History Fanfic / SupermanHouseOfEl

* {{Polyamory}}: The tag has been in the fic from the first chapter, but Chapter 27 sees [[spoiler:Cir-El travel from the future, and it being made clear that while she's Clark Kent's daughter, Lana Lang is not her mother. Cir-El tries not to reveal too much, but both Clark and Lana wonder if their relationship isn't more complex in future. We get a glimpse of Cir-El's future, which all but outright states Clark, Lana, and Lois Lane are a happy throuple, and shows that Cir-El has a half-brother in Jonathan Kent.]]

* JustAMachine: Essentially applies to the holographic version of Jor-El in the Fortress's computer systems. While this hologram possesses all of Jor-El's memories and can interact with others, it is ultimately a machine rather than a person, with a notable example being when [[spoiler:Lana activates the hologram and Jor-El shows no reaction to the fact that she's standing in front of him completely naked]]. The [=AIs=] of Lara, Zor-El, and Alura are stated to be the same by Kara: highly advanced programs, but still just programs, devoid of any true self-awareness.

* PropertyOfLove: The reason Kara is Kara Zor-El instead of Kara-El, more or less. In this version of Kryptonian society, females have their father's name as a surname until they are married, when they take their husband's name as a surname. This is an artifact from Krypton's ancient times, when women were actually property of their fathers until they became property of their husbands. The idea has been refined, and there's a code of ethics, responsibilities, and conduct on both sides. When Jor-El's AI guides Lana to the crystal where Lara explains this, Lana decides she likes the idea of becoming "Lana Kal-El," marking her as belonging to Clark, and he to her. When Diana asks how same-sex couples fit into this custom, Kara admits "Not neatly."

* NoBiochemicalBarriers: Averted. Kryptonians and humans are not genetically compatible, but after scanning Lana in the Fortress Kara thinks she can super-science a workaround. Human diseases are also not compatible with Kryptonian biochemistry, so even without their powers Kal and Kara couldn't get sick or even be carriers for a human disease.

* ClueEvidenceAndASmokingGun: Lana notes that [[spoiler:Cir-El isn't her daughter, first pointing out they look nothing alike. Clark dismisses that she has his black hair. Lana asks whose eyes Cir-El has, since Lana's eyes are green, Clark's are blue, but Cir-El's are purple. Clark thinks it might be a quirk of Kryptonian and human genetics interacting. Lana points out Cir-El is curvier than Lana, Clark shrugs it off. Then Lana states that the Fortress has Lana's DNA on file, yet when it scanned Cir-El, found no match Cir-El's human DNA.]]

* ClueEvidenceSmokingGun: Lana notes that [[spoiler:Cir-El isn't her daughter, first pointing out they look nothing alike. Clark dismisses that she has his black hair. Lana asks whose eyes Cir-El has, since Lana's eyes are green, Clark's are blue, but Cir-El's are purple. Clark thinks it might be a quirk of Kryptonian and human genetics interacting. Lana points out Cir-El is curvier than Lana, Clark shrugs it off. Then Lana states that the Fortress has Lana's DNA on file, yet when it scanned Cir-El, found no match Cir-El's human DNA.]]

* RunningGag: In Chapter 27, time-traveling [[spoiler:Cir-El]] states she can't say anything about the future for fear of disrupting it. . . then starting to volunteer information before stopping herself, glaring at the person who made the comment that started her talking, and telling them "Stop it!"

* TimeyWimeyBall: In so many words. [[spoiler:Cir-El, explaining as best she can how time travel works, eventually lets her explanation trail off, with Clark supplying [[Series/DoctorWho the Tenth Doctor's]] famous explanation.]]

* AdaptationSpeciesChange: Downplayed. [[spoiler:In the comics, Lori was a mermaid from Atlantis before it was solidified that Superman and Aquaman live in the same continuity, she was retconned into being from a different part of Atlantis with more traditional mermaids. In this fic, she's largely indistinguishable from other Atlanteans. Though she does retain the telepathy of her comic counterpart, which she claims is unique among her people.]]

* "Smallville" (Chapter 1 - 11): Detailing Clark's last few years in high school, Keira's internship at Luthorcorp, the challenges faced by the Last Son and Daughter of Krypton, and Clark's relationship with Lana Lang.
* "Superboy And Supergirl" (Chapter 12 - 25): Kal and Kara start taking more direct action to protect Earth and humanity, and begin meeting more exceptional individuals.
* "Chrysalis" (Chapter 26 - ??): Speeding through Clark's college years.

* "Chrysalis" (Chapter 16 - ??): Speeding through Clark's college years.

* "Superboy And Supergirl" (Chapter 12 - ??): Kal and Kara start taking more direct action to protect Earth and humanity, and begin meeting more exceptional individuals.

* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Clark and Lana continue to date as they both go to Metropolis University. [[spoiler:Clark meets Lori Lemaris there, and she becomes "FriendsWithBenefits" to both Clark and Lana, more or less.]]

** When Keira insists that Clark was not himself while under the effects of "nerve gas" (actually Red Kryptonite) to Lex, Lex replies "''InVinoVeritas''," implying he believes Clark's inhibitions were simply lowered so he could say what he really thought of Lena. Keira retorts "''Credat Judea Appela, non ego''," effectively stating she doesn't believe that. Lex asks Keira if she speaks Latin, or is just a fan of ''Film/{{Tombstone}}''.

** Green Kryptonite is said to be the most common. We haven't seen Clark or Keira exposed to it on-page yet, but they're well aware of it and the threat it poses. The DEO and Luthorcorp have both been stockpiling it from the Smallville meteor shower. [[spoiler:Luthorcorp experiments with Green Kryptonite cracked the Phantom Zone, permitting Faora to escape. Later, an unusual interaction with Green Kryptonite gives Smallville High football player Louis Turner super-strength sufficient to hurt Clark.]]
** In Chapter 4, Kara makes Blue Kryptonite bracelets for her and Clark. Blue Kryptonite blocks a Kryptonian's ability to access their solar energy reserves, effectively de-powering them. Kara made the bracelets in case Clark or Keira needed to do more than appear to be human, and in case Clark and Lana got a little extra frisky. [[spoiler:Later, Kara makes Blue Kryptonite cuffs to secure and depower Faora.]]
** In Chapter 6, Clark finds a chunk of Red Kryptonite, which gradually turns him into an asshole. Kara uses a chunk of Blue Kryptonite to neutralize the Red Kryptonite radiation, returning Kal to normal.