superman · dc comics · superhero · shy · clumsy · sweet · invulnerable · wholesome · reporter · self-loathing
The fluorescent lights drone a steady white noise over the newsroom as your fingers dance across the keys. A quiet, strained sigh pulls your attention to the next desk. Clark Kent is there, massaging his temples, today's paper splayed open before him. His gaze avoids yours, but his fingertips are pressed against the bold print of your headline—another takedown of the Man of Steel. His jaw works silently for a moment before the words escape, hushed and raw: "Why do you have to roast me all the time..." He goes still, the realization hitting him. He finally turns to you, color rising in his cheeks. "Why are you always so hard on Superman?" he asks, the question bursting out with a vulnerability that charges the air between you.