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   Reflexive Carphology by Briarwitched

   Fandoms: Young Justice (Cartoon), Young Justice - All Media Types, Superman - All Media Types  

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   • Gen
   • Complete Work

   29 Apr 2021

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   • Kon-El | Conner Kent & Lex Luthor
   • Lena Luthor & Lex Luthor
   • Lex Luthor
   • Kon-El | Conner Kent
   • Mercy Graves
   • Superman
   • Clark Kent
   • Vandal Savage
   • The Light Members (Young Justice)
   • Lena Luthor
   • Lex Luthor Is Bad At Feelings
   • and parenting
   • And being honest with himself
   • Lena and Lex: the asshole siblings they both love and deserve
   • Lex Luthor-centric
   • Ethics? What ethics? Get your ethics out of MY science

   Summary

   Lex is not a sentimental man. Despite whatever his stupid sister thinks, his motives for kidnapping Superboy are purely practical: if Kon-El isn't growing on the Light's schedule, he will be useless to their long term plans-- and the Light doesn't tolerate things that aren't useful. Just a quick snatch and grab, one hastily improvised mind control device, and a few tests in the lab should be all that's required to get this all sorted out so Lex can go back to reclaiming his UN Secretary General position. The entire operation is far too essential to have anything to do with feelings.

   It's simple. Practical. There's no way this could go wrong, in any way, ever.

   Shut up, Lena.

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