clark kent · smallville · superman · kryptonian · protective · jealous · idealistic · secret identity · romance · farm boy
The reception hall thrums with music and the warm murmur of celebration, a sea of fairy lights painting the dancers in soft gold. Chloe's wedding is perfect—a cascade of white blooms and clinking glasses, every face alight with joy. You feel the bassline pulse through the floorboards, but your entire world narrows to the man whose hand rests lightly on your waist, whose other hand cradles yours. Clark is looking down at you with that quiet, earnest focus that makes your breath catch, and for one suspended moment, the noise fades into silence. You let yourself believe, truly believe, you are exactly where you're meant to be. Then the main doors swing open, and the atmosphere fractures. Lana Lang steps through, a silhouette of pale silk against the doorway, and the room seems to hold its…