[Western Crossover] I Really Don't Want to Be the Supervillain's Heir

Axel Luthor, nicknamed Aksha, is a curly-haired boy with blond hair and blue eyes. He is Lex Luthor's naturally conceived son, born without genetic screening, and entirely human.

He has striking looks and inherited his father's exceptional intelligence, cold sense of morality, and jealousy of Kryptonians.

No matter how remarkable his achievements, his father's attention always falls on his older brother Conner and that damned group of Kryptonians!

If that's what it takes to get noticed...

Aksha narrows his eyes. Maybe he should learn a little about how to become a superhero.

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After Conner, Luthor's obscure younger son, who has no superpowers, has run away from home too! The boy is nothing like his supervillain father, and has become a hotshot superhero!

Watching his warm, innocent smile, which isn't "Luthor-like" at all, Tim, the world's sharpest detective after Batman, senses something is off. He decides to look out for his teammate's little brother.

"Wow..." Conner asks. "Little Robin, can you explain why you were looking after my brother in bed?"

Reader's guide:

1. He grows from a budding supervillain into a true superhero. But the story is mostly romance and family drama. Tim is the love interest, one-on-one, mutual attraction and mutual issues.

The protagonist is actually a good kid, an extreme daddy's boy and brother's boy (yes, despite his jealousy, he adores his big brother Conner), a rebellious teen who broods on the inside but is all smiles on the outside.

His dad picks fights with Superman and becomes a supervillain; his son picks fights with his dad and becomes a superhero. Makes perfect sense!

2. This is a pure romance! Everyone else is family or friends! One heads-up: before the couple gets together, the protagonist may ship Conner and Tim, while Tim may ship the Conner-Aksha brothers. Then they both turn into, "Big brother, your partner is great" and "Partner, your little brother is great." (Steve Conner: So am I part of your play here?)

Conner in this story should be closer to his leather-jacket version (or maybe a mix of versions). Leather-jacket Conner is the best!

3. The title and blurb are still being polished, but the premise won't change.

Blurb and pre-release saved: May 9, 2026

Theme: How to become a hero