Ann, this was so perfect. Your writing is absolutely beautiful — as everyone else has already said, I would've never guessed English wasn't your first language!

This is such an incredibly creative way for Clark to reveal his secret to Lois. *loves* And your Clark! Oh, Ann, he's so raw and real and unsure of himself and I fell in love with him immediately, even while my heart was breaking. Your characterization and spot-on dialogue were just ... gah, I don't even have the words to describe what a visceral chord they struck.

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"I always wanted to be Clark to you, Lois."
What's that? Oh, nothing — it's just my heart cracking for this man.

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"I wanted you to love me," he said, so low she almost couldn't hear. "I wanted you to love me for myself."
!!! At this point, I want to physically grab Lois and make her hug Clark to reassure him.

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"I'm - I'm the man I am with you", he insisted. "When I am with you, that's when I'm really myself. I don't think I've ever been myself before. Before I met you. Before I - before I started being with you."
... Beautiful. Heart-breakingly beautiful.

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Half-turning away from her, he raked his fingers through his hair, then buried his face in his hands.

"I'm... I was so scared," he whispered. "Scared that you would reject me, now that I'd finally found myself, thanks to you. I didn't know if I could live without you," he added bleakly. "And I didn't know if you would have me if you really knew me."
And the honesty, the admission of fear ... *loves* Seriously, Ann, this was fantastic. The angst, the perfect ending, just everything. I so hope you consider writing more — you're too talented not to!


~ Crystal

"Not all those who wander are lost." — JRR Tolkien