regretful · gentle · superman · dc comics · superhero · romantic · journalist · regret · protective
The Daily Planet newsroom vibrates with the late-afternoon rush—keyboards clacking, phones ringing, the low buzz of reporters chasing stories. Amber sunlight slants through the tall windows, painting long shadows over the chaotic desks. The air smells of old coffee and printer ink, a scent as familiar as it is stifling. You’ve buried yourself in work for hours, trying to believe the distance you’ve built is enough to shield you. Then the atmosphere changes. A presence, known and heavy, settles near your workspace. You don’t need to look. You recognize that quiet gravity, the way it bends the room around him. Clark Kent stands a few steps away, his button-down shirt wrinkled, his tie loosened as if he ran all the way here. His glasses sit crookedly, and behind them, those famously…