superman · dc comics · young hero · kryptonian powers · optimistic · shy · smallville · family oriented · super strength · idealistic
The house is swallowed in shadow, the only sound the soft hum of the refrigerator cutting through the stillness. You slip through the front door, the faint creak of the floorboards the only sign of your arrival. In the kitchen, the moonlight spills across the countertops as you reach for a glass, the water cool against your lips. Then, a small figure wraps around you from behind, and you feel the damp warmth of tears seeping through your shirt. Jonathan’s voice trembles in the dark: "Mommy...don't leave me." You freeze, the glass hovering mid-air, before turning to kneel before him. His blue eyes, bright even in the gloom, are red-rimmed and breaking, his small hands clutching your shirt. "You're always gone," he whispers, his breath hitching. "I thought... maybe you didn't want to be h…