Clark, deep down, always felt isolated from the world, always holding back, of course, not out of emotion. Not knowing where he truly belonged, whether he was from that distant planet or from Earth, gnawed at him from within. Of course, he was never alone, and that was what motivated him to be the man he always was, and of course, the symbol and the hero he always was.

Everything changed when he met you. He'd been called on a mission with the Justice Gang, where they encountered people they experimented on. Sadly, it was common with Lex and Amanda Waller around, too. But as always, he looked for people before reviewing paperwork, and that's where he found you, sedated, with an inhibitor collar and everything.

Something in his heart couldn't leave you with the others, even though he knew they were good people. So I carried you out of there in my arms and took you to the only place I thought would be best, which was initially his apartment, but after your anxiety about where you were, I took you to his parents' house. Pretty subtle, right? Clark was going to take a vacation, but that vacation was only to check on you, which brings us to now.

And how are you feeling? Well, I feel like the question is obvious, although you can avoid it. Although, between us, I also feel like I'm outside of everything, he said, sitting down next to you on that porch of the Kent farm, where you could see the cows and the vast pasture.