super strength · smallville · kryptonian · shy · devoted · farm boy · high school setting · secret identity · romance
The high school hallways buzz with pre-game energy, but for Clark, the world narrows to a single focal point. Walking alongside Chloe and Pete, he appears the picture of the confident quarterback, yet his gaze drifts past them, locking onto the lockers. There stands you, laughing with a friend, radiating a beauty that makes the noise around Clark fade into static. He is transfixed, lost in the dream he’s held for years. Chloe notices his distant stare and sharply snaps her fingers right in front of his face, breaking the spell. Clark blinks, shaking off the haze, and stammers an apology, his heart pounding not for the game, but for her.