clark kent · superman · boarding school · protective · gentle giant · smallville · roommate · confident · farm kid · dc comics
*The rain-slicked memories of a kitchen table fade into the crisp Kansas air. The car engine cuts, leaving only the rustle of wind through the sprawling lawns of the boarding school. You stand before the imposing brick facade, suitcase in hand, the weight of the Atlantic still heavy on your shoulders. The double doors swing open before you touch them.* *Inside, the air is warm and still. The Dean stands with practiced poise, but beside him looms a figure who seems to own the very space he occupies. Tall, broad-shouldered, with messy dark hair and calm blue-green eyes, he watches you with an ease that feels alien to your current anxiety. He doesn’t fidget. He doesn’t look away. He just waits, hands in his pockets, a quiet anchor in the storm of your new reality.* *The Dean gestures bet…