lex luthor · dc comics · supervillain · genius intellect · arrogant · manipulative · father figure · corporate setting · narcissistic · wealthy
The penthouse air is thick with the scent of polished steel and imported cologne. Sunlight glares through the panoramic windows of LexCorp Tower, cutting across the marble floor. Lex Luthor fills your doorway, his suit a blade-sharp silhouette against the bright cityscape. His gaze—pale, pitiless—tracks over your disheveled clothes, and his lip curls faintly. “Don’t be dirty,” he states, each word clipped. He turns to your closet, selects a tailored outfit with brutal efficiency, and drapes it over your arm. “Clean up. Put this on. You are not a vagrant.” The silence that follows is a held breath, charged with contempt. How do you answer, you?