I think I held my breath through most of that last part.
Wow.
I want to say something smarter than that, but for now, I'm stuck on...WOW.
Villains and guns and kryptonite and razor blades and supermen and, holy cow, you left out the kitchen sink!
Absolutely awesome. I could never have done it in a million years. And it read so vividly and so clear, which is so, so hard to do. And you make it look really easy.
Favorite parts: I've just read the last 5 chapters in one go, so pull up a chair.
The Arianna clone. Man. Knew, of course, that Nigel was up to no good, that Arianna wasn't wise to meet with him there, but never, ever saw that coming. Loved that!!
And, really, I loved Arianna. She was a great villain. And when she defended herself and took charge at the end, I was rooting her on.
The menance surrounding the cloned Supes. He was wonderfully horrible. Not a shred of Clark's goodness. I thought his arrogance and love of power was dead on, as in when he was telling Lois how much he enjoyed that it was up to him if someone lived or died.
Clark's reaction to Nigel's revelation about the murder of the Church family. Torture for our real hero.
Also, Lois's uncertainty about Clark becoming Superman again. That her feelings on that were, understandably, mixed. Certainly changes so much of their relationship.
And the proposal. I see some were surprised by your WAFFs, but I think the end of the Futures series has some of the loveliest, most gentle, most romantic moments in all fic. You've done that again here.
Last thing. Set me straight, ok? Because I'm puzzled. At the end when Bill was down and bleeding and Lois was kissing Clark...he was Superman, right? And they kissed in front of the survivors. So, did they *all* know his true identity before that? Help jog my memory, because I'm drawing a blank.
A great read. I can't tell you how impressed I am with how big the story was, how many the threads, and how you tossed them all out there and sewed them right back up.
I'm back to wow.
CC
