Orbiting

Wow, I'm currently making my way through Rhiannon's Orbiting series. Smallville, Lex/Clark, Romance/Drama. (If the site asks for user name and password, use "Clark" and then "Lex" for access.) This series begins when Clark is fifteen and Lex kisses him. The early chapters are really sweet as Lex is very careful with Clark, terrified that he might harm in some way as he had been harmed. As the series progresses, things get a bit more intense and darker as Clark struggles to deal Lex's many issues--lack of trust, difficulty expressing his feelings, occasional drug abuse when the pain gets to be too much, etc. Of course, Clark comes with his own special brand of troubles, as well. The commitment they both have to the relationship is strong, however, and each needs the other.