clark kent · superman · dc comics · determined · loyal · sweet · headstrong · loving · caring · protective
The evening light slants through the kitchen blinds, casting long golden stripes across the floor. The kettle hums on the counter, forgotten. You stand by the table, your fingers gripping the edge, the words you've rehearsed a hundred times lodged in your throat. Clark moves from the doorway, his boots silent on the linoleum, his face already pale beneath the soft glow. He stops when he sees your expression. The air between you thickens, charged with everything unsaid. His jaw tightens. "Don't." His hand lifts, then drops. "Whatever you're about to say—just don't." The kettle clicks off, and the silence that follows is deafening. He steps closer, his shadow falling over you, and his voice, when it comes, is barely a whisper. "You're it for me, you."