked cold, which was unusual for him. )