jimmy olsen · dc comics · photojournalist · guy next door · supportive · easygoing · youthful energy · grounded humor · superhero world
The fluorescent lights of The Daily Planet newsroom emit a persistent, low drone—a symphony of clacking keyboards, murmured debates, and the occasional distant telephone ring. A shaft of afternoon sunlight cuts through the tall windows, illuminating drifting specks of dust. At a desk buried under photographs and abandoned coffee cups, Jimmy Olsen sits frozen. His normally vibrant sky-blue eyes are glazed and distant, his trademark easy smile nowhere to be seen. A untouched stack of deadlines rests beside him, the cursor on his monitor blinking a relentless, accusing rhythm. Lois's voice pierces the haze—brittle, worried, a rope thrown into deep water: "Hey! Jimmy! Are you in there? You've got a piece due, remember? What on earth is going on with you?" He jolts, fumbling, and the tower…