#lion-el

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As I scrolling down tumblur getting back into smallville fandom for this ship and I think I saw someone said Jor El and Lionel. You know as a joke.

Now here me out.

I'm wondering....Jor-el better be a red head.

Either way Jonathan gonna be mad and lose his shit.

Jonathan: You can't steal my wife away Luthor!

Lionel: I would never wish to ruin your marriage.

Jonathan: So you claim.

Lionel: So anyway meet my new romantic interest

Jor-el: Greetings

Jonathan: OH YOU SON OF A BITCH!

Lionel ending up as Clark's step dad either way.

Don't get me wrong. Mionel forever. But the concept is so funny to me.

Let’s take it a step further here. 😈

Prior to Dark Thursday, Lionel is Jor-el’s vessel and becomes just his emissary after the Fortress is disabled. Because Lionel is his vessel, Jor-el can take over any time either full body or enough to pass along a message. The latter causes Lionel lots of pain and no memory of what happened to him, and scribbles that make no sense to him.

After Dark Thursday, he retained all of Jor-el’s knowledge and was beginning to understand Kryptonian and their culture. He knew who Zor-el was and probably knew that Kara Kent was Kara-el (but wanted Clark to be honest with him as a sign of trust).

Now here’s where it gets interesting.

Let’s say that Lionel’s connection to the Fortress was restored over time and he could not only understand everything, but now remembers when Jor-el takes over and/or uses him. He figures out how to communicate with Jor-el so he isn’t this puppet being strung along by powers greater than himself.

Jor-el arranges for Lionel to see an illusion of himself when they talk. A projection that only Lionel can see and hear, but cannot interact with physically in the real world. Jor-el can certainly simulate touch in Lionel’s mind, so that ghostly breath on his neck as the Krypton leader speaks behind him is just a figment of Lionel’s imagination made real to him.

Lionel can only experience Jor-el. The only other people that can see him is Clark and Kara (and Zor and Lara too).

The first time Lionel sees Jor-el is in the middle of a meeting with the board members and Lex. It is an awkward moment that Lionel tries to ignore but the others notice something odd with him. Jor-el, of course, is trying to get Lionel to help Kal-el and now. Lionel knows if he doesn’t comply he’s going to be made too very soon.

He tries to feign illness and he manages to convince the others he’s not well and willing to adjourn the meeting for lunch, but Lex is not buying it. As soon as the others leave he confronts his father, demanding answers.

Lionel somewhat tells him the truth. He’s not well because he’s seeing things and doesn’t trust himself not to react. Lex finds it odd and stares after his father as the man sudden speaks in a strange language to no one in particular on his way out.

This eventually leads to Lionel exploring what Jor-el can do with him and a very bizarre relationship with the dead Kryptonian. When Clark finds out how far he’s explored, he’s not sure if he should be weirded out, offended, or pity Lionel.

Of course Martha eventually finds out when she confronts him about the strange behaviors. Lionel cannot lie to her and tells her everything, which leads to an even stranger triangle between her, Lionel and Jor-el.

Clark is even more weirded out by that and works to figure out how to disconnect Lionel. Bad enough Lionel pins for his mother, he doesn’t need his biological father falling for her too.