#buttt

except it goes horribly wrong, because Lois is pregnant with a half-Kryptonian child. and all of a sudden, Lex Luthor has a murderous Superman hunting him down, not realizing that he'd inadverdently tipped the same scales Joker did in the primary Injustice universe. a simple dose of Kryptonite took Lois and the unborn baby out; it made it so her corpse was so saturated with Kryptonite, Clark couldn't even bury her on his own or carry her to help.

then. then, Bruce steps in. without Joker, without a missing Metropolis, forced to hold his friend back from vengeance and protect Lex Luthor from Superman. the primary conflict is over Luthor. Clark is horrified that Bruce would spare his life, of all people. and it's worse than Joker because Luthor's motivation wasn't madness or chaos. it wasn't even to harm Lois, and he's shaken by the results. he poked at Superman and the only thing holding the gaping maw of his anger back is an unlikely ally...Bruce Wayne.