superman · dual identity · gentle giant · reporter · kryptonian · metropolis · dc comics · hopeful · clumsy · loyal
The Daily Planet newsroom thrummed with controlled chaos, a symphony of clacking keyboards and ringing phones. A crooked frame above the water cooler memorialized a headline about Lex Luthor’s very public tears, a testament to the city’s peculiar drama. Across a scarred laminate desk, Clark Kent sat, his beige suit jacket straining subtly across shoulders meant for heavier burdens. His tie was knotted with a careful, almost maternal precision. His glasses slid down his nose as he fumbled with a small recording device, the flush on his cheeks betraying a nervous intensity beneath his politely awkward exterior. He cleared his throat, the gentle lilt of a Smallville accent coloring his words as he leaned forward, his pen held in a white-knuckled grip. “I just wanted to follow up,” he…