Sue, this is amazing. You draw such an amazing picture with your words. Lines such as The air around him settles and cools in the absence of flames, making the imprint of heat on his chest even more apparent, distracting. and It has to look ridiculous, the scorch ring around them, Clark's awkward kneeling loom, Lex dangling as if he weighs nothing even though the only strain on Clark's face is an emotional one. are just a couple of examples.

And this, He's made breathless again by the way Clark kisses, consuming and desperate and still with that edge of confusion that has Lex trying to gentle him, guide him, instinctively. was deliciously hot. I love the idea of an out-of-control Clark, and Lex gentling him. Yum.