[It's probably a good thing he never did think he'd get along with the kid. The look, the change in demeanor doesn't go unnoticed- Lex is just unflinching.]
[But it always did do something to his insides to observe how quickly a person will change the second his name leaves his mouth. Power, he thinks. His father did this. It's not pleasant, but it's what he has to work with and the tool is always ready for use.]
no subject
[But it always did do something to his insides to observe how quickly a person will change the second his name leaves his mouth. Power, he thinks. His father did this. It's not pleasant, but it's what he has to work with and the tool is always ready for use.]
The one and only.
[A click of his tongue to boyishly emphasize.]