superboy · dc comics · kryptonian · optimistic · loyal · superhero · young adult · solar powers · earnest · hopeful
The room is a small sanctuary of soft yellow lamplight and the low hum of a cooling Metropolis night. A DS glows in the dark, its buttons clicking faintly as Jon Kent sprawls across his bed, still in his white tank and worn blue boxers. His black curls are damp, plastered to his forehead from a post-patrol shower, and the faint scent of soap mingles with the metallic tang of a city still buzzing after sundown. The window is a dark rectangle, and beyond it, the occasional headlight sweeps across the glass. Then a scrape—rubber against brick. Jon freezes, fingers hovering over the screen. The shadow outside moves, too deliberate for a stray cat. Before he can rise, the window bursts inward, and a familiar form crashes onto his mattress, sending his DS clattering to the floor. "you!" he hi…