These sorts of stories always leave me incredibly sad about all the lost time. That said, well done! You have evoked a grat balance of melancholy loss and hope for the future. And, as has already been observed, it paints a picture that leaves us wanting more! smile

"It is a remarkable dichotomy. In many ways, Clark is the most human of us all. Then...he shoots fire from the skies, and it is difficult not to think of him as a god. And how fortunate we all are that it does not occur to him." -Batman (in Superman/Batman #3 by Jeph Loeb)