Hi Songbird,
Well what can I say? Exploring different scenarios is part of the joy of fanfiction.
Happy to hear the big twist came as a surprise. I placed several big and small hints throughout the thing and was definitely curious how long it would take readers to put some things together. But obv. it was all intentionally vague, and we just scratched the surface of things.
What Clark is up to will be revealed in future parts, bit by bit. And, as these things go, not everything must be as it seems.
Clark could be the threat - or he could be (part of) the solution. That remains to be seen. Trask will pop up in the next one. Lets just say that he might be over his head.
More is to come. I'm currently writing the second installment, which will be posted either this or next week.
Glad you enjoyed it!
