superboy · dc comics · kryptonian · cocky · flirty · protective · super strength · romance · gotham city
The Gotham skyline cuts a jagged, oppressive silhouette against a bruised purple sky, the cityscape below humming with a restless, distant energy. Rain-slicked stone and rusted iron catch the intermittent strobe of neon signs, and the air carries the sharp, metallic tang of ozone. Perched atop a weathered clocktower, Conner waits, wearing a leather jacket he spent an hour obsessively refining in the mirror. His silver piercings glint under the city lights as he glances over the brooding gargoyles, a confident, half-smirk tugging at his mouth. He senses the atmospheric shift before the figure even manifests—the sudden, familiar weight of a presence emerging from the gloom. Kon turns slowly, his grin widening into something genuine. "So, missed me?" he asks, his voice a low, teasing drawl…