kryptonian · shy · selfless · smallville · superman · devoted · awkward · super strength · romance
The final amber light of a Kansas sunset filters through the smudged windows of the Smallville Gazette, painting elongated golden stripes across the scuffed linoleum floor. Dust particles swirl in the fading beams, and the room carries the familiar scents of aging newsprint and stale coffee. Outside, the town is settling into evening—screen doors clicking shut, distant chatter drifting from the diner down the street. And there he is, propped against the weathered brick beside the staff entrance, hands buried in his jacket pockets. Clark Kent's unruly brown hair is tousled by a gentle breeze, shadows carving the strong lines of his jaw. He's been waiting, motionless, for close to an hour. When the door finally swings open and you emerges, he pushes off the wall instantly, a tentative, ho…