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svgurl410 · 3 years ago
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Can't help it I want to send you another one - Clark/Oliver for #8 Roommates (oh my god they were Roommates 😏) Also dealer's choice but I would not complain if Lois found her way in this too lol 👀
Haha send as many as you want! As long as you're willing to accept that I can be a very slow writer. XD Also, by found her way into this, you mean took over, right? Because that's definitely what happened.
Send me a ship and a number
clark/lois/oliver. ~2.5 k. Same age/college AU- they're all graduating soon and Clark's afraid of losing the two people he loves the most.
“Smallville, you are an angel.”
“You probably say that to anyone who gives you caffeine, so I won’t let the praise go to my head,” Clark said, dryly, moving to give Oliver his own cup of coffee, before settling down on the couch, with his own mug.
“Nah,” Oliver drawled from his spot on the armchair, his laptop on his thighs, as he shifted forward, to pick up the cup. “I think angel is a good description.”
Clark rolled his eyes, but he couldn’t deny that the words still resided deep in his heart.
“Besides, normal people don’t make coffee like this,” Lois pointed out.
“Considering how much you’ve had today, can you even tell the difference at this point?” Clark challenged, looking pointedly at the clock, which declared it almost 1 am. “Sleep is probably better for you than another cup.”
“Please, don’t insult me- I am an expert in all things coffee,” Lois proclaimed, from the other end of the couch, as she shifted her sock covered feet to rest in Clark’s lap. He was all too used to her antics at this point, and just let them linger. Besides, he couldn’t deny how much he liked her open affection. Both her’s and Oliver’s really. “Anyway, I’m almost done with this paper and then I can call it a night. Two more finals and we’re done for good.”
Oliver repeated the sentiment with obvious enthusiasm, neither noticing how much work it took for Clark’s face not to fall.
Two more finals … and they were done.
Clark should be excited. He was graduating from college, with a degree in journalism, ready to stop studying and start a career that he was passionate about.
But as he looked between Lois and Oliver, as they all resided in Clark and Oliver’s apartment (and Lois was there so often she was practically their third roommate), preparing for finals week, all he could feel was dread.
Dread, because the sooner they were done, the sooner he would lose them.
Two of the most important people in his life, the ones he was so used to seeing on a daily basis … who also happened to be the two people he was desperately, hopelessly in love with … they would just be gone.
Sure, Lois and he were both planning on journalism as a career, but the field was so competitive that the chances they landed in the same state, much less the same city or paper were slim. As far as Oliver went, he would move back to Star City, where he would take over as the CEO he was destined to be.
Clark would be lying if he said he hadn’t looked up jobs at the Star City Gazette, but just because they would be in the same city didn’t mean that they would see one another.
It wouldn’t be the same at all. And Clark, who had always struggled with change, found he wasn’t ready for this one.
These thoughts had been plaguing him, especially the past few weeks, no matter how hard he tried not to think about it. He could too easily picture how their lives would unfold post graduation. Maybe they would see each other now and then but growing apart was almost a certainty. Soon, communication would slow down, as they fell into their own lives and they would see each other at a reunion or maybe he would get invited to one or both of their weddings (perhaps to each other- he had felt the chemistry and was still truly surprised they never dated).
One day, he would just be ‘their old friend from college, Clark’, and the idea made him sick.
But it seemed that he wouldn’t have a choice. He didn’t know how to stop the changes he knew were coming.
Fingers snapped in front of his face, and brought him out of his gloomy thoughts.
“Smallville!” Lois said, and he looked over to meet her frowning face. “Are you listening?”
“No,” he admitted. “Sorry, I got caught up in my thoughts. What were you saying?”
“We were saying that we should have a big celebration, when we’re done,” Oliver answered, expression unreadable as his gaze was focused on Clark.
“Think we can get Clark over to a club?” Lois asked, with a cheeky smile.
Clark grimaced, causing them both to laugh.
“I’ll take that as a no,” Lois finished.
“I mean, I guess we could try-” Clark started, thinking back to Lois’s 21st birthday the previous year. That place hadn’t been that bad.
“Nah,” Lois said, waving her hand. “I was joking. We’ll find something for the three of us. One thing is for certain- this summer, we are doing that road trip!”
“Can’t I just fly us to wherever you want to go?” Oliver asked, wrinkling his nose, and setting his laptop down on the coffee table.
“Silence, rich boy, this is about the journey, not the destination,” Lois declared, causing Clark to let out a small chuckle.
“The journey to see the World’s Biggest Coffee Cup?” Oliver said skeptically, but Clark could see the twinkle in his eye and knew he was just messing around.
Lois knew it too, from her expression. “That’s part of it!”
“I’m putting my foot down at renting an RV,” Oliver warned. “And I don’t care what you say - I am paying for a hotel. We are not sleeping at the nearest, cheapest roadside dump you find.”
“You are going to have to get over what happened in Austin eventually,” Lois complained.
“I saw things that I will never forget,” Oliver said darkly.
“Spoiled.”
“Guilty.”
“Now, now, children, play nice,” Clark teased, head moving back to rest against the couch.
“This is not the time to be the rational one, Clark,” Oliver insisted. “You know I’m right. You don’t want to be sharing a room with the cockroaches any more than I do.”
“They aren’t very considerate roommates and they refuse to even chip in for the bill,” Clark acknowledged, causing Lois to pout. “But that doesn’t mean you can book us all the Ritz, Oliver. We’ll find something reasonable.”
“Fine, fine, have it your way,” Oliver said fondly.
“It could be fun though,” Clark said, smiling wistfully. “One last trip.”
“Yeah, and then we’re off to work,” Lois agreed. “I’ve been looking up jobs- both the Star City Gazette and the Sentinel have multiple openings, and I talked to someone in HR there, and they are expected to have at least two more in the upcoming months. What do you think, Clark?”
“Me?” Clark asked, eyebrows furrowing, confused. “Of what?”
“Of Star City,” Lois replied. “Unless you want to be back in Metropolis, so you can be closer to home. The Daily Planet doesn’t seem to have any openings right now though, and well, Ollie is obligated to be in Star City for the time being, but who knows in the future, right?”
Oliver nodded. “Yeah, I am going to be traveling a lot anyway and for the first few years I have to be in Star City, but Metropolis could eventually be an option. Besides, if you both end up in Star City, you can just stay with me.”
Clark tried to keep up with the conversation, but it felt like he was lagging behind and wasn’t sure how to make headway.
Lois swung her feet off his lap and he missed the touch immediately. She let out a long yawn, rubbing her eyes. “Oh, it is way too late to be talking about this, but we do need to start planning our future soon.”
“Our future,” Clark echoed, dazed. “As in the three of us.”
“Obviously,” Lois said, standing up and stretching. “What, did you think we’re just going to go our separate ways after graduation?”
“Yes.”
The answer was out before he could think about it, and Lois stopped in her movements, turning to him, eyes wide and mouth turned downward. As he looked over at Oliver, he saw his friend looked surprised and hurt.
“Do you … want to go our separate ways after graduation?” Oliver asked, tone uncharacteristically cautious, and expression blank once more. Clark found he really hated that look, the one where he couldn’t immediately understand what Oliver was thinking and feeling.
“I thought that was what you guys would want,” Clark explained hurriedly.
“But all we’ve done is talk about ‘we’ and ‘us’ in the past when we were talking about our next move,” Lois pointed out, sitting down again, this time right next to him.
Sure, but he didn’t think they meant it. Didn’t think they had included him in their plans. Why would they? Clark wasn’t the one who was considered; he was the one people tended to leave behind.
“We’re not leaving you behind, Clark,” Oliver said tightly, and that was when he realized he had said that out loud. His face turned red, cheeks feeling hot, and he dropped his face, eyes focused on his feet, which shuffled awkwardly against the wooden floors, brushing against the rug under the coffee table.
His throat was tight, and he couldn’t form the words if he wanted to.
“Clark.” There was Lois, her arm on his shoulder, and he leaned into her touch. “How could we ever leave you behind? Did you really believe we don’t care about you at all?”
“I guess I didn’t think about it,” Clark muttered, finding his voice.
Lois lightly punched him in the shoulder. “You made two big mistakes, Smallville: you fed us and took us home with you to meet your parents. You’re stuck with us now. Deal with it.”
“Really?” He couldn’t stand how insecure he sounded, but couldn’t help it.
Oliver got up and sat down on the arm of the sofa, leaning against Clark for stability.
“Obviously,” Oliver said firmly. “And while we’re on the topic, we’re not talking platonic bonds here either, just so we’re clear. I’m crazy about you. Lois is too. Getting rid of us now is basically impossible. You’re going to have to change your name and go into hiding or something.”
“You never said anything,” Clark murmured.
“Well, there was no right time to ask, ‘hey, Clark, what are your thoughts on a polyamorous relationship’?” Lois said, one side of her mouth lifting up. “We have a good idea that you felt the same, but we didn’t want to risk losing you. Figured it could come up on the road trip.”
“And you both have talked about this?” Clark asked, looking between them, wondering how much they had decided.
“Only once,” Oliver assured him. “Just to confirm that we were on the same page. You’re harder to read than you think.”
“So, are we?” Lois asked hopefully. “On the same page?”
How could he say anything but yes? The idea that he could get everything he wanted, everything he thought he never could have was still a little mind boggling, but he wasn’t dumb enough to miss the gift that was basically being handed to him.
“Yeah, I mean, I care about … both of you,” he admitted. “I just didn’t think you felt the same.”
“Oh, there are some strong feelings there,” Lois promised. “And if neither of you mind, I would really like to kiss Clark. Do you know how distracting that mouth has been? It’s not even fair.”
Oliver let out a loud laugh and Clark could only watch Lois as she came closer, and he didn’t stop her as she kissed him, and he returned the kiss with equal passion, and when they parted a few moments later, he was grinning, the taste of Lois’s mouth one he never wanted to do without again.
“How was it?” Oliver asked, leaning forward.
Lois licked her lips. “Amazing. You should try it.”
Clark turned his head toward Oliver and Oliver watched him, hand lifting up to caress Clark’s cheek.
“Can I?” he asked quietly, warm brown eyes searching Clark’s own.
Clark stared at his friend and roommate, thinking of how far they had come over the years, and all the not quite friendly fantasies he had been having about him almost as long, and how he wanted more than anything for Oliver to kiss him. Had wanted that, and more for ages.
So he didn’t reply, instead surging forward to meet Oliver halfway and as their lips connected, Clark felt at home. He could hear Lois whistle and he smiled into the kiss. Oliver was just as good a kisser as Lois, and Clark wrapped a hand around Ollie’s neck, tugging him closer and Oliver fell right onto Clark’s lap, the two of them resting their foreheads against each other even when they separated.
“Now that is a show I wouldn’t mind seeing more of,” Lois chipped in.
Catching his breath, he looked at Oliver and Lois. “Aren’t you two going to kiss?” he realized.
“Why? Do you want to watch, Smallville?” Lois asked, but her eyes were on Oliver. “Secret exhibition kink? Here I thought you were a boy scout.”
“Not so much,” Clark retorted. “And something tells me you don’t mind putting on your own show.”
“Plus, his hand is currently on my ass, so I’m guessing not a boyscout,” Oliver remarked.
“Problem?” Clark countered, letting his hand stay where it was, and Oliver shook his head.
“Not a single one.”
“And who can blame him,” Lois offered. “So, what do you say, Ollie?”
Clark held his breath as Lois and Oliver leaned in and shared a long, deep kiss. He had never been a big fan of PDA, uncomfortable with public displays, but this? This was definitely the exception. To say he wouldn’t mind seeing more was an understatement.
“Huh, why did we wait so long to do this?” Lois wondered afterwards.
“Clearly, we’re idiots,” Oliver responded instantly.
“Have you two really never kissed before?” Clark asked, not feeling resentful or jealous, just genuinely curious and surprised; it was amazing what requited feelings could do. “But I thought you said you talked …”
“Only talked,” Oliver interrupted. “We were waiting for you.”
“Oh.”
“Finally get it now?” Lois asked, but she sounded kind. “We’re not letting you go.”
“Yeah, I get it.”
His heart filled with a mix of love and joy, gaze darting between the two of them, and he couldn’t imagine being happier. Lois rested her head on Clark’s shoulder, her hand coming up to entwine with Ollie’s, who seemed quite content sitting on Clark.
He loved them; somehow, they both loved him along with each other.
And he definitely got it.
Clark was suddenly very much looking forward to the future.
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