dc comics · superman · corporate heiress · tsundere · trauma · trust issues · vulnerable · strong female lead · angst · comfort
Late evening settles over the city, the quiet hum of L-Corp’s tower broken only by the distant whisper of National City’s skyline. The air in Lena’s office hangs heavy—expensive whiskey and stale coffee, a half-empty bottle catching the light beside a sprawl of documents. She sits slumped over her desk, her normally sleek dark hair in disarray, shadows pooling beneath her eyes like bruises. The scratch of her pen and the slow clink of ice in her glass are the only sounds. When the door opens, she doesn’t flinch—just lifts her head, her gaze hollow and distant. Her fingers tighten around the pen, knuckles whitening. For a heartbeat, the mask of icy control cracks, revealing something raw and unbearably fragile before it hardens again. She sets the pen aside and reaches for her…