Tempus switches Lois Lane from two nearly identical universes.
Their life history is so close that he can switch them and they don't NOTICE.
The switch happens just days before Clark Kent arrives at the Daily Planet.
Since the wrong Lois Lane meets each Clark Kent that instant soulmate attraction is not there.
As a result
- Clark still covers the theater story and gets hired by Perry.
- Lois Lane and Clark Kent become partners
- and friends,
- her chance remark still causes him to create Superman
- Clark is not as hostile towards Lex Luthor from the start and is able to detach and act more adult
- Lois is more accepting of Clark's concerns about Luthor
- Together they bring Luthor down
- Without the bond Lois is not as instantly accepting of Superman.
