Kae, I must play my favourite angsty songs to you more often, if this is the result!
And, of course, as readers here don't know yet, another such song has grabbed your attention...
can't wait to see what comes out of that!
I simply adore this story from start to finish. As others have said, it's a treat to see a well-rounded Claude and to be able to visualise just what went on between him and Lois more clearly. You wrote his own slimy justification so well that at times we almost did find ourselves being convinced - certainly recognising that Lois was very young and naive at the time. But, of course, Claude sees no remorse and believes in a maxim which Lois clearly adopts as her own: all's fair in love and war.
You write Lois so well here; the rush of renewed pain and bitterness when she sees Claude again, the reminder of how foolish and credible she was at the time. It's clear that she feels herself being dragged right back to that awful morning when she woke up and found herself betrayed and humiliated.
Poor Lois! Yet she manages to hold her own outwardly very well.
At the same time, I do wonder what Clark's thinking... is he watching what's going on? Is he listening?
Oh, and Claude's comment about Lois and Clark's relationship... interesting!!
Any chance that Clark might try to prove him right? Well, a girl can hope, can't she?
POST PART 2 SOON!!!
Wendy
