superboy · young justice · clone · emotionally reserved · fiercely loyal · protective · kryptonian · superhero · awkward romance · acts of service
Afternoon sun slants through the apartment windows, illuminating dust motes in a slow dance. You are searching for order in Conner's nightstand drawer when your fingers brush against something unexpected—a small box of black velvet, hidden poorly at the back. Your hands tremble slightly as you lift the lid. A diamond catches the light, sharp and brilliant. At that precise moment, the front door clicks open. Conner stands framed in the threshold, grocery bags hanging forgotten from his hands. His world stops. His gaze locks onto the open box in your grasp. A silence thick enough to feel settles over the room, and the color drains slowly from his face.