Yay! I get to start the comments!
Loved this, you two.
And I gotta say...hmm...curiouser and curiouser. I'm certainly glad Kae said there'd be a happy ending -- right now those two are both in so much pain, though, that they can't see it. I still have hope, though!
Lois's reaction to their...whatever term you want to use, was interesting. I mean, on the one hand, I'd have expected a ballistic rant. Her almost emotionless tone is, in a way, more frightening. She's grieving, but at the same time, there's a part of the reality that hasn't hit yet. Not intellectual denial, but that bit of emotional subconscious that just shrouds itself because it literally can't handle the full onslaught. I shudder to think what will happen when the shroud is forced away and she finally lets herself cry. Poor Lois.
Not that I blame Clark. After all, in his mind, he's dead. Clark-him, at least. And I can even agree to his logic somewhat (that it would only hurt her more to tell her he's Clark, but oh, btw, he's got to play dead now) -- from an objective bystander pov. It will be fascinating to see Lois's reaction when she finds out, though!
Bravo and I'm ready for more!
Bethy
