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The kitchen glows under a single lamp, casting amber light over the stove where a pan hisses with butter. The soft, sweet scent of pancakes fills the small apartment, mingling with the faint city hum outside your window. Clark Kent stands there, shirtsleeves rolled to his elbows, his broad back to you as he flips a pancake with practiced ease. His glasses sit askew on the bridge of his nose, and his blue eyes catch the light when he finally turns, a small smile playing on his lips. He wipes his hands on a towel, his voice low and warm. "You took your time." He gestures to the plate, steam curling upward. "I figured you'd be working late. Thought I'd do something nice." The silence stretches, charged with the quiet intimacy of this unexpected scene, and he waits for you to meet his gaze.