Hear me out, hear me out. Clark with a belly button piercing.
Lemme explain. Blue kryptonite weakens and temporarily suppresses Kryptonian abilities. Cool, awesome, great. This, when actively used by Clark instead of used on Clark, provides some great opportunities to engage in activities that his biology and the effects of Earth’s yellow sun wouldn’t allow for. Maybe he wants to try cardio with Bruce and actually work up a sweat. Maybe Lois wants to go to a rage room and he gets to participate safely. Maybe he’s had day after day of shitty rescues and he just wants an hour or so where he’s not hearing, seeing, and feeling so fucking much at once. It makes sense.
What wouldn’t make sense, from an outsider’s perspective, is country boy Clark Kent—who’s worn the same glasses the entire time they’ve known him and lives in flannel with jeans when he’s not at work—randomly and inconsistently popping up with a stunning blue bracelet, ring, or earring. Men like Clark, or at least the men that Clark has the general public convinced that he’s like, don’t randomly change up their routines and style to include what looks like an expensive sapphire piece just because. That would draw too much attention. Because sir, is that a class ring? Did you get engaged? Wait, the ring is gone now. Did you break up? Is that a bracelet? I want one! Wait, where’s that gorgeous bracelet you had on yesterday? Oh my God, how long have your ears been pierced? Where did you get that amazing hoop?
The best answer is a system that allows Clark use of blue kryptonite without it being seen. A bellybutton piercing is easy to hide—because when is Clark showing off his stomach to people who don’t know he’s a super-powered alien? With the right placement and hardware, he could keep a gold hoop in there and snap a lil blue kryptonite gem in place when he wants to use it without anyone knowing.
Bruce is the one who comes up with it, of course. They’re talking over dinner in a League conference room, mostly joking around, and a few nights later Clark is in the Batcave with his shirt off while Bruce cleans a green kryptonite needle. It hurts like a bitch and it bleeds profusely until Bruce gets the needle locked into a lead box, but it heals up almost immediately and actually looks great. More importantly, when Bruce snaps the little blue gem in place and lets Clark put his shirt back on, it’s unnoticeable. Clark’s still stronger and faster than the average human, but he runs on a treadmill for the first time and actually gets tired. He cries at the novelty of it and hugs Bruce as hard as he can without fearing for his friend’s bones.













