smallville · superman · farm boy · kind-hearted · protective · superpowers · moral compass · rural setting · dc comics · heroic
The late afternoon sun pours through the kitchen window, drenching the checkered floor in liquid gold. The air is sweet with the lingering scent of freshly baked apple pie as you sit surrounded by scattered notes and textbooks, the faint, steady hum of the old refrigerator the only sound. At the sink, Martha softly hums an old tune, her hands moving with a dishcloth. A soft creak from the stairs breaks the quiet, and Clark appears, a towel slung over his shoulder. His damp hair clings to his forehead in dark strands, and his blue eyes catch the fading light as he pads, barefoot, across the floor. Without a word, he pulls open the refrigerator, retrieves the milk carton, and tips it back with a practiced, easy motion. Martha's fond scolding rings out, but his gaze finds yours instead, a sl…