Hi Mary!
Sneaking a short one in before catchup continues!
It’s also part of a series. The rest of them can be found here.
Oooooh, it’s the brainless Clark series
CLARK:
LOIS:
What? He forgets it anyway!
LOIS:
Movie Night
“I’m a tiger!”
Kids?
The cacophony of popcorn in the microwave didn’t quite drown out the sound of their daughter growling at top volume in the living room.
Kid. And it looks like she’s going for a Catwoman impression.
”Oh, a tiger?” The playful tone in Clark’s voice brought a smile to Lois’s lips as she watched the timer count down. “Are you a friendly tiger?”
BRUCE: The real Catwoman is.
NO! I am a MEAN tiger, and I’m going to EAT all of you!”
Oh. So… umm…
/Googles Kryptonian-safe bunker/
The popping slowed to intermittent bursts, even as the growling grew more intense.
“Oh, no!” Clark exclaimed in mock-terror. “Who will save us from this hungry tiger?”
Friendly Mr. Microwave. Lois invites him over when he’s in town. They had wonderful times during the early years before she met Clark and he remained a good friend ever since then. Always good for a snack.
”Me!” came their older son’s clear, high voice. “Because I’m…um…I’m water!”
CATWOMAN:
”Nuh-uh! Because a tiger is a cat, and cats hate water! So…” Their son waved his arms at his sister. “Splash! Splash!”
Didn’t the tiger in Jungle Book swim?
Lois managed to dodge the children now racing around the sofa and set the overflowing bowl on the coffee table.
Kids. Bullets. Cabs. Perry’s tamper tantrums. She’s good at dodging.
”Come on, you two! Let’s start the movie.”
At a speed that would have made Superman proud, two butts hit the floor in front of the couch, eyes glued to the television.
Clark turned to her as she reached for the remote. “What’s this movie, again?”
Lois kept her smile in place. “The Princess Bride. I…think you’ll like it.”
Poor dear. And that hitch in Lois’s voice!
Her life wasn’t a schmaltzy movie, and her true love wasn’t coming back from seeming death.
Hmm…
“Death cannot stop true love; it can only delay it for a while.”
As witnessed in Soul Mates.
A sudden motion drew her gaze downwards. Clark’s leg had started to kick.
Eep!
Clark’s eyebrows raised when he saw the television. “Oh! I think I’ve seen this one…” His forehead scrunched. “…Haven’t I?”
He closed his eyes, thinking. “Death cannot stop true love; it can only delay it for a while.” He looked back at her, his eyes holding an unspoken question.
She smiled at him. “I will never doubt again,” she quoted, and pulled him in for a kiss.
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Awwwwwwww
You really do beautiful non-comedy, too
Michael
