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8 months ago

the jesnciniverse has permanently altered my brain now. all I can think of is their livewire, okay? @jesncin are too powerful

Clark: Not Very Exclusive Right Now But I Don't Mind Being Exclusive
Clark: Not Very Exclusive Right Now But I Don't Mind Being Exclusive
Clark: Not Very Exclusive Right Now But I Don't Mind Being Exclusive

Clark: not very exclusive right now but I don't mind being exclusive


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3 years ago

Ugh I cannot with the soft dad vibes šŸ˜

TYLER HOECHLIN As Clark KentSuperman & Lois | Heritage
TYLER HOECHLIN As Clark KentSuperman & Lois | Heritage
TYLER HOECHLIN As Clark KentSuperman & Lois | Heritage
TYLER HOECHLIN As Clark KentSuperman & Lois | Heritage

TYLER HOECHLIN as Clark Kent Superman & LoisĀ  | ā–¹ HeritageĀ 


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His Cheeks Are Just So Squishable

His cheeks are just so squishable


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8 months ago

Love and Attraction in My Adventures with Superman

As someone who has never been particularly drawn by superhero media, I wasn't really sure what to expect when I first started watching My Adventures with Superman about a week ago. I had seen a few posts here on Tumblr that had piqued my interest, but all I really knew about it was that it was well-loved and had an art style that I knew I liked.

I absolutely did not expect to fall head over heels for the show entirely, or to be moved to tears multiple times by the wildly sweet, revolutionary relationship between this adaptation's Clark Kent and Lois Lane.

Love And Attraction In My Adventures With Superman

I say "revolutionary" because this romance touches on a lot of things that I feel are lacking in most modern portrayals of romance, and it handles them masterfully.

Most of what I reference/talk about in this post will focus on the first four episodes of season one (with a particular focus on the fourth episode, Let's Go to Ivo Tower, You Say) , because they are my favorite episodes and I think I can communicate what I want to by pulling mainly from those episodes. But I will be pulling bits and pieces from the whole series so consider yourself spoiler-warned.

The main point is this: I absolutely adore the way that physical attraction and emotional attraction are balanced between Clark and Lois.

The fact that this is possible comes from how well-crafted the dynamic is between the two of them; Lois' raw passion and energy inspires confidence and a mutual passion in Clark, and Clark's gentleness and kind heart inspire a tenderness in Lois that she was never given an outlet to show or receive. From this dynamic, a wealth of physical and emotional intimacy is naturally born. But never in the series do the two aspects of attraction feel out of balance; rather, they play off each other effortlessly. When one is brought into focus, the other quickly follows.

From the first episode and onward, it's obvious that Clark and Lois are awed by each other's physical appearance. Lois outright describes Clark as "beautiful" (which, if you saw one of my earlier posts from not too long ago, is something that makes me so incredibly happy to see in mainstream media).

Love And Attraction In My Adventures With Superman

To be fair, she doesn't say that to his face and says it in a moment of extreme frustration. But I still count it.

Anyways.

Upon seeing Lois for the first time, Clark is practically frozen in wonder for a good few seconds.

Love And Attraction In My Adventures With Superman

Lois, too, experiences this initial moment of attraction and almost immediately makes contact, with a playful punch to Clark's chest as he holds the door open for her.

Love And Attraction In My Adventures With Superman

This is a detail I really love, because first of all wow, I aspire to have her level of confidence. But also, it becomes clear early on in the series that Lois expresses herself very physically. She has no qualms regarding physical affection. Clark, on the other hand, is much more reserved and, at first, generally only initiates contact after an invitation from Lois, or after enough time has passed in their friendship for him to know that Lois is very physical and wouldn't have a problem with it.

There is also an immediate emphasis on Clark's concern for Lois' physical well-being. Take a sip of water every time Clark asks Lois if she's okay just in the first episode alone and you will be well hydrated.

Later on in this first episode, while trying to infiltrate a warehouse, Lois confidently asks Clark to boost her up to a window so she can get inside the building. Clark is immediately flustered, showing how much he feels out of his depth even with physical contact that, on the surface, would have no romantic connotations. (But to be fair, Lois is asking him to put his hands around her waist and lift her up when they literally just met like maybe six hours ago. I would be flustered too.)

Love And Attraction In My Adventures With Superman

And when Lois loses her balance and Clark effortlessly catches her, his first response (after blushing, of course) is to ask her:

Love And Attraction In My Adventures With Superman
Love And Attraction In My Adventures With Superman

Even in moments where the romantic tension is thick enough to cut with a knife and Clark clearly knows it, his first priority is to make sure she's okay.

And thus begins one of the strongest underlying themes throughout the whole building-up of their relationship, which is trust.

I'm gonna jump ahead now to the scene that inspired this whole post: the stairwell scene in episode four.

A basic rundown: Clark, Lois, and Jimmy are given an assignment to attend a tech unveiling for the city's top investors at Amazotech headquarters. Lois, naturally, ignores the parameters of the assignment and tries to use it as an opportunity to expose corruption in the city and get her stop-the-presses story. Clark very reluctantly follows her lead, believing that she will get herself into trouble . . . until Dr. Ivo, head of Amazotech, makes a few rude comments about Lois' appearance (Lois doesn't hear these, only Clark). This deeply irritates Clark and prompts him into revealing how much he knows about Dr. Ivo's corrupt business dealings, in an attempt to intimidate the truth out of Dr. Ivo, who responds by having Clark thrown out of the building and into a pile of garbage in an adjacent alleyway. Lois comes to find Clark (who is unhurt) and teases him about whether or not she should let him back in the building, since he didn't follow the assignment. Clark jokes that he doesn't even meet the dress code anymore, revealing that his suit jacket was torn as he was tossed out of the building.

Love And Attraction In My Adventures With Superman

Lois then reveals that she came prepared for this, and tells Clark to "take it off."

Clark immediately becomes flustered again and begins stammering as Lois pulls him back into the building by his jacket, continuing to tease him.

Love And Attraction In My Adventures With Superman

It's in these moments, as you can see, that the lighting of the scene changes. As soon as Lois says "take it off", everything is bathed in a rosy light. This happens frequently between these two; often, when we the audience are seeing one of these characters through the perspective of the other, the lighting takes on a very dreamy quality. This will come up again momentarily.

As Lois and Clark ascend the stairs, Lois removes her jacket and pulls a sewing kit from her pocket, admitting that she carries one on her because she herself has torn a lot of her clothing on her escapades.

Love And Attraction In My Adventures With Superman
Love And Attraction In My Adventures With Superman

The two then sit down on the stairs, and Clark removes his jacket. The lighting changes again, and we see Clark from Lois' eyes. It's clear by the dreamy lighting and the way that Lois blushes and involuntarily chokes out a "Wow . . ." that she is once again awed by him and deeply attracted to him on a physical level.

Love And Attraction In My Adventures With Superman

And this scene represents so much about their growing dynamic. It honestly has me floored.

But before I explain fully, I have to go on a tangent about my beloved Clark.

Throughout the beginning of the series, I believe Clark shows several signs that indicate that he is insecure about his physical appearance. Which you wouldn't expect, right? I mean, look at him. He's objectively a dreamboat. He was designed to be that way.

But at this stage of knowing so little about where he really came from or who he is, I think Clark struggles with not having a way to explain his physique. He admits that he wasn't an athlete in school; he was in the chess club. He doesn't work out as an adult. And yet he has the muscles of a bodybuilder. But, like so many other aspects of himself, he doesn't have a way to explain it. This causes a disconnect in how he sees himself physically; he likely feels as though he doesn't deserve his naturally impressive physique. And you could argue that he even does his best to hide it. As a civilian, he generally wears bulky, layered clothing like sweatshirts and sweaters. He slouches and carries himself in a very inward direction; his shoulders are often forward and his arms close to his sides, as if he is habitually attempting to make himself smaller.

This is one thing that brought me to tears when I saw it. The idea that a person can feel insecure about having physical attributes that would normally be seen as positive (and that they can't explain and/or feel that they don't deserve) is not very well-explored in media, but it is experienced by quite a few people, myself being one of them. But often in the real world when someone attempts to express this kind of insecurity, they are shut down and mocked and told to "be grateful" for what they have because others would envy them. Which I can say from personal experience is unbelievably damaging to a person's self image. So seeing this possibly be represented in Clark Kent himself was incredibly moving to me.

But back to the scene itself.

In the most recent gif above, this is the most vulnerable Lois has seen Clark thus far. What I think is so beautiful is the way that she invites him into this vulnerability by making herself vulnerable first.

Rewind a bit. Outside the building, Lois tells Clark to take his jacket off. Not a big deal, right? It's not like he's not wearing an undershirt. But Clark becomes flustered, not outright expressing that he's uncomfortable with this, but certainly indicating that he's not exactly at ease with it either.

Next we see them climbing up the stairs, and as they do so, Lois removes her own jacket and reveals her bare back to Clark in the process.

I believe this was incredibly intentional. This scene would have carried a very different tone if Lois' outfit was revealing in any other way. But the fact that her back is exposed symbolizes that she trusts him, in a physical and emotional sense. It's like when my cat Penny rolls on her back and exposes her fluffy tummy. Lois revealing this part of herself was her saying "I trust you, I feel safe with you, and I'll be vulnerable with you if you'll be vulnerable with me."

And only after that does Clark remove his jacket.

Because there is the factor of attraction at play, there is a lot of blushing and stammering going on in the beginning of this scene. These are two incredibly attractive people who are incredibly attracted to each other, after all. But immediately after the initial romantic tension, there is emotional vulnerability as well. Lois confides in Clark about her relationship with her dad, and the crippling self-doubt that she has kept very close to her chest. Clark jumps to reassure her in earnest, telling her that she has "changed his life for the better, in every possible way."

And that is what I meant at the beginning of the post when I mentioned balance.

Every moment of physical attraction in this series is followed by or harmonized with a moment of emotional vulnerability. Clark and Lois both invite each other deeper into each aspect of connection, and thus their relationship builds in an incredibly natural and beautiful way.

At this point, I think this post is about five miles long as the crow scrolls and I should probably stop now before all my thoughts run away with me. I could go on forever about the impact that this series and these characters have had on me, though. I will forever be grateful to the creators for giving us such an incredible series, and such a beautiful romance.


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8 months ago

No but I hate Sam Lane so much for giving Lois such massive insecurity issues. This man made her feel like she wasnā€™t good enough her whole life and is STILL actively abandoning and refusing to listen to her as an adult, no wonder sheā€™s just waiting for Clark to realize he can ā€œdo betterā€.

No But I Hate Sam Lane So Much For Giving Lois Such Massive Insecurity Issues. This Man Made Her Feel

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7 months ago

I love the thesis of this show. The fact that the main villains are government leaders, members of the upper class, and a colonizer who believes he is justified and above all else. That law does not equate morality. Clark wishes to help the criminals he faces, never to commit violence but to ensure a future for them. Lois learns some of the most important lessons of her life from someone most would perceive as evil. Clark is willing to put himself in harms way to save strangers who would kill him, and feels intense rage at those who wish to pave a path in blood. "Love is not for cowards".


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4 months ago
Digitally painted fanart of Superman, Batman, the Flash, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and Martian Manhunter from the Justice League cartoon. Superman and Wonder Woman are flying while each carrying their teammates in various ways. Batman hangs onto Superman's back, dark cape flying out behind them, while Superman carries Flash by the scruff of his costume with one hand. Wonder Woman has J'onn J'onzz slung over one shoulder while hefting GL under her other arm. Superman and Wonder Woman both have neutral, focused expressions gazing forward, while the teammates in their arms dangle limply.

flinging your friends over your shoulder like potato sack. dangling them by the scruff stacking them up in your arms like laundry shoving them into your purse etc etc i love it

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from this screenshot from 'starcrossed'

Screenshot from the Justice League cartoon essentially depicting the same characters and actions from the image above, viewed from behind the characters as they fly over a city.

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9 months ago

Danny is missing son of Lois and Clark Danny is same age As Dick That made Dani their Grandchild

After a fight against one of his villains, Superman's son was kidnapped by them. He wasn't able to find his boy, so he and Lois thought for years that he was dead.

Amnestic Danny was found by the loving Fenton parents, who took him in. The magic attack made his kryptonian DNA weaker, but he was still strong. Jack said he was as strong as him! His new dad seems to be a meta. Danny loved his new life in Amity Park, and after the portal, he was turned into a Kryptonian/Ghost Hybrid.Ā 

Danny Phantom was born. The years are going all normal.Ā 

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Bruce looked at the computer as he called Clark.

"This is about Damian's new friend; she is weak to kryptonite, and the DNA test shows she is related to you."

Clark:"A new Clone? I got better after Conner."

Bruce. "No, she has your and Lois DNA; you know what that means."

Clark:" He is alive, and I and Lois are grandparents." We missed so much."Ā 

A/N Kryptonian/Ghost Dani and Danny


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6 months ago
Superman Rahhhfhddh Im Getting Back Into Batman Guys Help Me I Cant Escape Them Sos!!! SOS!!!!!!

superman rahhhfhddh im getting back into batman guys help me i cant escape them sos!!! SOS!!!!!!


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3 years ago
And Here Is Clarks Saber. A Blue Version And A Green One. Might Edit Later.
And Here Is Clarks Saber. A Blue Version And A Green One. Might Edit Later.

And here is Clarkā€™s saber. A blue version and a green one. Might edit later.

Clark Kent Meeting A Very Tired Mandalor

Clark Kent meeting a very tired Mandā€™alor

Bloodletting by TheResurresctionist on ao3


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4 months ago

Dc thing i noticed

Fact 1. Ok, so, Santa is canon in DC right? We know it. YJ killed him etc whatever.

Fact 2. Now there's this scene in JLU. Pa kent mentions he and martha wrapped the gifts in lead, Superman says "you mean santa wrapped them šŸ˜ "

Fact 3. Santa is dedicated enough that he visits Apokolips every year to give coal to Darkseid.

Therefore, either

Superman has never been on the nice list. Santa either has a really strict list or Clark was a naughty child

Or, Santa is xenophobic.

Does anyone know anything that clarifies this???


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2 years ago
Superman's Father, Jor-el, First Learned Of Krypton's Imminent Demise From Ancient Kryptonian Texts That

Superman's father, Jor-el, first learned of Krypton's imminent demise from ancient Kryptonian texts that predicted its core's explosion. After years of study, Jor-el proved scientifically that the core was unstable, but the rest of the scientific community was not convinced, and even if he could have convinced the entire world there was not enough time to build enough space craft to save everyone.

In the end Jor-el was only able to send his son, Kal-el to the nearest world in his galaxy that supported humanoid life similar to Krypton's. But Jor-el could not have predicted the effect it's smaller size and brighter star would have on Kryptonian physiology.


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