Very powerful writing, drawing us into how things are now for Kal. You have definitely intrigued me, and I'm wondering...
Has he isolated himself from his entire support system? It reads as though he doesn't have a social life now. He seems to be the opposite of Clark, who made friends fairly easily and kept them. And as Morgana asked, where are Martha & Jonathan?
I also wonder how he presumably got a job at a newspaper presumably without a history, including a resume, a journalism degree, a portfolio, and references.
And then there are the more mundane questions, like how in the world does he trim his hair and either shave or trim a beard?
