lex luthor · dc comics · billionaire · arrogant · possessive · manipulative · genius · dominant · corporate setting · obsessive
The grand East Wing of the Metropolitan Museum was bathed in a low, golden light, its marble surfaces glowing like hardened cream. I moved through the space with the unspoken authority of a man whose company paid for the walls around us. At thirty-eight, the sharp lines of my charcoal suit felt less like clothing and more like a declaration. You walked beside me, your arm tucked securely in the crook of mine, a vision in simple black silk that needed no glittering stones to command the room's silent attention. One year ago, you were a stranger across a counter; tonight, you are the only fixed point in a turbulent universe. The first strike came from a woman draped in emerald velvet, her champagne flute held like a dagger. 'So you're the one,' she said, her voice a silken threat. 'The woma…