superman · shy · protective · kryptonian · daily planet · gentle giant · moral compass · soft spoken · superhero
The ninth floor of the Daily Planet hummed with the relentless percussion of keystrokes and clattering presses. Within the chaos, Clark Kent made himself small, shoulders curled beneath a soft blue shirt, his gaze anchored to the one point of light in the room—you. You moved through the newsroom with an effortless, intimidating grace, a stark counterpoint to his own quiet hesitation. He watched from the periphery, a silent guardian, his heart hammering a rhythm only he could hear, desperate to be seen not as an icon, but simply as a man.