You guys are far too kind, I swear — this kind of feedback is enough to make a girl blush.
Ann, Labby, Jackie and Kathy, thank you all so much for your incredible comments!
This short piece came almost out of nowhere, after a conversation I had with a lovelorn friend who's holding out for perfection. For that one person to come along and sweep him off his feet, and whether or not that's an unreasonable mindset. A couple days later, I was probably doing something really routine, like washing my hair or straightening up my apartment, when I thought, "What's so wrong with holding out for some kind of fantasy, if only for a little while? Deep down, that's what we all want, isn't it? To be swept off our feet? So how is that a bad thing?"
And then I realized that's one way to explain Lois' tunnel vision, especially during season one. She's holding out — somewhat stubbornly, but still — for that kind of fantasy. And I thought, "Ooh, that's kind of an interesting way to explain her behavior. Not as altogether ridiculous and pig-headed and blind, but as someone who's allowing herself to be selfish and indulge in what she wants for the first time."
And this teensy vignette was born. And I thought that was it, a one-off. Until Ann posted an incredible response from Clark's perspective, and as soon as I read it, I knew that it should be the second part to this (with Ann's blessing of course).
And Ann, I *do* know that imitation is the highest form of flattery, but I am just awed to the point of speechlessness every time I read your version of "Some Kind of Fantasy." I swear, nothing I could've possibly imagined from Clark's perspective could've equaled what you wrote. It's perfect. Just *perfect.* Thank you so much for writing it.
Again, thank you all for the wonderful feedback!
