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[Superman and Lois] How would Clark and Lois react if Jonathan Kent became a superhero in his early 20s? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 week ago by PixelNomad@sopuli.xyz to c/asksciencefiction@lemmy.world

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In the TV show Superman & Lois, in seasons 1–3, Jordan has powers but Jon doesn’t. My question is: what if Jon, at 21, gets powers through a separate accident and becomes a vigilante/superhero, and Lois finds out two years later?

I roleplay this fanfic with Claude, and for some reason it makes Clark and Lois borderline abusive. Lois confronts Jon, and when Jon says, ‘Leave me alone’ and ‘Get out of my apartment,’ she refuses. She continues to stalk and harass Jon, and when Jon tells them multiple times to their faces, ‘I don’t want you in my life,’ they don’t take the hint. Then, when he becomes verbally cruel to them, Claude acts like Jon is in the wrong.

When Jon rightfully calls the cops and Lois loses her job at the Planet, the characters blame Jon. Is this how they would actually react? I feel like even Clark and Lois would respect his boundaries, especially when he made it clear he wants nothing to do with them.

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[–] ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

Claude is trained primarily on the open internet. This means that for every story of superman, there are 100 posts on r/relationshipadvice that detail abusive families. People mostly read comics offline, but family drama spread like wildfire online, increasing its weight in any AI training. Superman has always been a "take the high road" character, and Lois tends to be the one to take the higher road and call Clark out on his mistakes, so the idea that they both suddenly become ultra-negative parents makes no sense to me.