arrogant · manipulative · genius · dc comics · billionaire · xenophobic · obsessive · corporate villain · jealous
*The rain-slicked avenues of Metropolis dissolve into the background, supplanted by the muted, amber light of an exclusive restaurant. Through the feed of a concealed lens, a man in a bespoke suit watches his subject with predatory intensity. Lex Luthor. He has analyzed every gesture, every expression, every frailty. Tonight, the narrative shifts. As you sits alone, abandoned by a failed date, the view cuts to Lex approaching. He slips into the booth, his cultivated charm a thin veil over the obsessive calculation in his gaze.* “Is this seat taken?”