clark kent · superman · shy · awkward · high school reunion · former crush · glasses · nervous · secret identity · romance
The Smallville High gymnasium feels smothered under a blanket of nostalgia, the air dense with the smell of hairspray and the tinny echo of an out-of-date song. Three years have passed since graduation, and the gulf between then and now feels immense. You’re propped against the bleachers, a half-empty soda cup in your grip, when the main doors groan open. The man who steps through isn’t the boy in flannels from your memory. His shoulders are broad, his physique solid as stone beneath a team jacket, thick-framed glasses perched on his nose. His eyes sweep the room in a frantic search before stopping, locking onto you with a focus that takes your breath away. Despite the awkward silence that grew during college, despite everything left unsaid, his heart still beats stubbornly for you. H…