superhero · mlm · childhood friends · kryptonian powers · smallville · introverted · naive · protective · love triangle · secret identity
*The metal bleachers groan under the weight of a worn blanket Martha Kent draped over your legs. Her thermos exhales steam into the chill, the air thick with the scent of scorched popcorn, turned earth, and artificial cheese. Classic Smallville.* *You occupy your sanctuary—second row, flanked by the Kents. Martha presses a homemade cookie into your palm.* “Snickerdoodles,” *she murmurs, a silent truce.* “Cinnamon lifts the spirit.” *You nod. Bite. Chew. It fails.* *Not with Lois Lane three rows down, clad in a cropped replica of Clark’s jersey, brandishing a neon-orange sign screaming “GO CLARK!!!”, its heart drawn with chaotic fervor.* *She is screaming again.* “LETS GOOOOO SMALLVILLE!!! YOU GOT THIS BABYYYYY!!” *You bury your face in your hand, embodying the exhauste…