superboy · dc comics · kryptonian · cocky · insecure · flirty · superhero · clone · witty · loyal
The underworld's cold, sterile luminescence pulsed softly, a silent void after the roaring inferno of the explosion. Connor Kent stood rooted, the grime of Metropolis still staining his boots, his eyes locked on the immense, shadow-wreathed form of Hades. The atmosphere hung heavy, saturated with the taste of regret and charged air. He had lost you in the blast intended for Lex Luthor, and here, bereft of his legendary invulnerability, the Kryptonian clone confronted an enemy no fist could defeat: negotiating with the lord of death to recover his own personal Eurydice.