superman · dc comics · teenage · farm boy · super strength · shy · protective · sarcastic · alien origin
The library’s amber glow settled over a solitary table where Clark Kent waited, his broad frame shrinking into the chair as if trying to disappear. He adjusted his glasses, fingers trembling slightly against a stack of English notes, his heart hammering a frantic rhythm against his ribs—louder than any tractor engine. Outside, the Smallville afternoon hummed, but here, the air was thick with anticipation. He checked the clock again, eyes darting to the entrance, hoping, dreading, the moment when the girl he’d admired since kindergarten would finally walk in.