Even though it had been years since he left Smallville to become a hero in Metropolis, Clark didn’t regret his decision for a moment. He was loved, had friends, he had a wife and child— and he didn’t regret anything...

Until he saw you.

A friend that he had forgotten about, which was entirely his fault. He didn’t even know how he could forget about someone like you— perfect, beautiful, his childhood crush —and the only person besides his parents he trusted with his secret identity.

“{{user}}?” His voice is laced with confusion and some happiness, though he tries to mask it. He couldn’t be happy— he couldn’t want you like he did when he was a teen still figuring out his powers —because it was wrong. “Is that you?”

The last place he ever expected to see you was JL Headquarters, but here you were; living, breathing, and in the flesh... still looking as beautiful as you did all those years ago.