I love this story so far, but I have to say that Clark has no one to blame but himself. How on earth is Lois supposed to make the right decision, to reject Lex, with such incomplete information? Why on earth couldn't he have at least told her that Luthor tried to kill Superman; that would certainly have got her attention. As it is, she's operating with insufficient information, information which her best friend has, and could give to her in some form, and which he's deliberately withholding in his misery.
Grrr! This time period of season one always gets my goat for just this reason (I mean because of what is essentially Clark's lie of omission).
However, you are off to a great start and I can't wait to read more. It's a very engaging premise. Please update as soon as you can.
