A/N: This is my very first Superman story, so be nice, please. Lyrics (in italics) taken from the song 'Build God, Then We'll Talk' by Panic! At the Disco. Follows SR.

Disclaimer: I don't own the Superman universe or the lyrics.

Decomposing Right Before Your Very Eyes

Along with the people inside…
What a wonderful caricature of intimacy!
Inside, what a wonderful caricature of intimacy!

Their smiles were plastic, the words worn and hollow. It was like a dance. One of forced happiness and pretended ignorance.

Her kisses were empty, devoid of anything but appearances. Every day she woke up beside this good man, wishing he were someone else. For years she'd managed to fool herself into thinking he was the one she wanted, that it would just take time. And why couldn't she just love him? Why? He had been there through everything. He had dried her tears, held her hand, raised her son as his own, saved her when she'd been plummeting to rock bottom. Why couldn't she love him? They both knew she wasn't his and never would be.

He looked at her, hiding his longing. He wanted her to be his, had waited, had hoped and even prayed. He loved her more than he ever thought possible, her and their son—her son. He'd known going in that she had missing pieces, pieces that were not his and never would be and he'd told himself it didn't matter. But now…The one who held the missing pieces of her heart and soul had come back. Worse, it was someone he could never hope to compete with. Instead, he pretended nothing had changed, that he didn't know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that she would never, ever be his, that there was still a chance she could move on and love him.

It was easier to pretend. Instead of admitting it, both continued in the twisted, dark dance of denial. Routines were observed like religious rituals, the smiles and touches and meals devoid of any real meaning but that of hiding the truth.

Lois Lane and Richard White had the perfect life together. A perfect lie.

What a wonderful caricature of intimacy!
Inside, what a wonderful caricature of intimacy!

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