Man, that scene with AltClark's mom....
I'm glad Clark knows and that he trusts Lois, despite his fluttering doubts.
Looking forward to tomorrow ^_^
That scene with AltClark's mom was something I wanted to do in Anchor 1, but it didn't really fit; putting it here, to show this Clark why AltClark cares so much about his relationship with Martha and Jonathan, seemed to work better. Tough to visualize it, though.
"Fluttering doubts" is the perfect way to describe it!
Thanks for reading!!
I love this. That scene seeing what happened to AltMartha. And hearing Clark's pain. Many times during the first Anchor, I would keep thinking about what was going through Clark's mind. Now you are showing us exactly what he felt and thought.
That is why I felt compelled to write this part of the story -- there was SO much more going on than I was able to tell from AltClark's POV (although I don't regret using the first-person narrative!), even with their telepathic connection.
Thank you for reading this far, and I hope you like the rest as well!
Thank you for posting so much of the next section, Bek. It's excellent. I can almost feel Clark2's physical pain as his wound starts to heal. I can feel his confusion as he returns to awareness, his jealousy over altClark and Lois, his self-anger at that jealousy, his difficulty in adjusting to his new reality - all of it.
And now he has to adjust to a man who is him-not-him in his and Lois' lives. This new man has replaced him as Superman, as Clark Kent, as Lois' best friend, and he has to reconcile his reasoning mind - which tells him that it's okay, all this is as it should be - with his emotional being - which desperately wants to hate altClark for having all that is his by all that is right. It's a terrific conflict, and the resolution will be fun to read, even though we already know from the first story that these three will reach a kind of equilibrium.
Ahh, glad to know it is hitting right! This Clark is feeling a lot of different emotions, and his disorientation from being dead/coming home has made him not quite in control of everything, which is not what he's used to. I hope you continue to enjoy reading this perspective, even though it follows the same storyline!
I, for one, hope that you will take the story a couple of steps past the ending of part I, where you further develop these story lines and make everyone even happier.
As long as there's no polyandry. Please. That might be a logical conclusion, but - eww.
Ah, I dunno, polyamory, hmmm...that could be kinda...fun?
But no, that is not what will happen here. This Lois is in love with her Clark, and AltClark will remain a good friend. I have added quite a bit more during the story than we see in Anchor 1, so I hope the resolution is a bit more satisfying!
Thanks again for reading everyone! I love the fdk!
-Bek
