Lane and Kent are already working together.
I wanted to go back and check earlier chapters about the water heater reference. Is there a TOC? Not just for reference, but because the story’s definitely worth re-reading!
Since Lois was already in the pictures that she saw in her present, and Arthur already remembered her, that means she was already part of the events that happened back in 1912 before she went back. So it’s possible her and the thug being there is what causes the fire in the first place. There’s already a causality loop going, but not necessarily one either Clark or Lois will get stuck in. Maybe more like a loop-the-loop on a roller coaster.
