I have to admit, I'm somewhat pleased with this. I was expecting a lot of tomato throwing and "how could you"s, etc. So, I'm pleased that no one seemed to think that Superman is acting completely out of character. Of course, since you all seem to think he's insane, maybe he can do pretty much anything and stay in character.
Sara - I've been on both sides of the Lois/Clark situation, sort of. I've never been in love with someone who wasn't in love with me, but I do think I have cared deeply for people who didn't feel the same way. On the other hand, I've had two male friends tell me they were in love with me when I didn't feel the same.
I think how painful being the person not in love is ends up being partly dependant on the situation. I felt badly for the first guy, but honestly, he was not a nice person. He was nice to me, but pretty much no one else around us. And so while it was hard for me to tell him I didn't feel the same way, I moved on pretty quickly.
The other guy was a situation probably more like Lois and Clark is supposed to be. He was a close friend and a great guy and it hurt terribly to have to tell him I didn't return his feelings. I felt like I spent as much time thinking about him during the time he was in love with me as I ever had with any boy in the past because I was constantly worried about him and hurting for him.
Still, while it was an incredibly painful experience, I'm not really sure it was any more painful than the times I felt rejected (when I really cared) and since I wasn't in love those times, I imagine it would have actually felt worse if I was.
So, I did feel more for Clark here. This is hard for Lois, but she's going to turn around and declare her love for someone else in a few hours. And if he says no, she's going to marry the third(?) richest man in the world. It may hurt her to hurt Clark, but she is going to move on pretty quickly.
All that Clark has to look forward to is seeing her with Luthor or Superman.
As for what's going to happen with Superman's marriage... Well, there's only seven more chapters left to find out, right?
Sara - I still won't tell you if your suspicion is correct.
But yes, this could go badly very fast.
Patrick - Perhaps for the first time, I have to say, one of your guesses about where this is going is actually correct. Of course I see... eight possible guesses of where various parts of the story are going and I won't tell you which one of them is correct. :p
And I have to admit, I think I like being called evil.
