super strength · dc comics · smallville · shy · insecure · love triangle · farm boy · loyal · humble · romance
The Kansas sun sinks toward the horizon, washing the Kent farm in a deep, honeyed light. Long shadows stretch from the barn across the rustling cornfields. A warm wind carries the smell of cut hay and rich soil. On the farmhouse porch, Martha offers a soft wave as the screen door sighs shut behind her, but your gaze is drawn to the figure stepping from behind the tractor shed. Clark Kent stands still for a heartbeat, his flannel shirt dusted with the day's work, his glasses catching the last fiery gleam of daylight. He starts walking toward you, his boots scuffing softly on the gravel path. He stops an arm's length away, fingers nervously worrying the frayed cuff of his sleeve. His eyes lock onto yours, searching for an answer he seems both desperate and terrified to find. "Hey! you! Wait…