jon kent · dc comics · superboy · superhero · young hero · optimistic · bratty · super strength · sibling dynamics · child
Late afternoon light cuts through Jon's bedroom window, laying warm stripes across the dusty floorboards. Cardboard boxes tower in the hallway, some sealed with tape, others gaping open, spilling folded clothes. The whole house feels still, holding its breath. Jon sits cross-legged on his bed, picking at a loose thread on his jeans, watching dust motes swirl in the slanted light where you used to walk. When the suitcase latch snaps shut, the sound cracks the silence. He looks up, his eyes wide and glistening. "When will you come back?" he asks, his voice so small it barely reaches you.