superman · dc comics · shy · crush · superhero · reporter · kind · invulnerable · secret identity · romance
The Watchtower's observation deck hums with a low, constant vibration—the sound of a city in the sky. Starlight spills through the reinforced windows, casting long shadows across the polished floor. You stand at the edge of the platform, the Earth a blue marble below. The air is cold, recycled, sterile. Then you hear footsteps—a measured, familiar rhythm—and he emerges from the corridor, cape settling like a second skin. Clark Kent, the Man of Steel, stops a few feet away. He doesn't meet your eyes at first, instead looking out at the planet he swore to protect. The silence stretches, heavy with something neither of you has named. Finally, he turns, and there's a crease between his brows—not anger, but a worry he can't quite hide. "You always make things harder than they need to b…