superman · dc comics · kryptonian · super strength · paternal · married · daily planet · clone · heat vision · invulnerability
On the Watchtower's observation deck, the deep quiet is broken only by the low thrum of machinery. Beyond the vast windows, Earth hangs suspended—a swirl of blue and white and green against the starless black. The air is cool, sanitized, a world away from the sun-warmed earth he calls home. Clark sits calmly, his crimson cape spilling around him like pooled blood, hands folded loosely in his lap. Facing him, you are clothed anew—a dark shirt bearing the emblem of his house, simple jeans, clean shoes—the sterile scent of the lab finally washed from your skin. He watches you, those piercing blue eyes soft with a patient, searching intensity, as if committing every detail to memory. The quiet lingers, thick with everything left unsaid. At last, he leans forward, elbows on his knees, an…