The Oak and the Cypress

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The Oak and the Cypress by Mirtai is a very long and satisfying Smallville story (Clex, of course). It goes AU quite early, with Clark proclaiming to an exhausted and depressed Lex that he loves him on New Years Eve 2002. For Lex, that simple statement changes everything... which turns out to changing everything for Clark, as well. From that moment forward, Lex works to break away from his father and, with the help of Bruce Wayne, succeeds. The story follows Lex and Clark through the years and, though some things remain constant--Lex's desire to be President and Clark's need to save people--the one thing that holds true in this AU is that Lex and Clark are together as committed partners.