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Been Like This
nightwing|dick grayson x fem!reader
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c/w: nsfw, 18+ minors DNI, yelling/toxic relationship dynamics, angst w happy ending, lowk pwp, jason todd gets cucked (sorry jason!)
a/n: Thank you so much for 50 followers!!! here's a celebration one shot for my favorite batfam member ;]




Itâs cold and gloomy in Bludhaven when you arrive on the roof of Dickâs apartment, rain pouring down in sheets and casting the city in a shade so grey it rivaled typical Gotham skies. The rain cascades down in rivulets, drowning out sirens and making the city smell like metal and exhaust.
You think the weather matches your mood, arms crossed as you wait impatiently for the boy wonder to arrive.
Always like Dick to be late, after youâd both agreed on a time to meet. You think heâs doing it just to spite you - as if he hadnât done that enough already.
You feel his eyes on you before you actually see him. You think heâd been watching from the shadows the whole time, making you wait because heâs a dick - no pun intended.
âYouâre not fucking slick, Richard, get your ass out here.â
He waits a few beats, taking his sweet time before jumping off the awning he was hidden behind. Heâs clad in his Nightwing suit, batons crossed behind his back, like heâd just come back from patrol.
âHope I didnât keep you longâ. Heâs smirking as he pushes the hair plastered on his forehead back with his hands, black curls wet and unruly. The characteristic whites of his mask are boring into you, his tense shoulders betraying the casual air of nonchalance he attempts to project.
You donât smile back, crossing your arms as you size him up, him doing the same to you. He looks the same since youâd seen him last, still handsome and most definitely still an arrogant prick.
âYou didnât", you bite back, hoping he hears the venom in your reply. Youâd been waiting for thirty minutes, but he didnât need to know that.
He smiles like he knows youâre lying. You think heâs about to call you out on it, but you interrupt him before he can speak.
âAre we doing this or not?â, anger obvious and unbridled in your tone.
He shrugs like he doesnât care and heads towards the entrance inside the building-his apartment building.
As you follow him down the stairs, youâre immediately pulled back to the last time youâd seen him, your last fight; his apartment upended, throats both raw from yelling at each other. Youâd broken up a few times over the course of the relationship, tumultuous as it was, but youâd resolved to make this breakup the last.
Youâd been trying to get the things youâd left at his apartment for weeks, setting up a time together, and then having him cancel last minute, each excuse more vague and unbelievable than the last.
When heâd cited âteam-bondingâ as the reason for his fourth cancelation, you had cursed him out. It was only after youâd threatened to break into his apartment and get your stuff yourself that heâd relented, finally agreeing to find time to meet you.
Thatâs how you find yourself with him on his doorstep at midnight, using the dark as cover to prevent any civilians spotting you both in your vigilante suits.
He pauses at his door, hesitating, hand hovering near the lock. âItâs a bit of a mess in there, itâs gonna take me some time to find your stuff.â
You bristle a bit, already irritated that this venture was going to take even more time than youâd wanted it to.
âYou knew I was coming, why didnât you just put my shit together beforehand?â You grit out, his back turned to you as he fishes out his keys.
âToo busy fighting crime, babe. The life of a vigilanteâ. He unlocks the door and steps inside, not waiting for you to follow him, knowing you always do did.
âI'm a vigilante too, assholeâ, you say, stepping through the doorway into the familiar smell of his apartment, pinewood and allspice, with a hint of lavender underneath- still a bit you.
He ignores you as he moves further into his apartment, dropping his keys and mask on the table in the entryway.
You knew Dick was loaded, being on Bruceâs payroll, and later with what he was set to inherit from Alfred, but he still insisted on getting an apartment in the rundown part of town like he wasnât a superhero nepobaby. You suspected he did this to pretend he was more like the people he saved, like cosplaying a poor person would absolve him of the fact that heâd attended private schools his entire life.
You ignore the feelings being in his space again brings up, opting to sit on a stool by the kitchen counter. Sitting on the couch wouldâve felt too casual for the kind of visit this was. You needed to be detached, deliberate, distant.
âGet my shit Graysonâ, you say, arms crossed against your chest as a defense against whatever is stirring in your heart.
He laughs like something about the situation is funny.
No hey, hi, hello?â he says, turning to face you. âItâs been months.â
You bring your hand up to your face and drag it down, feeling your irritation dissipate slightly in the warmth of his apartment.
âDick, please. I donât have the time or energy for this, just get my stuff so we donât spend more time together than we have to.â
At your statement, you feel him tense, his mask of indifference falling when he addresses you again, âSix-year-long relationship, and thatâs all you have to say to me?â
You donât take the bait, leveling him with a hard stare. âWe were on-and-off the entire time.â
He doesnât flinch at your coldness, no reply on his lips. He leaves you in his living room then, heading into his room to gather your stuff before he says something he regrets.
You wait, frustration rolling off you in waves at the situation evident in your posture. Heâs in there a while, almost having half a mind to follow him into his room and start grabbing your stuff yourself. As if on cue, he exits his room, hair dried and pulled back. Heâs changed into a t-shirt and black sweatpants, a small box full of your stuff in hand.
So that was what was taking him so long. You bite your tongue to hold your retort back, not wanting to argue with him again.
He hands it to you and you place it on the counter, uncharacteristically quiet as he watches you rifle through it, checking to make sure everything was there, making sure you wouldnât have to come back to this manâs apartment ever again.
âWhereâs my knife?â You ask, hands continuing to search through the box.
He blinks, âWhat knife? You have, like, twentyâ
He sounds tired and checked out, shoulders slumped in exhaustion. You almost felt bad, if not for the fact that he was the singular reason this was taking so long.
âThe reinforced steel one. leather handleâ, you donât look at him as you speak, willing the knife to be in the box so you can be done with this whole ordeal.
He purses his lips as recognition crosses his face, knowing youâre not going to like what he says next. âAh shit.â
You look up then, eyes narrowing as they meet his guilty ones. âWhat. What does that mean?â
âIt means I donât have it.â
âWhere the fuck is it then?â
He pauses for a moment, watching you watch him, arms crossed again.
âAt the Caveâ
You groan loudly at his words, head tipping back in frustration.
âYou canât be serious. Why the hell is it at Mount Justice?â
He looks at you like you asked a stupid question. âItâs a weapon Vel. I wasnât going to just leave it in my apartment for anyone to find.â
You feel your heart stutter at the use of your nickname, Vel, a shortened form of your longer vigilante name Velatrix. You donât know what frustrates you more, the missing knife or the implication that he was having people over at his apartment frequently enough for it to be a concern.
So you latch onto what you can, lacing your tone with venom and spite to conceal your hurt.
âDonât call me thatâ, you snap, the name âVelâ sounding too much like a person who still trusted him.
âWhat the fuck else am I supposed to call you?â You feel more than see the mask of nonchalance slipping again, irritation evident in tone.
You scoff at his gall, biting back furiously. âYou lost the right to call me that when you fucked your ex.â
Energized by your anger, he sheds the exhaustion previously written all over his form, his hands shooting up in ire. âYou canât be serious. We were on a break!â
You laugh bitterly, the same argument youâd had all those months ago replaying in your head like a tape.
Your rage fuels you as you reply. âSo you figured the next best thing to do was to jump into bed with Barbara?â
He flinches, eyes wide for a split second before narrowing.
âI was drunk and you hadnât spoken to me in two weeks! What the fuck was I supposed to do?â. Heâs yelling now, too angry to keep his voice level. He was never good at hiding his emotions, not when it came to you.
âANYTHING. ANYTHING BUT THAT!â, you yell back, eyes boring into his.
He scoffs and paces back into his living room, you already hot on his heels, like a self-fulfilling prophecy, turning back to you with a sneer on his face.
âDonât act like youâre completely innocent in this situation either.â
âWhat the fuck are you talking ab-â
âI know youâre fucking Todd, donât even try to lie to me.â
You freeze â just for a second. Itâs quick, a flicker. But he sees it: the way your mouth parts, the way your eyes flash wide before they narrow again, fury rushing in to cover the guilt.
âWe were broken upâ, you say, voice tight, like youâre trying to push the guilt away.
It had happened that night. The night youâd stormed out of this very apartment, heart still bleeding from the fight that ended everything. Jason had just been... there. Rougher, quieter, easier in a way Dick never was. Youâd told yourself it was just to prove a point, a final fuck you to the boy whoâd irreparably broken your heart. But then it happened again. And again.
âHeâs my fucking brother Vâ. His voice has quieted now too, hurt obvious and raw across his face.
âWe. werenât. together.â Each punctuated syllable like a punch to the gut.
Voice rising again, he shakes his head in disappointment.
âYou couldâve picked literally anyone. Anyone. Whyâd it have to be Jason?â
Your face twists, ugly and mean, and he knows youâre about to say something cruel.
âWould you rather it have been Wally?â
âWow.â The smile on his face holds no humor. âReal mature V, real fucking mature.â
He continues before you can get a word in, scoffing. âYou know I can own up to the fact that I fucked up when I slept with Barb, but at least it only happened onceâ
Your mouth drops open, shock and rage written across your face.
âI canât believe youâre trying to take the moral high-ground in this situationâ, you seethe, finger jabbing at his chest. âYou donât get to play the fucking victim here, Dickâ
His hand comes up to grab your wrist, not rough, but firm, almost instinctual, something softening in him the second he makes contact with your skin.
He sighs as he looks at you, all the fight leaving his face on the next exhale.
You turn your face away to avoid the look on his, trying weakly to pull away from him.
âFuck you Dick, let me goâ, you say, exhausted, no fire in your voice anymore.
Heâs silent as he has his free hand to turn your face towards him, thumb wiping away tears you didnât know were falling.
âI hate youâ, you whisper, but it sounds like a lie.
âNo,â he says softly. âYou donât.â
And then he moves. One hand slipping from your wrist to the small of your back, pulling you toward him like gravityâs decided on your behalf.
Heâs angling his head towards yours slowly, waiting for you to tell him to stop or push him away.
But you donât, because youâre weak, and you missed him more than you would ever admit to yourself.
When his lips finally reach yours, he breaks, kissing you with the fervor of a man starved.
You kiss him back with the same intensity, fingers tangling in his now dry hair.
The warmth of his body is stark against the cool of your suit, still wet from the rain.
You shiver now, his warm hands traveling up your body with practiced precision, the action of a man who knows your body.
Dick moves first, maneuvering you both towards the couch without breaking the kiss; sitting and pulling you to straddle him.
No words are exchanged, just want and desperation, evident in the hardness of him against your thigh and the slickness between your thighs.
His hand moves from your hips to the hidden zipper at the back of your suit, kissing your neck as he frees more and more of your skin.
âFuck, I missed you so muchâ, he mutters against your neck, sucking hard enough to bruise and sending a pang of heat right down to your core.
You donât reply to him, but the moan you try to muffle with your hand is answer enough for him, mouth leaving your neck to get the suit fully off the top half of your body.
Heâs on you again quickly, his hot mouth reattaching to your clothed nipple, tongue laving over the fabric.
You try to muffle your moan again, hand coming up again, but heâs quicker than you anticipate, grabbing your hands and keeping them in place before sucking again.
âFuckâ, itâs broken, low, and desperate, and you might have been embarrassed if he wasnât making you so fucking horny.
âGrayson, touch me, please.â You try to move, but your hands are still pinned behind your back by his, mouth already working on the other nipple.
He releases you with a pop, blue eyes blown with lust, peering up to stare into yours.
âAh ah ah, say my name princess.â
You try moving to spite him, attempting to get some friction against your clothed cunt, but he moves you again, leaving you wet and burning.
âFuck you Richardâ, you breathe, trying, but failing to break out of his hold.
He brings his face closer like he wants to kiss you, pulling away at the last second to make you follow him again.
âYou will. If you say my nameâ
âDick, pleaseâ, you say, voice hitching at the last word.
âThatâs my girlâ. Heâs on you again quicker than your register. Kissing you again, with one hand on your breast, and the other slipping into the bottom half of your suit.
You gasp at the return of his touch, hips lifting to grant him easier access.
He groans into your mouth when he feels your wetness against his hand, bare against the tightness of the suit. âNo panties?â
You ignore him initially, too focused on grinding against his palm while trailing your hands on his bare chest under his shirt.
âShut upâ, but your words are undercut by your kisses and your hands moving up to finally take off your bra.
Once your breasts are free, you realize you want him shirtless too.
âWaitâ, you say, hands finding his hair to pull firmly, stopping Dickâs unhampered exploration.
You step backwards off his lap slowly, letting him watch you as you stand and finally shed your suit, now completely bare to him as you take your time resettling in his lap.
You help him shed his shirt next, your arms returning to his broad chest, full of scars and reminders of your dangerous line of work, subconsciously tracing the line and ridges youâd come to know so well.
His hands are back on you again once his shirt is off, one hand moving to the back of your neck to bear your throat to him, while the other finds your cunt again, thumb beginning to massage your swollen clit.
âDick, please, I-â. Youâre at a loss for words, feeling the pleasure jolt up your spine from how much you missed this, how much you missed him.
âWhat is it princess? tell me.â His other hand at one breast, kneading the soft flesh, while his mouth was on the other, sucking with intent to leave marks.
âI want-â, you swallow, shame in your mind clouded by the heat coiling in your gut, âI need you inside meâ
He doesnât hesitateâtwo fingers push inside you while your hips grind harder against his palm
You both moan at the intrusion, easy with how wet and ready you are, melting in his hand like putty.
âFuck baby.â Heâs thrusting his fingers up shallowly now, teasing you, as you ground yourself with your hands on his shoulders. âAll this for me?â
You donât respond, pulling his face up by his hair to trap him in a violent kiss.
Again, he reads you like a book, too emotionally raw to say what you mean, instead using your actions as a confession.
If thatâs all you give him, heâll take it gratefully, angling his fingers to thrust harder as he starts to hit the spot that will have you undone.
You whine into his mouth, taking your pleasure from him with your hand still wrapped in hair, and the other snaking down to his waistband, where you begin to palm him through his sweatpants.
You start to feel the orgasm build in your gut as he assaults your g-spot, thumb unrelenting on your clit. Heâs whispering filth into your ear, making you wetter, needier, and more desperate. Years of practice made him skilled, working your body like itâs his own.
âDick, Iâm closeâ, you say, hips moving faster against his hand, âIâm so close.â
âYeah?â He brings his face up to look at yours, eyes already screwed shut in pleasure from the pressure, already reaching your peak.
His thumb pinches your clit, mouth returning to your nipple to suck hard
âCome for me princess.â
And you do, his name falling from your lips like a prayer, knowing youâre already damned. He fucks you through it gently, waiting for you to come down from the high.
He pulls his fingers out of you, as you hiss at the emptiness. Popping the digits in his mouth, he sucks your arousal clean off him before drawing you in for a kiss. You taste your arousal on his tongue, sighing as he grinds your cunt against his clothed dick.
âV.â You wait a bit, feeling your pride chip away when he looks at you, icy blues wide and earnest, heart on his sleeve. âCan I fuck you, please?â
Your answer comes in the form of you pushing down his sweatpants to free his dick, not even bothering with fully taking it off.
Hands on your hips, he positions you to glide his length through your slick, moaning every time his tip catches on your entrance. âYouâre perfect, V.â
His lips are on your neck again, adding to the superbloom of marks that heâd left there earlier with his teeth and tongue.
âIâm never letting you go again.â He says it sacred, vows whispered into your skin like a promise he intends to keep. It scares you more than you can admit.
You almost tell him that this wonât happen again, that this is the last time heâll ever get to see and touch you in this way, feel you in this way, but your mind goes blank, mouth falling open as he finally, finally, sinks into you.
The feeling of fullness is heady and immediate. You feel him everywhere, burning up with the desperate need to be close to him.
âSee, you were made for me.â Heâs moving now, your hands digging into his shoulders as you fall into synchrony with his movements.
You canât help but agree, especially when he was fucking you this good. He was your first in every way that mattered. Six years of history between you both, culminating on his dingy couch in his run-down apartment.
The only things that fill the space are the sounds of skin hitting skin, panted breaths and whispered admissions, reminiscent of so many nights you would spend in this very same place.
Itâs hard to string together words or coherent sentences, subject to his touch and his alone. He changed his pace frequently, slowing down to tease you, speeding up just to watch your eyes roll in your head.
You donât even bother hiding your moans now, too gone to even consider how you looked and sounded. He was getting you closer and closer to your peak, legs struggling to keep up.
He takes over for you, hand on your hips directing you to meet his perfectly timed thrusts, while the other is rubbing your clit in fast circles.
Pressing his lips to your temple, he whispers the softest âI love you,â stopping you from responding by capturing your lips with a brash kiss.
You come like that, hands gripping his shoulders so hard you thought you would break skin. You collapse on his chest, him desperate for his release as he keeps moving, fucking you through your orgasm, your core spasming tightly around him.
Dickâs orgasm hits him like a freight train, painting your walls white with ropes and ropes of his come. You still feel the aftershocks of your orgasm with every aftermovement, core heightened and overstimulated.
His lips find yours again, kissing you softly as you both come down, bodies sweaty and still connected.
âI love you tooââ, the admission is quiet, between the two of you, but you know itâs honest. Heâs looking in your eyes again, hands drawing shapes on your back, nervous tick he could never get rid of.
âStay.â He takes a few beats, letting the word sit, breaths still coming hard. âPleaseâ
You forgo answering for the last time, instead reaching up with your hand to hold his jaw instead.
And when you press a soft kiss to his lips, he knows your answer is yes.

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â kiss me like nobody else does
clark kent x fem!reader
summary; you and clark are paired during a night out in the field with the rest of your team at the daily planet and you find yourselves in a bit of a tight spot; not the best place to be stuck with your brick wall of a journalist colleague, but you digress.
warnings; making out, fem reader, corenswet!clark, very obviously unedited and rushed!
author's note; i read somewhere that corenswet!clark doesnât wear his suit under his clothes and im choosing to ignore this for fic purposes. such is the dc way.
A few lights buzz dimly overhead in your office space at the Daily Planet, casting pale halos across your scattered piles of papers, empty coffee cups and reflecting off the glow of the computer screens right into your burning eyes. Itâs way past the end of your shifts, but nobody is thinking of leaving the bullpen. Instead, the five of you are camped out like war correspondents minus the gunfire, add in the vending machine snacks.
âOkay,â Jimmy yawns, burying his face in his hands as he sinks further down his chair. âIf I stare at these tax records any longer, Iâm going to start dreaming in numbers and spreadsheets.â
Lois doesnât even glance up from her position on the floor next to you and Clark, and her words come out slightly muffled around the pen balanced between her teeth. âGood. Maybe youâll come up with the true meaning of âunreported foreign incomeâ in your sleep and save us all weeks of work.â
Cat is perched on the edge of her desk, her hair still maddeningly perfect and you self-consciously smooth down your own. âCould be worse. At least thereâs a party to look forward to. Even if the host is a tax evading, corrupt politician.â
âA party that weâre all going to be falling asleep at tomorrow if we donât head home now,â you say, sitting up and stretching hard enough to make a few cracking noises. âGod, whatâs the time?â
â2:15,â Clark mumbles, his eyes scanning over his notes. His hand lifts absently, as if to remove his glasses, but his fingers simply hover near the frames like heâs fighting muscle memory before they drop back to his side. Youâre about to make a joke about how his optometrist isnât here watching him, and that he can take his glasses off for a minute or two, but your eyes catch on his colourful flashcards.
âI better not see those tomorrow, Smallville. We donât need a repeat of our last undercover assignment.â
Immediately, a blush dusts over his cheeks and you nearly catch yourself smiling in your sleep-deprived state. Despite the tips of his ears going red, he sounds indignant. âWeâre not even undercover this time. Weâre literally there with press access.â
âTechnicalities,â you groan, dragging a hand down your face. âHow many times do I need to remind you weâre going in as press and then hiding any evidence of the fact so we can snoop. That means you canât trip over nothing and let your flashcards with the blueprints on them fall out of your pockets and all over the floor this time.â
The others immediately start cracking up and Clark sits up straight. âOkay, that was one time. And youâre leaving out the part where it provided a great distraction for Superman to come out the second they started pointing guns at us and everyone else in the warehouse.â
âTrue,â Jimmy pipes up. He couldnât stop talking about that night for weeks after it happened. âHe was pretty awesome.â
âHey, you should get some stealth tips from your boyfriend to avoid things like this in the future,â you nudge him with your elbow and smile innocently at his blank expression.
âReally? Boyfriend?â
Cat snorts into her fist, but Lois schools her own expression and joins in the bit straight away. âWell, there has to be a reason heâs always giving you interviews, right? Youâre the only guy in the world who says âgollyâ unironically. That has to be a turn on for someone.â
âHm,â you agree, picking up the cup of coffee nearest to you and fighting a grin. âMaybe his type is just 6â4, earnest, kind, dorky journalists with puppy dog eyes.â
You try not to choke on a laugh as you take a swig of lukewarm coffee, freezing mid-sip. âOh my God,â you shudder, forcing yourself to swallow and immediately gagging afterwards. âCan we please get Lois her own cup with a neon warning sign so the rest of us can avoid multiple cavities?â
âMy bad.â She winces, taking her cup back and drinking deeply without so much as a shudder.
Clarkâs broad shoulders shake with barely contained laughter from beside you and you consider taking back the word âkindâ when he shrugs at your glaring face. âCanât say you didnât deserve that. Also, Iâm only 6â1. Also, did it ever occur to you that maybe Iâm just a good journalist?â
âNope,â you deadpan, not missing a beat. âAlso, I didnât peg you for a liar,â you respond, mocking him with as much ire as you can.
He rolls his eyes, but it bugs you more than you let on.
Youâve noticed the way Clark tries to make himself look smaller with the way his posture is bad enough to rival your own. But thereâs no way heâs any shorter than 6â4 and youâd bet good money on it. Call it good journalistic instinct or stalker tendencies, but heâs not exactly easy to miss. Itâs not like youâve been staring at him.
Youâd also mention the fact that his slightly oversized clothes do nothing to hide his huge biceps every time he reaches over your desk to steal a pen, but at the risk of getting written up by HR, you refrain and keep it to yourself.
Cat hops off her desk and her heels make a loud clacking noise that has everyone grimacing in the otherwise silent office. âOkay, weâve done as much as we can tonight,â she declares, picking up her bag with a sigh. âIâm going home and getting my much needed beauty sleep. I suggest the four of you do the same.â
âIâm right behind you,â Jimmy says, shoving his notes unceremoniously into his briefcase. Lois does the same and you reluctantly start packing your own things.
âWell, thatâs my cue to leave too,â you mumble through a yawn and shrug on your jacket. âDonât leave me alone with Boy Scout and his love for municipal law.â
Clarkâs lips twitch. âI do enjoy a good public records database.â
The fact that heâs pretending not to be sincere about the fact is almost endearing. You can begrudgingly admit that to yourself. Outwardly, you scoff and ignore the fact that heâs following you out with a teasing grin, close behind.
âEveryone clear on what to do?â Lois asks, pointlessly â youâve all gone through the plan five times in the past half hour. âCat chats up the senator or anyone in his near vicinity, including the PR manager to get the event schedule. Jimmy takes candids for cover. Iâm going to create a distraction for the guardsââ
âAnd Clark and I sneak upstairs and break into the senatorâs office,â you finish for her. âGo time?â
âGo time,â Cat rolls her shoulders like sheâs about to square up before walking off with all the confidence in the world.
The others break away to do their respective jobs and you and Clark make your way to the alcove near the exit to await Loisâ confirmation text to slip upstairs. As soon as your phone dings, you tap Clark on the arm and begin walking away, all without looking up from your device as you put it on silent.
He follows you dutifully, glancing behind every now again to keep watch as you rush up the stairs. The upper floor is darker, quiet save the sound of your heels clicking too loud for your liking on the sleek marble floors.
You stop abruptly when you notice the ostentatious door standing out from the others and Clark clumsily bumps into your back, nearly knocking you over.
âOh, shoot, sorry,â he whispers, steadying you by the waist, but youâre barely paying attention, reaching for your purse and digging around for any old loyalty card in your wallet. âUh, whatâs that for?â
âFor Plan A,â you mutter, sliding it into the space between the door and the frame, right above the handle. You wiggle it around for a second, tilting and angling the card with no particular method, praying it works. âPlease open, please open, pleaseâ Ha!â
The door opens miraculously and you fight the urge to do a victory dance as Clark watches with wide eyes. âHuh⊠What was Plan B?â
âGetting you to break the door down, obviously.â
You donât wait for an answer as you barge into the room and head straight for the cabinets while Clark heads for the desk and starts scanning it with his eyes like heâs trying to look straight through the wood. By the time youâve turned around properly, his glasses are back on and you find yourself wishing youâd looked a little earlier, suddenly wondering what his face looks like without the dark frames.
He seems to settle on one particular drawer, jimmying it open with a crack and somewhere in the back of your mind, youâre wondering what kind of idiot senator has such lax security measures protecting his documents. Surely he could afford some stronger drawers.
âLook at this,â he says, voice low as he holds up a receipt stapled to a glossy invoice. âPrivate jet to a development site in Dubai. Paid for by the foundation tied to his campaign manager.â
âIâve seen this account name somewhere else⊠This is good stuff, Kent.â
âI think this is all we need from here,â he decides, folding it up and taking your purse to neatly tuck it away. You let him, too busy looking at him like heâs gone crazy. âWhat? Thereâs probably not much else on paper.â
âWhat are the chances that we can get into his computer using âPassword123â?â
Clark opens his mouth to reply before he abruptly cuts himself off. He grabs your arm, and steers you to the door. âSecurityâs on their way.â
âWhat? How do youâ?â
Heavy boots clatter up the stairs along with the sound of voices, making you straighten up and practically run out the door.
Your stomach drops when you realise theyâre coming from both sides of the hallway and without thinking too much about it, your eyes latch onto a door that reads âSuppliesâ and you shove it open, dragging Clark in there with you and twisting the lock.
Immediately, you feel the lack of space as youâre surrounded by stacked boxes and shelves and trolleys and him. You press your back to the wall, but his body is inches from yours, warm and solid and tense like heâs painfully aware of the limited air between you.
â6â2, my ass,â you whisper, trying to angle your body so youâre not shoved completely against him. It does nothing and Clark sighs, gently holding you in place before letting go to raise his arms to steady himself against the wall above your head, giving you a little bit more space to move. âGod, how are you so⊠large?â
âMaybe youâre just small,â he retorts, sounding like a petulant child.
âGood one, Clark,â you deadpan. âYou should write that one down on one of your flashcards.â
Through the crack under the door, you see shadows moving near the office door and guards doing a sweep of the room inside and out. Voices murmur. âNothing. Probably just noise from downstairs.â
âI think theyâre leaving,â you whisper, straining to hear.
Clark stays staring at the door, quiet.
âI heard them go. Theyâreââ
âThey havenât left,â he says softly, furrowing his brows.
You freeze. âWhat?â
âI think they heard us in here. Theyâre faking it and waiting outside the door.â
âHow the hell do you know that, Clark?â you whisper-yell, practically looking up at him. The second you hear some shuffling, you realise heâs right and your brain kicks into plan mode. âShit. Okay. Donât freak out, Smallville.â
You start to muss up his hair and tilt his glasses slightly so they sit crookedly on his face before you move to loosen his tie, using it to pull him down a little closer to your level. âUh, okay. Freak out about what? And what are you⊠Ohââ
You try your best not to process the feeling of his entire body shuddering against you as you press a firm kiss to the side of his neck thatâs in the line of sight to anyone entering the closet, leaving an obvious mark in the shade of your lipstick.
âIâ I donât⊠Whââ he can barely stammer out a sentence and you wish you had the time to appreciate how much of a mess heâs become from a few pecks to the neck and cheek. Most of all, you wish you had the time to make fun of him from being such a Kansas farm-boy type. His eyes become glassy the second you slip the strap of your dress down your shoulder. âWhat a-are you doing?â
âOh, relax,â you whisper, rolling your eyes. âYou never seen a bare shoulder before? Quick, lift me up onto the shelf, so I can reach.â
He obeys immediately, like itâs a reflex with the way his large hands automatically wrap around the sides of your waist and pick you up like you weigh nothing to settle you onto the uncomfortable metal rings. âReach what?â
You sigh when his hands go respectfully back to his sides and so you pick them up and settle them right back onto your hips, wrapping your legs around his waist to pull him closer than the already unforgiving distance. As soon as you do this, Clark lets out a shuddering breath like the wind has been knocked out of him and his eyes never once leave your hips. Exactly where his hands are firmly squeezing.
Itâs professional, you tell yourself. Just⊠good, old-fashioned, professional journalism when youâre unbuttoning his dress shirt, eyes focused on his chest so you donât get distracted by your lipstick marks on his milky white skin, or the way his blue eyes are as dark as youâve ever seen them right now.
He isnât exactly stopping you, and so you unbutton as far down as you can before a flash of blue and red lycra stops you in your tracks. âOh my God,â you exhale, fingers frozen at his chest.
âWhat?â he murmurs, dazed as he glances up at your face. Thereâs no time for him to realise what youâre looking at because thereâs a sudden rattling of the doorknob and you hastily button his shirt back up before threading your fingers in his hair and using your grip to pull him closer. He swallows hard.
âMake it look real, Kent,â you breathe out and as soon as the door breaks open, youâre pressing your lips against his and kissing him deeply.
Itâs clumsy at first, considering the way youâve practically attacked him, but the second your hand trails down to his jaw, itâs like heâs jumping into action with the way he slants his lips against your own. All for the job, you repeat in your head like a mantra in an attempt to justify the way youâre making little noises when he kisses you back like heâs getting graded.
âHey,â a voice booms out through the now open door, but thankfully Clark follows your lead and acts like he doesnât even notice them. âHands up where we canâ Ah, what in the hell is this?â
The way heâs kissing you is so Clark and it has you melting against him. Your hands slide down his chest to the sides of his arms where you grip his biceps that you absolutely knew would be as firm as they are, despite his ill-fitting suits.
The men outside of the closet are complaining under their breaths like theyâre not getting paid enough to deal with this kind of thing, but you want to be as convincing as possible and so you ignore them completely. Instead, you kiss Clark even deeper, slipping your tongue into his mouth. Immediately, he allows you entry and lets out a low moan like youâre completely alone.
It takes you off guard and heat pools in your lower stomach, because damn, heâs convincing.
âHey, break it up!â
Clark moves his lips against yours hungrily, his breath catching when your chest rises up to press against his front, your hips slotting perfectly between his own. The movement spurs him to lift one of your legs so itâs further settled up his waist and his hand stays at your upper thigh, pushing your dress up with the motion.
âNOW!â
The sound of a fist banging against the door makes you jump and you whip your head around and act like you only just noticed the two guards in your presence. Clark still has his eyes shut and his forehead rests against your temple as youâre turned away from him. Heâs breathing even heavier than you.
âOh my goodness,â you laugh, weakly, smoothing down your hair in faux embarrassment. âWe are so, so sorry. We just needed some, uh, privacy.â
One of the guards looks at you incredulously. âYou canât be here, lady! Find it elsewhere.â
âOf course,â you exhale, smiling apologetically as you fix the strap of your dress and tug the fabric down your legs. You tap Clarkâs forearm and he leans back slowly and lifts you by the waist again to set you down. âWeâll just be on our way. Uhm, sorry again.â
Grabbing Clarkâs hand, you tug him behind you as you speed-walk down the hall and the staircase. The air cools you down a little and once your head clears, you shove Clark into yet another tight space in a little alcove beneath the stairs where youâre sure no one is listening.
You look up at him and your breath is nearly taken away when you notice his pupils are completely blown, thereâs a flush going all the way down his neck and his lips are bitten and swollen. Worst of all, his eyes are glued to your mouth.
It takes a lot of self control to snap out of it, but you somehow manage to. âSo. Are we going to talk about it?â
Clark blinks, eyes flickering back up to meet your own. Once your words register in his mind, he takes a deep sigh. âYeah⊠yeah I guess we should.â
Tapping your foot against the marble, you cross your arms and raise an expectant brow. âWell?â
âOkay, here goes,â he murmurs, nodding like heâs trying to convince himself that speaking is a good idea. âI canât stop thinking about you. And you kissing me like that was probably the worst thing you could have done, because I donât think Iâm ever going to be able to recover from it now. Like, seriously, itâs replaying in my mind as we speak and maybe kissing you back like that was wildly inappropriate, but youâre a really good kisser and I really like youââ
âWait, what?â you cut him off, head spinning from his words. âI wasnât talking about the kiss! I was talking about the fact that either itâs laundry day and youâre wearing a blue swimsuit to substitute your underwear, orâŠâ
You trail off, looking pointedly at his chest and signaling in the shape of an âSâ.
Clarkâs jaw goes slack and he looks down like heâs making sure his shirt is buttoned up. It still is, thanks to your previous forethought, but it has you realising that he still doesnât know that you know.
âSmallville,â you inhale, pinching your nose bridge. âAre you telling me you were so affected by a couple of pecks that you still havenât realised that I know youâreâ him?â
Heâs silent for a second. âItâs entirely possible.â
âOh my God, I knew it!â you say, fighting a derisive laugh. âWell, I mean⊠I heavily suspected. And doubted a lot. But the thought was there, so it counts!â
Clark winces, burying his face in his hands like heâs hiding. âYou knew?â
âCome on, Clark,â you scoff. âYou clearly donât need glasses. Youâre the only one who gets interviews with the guy â which, can I just say, is definitely toying with the boundaries of journalistic ethics. Youâre built like a tank. You also mysteriously disappeared during that one shootout when Superman suddenly appeared and then you came back as soon as he left!â
âYou noticed I went missing?â
âIââ Shaking your head, you come to another realisation tonight and think that itâs only fair to be as honest with him and heâs being with you. âOf course I noticed, Clark. Whether I choose to or not, I always notice you. God, it only makes sense that youâre Superman, I mean youâre just so good. As Clark, youâre always kind and polite and unwavering in your beliefs and⊠Yeah. I noticed.â
You finish the sentence off lamely, suddenly very aware of the silence between you both. Youâve never been one for long silences and eventually you decide youâve had enough. âAre you going to say something?â
âI notice you too,â Clark whispers, looking at you in awe. The man from another planet, who could probably hang out amongst the stars any day he chooses, is looking at you like youâve personally hung them all in the sky. A slow smile begins to grow on his face and your chest aches at how beautiful he is. âSometimes, youâre all I notice.â
âI know,â you say teasingly, stepping closer to cup the side of his jaw with your hand. âItâs super creepy, Smallville.â
His grin only widens and youâre mesmerised with only one thought in mind.
âCan I?â you ask, gesturing at his glasses. He nods straight away, like he doesnât even have to think about it and the trust he has in you makes you want to melt into a puddle there and then.
The second the specs leave his face, heâs just as beautiful. Just as striking. And so very Superman.
âThere he is.â
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Thanks for being patient while I write guys, summer school is kicking my ass đ
Hopefully planning to have 4th chapter out by end of this week
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needed this
you can see it with the lights out
clark kent x fem reader 5.5k
"one night he wakes / strange look on his face / pauses, then says / you're my best friend ... he is in love" or, clark is home, no matter the city or season
â bffs to lovers surprise surprise, casual intimacy and yearning, dedicated to my 400 follower milestone ily all <333
â was struck by this as oomf irl said you are in love has âlook upâ in the lyrics like,,, ok tswift i didnt understand ur game



i. meant just for you
KANSAS, TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OLD.
You are in love with your best friend, and Clark Kent is not in love with you.
He makes it so hard to believe, though.
Jonathan and Marthaâs house is cold, even in July. Outside, it must be sweltering with the wet blanket of heartland humidity. The heat wave will pass like it always does, if youâre willing to wait for it.
Summer is different here. More familiar. The salt-sun tang of the San Francisco Bay is long goneânot that you were able to experience it often, being a stellar example of STAR Labsâ workaholic culture. In Smallville, all you can do is be helpless to the smell of hay and dry grass and the promise of a summer storm.
You let it in; full tilt, no hesitation. Youâve missed it.Â
Cicadas sing just out the windows, humming above the gentle thrum of the AC and the game you randomly turned on. Looks like Pa Kent is keeping up with the Meteorâs season, so he has something to talk about to Clark when they call. Heâs a man of actions, and the look he gave when he discovered you stretched out on the L-couch this morning with a blanket slung over you was more than enough for words.Â
âGood morning, Mr. Kent,â you had stifled a yawn, blinking away the sleep about to take your eyelids. He didnât even need to ask. âI let myself in, if you donât mind.âÂ
He never minds. More often than not, you always find your way to the familiar walls of the Kent living room, whether it be through the spare key Clark gave you years ago or the porch window Ma Kent sometimes leaves open.Â
In high school, when Clark finally wandered down for breakfast, you used to hide under a pile of throw pillows and scare the lights out of him. You suspected that he eventually caught onâevery reaction would get bigger until one day, he actually hit the ceiling, much to his momâs amusement.Â
âWild girl,â sheâd say, pinching your cheek with a soft smile. âFlickering âround like a firefly.âÂ
You hear the screen door first, and then the creak of heavy hardwood on old hinges. Clark stumbles into the living room, kicking off his muddy boots, though his white shirt is dirtier.Â
âWhatâcha watching?â he asks, peeling the shirt off. It sticks to his back, sweat-soaked, and leaves his dark curls in a shiny mess. They flop over his forehead.Â
A stammer of shame runs through your heart as you watch his back flexing when he yanks his socks off and leaves them on the doormat. Stop staring. Â
âBaseball,â you say, tugging the blanket up to your bottom eyelashes. Smells like Clark and you, somehow. Your heart aches. âMeteors at Goliaths. Bottom of the sixth, two bases stolen and no outs. Weâre trailing.âÂ
He wrinkles his nose, faintly displeased as he starts toward the kitchen. The fanâs running too high to hear his footstepsâheâs always been weirdly light on his feetâbut the rush of the sink is loud enough.Â
âItâs the June swoon,â Clark reminds you. The water shuts off, and he leans against the doorway with a hand towel slung over his broad shoulder.Â
Warmth lights in your stomach. Itâs gotten awfully hot in the house despite the AC running high. The unit outside is probably burning.Â
You will your heart to calm down. âItâs July, Clark. The first, but still July.âÂ
âStill,â he says, padding over. Youâre counting on a miracle at this point, blinking as the swell of his chest comes closer. âThey donât usually do so well this time of year.âÂ
Then he lowers himself on top of you, slow and steady in the way youâd slip into hot bathwater after a hard day.Â
First are his hands, broad and heavy as they sink into the cushion beside your head. He braces onto his forearms, veins barely straining under tan skin. His knees settle on either side of yours.Â
You freeze, owlish with your hands still holding the blanket to your face. Clark blinks once, and then drops the whole of his weight on your front, fingers diving beneath the blanket to cup your waist and nose finding home behind your jaw. You shriek, worming under his bulk.Â
Thereâs the smothering, heavy heat of Kansas summer that you know. Clark only laughs into your neck when your knee meets his shin. Your heart does a somersault at the impression of his mouth splitting into that wide, familiar grin you would know by touch.Â
His stomach presses against yours, and the world feels whole again.Â
You guess the miracle youâve been counting on has been spent on not dying when he practically crushes you.Â
âStinks,â you croak out, mouth curving uncontrollably as you paw at Clarkâs shoulders. Lieâeven under the layer of sweat quickly drying on his skin, you can still smell the sweet scent of hay and air-dried linen. âMove, I wanna see Velling at bat.âÂ
He pushes himself back up with an offended gaspâbrows furrowed, mouth wide open, cheeks simmering with the slightest sunkissed blush. You miss him being close, even though heâs still half-laying on you.Â
This is what lovesick feels like. Looking up at your best friend, remembering that he isnât and will never be yours, and still wishing he could be.Â
âI canât believe you, supporting the Goliaths?âÂ
âWhat? Heâs a good player!âÂ
âAnd so is Beaufort!â he complains, dropping his forehead onto your sternum. You hope he canât hear your heart.Â
âHe struck outâlike, every single inning,â you sputter, fisting the blanketâs soft fibers. Great. Heâs just rubbed all his sweat over it.Â
âJune swoon,â his voice is muffled as he explains again, like itâs so simple.Â
Crack! The crowd cheers through the TVâs tinny speakers. Three-run homer, and Velling runs the bases with his gloved fingers in the air.Â
âItâs July.â You free your right hand from the blanket and flick the crown of his head. Finally, he rolls away, dramatically collapsing onto the carpet. You lean onto your forearm, peering down teasingly. âPlus, Beaufort isnât as tall, buff, or cute as Velling.âÂ
âGod, youâre mean, firefly,â Clark puffs, swatting you away. He staggers to his full height, brushing the imaginary lint off his jeans, rolling his thick neck with a sigh.Â
Like heâs trying to show off, or whatever. He twists his mouth at you, miffed.Â
You know better. Itâs not like heâs jealous or something, no matter how much he acts like he is. Clarkâs nature is just like thatâheâs probably sorer about the fact that you arenât cheering on the Meteors than the fact that you find some Gotham Goliaths guy attractive.Â
(But itâs trueâtall, buff, cute. Like Clark, in the way they both look kind and funny and have the same sweet smile that turns their eyes into crescents.)Â
He balls his hands and puts them on his hips. âIâm gonna shower now.âÂ
You give him a long, hard look, not quite sure what heâs trying to do. âOkay?âÂ
Blame your imagination, but Clark looks a little disappointed that youâre meeting him in the middle without saying something stupid like, âwithout meâ or âdonât drown.âÂ
He pivots around like heâs trying to show every painstaking angle of his body, conditioned by years of summer labor. Calling over his shoulder, âAnd then youâll turn the game to a movie when I get back.âÂ
âGreat,â you drawl, forcing your eyes to the corner of the room, where you know for a fact is where Clark used to sit in time-out. âIâm putting on The Notebook.âÂ
He disappears behind the open doorframe that leads to the hallway, but not before complaining, âYou know that movie makes me sad!âÂ
âÂ
He comes back in that soft pair of sleep pants you know so well and a thin, white tee going threadbare at the collar. Itâs practically translucent in the parts where the droplets still in his hair drip onto the fabric and make it cling to his skin.Â
Clark has filled out all his clothes rather nicely. Used to be so small when you were kids and then boomâhe struck freshman year and started gaining. But that was high school, and youâre adults now.Â
You didnât know that his office job at the Planet involved bulking up, though. Maybe itâs because heâs always chasing around that Superman.Â
The shirt is practically vacuum sealed to his pectorals. The faintest suggestion of his abs peer through the fabric too, and the sleeves strain against his arms. Â
âYouâre blocking me,â you huff. Clark stands expectantly at the foot of the sofa, where the L sticks out. Behind him is the list of streaming services the Kents have but donât really know how to use.Â
(You should make better use of your time here to teach themâŠ)Â
âAre you moving over?â He nudges your foot with his knee.Â
You comply, scooting around him until heâs comfortably sitting behind you, chest pressed to your back. Like it always is with the two of you.Â
Clarkâs arms wrap around you as if itâs the most natural thing in the world. You can feel his soft breaths puff against the shell of your ear as you click around with the remote.Â
âThat one,â he says, tilting his chin up even though you canât see what the hell heâs trying to âpointâ at. âDrive Me Crazy.âÂ
The cheesy cover stares back at you, taunting. It just so happens that his favorite romcom is about childhood friends.Â
Of course. Clark is a creature of comfort. Thatâs why heâs choosing a movie you know front to back while you sit between his legs on the L-shaped couch in his parentsâ home. As friends do, obviously.Â
That sends a stab into your heart.Â
âWeâve seen this a million times,â you complain. It doesnât do much, because Clark flexes his arms just so and you waste no time giving in to his demands.Â
You get to the opening credits before youâre sick of watching. Clark is on your wavelength as always, because the second people start talking, heâs resting his chin on your shoulder and making everything sound like white noise.Â
âWhereâs Ma and Pa?â he whispers. Even at home, he keeps his goody two-shoes theater manners. Itâs kind of endearing.Â
âWent into town,â you mumble, stealing a glance from your peripheral. A flash of brilliant blue framed by dark lashes fills your vision before your eyes dart back to the screen. âDidnât hear them?âÂ
âI did, but I was in the barn,â he sighs. Your spine presses tighter to his front at the action. âAnd before you say anythingâyes, I finished my chores.âÂ
You laugh softly at the reminder.Â
It must have been when you were both ten. The precipice of spring meant pleasant breezes and a gentle prickle of heat at the sunâs peak, but it also meant cleaning time.Â
Ma Kent was running the farm like theâwell, Clark said, âthe shucking Navy.âÂ
You had raced down the road to his place, having woken up early to finish your chores. Clark met you midway, already bounding off the porch and tackling you onto the ground.Â
And then Ma Kent hollered from the barnâfar out back and still clearer than the sky, a superpower in itself: Clark Joseph Kent, thereâll be no play if you donât finish!Â
Sheâs mellowed out over the years, though. All of you have.Â
"Are you sure?â You tilt your head up, just to tease. Clark peers down at you, soft black eyelashes fanned out and fluttering. Youâre half jealous and half hypnotized by how his clear blue irises flex like heâs trying to keep his pupil dilation to a low.Â
He still has freckles, you note. More noticeable than they had been when you last saw him. Theyâre darker, splashed further across this face.Â
He exhales through his nose, the breath buried in your hair, âVery sure.âÂ
You want him to keep talking. Something about the sound of your best friendâs voice is so lovely on the ears. It makes you want to bottle it up like a firefly, watch the light of it flicker in the dark. It wouldnât be the first time heâs lulled you to sleep.Â
âYour mom says that you realized the love of your life in Metropolis,â you whisper it like itâs a secret. You canât help itâyou're somewhat of a masochist when it comes to heartbreak. Even if itâs from Clark.Â
Clark goes still. âI thought I did,â he says, quiet and deep. You can barely hear him over the movie. âIâm not so sure she loves me back.âÂ
âThatâs stupid,â you retort, shifting to curl up with your ear pressed just below his collarbone. The arm of the couch bites into your spine, softened by the wrap of his arm around your waist. âWho couldnât love you?âÂ
He looks at you then. Something simmers in the deep blue of his eyes, forlornness wading through the tar of his pupil.Â
Heâs so close that if he just pitched his head down by a hair, your noses would be meeting. Your breath shivers. Feels like heâs looking right through you and splitting your ribs wide open.Â
You would let him crawl in.Â
You would keep him warm.Â
âI donât know, firefly,â he says, finally. âDid you meet anyone in San Francisco?âÂ
Trying to keep your voice level, you flatten your cheek against his chest. âMaybe. Not really. Times are trying when youâre living out of a metahuman lab and drinking from an Erlenmeyer flask.âÂ
âSmart girl.â Clark's face doesnât change much, but it does nothing to hide the fondness etched into his face. He leaves a sweet, earnest kiss to the crown of your head, warm hand cupping your cheek. âSmartest girl in the world.âÂ
You huff, amused. âFactually incorrect. Thereâre smarter people at LuthorCorp.âÂ
âWell, youâre my smart girl,â he mumbles, lips still smothered to your hair. His mouth curves into a small smile, the unfurling of summer all in one motion. âMy best friend.âÂ
Just friends.Â
ii. he says, "look up"
Autumn, San Francisco. Youâre on paid leave after a containment mishap at the labs.Â
Somehow, some way, Clark comes back to you. Distance does make the heart grow fonder.Â
Heâd shown up out of the blue on a Monday morning, curly hair in a mess and clothes all rumpled. Like heâd flown through a whirlwind, or something.Â
You didnât even know he was coming until he texted youâhe rarely does that, preferring to call and hear your voiceâthat he was in a taxi to your apartment. There wasnât even a hint of jet lag in his voice.Â
And you love him anyways.Â
(âWait, howâd you know about the lab?âÂ
âUmâŠâ Clark had trailed off, tapping his chin. There were a pair of frames stuck in his shirt pocket, as if he just left work and flew straight across the country. Which is impossible. âLois told me. Sheâs writing a piece.âÂ
Clark Kent is not in love with you.)Â
âI need to tell you something.âÂ
Now, youâre both spread-eagle on the floor of your apartment. The ceiling fan spins in languid circles, like how birds lazily circle over the fields. Late-day sun filters in through his curtains, hazy and nostalgic.Â
Sometimes your fingers twitch and end up brushing ever so slightly. Livewire still sparks beneath your skin.Â
The comics you brought as a reminder of home are scattered around the floor, some with their pages still open and fluttering with every chut-chut rotation of the fan. Youâve spent the last hour beating the boredom with them, flipping through stories and giggling at the old tropes from your childhood until you got sick and started laying in the silence.Â
Comfortable silence. Nothing gets awkward, not with Clark beside you.Â
Just listening to his soft breaths is enough.Â
It helps to feel like a kid again. Like you arenât grown, and you canât see him as more than a friend.Â
Clark Kent will stay in your life forever. You know this now, youâve known this your entire life. But you still want to know him in ways no one else does.Â
You turn your head to him, ignoring the way your neck protests from the lack of support on a hardwood floor. âWhat?âÂ
He blinks, swallows. The dimple in his cheek dips as he considers his words. You notice that the scruff on his jaw, which he forgot about yesterday, is gone. Clean-shaven and erased like it was never there.Â
Shame. You didnât really mind it.Â
âIâm Superman.âÂ
Thereâs no fanfare to it. Thereâs only the single sentence, spoken at normal volume, earnest and truthful.Â
Peeling your torso off the floor, you frown down at him. âSeriously?âÂ
âFirefly.â Clarkâs pitch deepens into that voice you only know from a TV screen. One youâd press your fingers to the glass for, wondering why the man in the sky looked so damn familiar. Why heâd fill you with some sense of hope and comfort and the idea of everything being okay.Â
His face shifts. Everything shifts. He draws his brows lower. He thins his mouth, just slightly so that the hollows of his cheeks are emphasized.Â
You get a faint memory of snapping at one of your coworkers for raving about Supermanâs face. How the structure was just so handsome. How that dimpled, thousand watts smile you couldnât put your finger on was considered hot to the masses.Â
Your fist balls against the hardwood at the image of that coworker squealing over the news feed.Â
And then heâs back to his boyish self. Back to being the best friend you know better than yourself as if he didnât drop his biggest secret into your lap. A metahuman researcherâs lap.Â
Is he not afraid that youâll cut him open? Is he so trusting and earnest and good to believe the best in you?Â
âI can prove it if you want me to.âÂ
Your throat runs dry. All you can do is nod.Â
âÂ
Clark holds both your hands in his just as the sunlight begins to ebb away.Â
Youâre on the roof of your building, away from prying eyes. The air is cold in the way only San Francisco sunsets can be, sapping away the odd heat that lingered in the afternoon. Itâs concrete and mortar here.Â
You miss Smallville.Â
Miss the corn stalks as they rustle around you, panicles heavy and ripe. The silks, dried and brown and blowing in the soft breeze that sighs over the fields.Â
Miss how the air smells of the anticipation for harvest. How the wind is ever so sweet. How the husks on two ears sound when they rub togetherâshh, shh, the slight musical quality that makes you fall in love with country autumns all over again.Â
But with Clark holding your hands, you realize that the poets are right when they say home is a person.Â
His palms are so, so warm. Rougher than you would expect them to be, since he supposedly spends more time at a desk than doing farm labor.Â
You turn then over so the backs are facing the sky and run your thumb over his knuckles. He has pale, barely noticeable scars there.Â
Superman fought an alien last week, you remember. Or was it a kaiju?Â
Before your eyes, the little white blotches sink back into his skin. You canât quite believe it.Â
âThinking about it, it makes sense now,â you say, training your eyes on his unmarked knuckles. You link your right fingers together, then your lefts; you burn where he touches. âThatâs how you ended up on the barn roof when we were ten.âÂ
âI didnât know how to tell you,â Clark admits, circling his thumb on the backs of your hands. âIâŠdidnât want it to ruin us.âÂ
Oh, Clark. Sometimes heâs just too selfless for his own good. Your lungs open for a breath, and you let go, surging forward to wrap your arms around him.Â
Heâs so solid. Heâs warm, and heâs real, and he is and will always be your best friend.Â
Some things never change.Â
âWait,â you say into his chestâthereâs a weird, alien thrum running through it, âso you can fly? For real?âÂ
You glance up, and Clarkâs eyes are sliding to the side, avoidant. âYeahâŠâÂ
âTake me outâ âspike in that uncanny rhythmâ âon a flight.âÂ
He sighs, ribs swelling in your arms. You hold on tighter and grin at him. âMa was right. Youâre wild.âÂ
iii. spent my whole life tryin' to put it into words
Metropolis is cold in the wintertime.Â
This year, Clark decided to invite everyoneâthat being you and his parentsâto his humble Midtown apartment for the holidays. Itâs a little cramped, with Ma and Pa Kent in his bedroom and he on the couch.Â
Your suitcase is parked in the corner by the door, right next to the shoe rack. Clarkâs loafers, which take up the top row, have all lost their glossy shine and are scuffed at the toe box. One of them fell off and turned over, revealing worn soles that looked like the barnacled hull of a ship.Â
You had been weirdly endeared by that. He really does care for his things until theyâre on the brink of falling apart.Â
The sill of his floor to ceiling windows are piled with inch-thick snow. The glass has been cracked open just enough so that Clark can come home without hovering outside for someone to let him in.Â
Standing close to the window with a blanket wrapped around your shoulder, your breath fogs slightly and condenses on the glass.Â
The city lights dance below you, glimmering and warm through the nighttime marine haze settling between the buildings. A few car horns go off here and there, merging with the old holiday jingles crooning from a neighborâs radio, or a large LED display.Â
Wonât be the same dear, if youâre not here with meâŠÂ
Endearingly, Clark still believes in Santa. Thereâs a pantry full of cookie ingredients and supplies, and heâs lined the seams of his walls with blinking lights.Â
Theyâre off right now, but you know his first order of business when he flies in through that window will be to turn them on.Â
âOh, sweetheart,â Ma Kent says from her perch on the couch; sheâs knitting something. Clarkâs pillow and blankets are folded and stacked in the corner, and she leans against the pile. The TV flickers from the opposite wall. âCome sit.âÂ
âIâm alright Mrs. Kent,â you smile, soft. âThe couchâs small, andâ âjutting your chin at her husband, slumped against the cushions and closing his eyesâ âI donât wanna wake him up.âÂ
Pa Kent has been complaining of back issues lately. They flared up after the flight from Wichita Airport, so heâs assigned to bed (or couch) rest for the next few days. By Clarkâs orders, of course.Â
âYouâre too sweet,â she croons, weathered face crinkling with her grin. âI keep telling our boy, he should have a girl like you.âÂ
Your throat gutters at her words. Ma Kent is still smiling when she turns back to her knitting project, humming softly to the song filtering in through the open window.Â
Cheeks growing hot, you cough to soften the dryness in your mouth. âThatâI donâtââÂ
âDonât be silly,â Pa Kent rasps, popping an eye open. Youâre half-startled by the suddenness of it. âHe really loves you.âÂ
The Kents look at each other, sidelong. Martha nods, Jonathan shrugs. Itâs this little secret language thatâs reminiscent of you and Clark, too.Â
You just hadnât realized until now that you probably copied it from his parents.Â
âOh.âÂ
âYes,â Ma Kent says, still eyeing her husband with a knowing look. âHm.âÂ
Knock on the glass. Speak of Superman, and he shall arrive.Â
Just in time, too. Another minute spent being the subject of the Kentsâ speculations, and you would have jumped out yourself. You grin at Clark on the other side of the window as he waves, superimposed with the cityâs lights reflecting off the glass.Â
Heâs a whirlwind. Swept by the evening air, his hair is falling out of place, slowly melting back into the curls he usually has; miraculously, there isnât a single flake of snow on him. The grin he returns is brighter than the sun, face blooming with wild joy as you pry the glass the rest of the way open.Â
Flash of red. A wave of ozone, wind, and corn silk fills your senses as Clark barrels into you with a loud, windchime laugh. You swear you roll over twice before landing on his chest, still caught in an embrace.Â
He can barely speak straight with that wide, boyish grin dawning on his face. âWhyâoh my god, when? I told you to text me when you landed!âÂ
Your heart somersaults. Does a flip, too, maybe.Â
You hope heâs not listening too closely.Â
âSorry,â you say, hiding your face in his chest. Just like you remember, solid and radiating heat like a furnace. You could burn and you wouldnât mind. âI wanted to surprise you.âÂ
âConsider him surprised,â his mom calls from the couch. Embarrassment flickers through you, sparking against your ribs. Rightâyou arenât alone.Â
âHi, Ma,â Clark pipes up, gently nudging your shoulder with his hand. You slide off him to sit cross-legged on the floor. He pushes himself up and that stupid, kind of cute grin is still plastered on his face. âHi, Pa.âÂ
The urge to kiss him becomes so strong that you curl your hand into a fist, pressing your knuckles against the carpet. Clark turns his attention back to you, eyes blown wide and smile beginning to settle into something softer, fonder. Like when a honeymoon phase fades, and a comfortable, content feeling takes its place.Â
âI missed you.âÂ
âÂ
âIt says hereââÂ
Irritation flares in your stomach. âMan, itâs already meltedââÂ
âShh!â Clark sticks his index finger up, laying it perpendicular to his mouth. He nods in the direction of the hallway, where his parents are. âTheyâre sleeping, remember?âÂ
Making cookie batter at midnight in a pitch-black apartment might be the worst idea in the world. For one, youâre keeping it dark so his parents can recover from jet lag, but you can hardly see with Clarkâs huge frame blocking the lantern set on the island.Â
Itâs only the muted, fluorescent flicker from the string of multicolored lights lining the ceiling and the warm glow of the microwave that make the mess youâre in navigable.Â
You donât mind it much, though. Clark is softer in the dim light, every facet of his face splashed with a different color, like a mosaic.Â
He wears an old Metropolis Uni sweater, dark blue and gold and riddled with holes in the collar and cuffs. His glasses are set beside the lanternânot that he needs themâand now you can see the face you know so well.Â
He pinches his mouth, trying to stifle a giggle.Â
âFine,â you whisper. The ceramic bowl sitting in the center of the microwave is drenched in yellowed light, steam pouring out of the lip. You stick your finger in and jump back when you touch the bowl. "Ow, ow.âÂ
He comes up behind you, right arm reaching forward to lean against the counter. His smile comes off smoothly, dimples sinking into his cheeks like the most natural thing in the world as he murmurs next to your ear, âAllow me.âÂ
âKnock yourself out, Prince Charming.âÂ
Another thing about trying to make cookies while his parents are asleep: youâre practically having the cookies made for you.Â
Clark is a stand mixer and oven packed into one tall, well-built man. Superpowers are cool for saving the world, sure, but they also make life a whole lot easier.Â
He reaches in and hooks his fingers around the bowl, unfazed by the butter popping inside. Itâs a miracle that it didnât explode in the microwave. Liquid gold streams into the mixing bowl on the counter, joining the nondescript lump of flour, sugar, eggs, and other things youâve lost track of.Â
âAre you sure this is the right order to combine the ingredients?â he hisses, gathering the larger bowl into the crook of his left elbow. âI donât remember how Ma did it.âÂ
âWell, we canât wake her up to ask,â you whisper back, sliding a drawer open and picking through the contents for a whisk. âBesides, itâs our first time doing it. Itâs not like Santaâs gonna leave a lump of coal in your stocking for trying.âÂ
Your best friend frowns, ever endearing. âI guess. But what if he does?âÂ
You tiptoe over and tap the whisk against his shoulder. Clark blinks at you, blue eyes clear and bright in the dark. âThen I have a better gift.âÂ
You donât know why you said that. It just seemed like the best thing to say, you suppose.Â
âI would really like to know what could beat the gift I have in mind,â Clark says, plucking the whisk out of your hand. Â
He starts mixing, arm flexing beneath his old sweater as he mashes everything together. Heâs quieter than a stand mixer, and faster tooâyou might start calling him when you have a whim to bake something.Â
The tines of the whisk sigh softly when they brush against the sides of the bowl. Clark isnât even breaking a sweat, but his inky curls are bouncing around wildly.Â
Now, heat flares in your stomach, taking over the irritation you felt earlier.Â
âReally,â you laugh quietly, crossing your arms before him, âand what did you want?âÂ
He shrugs, brows scrunched in thought. Stopping his mixing, he dips his index finger into the dough and tastes it before offering it to you. âItâs not bad.âÂ
âThatâs gross, Clark,â you say. Shrugging, he scoops a dollop with his pinky instead and smears it along the corner of your mouth. The batter is warm with friction, and when you scrape it off your cheek and onto your tongue, it melts perfectly.Â
He must notice the way your face changes, because heâs suppressing a grin ready to burst.Â
You roll your eyes, sticking your own finger into the mix and smearing the dough on his cheek. âDonât tease.âÂ
âIâm not.âÂ
âYouâre about to.âÂ
Clark scoffs out a laugh, setting the bowl onto the counter. He gestures to his face, âHow are we going to clean this up?âÂ
Shuffling forward, you reach for his collar and pull him closer to you. His exhale shivers as he waits for you to make your move, long eyelashes fluttering as he looks at you expectantly.Â
Daring, even. Clark is painfully pretty as his eyes dart around your face, searching for a sign of something.Â
âWhat?â you whisper, an uncontrollable grin beginning to take root. âIâm just inspecting my work of art.âÂ
âI have an idea,â he mumbles, eyes flicking downward. Slowly, not to startle, he raises a hand to cup your face. âBut you have to trust me.âÂ
ââCourse,â you choke out, throat running dry. âYouâre my best friend.âÂ
The cute pouch of fat lining the bottom of his eyes emerges as he stifles his smile. You fear your heart is about to burst. Forget the cookies, forget the gifts, forget the dough still smeared on his cheek.Â
Clark pitches his head forward and presses his lips to your cheek.Â
This is different that all the times youâve kissed each otherâs cheeks. Heâs more held-back now, thumb grazing the apple of your cheek as he presses his mouth harder against your skin.Â
You kind of want to cry. Here is your best friend, the one whoâd you trust with the entire world, cradling you so sweetly even though you both know youâd let him do whatever he wanted to you.Â
âThe doughâs a little sweet,â he says, voice low, plush lips still pressed to your burning cheek. A shiver runs through you. "How's that for a gift?"
You throw all caution into the wind, nose nudging his as you twist your head slightly and meet his lips.Â
The kiss is slow, soft. Itâs not with fireworks like it is in the movies. This is familiar, more than you expected it to be.Â
This is Smallville summer in Metropolis winter. Clarkâs mouth fits over yours like second nature, like two pieces of pottery meant to be reunited. This is slipping into bed after a hard day and finding warm arms already waiting; itâs tumbling down a hill and having a caring hand sooth over a bruised knee.Â
The last twenty-seven-odd years of trying to put into words what you feel for your best friend have flipped a new page.Â
Clark Kent is home, and you are in love.Â
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LIKE HELLO
I've not seen such a sl*tty Clark with his Lois since Smallville.
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Novelty
Superman | Clark Kent x Reader
Chapter 3



a/n: reader is formally introduced FINALLY, and chapters are getting longer :}
word count: 2k
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It was only Tuesday, but Clark Kent was already having a shitty week.
The buzz and chatter of the Daily Planet only serve to worsen the growing headache that his work and âextracurricularâ activities were providing him.
For the past two days, Clark had spent the better part of them trying to prevent villains from wrecking Metropolis. Every time he took a threat down, he felt like the next one popped up even stronger and harder to subdue.
In just the past three weeks, heâd already taken down more bad guys than he had in his year as Superman, yet public tension was still escalating regarding his ârecklessnessâ with public property. Last night the Galaxy Broadcasting Station called him a âsuper-powered bowling ballâ, and videos had already begun circulating Twitter of him getting knocked into a Metropolis skyscraper with the hashtag âsuperfailâ. It wasnât as bad as some of the other ones, but it still stung.
On top of all that, Clark needed to have an article submission by Perryâs desk by the end of the day, already behind because of the constant distractions outside of work.
He was so distracted by his work that he barely noticed the Chief rounding on the office, introducing the new journalist who wrote the article about Supermanâs epic failures in public property protection.
âOK, Everyone, this is the new hire joining the journalism team. Sheâll primarily be focusing on meta-human affairs with a specialization in private and government intervention.â
Tuning Perry out as he makes the final edits to his article, only acknowledging your presence when you step up to introduce yourself to his corner of the office.
Recognition sparks in his memory, watching as the beautiful sharp-tongued reporter from last week introduces herself as the newest addition to the Daily Planet's journalist roster. When Perry moves aside, you step up to say your first and last name, Clark subconsciously letting an accusatory âYou!â fall from his lips.
His outburst catches your attention, your practiced gaze turning to him as you cock your head thoughtfully. âHave we met?â You ask, careful and calculating.
Clark's lips thin, trying his best to school his face into one of indifference. âYouâre the one who wrote the Superman article thatâs being published soon,â he states, no question in his tone.
Recognition alights in your memory then, blank face morphing into a cheshire smile as Clark waits for your answer. âAh yes, you must be Clark Kent then, big blueâs fanboy at the Planetâ.
At your comment, Lois snorts into her coffee, Jimmyâs mouth dropping to his chin, turning his chair to neglect the photospread he was working on.
âAHAâ, Perry laughs at the dig, patting your back as he wipes a tear from his eye, âI like her already!â
Clark is not so amused, watching in quiet frustration as Perry assigns you a desk right across from Lois, and directly in his line of sight.
Chief uses his final moments with the staff to antagonize Clark more as he walks away. âI needed that article on my desk yesterday for review, Clark. Get on it.â
Coworkers begin to crowd you as you settle into your station, as Clark reluctantly returns to his work, the incessant chatter of the office now rising because of your arrival, made ten times worse by his superhuman hearing.
âHello beautifulâ, Jimmy leans on the corner of your desk in a way you could only faux-sav, grinning at you as you attempt to fix up your desk. âThe nameâs James Olsen, but all my friends call me Jimmy.â
âIâll keep that in mind, James â, replying smoothly as you place your âGotham Gazetteâ coffee mug on the desk
âOuch,â Lois laughs, pushing past Jimmy to extend her hand for a formal greeting.
âLois Lane, glad to have you on the team.â
You smile back at her, taking her hand in a firm handshake, âLois, itâs a pleasure to finally meet you. Iâm a big fan of your work.â
She beams at you, letting her hand drop as she finds a spot to settle near your desk.
Everyone takes turns introducing themselves, except one, Cat Grant almost bowling you over when she captures you in a tight hug.
âClark, get over here and introduce yourselfâ, Jimmy calls, oblivious to the tension between the pair of you.
Clarkâs shoulders hunch before he looks up from his work, content to have stayed out of the conversation.
Steeling himself in an attempt to establish some sort of civility in your professional relationship, Clark stands up to walk over to your desk.
âLois was right about what she said earlier, weâre lucky to have you at the Daily Planet.â He gives a small smile before continuing, âIâm sure youâll fit right in.â
You watch him carefully with unrelenting eyes, like youâre trying to figure out if heâs being earnest with his words.
You return the smile, though it doesnât reach your eyes, âThanks. Iâm sure weâll be working together a lot since we cover the same topicsâ.
âIâll be looking forward to itâ, Clark says, seeing the challenge in your eyes and refusing to back down.
So much for workplace civility.
âââââââââââââââââââââ
The next time Clark is late to work, itâs because heâs getting slammed by into the Zesty Cola skycraper by a large fire-breathing kaiju - the second one in two weeks.
God, Perry is going to kill him. At least he was on his lunch this time.
The previous kaiju attack had taken out half of Centennial Park and had taken him and the Justice Gang two hours to subdue. Now he was going to deal with the media reporting on the damage to the headquarters of one of the most beloved cola brands in Metropolis.
Thankfully, this kaiju only took him thirty minutes to handle, but he was sure the Centennial Park upheaval and fallen skyscraper would come up somehow in the article youâll write this week.
Heâd read some of the work youâd done at the Gotham Gazette, and while you were a damn good journalist, itâs clear you had some sort of agenda against superheroes. Heâd cringed particularly hard at a fringe piece youâd written on a Batman-Joker skirmish that left a whole block of Arkham decimated, just toeing the line between a proper journal article and professional hate mail.
(He lowkey thought that bats deserved it, but heâd never admit that you)
Always at the scene of the crime, you show up with your notepad, pen, and recorder, always ready to criticize anything about his actions.Â
He almost wanted to fly away after turning the Kaiju over to the MHCA, but youâd probably say something about that in your article, too.
The second his feet touch the ground, youâre already writing something on your notepad, watching him from a distance.
He takes the initiative this time and approaches you after making his rounds, saying your last name with a tight-lipped smile.
âI didnât think you would know my nameâ, you say, giving him that same coy look heâd become familiar with over the weeks of your reporting on him.
Clark chuckles without humor, leveling you with a straight look. âNo shot I wouldnât know the name of the journalist at the Daily Planet thatâs been dragging my name through the mud.â
You raise an eyebrow at him, cocky smile never leaving your face, âI didnât think the Superman, savior of Metropolis, would be offended by honest reporting.â
He scoffs as you continue, âI donât pull my punches, Superman, and I refuse to apologize for not coddling you like other reporters love to do.â
You donât mention any names, but Clark still bristles at your insinuation of him coddling himself.
âThis isnât about journalism. Itâs about adding fuel to the flames of an already dangerous fireâ. Clark crosses his arms as he faces you, trying to get you to understand his point.
âCivilians have been apprehensive since this new wave of public safety attacks, and writing inflammatory articles about Superman, regardless of your intention, only makes the situation worse.â
You school your face to impassiveness, letting him continue. âI see your passion for journalism, and I respect your desire to keep heroes accountable, especially when they deserve it, but I can say with absolute certainty that now is not the time.â
You let the silence stretch taut between you both, caught a bit off guard by the turn of the conversation. Youâd half-expected him to approach you with more defenses for his actions this week, but had been surprised by his earnestness regarding public hysteria about the constant danger plaguing Metropolis for the past two months.
âOk, Superman, Iâll bite.â You state, turning your recorder on and pointing it at his face, âDo you have any speculations as to what may be causing the rise in villain attacks all over the country? It seems that Metropolis is not the only city thatâs been through the ringer these past few months.â
Now itâs his turn to be taken off guard, surprised by your line of questioning. Almost unbelieving that you hadnât tried to get him in some verbal-trap or write in an angle that would most certainly make his week worse. He knew Arkham and Star City were also facing the same problems and had been in talks with Batman and the Flash about arranging a classified meeting.
He feels like a fish taking your bait when he answers, âI donât have any solid leads yet, but I assure you that my colleagues and I at the Justice League are working our hardest to find answers for the sudden surge in attacks.â
âDo you think thereâs any foul play involved, or are you hoping that these threats may just be one large coincidence?â
âI canât say for sure, but it doesnât seem that any of the attacks are coordinated, so for now weâre ruling out any connection between attacks on different cities. However, weâre still keeping our options open and investigating as thoroughly as possible.
You click your microphone off then, placing the device in your bag as you look up at him.
âThanks Superman. Thatâs all I needed.â You give him a wry smile, repeating the phrase from your first encounter.
You can still see the skepticism on his face, the unwillingness to trust your proverbial token of goodwill.
Without any warning, you pull your notepad out of your bag, ripping off the most recent page and showing it to him before shredding it into pieces in front of him.
You grin at the shock on his face, extending out a hand for him to shake.
âItâs a show of good faith. I just ripped up all my previous notes, and Iâll only use the conversation I recorded for my next article. I promiseâ
Heâs slow to take your outstretched hand, but when he does, his grip is firm, your hand dwarfed by his much larger one.
âHow do I know youâre not gonna twist my words again?â He asks, your hand still warm in his.
You smile at him one more time, this one a little more honest than your previous ones.
âGuess youâll have to read it when it comes out, " you say, pulling away from him as you start to walk away.
Despite himself, Clark finds himself smiling back, curious about what youâll publish next week.
That smile is quickly wiped off his face, though when he realizes heâs going to be twenty minutes late for lunch again.
âShit,â he muttered, checking his watch. Another lunch break ruined by a kaiju â and maybe, an even scarier reporter.
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Kansas (Remembers Me Now) | Clark Kent (prologue)
SUMMARY: Something happened. Maybe not catastrophic, but enough to rattle him. A moment where he faltered. Chose wrong. Or didn't move fast enough. Didn't save the person he meant to. Something that cracked the myth of Superman from the inside.
Or when: Clark didn't come back for the headline. He came back to steady his hands. To remember who he was before the cape. To find the one person who believed in him. To find you.
PAIRING: David!Superman x f!reader (childhood friend)
WORD COUNT: 2.5K
WARNINGS: Canon-typical things, slow burn vibes, fluff/tension-filled old friends to lovers, honestly not much, setting the scene for more slow burn things, Clark in Kansas, mentions of church and small town vibes, etc.
A/N: I blacked out writing this one too fr. Again, was never a superman/clark kent girlie, but damn...really enjoyed this movie. This may be turned into a series that's just straight fluff and slow-burn. Comments HEAVILY encouraged, it makes writers' hearts full and encourages me to continue writing. Enjoy.
The front door of the library never stopped squealingâshrieking.
Youâd asked the county to fix it three times last summer, even offered to pay for the part yourself, but they never did. Instead, they called it âcharming,â like a relic.Â
They said it gave the place character, like everything else in this town; the cracks in the sidewalks, the neon still buzzing faintly in the window of a diner no one ate at, the peeling paint on the water tower, trying to spell out Home of the Crows when the H had long since flaked into nothing.
You didnât look up at first, just reached for the return slot where someone had dumped a crumbling stack of National Geographics from 1983 and kept thumbing the corner of your return cart.
However, something about the silence that followed the doorbell made you pause. The regulars always coughed, shuffled, greeted or grunted, or dropped a backpack too loud against the table near the back. This silence was pausedâtoo quiet, like a held breath.
You looked up and there he was.
Clark Kent.Â
He was framed in the old wood of the library doorway like a photograph you didnât know youâd kept. His hair was shorter than you remembered, shoulders broader, but still in the same kind of soft button-down that used to wrinkle against your carâs passenger seat when you were eighteen and driving around looking for places to feel infinite.Â
Yet, he was older now, pulled tighter, like the fabric had to work harder to contain whatever heâd become. That alone didnât allow you to stand or smile, only hold his gaze and wait for who would break first.Â
âHey.â He smiled, unsure. A hand lifted in a half-wave.
You set the return cart aside. âHey.â
It came out steadier than you felt.
There were a thousand other things you couldâve said.
Didnât think Iâd see you here again. You look different. What broke you enough to come home?
Instead, you continued with soft wit, âIf youâre here for the Wi-Fi, I should warn youâit cuts out when the trains pass. Still.â
âGood to know some things donât change.â Clark huffed a quiet laugh.
âShelving still leans, HVAC still grumbles, and the genealogy shelf hasnât moved since it was put in.â You shifted your weight, then nodded toward the back wall.Â
âI built that shelf.â Clarkâs smile softened.
 âI know.â You copied his smile, just a little.
Taking a few steps in, Clark moved slowly, afraid to spook the air. His footsteps didnât echo; there was too much carpet and too many stories stuffed into the walls to capture him.Â
âYou rearrangedâŠâÂ
âNeverâyou just forgot the shape of the place.â
âI guess I did.â He smiled. Not the Superman one, the Clark one. Quiet at the corners, unsure of whether it was allowed.
You caught yourself staring as he took it all in; the mismatched lamps, the yellowing bulletin board with the townâs blood drive flyer two months out of date, the old globe with Kansas rubbed nearly bare under years of small, curious fingers, it all remained the same.
Some dust kicked up near his shoes, his leather, well-kept, city shoes. You hated how easily you noticed the small details, how his presence felt too large for the space already. You couldnât help but think he looked like someone returning to a childhood home and realizing the ceilings were lower than he remembered.
âSoâŠwhat brings you back?â You could only keep the obvious question at bay for so long. âDonât tell me The Daily Planet suddenly cares about corn festivals and town hall squabbles.âÂ
Clark scratched at his jaw, and you saw it; the tell. That little shift in his expression he used to get when he was working his way toward a half-truth. You used to catch him in it and he never liked that.
âI-Iâm writing a piece. Something long-form.â Clark walked toward the counter now, slow, careful, like he thought you might bolt. You never did. âThe Planet wants a feature on the Midwest; how itâs changed, what it means now, you know, big themes they want to call it âroots.ââ
âDidnât think they cared too much for us out here.â You arched a brow.
âThey usually donât.â Clark spoke kindly, as if trying to soften the blow. âBut I made the case. Told them itâs a part of the country people think they understand, but donât. Told them thereâs more to it than silos and silence.â
âAnd they believed you?â
âThey said, âfineâsince youâre from there.ââ He glanced toward the windows. âI need help with the history. The texture of it all. So,I figuredâŠâ He paused politely. â...if anyone still knew this town better than I do, itâd be you.â
âIâm not sure I know it anymore.â Your throat felt tight and you werenât sure why. âNot the way you want.â
He looked at you, really looked. âI donât want the version everyone else remembers. I want yours.â
For a long moment you paused, eyes looking between his for anything less than respect. Then, you reached down, unhooked the brass key from your belt loop, and held it between your fingers. The ribbon, the same red one Clark tied on during a summer shelving project, was still fraying at the edge.
âYou can lookâŠâ You offered. â...but itâs all dust and ghosts back there.â
âMight be what I need right nowâŠâ Clarkâs voice came quieter this time. Almost reverent.
You unlocked the door, and it swung inward with a sigh that startled the silence between you and Clark. You clicked the light on and it flickered once before settling into a faint yellow hum, casting everything in a warm, nostalgic glow. Dust hung in the air like something sacred and unspoken.
You didnât have to tell Clark where to go. He moved like he remembered the layout with his body; the old shelves, the wobble in the floor near the county plats, and the patch of afternoon sun that used to pool across the back wall like a second window to somewhere else.
You sat at the desktop and woke the system. The familiar whir of the old computer fan kicked up, and the screen bloomed into life.Â
Behind you, Clark shifted his weight. You could hear the creak of his boots on the laminate wood and feel the stillness in his breath. He hadnât said anything in the last minute, which was strange because Clark had always filled space without trying.Â
It was always in the way he stood, in the way he laughed, in the way he looked at things like they mattered, but now⊠He was too quiet. You glanced back over your shoulder. He was leaning against the desk, arms folded, eyes flicking across the shelves like they were saying something only he could hear. Which, you supposed, they might be.
âYouâll want the township records first.â You kept your voice light. Professional. âThe post-recession census drop, changes in farmland use, abandoned buildings. It all skews the shape of the place.â
He stepped in closer. You could feel the warmth of him at your back, the brush of his coat when he leaned a little to one side, just enough to scan what you were pulling up.
âI forgot how organized you are.âÂ
You could feel his breath now, low and steady, and something in your chest tightened in that old, traitorous way.
You huffed. âThis is what I stayed for, remember?â
Clark didnât answer. Just stood there, too still for someone so alive. You shifted in your chair, shoulders brushing his thigh before you realized how close heâd come.Â
The proximity made something tick in your chest, not panic, exactly, but awarenessâold awareness. The kind that once made you shift toward him on long drives without thinking. The kind that made your skin feel like a held breath.
He didnât move away.
Instead, one hand braced lightly on the back of your chair, and the other found the edge of the desk, boxing you in, not on purpose, not assertiveâsteady, like a habit that hadnât faded with time.
Clark leaned in closer, squinting at the screen, and you could feel the shift of his coat against your back. You cleared your throat and kept scrolling, pretending not to notice how he smelled: clean and something warm beneath it. You stayed still. On purpose, maybe. Just to see if heâd realize. Just to see if heâd flinch.
âYou always sat too closeâŠâ You muttered, half under your breath.
âYou never minded.â Clark smiled behind you. You could hear it, feel it, could even imagine the dimples poking out.
âYou donât know what I mind.â You hadnât meant for it to come out so sharp.Â
âNo.â He agreed. You glanced back at him over your shoulder. He wasnât defensive. Not hurt. Just honest accountability. â...guess I donât.â
Clarkâs presence behind you felt warmer now. He hadnât moved despite it all, the weight of him there, the way he used to just be beside you, without needing permission. It could never be simple anymore.
âI didnât mean it like that.â You added after a beat in the form of an almost apology. You turned back to the screen, but the lines blurred for a second. âItâs justâŠIt's been a long time.â
âI know.â
The screen blinked as a file loaded: 2008; Property Reallocation and Post-Closure ReportsYou didnât need to read the label to know what it held. Long before digitization caught up, youâd memorized these records like scripture, not out of duty, but because it gave your hands something to do when the nights stretched too long and the silence got too thick.
Back then, it was a kind of game: see what had been buried, what had been forgotten, what the system pretended not to remember.Â
âThis is a good place to start.â You gestured vaguely, already confident in the choice.Â
âRemember youâd write in the margins of something like this?â Clark said suddenly, the question rhetorical. âIn those notebooks of yoursâyou always left little notes for yourself. They were better than the article half the timeâŠâ
âYou read them?â Your fingers paused over the mouse.
âEvery time.â There was never hesitation with Clark, always confident even when exposing himself. The hum of the overhead bulb seemed louder in the silence that followed. âI kept oneâI meanâI-I donât know where it is now, probably in a box, but I didâŠback then.â
You didnât know what to say to that. So you didnât say anything. You just kept scrolling, but the room felt smaller now. Closer. Not in a claustrophobic way, more like gravity, folding inward.
The silence sat between you like a third presence. Warm. Watchful. Threaded with something neither of you could name without undoing it. It made Clark pull back, but you still felt the outline of him, somehow. As if proximity had left a shadow on your skin.
He was leaning against a forgotten desk now, arms folded, eyes flicking across the shelves like they were saying something only he could hear. Which, you supposed, they might be.Â
âI know I havenât rearranged muchâŠâ You turned your attention back to him, finding him easily distracted by his surroundings. â...but youâre acting like the roomâs trying to tell you a secret.â
âIt kind of is.â
âYou always did get weird when you were thinkingâ
âIâm not thinking so much as... listening.â Clarkâs lips quirked, but his voice was low.
âTo what?â You watched him carefully. He was blushing. Barely. Just at the edges of his ears, the kind of heat that came from embarrassment, or shyness.Â
âYour pulse just shifted when I walked in.â His eyes didnât quite meet yours when he answered.
You blinked. âExcuse me?â
âSorry. I forget sometimes. Itâs not something I turn off easily.â Clark smiled sheepishly, like someone caught in the middle of a thought he hadnât meant to say out loud.Â
âSo what, you can just hear people... being nervous?â You scoffed.Â
âNot just that. The way you breathed when I leaned over you.â He shrugged a shoulder. âThe way your heart started racing when I said I kept one of your notes.â
 âJesus, Clark.â
âI know. Iâm sorryââ
âNo.â You had cut in, shaking your head with a half-laugh. âI just forgot how weird you are.â
That earned a crooked smile from him. You turned away quickly, eyes scanning the document like it mattered. It didnât yet. Not compared to the warmth crawling up your neck.
âYou used to just stare at the floor when you got flustered.â You added, deflecting with expertise. âNow you narrate my heart rate. Big upgrade.â
âI didnât mean toââ
âYou never do.â You voiced lightly. âDonât worry, Iâll pretend I didnât hear any of that.â
He fell quiet, but you could feel the weight of his admiration on you.Â
âAnd for the record? My heart races when Iâm annoyed, too.â You clicked into the next file, trying to ignore the prickle at the base of your neck.Â
âIs that what this is?âÂ
Clarkâs voice came teasing. Itâd reflected his growth. Not the wide-eyed Kansas boy anymore. Not exactly. But the softness was still there, just tempered now, quieter. You didnât rise to the bait, just let the corners of your mouth twitch like you mightâve smiled if this were another lifetime.
âYou tell meâŠâ You countered. âYouâre the one with the super-senses.â
He didnât answer. Not out loud, anyway. You could hear the way he exhaled through his nose, that amused little breath he used to make when you caught him off-guard. A gentle crack in his composure, like you were the only one who ever saw the fault lines.
You scrolled a little slower, finally letting your eyes focus on the screen. Rows of dates, intake numbers, handwritten notations scanned in like afterthoughts. You reached for your pen and tapped the screen with the end of it.Â
âHereâŠâ You said, a shift in your voice, practical again.
âHereâs good.â Clark nodded. â...but I think I need more than articles and records. Something real. Something recent.â
You tilted your head, trying to ground yourself in your work. âWellâthere's the church picnic this weekend. Everyoneâll be there. Town history in motion and all thatâŠâ
You meant it as a lead. A professional suggestion. A chance to observe the town in its natural habitat, not an invitation.
However, Clarkâs expression shifted. His posture softened, like something had lit up just beneath the surface. âMa and Pa still go, donât they?â
âStill bring two pies and pretend they didnât plan to.â
That earned a real smile. The kind that cut through everything else. Warm, worn-in, and just a little stunned by its own existence.
âYeah.â He said, almost to himself. âThatâd be good. I should go.â
âYou sure?â You studied him for a moment.
The question hung there, more than just about pies and picnics.He glanced sideways at you.Â
âWhy not? Small town, homemade food, and the same old women pinching my cheeks like Iâm still sixteen.âÂ
What's the worst that could happen?
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Superman | Clark Kent x Reader
Chapter 3
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It was only Tuesday, but Clark Kent was already having a shitty week.
The buzz and chatter of the Daily Planet only serve to worsen the growing headache that his work and âextracurricularâ activities were providing him.
For the past two days, Clark had spent the better part of them trying to prevent villains from wrecking Metropolis. Every time he took a threat down, he felt like the next one popped up even stronger and harder to subdue.
In just the past three weeks, heâd already taken down more bad guys than he had in his year as Superman, yet public tension was still escalating regarding his ârecklessnessâ with public property. Last night the Galaxy Broadcasting Station called him a âsuper-powered bowling ballâ, and videos had already begun circulating Twitter of him getting knocked into a Metropolis skyscraper with the hashtag âsuperfailâ. It wasnât as bad as some of the other ones, but it still stung.
On top of all that, Clark needed to have an article submission by Perryâs desk by the end of the day, already behind because of the constant distractions outside of work.
He was so distracted by his work that he barely noticed the Chief rounding on the office, introducing the new journalist who wrote the article about Supermanâs epic failures in public property protection.
âOK, Everyone, this is the new hire joining the journalism team. Sheâll primarily be focusing on meta-human affairs with a specialization in private and government intervention.â
Tuning Perry out as he makes the final edits to his article, only acknowledging your presence when you step up to introduce yourself to his corner of the office.
Recognition sparks in his memory, watching as the beautiful sharp-tongued reporter from last week introduces herself as the newest addition to the Daily Planet's journalist roster. When Perry moves aside, you step up to say your first and last name, Clark subconsciously letting an accusatory âYou!â fall from his lips.
His outburst catches your attention, your practiced gaze turning to him as you cock your head thoughtfully. âHave we met?â You ask, careful and calculating.
Clark's lips thin, trying his best to school his face into one of indifference. âYouâre the one who wrote the Superman article thatâs being published soon,â he states, no question in his tone.
Recognition alights in your memory then, blank face morphing into a cheshire smile as Clark waits for your answer. âAh yes, you must be Clark Kent then, big blueâs fanboy at the Planetâ.
At your comment, Lois snorts into her coffee, Jimmyâs mouth dropping to his chin, turning his chair to neglect the photospread he was working on.
âAHAâ, Perry laughs at the dig, patting your back as he wipes a tear from his eye, âI like her already!â
Clark is not so amused, watching in quiet frustration as Perry assigns you a desk right across from Lois, and directly in his line of sight.
Chief uses his final moments with the staff to antagonize Clark more as he walks away. âI needed that article on my desk yesterday for review, Clark. Get on it.â
Coworkers begin to crowd you as you settle into your station, as Clark reluctantly returns to his work, the incessant chatter of the office now rising because of your arrival, made ten times worse by his superhuman hearing.
âHello beautifulâ, Jimmy leans on the corner of your desk in a way you could only faux-sav, grinning at you as you attempt to fix up your desk. âThe nameâs James Olsen, but all my friends call me Jimmy.â
âIâll keep that in mind, James â, replying smoothly as you place your âGotham Gazetteâ coffee mug on the desk
âOuch,â Lois laughs, pushing past Jimmy to extend her hand for a formal greeting.
âLois Lane, glad to have you on the team.â
You smile back at her, taking her hand in a firm handshake, âLois, itâs a pleasure to finally meet you. Iâm a big fan of your work.â
She beams at you, letting her hand drop as she finds a spot to settle near your desk.
Everyone takes turns introducing themselves, except one, Cat Grant almost bowling you over when she captures you in a tight hug.
âClark, get over here and introduce yourselfâ, Jimmy calls, oblivious to the tension between the pair of you.
Clarkâs shoulders hunch before he looks up from his work, content to have stayed out of the conversation.
Steeling himself in an attempt to establish some sort of civility in your professional relationship, Clark stands up to walk over to your desk.
âLois was right about what she said earlier, weâre lucky to have you at the Daily Planet.â He gives a small smile before continuing, âIâm sure youâll fit right in.â
You watch him carefully with unrelenting eyes, like youâre trying to figure out if heâs being earnest with his words.
You return the smile, though it doesnât reach your eyes, âThanks. Iâm sure weâll be working together a lot since we cover the same topicsâ.
âIâll be looking forward to itâ, Clark says, seeing the challenge in your eyes and refusing to back down.
So much for workplace civility.
âââââââââââââââââââââ
The next time Clark is late to work, itâs because heâs getting slammed by into the Zesty Cola skycraper by a large fire-breathing kaiju - the second one in two weeks.
God, Perry is going to kill him. At least he was on his lunch this time.
The previous kaiju attack had taken out half of Centennial Park and had taken him and the Justice Gang two hours to subdue. Now he was going to deal with the media reporting on the damage to the headquarters of one of the most beloved cola brands in Metropolis.
Thankfully, this kaiju only took him thirty minutes to handle, but he was sure the Centennial Park upheaval and fallen skyscraper would come up somehow in the article youâll write this week.
Heâd read some of the work youâd done at the Gotham Gazette, and while you were a damn good journalist, itâs clear you had some sort of agenda against superheroes. Heâd cringed particularly hard at a fringe piece youâd written on a Batman-Joker skirmish that left a whole block of Arkham decimated, just toeing the line between a proper journal article and professional hate mail.
(He lowkey thought that bats deserved it, but heâd never admit that you)
Always at the scene of the crime, you show up with your notepad, pen, and recorder, always ready to criticize anything about his actions.Â
He almost wanted to fly away after turning the Kaiju over to the MHCA, but youâd probably say something about that in your article, too.
The second his feet touch the ground, youâre already writing something on your notepad, watching him from a distance.
He takes the initiative this time and approaches you after making his rounds, saying your last name with a tight-lipped smile.
âI didnât think you would know my nameâ, you say, giving him that same coy look heâd become familiar with over the weeks of your reporting on him.
Clark chuckles without humor, leveling you with a straight look. âNo shot I wouldnât know the name of the journalist at the Daily Planet thatâs been dragging my name through the mud.â
You raise an eyebrow at him, cocky smile never leaving your face, âI didnât think the Superman, savior of Metropolis, would be offended by honest reporting.â
He scoffs as you continue, âI donât pull my punches, Superman, and I refuse to apologize for not coddling you like other reporters love to do.â
You donât mention any names, but Clark still bristles at your insinuation of him coddling himself.
âThis isnât about journalism. Itâs about adding fuel to the flames of an already dangerous fireâ. Clark crosses his arms as he faces you, trying to get you to understand his point.
âCivilians have been apprehensive since this new wave of public safety attacks, and writing inflammatory articles about Superman, regardless of your intention, only makes the situation worse.â
You school your face to impassiveness, letting him continue. âI see your passion for journalism, and I respect your desire to keep heroes accountable, especially when they deserve it, but I can say with absolute certainty that now is not the time.â
You let the silence stretch taut between you both, caught a bit off guard by the turn of the conversation. Youâd half-expected him to approach you with more defenses for his actions this week, but had been surprised by his earnestness regarding public hysteria about the constant danger plaguing Metropolis for the past two months.
âOk, Superman, Iâll bite.â You state, turning your recorder on and pointing it at his face, âDo you have any speculations as to what may be causing the rise in villain attacks all over the country? It seems that Metropolis is not the only city thatâs been through the ringer these past few months.â
Now itâs his turn to be taken off guard, surprised by your line of questioning. Almost unbelieving that you hadnât tried to get him in some verbal-trap or write in an angle that would most certainly make his week worse. He knew Arkham and Star City were also facing the same problems and had been in talks with Batman and the Flash about arranging a classified meeting.
He feels like a fish taking your bait when he answers, âI donât have any solid leads yet, but I assure you that my colleagues and I at the Justice League are working our hardest to find answers for the sudden surge in attacks.â
âDo you think thereâs any foul play involved, or are you hoping that these threats may just be one large coincidence?â
âI canât say for sure, but it doesnât seem that any of the attacks are coordinated, so for now weâre ruling out any connection between attacks on different cities. However, weâre still keeping our options open and investigating as thoroughly as possible.
You click your microphone off then, placing the device in your bag as you look up at him.
âThanks Superman. Thatâs all I needed.â You give him a wry smile, repeating the phrase from your first encounter.
You can still see the skepticism on his face, the unwillingness to trust your proverbial token of goodwill.
Without any warning, you pull your notepad out of your bag, ripping off the most recent page and showing it to him before shredding it into pieces in front of him.
You grin at the shock on his face, extending out a hand for him to shake.
âItâs a show of good faith. I just ripped up all my previous notes, and Iâll only use the conversation I recorded for my next article. I promiseâ
Heâs slow to take your outstretched hand, but when he does, his grip is firm, your hand dwarfed by his much larger one.
âHow do I know youâre not gonna twist my words again?â He asks, your hand still warm in his.
You smile at him one more time, this one a little more honest than your previous ones.
âGuess youâll have to read it when it comes out, " you say, pulling away from him as you start to walk away.
Despite himself, Clark finds himself smiling back, curious about what youâll publish next week.
That smile is quickly wiped off his face, though when he realizes heâs going to be twenty minutes late for lunch again.
âShit,â he muttered, checking his watch. Another lunch break ruined by a kaiju â and maybe, an even scarier reporter.
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Every single bad review of the movie has seen has had its comments flooded with the Lex Luthor monkeys itâs sooo funny
Superman 2025 is the perfect movie because if some loser incel like Ben Shapiro calls it bad you can just reply with a gif of Lex Luthor malding, and if someone else tries to review bolb it you can just post a gif of Lexâs luthors monkeys making twitter posts.
Truly I have never seen a film which came prepackaged with its own defenses against bad faith critics.
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superman | clark kent x fem!reader
Chapter 3



a/n: reader is formally introduced FINALLY, and chapters are getting longer :}
word count: 2k
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It was only Tuesday, but Clark Kent was already having a shitty week.
The buzz and chatter of the Daily Planet only serve to worsen the growing headache that his work and âextracurricularâ activities were providing him.
For the past two days, Clark had spent the better part of them trying to prevent villains from wrecking Metropolis. Every time he took a threat down, he felt like the next one popped up even stronger and harder to subdue.
In just the past three weeks, heâd already taken down more bad guys than he had in his year as Superman, yet public tension was still escalating regarding his ârecklessnessâ with public property. Last night the Galaxy Broadcasting Station called him a âsuper-powered bowling ballâ, and videos had already begun circulating Twitter of him getting knocked into a Metropolis skyscraper with the hashtag âsuperfailâ. It wasnât as bad as some of the other ones, but it still stung.
On top of all that, Clark needed to have an article submission by Perryâs desk by the end of the day, already behind because of the constant distractions outside of work.
He was so distracted by his work that he barely noticed the Chief rounding on the office, introducing the new journalist who wrote the article about Supermanâs epic failures in public property protection.
âOK, Everyone, this is the new hire joining the journalism team. Sheâll primarily be focusing on meta-human affairs with a specialization in private and government intervention.â
Tuning Perry out as he makes the final edits to his article, only acknowledging your presence when you step up to introduce yourself to his corner of the office.
Recognition sparks in his memory, watching as the beautiful sharp-tongued reporter from last week introduces herself as the newest addition to the Daily Planet's journalist roster. When Perry moves aside, you step up to say your first and last name, Clark subconsciously letting an accusatory âYou!â fall from his lips.
His outburst catches your attention, your practiced gaze turning to him as you cock your head thoughtfully. âHave we met?â You ask, careful and calculating.
Clark's lips thin, trying his best to school his face into one of indifference. âYouâre the one who wrote the Superman article thatâs being published soon,â he states, no question in his tone.
Recognition alights in your memory then, blank face morphing into a cheshire smile as Clark waits for your answer. âAh yes, you must be Clark Kent then, big blueâs fanboy at the Planetâ.
At your comment, Lois snorts into her coffee, Jimmyâs mouth dropping to his chin, turning his chair to neglect the photospread he was working on.
âAHAâ, Perry laughs at the dig, patting your back as he wipes a tear from his eye, âI like her already!â
Clark is not so amused, watching in quiet frustration as Perry assigns you a desk right across from Lois, and directly in his line of sight.
Chief uses his final moments with the staff to antagonize Clark more as he walks away. âI needed that article on my desk yesterday for review, Clark. Get on it.â
Coworkers begin to crowd you as you settle into your station, as Clark reluctantly returns to his work, the incessant chatter of the office now rising because of your arrival, made ten times worse by his superhuman hearing.
âHello beautifulâ, Jimmy leans on the corner of your desk in a way you could only faux-sav, grinning at you as you attempt to fix up your desk. âThe nameâs James Olsen, but all my friends call me Jimmy.â
âIâll keep that in mind, James â, replying smoothly as you place your âGotham Gazetteâ coffee mug on the desk
âOuch,â Lois laughs, pushing past Jimmy to extend her hand for a formal greeting.
âLois Lane, glad to have you on the team.â
You smile back at her, taking her hand in a firm handshake, âLois, itâs a pleasure to finally meet you. Iâm a big fan of your work.â
She beams at you, letting her hand drop as she finds a spot to settle near your desk.
Everyone takes turns introducing themselves, except one, Cat Grant almost bowling you over when she captures you in a tight hug.
âClark, get over here and introduce yourselfâ, Jimmy calls, oblivious to the tension between the pair of you.
Clarkâs shoulders hunch before he looks up from his work, content to have stayed out of the conversation.
Steeling himself in an attempt to establish some sort of civility in your professional relationship, Clark stands up to walk over to your desk.
âLois was right about what she said earlier, weâre lucky to have you at the Daily Planet.â He gives a small smile before continuing, âIâm sure youâll fit right in.â
You watch him carefully with unrelenting eyes, like youâre trying to figure out if heâs being earnest with his words.
You return the smile, though it doesnât reach your eyes, âThanks. Iâm sure weâll be working together a lot since we cover the same topicsâ.
âIâll be looking forward to itâ, Clark says, seeing the challenge in your eyes and refusing to back down.
So much for workplace civility.
âââââââââââââââââââââ
The next time Clark is late to work, itâs because heâs getting slammed by into the Zesty Cola skycraper by a large fire-breathing kaiju - the second one in two weeks.
God, Perry is going to kill him. At least he was on his lunch this time.
The previous kaiju attack had taken out half of Centennial Park and had taken him and the Justice Gang two hours to subdue. Now he was going to deal with the media reporting on the damage to the headquarters of one of the most beloved cola brands in Metropolis.
Thankfully, this kaiju only took him thirty minutes to handle, but he was sure the Centennial Park upheaval and fallen skyscraper would come up somehow in the article youâll write this week.
Heâd read some of the work youâd done at the Gotham Gazette, and while you were a damn good journalist, itâs clear you had some sort of agenda against superheroes. Heâd cringed particularly hard at a fringe piece youâd written on a Batman-Joker skirmish that left a whole block of Arkham decimated, just toeing the line between a proper journal article and professional hate mail.
(He lowkey thought that bats deserved it, but heâd never admit that you)
Always at the scene of the crime, you show up with your notepad, pen, and recorder, always ready to criticize anything about his actions.Â
He almost wanted to fly away after turning the Kaiju over to the MHCA, but youâd probably say something about that in your article, too.
The second his feet touch the ground, youâre already writing something on your notepad, watching him from a distance.
He takes the initiative this time and approaches you after making his rounds, saying your last name with a tight-lipped smile.
âI didnât think you would know my nameâ, you say, giving him that same coy look heâd become familiar with over the weeks of your reporting on him.
Clark chuckles without humor, leveling you with a straight look. âNo shot I wouldnât know the name of the journalist at the Daily Planet thatâs been dragging my name through the mud.â
You raise an eyebrow at him, cocky smile never leaving your face, âI didnât think the Superman, savior of Metropolis, would be offended by honest reporting.â
He scoffs as you continue, âI donât pull my punches, Superman, and I refuse to apologize for not coddling you like other reporters love to do.â
You donât mention any names, but Clark still bristles at your insinuation of him coddling himself.
âThis isnât about journalism. Itâs about adding fuel to the flames of an already dangerous fireâ. Clark crosses his arms as he faces you, trying to get you to understand his point.
âCivilians have been apprehensive since this new wave of public safety attacks, and writing inflammatory articles about Superman, regardless of your intention, only makes the situation worse.â
You school your face to impassiveness, letting him continue. âI see your passion for journalism, and I respect your desire to keep heroes accountable, especially when they deserve it, but I can say with absolute certainty that now is not the time.â
You let the silence stretch taut between you both, caught a bit off guard by the turn of the conversation. Youâd half-expected him to approach you with more defenses for his actions this week, but had been surprised by his earnestness regarding public hysteria about the constant danger plaguing Metropolis for the past two months.
âOk, Superman, Iâll bite.â You state, turning your recorder on and pointing it at his face, âDo you have any speculations as to what may be causing the rise in villain attacks all over the country? It seems that Metropolis is not the only city thatâs been through the ringer these past few months.â
Now itâs his turn to be taken off guard, surprised by your line of questioning. Almost unbelieving that you hadnât tried to get him in some verbal-trap or write in an angle that would most certainly make his week worse. He knew Arkham and Star City were also facing the same problems and had been in talks with Batman and the Flash about arranging a classified meeting.
He feels like a fish taking your bait when he answers, âI donât have any solid leads yet, but I assure you that my colleagues and I at the Justice League are working our hardest to find answers for the sudden surge in attacks.â
âDo you think thereâs any foul play involved, or are you hoping that these threats may just be one large coincidence?â
âI canât say for sure, but it doesnât seem that any of the attacks are coordinated, so for now weâre ruling out any connection between attacks on different cities. However, weâre still keeping our options open and investigating as thoroughly as possible.
You click your microphone off then, placing the device in your bag as you look up at him.
âThanks Superman. Thatâs all I needed.â You give him a wry smile, repeating the phrase from your first encounter.
You can still see the skepticism on his face, the unwillingness to trust your proverbial token of goodwill.
Without any warning, you pull your notepad out of your bag, ripping off the most recent page and showing it to him before shredding it into pieces in front of him.
You grin at the shock on his face, extending out a hand for him to shake.
âItâs a show of good faith. I just ripped up all my previous notes, and Iâll only use the conversation I recorded for my next article. I promiseâ
Heâs slow to take your outstretched hand, but when he does, his grip is firm, your hand dwarfed by his much larger one.
âHow do I know youâre not gonna twist my words again?â He asks, your hand still warm in his.
You smile at him one more time, this one a little more honest than your previous ones.
âGuess youâll have to read it when it comes out, " you say, pulling away from him as you start to walk away.
Despite himself, Clark finds himself smiling back, curious about what youâll publish next week.
That smile is quickly wiped off his face, though when he realizes heâs going to be twenty minutes late for lunch again.
âShit,â he muttered, checking his watch. Another lunch break ruined by a kaiju â and maybe, an even scarier reporter.
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Weight of the World (Clark Kent/Superman x fem reader)
âš fluff âš comfort âš sfw âš no use of y/n



You are spiraling. Clark brings you down to Earth.
Intro & Masterlist

"Itâs just so fucked up."
You felt numb, now on your third hour of doom scrolling through Instagram. Even though you were surrounded by plush blankets and scented candles in the comfort of your own home, the images of war, inevitable climate disaster, human cruelty, etc. etc. etc. made it difficult to appreciate the serenity of your own environment. In fact, it made it worse. How could you be happy and peaceful when so many others were suffering?
"Whatâs just so...messed up?" Clark chimed from his spot in an armchair across the room. You had been trying to get him to start cussing, perhaps to make you feel a bit better about your own foul mouth, but he was failing miserably. It was rather endearing.
"Everything," you sighed, throwing your feet up on the arm of the couch. While you had been scrolling, Clark had immersed himself in a book. That's what you should have been doing, filling your brain instead of falling prey to the terrors of social media, but you couldn't help it. There was so much to stay informed about, and especially now that you were dating a literal international superhero, you wanted to make sure you were keeping up with the news. Shame that the news was so overwhelmingly depressing. "There is just so much evil in the world," you continued. "Every time I see one of these videos, I wish I could do something to stop it. Maybe I could donate some money, or volunteer, or even just share the post. But then I scroll and there's another and another and another. Its never-ending. One person can't fix all of that."
You glanced up at him, finally throwing down your phone. That made you feel a bit better at least. The afternoon sunlight reflected off his shiny black curls. He was breathtakingly handsome and he was all yours. Sometimes, it felt unreal.
He smiled, showing off his pearly whites and deep dimples. God, he was perfect.
"Good thing you don't have to do it all yourself then," he said, winking at you.
That was the problem. You had just watched your boyfriend nearly lose his life in his last fight. You knew that if anyone could make a big difference in the world, it was him, but at what cost?
"Neither can you," you replied, a tinge of sadness creeping into your voice.
"Hey," he said, eyes flooding with concern. He set his book down and walked over to you, picking you up in a fireman's carry.
You squealed, then clung on tightly as he turned and sat back down on the couch, shuffling you until you sat on his lap. He moved you like you were a feather, not even breaking a sweat. You curled into his chest and traced the veins that ran down his arms, following them around mountains of muscle. It had become a habitual motion, comforting you.
"I don't have to do it all by myself either," he went on. "Look at all the friends we have, each wanting to make the world a better place to live in. It might not happen overnight, but little by little, we will get there."
"But what if we don't? How can we fight against so much evil?" You were starting to feel whiny, but Clark offered a safe harbor for your honesty. There would always be a bad guy for him to fight and that scared you. How would the two of you ever find peace?
Clark seemed to know where you were thinking. You were typically a bit brash, and you could definitely hold your own in a fight. But Clark appreciated that you let your walls down around him. He valued your humanity.
"I will always come back to you, my love," he said, taking your chin between his fingers. He pulled your face up and you were met with warm blue eyes. "I thought I was sent here to help save Earth. And I still think that's true. I will always fight for whatâs right, but" - he kissed you now, and you melted like butter. His lips were soft and safe, a salve to your worrying - "I've been thinking lately that maybe I was sent here for another purpose. Maybe I was sent here to find you."
He pulled you close, stroking your hair. You closed your eyes, breathed in his scent. With his strong arms around you, your anxiety disappeared.
"It's like you like me or something," you teased.
He laughed and it was a beautiful sound. For a moment you thought that maybe he could save the whole world with just his laughter. It emanated from deep in his chest, vibrating through you.
He covered you in kisses, placing his smooches across your face, your neck, even your chest in a way that made your stomach swirl. You shrieked, trying to push him off you, which of course was like trying to move a boulder. You were both quaking with laughter when he brought his lips to yours once again. This time he lingered, your lips parting to receive him. His hands stroked up and down your back.
"Just know that you don't need to carry the weight of the world on your shoulders,' he said when he finally broke the kiss. "Let me bear some of the burden."
You nodded, but your brows furrowed.
"You shoulder so much of the burden already though."
"Well, good thing my shoulders are so big and strong," he teased, a glint of mischief in his eyes. "My point is that we have to live our lives. I wonder if maybe the most revolutionary thing we can do is be happy despite all the pain. You," -he tapped you on the nose- "make me happy. So, I think loving you is step one to being Superman."
He was your yellow sun. If you brought him joy, then he brought you solace.
"Now, let me make you pancakes," he said, picking you up once again and walking to the kitchen.
"Clark, it is four-o-clock in the afternoon."
"Well, breakfast is the most important meal of the day," he quipped. "And we'll need all the nourishment we can get if we're going to take down so many bad guys."
He set you down on the counter and you felt peace rush through you as you watched Clark busy himself with dinner.
Maybe he was right. Maybe love was most potent solution to the world's aches.
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me after the tape of supermanâs evil alien parents telling him to take many wives and form a harem leaks

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The only thing unrealistic about the new Superman movie was that the civilians of Metropolis fled to Gotham out of all places to not be in danger đ

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Novelty
Superman | Clark Kent x Reader
Chapter 2
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âI canât believe Perryâs not gonna give me the front page spread for the magazine coming out on Monday,â Jimmy moans, as he drunkenly drops his head on the bar, almost knocking over the two half-pint Coronas heâd already downed
âThere there, Jimmy youâll get 'em next timeâ. Lois says, trying her best attempt at soothing back rubs
âDonât patronize him Lois, thatâs mean.â Clark scolds lightly, smiling into his club soda as he also attempts to comfort his friend, â They were great pictures Jimmy, Iâm sure theyâll do great on the third pageâ
Jimmy turns his head to scowl at Clark, as the melodic sounds of cool jazz continues to set the mood at Bacchus, the street-side wine bar the three had settled at for the evening. The warm amber glow from the vintage Edison bulbs cast dancing shadows across the mahogany bar top, while the distant hum of Metropolis traffic mixed with the gentle clinking of glasses and muted conversations from other patrons.
âWas that supposed to make me feel better?â Jimmy retorts, turning to face Clark, lips drawn in a thin line. âYouâre only saying that because youâre guaranteed at least second page with every article you write about Superman, golden boyâ.
Lois laughs quietly, shooting Clark a knowing look while sipping on her merlot. This was the dynamic of their friendship, the duo in the trio, where only Clark and Lois knew of Clarkâs very important, incredibly valuable secret, while Jimmy stayed thankfully oblivious.
If it had been up to Clark, Lois wouldâve never known he was Superman, but the perceptiveness that makes her an incredible journalist also makes her an incredible snoop too. And when your coworkers constantly disappears on his lunch break while one of the worldâs most powerful superheroes is handling a supervillain or giant fire-breathing monster, it doesnât take much to put two and two together (after a shit-ton of intense probing, of course).
As if on cue, the bar TV begins playing scenes from his takedown of Gevaltron, finally releasing him to the MHCA (Meta-human Containment Agency) for proper containment. The public has mixed opinions, most of it positive, with some pushback from controversial figures. The cityâs become on edge from the recent waves of villain attacks; frustration slowly bleeding into mainstream news.
âSpeaking of Superman, heâs had quite the week, hasnât he?â Lois transitions smoothly, watching Clark with keen eyes.
âOh man, this is the worst week ever. Superman canât keep a villain from wrecking the city without 5 billion dollars of property damage, AND I canât even get first page in a magazine spread I deserved. Mercury has to be in retrograde or somethingâ, Jimmy moans again.Â
âIt was actually 1 million dollars of damage,â Clark counters, adjusting his clunky, dark rimmed glasses, âand i think people are overreacting quite a bit. I mean, shouldnât we be happy that Supermanâs priority is civiliansâ
âYes Clark, civilians' safety should be the main priority, but property damage has to be a priority tooâ, Lois replies, staring Clark down for emphasis. âIf y-Superman continues like this, heâs gonna keep getting scathing critiques from public opinion.â
âScathing critiques?â Clark questions, blue eyes leaving the glass in his hand to follow Loisâ tense movements
âPerry let me read the submission from the new journalist before we left for drinks,, she says cautiously, fiddling with her wine glass, âit was extremely well written and honest. I see why weâre stealing her from the Gazette.â
She takes another sip, steeling herself to deliver the final blow to Clarkâs ego. âFrankly, she didnât have many good things to say about our favorite Superhero. She mentioned other supes too, but it was mostly focused on Superman and her professionally disguised vitriol.â
âYeah, man, it was pretty bad, itâs gonna be a hoot if the Chief lets her release it next weekâ, Jimmy adds, unknowingly adding salt to the open wound.Â
âPerry let you read it too?â Feeling a bit betrayed, Clark sinks into the seat a little more, the chair creaking with his weight
âYeah, right before he told me I was being demoted to the third pageâ, Jimmy says sadly, quickly downing the rest of his third Corona.
Clark scoffs, running a hand through his unruly curls and ignoring Jimmyâs comment, âJournalists are always going to have some opinion about Superman and his choices. Heâs never going to make everyone happy.â
âYeah, but if the trend of increased attacks continues like weâve seen these past few weeks, thereâs gonna be a lot more destruction.â, Jimmy remarks astutely. âGevaltron, Amazo, Livewire.â He lists a few names, trying to shake himself from his alcohol induced stupor, âespecially if Superman doesnât clean up his act.â
Clark's face scrunches, âIâm taking my encouragement from earlier backâ, mostly joking as he leans back in his bar chair.
Jimmy laughs a bit, turning to look at his friend, âWhy do you even care so much, Clark? Itâs not like theyâre criticizing you.â
âI donât,â Clark says quickly, crossing his large arms defensively, âI justâŠâ Clark fumbles for a bit, trying to find the words, ââŠ.care a lot about journalistic integrityâ
Lois snorts, finishing off her wine glass, âOk, Clark, just donât kill the new hire when Perry introduces next week.â
âWasnât planning on it, Lo,â. Clark smiles, digging out his wallet to pay for the soda.
âI hope sheâs hot, Clark, do you think sheâll be hot?â Jimmy says as he drapes himself dramatically over Clark, almost sending himself tumbling out of his chair.
âOkay, big guy, let's get you homeâ, Clark recovers, looping Jimmyâs arm around his neck to support him.
Lois sighs as she moves to grab her purse and Jimmyâs phone, slipping the device into the inebriated manâs back pocket as they walk out of the bar. âYouâre definitely gonna regret this tomorrow ,Olsen.â
Jimmy looks back on Clarkâs shoulder, sending his friend a drunken grin and wiggling his bushy eyebrows. âThank God itâs Friday then.â
Clark laughs softly, repeating Jimmyâs âThank God itâs Fridayâ, grateful for the reprieve of work and a (hopeful) break from the constant onslaught of villain attacks.
Lois shakes her head in mirth, enjoying the crisp fall evening breeze as the two men in front of her chant "TGIF" in step down Bakerline Avenue. The neon signs of late-night diners and 24-hour newsstands cast colorful reflections on the wet pavement, while the familiar silhouette of the Daily Planet building loomed in the distance, its iconic globe barely visible through the Metropolis skyline.
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There are only two things Lex Luthor hates more than the dank stench of the LexCorp basement laboratory: poor people and Superman. In that order, specifically, though he definitely hates the latter a little bit more.
The hum of the machines usually tended to put Lex at ease, but now it was just grating on his already frayed nerves.Â
Gevaltron had finally been put into MCHA custody by that demon in a cape, forcing him to enact the next stage of his project, as he begins to hire stronger, more well-known villains for Phase 3 of Project Genesis.
No matter, he was here for one thing and one thing only, and if he didnât get it, then the sniveling excuse of a man that he considered his head scientist would be quickly disposed of and replaced.
Lex walks into his lab confidently, a man on a mission. He stalks behind the older man, who is sitting at the main console, scaring him half out of his wits.
âHave you recovered the specimen?â.
âYes Sir!â the scientist stumbles out, unwilling to piss off his boss more than he already had in the past week.
The air stunk of failure and setback, but Lex had no plans of stopping Genesis when he was so close to the apex of success. He could taste it on his tongue, the breakthrough that would allow him to finally achieve his lifeâs purpose.
Heâd sunk billions into the project already- orchestrating constant villain attacks, and drawing outrage to distract from his underlying purpose- only to lose months of progress to an avoidable tech malfunction. Heâd wanted to kill the old geezer right where he stood, but settled for killing the useless lab techs instead.
It wasnât his first time manufacturing outrage to spite the super-powered brute, but this time it was different. This plan was concrete and airtight. It had to work.
âThere can be no more mistakesâ. Lex says, eyes boring into the glass holding chamber, contents obscured by murky green liquid. âDo I make myself clear?â
âOf course, sirâ. The man scurries off quickly, taking the sample obtained from todayâs attack to be broken down and resequenced.
At the rate things were going, the project was set to be completed within the next three months, just in time for Christmas. He just hoped Luthor wouldn't get sick of him and kill him before then.
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