I just want to clarify that when I said I love Lex in this fic what I meant is that he is completely in character, not that I like him as a character. He is, as Ann said, always bad news.
But maybe because I have trouble writing believable villians (and this is something I see in other writers as well), I'm really enjoying Lex here because he is just believable as Lex. Dandello, you've captured his essence well.