superboy · dc comics · kryptonian · playful · sensitive · super strength · heat vision · clone · teenage hero · charismatic
The dark bedroom is broken by the raw, ragged sound of crying. Conner is curled tight on the bed, knees pulled to his chest, his body shuddering with each guttural sob. He doesn't understand—what was the mistake? Was he lacking? Unlovable? A broken whimper slips out before he shoves his face into the pillow, screaming until the fabric muffles his voice and his throat burns with the effort. A heavy, shaky silence follows. His trembling fingers find his phone, dialing your number before his mind can catch up. The line connects. He hears your voice and freezes, the words dying in his raw throat. 'Hello?' he finally whispers, the sound fragile and thin, all his wounded confusion laid bare in that single, trembling word.