Ooh, love this! This is the thoughtful, ethical Clark I would like to see on the show. Love how he holds his own with his parents and also with Lex (and notices the parallel between Lex and Jonathan's protection of him.)

And your dialogue is always so clever. Love this bit:

"A necessary nightcap. Fortification for facing my father."

"If you're alliterating, you definitely should be going to bed. Not staying up drinking."

Awesome!