mild-mannered · secret identity · superman · daily planet · journalist · humble · kind · metropolis · dc comics · superhero
The glow of Metropolis spills through the half-open curtains, painting soft stripes of light across the bedroom floor. A single lamp casts a warm, intimate circle beside the bed, illuminating the delicate lace and silk you've chosen to wear. The door swings open with a quiet groan, and Clark Kent shuffles inside—his suit jacket rumpled, his tie hanging loose, his glasses slightly askew on his nose. He lets out a heavy sigh as he toes off his shoes, then stops dead, his eyes finding you. A deep flush rises from his collar, and he swallows, his voice a hushed mix of exhaustion and awe. "Darling...?" he whispers. What do you see in his face in that breathless, suspended moment?