Superman & Lois Anonymous 'Lock' Challenge 2026
Submissions are now closed, but look what a hoard of fantastic fics we finished with! 44 fics and over 100k words by just 9 authors? You people are CRAZY! :D
I thought i'd compile a list for anyone wanting to read. You can also take part in voting for who you think wrote each fic here: https://forms.gle/cHtETxUh1MwUFTLo9
Name: Escape From Strykers
Summary: Clark agrees to meet with an apparently repentant Thaddeus Killgrave at Strykers prison, but things soon spiral out of control.
Inspired by the prison fight scene in Daredevil S3E4 - though no context required for reading
https://archiveofourown.org/works/87753716/chapters/232549151
Name: i can't stand to fly (i'm not that naive)
Pre-series: Lois closed her eyes, sinking back into her chair and letting the sound of canned laughter soothe her anxious thoughts. It was nothing. Of course it was nothing. What were the chances that she’d just casually spot some kind of terrorist activity five rows away from her? And on Clark’s first time on a plane? No matter how much Steve and Cat like to joke about it, she was not some kind of magnet for trouble.
It was just as she’d told her partner—the flight would be boring.
Absolutely nothing unusual was going to happen.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/87812291/chapters/232715811
Name: The Pitfalls Of Being A Hero
Summary: S1E8 - What if - instead of Lois - Clark had been home with Jonathan when he decided to investigate the RV?
https://archiveofourown.org/works/87797466/chapters/232671191
Name: I ain't afraid of no ghosts
Summary: (Danny Phantom crossover) Jordan makes an unlikely friend.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/88694471/chapters/235342951
Summary: S1E12 - Clark's eradication, from his perspective.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/87814191/chapters/232721176
Name: Please don't lock me out
Summary: I always knew there was something special about Clark Kent.
But the truth is, the most special thing about him was just how human he really was.
S4E7 - Jimmy reflects on the secret that caused a wedge between him and his Pal Clark Kent
https://archiveofourown.org/works/88566711/chapters/234962081
Summary: Clark Kent & Tal-Rho - “I know it is unlikely, but I hope that one day you will read these, Kal. One day, you could even write back to me. I would enjoy that greatly.”
https://archiveofourown.org/works/88598936/chapters/235058111
Summary: It’s been two weeks since Sarah found out the Kents’ big secret, and she isn’t quite sure how to take it. A conversation with Lois helps her sort through some things.
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/SL_Anonymous_Lock_Challenge_2026/works/89172136
Name: Where there's a key there's a way
Summary: "It doesn't bother you?"
Clark cocked his head. "What?"
"Having a key and not knowing what it opens?"
He shrugged, the picture of nonchalance. "I'm sure we'll figure it out eventually."
Lois glared at the key in her palm like it was a little gremlin sent to torment her.
"Lo-is?" Clark said in that slow, tentative way that indicated he'd finally cottoned on to how doomed he might be.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/87758721/chapters/232563266
Name: For Sale: Two Kryptonian Hybrids, A Half-Ghost and A Talking Helmet
Summary: Danny Phantom & Jason Todd crossover - Jason, Danny, Jon and Jordan find themselves trapped on a spaceship, abducted by aliens.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/88740231/chapters/235475091
Summary: Sam Lane leaned on his desk, palms pressing into the surface. Twin lines etched between his eyebrows as he shut his eyes closed.
“We can’t do that.” Sam shook his head. “I don’t care how much damn power Stratt has. I’m not risking our greatest asset because she wants to shave some months off her theoretical timeline to collect a sample.”
Clark Kent leaned back in the chair. His cape tugged around his neck, so he adjusted himself, pulling it out from under him. He couldn’t help but think about how he was in this very chair many years ago, telling Sam that he was, in fact, Superman.
“It’s really not a big deal.” Clark crossed his arms over his chest. “Venus is a few minutes away. I can collect a sample of the Petrova line, then be back before you even get another call from Eva.” His heart pounded in his throat. “You won’t even know I’m gone.”
https://archiveofourown.org/works/87825551/chapters/232753446
Name: I stop to smell the roses, my body decomposes
Summary: (Garfield Logan mentioned) “Do you think…” Jordan trailed off, hesitating. Afraid if he spoke the words it’d bring his idea into reality. “Do you think you might be poisoned?”
Jon jerked his head to the side. “Poisoned?” He asked, staring up at his brother.
“Yeah, like kryptonite poisoning. That’s kind of the vibe I’m getting.” Jordan frowned. “I got sick too. Remember?”
https://archiveofourown.org/works/89077536/chapters/236462806
Name: The Trial of the Century
Summary: Lex Luthor nearly destroyed their lives. Now, the trial of the century threatens to destroy what’s left of the Kents.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/89503251/chapters/237716036
Summary: Five times Lois taught someone to pick a lock, and one time someone else paid it forward.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/87731301/chapters/232485161
Summary: Five times Lois told her kids to unlock their door and one time they realized why.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/88096671/chapters/233552666
Summary: During a trip to Smallville, Jon’s powers surface at the wrong time.
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/SL_Anonymous_Lock_Challenge_2026/works/88945126
Summary: Jonathan finds himself in magical dimension with a stranger just as magical.
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/SL_Anonymous_Lock_Challenge_2026/works/88313656
Summary: Jon was a good kid. They were supposed to go easy on him.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/89642676/chapters/238122096
Name: they locked us in (and look what we found)
Summary: Pre-series - Clark and Lois stumble across a mystery in a locked room
https://archiveofourown.org/works/87885581/chapters/232928766
Name: Parenthood is scarier than ghosts
Summary: Clark’s night with his family is interrupted by thoughts of the future.
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/SL_Anonymous_Lock_Challenge_2026/works/88831071
Name: Not Even Superman Is Above the Law
Summary: Lex Luthor takes a different approach to destroying the Kent family. One that entangles them within the legal system.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/89619051/chapters/238053076
Name: gonna wind up on the naughty list
Summary: Pre-series - Jon and Jordan go snooping for their Christmas presents and find more than they bargain for.
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/SL_Anonymous_Lock_Challenge_2026/works/89633266
Name: I believe in love, you give me reason to
Summary: The Kent men and the people they adore.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/89238496/chapters/236945991
Summary: The strangeness of Jonathan Kent's life gets worse.
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/SL_Anonymous_Lock_Challenge_2026/works/87712246
Summary: (AU Clark Kent) There were days he felt like he'd been buried alive.
Nestled deep beneath the earth's surface, where no one would ever hear his screams. The US government had made every effort to conceal his location, especially from any other Kryptonians who might come looking for him.
It didn’t matter how many times he'd told them there were no others.
They refused to believe him.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/89629906/chapters/238085641
Summary: S1E1 Canon Divergence - “I gotta say, that’s even worse.” Jon’s grin grows larger. “You’re kinda a freak.”
The heat in Jordan’s chest spikes to his eyes. He finds himself unable to hold back, despite the consequences he knows will come. Freak? Freak?
https://archiveofourown.org/works/88934686/chapters/236043166
Name: How much for the curly locks?
Summary: Jordan says goodbye to his curly locks
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/SL_Anonymous_Lock_Challenge_2026/works/88432581
Summary: Phantom Zone - In a desolate prison, Jordan waits for rescue
https://archiveofourown.org/works/88194481/chapters/233848431
Name: Cake at the End of the World
Summary: Maintaining a vegan lifestyle in the apocalypse was borderline impossible. When the Metropolis survivors scattered, and he and Nat made the bunker their home, being picky with what they ate wasn’t an option. They just had to make do with anything they had access to.
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/SL_Anonymous_Lock_Challenge_2026/works/89615741
Name: the rain falls (and so do i)
Summary: S4E3 - A storm arrives.
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/SL_Anonymous_Lock_Challenge_2026/works/89654926
Name: Who cares about locking in
Summary: Paxton Kent can't fly- or, he won't fly.
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/SL_Anonymous_Lock_Challenge_2026/works/87814196
Name: Locked in Inner Turmoil
Summary: Jon struggles with his feelings.
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/SL_Anonymous_Lock_Challenge_2026/works/88037916?view_adult=true
Summary: Answering Clark's question wasn't easy. John Henry Irons had a lot to think about before he agreed to be 7734's gatekeeper.
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/SL_Anonymous_Lock_Challenge_2026/works/89624461
Name: locked out (of heaven)
Summary: Jordan Kent receives a mysterious and threatening letter asking him to meet where 'the sunset meets the stones,' and the rest of the chaotic trips ends with him. Can he put a stop to the manic letters?
https://archiveofourown.org/works/88007036/chapters/233290091
Name: Shadows and superhero capes
Summary: Jon got lost in the forest.
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/SL_Anonymous_Lock_Challenge_2026/works/87906206
Name: Jon Kent vs a chair
Summary: Jordan refuses to get up.
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/SL_Anonymous_Lock_Challenge_2026/works/89652511
Name: you can’t lock up a god (except lana kind of does)
Summary: darkseid’s been causing some trouble.
inspired by dottiesnark and spicedpumpkin’s sophseidverse.
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/SL_Anonymous_Lock_Challenge_2026/works/89383021
Name: Things that go bump in the night
Summary: On a walk home, Sarah sees something unbelievable.
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/SL_Anonymous_Lock_Challenge_2026/works/89635001
Summary: Locker rooms are the worst, aren't they?
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/SL_Anonymous_Lock_Challenge_2026/works/89648491
Name: Try, and try again.
Summary: Pre-Series - A sudden and unexpected blizzard hits, leaving Clark and Lois locked in with more alone time than they thought they would have.
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/SL_Anonymous_Lock_Challenge_2026/works/89645041
Name: The Problem With Disciplining Teenage Superheroes
Summary: Sometimes even teenage superheroes break the rules and have to serve detention.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/89594096/chapters/237976111
Summary: Jordan confronts his brother about his new hobby.
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/SL_Anonymous_Lock_Challenge_2026/works/89395246
Summary: Sarah and Natalie are locked out of their car.
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/SL_Anonymous_Lock_Challenge_2026/works/89579826
Summary: Natalie and Sarah have a moment outside a locked car.
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/SL_Anonymous_Lock_Challenge_2026/works/89583716
