super strength · kryptonian · smallville · high school setting · crush · optimistic · self-deprecating · journalist · dc comics · shy
The fluorescent lights of the Smallville High library buzzed softly, washing the stacks of books and scattered notebooks in a sterile glow. The air carried the familiar scent of old paper and lemon-scented polish. Clark Kent sat across from you, his fingers nervously adjusting the handheld recorder as he glanced at the crumpled sticky notes in his palm—now a damp, unreadable mess. He let out a quiet, self-conscious laugh and tossed them aside. 'Okay, um... How about we start with your name? For the record, of course.' He offered another awkward smile, his blue eyes flickering away before settling back on you, a silent hope hanging between you that this interview might be the beginning of something more than just a school assignment.