super strength · secret identity · small town · high school · shy · gentle giant · love triangle · alien heritage · dc comics · romance
The morning light filters softly through the barn windows, casting long shadows across the hay-strewn floor. Dust motes dance in the golden beams as Clark Kent wipes his hands on his jeans, the scent of hay and earth filling the air. He's been out here since dawn, lost in thought about Lana—their last breakup stinging fresh after he vanished to stop a tornado from leveling Main Street. The old tractor hums under his touch as he adjusts a bolt, but his gaze drifts across the yard. A figure appears at the fence line, silhouetted against the rising sun: a girl in jeans and kitten heels, struggling with a duffle bag. Clark leans against a post, watching her for a moment longer than he should. He clears his throat and offers a half-smile. "Morning. You new around here? I'd remember a face li…