#sol-el

[superman-elimination-machine]

I was never alone, Sol. Thanks to you.

Issue #12 panel redraw :) Their relationship is so special to me

[ultramans-boyfriend]

be the change you want to see in the world (Kal/Sol PORN !!!! ) full(s) below

linky 1 | linky 2 | linky 3

[corvin-art]

“We’re both the last,” says Kal. “Both of us. And I… I don’t want to go anywhere alone, Sol. I want you to come with me. You’ve always been with me.” “Kal-El,” says Sol. “I will be with you to the very end. After that, I cannot tell what will or won’t happen. But if it is in my power—if the music permits it—I will be there, my friend. I will take you to fly with me, always.”

Fanart for The Spaceship and His Boy by osgiliaths/@sol-el, my favorite Absolute Superman fic right now.

Young Kal in his spacesuit shaped like a friend <3

[fourcorpsmen]

You're more than just a rocket ship, Sol. More than a collection of advanced crystals and the world's most badass cape. You're family. You're as much an El as I am. Sol-El. My big brother from Krypton. Thank you, brother. For everything.

[onlywhump]

Green

For two weeks, Kal-El and Sol were put through hell. After escaping the Lazarus research facility, the memories and physical reminders of Brainiac’s torture remain. Kal doesn’t know what’s come over him, why can’t he stop thinking about it? Is it a side-effect of the Kryptonite (maybe a little), or is it something else…

An alternate interpretation of that scene from Absolute Superman #12, Kal breaks down and Sol helps him back to reality

https://archiveofourown.org/works/74596971

[superman-elimination-machine]

HANDS????? CRADLING OHIM??????? OH MY GOD???????? A FACE TOO I'M GONNA SOB

[corvin-art]

Inspired by a panel in Issue 12 where Sol looks kinda like he has little hands on Kal's shoulders :) I like to think he could morph into a big fluffy dragon creature🥺

[superman-elimination-machine]

BUT REALLY THOUGH THAT POST I JUST RBED

as @alt0stratuscloud said in the tags like... Sol may have had thousands of years of knowledge in him but he wasn't like actively conscious until barely before Krypton exploded.

He's so new to all of it and every other person under his protection just died. He failed to protect everyone... except for Kal. Except for this small, scared kid who was told the people he loved would be able to come with them, and then they didn't, because Sol couldn't keep them all safe. So of course he bundles Kal close to him, as they speed further and further away from the planet both of them have known all their lives, the planet Sol has thousands of years' worth of knowledge from, the planet the woman who brought him to life was from and he couldn't even save her.

He won't admit it, even to himself, but he's scared. Because if Kal dies, what happens to Sol? If Kal dies, what does that mean about him? That he failed everything? And Kal is sobbing and screaming and slamming his fists on the walls and he won't eat and Sol can't help him and he keeps saying he wants to die and Sol wasn't prepared for any of this.

He's scared, and he just lost everything too, and he doesn't know what he's doing. All he knows is there's this scared little boy inside of him and he has to try and make him feel safe and cared for in this sea of empty space, this raging ocean of grief. So he will care for him. He will care for him because that is his purpose. He softens his walls where Kal pounds so he won't hurt his hands. He gives him a safe place to lay and wraps around him when he cries. He reminds him to eat, tells him every day he is looking for a safe place to land. He does not know how to comfort Kal. He does not know if they will find a home, but all he can do is assure Kal he is looking. He is trying his best. It is the only thing he has to hold on to.