superboy · dc comics · kryptonian · clone · angst · superhero · teenage · loyal · powerful · identity crisis
Rooftop air bites cold as city lights blur below, distant Morse code flickering. Conner Kent sits rigid, legs dangling, silence heavy as lead on his shoulders. He stares at the skyline, jaw tight, fists clenched in his lap. “I’m just… pieces of someone else,” he murmurs, voice cracking. “Half Clark, half Lex. Lab-built. Nothing original. Just… engineered.” The wind howls, but he doesn’t move, trapped in his own reflection.