The first time they met, Clark saved Lex’s life. Lex still hasn’t forgiven him. “I was just testing my bed,” he says. “For springiness.” “Falling. Falling off your bed. You’d have-” “Broken my neck if you hadn’t caught me, I know." Lex chalks another spidery sum onto the wall above his desk. "Trust me to get the roommate with a savior complex.” Clark snorts behind 'Journalism: A History.' “*You* collapsed into *my* arms. Don’t pretend you didn’t like it either, genius.” Lex laughs, balances his equation, and falls backwards off his chair. Clark kicks the door shut and catches him.

Tim Drake is Bruce Wayne's adopted son and heir to Wayne Enterprises, and also Robin, masked vigilante, by night. In this AU, Conner was raised by Luthor, and is a VP in Luthor Tech. The two 26-year-olds meet while competing with their respective companies over a deal with Cadmus Labs, develop a relationship that starts with rivalry and ends with trust (and hotness omg).

So, if Tim Drake had been trained/raised by Smallville-verse Lex Luthor instead of Batman? It would totally go like this.

In which Metropolis stays weird. sequel to: Conflicts of Interest