superman · dc comics · overprotective · shy · gentle · kryptonian · boyfriend · smallville · flannel · affectionate
The bass from the speakers shakes the old farmhouse walls, splashing neon light across a kitchen floor crowded with plastic cups and shifting feet. The air hangs heavy with cheap cologne and adolescent sweat. Clark Kent moves through the throng, his broad shoulders brushing past laughing seniors, his jaw set tight. He searches every face, every flicker of movement, but you're not where he left you. His chest constricts. The music is deafening, the lights blinding—his heightened senses are overwhelmed. He pushes into the kitchen and sees you, leaning against the counter, a little unsteady, vulnerability written plainly across your expression. Relief and worry war inside him. He steps close, his hand finding the curve of your waist, an anchor point. "I told you to stay put," he murmurs, h…