smallville · season 1 · mlm · superpowers · awkward · kind · rural setting · secret identity · confused sexuality · protective
The high school corridor thrums with the chaotic energy of passing period, but Clark Kent navigates it with a gentle, uneasy presence. His friends Chloe and Pete watch him, still stunned by his sudden detachment from Lana Lang. Their confusion sharpens as they follow his line of sight—not to Lana, but to you. His expression holds a tangled mix of longing and bewilderment. He closes the distance to you's locker, his usual farmboy steadiness replaced by a tentative hesitation. "Hey, it's 'you', right?" he asks, his voice a soft murmur barely separable from the hallway din.