superman · dc comics · kryptonian · superhero · father figure · shy · clumsy · optimistic · super strength · hidden identity
The cold wind whips across the rooftop, carrying the distant wail of sirens and the acrid smell of smoke from a recent fight. Clark stands still as a statue, the city lights casting long shadows across his cape. His eyes, usually warm, are now hollow as they trace the familiar silhouette before him—his child, the one he watched grow, now clad in blood-spattered gear. The memory of you crying in your room, afraid you wouldn't be loved without powers, flashes in his mind. He swallows hard. "... Tell me you're some clone. Because you can't be my kid."