I'd kill for more cryptonian scientist who's actually trapped in a simulation Clark Kent and no memories alien invader Lois Lane. I really wanted a whole episode of them just falling in love all over again in that form. Has anyone written that fic? Can someone send me a link to that fic if it exists?
If Superboy gets added to MAWS, please let's not repeat Young Justice with Superman being a jackass to him... MAWS Superman is so sweet and kind, I don't wanna see a repeat of that stuff. I wanna see Connor turn up, Clark getting mad someone tried to make a WEAPON using HIS DNA and Lois suddenly going mid Clark freakout (and please let Connor take on Clark's dorkiness. PLEASE.)
"I guess we're parents now. Guess we bypassed a few firsts. Hi, I'm Mom! This is your Dad!"
"Mom?"
"MOM!? Lois we can't-"
"Can't what!?"
"We need to get a place big enough for three people! And what about school!? Also, how're we gonna pass him off as ours?!"
"Relax, we'll forge the adoption."
"Lois-"
"Um, sir, ma'am? How am I supposed to address you both? I'm confused..."
"See? He's your son. He's got your manners already."
"Okay, okay, we got this... wait... Kid? How big is your appetite?"
"I dunno. Why?"
"Ma is gonna take one look at you and claim we're not feeding you."
Okay, so. Playing around with the idea of Lena being the eldest Luthor in the MAWS universe. Which would explain some of Lex's general resentment of his lot in life. Because his sister is wonderful, driven, successful, charismatic, kind, etc, and he's just... Lex.
That said, she's still pretty young. Like only just eligible at age 18, a prodigy in anything she sets her mind to, but one whose "legal" birthday is awaited with anticipation by the letches of the world. So she's on stage, being hit on by everyone but Superman. Thus him being the only person she actually doesn't mind spending time with.
When Kara first shows up wanting to meet Kal-el, she too is taken by the beautiful young woman on stage, before she's distracted by her cousin. And then, when Kara has her outburst, Lena is shocked, not only by the fact a strange girl has interrupted the proceedings, but also because, oh.
Yay!! More Slex and TimKon! Couldn't help myself but make a MAWS fic with a teenage Kon having to introduce his parents to his boyfriend and then having the rest of the Slex family meet the batfam! The other chapters of this will be coming out soon and we will get most of the batfam introudced to Kon! Chapter one was a bit longer than I thought but I hope you all enjoy! :)
Chapter 1: Recipe for Something
While trying to prepare a nice dinner for the night Conner finally introduces his mysterious boyfriend to his parents, Slade can't help but notice something is eating at Lex.
With narrowed focused eyes and a scrunched nose, Lex stares at the tablet resting at a precise 47 degree angle while he desperately tries to follow along with the recipe. If nothing else, Lex prides himself on his intellect and ability to learn and adapt on the fly…atlesat in a lab setting. The kitchen however is a very different animal. It also doesn’t help that the entire time he’s been struggling to focus and follow the directions to the letter, he’s been having to stop to adjust the tablet. The smooth surface of the marble countertop making it nearly impossible for the sleek case of Lex’s tablet to get a solid grip on the counter, so that means he has to keep pausing the prep work for their meal tonight to repeatedly fix the device.
Watching from the entryway, Slade leans against the wall frame with his arms crossed over his chest and a raised eyebrow. He’ll admit, it was cute at first. Lex struggling with the tablet and stumbling over the instructions for what SHOULD be a fairly easy meal is endearing, especially the way the shorter male will grumble under his breath as he works.
But it’s been about half an hour of Lex just trying to mix the ingredients in the bowl to whisk them…God knows how long it would take if Slade didn’t step in at some point. And unlike most of their dinners, this one actually is kind of important.
“Lex, Baby…Are you sure you don’t want any help with dinner?”
“I can manage! It’s a simple recipe… It says so! ‘Perfect for an easy meal for the family’ Right there in the instructions, Slade! Plain as day!”
The near panicked tone of Lex’s voice does little to sway Slade’s concern but the latter doesn’t know the best way to press the subject. With a gentle shrug of his shoulders, Slade takes slow footsteps towards the part of the counter Lex is hunched over, trying his best to measure out the brown sugar to the last minuscule particle before adding it into the mixing bowl. A hand gently placing itself on Lex’s shoulder has the smaller male stopping mid whisk, his knuckles clenched white around the utensil as he slowly looks up to Salde.
“Slade, I”- biting his bottom lip as he slowly drags his eyes back down to the half mixed sludge in the bowl, Lex struggles to find the words he desperately needs to say- “It said it was an easy recipe…”
Patting his partner’s shoulder gently, Slade takes the whisk out of Lex’s hand and smiles down at him reassuringly. “And I’m sure it IS an easy recipe. For people who cook regularly. We are the type of people that eat out all the time or do ready meals, we are not ‘cooking’ people.”
Pressing a kiss into Lex’s right temple, Slade gently scoots the smaller male to the side so he can try to salvage the half mixed seasonings in the bowl, though it wouldn't be the end of the world if they had to start over. Picking up his tablet, Lex quickly swipes to the next page of the instructions to see what they need to do next, much to Slade’s chagrin.
“ACK! Lex! I kinda need that!”
“I’ll just read to you what it says to add in next, I want to read ahead to see what the next part calls for.”
Rolling his eye but staying silent, Slade carefully adds in the last remaining pieces to the sauces recipe. Not missing the chance to take a small finger dip taste in the process, a soft approving hum leaves his lips as he tosses the whisk into the sink before looking down at Lex for the next steps.
“Not that I’m complaining, Babe, but was all this really necessary for tonight? We could've just as easily ordered in and Kon wouldn’t know.”
“Slade! Of course we needed this to be special! He’s finally bringing over his boyfriend! We’ve been begging him for weeks to finally let us meet this kid.”
“Yeah, couldn’t you have just ya know, cyber stalked in like you’re prone to do? Would be kinda nice to know who we’re dealing with tonight”
“I…I didn’t feel right about it…Trust me, I wanted to! It would’ve been no problem at all, ten seconds flat. No issue. It’s just…”
Tilting his head to look down at Lex, Slade manages to evenly spread his focus between his boyfriend and the pork chops he’s searing —and doing a pretty damn good job if you ask him— as he listens to Lex stumble through an explanation.
“I just…It’s his first boyfriend! And they met after he snuck out last month. I just..I thought we might get lucky and skip over the teen rebellion phase but him sneaking out scared me, Slade. I-it made me realize that we don’t have our little Kon anymore…”
“Hey…Lex, that-that’s not true…He’s still our Kon, he’s just a little taller and has an attitude more often than not now! It’s not that bad and he was never really a baby for us anyway.”
“I know, I know…But when he told us that he went and got himself a boyfriend I wanted to fucking faint! I mean, how does a super teen clone even manage to get a fucking boyfriend without his parents finding out before hand?! Like how the fuck did he manage that and why would he even want a boyfriend yet?!” Throwing his hands up before cupping his face, his glasses pushed up along the ridge of his nose as he rubs his eyes, Lex can only listen as Slade lets out a half choked chuckle.
“I mean…Do you want , like, the actual answer or do you want me to be a supportive parent.”
“Slade, I swear to god if you say that they’re fucking I’m going to stab you…You’ll lose your other eye…”
Another cackle slips through the white haired male’s lips before he bites the inside of his cheek, clearly thinking exactly that but not wanting to risk Lex following through on that threat. The pan sizzling as he works, Slade struggles to fix his face before looking back down at Lex, who’s meeting his playful gaze with an attempted serious glare.
“Alright, Alright. I won’t say it…but you said it first so I’ll just agree.” Smirking down at his boyfriend, Slade takes the chance to give Lex another quick kiss, this time it’s a peck on the forehead. Halfheartedly pushing the taller male away, Lex tries to take back over the cooking but Slade doesn’t let him. Bapping Lex’s hand away, Slade can only smile endearingly as he hears Lex’s squawks of indignation at the denial.
“Slade Wilson! You let me help!”
“I got it, Lex! Stop worrying. It’s almost done now…We just have to let the pork chops rest while we make the sides…Besides, shouldn’t Kon be getting in with Tom soon?”
“Tim, Slade. It’s Tim.”
“Tim, right. Tim, got it….Hey, that’s three now.”
“Three what?”
“Three people with 3 letter names in my life.”
Sorting through the possibilities in his head, Lex can’t help the confused look spreading across his face as he stares up at Slade expectantly. “Alrigth, I’ll bite…I’m one. Tim is now one. Who’s the third?”
Feigning a shocked and appalled gasp, Slade dramatically clutches his chest while looking down at Lex. “Alexander Luthor! You forget your own child…How tragic…An unmarried mother and neglectful…for Shame.”
A rough smack to the forearm has Slade dropping the snark but he keeps the smirk as he snickers.
“You know damn well his name is Conner, you jackass.”
“No shit I know that! But we call him Kon! Also, love that you just totally accepted that you’re the mom here.” Muttering it under his breath though still clearly audible, Slade’s grin only grows as a blush crawls across Lex’s face.
“Oh shut it…”
The two are nearly finished setting the table when they hear that familiar clink shnikt tink ensemble that lightly echoes in the foyer whenever Conner gets home. The clink of him unlocking the door before pushing it inward and walking in. The shnikt of him fumbling with his key ring before he drops them in the bowl by the door. The high pitch tink confirms that his keys were deposited into the small dish on the table, Slade’s car fob and keys nearby in the same dish.
“Oh fuck”
“Shit…”
And just like that, all confidence Slade had seemingly had throughout the day suddenly vanished and the calm composed nature Lex was trying to keep together slipped away entirely.
“What, what do you mean ‘shit?!’” In a whisper yell, Lex looks across the table they were midway through laying at Slade, his eyes scanning for any read on his boyfriend’s current mood.
“I don’t know Lex! I-I just got super fucking nervous for no reason!”
“Why are you nervous!? You’re the calm ex-assassin one that’s good under pressure!”
“SHHH! Don’t just fuckign yell that!”
“WE’RE WHISPERING!”
Going back and forth, each hushed declaration softer than the last, Slade and Lex end up on the same side of the table as they bicker, though there’s not anything really to bicker about.
“You’ve been perfectly fine all day! Why are you suddenly getting cold feet about meeting Tom?!”
“You said his name was Tim!”
“Fuck! Yes, Tim! HIm! Why are you suddenly getting nervous!?”
Before Slade can manage an answer, the pair hear Conner call out from the living room, clearly more than a little confused as to why there’s no greeting.
The second they hear Kon call out of them they freeze.
“Fuck”
“Fuck…”
“Dads! Where are you?”
In the living room, Conner looks towards the kitchen door confused while Tim takes the chance to look around himself. Softer hued blue eyes scanning the room, eyes lingering for just a moment on the fish tank pressed against a wall before they sweep across the dwelling. Taking metal notes the entire, Tim gently unlaces his fingers from Conner’s hold to explore just a little, the tips of his fingers just barely brushing against Conner’s thumb and wrist before all contact is cut as Tim walks away.
“Dad! Slade! We’re here! Why are you two still in the kit-Oh gross! Please tell me you’re not making out!!”
A choked cackle rips itself from Tim’s throat, his right hand coming to cover his mouth as his shoulders shake. Turning back towards Conner, Tim tilts his head quizzically at the assertion before jumbled and overlapping explanations can be heard as both adults quickly exit the kitchen.
“That-that is not what was happening!” Already fumbling over his words, Lex can’t stop his eyes from glancing at Tim when they enter the living, though he’s trying to just acknowledge his own son for the time being.
“A likely story…”
“Conner really! That’s not what we were doing! We were just making dinner!”
His bottom lip slowly poking out as his arms cross over his chest, Conner watches Lex completely convinced his parents are trying to gaslight him. Lex’s eyes shift uncomfortably as he feels Conner trying to bore holes into his soul, like the more he stares at him the more evident the truth would become. The only thing that manages to break the teen’s focus is Slade clearing his throat and nodding his head towards Tim’s direction when Conner looks over at his step-father.
“Conner…Buddy, we do have a guest…”
The suspicious and unbelieving air surrounding him fading, Conner’s eyes light up when he remembers why exactly they’re all there tonight. It’s Tim’s first time meeting the Luthor-Wilson family!
“Right! Fuck yeah! Ok!” In total disregard for etiquette and manners with the swearing, Conner excitedly rushes over to grab Tim by the arm. All but jerking the smaller ravenette over towards them, Conner basically presents Tim to his parents instead of introducing them like he should have.
“Conner! Don’t just yank the poor guy! You’ve got almost a foot on him!” Slade scolds ruffling his son’s hair gently, only to be met with a pair of brilliantly blue and childlike eyes that only betray the foul words that slip from his lips.
“What?! Tim doesn’t mind being man-handled. Right, Tim?”
“Conner!!” Lex’s shocked exclamation only accentuated by the slight voice crack everyone hears plain as day as he stares at his son bewildered.
“Oh my god…” Slade’s hand curling in Conner’s hair as he looks down at his son, completely blindsided by the sheer lack of tact.
God damn, all right memo to literally everyone. A caffeine addicted scientist and an ex-special forces turned assassin turned bodyguard probably shouldn’t be the sole individuals raising a clone superhuman teen. Just saying.
The only thing that manages to break the ever increasingly awkward tension is the laugh that comes from Tim who is dismissively waving off the notion.
“No! No, god, no…He-he doesn’t mean like that. I have brothers…I-haha-ha…I’m used to the rough housing” Extending his hand out towards the closest adult, Tim looks forward to try and meet Lex’s eyes before he speaks.
“Tim Drake, it’s a pleasure Mr.Luthor…I’m glad to finally meet you. Kon has told me so much about you.”
