Pyrrhic

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Pyrrhic by Perryvic and Kat Reitz, Smallville (Lex/Clark), slight crossover with Justice League. Just, wow. After Lionel is killed in a freak car accident, Clark (and Lex) discover just how manipulative and, well, twisted, the elder Luthor actually was. Clark helps Lex deal with the fallout when Lex is forced to drastic measures in order to escape the life his father had made for him. My description doesn't really do justice to the story, but I hate to say too much. Wonderful characterizations of Lex and Clark -- they're both a bit wary and hesitant, but still hopeful enough to give a relationship a chance.