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Bil— Shazam hasn’t spoken to the league in a week.
The league was more than worried, they couldn’t even do anything since his comm was left in the same dark cold hallway luthor took him in, no matter how hard they tried finding him it’s a dead en—
“Focus child!” Luthor yells, slamming his head on the table, Billy finally snapping back to reality.
”I am not going to repeat myself boy.”Luthor said, his voice was cold.
”I’m sor—“
”Speak when I ask you to.” His voice dropped to a whisper.
”I’m going to ask you questions, you don’t lie and say the truth like a big good boy, understood?” Staring at Billy with his regular Rich-Meanie type stare.
”O-“ Billy tried opening his mouth to say something and probably to approve but luthor just sighs and slapped him hard on his cheeks before get on his knees to his height, his voice dropping once again to a whisper.
”Only.”
”Speak.”
”When I.”
”ASK YOU!”
he yelled out the last line, man this guy really didn’t have any patience for kids.
He goes back to circling Billy, who’s still tied to the same old chair since this began.
”Get it?” He asks, Billy nodded.
”Good.”He says, grinning.
”I assume you know that I know you’re Shazam?”Billy immediately panicked, shaking his head as a no whispering out “N-no he’s just my fr—“
“Ah-ah don’t even bother lying to me.”
Fuck me, Superman’s feelings were right, luthor was spying on ME all this time
Billy nodded, Luthor laughed like a maniac in a party.”This is more than a goldmine!”Lex yelled out, Billy froze in place
And for a minute or two, Billy forgot how to breathe from the panic.