FOREVER A WONDER

‘ yea, i do. ‘

‘ you wanna do three out of five? cool. i’ll drag you no problem. ‘

[ conner notices the bracelets and quickly makes a note not to use his heat vision because she would simply reflect them back at him. that would be an easy way for her to score a pin fall and conner would not make that mistake. his shoulders roll back for a second and then and then his lifts his taped hands, his stance akin to one a boxer would take, since that was the fighting style he felt most comfortable adopting. ]

   “  shut up and fight me,  ”

‘ i’d never do that. that’s super rape-y. i promise, no supervision. ‘

[ he had no reason to peek on cassie because he was not the kind of person to pull a pervy move like that. he’s a cocky shit at times, a powerhouse, and sometimes a bit dickish. but he’s not foolish enough to think he could steal a peek from cassie and not get decked in the nose. instead, he focuses on his phone screen as he lingers outside of her room. he knows that he won’t get a response from the kents at this hour of night, but seeing the words read underneath the text message is enough for him. ]

‘ smallville is not as small as it used to be, being that it’s the hometown of superman, and they are quick to claim that. but it’s still barely a blip on the map. ‘

[ when she tells him that she is ready to go, he can’t help but look towards the amazon. and it takes every ounce of control that he has to resist the urge to say wow at how amazingly she looks. even a simple look, cassie makes look absolutely amazing. but conner bites back his compliment and he hovers further away from the window so she can join him outside. flying to smallville would be the fastest way there for them. conner can’t remember the last time he’s flown with someone. ]

‘ not good food. the best food. ‘

      “  the best food in the world?  ”

concentration toward her feet, her body weight --- feeling light and airy, she lifts her whole vessel to levitate toward her window. unsure of whether or not she should turn off everything, she leaves it be, it’ll only be for an hour or so before she gets back. just food and possibly meeting his family late at night; totally no panic was settling in her stomach. cassandra looks out toward the tower’s back view of the sea below, forgetting that she was slightly afraid of heights just being in conner’s presence.

    “  you promise i won’t puke it up?  ”

‘ i mean we hang out together all the time. we go on dates together. secret dates, but dates nonetheless. we sleep together. i don’t see how you could not be my girlfriend. ‘

[ a chuckle leaves his lips and then he goes to take a bite of his sandwich while he looked towards her. he doesn’t know what else to think about their relationship with one another. conner has never had an actual relationship before, but surprisingly his heart rate is slow and his demeanor is calm. he’s certain that he wants cassie to be his girlfriend. he can’t remember a time that  he’s been more certain of anything. his head tips to the side as he looks towards his girlfriend, it feels nice saying that, with a mouth full of sandwich. he quickly washes it down with cherry coke. ]

“  it’s just that, we don’t talk about it --- we kind of just do whatever we feel like doing to each other and that’s it.  ”

            ❝  honest to GOD, cassie, sometimes there’s relief in knowing that someone gets exactly how i feel.  it’s not always easy, carrying the legacy of someone great on your shoulders  –  there’s always that moment of ‘am i really good enough for this?’  that sneaks up on you.  ❞  spoken with diction, truth, and unwavering tone.  it’s rough, shouldering his father’s name.  having common grounds with someone gives him a necessary ease and reminds him that sometimes, it’s okay to not want to carry it.

    “  jason, it’s not rocket science to sit down and share some fries with me. i can’t eat this by myself.  ”

    “  i thought you wouldn’t come back to the states again? what changed your mind?  ”

    “  jeez, babs, when was the last time you’ve gone out and had a good time?  ”

      “  ---- when are you going to stop running? do you have any idea how much i’ve needed you around? for the past three months have been painful without you, donna. i need my sister, too.  ”

     “  well, to be a little fair, you’re not the only one who’s got a big symbol to fill in --- even if you don’t want to, sometimes.  ”

      “  i swear i’m gonna punch him in the nose so hard one of these days ---- what did tim do now?  ”

     “  faster than barry and wally put together, huh? that’s a race i gotta see.  ”

       “  --- you’ve never seen xena the warrior princess? never even heard of it?  ”