Y'all are the best. These comments seriously made my day. I'm so glad you're enjoying it. Kathy and I like to say that this is the most self-indulgent story ever written. We just wrote what made us happy and didn't care if anyone else liked it. But we're honestly pretty glad you're loving it.
I can’t go another moment without telling you and Kathy that I am OBSESSED with this story! You guys have captured the tone of the show perfectly, so even though it’s AU I still absolutely recognize my two fav characters.
This is seriously the best praise. I have such a love/hate relationship with AUs. When they are done well, and it feels like our characters just in a different circumstance, I love them so much. But so often AUs veer so far from the source that they don't even seem like the same characters anymore or they seem totally implausible. When we started talking about writing an AU, we talked so much about how to make it feel like OUR Lois and Clark. So the fact that they are so recognizable makes us so happy.
I just have to mention real quick - even though this is already longer than I thought it’d be and I hate typing on my phone - but the attraction between them is so perfectly written. Like, I’m yelling at him to kiss her after the went for drinks and totally imagining Lois closing the door behind her and slumping against it, letting out a breath because that man is the most amazing one she’s ever met… being both so disappointed that he didn’t kiss her and so grateful that he knew not to just yet. And then when he did kiss her just ever so brief in this part, it was prefect bc that’s exactly where they should be right now - do you know what I mean?.
And...this was our other major goal with writing an AU -- the impetus for writing the thing in the first place. My number one gripe with AUs is when they move so fast. The characters meet at a conference and fall head of heels and by the end of the weekend they are moving in together and living happily ever after. And that just...doesn't work for me. We know they are soulmates. We know they belong together. I want them to fall in love. But on the show it took years for them to figure out what to do with the attraction and connection they both obviously felt from the beginning. I find it nearly impossible to imagine a world where they figure it all out in three days. So this story was written in an effort to embrace the slow burn and let them build a foundation of friendship first. That's all I can say without spoilers
but please know that this comment makes my heart sing. This will they/won't they, hurry up and wait, slow burn feeling is exactly what we hoped to get across.
As for the Easter Eggs...I can't give you pop up video but I can point out fun stuff in the comment section.
This is my favorite.
“All my life,” she whispered to herself, too quiet for him to hear.
I especially liked that she said this about Clark, and not Superman. Just perfect!
This is one of my top 3 easter eggs in the whole series. A big part of what we wanted out of this self-indulgent story, was to give Clark all the attention that was lauded on Superman in the series. From everyone -- coworkers, neighbors, etc., but of course most of all, Lois. Being able to work this line into the story this way, with the subject being Clark not Superman, was a huge victory. It's one of the few lines I kept secret from Kathy as I was writing because I wanted to see her blind reaction.
And the other big easter egg from this chapter is Lois' outfit -- many of the outfits in this series are outfits Lois actually wore on the show. Most of that is just for fun and they don't signify anything. But in this case, the outfit specifically foreshadowed a scene from that day....
Lois surveyed herself in the mirrored walls of the elevator. She looked ready to face the overly-warm conference rooms stuffed with bodies in the Miami heat in a simple white blouse with cap sleeves and a keyhole front paired with a light gray skirt that fell a few inches above the knee. Her expertly done makeup disguised the effects of her sleepless night.
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If you don't recognize the outfit, you might want to check out this clip. I think you'll recognize both the outfit and the goodbye.
YouTube: Heat Wave Goodbye
