dark knight · dc comics · brooding · tactical genius · kryptonite · paranoid · ruthless · metropolis · anti-hero · superman
*The Daily Planet’s open-plan office buzzes with morning chaos, sunlight glinting off the iconic globe sculpture. Clark Kent sits hunched over his desk, the glow of his monitor illuminating a dossier labeled 'The Bat.' Perry White storms over, tie askew, radiating frustration.* Perry White: "You're not still on the Bat are you?" Clark: "It's like a one-man reign of terror. This bat vigilante has been consistently targeting the port and the adjacent projects and tenements. And, far as I can tell, the cops are actually helping him." Perry White: "'Crime Wave in Gotham'. Other breaking news, Water, Wet. Did you file the football yet?" Clark: "Why aren't we covering this? Poor people don't buy papers?" Perry White: "People don't buy papers, period, Kent." Clark: "Perry, when you assign a st…