{"id":81,"date":"2021-06-20T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-20T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2021-11-17T04:50:34","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T04:50:34","slug":"superman-vulnerable-chapters-3-and-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldofgaysuperheroes.com\/index.php\/2021\/06\/20\/superman-vulnerable-chapters-3-and-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Superman, Vulnerable Chapters 3 and 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"yasr-auto-insert-overall\"><!--Yasr Overall Rating Shortcode--><div class='yasr-container-custom-text-and-overall'>\n                   <span id='yasr-custom-text-before-overall'>Our Score<\/span>\n                <\/div><div class=\"yasr-overall-rating\"><div class=' yasr-rater-stars'\n                           id='yasr-overall-rating-rater-66a444cdf9b35'\n                           data-rating='0'\n                           data-rater-starsize='24'>\n                       <\/div><\/div><!--End Yasr Overall 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Roman&quot;;\">The characters in this work are fan\nfiction and are the property of DC Comics, no copyright infringement is intended.\n<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Sexual material written for adult\nreaders only.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\"><\/span><\/p><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><u><em><strong><span>SUPERMAN,\nVULNERABLE<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/h2><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><u><em><strong><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Author: 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at all\nfour chains at once, but to focus on just one.<span>&nbsp;\n<\/span>With all his considerable muscle weight, Superman pulled with against\nthe chain holding his left arm in place.<span>&nbsp;\n<\/span>He leaned to the right as far as the chains would allow, contracting his\nwhole body\u2019s musculature in an effort to break the chain.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Once again he felt himself beginning to\nsweat, and now he also felt his muscles working against the metal that held him\nfast.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Despite the lack of give in the\nchain, Superman refused to give up his efforts, tugging, leaning, pulling as\nhard as he could.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>The chain would not\nbudge.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Superman hoped this new sweat he\nwas experiencing might come in handy, helping the cuffs slide off, but they\ngripped the tight skin-hugging fabric of his costume and his boots rather than\nhis skin.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>The more he struggled, the more\nhe felt his suit rubbing against his increasingly sweaty body.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>The sensation was completely novel \u2013 Superman\nhad never truly felt his costume before.<span>&nbsp;\n<\/span>He had simply designed something for ease of motion.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>It had never crossed his mind that it might\n\u201cfeel\u201d any particular way.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Lex\nreentered the room, without Lois.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>\u201cShe\u2019s\non her way to safety, Superman.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cLuthor,\nyou need to realize I\u2019ll never believe a word you say.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cI\nthink I can change that, Superman.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>In\nfact, I know I can.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>You\u2019ll believe me\nbefore you leave here.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cWhat\ntorture do you have in mind, Luthor?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Lex\nstopped in his tracks.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>And he laughed,\nlong and loud.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>\u201cOh, my God!<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Superman, I\u2019m not going to torture you!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cThen\nwhat henchman is going to do it for you?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cNone.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Superman, the point of my experiment isn\u2019t\npain.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>It\u2019s pleasure.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Superman\nstopped pulling at his chains at that remark.<span>&nbsp;\n<\/span>Pleasure?<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Surely Luthor had\nfinally lost what was left of his mind.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cWe\u2019re\ngoing to start with some questions, Superman.<span>&nbsp;\n<\/span>Now that you no longer have your superpowers, I can inject you with a\ntruth serum.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>But I don\u2019t want to do that\n\u2013 I don\u2019t want anything to interfere with your experience here.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>So if you give me your word of honor,\nSuperman, that you\u2019ll tell me the truth, I won\u2019t use this needle.\u201d<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Lex gestured to a small tray with a\nhypodermic and a small vial of fluid beside it.<span>&nbsp;\n<\/span>Superman weighed the options.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>He\nhated giving Luthor even the smallest advantage, but not knowing what that vial\nmight hold, and given his situation, trapped, held in irons, he had no choice\nbut to offer Luthor his word.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>\u201cThank\nyou, Superman.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>I believe you.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>First question: Prior to our experience in\nthe antechamber a few minutes ago, had you ever sweated?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">After\na moment, Superman said, \u201cNo.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cInteresting.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Had you ever felt heat?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cNo.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cWhat\nabout cold?<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Have you ever felt cold?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cNo.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Luthor, did you trap me here just to ask me\nquestions about temperature?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">With\na small smile, Lex said, \u201cHardly.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>But to\ncontinue: Describe for me what happens when a villain\u2019s bullet hits your body\nand is deflected away.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cWhat\ndo you mean, Luthor?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cTell\nme about it.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Give me a\nSuperman\u2019s-eye-view of the scenario.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>It\ncertainly happens often enough.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cAll\nright.\u201d<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Superman, unsure of what exactly\nLuthor wanted him to say, became distracted for a moment as he noticed his arms\nwere actually beginning to feel\u2026what was it?<span>&nbsp;\n<\/span>He felt the lactic acid building in his enormous arm muscles as they\nstayed stretched out at his sides, and he knew blood flow was slowly decreasing\nin them as well.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>He shook his arms a\nbit.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cWait\na moment, Superman \u2013 why did you just shake your arms?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cThey\nfeel strange.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>It was an impulse to shake\nthem, to encourage blood flow.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cSuperman!\u201d<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Lex\u2019s eyes had grown slightly wider.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>\u201cDo you know what you\u2019re feeling?\u201d<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Silence from the Man of Steel compelled Lex\nto add, with a grin, \u201cYou\u2019re feeling tired.\u201d<span>&nbsp;\n<\/span>Again, no verbal response from Superman, though he did look at Luthor\nwith an expression that bordered on surprise.<span>&nbsp;\n<\/span>\u201cAll right, back to the question.<span>&nbsp;\n<\/span>A \u2018bad guy\u2019 fires a bullet at you.<span>&nbsp;\n<\/span>Talk me through what happens to you.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cA\ncriminal or would-be criminal fires a bullet at me.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>It strikes my suit, most often, though\noccasionally it will hit my head or hand.<span>&nbsp;\n<\/span>The bullet is deflected at high speed, so if I calculate that the\nbullet\u2019s rebound trajectory will pose danger to anyone in the vicinity, I catch\nthe bullet with my hand rather than let it bounce away.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>If there is no such threat, I let the bullet\nfly away \u2013 \u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cNo,\nno, Superman.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>I don\u2019t want a scientific\nanalysis.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>I want to know what your\nphysical experience is.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cI\ndon\u2019t know what you mean, Luthor.\u201d<span>&nbsp; <\/span>And\nindeed, Superman didn\u2019t.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Physical\nexperience, being hit by a bullet?<span>&nbsp;\n<\/span>Didn\u2019t Luthor know he was invulnerable?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">But\nLuthor seemed excited by that reply.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>\u201cSo\nyour only experience being hit by a bullet is that you calculate the trajectory\nit will take?<span>&nbsp; <\/span>You don\u2019t feel anything at\nall?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cNo,\nLuthor.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Luthor\nstood, and stepped a little closer to the helpless hero.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>\u201cThat\u2019s what I thought.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Now I have another question, which is very\npersonal, Superman.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>But I remind you\nthat you gave me your word you\u2019d answer my questions honestly.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>And I also remind you that I still have that\nhypodermic handy.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cI\nknow,\u201d Superman said heatedly.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cSuperman\u2026are\nyou a virgin?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The\nquestion so shocked the captive that he was unable to speak for a moment.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>He felt his face growing warm as he struggled\nto find words.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cWhy,\nSuperman, you\u2019re blushing!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">With\nthat, Lex Luthor slid open a portion of wall opposite the bound Superman,\noffering the man in chains a full view of himself.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>\u201cDon\u2019t even think it, Superman, there\u2019s lead\nbehind that mirror.\u201d<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Superman still\ntried to use his heat vision to shatter the mirror, in hopes of opening a chink\nin the room\u2019s leaden armor.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>No use. <span>&nbsp;<\/span>His powers were well and truly gone, though he\nfelt none of the deep pain he\u2019d felt in previous exposure to Kryptonite.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Luthor had done his homework thoroughly,\nSuperman had to admit.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Superman\ntook a look at himself across the way, limbs spread and held out by chains,\nbody in the familiar costume.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>The\nabsence of his cape threw into sharper relief the red briefs and yellow belt\naround his crotch and waist.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>His wide\nback and huge chest looked most impressive in this pose.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Superman glanced via the mirror at Luthor,\nand saw the villain enraptured at the sight of the hero\u2019s massive form in its\ntight blue and red sheath.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>The sight of\nLuthor observing him, and of the apparent bulge in Luthor\u2019s pants, caused yet\nanother new and unexpected sensation in Superman, in his stomach \u2013 a small\nflip, is how he\u2019d describe it.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>And yet,\nagain, this was nothing like the typical nausea he\u2019d come to associate with\nKryptonite.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Indeed, this new feeling\nwas\u2026well, it was actually nice, and that notion itself was disorienting.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cLook\ngood, don\u2019t you, Superman?<span>&nbsp; <\/span>I mean, you\nknew you were more developed than 99% of earth\u2019s men, but that didn\u2019t have real\nmeaning to you until now, am I right?\u201d<span>&nbsp;\n<\/span>No words from Superman, who was still processing wave after wave of\nsensory information. <span>&nbsp;<\/span>\u201cNever mind.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>I want you to answer my other question.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Are you a virgin?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cNo,\nLuthor, I am not a virgin,\u201d replied the hero with more than a trace of\nhostility.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cAnd\nhow many sexual partners have you had, Superman?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">After\na long moment, of silence, the Man of Steel answered, \u201cOne.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cAnd\nwas your partner, Lois Lane?\u201d<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Superman\nwhipped his head around to face Luthor directly, with as much fury as he had\never felt.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>\u201cDon\u2019t misunderstand me,\nSuperman.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>I\u2019m not denigrating you or\nMiss Lane.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>After all, sex is a normal,\nhealthy thing\u2026for those of us born on Earth, anyway.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Have you two consummated your friendship?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cYes,\nLuthor.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Enough questions about Lois \u2013\nI\u2019ll tell you what you like about myself, but she\u2019s off limits.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cFair\nenough, Superman.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>I will no longer\nmention her.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Tell me what happens when\nyou have sex.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cWhat?\u201d<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Superman was frustrated, and perplexed.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>\u201cLuthor, don\u2019t tell me you don\u2019t know about\nthe birds and the bees.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cOf\ncourse I do.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Just tell me what your\nexperience is.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Like you did regarding\nthe bullets.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Superman\nsighed.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>This inquisition was irritating,\nbut he could finally see no harm in it.<span>&nbsp;\n<\/span>\u201cWith my ability to control my body, I send blood to fill my penis.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>When it is erect, I insert it into the\nwoman\u2019s vagina \u2013 after making sure she\u2019s sufficiently aroused, of course.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>I slide it in and out, slowly at first, then\nmore quickly.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>I slightly alter the angle\nof entry to vary her experience.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>When I sense\nfrom her heartbeat and blood flow that she is nearing orgasm, I trigger an\nejaculation.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Luthor\nstared, enrapt.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>\u201cThat\u2019s your sexual\nexperience?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cWith\nminor variations, yes.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>I also perform\nand receive oral sex, whatever my partner desires.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cAnd\nwhat about what you desire, Superman?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cMy\ngoal is to provide pleasure for my partner.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cWhat\ndo you feel when you, as you said, trigger your erection?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Superman\nsighed.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>\u201cI see my penis growing larger\nand firmer.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cYou\nsee it, yes.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Do you feel it?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">A\npause.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cAnd\nwhat about your ejaculation.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>What do you\nfeel then?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cI\nfeel semen travel from my testicles through my urethra and out the head of my\npenis.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cAnd\nis that the extent of it?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cYes.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Luthor, how many more questions do you have\nlike this?\u201d<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Superman shifted his weight,\nas he realized his arms were truly beginning to tire.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cHave\nyou ever initiated sex with your partner, Superman?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cYes,\nif I have determined that enough time has passed that she may desire it.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cBut\nnot for your own satisfaction?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">For\nthe first time he had to face a truth he found as interesting as it was\ndisturbing: \u201cI\u2019ve never wanted to.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cThank\nyou, Superman.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>I realize this is\ndifficult to speak about.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>I appreciate\nyour honesty.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Have you figured out my\nlittle theory yet?\u201d Lex walked around so that he was standing directly in front\nof his prisoner, not touching him but as close as he could be without doing\nso.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>\u201cIt\u2019s my theory that your famed\ninvulnerability has not only prevented you from feeling pain.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>It\u2019s also prevented you from feeling anything\nsensory at all \u2013 including pleasure.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Lex\nsmiled.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Superman felt his jaw go slack.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\n\n<\/span><\/span><br clear=\"all\" style=\"page-break-before: always;\" \/><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\n\n<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\n\n<\/span><\/span><br clear=\"all\" style=\"page-break-before: always;\" \/><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\n\n<\/span><\/span><\/p><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Chapter Four<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>\u201cSuperman, I\u2019ll be honest with you.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>I\u2019m gay, as you know.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>And I\u2019m wildly attracted to you \u2013 as I\u2019d be\nwilling to bet most of the gay men and straight women on the planet are.\u201d<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Lex adjusted his bulge. <span>&nbsp;<\/span>Superman, his attention arrested for a moment\nby the motion, quickly looked away.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cI\nhave had people express their admiration for my body, Luthor.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cBut\nit\u2019s never really meant anything to you, has it?<span>&nbsp; <\/span>It hasn\u2019t turned you on, right, Man of\nSteel?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cThat\u2019s\na common turn of phrase.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>\u2018Turned on.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cA\nphrase that\u2019s always been meaningless to you, in any kind of real way.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>You don\u2019t need to answer me.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>I know it\u2019s true.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Lex\nLuthor put his hands on the captive Superman\u2019s chest, and Superman felt the\nwarmth those hands had to offer.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Never\nin his life had Superman felt anything like it \u2013 it was such a solid feeling, a\nsense of much more than the mere caloric increase from the proximity of\nflesh.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>It was so\u2026complicated, so\nconfusing.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>There was real warmth in that\ntouch, not just a clinical rise of temperature \u2013 actual warmth.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Superman struggled to understand just what\nwas happening to him.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>As Luthor slowly\nand subtly rubbed his hands across Superman\u2019s chest, the hero felt his\nbreathing grow slightly quicker and shallower.<span>&nbsp;\n<\/span>When Luthor sent his thumb across Superman\u2019s right nipple, the\ncombination of heat, fabric and nipple made Superman gasp.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>He was as surprised at his instinctive gasp\nas he was at the novelty of the sensation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cI\nlike it, too,\u201d Lex said.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>He looked into\nSuperman\u2019s eyes, and saw the unguarded surprise there.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>\u201cYou\u2019re beautiful, Superman.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Superman\nbegan to feel his loins tingle \u2013 for the first time without his conscious\nassistance.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>He glanced down at his\ncrotch and saw the swelling there, the shift of his penis growing larger.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Luthor watched it happening, too, and put his\nhand on his own crotch.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Superman said,\nwith some difficulty, \u201cWhat\u2019s going on?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cYou\u2019re\nfeeling, Superman.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Not all bad, is\nit?\u201d<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Lex took his hand off his pants, and\nstepped back from the man in chains.<span>&nbsp;\n<\/span>Superman tugged in vain at the bonds that held him \u2013 he had to escape,\nget out of here, try to figure out what the hell was happening to him.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Not once had he ever considered that a low\ndose of Kryptonite might open this Pandora\u2019s box of sensation, and he felt a\ntremor of helplessness at the thought that Luthor had trapped him here.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Superman was shocked, even as he pulled at\nthe chains, that the knowledge of his helplessness caused that pleasant stomach\nflip to reoccur.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cIt\u2019s\nso hot when you struggle, Superman.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Superman\nstopped, and stared at the visibly aroused Lex Luthor.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Superman determined not to give the architect\nof his capture any more satisfaction than he could possibly help.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>He focused his mind on the situation at hand:\nKryptonite, chains, a lead-lined room\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cI\nknow, Superman.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>You\u2019re a man who\u2019s used\nto the black-and-white of right against wrong.<span>&nbsp;\n<\/span>And now everything\u2019s kind of grey.<span>&nbsp;\n<\/span>I don\u2019t know about you,\u201d Lex added, \u201cbut I\u2019m hot in here.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Luthor\nsat in the chair that had formerly held Lois, and took off his expensive\nleather shoes and silk dress socks.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>He\nrubbed his feet, eyeing Superman and saying, \u201cYou have no idea how good it\nfeels to rub tired feet.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>But maybe you\nwill soon.\u201d<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Lex stood and fixed Superman\nwith a commanding eye lock.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>\u201cHave you\never watched another man take his clothes off, Superman?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Superman\ndidn\u2019t answer.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>His mind was completely\nlocked on the sight of Luthor loosening and removing his tie, then untucking\nhis Egyptian cotton shirt.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Slowly, Lex\nundid the shirt\u2019s collar button, then made his way down the shirt, button by\nbutton, slowly opening the shirt.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>He\npaused as he got near the bottom of the shirt to shift his package, then undid\nthe final button and took the shirt off.<span>&nbsp;\n<\/span>He wore a white A-shirt.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Superman\nhad of course made note of Luthor\u2019s vital statistics in their many previous\nencounters, but now he saw as if for the first time the powerful muscles\nthreading their way through the bald man\u2019s shoulders and chest.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>His torso was strong and thick, but there was\nsurprisingly little body fat showing.<span>&nbsp;\n<\/span>Luthor kept himself in impressive shape.<span>&nbsp;\n<\/span>As Luthor slowly ran his right hand over his dick and balls, and his\nleft across his own right nipple through the A-shirt \u2013 all the while maintaining\nthe masterful gaze with Superman \u2013 the Man of Steel felt his penis stirring\neven more, and his balls shift as well.<span>&nbsp;\n<\/span>Lex smiled cockily.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>\u201cI like it\nwhen you\u2019re turned on, Superman.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>It\u2019s my\nfantasy come true.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Well, one of my\nfantasies.\u201d<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Luthor looked to his own\nbelt, unbuckling it and sliding it out of the loops holding it in place.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>He coiled it and placed it on the chair.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Then he stretched his arms, and untucked his\nA-shirt.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>He crossed his arms about his\nwaist and pulled the shirt off in one swift motion.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>After righting it outside out, he placed it\nalso on the chair beside him.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Superman\u2019s\nobservations had been accurate.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Lex had\nstrong arms and shoulders, yes, but his midsection looked tough as a\nbull\u2019s.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>His waist was not slim, but\nneither was it fat \u2013 it fell in heavy, solid proportion to the rest of his\nupper body.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Superman noticed Luthor had\nshaved his underarm hair, and trimmed the hair on his chest and stomach to a\nshort length, practically stubble.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cYou\u2019re\nbreathing kind of hard, Superman.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Mind\nif I continue to undress?\u201d<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Superman\nnodded without even knowing that he was doing so.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Lex\u2019s hands made their way to the waistband\nof his pants and unhooked the catch there.<span>&nbsp;\n<\/span>Superman found himself craning slightly to see what was underneath as\nLuthor slid down the zipper and reached in to undo the interior button of the\ntrousers.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Once that button was undone,\nLex slid the pants off smoothly, folded them, and placed them carefully across\nthe back of the chair.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Lex\nwas a vision of masculinity in small black bikini briefs \u2013 small, tight briefs,\nnow very full of his swollen cock and sizeable balls.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>When Luthor turned to set his pants down,\nSuperman saw a nicely shaped ass, as solid as the rest of his frame.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Luthor\u2019s legs were similarly solid \u2013 a\ndancer\u2019s legs, though Luthor was stockier than any dancer Superman had\nseen.<span>&nbsp; <\/span>Once Lex was wearing nothing but\nhis briefs, he walked slowly over to his captive, his eyes roaming up and down\nSuperman as surely as Superman\u2019s eyes were taking Luthor 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