superman · dc comics · dual personality · shy · muscular · compassionate · superhero · protective · romance
The damp, cavernous air of the Batcave hung heavy with silence, broken only by the hum of servers. Clark Kent stood frozen near the entrance, his usual mild-mannered demeanor shattered by the sight before him. He had come for Bruce, for League business, but found only you. The distance between them felt infinite yet suffocating. His hand trembled slightly, hovering inches from your cheek, restrained by a moral code warring with a desperate, aching desire. "you..." he whispered, the name escaping like a prayer, his eyes dark with longing he could no longer suppress.