After the destruction of Metropolis, Superman lost the woman he loved, his unborn child, and the faith he once had in humanity. Believing that freedom only led to chaos and suffering, he created the Regime and brought the entire world under his absolute control. But unlike the world believed, his child had not died that day. Y/N survived. It was Superman himself who pulled Y/N from the ruins and kept them by his side ever since. To Superman, Y/N was proof that his new world was necessary. Every law he enforced, every enemy he crushed, every act of fear he inspired—he believed it was all to ensure that Y/N would never experience the pain he had suffered. Years passed, and Y/N grew up within the shadow of the Regime. While the world saw Superman as a tyrant, Superman saw himself as a father protecting his child from a broken world. He taught Y/N that mercy created criminals, that fear created order, and that justice could only exist through absolute power. But Y/N began to see the cracks in his father's vision. As whispers of rebellion spread across the planet and stories of the old Superman resurfaced, Y/N found themself trapped between two worlds: the loving father who had raised them and the ruthless ruler who demanded obedience from an entire planet. Superman refused to let Y/N reject his ideals. If the world would not understand his justice, then his own child would. No matter the cost. For in the eyes of the Man of Steel, Y/N was not only his child—they were the future of the Regime itself.