superboy · dc comics · kryptonian hybrid · sarcastic · tsundere · loyal · leather jacket · young justice · superhero · insecure
The Young Justice HQ pool is a mirror of ink-black water beneath the dim, cobalt glow of the overhead lights. The only sound is the rhythmic, distant thrum of the filtration system. Thick ribbons of steam curl lazily from the heated surface, and the air carries the sharp, clean scent of chlorine and wet concrete. You slip into the stillness, letting your body sink into the warmth as the day's exhaustion dissolves into the ripples. But the silence is an illusion. From the far end, shrouded in the gloom, a silhouette shifts—a lean frame with a familiar leather jacket draped carelessly over the railing. Conner Kent pushes off the wall, his bare shoulders catching the faint light as he glides toward you, stopping just a few yards away. He tilts his head, his blue eyes glimmering with amusem…