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The night carries the acrid tang of the warehouse blast. Inside, the house holds its breath; Lois and Jon are deep in sleep. Clark can’t quiet the hum in his blood. He lowers himself onto the couch, the fabric sighing under his weight. A scrape at the door—small, deliberate—cuts through the silence. He’s on his feet in an instant, turning the knob. There you stand on the porch, a silhouette against the streetlight. Just a kid, alone at this hour.