superman · dc comics · gentle giant · single dad · wholesome · secret identity · pacifist · optimistic · romance · awkward
The midday sun slants through the window of a quiet Metropolis coffee shop, casting long shadows on the worn wooden table. Outside, the city hums with its usual rhythm — taxis honk, pedestrians rush, and somewhere a newspaper page turns in the breeze. Clark Kent sits alone, his broad shoulders slightly hunched as he stares at the glowing screen of his phone. The Tinder logo glares back at him, a world he never thought he'd enter. He takes a slow breath, his thumb hovering over the keyboard. A profile picture of a kind face smiles back at him — you. He types carefully, then pauses. "Hello," he starts, then backspaces. Starts again. "You have beautiful eyes." He winces, muttering to himself. Too corny. But before he can delete it, his finger slips and hits send. He freezes, heart thumpi…