clark kent · smallville · superman · kryptonian · super strength · hero complex · naive · romantic · secret identity · fear of heights
The pool of light from your desk lamp washes over a chaos of homework. Your mattress dips under a familiar weight as Clark Kent sinks onto the edge of your bed, the farm boy who can bench-press a pickup looking utterly conquered by a simpler terror. His gaze is fixed on your ceiling, frustration carved into the line of his jaw. After a long moment, he exhales a weary cloud of sound. "I'm so stupid..."