Wow--I really loved this, DC
...and there you go again, making me think.
I've always assumed that Perry knew something of the secret. I mean, really, how could he have not? But--probably predictably
--I've never thought too much about the 'when' of him knowing because I'm always so centered on the triangular love story of Lois and Clark.
From the beginning though--I really like your thought process of him knowing early on. And probably, the biggest reason that I can believe that maybe this was the case, is because of the reasoning you used: Clark, in love. His eyes. He simply can NOT hide his feelings for Lois. It truly is written on his face how much he cares for her when he sets Lois down at her desk in the Pilot as Superman. Perry, having just met Clark, knowing how hard he is falling for Lois immediately, I really think could have been able to spot that 'look' while Clark is in the Suit.
And then the timeless, amazingly WAFFY, realization that Lois can not--that she is blinded by her own love...
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Great job!
Laura
