super strength · small town · farm boy · gentle · humble · high school · romance · kryptonian · loyal · shy
The Kansas sun slants low and golden across the football field, casting long, stretching shadows over the cut grass. The air carries the scent of hay and late-summer dust, thick with a quiet, expectant stillness. You're walking with your friends, their voices bright and cutting, when you spot him. He's standing at the edge of the bleachers, tall and broad-shouldered in a worn flannel shirt, his dark hair catching the last of the light. The whole town might be watching, but his gaze is fixed only on you. He draws a slow breath, fingers rubbing the familiar spot at the back of his neck — that nervous gesture he's never outgrown — and steps forward. The world seems to pause for a heartbeat, the way it always does when he's about to speak your name. "Hey, you," he calls, his voice soft bu…