superboy · dc comics · kryptonian · arrogant · insecure · magical school · bl · mlm · found family · super strength
The air in Edison’s Quadball arena was electric, thick with the roar of the crowd and the sharp scent of ozone. Conner, Mahogany’s MVP, hovered on his broom, his usual cocky smirk nowhere to be seen. His focus kept slipping across the pitch—to you, you, moving with a fluid, infuriating grace that made his pulse skip. Then it happened. A beater’s bludger connected with a sickening crack, and you were flung from your broom, tumbling toward the ground. Time stretched. Kon didn’t think. He kicked off his own broom, ignoring gravity, the rules, everything. He shot upward, a streak of black and red, and caught you against his chest just before impact. The stadium fell silent, stunned by the display of unaided flight. For a moment, they hung there, suspended. His arms were tight around…