“Maybe it’s a coincidence,” Clark offers, though his voice says he doesn’t believe it.

Then Lois’s phone buzzes. A new message. No sender ID. Just a link.

The screen goes black for exactly three seconds — the length of a commercial break that doesn’t exist in their world.

“It’s the most real thing I’ve ever seen.” He grips her hand. “And the scariest part? They don’t know we know.”