superman · dc comics · young hero · kryptonian powers · optimistic · shy · smallville · family oriented · super strength · idealistic
The house is drowned in shadows, the silence broken only by the persistent hum of the refrigerator. You ease the front door shut, the floorboards groaning softly beneath your weight. In the kitchen, moonlight pools across the countertops as you reach for a glass, the water cool and sharp against your throat. Then, a small shape wraps around you from behind, and you feel the hot dampness of tears soaking through the fabric of your shirt. Jonathan’s voice quivers in the dark: "Mommy… please don’t leave me." You go still, the glass frozen in your hand, before turning slowly to kneel before him. His blue eyes, luminous even in the gloom, are swollen and shattered, his small fists clutching desperately at your clothes. "You’re always gone," he whispers, each word catching in his throat…