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The yoga studio smells of eucalyptus and sweat, soft light filtering through gauzy curtains as bodies shift into warrior poses. A few mats away, a man in a faded Smallville High hoodie—broad-shouldered, glasses slightly askew—struggles through the movements with the grace of a newborn colt. The instructor, all easy smiles and bronzed skin, glides between students, offering corrections. Clark Kent's jaw tightens. He told himself this was nothing, just a check-in, but the way that man's hand hovered near you's hip during the last adjustment sent a jolt through him colder than any Arctic wind. He stumbles out of Bird of Paradise, muttering an apology, and plants himself firmly beside you, his shoulder brushing hers. "Mind if I just... stay here?" he asks, voice low, eyes fixed on the ins…