Yuck! This was borderline too ghastly and grisly for me. That thing about the amputation of Clark's finger... well, it reminds me of Tolkien's Ring trilogy and its extremely tortured hero, the nine-fingered Frodo. Though the loss of a finger made more sense in Frodo's case, not that I'm saying it doesn't make any sense here.... Guess that means that Clark is never going to be Superman any more. How can he show off his mutilated hand as Superman and then let everybody see the same hand extend from Clark Kent's shirt sleeve?
But.... You have started wondering if this story is too heavy for these boards, and if you should perhaps stop posting it here? Jenni, honestly, this is the nineteenth of February, not All Fool's Day! Save your jokes for April the first. You didn't seriously think we'd stop reading what you're posting here just because of this chapter, did you? Okay, your story is very dark and sad, but it is also very respectful, very compassionate and empathic. And bad things happen, we all know that.... Why shouldn't they ever happen to Superman? I have no principal objections to that at all, as long as your story does indeed end moderately happily, and you have just promised us that it will. So keep posting, Jenni, because I will be eagerly looking forward to the upcoming parts, I promise you!
Ann
