Rac, it's great that you are posting again. Your story is extremely beautiful, original and well-written. For me as a Lois fan, it's particularly gratifying to see your wonderful portrait of Lois as Ultrawoman. But not only is she an internationally famous super-heroine, she is also a devoted mother, a grateful daughter-in-law, a loving but sad wife, an international peace promoter and a general defender of truth and justice. This is so memorable, so absolutely great. I wasn't exactly planning on doing any serious quoting from you story, but I just have to quote this:
Upstairs, she changed into Clark's old high school football jersey and a pair of sweatpants and slipped quietly into the nursery. Jon was fast asleep in his crib, his tiny chest rising and falling with each breath. She reached down and covered him with the blankets he'd seemed to have kicked off in his sleep. She took his little hand in hers, looking at his perfect fingers as he curled them around her hand. Her eyes blurred with unshed tears. For days, she'd barely seen her son, spending long hours a world away, trying desperately to solve a problem she had no hope of solving.
This is so beautiful, so vivid, so heart-breakingly poignant and moving.
Because I am such a Lois fan, I have to confess that I generally prefer the Lois parts over the Clark parts in your story. But I always love the way you portray Clark, and my problem is more that the other Kryptonian characters don't interest me that much. The way you wrapped this chapter up, with a fantastic and harrowing description of Clark's nightmare, was just so memorable.
Please keep your story coming. I love it.
Ann
It he talking about Jen Mai?
