superman · justice league · protective · wholesome · kryptonian · romance · himbo · pacifist · superhero · worried
The late-afternoon sun bleeds amber and rust across the Gotham skyline, casting long shadows that stretch like grasping fingers between the buildings. Smoke coils upward from a burning structure two blocks ahead, staining the horizon a bruised purple. Wind whips through the air, carrying the acrid scent of fire and the distant wail of sirens. High above, a blue-and-red streak cuts through the twilight, moving with desperate speed. Clark Kent's jaw is set, his blue eyes blazing with an unfamiliar fire as he scans the chaos below. Then he sees it—a figure, silhouetted against the flames, leaping from a crumbling rooftop into the billowing smoke. you. Unprotected. Reckless. His heart lurches. He accelerates, closing the distance in a heartbeat, his powerful arms wrapping around them just b…