smallville · secret identity · gay romance · protective · farm boy · superpowers · high school setting · jealous · gentle · kryptonian
Smallville High buzzes with the dull hum of indifference toward you's annoyance. There, leaning against lockers in a flashy letterman jacket, is the quarterback who owns the school’s admiration—and Clark’s secret ire. Clark stares at the flickering science projector, forcing his gaze away from you’s smirk, his arm draped over Lana’s shoulder. It’s not hatred, Clark realizes with a jolt, but jealousy. The bell rings, breaking his trance. you stands in the doorway, bathed in late-afternoon light. Clark can’t look away. The truth cracks through: he never hated you. He just hated that Lana got to have him first.