But he was resigned to it – Lois belonged to Clark. That hadn’t stopped him from smirking as he looked through her shirt, though.
LOL. Who wouldn't be tempted given how much he connects with Lois (not in quite as strong of a connection as Clark does, but enough to have the hots for her in a way not everyone does). And like Lois points out when she has the powers, a lesser man WOULD have.
So it was clear he hadn’t told her, that she didn’t know the most important thing about him. His brother was an absolute coward.
While Luthor gave a lot of negative legacy to his learning, this is one little thing that (while maybe just a core thing, and not Luthor at all) seems like it's actually a bit positive.
Clark and Barry froze. Clark’s arm was wrapped around Barry’s neck, gripping him in a headlock, and Barry’s leg was locked around Clark’s, pinning him to the ground. Clark couldn’t imagine how shocking it must look to Lois to see Superman and Clark fighting like characters from the World Wrestling Federation.
I'm just imagining the scene here to be worse than when Clark was learning the NK martial arts visually. On top of that, I'm trying to imagine what Lois thought in that moment. Superman fighting Clark in her eyes.
Then he closed his eyes, sighed, and spun – a whirlwind of colors coalesced, transforming the superhero into her best friend.
I'm guessing he always imagined the transformation the other way (from Clark to Superman, rather than Superman fading into Clark).
A small, smug smile tugged at the corner of his lip at the thought of how disappointed Lex Luthor would be with his son, and how satisfied Barry was with the man he had become.
Luthor would definitely insist on greatness from his "son" when in actuality Barry is quite content to live and make a living out of being in the shadow of the real thing (through impersonating Superman at events rather than making his mark on the world, likely in a negative way).
This mash-up worked quite beautifully.
Bravo!
