I tend to be lazy and not leave feedback, but for this I just had to come out of my comfortable lurking corner...
Like the others I totally loved Trask having it backwards. It made me laugh in a situation that was otherwise pretty dire.
You had me on the edge of my seat and I practically cursed at the end when Esmeralda caught poor completely exhausted Clark.
Your preview hase calmed my fears for his future with Lois and I await said part eagerly.
In short, thanks for this wonderfully original story and sorry for not leaving regular feedback. But I'll be reading!
Sira