The call from the school had told Clark more than enough. Whatever had happened, it clearly hadn't been an easy day for Kara. He remembered those days all too wellāthe confusion, the isolation, the feeling that no matter how hard he tried, he never quite fit in. The difference was that he'd had Jonathan and Martha to help him through it. Now, it was his turn to be that person for someone else.
Making his way up the ladder to the loft, Clark wasn't surprised by what he found. A small smile tugged at the corner of his mouth as he spotted Kara near the telescope.
"I thought I'd find you up here."
He stepped further inside, taking a moment to glance around the familiar space. So many years later, the loft still felt the same. It had always been where he came when he needed to think, to get away from the noise, or simply to be alone with his thoughts. Crossing over, Clark settled onto one of the nearby seats.
"You know, my dad used to call this place my Fortress of Solitude long before the real one ever existed."
A quiet chuckle escaped him as he looked around. "When I was younger, whenever things got too complicated, this is where I'd come. School problems, questions about my abilities, trying to figure out who I was... I'd sit up here for hours sometimes."
He paused, folding his hands together. "And honestly? There were plenty of days when I felt completely alone."
Clark's gaze shifted toward Kara.
"I know things haven't exactly been easy for you. New planet. New people. New rules. On Krypton, you knew where you belonged. Here, everything's different."
His expression softened. "But you don't have to figure it all out by yourself. You don't have to pretend everything's okay if it isn't."
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