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                          A hero can be anything. Even useless.

A single moment is all that is needed to define a single thing, of a collective species, from a lonely planet. All to provide a reason for existence.

For what is life without purpose? What is anything without a meaning? Every word on Planet Earth has a translation, a definition; it's instinctive. So by association, a person must have an explication, or what is the purpose of their continued existence.

Everyone knew who Jude Lawrett was. That was her significance on the planet that had simultaneously raised and buried her for twenty-six years. To be revered and respected by anyone who stood a breath away from her. Her need for validation so strong that people saw her as nothing but a selfish, petulant child.

At first, the harshness of reality was easy to avoid, like specks of dust shifting in the light. Until her perfectly secure walls started cascading over her, the rubble threatening to become her tomb.

So she built herself armour stronger than any metal. Woven deep beneath her skin, as red as blood. Her rage became both her shield and her weapon.

The world perceived Jude Lawrett through an obscured lens; smudged and scratched from the claws of those around her. So she grew claws of her own and sharpened her teeth on the necks of her foes. Choking on her suffering as she'd once willingly choked on her tongue. Only it wasn't her blood coating the back of her throat, not anymore.

Everyone knew Jude Lawrett as the demon who liked to destroy things. The Judas who would betray anyone for whatever she wanted, who had become infamous for such public acts. She was in every newspaper, she was every newspaper. The reporter who somehow survived the most abhorrent backlashes and still stood tall the next day, with a wicked grin that would scare the Devil no less.

She was exactly the type of person Clark Kent despised. Her personality being too close to that of his alter-ego's greatest opponent, Lex Luther, for comfort. It was his job to keep a close watch over his city, which is what he told himself the day the one and only 'Judas' Lawrett invited herself upon the door of the uncontaminated comfort of the Daily Planet.

Clark Kent had finally found his purpose after so many years of hating what he was, and what he was not. He'd accepted the dual sides of him and found balance. Even if it had cost him the love of his life, he was still soldiering on.

He was Superman, and the Man of Steel cannot falter. He could not flux. Even when facing the greatest challenge he's ever received; a beautiful nightmare who wore the colour red like a flawlessly tailored second skin.

Jude Lawrett and Clark Kent broke and twisted their bones every morning to mould themselves into their desired selves, burying the beasts that resided deep within their pink and yellow flesh and nestled between their rotting organs like a rabid dog, six feet under. Waiting for the ground to implode beneath their feet and let the monsters feast.

Waiting for the day the blood on their hands would finally dry.

Jude "Judas" Lawrett.   SUPERNOVA

Why be anything less than the thing people crave,
the thing they'd destroy themselves to be.

Why be anything less than the thing people want,
the thing they desperately need you to be.

Clark Kent.   SUPERMAN

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with

Lois Lane.  Jimmy Olsen. Perry White. Lex Luther. Angela Jones. Cassandra Astor. Dr. Genevieve Astor / COSIMA. Beau Anderson.  Iris West. Helen Cox. Bruce Wayne / BATMAN. Dick Grayson / ROBIN. Alfred Pennyworth. [ Redacted ] / LORD ZEPHYR. Martha Kent.  Jonathan Kent.

as described.

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I saw the end when we began, you couldn't love the way I can. I tried to bargain with the stars, for more than half your heart.

━━ Sand // Dove Cameron

    🜸    DISCLAIMER / I don't own the characters of the Superman or Batman comics, credit to the original comic creators and everyone else who has adapted to their storylines. However, I do claim a right over my own characters; any character and deviations from canon plot not seen in any official published media, or anywhere else beyond my fics (present and future) are all mine and thus stealing will not be tolerated. Again, I worked hard on these characters, their backstories and their involvement in the DC world, so don't be a dirty cheater. The concept of comic-inspired covers came from bayports so make sure you ask them for permission first if you want to make them yourself.

    🜸    WARNINGS / Beware of the following themes: canon-typical violence, possible mentions of minor sexual content, toxic relationships, themes of racism/sexism/ableism, psychological/physical/emotional abuse, parental neglect, character death, manipulation, ptsd, attempted murder, mentions of homicide. Read at your own risk.

AUTHOR'S NOTES.

    🜸    This isn't set to anything specific, but it's based on a few things: comics, DCEU's Man of Steel, Young Justice (of course), Smallville, etc. And taking some inspo from the crumbs we have of Superman (2025) (because I need David, Milly & Rachel so I can keep breathing). So, in the end, it won't follow a certain predetermined timeline, but instead my own thought-out storyline. Jude's 26, while Clark's 29 (going on 30), Lois is 31, and Bruce is 33, being an (almost) single father to a 16-year-old Dick Grayson (the teen angst is gonna be real), and there's a few of my ocs from other fics and my extended universe sprinkled in because why not?

🜸    Clark is a big softy in this (as usual), like a real farm boy, dimple-cheeked muscle head with a heart of gold that is every mother's favourite. He's basically a golden retriever with a tough side. Jude is the exact opposite, she is the personification of her nickname; think of the most self-centred, self-serving woman, then give her a little ✨spice✨ (read: trauma). They are complete opposites and their relationship is going to be a big shock to everyone, including themselves, yet they perfectly accept and understand one another. They match each other's freak y'all!

🜸    Lois and Clark have been broken up for around 3-4 months at the start of this, with Clark having moved out to a small rented apartment. So screw me I gave him a dog (no it's not Krypto, instead a rescue dog he found because I say so). And although I love Lois, if I ever need to dislike her (which Jude is going to), I just think about DCEU Lois because I don't know why but I can't stand her. There is no hate or animosity between the two of them, Clark's just dealing with his emotions and trying to understand Jude does not share this sentiment, she's gonna hate Lois for a while because of it. Especially since the early days of her relationship with Clark is going to be more of a situationship; a colleague-with-benefits/hate-to-love sort of affair. Ah, don't we love adults not handling their emotions in rational ways?

🜸 Jude is my hate letter to toxic journalism and everything I despise about misinformation. She is the definition of toxic femininity and a backstabbing, gaslighting girlboss who is more aggressive than a feral cat. She is also a love letter to myself, for my own reasons. There aren't really any redeemable characteristics to her in the beginning, but I hope to give her a way to open herself up to the world.

🜸    As usual, updates will be slow because writing is hard, and motivation is hard to come by. So I want to thank everyone in The Watchtower discord server for being a great bunch of people to joke with, and because I love you all, mwah! Specifically, this is for keupid (here's to every time you and your fics traumatise me, and here's to me repaying the favour 😌), goldenveils my darling dear Doha, here's your Clark fic, I hope it's all you want it to be. Also for the darlings drstrvnge gryzons teabeIl bayports sealines kateprydes siIverveils kinaiiya metalbenders viendettas Winter326 riotsuns rieberly love you all.

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Started. 15th November. 2024
Ended.  To Be Determined
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