Wendy, I know I’m way behind on this promised fdk but here goes.
Well, let’s start at the beginning, the end of part 2 is still as moving reading it the umpteenth time as it was when part two was first posted.
She’d looked so sad, so forlorn, when she’d said she wasn’t ready to meet anyone yet. So lost and alone.
Just like him.
And he wanted to show her that she would never be alone as long as he existed. He wanted to enfold her in his arms again and tell her how much he loved her and how he would protect and love her for the rest of his life.
How wonderfully WAFFy and sad and so very hopeful! I was so happy to see Clark so attuned to Lois so little after she seemed uncharacterly attuned to him. Lovely balance between them that shows how they can be equals in a relationship, should one evolve.
He’d seemed worried that she might not enjoy the experience, and for a moment she’d wondered if he was about to withdraw his invitation.
Poor Clark! I’m so glad he got over his insecurity/fear and took LOis flying.
Although... The thought struck her, then, that he did work for the Daily Planet. Now, if she could persuade the new editor, whoever that was, to give her back her job, maybe they could work together? For some reason, the thought of Clark Kent disappearing entirely from her life was very unpalatable...
Good for Lois! Already making plans to ‘snag’ Clark!
He held her in silence for a long time. Then, when she took another deep breath, he murmured, “I lost both my parents when I was ten. It does get better, Lois. I promise.”
Such a wonderful scene, and as usual beautifully written.
Later, after they’d eaten - and Clark had even impressed himself at the way he’d managed to conjure up a respectable Christmas dinner almost out of nowhere - they adjourned to the living room.
I love the way Clark is unwilling to leave Lois even for the few minutes it would take him to get food.
She was different. He’d always felt somewhat inadequate next to that Lois. After all, she was the one with experience of Superman; she was the one who’d made him what he was, and to whom he looked to for advice. Even when he’d been in her world, by which time he’d been Superman for over a year, she’d still been the one calling the shots.
With this Lois, they were equals. And he even felt protective towards her, in a way he hadn’t really had the opportunity to be towards the other Lois. He’d even felt awkward about comforting her in the absence of her husband; after all, there had been that dangerous moment when they’d almost kissed.
That is
so insightful!
I... I mean, if it’s all you want, I’m happy to be your friend and nothing more. Just having you around is enough.”
Awwww!!!!!
A cautious smile edging across her face, she said, “Actually, I’m not sure that I could settle for just being your friend, Clark Kent.”
Sounding as if he was barely able to believe his ears, he exclaimed, “You can’t?”
Yes! Yes! Yes! I love these WAFFy moments!
And the end scene is wonderfully WAFFy and very in keeping with the spirit of the season.
I do have one important question: WHERE’S THE SEQUEL??????
Avia (who enjoyed the fact that the fact she didn’t have enough time meant she could re-read this several time and take a few minutes each time to catch her breath
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