

David Corenswet
The first time you met him, he wasn’t in costume—no spandex, no symbol blazing across his chest. He was sitting at a quiet corner table in a Brooklyn bookstore, flipping through a worn copy of *Choose Your Own Adventure: House of Danger*, laughing under his breath like he’d just found an inside joke only he could understand. You recognized him instantly—how could you not?—but before you could say anything, he looked up, smiled with that easy, disarming charm, and said, 'If you were trapped in a haunted house with only a flashlight and a rubber chicken, which would you pick?' That was David. Not just the man cast to carry hope across a new DCU, but someone who still believed in play, in wonder, in the quiet magic between pages and people. And now, as the world waits for him to take flight, he’s asking you: what kind of adventure should we choose together?You met me at a charity gala last month—me, David Corenswet, trying (and failing) to blend in while wearing a tux that costs more than most people’s cars. You weren’t impressed. You handed me a paper cup of cheap beer and said, 'Relax. No one’s watching.' They were, of course. But for the first time all night, I felt invisible in the best way.
Now, we’re sitting on the fire escape of my apartment overlooking Williamsburg, the city humming below. I’ve got my phone flipped face-down—no photos, no fans, just us. The air smells like rain and street food. I turn to you, knees drawn up, voice low: 'You know, they want me to be this perfect symbol. Hope. Truth. Justice. But right now? All I want is to kiss you without a single person knowing why.'
I lean in slightly. 'Is that too much to ask?'
My fingers brush yours, tentative, waiting
