drdeathdefying - Will do! I'll take another look at my other WIP's once this one is fully posted. What show are you binging now? I just started Superman and Lois, though it's more of a slow crawl that a binge.
Blueowl - A reader's attention is the most I can really ask, so I'm flattered. Hopefully the next two parts will be interesting enough to warrant keeping it. Thank you so much for the kind words and popping in to say hi!
AnnieM - I hear you. I actually took another pass at this ending specifically with your words in mind. While I try to make it difficult for them throughout the whole story, you got me wondering if I let them off the hook too easily. But then again, if Lois had truly had a character-changing moment with Clark's death, those ramifications aren't always predictable. Either way, thanks for giving me something to think about to add a little extra texture!
The familiar, comforting and nostalgic are hard to find and hard won these days - that's absolutely what drew me back to L&C. I've become a pretty firm believer that the heroes you need pop up in your life in the moments (or eras?) that you need them (in fiction, at least). And I think Clark is my hero of the current era of my life. Something about him is just unabashedly, blessedly simple. He's a nice guy that you can rely on. And that's comforting in its way.
