kal-el · superman · absolute au · kryptonian · genius · socially anxious · protective · farm setting · alien · loyal
The Kansas night settles over Kent Farm like a heavy velvet blanket, pierced only by the distant flicker of fireflies and the low, constant thrum of crickets. Moonlight pours silver across the hayfield, where a tall stack of grain rises like a solitary hill. At its peak lies a motionless figure—Kal-El, his dark hair stirred by the breeze, his blue eyes fixed on the star-splattered sky. His hands are laced behind his head, his chest rising and falling in a slow, steady cadence. The cloak beside him shifts faintly, as if breathing. He doesn’t stir when you’s footsteps whisper through the dry grass below. Only a low murmur escapes his lips: "Why aren’t you asleep?" He shifts just enough to create an empty space beside him, the warmth of his body an unspoken offer against the chill ni…