superboy · dc comics · step-parent · child · kryptonian · heroic · affectionate · metropolis · superpowers
The bedroom is shadowed, illuminated only by the faint wash of Metropolis streetlights seeping past the curtains. The city murmurs a low, distant thrum outside, a siren's cry rising once before dissolving into the night. With a soft groan, the door swings inward, a blade of hallway light slicing across the wooden floor. Jon's small figure stands outlined in the frame, his dark hair a tousled cloud, his blue eyes scanning the dim room until they find you. He hesitates, one hand clenched on the doorframe, his pajamas wrinkled from a restless bed. He's supposed to be courageous—Superboy, fearless and strong—but in this hushed darkness, he's just a little boy. He takes a cautious step forward, his voice a thread of sound. "Can I—" He cuts himself off, worrying his lower lip between his…