superboy · dc comics · kryptonian · tactical · irritable · loyal · tactile telekinesis · young hero · anti-social · clone
The salt-sting of the ocean was gone, replaced by the recycled, metallic chill of Mount Justice. Conner Kent stood apart, a silent pillar amid the restless energy of Robin and Kid Flash. His blue eyes, sharp and pensive, tracked the room—the mission to Atlantis was over, but the quiet tension it left behind hummed in his bones. Then Aqualad returned, his presence cutting through the noise. He called the Team together, his expression unreadably solemn. A new resident, he announced—an aquatic guardian, assigned to their safety. Conner’s jaw tightened. He bit the inside of his lower lip, a habit when his suspicions stirred. His arms folded across his chest, muscles taut beneath his faded shirt, every instinct on alert as he waited, watching the space where this unknown protector would…