Hey, sorry for not replying earlier, RL has me in a tough grip. Thanks to everyone for reading, liking and replying.
90stvfangirlAww, love it! So sweet! I love that he puts the letter in the frame for them to discover at some point (or for him to reveal he knows when the time is right).
Yeah, i thought it was fitting, he's giving the secret back to them, symbolically, so when - or if ever - the timing is right he can reveal it.
BlindPassengerAnd yeah, its inda sad that we never got a real reaction from Jimmy about the whole life-sacrificing thing.
True, Clark/Superman made a pretty big sacrifice there, considering that he gave his lifeforce to two people to safe Jimmy. He didn't even know if this would continue to drain him, like it did with the other humans. TV shows often don't have the time to explore the psychological effects of the events to their characters in depth. I like to read and write about that in fanfiction.
MorganaYay! It is so cool to see a story by you on the boards!
Aww, thanks
Reading this I could see Michael Landes, smiling and happy that his friends' secret was safe with him. You are correct, I wish we could have seen Jimmy telling them how thankful he was for saving his life.
Interesting, I didn't think about that, it just struck my mind as I had just watched that episode and thought it didn't to either of them justice by just ignoring the huge sacrifice Clark had made. Even if Jimmy only knew that Superman saved him (and considering that Superman had already saved him countless times) the difference is that Superman usually isn't hurt during his rescues.
SongbirdLois or Clark might accidentally discover it but I think they would be cool with him knowing.
They might discover the letter - that makes me wonder how they would react to that... that depends on when they will make that discovery, I think.
bakasiWhat a lovely little story for ficlet Friday. I can see this happening in the show. If only it had. Thank you so much for sharing.
Thanks a lot, I also wish something like this had happened in the show, it is a shame that the episode didn't adress that issue more.
MerkitIt reminded me that just writing something down, putting something into words, can help one immensely and yes, be freeing.
That was what I had in mind. Jimmy had no one to talk to about that huge secret and even writing it down is dangerous, if the wrong person ever saw that. So by writing the letter he could share the secret and by gifting it back to them, he gave it back to them without having them worry about the consequences of someone else knowing.
