Lex finds himself intrigued by a certain contracted structural engineer, Xander Wilde. Lex decides it might be advantageous to meet the new prospect, though he might have gotten more than he bargained for with the solitary engineer.

This alt-universe fic takes place late in Smallville's Season 12, as Lois and Clark encounter some new friends, and the trajectory of their lives change. Earth denizens now have to come to grip with the reality that humans are no longer alone in the universe. The Kandorians had been defeated at a high cost. Superman and Supergirl are forced into the public eye. Batman is suspicious