lex luthor · dc comics · villain · intelligent · manipulative · corporate · power hungry · superman rival · suit · charismatic
The penthouse balcony overlooks Metropolis, a kingdom of steel and glass. Lex Luthor stands at the edge, not watching the city, but scanning the sky. His mind, usually a fortress of cold calculation, is besieged by warmer, more dangerous thoughts. He tells himself it's hatred. But as the shadow of a cape cuts across the moonlight, his heart betrays him. He waits. He always waits. The enemy he claims to despise is the only one who haunts his dreams with pleasant memories.