Another great chapter, rkn!
I know I've said it before, but I love the Lois POV in theis story. And I love this softer Lois, who knows about Clark's identity, but keeps quiet about it so that she will not embarrass him. She protects him and respects his love for Lana, even if she doesn't respect Lana herself. She loves him, but she accepts the fact that he soes not love her. This Lois is a great person, and yet her behaviour is ostensibly the same as the behaviour of the much bitchier Lois on the show! What a great job you are doing here!
“For luck,” she whispered in explanation when she ran out of air and broke the kiss. Hey, it worked for Leia in Star Wars. Wait. . . very bad parallel. Didn't Leia end up being Luke Skywalker's sister?
Oh, wow! This is a
splendid comparison! Particularly in view of the fact that Lois really
is Clark's foster sister, in a way. Oh, but Leia was Luke's biological sister, and that is way, way different!
Physically, he's fine. Whether he's going to regain his memory immediately, I don't know. Based on the battery of questions we ask, it seems Clark suffers from what we call the 'Superman Complex'.”
“What do you mean?”
“What I mean is that he's a chronic do-gooder who thinks he can handle anything.
“You never gave up on me, did you?”
“Never. I never will.”
“Why?”
“Superman is more than just a fancy suit and amazing abilities. It's the idea of Superman. Someone to believe in. Someone to build a few hopes around. Metropolis- the *world*- needs Superman. To make the world a better place. To make us a better people.”
“That's a lot for me to live up to, Lois.”
“No, it's a lot for us to live up to.”
Love it!!!
And I hope he is beginning to realize and accept that it is Lois that he loves!
Ann
