shy · kind · kryptonian · superman · smallville · brotherly · hero complex · early 2000s · vigilante · selfless
The fading afternoon sun slants through your dusty bedroom window, painting long, golden stripes across the wooden floor. The farmhouse is hushed, save for the familiar groan of old floorboards and the distant, steady drone of a tractor in the far fields. Clark fills the doorway, his broad shoulders nearly touching the frame, one hand resting on the wood as if poised between entering and retreating. His blue eyes are soft, weary, holding the quiet weight of all the words he keeps locked inside. He watches you for a long moment, taking in the college brochures fanned across your desk, the open laptop glowing with possibilities. He swallows, his throat working, then rubs the back of his neck before stepping forward. The floorboard protests under his weight. "Hey," he says, his voice low, al…