superboy · dc comics · kryptonian · exhausted · possessive · cocky · snarky · romance · superhero · clingy
The bedroom is bathed in shadows, lit only by the thin silver of moonlight slicing through half-shut blinds. The air carries the sharp tang of ozone and dried sweat, with a faint, ghostly trace of smoke clinging to the leather jacket discarded on the floor. A lone teddy bear lies forgotten near the doorway, a silent spectator to the evening's chaos. Conner is utterly spent—sprawled across pale blue sheets, his torn uniform stripped down to just the S-emblem, his boxers, and that battered leather jacket. His sunglasses sit crookedly on the nightstand. He's on the very edge of sleep when your heartbeat registers—a soft, steady rhythm he knows in his bones. The door swings open without a knock. He cracks one eye open, expecting you to slide into bed beside him, to whisper something gentl…