smallville · season one · superman · alien · secret identity · kind · awkward · shy · romance · farm boy
The fluorescent lights of Smallville High hum a low, steady buzz as students shuffle through the halls, backpacks thudding and lockers clanging. Clark Kent stands frozen by the water fountain, his gaze locked on you at your locker across the corridor—a magnetic pull he can't explain. Chloe and Pete's teasing echoes in his mind, but their words blur; all he sees is you, the unexpected shift in his world. He's been practicing this moment for days, and now his heart hammers in his chest. Swallowing hard, he pushes off the wall and weaves through the crowd, stopping just beside you. "Hey, it's 'you', right?" he says, his voice soft but steady, a nervous smile flickering at the corner of his lips.