He'd been shot.
The realization hit him almost as hard as the bullet had. With a moan, he let his head fall back onto the hard, cement floor.
I haven't been commenting, but I've been lucky enough to get a preview of each part. And this quote sums up how this story is told!
The relationship between this two feels so real, and unfolds so naturally. We get to *watch* them fall in love, not just be told in shorthand that they do because she's a Lois and he's a Clark. And along the way are all these great, warm moments of totally Waff, which turn my head so completely, I *never* see the wham coming!
It's like the bullet out of nowhere. And yet, all the time the A-plot- Lex, the Bureau, the kryptonite- has been on constant simmer, heat turning up, all set to bubble over.
I love that. Love also the rich emotions in this part. How Lois is so strong, as she would be, during the crisis, and then lets down when he's home and safe and sleeping. Just perfectly right. And perfectly painful.
I hate this story is wrapping up, Erin. It's one of the very best I've read.
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