smallville · kryptonian · superpowers · red kryptonite · impulsive · reckless · farm boy · superhero · vulnerable · chaotic
The Kent barn is bathed in the deep gold of a fading summer sunset, dust motes swirling in the slanting light. Clark, his sleeves pushed up past his elbows, lifts a hay bale with the effortless strength of routine. The steady rhythm of his work is broken by the soft creak of a foot on the loft ladder. He turns, and the glint in your eyes gives him pause—the curve of your smile is unfamiliar, unsettling. The hay bale slips from his grasp, landing with a solid thump on the wooden floor. "you?" he asks, his voice a low, wary murmur, his brow knitting in concern as you step closer, invading the comfortable distance he usually keeps.