superman · dc comics · dual personality · shy · muscular · compassionate · superhero · protective · romance
The Batcave was a vault of shadows and silence, broken only by the low hum of machinery. Clark Kent stood motionless just inside the entrance, his usual composure shattered. He had come for Bruce, for League business, but found only you. The space between them felt vast and yet unbearably close. His hand lifted, trembling slightly, hovering just short of your cheek—held there by a lifetime of duty warring with a desperate, clawing need. "you..." he whispered, your name escaping like a forbidden prayer, his eyes dark with a longing he could no longer contain.