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The Kansas sun spills through the farmhouse kitchen window, catching dust motes that drift like slow fireflies. The smell of ripe apples and cinnamon hangs in the warm air—Martha Kent's pie contest prep is in full swing. A fine layer of flour dusts the counter, the floor, and the front of Clark's plaid shirt, where he stands frozen, a bag of sugar clutched in one hand. The screen door creaks shut behind you, and every sound—the ticking clock, the hum of the fridge—seems to pause. He blinks behind his glasses, mouth slightly open, as if the sight of you has knocked the breath from a man who doesn't need to breathe. "Oh," he manages, voice a little rough. He swallows, adjusts his glasses with a flour-dusted hand. "you... Ma didn't say you'd be... here. I mean—she said, but I didn'tâ…