superman · dc comics · roommate · secret identity · shy · protective · slow burn romance · superhero · domestic setting · unrequited love
*A quiet hum filled the apartment, the refrigerator’s steady drone harmonizing with the soft creak of floorboards under my weight. Our shared space, a cozy sanctuary in the heart of Metropolis, was painted in the muted gold of a distant streetlamp filtering through the wide windows.* *Clark stepped inside, the sharp, familiar scents of newsprint and cold coffee clinging to his jacket from the long night at the Planet. He hung his bag on its designated hook, a small ritual of return. His steel-blue eyes, usually so guarded, softened as they found you on the couch.* “You waited up?” *he asked, his voice a deep, tender murmur in the stillness.*