What a great story! I love the idea of them having to spend time in protective custody -- truthfully, considering all the enemies they've made with their stories, it would happen so much more often, if not for Superman! -- and Bad Brain is a perfect way of getting them here. It's so like Clark to be more worried about Lois and relieved that he gets to watch over her, as Clark even rather than Superman, which is definitely a bonus!
Also, I love how he's constantly trying to get her to see that it's not all bad, doing his best to keep tension down and keep her comfortable -- he really does take care of her in every way he can. And it was great to see Lois realizing that, seeing what he was doing and commenting on it.
I wasn't sure what kind of secrets they'd reveal to each other during their game, but you definitely took advantage of all the secrets they do keep!! I love how Clark was able to tell her about Superman being caged and also come up with a valid reason for 'Clark' not to have been there with Perry and Henderson. I felt bad for him when she said she'd just been thinking about what he'd said about Luthor -- but then I felt much better when she admitted that she knew he would never say such things about anyone if he didn't think that they were true. I always wondered about that -- he's so careful to think the best of people, but she never seemed to wonder what that said about his distrust/dislike of Luthor!
Anyway, I love the whole story and how comfortable they are with each other -- one of my stand-out favorite lines, though, is when Clark thinks that he knows he's weird, being an alien, but that he sometimes feels like the normal one in their duo! So true!
Lovely story!
