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FDK: The Reveal -- Or -- How Clark Should Respond to Lois' Irrational Tirade (1/1) #285455 08/21/19 10:53 PM
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 624 US M mrsMxyzptlk OP Columnist
OP mrsMxyzptlk Columnist M Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 624 US	Story I've had this story sitting around for a few months now, and I finally got back to it today to polish it up. I wrote it in a fit of pique after reading yet another story where Lois blows up at Clark when he tells her that he's Superman, only for Clark to bow and scrape to get back into her good graces. I understand why Lois would get mad about it, but I don't think that Clark should be a doormat when she does. So I wrote a reveal scene with a crazy-angry Lois where Clark retorts the way I always want him to. "It is a remarkable dichotomy. In many ways, Clark is the most human of us all. Then...he shoots fire from the skies, and it is difficult not to think of him as a god. And how fortunate we all are that it does not occur to him." -Batman (in Superman/Batman #3 by Jeph Loeb)

Re: FDK: The Reveal -- Or -- How Clark Should Respond to Lois' Irrational Tirade (1/1) mrsMxyzptlk #285457 08/22/19 11:02 AM
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scifiJoan Merriwether S Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,723 Likes: 1 out in the cornfields	I like Clark standing up for himself. Nice job!

Re: FDK: The Reveal -- Or -- How Clark Should Respond to Lois' Irrational Tirade (1/1) mrsMxyzptlk #285458 08/22/19 05:29 PM
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folc4evernaday Pulitzer Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 4,025 Birmingham, AL	Quote He raised an eyebrow. "Perks?" She smiled. "A moonlight flight around the city?" He smiled back. "Lois, as long as you don't flip out at me again for being Superman, I'll fly you wherever you want." Nicely done! Thanks for the fun reveal! ~ Folc4evernaday Jodi Picoult - You might not write well every day, but you can always edit a bad page. You can't edit a blank page. https://loisclarktribute.com Subscribe on YouTube

Re: FDK: The Reveal -- Or -- How Clark Should Respond to Lois' Irrational Tirade (1/1) mrsMxyzptlk #285459 08/22/19 06:03 PM
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Blueowl Top Banana Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 1,007 Likes: 19 Central/Eastern USA	Awesome story. How I wish it had gone down on the show. An honest, strong, and straightforward Clark :3 Thanks for sharing

Re: FDK: The Reveal -- Or -- How Clark Should Respond to Lois' Irrational Tirade (1/1) mrsMxyzptlk #285462 08/22/19 07:33 PM
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cuidadora Features Writer Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 917 Likes: 2 East Coast USA	Originally Posted by mrsMxyzptlk "No, you listen, Clark! I think I deserve better than this from you!" "You deserve... ?! This isn't about you! None of this is about you! All of this is about me! None of my reasons for keeping this from you are about you." "How can your reasons for lying to me not be about me?" "Will you listen to yourself?" Clark sighed and covered his face with his hand. Thank you for writing this. When I read a fan fiction reveal where Lois' reaction is overly self-centered and immature, I just want to scream. And I agree that prolonged groveling by Clark is out of character. After all, he is the one who early on sent her to the Sewage Reclamation Plant. Well done! Cuidadora "Honey, we didn't care if you were a Russian or a Martian... You were ours... and we weren't giving you to anybody." ~ Martha in Strange Visitor "A love that risks nothing is worth nothing." ~ Jonathan in Big Girls Don't Fly

Re: FDK: The Reveal -- Or -- How Clark Should Respond to Lois' Irrational Tirade (1/1) mrsMxyzptlk #285463 08/22/19 10:00 PM
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Crazy_Babe Kerth C Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,161 Sydney Australia	Lol Lois’ reaction reminded me of how she reacted in Death of Superman in the DC Animated Universe. This was great! Keep it up The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched they must be felt with the heart Helen Keller

Re: FDK: The Reveal -- Or -- How Clark Should Respond to Lois' Irrational Tirade (1/1) mrsMxyzptlk #285464 08/23/19 09:58 AM
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OP mrsMxyzptlk Columnist M Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 624 US	I'm glad you guys liked the story! Writing it was somewhat cathartic. Originally Posted by cuidadora And I agree that prolonged groveling by Clark is out of character. After all, he is the one who early on sent her to the Sewage Reclamation Plant. I totally agree! Clark stands up for himself. He often defers to Lois and lets her take charge, but he doesn't let her push him around. "It is a remarkable dichotomy. In many ways, Clark is the most human of us all. Then...he shoots fire from the skies, and it is difficult not to think of him as a god. And how fortunate we all are that it does not occur to him." -Batman (in Superman/Batman #3 by Jeph Loeb)

Re: FDK: The Reveal -- Or -- How Clark Should Respond to Lois' Irrational Tirade (1/1) mrsMxyzptlk #285465 08/23/19 11:32 AM
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Deadly Chakram Nobel Peace Prize Winner Joined: May 2011 Posts: 6,142 Likes: 3 Connecticut	Aww, cute story and a nice reveal. Well done! Good to see you around the boards! Battle On, Deadly Chakram "Being with you is stronger than me alone." ~ Clark Kent "One little spark of inspiration is at the heart of all creation." ~ Figment the Dragon

Re: FDK: The Reveal -- Or -- How Clark Should Respond to Lois' Irrational Tirade (1/1) mrsMxyzptlk #285470 08/24/19 05:36 AM
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 3,784 Likes: 28 Somewhere on the East Coast Morgana Pulitzer
Morgana Pulitzer Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 3,784 Likes: 28 Somewhere on the East Coast	Quote "So my parents taught me to hide what I could do. I watched all the other kids and figured out how to act normal. How to take a punch without breaking the other guy's hand. How to fake a cold when a virus was going around. How to not react to all the things I could hear going on in the next room, or the next building, or the next town over. When I was ten, I asked my parents for glasses so that I would look nerdier. No one thinks you're super strong if you're a four-eyes." Reading this made me realize just how much pain and isolation Clark suffered from as a child. Wearing glasses was actually quite normal compared to everything else! Yet, despite the obstacles of growing up with these amazing (and frightening) abilities he was able with the patient assistance of Martha and Jonathan, to mature into a man with principles and a desire to help. Not too bad if I say so myself. Lois does overreact to a certain degree and that's because as Superman, Clark spent a lot of time with her, making her feel as if there could be more between them someday. Big mistake. Quote "Um, yeah. I guess I have to after that." She stared at Clark in shock for a few moments more before her expression changed to confusion, then anger. "You've been Superman this whole time, and you didn't tell me," she fumed. "Why didn't you tell me? Don't you trust me? I thought I meant something to you, Clark -- Superman -- whoever you are! You've been lying to me for years! For the entire time I've known you! Did it amuse you to go behind my back like that? To play me for a fool?" The lady has trust issues. But still, Clark was keeping the secret to protect her and those he loved safe from criminals out for revenge and the media which was hungry for a story. Great job Mrs Mxyzptlk! It is awesome to have you back! Last edited by Morgana; 08/24/19 05:36 AM. Morgana A writer's job is to think of new plots and create characters who stay with you long after the final page has been read. If that mission is accomplished than we have done what we set out to do, which is to entertain and hopefully educate.

Re: FDK: The Reveal -- Or -- How Clark Should Respond to Lois' Irrational Tirade (1/1) mrsMxyzptlk #285656 09/27/19 07:04 PM
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JellyS2 Hack from Nowheresville Joined: Jul 2017 Posts: 296 Middle US	How refreshing to read a story that has such a fantastic 'moral of the story!' So glad to see Clark explaining to Lois the real reason he kept things from her. Maybe Clark in the show never had the opportunity to see it that way. It always bothered me that Lois never seemed to understand that he was going to tell her and that fact mattered. But then if it had really happened this way, what strife and tension would we have had to look forward to instead? Excellent piece! "Oh my gosh! Authors really do use particular words on purpose!" ~Me, when I started writing a book.

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