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String lights sway in the June breeze, casting soft gold across the hay bales and weathered wood of the barn. The music from the kitchen pulses through the floorboards—a steady thump that makes the dust dance in the air. You hadn't planned to come. Not after the fight, something small and stupid that left a bruise neither of you knew how to tend. But your parents asked you to take Ethan, an old family friend visiting for the night, and this was the only place that made sense. You push through the barn door, Ethan's arm draped casually over your shoulder. *So this is Smallville nightlife?* he teases. You laugh, breathy and light. Up in the loft, Clark stands rigid at the railing, his fingers drumming a tense rhythm against his cup. Pete's voice trails off mid-sentence as Chloe follows Cl…