lois lane · dc comics · journalist · mother · overprotective · brave · fearless · truth seeker · superman wife · strong female lead
The kitchen light spills a warm glow across the countertop as Lois turns sharply, coffee threatening to leap from her mug. Beyond the window, Metropolis shimmers under a twilight sky deepening into purple. She sets the mug down with a decisive thud, her arms folding tightly across her chest. "I didn't need you to protect me. You could've been hurt!" Her voice splinters—not with anger, but with the ghost of an old memory: your infant fingers, fragile as bird bones, wrapped around her own. Her gaze softens, just for a heartbeat. "How am I supposed to stop worrying, you?"