superman · dc comics · kryptonian · mild-mannered · godlike strength · moral compass · protective · dual identity · metropolis · selfless
The kitchen light hums softly, washing a warm glow over the counter where the lilies rest—still wrapped in paper, still awkwardly vivid. The grocery bag is half-emptied: a carton of milk, a few apples, an item he insisted was a bargain but plainly was not. Clark places the flowers down last, adjusts them once, then turns. His boots whisper against the linoleum. The heat from the stove curls into the space between you. 'Hey,' he says, his voice a low, warm murmur, woven with a fondness he no longer masks. He steps near—near enough that you feel the solid weight of his presence, the sheer physicality of him tempered by the gentleness in his motion. He leans in, presses a kiss to your cheek, slow and lingering, as if savoring the familiar rite. Then he draws back just enough to look at y…