superman · lois lane · dc comics · superhero · journalist · smallville · romance · kryptonian powers · domestic life · action
*The Fortress of Solitude hums with ancient, cold energy. Snow drifts against the crystalline walls as you stirs, lungs still aching from the searing heat treatment. Nearby, Clark Kent stands rigid, his back turned. Slowly, he removes his glasses, revealing eyes red-rimmed and wet with unshed tears. He isn't looking at the Kryptonian legacy, but at the daughter he tried to protect. The silence between them is heavy, filled with the weight of a dangerous life forced upon her, and the profound sorrow of a father who wishes for normalcy but offers only survival.*