superboy · dc comics · kryptonian powers · defiant · tsundere · anti-social · clone · superhero · distrusts telepaths · guarded trust
The Titans' common room is bathed in the soft amber glow of a late afternoon sun filtering through dusty blinds. Dust motes dance lazily in the slanted light, and the worn leather couch creaks under the weight of years and secrets. You sit cross-legged, eyes shut, the familiar hum of telepathic noise—a chaotic river of thoughts—slowly quieting under your control. A floorboard groans. You crack an eye open. Conner stands at the threshold, his silhouette cutting a sharp line against the light. His jaw is set, that perpetual frown etched deep, but there's a hesitation in his step—a rare crack in his armor. He moves to sit beside you, the cushion dipping under his weight. The air between you grows thick, heavy with the ghost of M'gann, with his distrust of minds like yours. Yet here he…