This will probably be a free novella. Once I've finished the bonus chapters for Watching the Kryptonians, I'll keep updating this on the side while I catch up on comics and keep my writing skills sharp~
(*Note: This is Flashpoint Clex, with Lex and Clark! Alternate versions of the characters from different worlds have some personality differences, so my take on the pairing will have a different flavor from the original!*)
Flashpoint Clex, Lex and Clark.
Older Lex x Flashpoint Superman, who spent more than twenty years as a test subject.
Everything happens before the lightning strike that awakens the Speed Force.
Hurt/Comfort
Lex Luthor was busy.
On this planet teetering on the brink of destruction, everyone was busy. Whether they were busy holding up the Earth, squandering their lives, or indulging in boundless stupidity.
Coming across a particularly undeniable act of stupidity was an unexpected detour in Lex's packed schedule. He had never been interested in whatever research the other fools were carrying out.
Of course, none of this was Lex's fault. The cuffs of his suit still smelled of gunpowder and seawater. Before coming here, he'd crossed half the globe to attend a long, secret meeting. The mercenaries behind him, reeking of cold iron and rust, had already begun the necessary cleanup. This interruption hadn't affected his schedule. Everything was proceeding in order.
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But that creature. That creature.
When Lex saw it, he mistook it for a possibility.
Perhaps it really could have been? But, regrettably... ha, it was too late.
Lex thought with scorn. The world missed its chance with him, and the world had failed me. I knew the world was missing something. I knew that my fruitless search over the years wasn't some delusion. But who could have imagined? That pale, weak