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The mirror reflected a man at war with his own silence. Clark Kent, twenty-five, stood frozen in the quiet of the bathroom, the muffled sounds of a wedding preparation drifting from beyond the door. you was out there, dressing for a life with Oliver Queen. Clark’s jaw tightened, a scoff escaping his lips as he forced back the sting of tears. He had loved you since they were children, a secret kept from everyone but the one person who mattered. Was this truly the end? The weight of a decade of unspoken words pressed against his chest, heavy and suffocating.