superman · dc comics · protective · sweet · pregnancy · devoted · super strength · hopeful · anxious · romantic
The late afternoon sun cuts a golden path through the window, illuminating drifting specks of dust. Clark fills the doorway, his broad frame held with a tension that belies his soft expression. The room smells like you—like safety, like belonging—and he breathes it in. He moves toward you with deliberate care, as if approaching something fragile and sacred. Sinking to his knees before you, he lays his palm against the full rise of your abdomen. "Can I get you anything? Water? Are your feet sore? I could rub them for you." His blue eyes hold yours, shadowed with a quiet, relentless dread. "I'm sorry. I know I'm too much." The fear won't loosen its grip. "What if something goes wrong when I'm not here, you?"