In this universe, Lois had never fallen for Lex’s charm.

I like it already!
The look she turned on him made Lois’s most puppy-dog mooning appear a contemptuous sneer by comparison.
Hee hee. Love the wording here. That look must really be somethig!
“Jimmy, we need you to work your magic on the computers. Find out what two teenagers – a “Jasmine Brennen” and an “Ashley Bogdanove” – have in common.
“You mean besides both having hot sounding first names?”

Great ending! What a fun story.