I actually fell for the fanfic first. The show originally aired during my non-TV days (small kids, time-sucking job, harried husband, weird hours) but I heard about that it was 'fun.' Years later I read a Beauty and the Beast crossover by Becky Bain which was terrific. I wandered over to the Archive, was blown away by Labrat's Masques, and ordered the first season DVD. The pilot was wonderful and I loved every second of it and most especially the notion that Clark had a backbone. And the humor. And the sexiness. The moment I was hooked? Hmm... "You like to be on top. Got it." or maybe it was "One thing's for sure. No one will be looking at your face." followed by Clark's drawn out "Mom." or maybe it was Clark in a towel...