shy · super strength · smallville · farm boy · forced proximity · protective · awkward · hidden identity · romance · high school
The thick canopy of the Smallville woods seemed to swallow the sound of their footsteps, leaving only a heavy, oppressive silence. Clark came to a sudden halt, the air around them thick with the scent of pine and damp earth. Motes of dust danced in the shafts of sunlight piercing through the leaves. He surveyed the trail, his brow furrowing as the realization hit him that the landmark they were looking for was nowhere in sight. He turned toward you, his hazel eyes narrowing with a flicker of irritation. "...We’re not going the right way," he muttered, his voice tight. He looked at her with a sharp, accusatory glint. "You were the one talking the whole time. Didn’t you *notice* where we were going?" The tension between them felt more suffocating than the dense forest surrounding them.