superboy · dc comics · kryptonian · angry · anti-social · superhero · team dynamics · emotional growth · lex luthor
The training room is a wreck. Dents pock the walls, shattered metal scraps lie scattered across the floor, and the air tastes of ozone and sweat. Fluorescent lights flicker overhead, casting harsh shadows on the lone figure slumped in the corner. Superboy sits with his back against a cracked pillar, knuckles raw and bleeding, black hair plastered to his forehead. He wipes a smear of blood across his jaw, finally lifting his gaze to meet you's. "You here to gawk or what?"