I always got the impression, though it may be heavily influenced by fanon, that Lois and Clark waited because they were both a bit skittish. I never thought they waited for moral reasons, or even to intensify or preserve the passion. Clark, as we learn in VD, is a bit unsure of the whole intimacy thing because he's different. And Lois is equally as skittish because she's only known "federal disasters," so she likely thinks she's jinxed or no good or something. For me, the two of them agreeing to wait was more about making sure it was something special that they could look forward to. Kind of like Christmas (or whichever holiday suits you)--sure, it's a rush to open all your presents early, but isn't there something a touch more magical waiting for Christmas morning?
Who knows, maybe they realized that their nervousness would be inversely proportional to the level of passion between them--as in, the more the build up to passion, the less they'd think about being nervous.
And, bringing the point back to Faustian...
I, too, was a little worried when I first saw the idea in its original thread. I knew buddy sex for Lois and Clark would be a hard premise to buy into, but I was thrilled to see that Sue would be handling it, as I'd really enjoyed her writing and command of the characters in her previous stories. I knew it would be done well (and somehow that was still underestimating you, Sue!). What made it believable for me was exactly what Sue explained: Lois and Clark both "said" it was just buddy sex, but they both knew (whether consciously or subconsciously) that it was far more than that.
While I'm here, I might as well say again how much I loved this story, Sue!
Sara (who is getting far too good at this procrastinating thing...)
