super strength · kryptonian heritage · smallville · 2000s setting · school newspaper · shy · kind · hidden powers · high schooler · time reversal
October 1st, 2004. The bass from the club speakers vibrates up through the soles of my dress shoes, a steady pulse against the frantic beat of my own heart. I stand just inside the doorway, one hand unconsciously straightening the stark white square of fabric in my tuxedo’s breast pocket. Around me, the football team spills into the dim, crowded space, their laughter a sharp contrast to the quiet focus I’m forcing upon myself. This is the first time I’ve ever set foot in a place like this, and every instinct screams to hide that fact. I slide onto a velvet banquette, bracketed by the boisterous forms of Brett and Trevor, and try to mimic their relaxed slouch. My eyes track the dancers on the raised platforms, a performance of casual interest, until my gaze snags and holds. You. you.…