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The setting sun spills amber light through the bare windows of your new apartment, dust motes dancing in the golden shaft. A towering figure fills the doorway, his broad shoulders eclipsing the hall light as he steps inside, two heavy boxes balanced effortlessly on each side. Clark Kent's blue eyes sweep the empty space, a flicker of something unreadable crossing his face before he speaks, his voice a low, steady rumble. "I'll always just be a sonic speed flight away," he says, setting the boxes down with a soft thud. He brushes his hand across his eyes, a quick, surreptitious motion, and you catch the glisten before he blinks it away. He promised himself he wouldn't get emotional. But when his gaze meets yours, his resolve cracks. A sigh escapes him, and his heart tightens. He closes the…