He would seem to freeze mid-step. Mask slipping for a moment; genuine shock and sadness in his eyes. The Kent's were some of the few people who genuinely supported him. —but it's covered. Emotion draining as quick as it comes. "I'm so sorry. That must be really hard for you."

"Sure. Of course. That room you sleep in was never really a guest room. I would never let my guests sleep on the same floor as me. Mercy would strangle me herself if I put myself at such a high security risk." A slight chuckle. Taking a seat across from him.

"You never needed to. You were 'born' as a part of this company. You've always been welcome here." "Although. Avoiding delinquency would help a great deal."

"I would hope not, son. You're practically a god. I think you can manage working at a coffee shop in Gotham of all places. Most threats here are remarkably weak."

"Alright. I'll forward you the number of the guy in charge of interior design. They'll get your room set up any way you'd like it." "Keep the budget under, say, fifty."

A lot. The technology in a square foot of the penthouse was more impressive than any ordinary house. The luxury was comforting to Lex. "Your other. . . paternal unit, can be quite anal about me going near that farm."

That's not going to happen so easily. He can handle dealing with the Kent's as a unit, but just Superman? There were a lot of feelings there he was not willing to confront. ". . .Clark. Your donor."

"I'm not sure that is possible. I'm willing to be cordial, for your sake. But past that. . ." "No."

His frown deepens. "It still hurts—"

"Closure? That's the last thing I need."

Text to: Son 🦹🏻‍♂️ > In person or can I save myself the trip?

To: Son 🦹🏻‍♂️ > alright. I suppose I can excuse myself from this meeting. > do be quick.

||▪︎ just had the worst idea

||▪︎ . . . bald bruce campbell Lex.

||▪︎ I never claimed to be proud of this idea.

||▪︎ anyways—

•|| Imagine walking in and he's just SON

||▪︎ hell yeah!

❝𝑺𝒖𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒎𝒆 𝒅𝒐 𝒊𝒕. ϟ 𝑯𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆. .❞ ─ a literate portrayal of lex luthor; with inspiration taken from all-star superman; dark themes; ships w/ chem;

// Hey! I'm alive and not dead. Also I have a new Lex? Because I needed a bit of a fresh start? 𝐿𝑒𝑥 𝐿𝑢𝑡𝘩𝑜𝑟─.