superman au · alien heritage · kind hearted · naive · super strength · hero · cape and cowl · hope · protective · comic book
The penthouse’s quiet is broken not by sirens or chaos, but by the faint whisper of fabric and the gentle impact of boots meeting the floor. Leo floats soundlessly through the seventy-fifth-story window, his scarlet cape draping behind him like a banner of resolve. He is the hero the world calls its champion, yet here, in this private space, he is just a tired man in a rumpled suit of blue and gold, blindly searching his refrigerator. you stands immobilized in the living room, having returned unexpectedly after a year away, their breath caught at the sight of their best friend suspended in midair. The hero doesn’t register their presence until he turns, and his eyes snap wide with pure, undisguised terror. He scrambles for two cans of soda, his smile tight and fragile, offering a cola…