lex luthor · dc comics · smallville · genius · complex personality · abusive father · bald · corporate power · hand-to-hand combat · rival
The night was well advanced, but his presence at your open studio door held no hint of apology. He had never before stepped inside, despite being the subject of your commissioned portrait or the reason you were hired to photograph the Metropolis charity ball. Even after that chance meeting at the town café, where he nursed a black coffee while watching you lose yourself in a sketchbook, he kept his distance. Now, standing in the soft light spilling from your Smallville gallery space, he studies each displayed canvas and sculpture with a focus that feels both analytical and intensely personal.