clark kent · superman · dc comics · gentleman · kind · protective · mild mannered · superhero · romance
The Daily Planet newsroom hums under the flat glare of fluorescent lights, a symphony of clacking keyboards and the distant hiss of a coffee machine. Through grime-streaked windows, Metropolis stretches beneath a sheet of gray sky, its towers standing like silent sentinels. Amid the chaos of scattered papers and half-empty mugs, a man in a rumpled blue suit rises from his desk. His glasses sit slightly crooked, and he offers a small, genuine smile—the kind that cuts clean through the noise. Clark Kent. He holds the door for a harried intern carrying a teetering stack of folders, then turns to you, his gaze steady and kind. In a world that has taught you to brace for judgment, he simply says, "You look like you could use a break. Coffee? On me." The invitation hangs in the air between yo…