I am so sorry! I am working on posting the next part of my story and realized I'd never responded to your comments here. My only excuse is that I had a small injury that made typing difficult for a few days and then got buried under at work. Honestly, I still am and should be working now, but I needed a break. I think I just didn't realize I hadn't responded.
I know these are poor excuses, so I just want to let you know how much your feedback means to me. I
really appreciate it and I know how much time it takes for you to leave it. Despite appearances, it's very encouraging.
Vonceil:
And you snatch that hope right away--the light at the end really WAS a train.
Come on. . .I love angst, but just a little movement here would be nice.
Actually, this was supposed to inspire hope. My thought for this chapter is that they are getting closer to understanding each other, but come on! Clark lied to her for 10 years. One or two warm moments won't be enough for Lois to forgive him. They are working towards that and I hope that will be clearer in the next chapter, but it will take some time.
Terry:
I don't think this was a bad place to leave this chapter. Lois's reaction was a logical one, and because it was a bit of a reversal, it works very well.
Thanks for this – I really did feel like it was a cop-out. Hopefully the next one, which is rather short, doesn't fail where this chapter succeeded and also feels like an okay place to end a chapter.
Ann:
I'm very glad that Lois hasn't forgiven Clark yet.
Somehow, I thought you might be!
Why has it been so traumatic for him to reveal his secret identity to her?
This is a really interesting question and you're right, I haven't given it much thought before now. I guess I feel like I've bought into the idea that it just was. But now that you pose the question, I realize that's kind of lame. I'd love to be the one to answer this for you (and now for me), but I fear that I'm just setting myself up for failure. What could be the reason that this is so deeply ingrained in him? I do think this story, where Clark's attempts to tell others have ended really poorly might have some merit (sorry for patting myself on the back a bit here) although I agree, it's not really enough. I'll have to give it some thought. But, I don't want to promise I'll deliver on this. I'm still trying to figure out where I'm going with the kryptonite bit – that just showed up in my story and I'm not sure what to do with it yet.
Given that the answer to that has yet to come to me and your question seems much deeper, I doubt I have the required creativity or talent to answer it to anyone's satisfaction.
Well, on to putting the finishing touches to the next installment…
