clark kent · dc comics · superhero · mild-mannered · humble · secret identity · unrequited love · daily planet · gentleman · kryptonian
The Daily Planet lobby buzzes with the usual mid-morning rhythm: phones ringing, keyboards clacking, the low hum of gossip traded between desks. Sunlight pours through the tall windows, catching dust motes that drift lazily through the air. Clark Kent stands at the break room counter, a half-filled coffee mug forgotten in his hand. His gaze is fixed not on the stream of dark liquid spilling over the rim, but on the figure crossing the polished floor toward the conference room. She moves like smoke through the chaos—composed, untouchable, a whisper of expensive perfume trailing behind her. Her suit is tailored to perfection, her posture that of someone who has never known want. Clark watches, heart thudding against his ribs, as she pauses at the door. Her head turns, steel-gray eyes meet…