Oh you're taking variants requests? Could i ask a Mohawk one where he and Kent hang out? Before he discovered she was Superwoman
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Mohawk Mark X Kryptonian/Superwoman Reader
Context: Takes place within/is canon to my series Softer Than Steel. However, it is not necessary to understand.
a/n: sorry this is a bit shorter than most other variant requests, this one actually gave me more trouble than I thought it would—
w/c: 809
“Oh c’mon! I don’t think they expect every student to be there.” He groaned, leaning against your locker door.
“They expect everyone that’s on the student newspaper.” You crossed your arms. “And besides, that’s where they expect everyone to be this afternoon if not in class.”
Mark huffed as he rolled his eyes. He knew you’d say no, why did he even bother to ask.
Oh wait. He did know.
You could actually be pretty fun when you let loose.
“You don’t really think they’ll do a head count, do ya?” He refused to move as you gave his arm a tug, trying to move him away so you could open your locker.
“Yes.” You told him simply, “Now can I get my bag?”
“Only if you come with me.”
He watched as you readjusted your glasses, pushing them further up your nose bridge as you tilted your head.
Like a puppy, he briefly thought.
“What?” You stammered.
“Like basketball games are important at the beginning.” He shrugged, “C’mon. We go out, chill, and join at the last minute.”
He watched as you gnawed at your lower lip.
“You don’t miss who won, and you wouldn’t be lying if you said you went. Easy.”
You sighed and rocked on your heels for a moment. But eventually, you nodded, “As long as we’re back in time.”
He scoffed as he turned around, inputting your combination into your lock to open the door and toss you your bag. “Have I ever lied to you?”
“Yes.” You frowned as you slung the strap around your shoulders, it took you longer than he thought before you did a double take. “Wait. How did you know my code?”
Mark only smirked, already walking down the hall.
“You worry too much.”
“That’s not— Mark!”
Driving with you in the passenger seat was… interesting.
You were quieter than most people he hung out with. No constant chatter, no loud music. You just watched the road, occasionally glancing at him.
The mall wasn’t particularly exciting either. Not during school hours when the main demographic was stuck in school.
But you still looked around like you were excited to see everything.
He shoved his hands in his jacket pockets as you paused in front of the bookstore entrance.
“Seriously?” he asked.
“It’s just for a minute.”
“That’s never true.”
You pushed the door open anyway and he followed.
The bookstore smelled like paper and coffee, and you immediately gravitated toward a display table near the front.
Mark leaned against a shelf, arms crossed, watching as you skimmed spines with careful interest. You selected one, flipping through the pages with focused attention.
You looked… happy.
Relaxed in a way that was rare for you. Different from the tense, overly responsible version of yourself at school.
Eventually, you let him drag you into a store he actually wanted to visit.
You didn’t complain, even though he could tell it wasn’t your usual scene.
You trailed along beside him, occasionally picking things up to examine before placing them back carefully.
“You don’t have to pretend to like it,” he muttered.
“I’m not pretending.”
He snorted. You wandered a little longer before stepping outside the store to wait while he checked out.
When he joined you again, you were leaning against the railing, watching people pass with quiet curiosity.
“You bored?” he asked.
“No,” you said honestly. “Just people watching.”
“…And that’s fun?” He grimaced. He couldn’t imagine a more boring thing to do.
“People are interesting.” You simply shrugged.
He studied you for a second, before rolling his eyes, “You’re weird.”
“So I’ve been told.”
By the time you both agreed to head to the game, the sky had already begun to shift toward late afternoon.
The stadium was loud by the time you arrived.
The echo of sneakers against polished floors carried through the open doors, accompanied by the roar of students packed into bleachers.
The buzzer sounded. The gym erupted into cheers.
Their team won.
You blinked, surprised by how pleased you felt.
“Well,” you admitted, adjusting your glasses again, “all of this was… nice.”
“Told you,” Mark said smugly.
You laughed softly. He liked that sound more than he probably should.
You shifted your bag on your shoulder before glancing at him.
“…Thank you,” you said.
He shrugged, “Guessing it was worth it?”
You nodded. “Totally worth it.”
Something warm settled in his chest at that.
Not entirely unpleasant.
You stepped a little closer before he could question it.
Your hand brushed his sleeve lightly as you leaned up just enough to press a quick, chaste kiss to his cheek.
It was soft and brief. Gone almost immediately.
But it left him standing there like someone had just rewired something important without asking permission.
Mark touched his cheek.
Oh, yeah. All his begging was definitely worth it now.
DID Mohawk actually care for his Kent? Why did he never say to her how he felt? How did they become close?
Mohawk did care and genuinely love his Kent. Both Kent and Mark did.
Honestly, sometimes I feel I dwell too much on the aftermath of their ‘relationship’ after Kent’s secret got out compared to what they had before—
They became close because Kent was always extremely easy to read and was very ‘open’ about herself.
Mark originally started conversations with her as a way to make fun of her. You know how some people will fake being nice, say “Oh, we’re friends right?”, and laugh at you behind your back? Yeah, that’s what Mohawk was originally doing. Latching onto Kent for his own entertainment.
But then weirdly enough, he just starts to genuinely like her. She’s nice in a genuine way. Actually cares about his opinions and what he wants to do, rather than shrugging it off or simply saying no without listening to him.
That fake ‘friendship’ he claimed slowly turned into a genuine one, and then a weird situationship as they spent more time together.
Like that’s the best way I can describe it.
Cause they never discussed labels, or exclusivity, or anything like that.
Just Kent became more physically affectionate and open about how she enjoys his company, and Mark took that as a green light
But here’s the thing, he has trust and control issues. That man cannot control his emotions sometimes. He likes to feel in control of everything, and being in a relationship, that’s not possible. So Mark disliked maybe creating something fragile out of the one thing he wants to keep good.
In his mind, actions speak louder than words. Kent should’ve known how much he loves her, cause look at how he treats her compared to others!
He was just a bit too emotionally immature for a relationship, and his blowup at Kent when he realizes she’s kept this big secret from him, shows exactly that
On the topic oh Mohawk and Mark. Do you see him, once Mark goes to his dimension with Robot, say anything about Kent and how he shouldn't 'expect' their relationship to last?
Oh, definitely.
Mark by then has already gotten ‘comfortable’ killing. Something that has cause argument after argument between the two.
Mohawk will use that as his reasoning.
Something along the lines “You really think she’ll stay with you? After everything you did? You’re delusional. It’ll end. Sooner or later. Just watch.”
I wanna know why would Mohawk and Sinister go immediately after Kent while She arrives with Mark in the wasteland dimension and not Mark
It’s different for each variant.
Sinister has always had a very odd fixation on Superwoman. For his, he wouldn’t go too far, as he likes the ‘game’ they always play. But that isn’t the case for Main Kent. So if they interact during the war, it’s just him honing in on her to kill her. Just wants to see what it looks/feels like.
In the wasteland he’s gluttonous, and his first reaction in canon was to try to eat Mark cause he’s ‘fresher’. That new gluttonous part, mixes with his sadistic fixation on Superwoman (he already knows what Mark tastes like, and now he has a new meal in front of him) and becomes something like we’ll see then.
For Mohawk? It’s just the way I’m going to choose to characterize him. He didn’t want to eat his variants. And he didn’t enjoy it. So attacking Mark kind of connects in his mind to fighting other variants to kill and eat.
So the decision is: A Kent, who he still has underlying hostility toward. A Mark, who he still wants to beat the shit out of, but also brings back unpleasant thoughts.
It’s just the ‘easier’ choice. Besides! Killing her in front of Main Mark is good punishment for getting them all stuck there.
Which variant Mark is the most bitter towards his Kent?
Definitely Mohawk Mark.
Mohawk is the only variant that has completely been cut off from his Kent in a ‘break up’ sort of way, due to the two being in an odd situationship
Most other Marks have a push and pull with their Kents (look at Lensless or Omni) that Mohawk just can’t have anymore.
So he’s incredibly bitter and antagonistic toward her cause there’s no other way he can express himself and his feelings toward their destroyed relationship
Which Mark would you Say its the most selfish when It comes to Kent?
It really depends on what you mean by selfish, I guess—
Selfish in a jealous way? Lensless, Mohawk, and Fullmask fight for that spot.
Lensless just wants all Kent’s attention. Mohawk is possessive in a way, like he wants to be the only one to be able to do things with Kent. And Fullmask? Well before his Kent’s death he was much healthier, but afterward he’s so incredibly selfish in the fact he wants her with him at all times.
Selfish in a way that he sees her like an item he owns? Corrupted Mark and Viltrumite Mark.
Corrupted Mark wants to (and really is) the only one to interact with Kent after her capture, he wants to be everything she wants or needs. And he’ll make sure of it. Viltrumite is sort of in the same boat. He wanted his future that he imagined with Kent, and didn’t really ever learn to take her wants/needs into consideration.
Selfish in a sex way? All are kinda selfish in their own ways, even if they’re focused on Kent’s pleasure.
Cause Mohawk is a little shit, once Mark goes to his dimension alongside Robot to deal with Angstrom, i can see him projecting his own issues and trying to tell Mark that Kent will eventually leave him too or something like that. Idk that man doesn't know how to not be petty
Oh, definitely. Maybe something along the lines of
“C’mon, man. You know she’ll just leave you. You can’t really think she really likes you, do you?”
