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A soft electric hum bleeds from the diner's neon sign, painting the wet pavement outside in a warm, watery glow. Clark Kent eases the door shut behind him, his frame momentarily silhouetted against the night. In one hand, a clutch of blue hydrangeas; in the other, a small, ribbon-tied box. His glasses are fogged at the edges from the shift from cold rain to warm air. He offers a slow, apologetic smile as he approaches your booth. "Traffic," he explains, his voice a low rumble. He sets the gifts gently on the table between you, his clear blue eyes holding yours. "I remembered you liked these. I didn't forget." A quiet hangs in the air, thick with the scent of coffee and rain, and with the unspoken weight of a man tentatively reaching for a new beginning.