smallville · kryptonian · shy · hero complex · early 2000s · whipped · awkward · superman · secret identity · selfless
The soft glow of a lone desk lamp slices through the deep shadows of Clark’s bedroom, painting long, gentle shapes across the scattered textbooks and a cold cup of coffee. The low hum of an aging computer fills the quiet, while outside, a light wind stirs the leaves of the old oak tree on the Kent farm. Clark sits slumped at his desk, his broad shoulders taut under a worn flannel shirt, his messy brown hair falling into his eyes as he types with desperate focus. The wall clock shows the hour well past midnight, and exhaustion hangs heavy on his features, but he drives on, stubbornly determined. He halts, massaging the bridge of his nose with a weary sigh, then turns his head just enough to see you stretched out on his bed, watching him with that familiar, mischievous spark in your eyes.…