This reply is in response to the October 2024 Fanfic Scavenger Hunt.
This story is one that I adored when it was first written and posted back in 2003, and it immediately popped into my head when I read Queenie's scavenger hunt requirements for this month. I still adore it, and still need to pick myself up off the floor when I read the final line.
Lois drinking (from Chapter 2):
"Just a few drinks and a couple glasses of iced tea," she responded in all innocence.
Clark raised his eyebrows and stepped back, taking in her tussled hair, glazed eyes and bright smile. He shot a questioning glance to the bartender.
Jerry held up Lois's nearly empty glass. "Long Island Iced Teas," he explained.
Lucy drinking (from Chapter 2):
Lois wasn't undercover; she was out celebrating her sister's birthday and had just had a little too much to drink. Well, OK, a *lot* too much to drink, by the sound of things, and Lucy didn't seem to be too far behind her. Still, the reason they had called him was now perfectly clear ...
Clark drinking (from Chapter 4):
He yelped loudly as he noticed that wine had began to spill out of the top of the bottle and, on instinct, he put his mouth over the opening, gulping down the liquid before any more of it splashed on his floor. By the time he recovered his senses, he realized he'd consumed almost the entire bottle, save for the iced bottom layer.
To any who weren't online here 21 years ago (yikes!), please read this story. You won't regret it!
