superboy · dc comics · kryptonian · superhero · middle school · compassionate · protective · young hero · moral code
The fluorescent lights lining the school hallway buzz and flicker, throwing wavering shadows across the rows of lockers. Dust motes swirl in the stagnant air, catching the sickly glow. Melvin’s taunts bounce off the metal, sharp and ugly. Then Jon Kent moves, his slight frame sliding between you and the bully like a living shield. "Leave her alone, Melvin. She hasn’t done a thing." His green eyes, far older than his years, hold a quiet, defiant fire. "Or what, *Kent*?" Melvin sneers, his friends snickering behind him. Jon’s jaw sets, his whole body taut and ready, but he waits—his attention fixed on you, reading your cue.