That's a lovely story, Caroline; thanks for sharing it with us.
It also reminds me of something else in this equation.
Clark was 'adopted' and grew up without knowing his real parents or where he came from (as, of course, was CK). Now, this could affect them in different ways, as we know. The Kents are terrific parents and very definitely an advertisement for adoption. On the other hand, for a large part of his life Clark longed to know his true origins.
CK was adopted by the Kents too, but they're dead in his world. And, Yvonne, since you're mirroring the universe of Tempus, Anyone? in other ways, does this mean that CK's parents died when he was ten? Did he then spend time in the foster system? He might have stronger feelings about a child needing to be with its real parents... but then, the fact that, to him as a teenager, his real parents meant the Kents might also make him lean towards seeing Lois and Clark as Jon's 'real' parents: real in every way that matters other than biology.
What a conundrum you set in this story!
Wendy
(who agrees with Pam and Tank, as it happens).
