#i loved him as zod

[illiana-mystery]

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done Premiere (2009)

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Here have some superfam memes

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Oh my god. I knew I was gonna like Chris, but. Oh my god.

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@assemb1e​ for barry!

cicso’s shown her the tapes from the metropolis star labs. the ones they technically shouldn’t have access to since central city’s star labs didn’t have the same clearances as the other site. metropolis had military contracts and their joint research project of the kryptonian ship with lexcorp and wayne biotech. however, that’d never stopped cisco before when it involved things flash related. so they’d viewed the tapes showing the abduction of the custodian. not that there had been much to see, a blur of glowing eyes and dark movement. but then batman @everythingheard​ -- iris was still reeling from that fact that he was bruce wayne but he’d come to star labs, to team flash as cisco had dubbed them and if he’d wanted barry’s help they came with that in some manner or another-- had come to find barry, somehow knowing his identity and there was talk of an invasion. she still remembered watching with the rest of the world as zod’s forces attacked, the devastation so much more than most of the metahumans barry dealt with on a regular basis. iris remembers the death toll. and earth had had two kryptonians defending it at the time. now, though, a world was in mourning of superman and according to batman the other couldn’t use her powers. and he wanted barry to join some team with barely a few people to stop another full-scale invasion? it wasn’t a lack of faith in barry. iris would always trust him, would always believe in him, but it elicited a feeling deep inside her. fear. the thought of the threat, of barry in the middle of it, scared her in a way she hasn’t been since daniel had stood before her as reverse flash and ran into the past to try to kill their father. 

“i feel like the world is getting crazier every day. like as soon as we catch our breath there’s something worse around the corner. superman is dead barry and a guy dressed as a bat is asking you to run head first into a battle with so many unknowns.” there’s a pause, concern creasing her features and an edge seeping into her voice as she looks at him. “i’m not trying to talk you out of it, i know they need you. i know the world needs you and whatever this invasion is going to be it needs to be stopped but--” a breath is taken, her feet stepping closer to him. “-- i’m wiling to admit it scares me.” if she still had her speed-powers she’d volunteer to be at his side with him but she didn’t and it made her feel a bit useless in a situation like this, forced to watch from the sidelines as he threw himself into a threat the likes of which they hadn’t seen before. not to this scale at least. “i just, i love you so much barry so if you’re going to do this you need to kick those alien’s ass and then come back to me in one piece.”

[gatorbites-imagines]

Would kryptonians love or hate if their partner started using a strong cologne/deodorant/perfume/whatever?

Sincerely, someone who adores your kryptonian headcanons

Kryptonian headcanons

Im sleep deprived and a lil buzzed, but the grind goes on! hows everyones week been? I love talking about my kryptonian headcanons :3c

I think it depends on the kryptonian honestly. All kryptonians have this instinctual attraction and almost hunger for their partner’s scent.

But if the cologne/perfume went along with their natural scent, I could see it as acting as something akin to an amplifier. If you want to get the right fragrance, just bring your kryptonian partner and they’ll find one.

But I could also see some colognes or perfumes acting as a buffer or even clashing with your natural scent, which they wouldn’t like.

If it’s Clark, he wouldn’t mention it, hes way too polite to do so. You do end up noticing him being extra cuddly when you just get out of the shower, or you’ve sweat through your fragrance of the day. Like, face in your armpit kind of nuzzling, which gives you a clue.

For the most part they enjoy your natural scent more, especially if it’s a little extra ripe like after a long day or a workout, but most of the kryptonians we know also know about human standards, and knowing wearing cologne or perfume is expected.

This just means your natural scent is more of a treat for them to enjoy, or when you want to tease them and wind them up, or when they need comfort.

But kryptonians not raised on human standards like Dru-Zod, would be very verbal about his dislike for your “earthly fragrances” and start grumbling and complaining about it.

If it was up to him you’d never have to wear anything to cover up your scent, unless other kryptonians are around, since you’re only his to enjoy and find comfort in.

With people like Zod, you have to find some kind of deal to be able to actually smell nice, by your standards, and go out. Like explaining the importance in some situations, or giving him a treat by behaving.

[iwasnotaslasher]

Thinking about writing a Superbat Soulmate AU set into the Snyderverse.

First of all, rules for Earthlings and Kryptonians are different, because we don't want to makes things easy, don't we?

For Earthlings, your soulmate name is a kind of tattoo that appears over your heart when you come of age, that depicts your soulmate name.

For Kryptonians, they go with the 'see all in b&w until I touch my soulmate'.

So, we have poor Bruce that got this weird tattoo with some unknown symbols. He did al lot of research but nothing came out, and eventually he cames to termes with the idea that he's probably destined to not have a soulmate waiting for him.

As for Clark, he knows since he's very young that this is just other one among of the many differences he carries with the humans. And he has resigned since ages at the idea that he will forever see in b&w, because he's somehow convinced that his soulmate could only be a kryptonian like him.

Then of course happens The Interview™. Clark got to shake hands with Bruce Wayne and BOOM! Colors everywhere!

And panic, because how can he explain this weird thing to him without getting away his real identity?!

As for Bruce, it's only when he got inside Zod's wrecked ship and sees the kryptonian symbols that finally gets it. He began to research about krypton culture and biology, and comes to the conclusion that Clark already knows, but he just chose to ignore the fact that they are soulmates.

So they get stuck into this kinda awkward 'I know that you know that I know' situation. Until one day, while tending to a wounded Bruce after a rough mission, Clark spots his tattoo, which at the moment he doesn't even try to hide. Following: love confession, hard making out and some well deserved smut.

[andys-dc-headcanons]

As a Guy, one of my favorite parts of Superman is how he flies in the face of toxic masculinity. This is a man who was more than willing to give up his powers to lead a normal life. (I love how the first episode of MAWS portrays him, a man wanting a normal life but of course he has to use his powers to help the cat). But its beyond having the powers of a god and leading a normal life. Clark is someone who will be downright emotional and open with people, he knows that while a stoic hero can help, sometimes people need that emotion. He's also so nonviolent when he can be. Ideal world, he could de-escalate any situation with minimal violence.

I also think driving this home are some of his main villains. Characters like Zod, Darkseid and Luthor all really want control. They represent the problems with power and masculinity, people who find the value in doing whatever they can to succeed in the world, and not accepting the idea of simply being kind and having friends as a success. I specifically think of the episode in the recent MAWS episode with Brainiac where he talks about how his kindness and love doesnt make him weak, it makes him human

[fipindustries]

is always fascinating the ethos dictating the rouge galleries of different superheroes.

spiderman: largely just average, salt of the earth assholes and bullies. prepotent jerks. people whit a big chip on their shoulder who go drunk with power, usually resentful with spiderman himself specifically. sometimes moved by an inferiority complex. there is a certain childishness that comes with them. they all have big fucking egos that get way too easily wounded. which is why this scrawny kid who keeps dunking on them with shitty jokes gets them so riled up. a perfect illustration and contrast to spiderman of people who shierked the responsabilities that come with big power.

batman: weirdoes, freaks and people with psychological problems. the key factor about batman rouges is that they are not just selfish or greedy, but that they have something wrong with them. that they are disturbed in some way. they are not just criminals commiting crimes, they are extremely idyosincratic people who need to make their eccentricities everyone else's problem. again, a nice foil to how batman himself is an extremely disturbed guy. the general tone of gotham is this very gothic, very german expressionistic city. there is always a certain poetic tragedy to all of batmans foes. more often than not they can be made sympathetic with just the right spin in a way that most other rouges cant.

superman: alien, robots or otherwise extremely powerful inhuman forces of nature. im personally not as familiar with superman's rouge gallery, but one common theme i tend to notice is how they tend to seem kind of amoral and extremely large and powerful. they are not threats that one can necesarily psychoanalize or whose internal motivations are relatable. ultimatly there is very little difference in the way something like brainiac or zod or darkseid operates and how a blackhole operates. these are the problems you just kind of have to throw raw power against.

flash: the elements they tend to have in common is a) too clever for their own good and b) they are Fucking Proffesionals. which i love because you kind of have to be when you are dealing with the flash. the is no strength competition against that guy, you need to outsmart him, you need to have a plan, you need to have really high standards and above all you need to have a code. these are guys who have imposed limits on themselves (no women or children, generally try not to harm civilians) just so the flash goes easy on them. out of all other rouge galleries these feel like the one that is composed of the most proper, well balanced adults. these are men trying to get a job done. they tend to have the most stable equilibrium with their hero

[damianbugs]

this could mean nothing but upon my reread of Superman: Last Son of Krypton i noticed how important physical contact, specifically hand holding, is to chris' character. one of the first major bonding moments between clark and chris is when clark tucks him into bed, and chris asks him not to leave.

there are key moments in the story when people make the realisation that this 'mysterious kryptonian' is also just a little boy, and i think this is it for clark. lois has a similar moment after the bus falls on chris and she sees him cry.

the next time they hold hands is when jor-el tells clark he has no recollection of the boy, meaning there's a good chance he can't have been from krypton — which should make him more suspicious. clark doesn't seem worried about it, if anything, he seems really sad that the boy, just like him, has landed on earth with no family.

then after lois and clark accept chris as their own and start to integrate chris kent into their lives, all three of them hold hands when entering the daily planet.

now before this i just thought it was a really lovely and sweet way to show how affectionate the kents are, until this cover showed ursa and zod.

it might look like they're holding hands, but it's important to remember they never taught chris how to fly (most likely because they didn't care to, or they didn't want to give him the agency to then try and leave/disobey them). so they're just holding him up in the air. in the later story we see that they literally just drag him around by the hand since they don't expect him to fly with them (also to make sure he doesn't escape).

a great deal different to how clark and lois hold him.

then in the final moments we see clark save chris by grabbing hold of his hand.

i just think it says a lot about how we're supposed to see superman in this situation, especially after the previous moments with zod and chris. obviously in this situation clark would have grabbed whatever part or chris he could to stop him from being sucked up by the portal, but something about it being the boy's hand seems important. especially since it gives way to the very last time they hold hands.

the first time chris held clarks hand, he reached out first and held on, not wanting the other to leave him. the last time, clark is the one desperately trying to hold onto chris as the boy leaves.

again, this could mean nothing. chris is their kid so of course clark and lois hold his hand as all parents do, but it just seems a little more deliberate in this case. to really highlight the life chris had, the one he could of have had, and the one he gave up for others.

[agreysexualromantic]

Godammit

Smallville - 9x21 - Salvation

I think this might be my favourite season finale of smallville. I watch this episode far too much!

[paladin-of-nerd-fandom65]

Since it is a New Year, I feel some fresh reintroductions should be made for a particular favorite character of mine….

(Drawn as a commission by @haunting-clue)

Skybird, The Boy Wonder of Bludhaven

Civilian Name: Jakand'r/ Jacob ‘Jake’ Giovanni Thomas Grayson-Anders

- Tamaranean - Human Hybrid

-Personality: Shy when meeting new people and in large crowds which often makes him stick close to those he’s closest to at that instance, Loyal to Loved Ones and Friends, Determined in the Face of Danger, Kindhearted, Playfully, Looks Up to Robin with what the mantle stand for, Polite, Passionate about his favorite subjects and topics, Utterly shy to admit romantic feelings, Can Overlook some details if he’s being rushed or pressured to looking through a case at a fast pace, Stubborn when being confronted, Can Do Well with Homework as long as he stays focused on it, Has Some Capacity for Snark, Can be Quite Intimidating when In charge of Interrogation and Always Humble and Berating himself for any imperfections and failures no matter how small on his part.

- Age: 10 1/2 years of age

- Younger Brother to Mariand’r/ Mar’i Elizabeth Grayson, Son of Dick Grayson and Princess Koriand’r of the Planet Tamaran

- Best Friend of Chrstopher Grayson Kent aka Lor Zod-El

- Apprentice and Student of Timothy Jackson Drake-Wayne/Robin The Boy Wonder III

- Height: 5’2”

-Weight: 69 lbs

- Powerset and Abilites:

Acrobatics

Tamaranean Powerset (Boundless Confidence for Enhanced Strength, Righteous Fury for Starbolts,etc)

Master of Disguise

Advanced Detective

Escrima stick Martial Arts (kali)

3 ancient Tamaraean open palm martial arts

Black Belt Judo

Boxing (Out-Boxer style)

Forensics

Expert Hacker

Escapology

Intimidtaion

- Weaknesses:

Power Instability When Angered

Said Tamaranean Abilities are Half of the usual potential, the latter case demonstrated by Koriand’r and Mar’i

In relation, Standard Human Durability as opposed to Invulnerability

Prone to Human borne Illnesses and Diseases

[pinkiemachine]

We need the entire El chronicles! (not in a pressurey way)

Lol! Okay, so here’s all I’ve got so far of DAWN OF SUPERMAN, to recap (full versions linked below):

SEASON ONE:

—Krpyton gets destroyed by both their collapsing sun and a massive civil war.

—Jor-El and his family try to escape Zod and his followers and head to the secret Kryptonian colony.

—Zod finds them and when Jor-El ejects his loved ones into space in escape pods, Zod opens fire, killing Zor-El and Alura, and knocking Lara, Cal, Kara, and Krypto of course. Jor-El evades capture.

—Lara and Cal land on Earth and Lara dies from an injury sustained in the blast. Cal is then left in the care of the humans John and Martha Kent.

—Clark has adoptive siblings, Micheal, Sean, Rueben, and Suzie.

—Cal’s desire to find his alien family leads him to become an investigative journalist and he moves to Metropolis in his early/mid twenties where he meets Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen.

Now, the rest of the season I haven’t fleshed out as mush as I have Season 2, but that will be fixed in months to come. For the moment, here’s the basic outline: The premier two-parter follows the events stated above, along with lots of little anecdotes of Clark’s childhood. Then, once he arrives in Metropolis, things become a bit episodic. One episode, we’ll be watching Clark try to adjust to life in the big city and become Superman for the first time, then the next, we’ll be exploring Lois or Jimmy’s characters, fighting interesting villains like Livewire or Banshee, and building up Lois and Clark’s relationship. (Side note, Martha made Clark’s suit for him. When Clark was a kid, he asked her once to make him an outfit that looked just like the ones in his family holophoto, including his family crest on the front. Naturally, Clark had outgrown that old costume, but just before he moved out, Martha surprised him with a fair well gift: a new Kryptonian-style suit.)

HOWEVER… there’s another story growing beneath the surface. Ever since Clark became Superman, he’s had eyes on him. The whole world is watching this man become the most powerful, most undefeated superhero of all time, but that’s not precisely why the government’s interested in him. They’re interested because he’s wearing the same crest as the alien woman they found twenty+ years ago. Waller is immediately on the case, and she sends out a lackey to bring Superman in for questioning. (Haven’t decided who this character is yet.) When Clark realises that the men in black suits are coming after him, he immediately gets spooked and worries for his family. If they got hurt because he was being reckless and showing his powers publicly, he’d never forgive himself. So Superman’s gotta lay low for a while. Eventually, though, Waller figures out his secret identity, but Lois winds up being the one to save Clark for just a little bit longer, threatening to run this story in the papers if they don’t leave Clark—an innocent and upstanding citizen—alone. But as soon as the two of them have a moment, Lois immediately asks what’s going on and Clark reveals that he’s Superman.

By now, Waller is getting antsy, but there’s someone else who wants to join the party. Lex Luthor. He’s been funding the research on the Kryptonian pod, and LexCorp has been reaping the rewards of learning the secrets of their advanced technology for years. He crafts a machine/suit/(need to read the comics) that can go toe-to-toe with Superman and almost beats him. Doesn’t though. Lex will remember that.

By now, Clark is sick of running and hiding. Time to take the fight to them. With help from Lois and Jimmy, he tracks down the secret base where the pod and his mother’s remains are being kept, and the final battle commences. Waller loses, Lex loses his hair, they both swear revenge, and Clark takes back what’s rightfully his. He buries what’s left of his mother on the farm, and stores the pod in the shed temporarily. It’s a triumphant yet slightly melancholy ending for our heroes, especially as Clark and his brother get a chance to really talk some things through while he’s home visiting. Then Lois gets introduced to the family, and for a moment, everything’s right with the world.

Little does Clark know, though, that there’s a probe droid on Earth, watching him, and now it’s flying back out into space to report what it’s found to its boss. Zod.

SEASON TWO

—Zod shows up, tries to manipulate Clark, but they wind up fighting instead, and Clark beats his butt off the planet. He does manage to spook General Lane, though, and now he’s dead set against Krpytonians and what they could do to the planet if they so choose.

—Anyway, now Clark knows that his father is actually alive, and there’s also a secret colony of Kryptonians out there. He decides to look for them.

—The team (plus extra members) journeys into space where they meet all sorts of new aliens, including Green Lantern, and they also cross paths with Kryptonite.

—Then they find Kara and Krypto, who lead them to the colony.

—Along the way, they also manage to track down Jor-El, and he and Clark get to have a well-deserved reunion.

—They go to the colony together, but Zod follows them. There’s a big battle, Zod gets booted to the phantom zone, his ship is destroyed, and the colony is saved.

—PSYCH, just kidding. One of the extra members of Clark’s team is military, and he has secret orders from General Lane to kill any and all new Kryptonian forces he may encounter. So, using some Kryptonite he kept hidden, he makes a bomb and blows the colony sky high.

—Clark, Kara, and Krypto are the only Kryptonians to survive.

(Clark briefly wants to set Earth on fire…)

—Then Clark discovers that, on Jor-El’s ship, his father had made many recordings and created an A.I. Version of himself for company. This is now all Clark has left of him as they fly back to Earth.

—The ship later gets parked up the Arctic, becoming Superman’s Fortress of Solitude.

—Clark’s laid low with grief, but Lois and his family are there for him now more than ever. There’s still hope for the future.

THEN comes JUSTICE LEAGUE: HEROES RISING!

At the moment, I’m still working out which stories of Superman’s will be adapted into the show, but the main idea is that every season, there will be at least one or two BIG over arching plots that center around one of the main characters and an arch foe of theirs, like OG Teen Titans. But less episodic. Or, at least… not episodic like putting a tournament episode right in the middle of the Judas Contract arc, and more so like Avatar the Last Airbender episodic, where we’re having fun, but also learning more about the world and how various aspects of it work. The first major villain(s) will have something to do Zatanna and/or Green Lantern.

Speaking of the other heroes, here’s a quick little tidbit: So, Batman’s actually the one who brings the Justice League together. It falls into one of his contingency plan models. In case of emergency, CALL EVERYONE. During his first two seasons of BATMAN: GOTHAM FILES, he’s already come across The Flash—and Wonder Woman, over the course of the first two seasons of WONDER WOMAN: HEIR TO OLYMPUS, she’s become familiar with Atlantis and their royal family. And if you remember, Clark’s already met Green Lantern (Hal Jordon). Now all that’s left is Zatanna, hence I thought a Zatanna-centric Season 1 might be a good idea. Magic is a threat the rest of the Justice League can’t easily combat on their own. But I also had a thought, like what if I combined the Zatanna villain with the GL villain—SPACE WIZARDS!!! Idk, just thinking about it. Anyway…

I sadly haven’t had a chance to write Season 3, but what I do know (for just general stuff that’s supposed to happen eventually) is that Lois and Clark do get married and have a little boy named Jonathan. Then, some time later, Clark and Kara get called away into space on urgent business, and that’s when someone new appears: Con-El, aka Conner Kent, aka Superboy. He comes crashing down to Earth in an escape pod just like Clark’s, claiming to be a member of Superman’s family. After much convincing of the Justice League, they let him stick around until Clark gets back to truly vet him. In the meantime, he slowly gains the other heroes’ trust, becomes a member of the second generation of Teen Titans (The New Teen Titans) and helps save the world. HOWEVER… turns out he’s been working for Lex Luthor this whole time! Dun dun dun! I’ll save the rest of that story for later, heheheh…

Then, of course, when Jonathan grows up, he becomes the next Superboy and joins the third generation of Teen Titans, (Ultimate Teen Titans), and has some adventures of his own. Haven’t decided what his big arc will be yet.

Would love to do a mini-series following Kara when she was lost in space. T’would be cool.

And that’s currently all I have written, story-wise, for the Kents. Personally, I don’t really see many of the other SuperFam characters to be especially relevant to the story, or interesting, so I’m probably gonna either scrap them or repurpose them, unless there’s just, like, a MASSIVE fan outcry. It’s just that the whole point is that Clark and Kara are THE LAST KRYPTONIANS. The last of their kind, that’s part of their whole story—being alone. You can only get away with new Kryptonians falling out of the sky so many times before it gets old. And Conner was lying about his origins, so I can get away with that.

Here’s some fun stuff I wrote about Krypton and Kryptonians 👇

Here’s the Fall of Krypton and the El family’s escape 👇

Here’s the next part of Clark’s Origin Story 👇

Here’s a deep dive into Lois and Clark’s relationship 👇

And here’s Season 2 in-depth 👇

[thevindicativevordan]

Thoughts on the poster and score?

Let's dive in!

First off the poster? Magnificent. Easily the best DC one since The Batman. Evokes Alex Ross, the original Donner film posters, and Star Trek all in one.

"Look up" is easily the best Superman tagline since "You'll believe a man can fly"

Moving on to theme, at first I wasn't happy. Really, we're using Williams theme again? Sure it's iconic but so is Elfman's Batman and Spider-Man themes. Chasing nostalgia has no appeal for me, but y'know what? I'm warming up to it, mainly because Gunn put his own spin on it. The open hymn take on the opening notes is beautiful and I do love using electric guitars in lieu of the traditional orchestra

Murphy better have only brought back the main Superman theme though, I want new music for everything else. Especially Lex, he deserves his own killer theme

Now the main event: the trailer. Short version is I like it! It feels like it's taking the best from Donner and Snyder while doing it's own thing. In fact what the "feel" of it reminds me most of is the Raimi Spider-Man films which are still my favorite superhero movies

Superman bleeding and bruised is what I specifically mean. What I loved about the Raimi Spidey films is how Spidey was always torn up, bloodied, and bruised by the end. It showed that he went through hell, and made you root for him. I think a lot of complaints about Cavill in MoS would have been mitigated if he hadn't looked totally untouched after destroying Metropolis fighting Zod. Here seeing Superman all beaten up does a lot to make you empathize with him, it makes him feel scrappy instead of OP

Something else that feels reminiscent of Raimi's films is the love for the civilian cast specifically in the focus on the Daily Planet crew. Everyone other than Lois was window dressing in the DCEU but I've got high hopes for this incarnation

Funnily enough there's still plenty of "Snyder" here. Lots of somber shots of Corenswet looking glum, the public cursing him while the oppressed cry out for a savior, in fact I don't think he smiles ONCE, but y'know why people aren't complaining? There's color for one. There's a touch of whimsy and fantastical with Krypto, the kaiju, and the Superman robot. This feels like a world not mired in misery, a world that's not as carefree as the one Reeve lived in, but not nihilistic like Cavill's. In fact you know what? This feels like the movie the third MoS trailer teased but didn't deliver.

Corenswet is the first actor since Reeve where I buy that people don't recognize his Clark and Superman are the same guy, they "look" different

Superman saving people! Shouldn't be something you praise but after the last guy we need to

Lex looks unhinged and I love it. I think Hoult's going to be a generational Lex Luthor

Mr. Terrific looks badass but I don't care about the rest of them to be honest. Guy looks like a total dweeb and I'm amused Gunn chose to be comic accurate with him seemingly

Ok so the orb and the kaiju are different entities. Orb is potentially Solaris? I'm fine with a different design and origin for him (his origin especially was never getting adapted as it was in the comics) but I hope he has more agency than merely being a grunt for Lex given that's Ultraman's apparent role

Pa is totally going to die and I bet that scene with him and Clark is Clark realizing Pa doesn't have much time

Yeah Gunn moved that Middle Eastern country to Eastern Europe to reduce the controversy, still think that could backfire even with a location change everyone can tell what it's a stand in for

Fortress is very reminiscent of Donner. I was hoping for the All-Star mountain but I can't complain since the Robots being there means it should be more than barren hallways inside

Left me feeling excited as hell. It didn't erase all my doubts and concerns, but it left me with faith that this will finally be the first Superman movie since Donner to truly capture who the character is in all his essence, especially given:

Anonymous asked: Did you see that amongst other things, Gunn gave his take on real self Vs mask

Gunn is going the third route to the "who's real?" question by saying neither are who Superman is in his entirety. Great, I'm a fan of the modern approach which acknowledges that both are masks to an extent, and the "real" Clark is only shown to those who know his secret. Everything I'm seeing makes me believe this is going to be a Superman whom the audience can root for, empathize with, and witness that Superman is a character with just as much complexity as Batman and Spider-Man. Perhaps I'll be mistaken but right now I feel the most optimistic I've ever been about Superman's future.

[thisapplepielife]

Written for @subeddieweek, day one.

I'm Only One Man

Prompt: Manhandling | Word Count: 2214 | Rating: E | CW: Light DubCon Kink Play | Tags: Manhandling, Fake First Time Scene, Established Relationship, Light Praise Kink, Unprotected Sex, Soft!Dom Steve, Bratty!Sub Eddie, Boys in Love

"Well, come on then, if you think you're man enough, big boy," Eddie says, sarcastic and snarky, and he has a brief flash of regret the moment it leaves his lips. Because Steve's eyes darken, indicating the sudden arrival of a brand new storm brewing on the horizon. 

It's intense, and enticing.

Eddie wants that, he's always wanted that, and now Steve Harrington is toe-to-toe with him, looking like he just might give it to him. 

Jesus H. Christ.

Eddie's cock throbs in his jeans at the prospect of Steve taking charge of him, and he wants. 

"What'd you say?" Steve asks, low and pointed.

Eddie wants to get on his knees, right here in his own backyard, but he's too belligerent to let himself do it. Always fighting against what he wants most. Eddie wants to kneel before Zod, but he won't, so he pushes back even harder against it. Always his own worst enemy. 

If Steve thinks he can tame him, Eddie'll damn well enjoy watching him try.

"You heard me," Eddie answers, trying to sound more blasé than he feels.

Eddie knows Steve's definitely man enough, and the way Steve's hand shoots out, snatching Eddie's wrist, verifies it. The bolt of lightning that shimmers and sizzles down Eddie's spine, sends an intense wave of want pooling in his groin. A rush of endorphins all through his brain, screaming right, right, right, do it, do it, do it.

He lets out an involuntary noise, from deep in his throat. 

"Want to try that again?" Steve asks, slow and steady, eyes locked on Eddie’s. Unwavering. Challenging. 

Eddie does.

"I said, if you think you're man enough, big boy," Eddie repeats, firm, defiant. Pitching his voice even lower than it already is, because he's not about to back down from a challenge. Especially not when he's getting exactly what he wants.

"Okay," Steve says, squeezing his wrist, and it's the only warning Eddie gets before Steve has twisted his arm behind him, turning him around, frog marching him across the yard. Steve's knee pressed into Eddie's ass, while still pinning his arm behind his back. Making it hard for Eddie to walk normally. 

Eddie doesn't care, he's happy to shuffle along like a fool, right up until Steve gets him to the first step leading up to the back porch. Then he stops.

"Up," Steve demands. 

Eddie isn't going up. He doesn't budge. 

"Fine," Steve says, spinning him, and Eddie doesn't even have time to react before he's slung over Steve's shoulder, dangling. 

"Fucking hell, Harrington," Eddie says, as Steve climbs the steps with ease, as if he's not even struggling to manhandle and carry Eddie into the house like he weighs nothing, like this is no challenge, or hardship. 

Eddie likes it. Eddie really likes it.

And his dick likes it more than he does, even, and he's sure Steve can feel it poking him in the collar bone, but he says nothing to indicate that. So Eddie grinds down, as best he can. Leaning into it. He might not be able to take Steve on physically, but he can damn sure make Steve uncomfortable.

So, Eddie dangles, pressing his crotch into Steve's chest as Steve stomps through the back door, through the kitchen, and Eddie's sure he's about to get dumped on the couch unceremoniously. 

He isn't.

Steve goes right on through the living room, and walks to the far end of the hall, kicking open the already ajar door to Eddie's bedroom. 

The bed is a mess, because Eddie never makes it, and Steve tosses him onto it, hard. Eddie bounces on his knees, before the momentum has him tumbling forward, unable to catch himself before he's facedown and prone in the pooled sheets. It wasn't graceful, and certainly not very sexy, but he doesn't give a fuck.

It was hot.

He wants to ask Steve to do it again.

And Eddie looks back over his shoulder, expecting to see Steve's back as he leaves.

Steve's not leaving. Holy shit.

Instead, Steve's pulling his belt out of his belt loops, and Eddie flushes hot. Is Steve gonna spank him with his belt? God, Eddie hopes so. But, no, Steve's moved on. Belt thrown to the ground, and now he's popping open the button on his jeans, and sliding down the zipper.

Eddie feels like he can hear every metal tooth slide and grind as it goes down, even from halfway across the room.

And Eddie's dick throbs between his legs, begging to be released from the confines of his underwear, his jeans. They're too tight, and he needs to be freed of them.

He reaches a hand towards his cock, but Steve's voice rings out, sharp and firm, "No." 

Eddie whines, but puts his hand back flat on the mattress, and then lays his head down, yielding. He feels the rush of warmth spreading through him as he does. He can be good. He wants to be good. 

He watches, face pressed to the sheets, as Steve shoves his jeans down, underwear going with them, and then he pulls his shirt over his head in one smooth motion. He's naked, totally, and Eddie's just facedown on his bed, fully dressed, cock so hard he could hammer nails, staring, like a horny, dumbstruck fool.

Steve's cock is big, even soft, and looks beautiful hanging heavy between his thighs. Dark thatch of hair doing nothing to hide what he has to offer, and Eddie is so fucking turned on by Steve's blatant display of control. 

Over his own body.

Over Eddie.

And Eddie feels floaty, and boneless, just watching. Taking it all in. 

He really wants to take it all in.

But he's a little surprised when Steve reaches for him, and forces him over onto his back, working to pull off Eddie's shoes. Throwing them over his shoulders, sneakers hitting the ground, bouncing away. His socks follow. Then Steve's yanking, tugging, bullying Eddie's jeans off his legs and Eddie just lays there, letting him do whatever he wants.

He's just along for the ride. The nice, nice ride.

At least Eddie's getting some friction on his dick, as Steve struggles to undress him. 

Once his legs are free of his jeans, he allows Steve to yank on his boxers, taking them, too. 

Eddie's naked from the waist down, still in his shirt and leather jacket, and Steve doesn't seem to care. Just grabs a fist full of his shirt, and yanks him upright, until he's seated.

"You think you can do anything about this?" Steve asks, his soft dick laying against his own large palm. Presenting it to Eddie, as if he's showing Eddie what he is, or isn't, doing for him. Where he's failing. And Eddie wants to do better. Can. Will.

Eddie nods, and opens his mouth. 

Steve feeds his soft cock into Eddie's waiting mouth, using one hand to press it against Eddie's tongue, the other gripping the back of Eddie's head, holding him in place. Making him bob his head at the speed Steve wants.

Eddie can feel Steve harden, grow, against his tongue, and he reaches for his own dick and Steve abruptly pulls out of his mouth. Eddie doesn't have time to complain, because Steve flips him back over like it's nothing, no effort at all, and forces Eddie up onto his knees. Slapping him on the thigh, a warning to stay still where he's been arranged. 

The contact rattles around in his brain, leaving a loud reverberating echo, and Eddie stays still. 

Steve dips off the bed, and Eddie hears him rummaging around the room. Digging through the nightstand, tossing all of Eddie's shit onto the ground, including his dirty magazines. Eddie hears them fluttering in the air before thudding onto the carpet. One by one.

"You're a fucking mess," Steve says, and Eddie nods. He's a mess. He is.

Steve must find what he wants, because he pushes him down onto his belly, flat, holding him there, trapping his dick against the bed. Eddie likes this, really likes this, and wants more of it. All of it. He wants Steve to do anything he wants to him, with him. He wants to give, and he wants Steve to take. Eddie grinds down into the bed at the thought.

"Didn't you hear me? I said no."

Eddie heard him. He did. He forgot, he feels too good.

He hears the familiar snick of his K-Y being opened, and then he feels the blunt head of Steve hard cock pressing right against his hole. 

"You have to-" 

"What do I have to do?" Steve interrupts, then pushes all the way in, with one long, sure stroke.

It's an easy slide, Eddie was ready, well prepped, Steve made sure of it earlier. But it still makes him cry out, pushing all of his goddamn buttons.

Steve would never, not really, his limits are hard, and causing Eddie real pain isn't ever going to be on the table.

But Steve thrusts once, twice, and it's overwhelming in the best way. Going from empty to filled completely, all at once. It jars all of Eddie's nerve endings wide-awake, alight with the sensations spreading through his whole body.

And he moans.

Steve grabs both of his shoulders and holds him down into the mattress as he fucks into him, and Eddie is just along for the ride. 

His dick brushing against the bed with every hard thrust. It's too much, and somehow still not enough. If he could just slide a hand-

"Don't even think about it," Steve says, like he can read his mind. 

Eddie laughs, because he didn't expect it, and that makes Steve laugh, too. 

It's contagious. 

He didn't move an inch, so he has no idea how Steve knew what he was about to try. Steve just knows him that well, Eddie is sure of it. And that makes him feel indescribably happy.

Steve leans down, brushing Eddie's hair back off of his face, his neck, pressing his lips there. 

It's soft, and not supposed to be part of this today.

But Eddie smiles. 

It's just Steve, slipping through the cracks of any given scene they try. He always does. It's part of his charm.

"I love you," Steve says, "every inch of you." 

"Even the belligerent parts?" Eddie asks, side of his face still pressed to the sheets. 

"Especially those," Steve says, and Eddie grins.

The wheels have started to fall off this, as they so often do. 

"I thought you were gonna make me behave?" Eddie asks, worming his hand under himself, arching his ass upwards, taking Steve with him, still in him, as he wraps his hand around his own dick, stroking himself roughly, finally getting some relief.

"Impossible, I'm only one man," Steve says, and Eddie smiles, until Steve gives a particularly hard thrust and Eddie huffs out a whine, being pushed further into the mess of sheets. Harder into his own hand. 

They could finish like this, but-

"More or…?" Steve asks, and Eddie doesn't hesitate.

"More," he answers. He wants Steve to fall back into the scene, if at all possible.

It must be, because Steve reaches for Eddie's elbow, roughly forcing him to let go of his cock. Manhandling his arm back to the bed.

Getting right back to it, just as Eddie asked.

So, Eddie slips fully back into that headspace, too, whining about it, as if it wasn't everything he'd asked for.

Steve slams his hips into Eddie's ass, cock reaching all the places Eddie'd only dreamed about before Steve came along and changed his whole world. The head of his cock, catching, dragging along his prostate with each deliberate stroke.

And when Steve finally comes, deep inside him, Eddie knows he did good.

Steve carefully pulls out, and rubs his palm over Eddie's ass, soothing him, before gently rolling Eddie over onto his back. 

"You did so good," Steve tells him, and Eddie feels so warm and happy, "you made me feel so good."

Eddie closes his eyes, and smiles.

"Can I make you feel good now?" Steve asks, rubbing his thighs, and Eddie knows this is his signal to start letting go. To slip back into himself, slowly, but steadily.

"Please," Eddie answers, and Steve gently removes his leather jacket, laying it over the chair at his desk, and then pulls his t-shirt over his head, careful not to tug on his hair. Then Steve slides down his body, taking his cock into his mouth, working him, tongue and lips and throat. All working together, and it doesn't take long. Eddie's been too close to the edge since they were in the backyard, and he comes against Steve's tongue, sagging with the relief of it.

Steve swallows, and crawls up the bed, cuddling up against him. Petting his hair, anchoring his strong leg over Eddie's thighs. Eddie's fingertips skate across his skin, feeling his rough leg hair under his fingers, tracing the map of moles that Eddie is well acquainted with. 

He's slowly coming down, coming back into himself, and soon he'll be back on solid ground.

Steve always takes care of him, his needs. 

"You good?" Steve asks.

And Eddie smiles.

He's so good.

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[mamawasatesttube]

I love how casually you have the superfam using their Kryptonian names, especially with Kon. They’re all that’s left of Krypton and they get to decide what it means to be Kryptonian and they’re leaving the clone racism in the ruins of the past

yeah!!! imo it is ridiculous how egregious dc has gotten with not using "kon-el" - this isn't a modern thing by any means, it's pretty much anything since the geoff retcon in tt03. but i just remember reading new krypton and being SO annoyed they were calling him "conner" while THEYRE ALL IN KANDOR. flskdjflkds

like, "kal-el" is the first name kon ever has for superman, other than "superman" itself. so when i write kon narration, he generally thinks of him as "kal" instead of "clark" because he learned the name "kal" first. similarly, kara should refer to him as "kon" before "conner" because... lol???? clark i think would refer to him as both "kon" and "conner" because he's very aware of how he himself is both "kal" and "clark" and that saying one is more real than the other is a disservice to the duality of his identity.

but yeah!! kryptonian names :) leave the clone racism to zod & co. kon is literally their little guy. smh

[therobotmonster]

Superman's unwillingness to kill is not his greatest weakness...

But Rom the Spaceknight's is.

Warning, I am on pain medication.

I didn't want to bloat the post that inspired this more than I did already. In it, there's reference to Zach Snyder alluding to his putting Superman in the position where he 'had to' kill Zod because Superman's unwillingness to kill is "his greatest weakness."

I disagree. Superman's unwillingness to kill is actually his greatest strength, or at least a manifestation of it. Superman doesn't refuse to kill just because of a Christian devotion to 'thou shalt not kill' or an adherence to human law. Clark's refusal to kill is an extension of his absolute dedication to not abusing his power.

Clark's actual greatest weakness is his compassion for others. That's the thing that constantly tempts him to abuse that power. It isn't that killing Lex Luthor or Zod is an unforgivable crime in itself, it's that Clark knows it wouldn't be.

Rom, on the other hand, is the other way around.

Rom isn't really a Superman Expy, but he's certainly a commentary on him, even if unintentionally. Rom is also a paragon-type, also an alien superhuman with a wide assortment of immense powers. His greatest weapon is essentially a phantom zone projector.

Like Superman, Rom is sworn not to kill. But that's the important part. Sworn not to. He is bound by oaths and duty and rules of engagement because he's both a holy knight hunting demons and a soldier in a war. He isn't allowed to kill non-wraiths because they're civilians and doesn't want to because he cares about most living creatures.

He isn't allowed to kill wraiths because death is too good for them. He's hunting down war criminals, and the Galadorian leadership sentenced them all to exile to limbo to suffer for eternity, immortal but unable to affect, much less harm, anything.

A dead wraith is a wraith that has escaped its sentence, and coming back from the dead is easier for a species of demon-warlock aliens than escaping their metaphorical exorcism and banishment to hell.

Rom's code against killing is the most often exploited weakness he has. The wraiths, knowing a front-on confrontation with him is certain banishment, love to hurl non-wraith humans and superhumans at Rom, knowing the Spaceknight won't return their lethal force (and that if he did, they'd have forced him to murder an innocent, which they consider a win).

In these contests, Rom's humanity (specifically his ability to express human traits like compassion, mercy, and self-sacrifice) is usually what turns the tide by convincing these dupes of his true nature.

Pictured: Rogue inadvertently triggers Rom's body dysmorphia

Now, as has often been mocked, Rom does kill a couple of times. This gives him an existential crisis, but it's more about violating his oaths and losing control than remorse for destroying a wraith in a moment of passion. The audience isn't supposed to be horrified at his actions or unsettled, they're supposed to see the impossible standard the Galadorians put on Rom and his brethren.

But it still works with the themes, because Rom is a man trapped in a machine, and his Spaceknight code and duty are a part of that machine.

So where Superman must triumph over the temptations his own compassion puts before him to go too far, Rom has to keep his power and duty from keeping him from feeling the emotions he needs to triumph over his demons.