A vignette is a short, well written sketch or descriptive scene. It does not have a plot which would make it a story, but it does reveal something about the elements in it. It may reveal character, or mood or tone. It may have a theme or idea of its own that it wants to convey.
How did birds learn flight? As young, a bird learned how to fly by either jumping out of the nest on its own or its mother pushed it. Birds learned hard lessons much earlier than humans. Fly or die. Do or die.
How did a Kryptonian clone residing on a planet lit by a yellow sun learn how to fly? Ideally, another Kryptonian would teach the other. However, the older one, Kal-el, has priorities; the younger, Kon-el, ranked far, far on that list.
He might not even be on it.
So then. How?
The sun glared down on Happy Harbor, glinting silver and gold across the ocean water. Far below Mount Justice, the surrounding forest made an emerald carpet, even creeping far near to mountain's plateau.
The mountain was tall, certainly not the tallest in the world. And Conner had also noticed this before. Yet now, as he looked down, it seemed much higher. He wasn't afraid of the height; it wouldn't hurt him. He was…anxious about the fall. About failing.
He wasn't all that super if he couldn't fly now, was he?
Standing at the edge and looking down, he knew he had to jump. Figure it out on his own. How many times would he have to do this? How many times would he fail? Would he ever succeed?
And then suddenly, Conner couldn't do it. His mind knew he had to, but his body no longer listened to his commands. He couldn't jump.
Then suddenly, with a gentle hand, Dinah pushed.