Hi Mary,
Once more onto the b(r)each!
Some peace and quiet given the lil’ one needing lots of attention? Of course, Clark wouldn’t. Not really. And Lois? Well, she’d feel guilty while wanting it.
Jon shrank further into his coat, pulling the hood down over his eyes to block out some of the chaos.
Ohh. That’s a good premise!
“You really don't want to see Santa?” Uncle Jimmy still sounded unconvinced.
“You really don’t want to see what’s past the event horizon?” The co-pilot wasn’t convinced at all.
, red rope that separated the “line” from the rest of excited mob.
“line” in quotes.
His hood was tugged back, and the bright afternoon sunlight flooded into his eyes.
Oh, he needs eyewear, too. And a mood-hood. The first 6 y/o goth child
How’s he going to know what to bring you?”
“Superman,” Jon replied.
Because Superman will tell Santa? They’re old drinking buddies. Or does Jon want Superman for Christmas because he figured out his Mom had an affair and he wants his real daddy?
The elf's smile brightened. “Why, you're very welcome!” She grinned up at Uncle Jimmy. “He's so adorable! How old is he?”
The “single guy with child = girl bait” trope?
Jon looked up in time to glimpse of a streak of red and blue just before it disappeared. With a gasp, he ducked under the rope and ran in the direction the superhero had gone.
Oh dear.
The resulting drain meant that his heat-vision took longer to reach the temperature needed to weld the beams back into place,
He needs to get out more, into the sun. Maybe spend an hour in the upper atmosphere, naked, hoping that neither a U2 or the ISS fly by.
Jon's lower lip trembled. “Please turn back into my daddy.”
Oh boy.
“I'll give you chocolate,” he offered,
That only works with Ultra Woman.
but based on the whispering that had begun to ripple, the horse had already left the barn.
Oh boy. And you know, catching up on all these stories, there is quite a thematic line going. Clark sees a 2 y/o boy in danger and then let’s his guard down with the mother. Now, he is overly familiar with a little boy who calls him daddy. Your are on quite the roll, indeed!
“I want to, really; but a lot of people need my help right now.” “But...why?” asked Jon.
Because they bought so many presents that their apartment buildings collapsed from the additional weight.
The thought that these incidents might all be connected suddenly occurred to Clark.
LOIS: What does he think I’ve been writing about for the past five days? I will expose those criminals who took my family from me during Christmas
I think a lot of people are going to be asking that very question, now.”
Hey, this could be a great way to depower Superman. Just overwork him during the darkest time of the year!
“Come on, let's get you back to Mommy before your uncle winds up in the trunk of her car.”
What a sad little fun piece! Or is this ‘funny sad little piece’?
Michael
