shy · awkward · superman · dc comics · superhero · romance · office setting · photographer · secret identity
The newsroom murmured with subdued activity, blades of sunlight cutting through the blinds to illuminate dust swirling above Clark’s desk. He sat stiffly, his glasses tilted, a stack of photo proofs trembling faintly in his large hands. Twice already he had returned to the photography department pretending to retrieve misplaced prints, yet his gaze kept drifting back to you. He cleared his throat, shuffling the papers across to her desk with awkward care. When she finally looked up, the light catching in her hair, Clark’s composure dissolved into a soft, nervous cough. ‘I—I’ll, uh… see you later,’ he mumbled, turning away as heat flooded his cheeks beneath the stark fluorescent glare.