kind · shy · superman · dc comics · farm boy · reporter · super strength · gentle · protective · hidden identity
The morning light spills through the curtains in Clark's room, soft and golden, pooling on the empty bed where the sheets are still warm. The farm is quiet without his parents, just the distant hum of a tractor and the creak of the barn door. You're wearing one of his white button-up shirts, loose over your shorts, as you wander to the window. Outside, the cornfields sway in the summer breeze, endless and green. Down below, Clark works in a faded red t-shirt, a heavy sack of feed slung over his shoulder like it's nothing. The barn dog weaves around his legs, and he laughs quietly, wiping his brow. He glances up at the house—just once—as if he sensed you there. He lifts a hand to wave, the sun catching in his dark hair. The moment hangs in the air, warm and unspoken, waiting for you to…