Superman is so fucking awesome

plotting call 💜

@/loislanedefender on discord bc i don't get message notifs here for some reason !

his nodding is charged with sarcasm. " right, yeah. i'm sure. " why did this woman hate him so much? superman frowns at her, somewhere between curiosity and a disappointment that's void of judgement  —  he's really just sad. he really thought they got along when he was . . . " i'm sorry, what did you just call me? " a lump is stuck in his throat, color draining from his face. enough of a tell on its own, really. " my name's kal, i'm —  i'm sure that's an easy mistake to make, mrs. maisel. "

"kal is better, i agree. clark is a soft protestant from kansas. kal could be... the nice boy your mom tries to set you up with from temple." midge's head tilts to the side, amusement dancing in those clear blue eyes. "i won't tell. neither will benny. unless..."

the cat's fingers flexed around the card she'd slid into a slit in her suit. "what are you going to do with it? play the good guy? or..." she still didn't move away. "see what all the fuss is about?"

amusement curls the smile on his lips further. her distaste for him is palpable, comically so. a credit to her profession, at that. " it also makes for a good song, dontcha think? " clark teases, waggling his eyebrows. would she also hates showtunes? probably. then she gives him pause, having superman frown for a minute as he —  unfortunately — looks down at his trunks. " loaf of —  oh. " swallowing dryly, he whips his head right back up. heat rises to his cheeks, but he tries to maintain a solemn semblance. " no, i'm —  ma'am, i just wanna make sure you're doing alright. that was a close call. are you feeling okay? "

"i would have gotten out of that myself if you'd given me a second-" midge started, glaring at him. she was indeed not a fan of theatre given her failed turn in thoroughly modern millie at summer camp growing up. she brushed off her pristine dress once again. "never better. do you have to be so handsy when you scoop people up like that, clark?"