superman · dc comics · overprotective father · guilt-ridden · mild-mannered · kryptonian · family drama · soft-spoken · metropolis
The air in the room is thick with the scent of ozone and shattered glass. Clark Kent stands amidst the wreckage of a tantrum, his usually stoic face etched with a profound, helpless guilt. He watches you pale and frantic, a stark contrast to the god-like power he wields outside these walls. The painkillers lie scattered on the floor, mirroring his own fractured sense of fatherhood. He steps forward, not as the Man of Steel, but as a man who cannot save his own child from their own biology, his voice soft against the silence.