John: Wow! A 4 part FDK and extras besides?!
Can't she tell he really does not like her?
CLARK: What is he talking about? At the time, I thought what Lana and I had was love.
Lois would never do something like that. She would try to take the blame herself.
True, like Clark, Lois is her harshest critic. Although, she doesn’t really blame herself in S4 when they are told they can’t have children, she tries to find a way around the results.
Another reason to move out of Smallville. In Smallville the 3 doctors in the four surrounding counties might find it odd that none of them had ever conducted tests on Clark. One would probably at least offer to see if some new procedure could help Clark, and be very persistent about him at least getting another opinion on his condition.
They would surely tell such busy-body doctors that they had gone to the “big city” for the tests and used specialists.
Yes, he never really trusted of felt a true connection to Lana, if he didn't tell her that. Of course, the fact that he enjoyed being with Rachel more than will Lana probably explains why he would not tell Lana that.
Is it really necessary to go into detail about ALL of one’s previous lovers to one’s potential spouse? That seems a bit excessive and TMI in my opinion. Anyway, telling Lana that the sex could be better between them because it had been with Rachel wouldn’t have earned him any points.
I wonder if Clark would run off and try to save people half hoping this would happen, since not having to see Lana can't really be that bad.
CLARK:
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Why would I do that? Lana is trying to protect me, just like my dad used to.
This probably makes it much harder for him to disclose his abilities. Even if he knows that Lois will accept and appreciate them, it is still at some level a stumbling block.
There’s always a possiblity that Lois will reject him, or treat him like Lana did, so yes, that makes him more hesitant.
Clark really does have deep seated self-esteem issues.
Who, besides Rachel, was around to tell him that he was worthy? Then Rachel disappeared on him and he had no one.
I really feel for Clark. I wish he could tell Lois this, I hope he can soon.
It’s more of a trickle of information, instead of her usual babbling brook.
I can just see Lana saying it in a way that is more of a put down than a compliment though. A way that says more he is hard to love than that she loves him a lot.
Yes, that was what the line evolved into, but Clark believes it had been genuine at some point.
Nope, it just meant that she wanted to save face and avoid being seen as crazy for thinking her boyfriend was abnormal.
LANA: Clark was the perfect boyfriend before all those weird things. So, I just told him to stop using them, because they weren’t important. What was important was him protecting me at all costs and showering me with love and adoration.
I think I now understand a little more why Clark wants Lois to love him and not Superman. Lana loved for the wrong reasons, and it hurt him a lot. Hopefully he will see that Lois is not Lana, and she does love him enough for him to trust her.
Yes.
Hmm, Clark probably will fully believe that Walt raped Rachel, whatever really happened.
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Except Lana had just figured he was a little strong, not realized how truly special he was.
CLARK: Hey, at that point, I was willing to take any compliment throw my way.
If they only knew how much worse it could have been. At least she was alive.
They didn’t consider that option.
Now I see why he stuck with Lana for 9 to 10 years. If a kiss on the cheek from her lead to his first flight, there would seem to be hope.
Pretty much.
Well, it was probably worry over his behavior. As in worry that her image had given him the wrong idea. Of course, this was not a fair assesment. Tube tops and tight clothes are not license for rape, but jerks like Walt don't understand that.
In the 80s rape usually still included blaming the victim for her behavior.
The worst is, he somehow, at some level, thinks it is his fault.
He doesn’t think it’s his fault that she lost it. He thinks it’s his fault that she never found it again.
This probably makes it harder for Clark to accept Lois loving Superman. He has seen what happens when someone loves you as a protector does, and it is not neccesarily as good as it could be.
He wants to be loved for himself, not for what he can do.
This may also be a big part of why he things his lacking abilities is so hard. If Lois does show love for him while he is not at his peak, things will maybe go better.
Oh, dear.
Sounds like she really needed to see Dr. Friskin.
Correct assessment.
He has come very close to breaking this vow with Lois. Lois seems to right now have the same view, just not knowing what his secret is. However, if he does not start telling her soon, crazy Perfume makers might destroy his ability to hold to this view.
The road to hell is paved with good intensions. Just because he thinks this is the best way to go about things, doesn’t mean it will be the way it happens.
Why not just marry Rachel? She seems like a much better friend than Lana. Of course, I guess she just seems too much a friend, or maybe I will understand from more reading, but I don't now.
Rachel went to another college than him. When he finally decided that she was who he wanted to be with, he couldn’t find her, until he received notice that Rachel had ended up joining the army. The Harrises were liable to give Clark her current address.
Clark is at times too patient for his own good.
What? It was only a few months.
He should have hunted down her heartbeat, and gone and found her wherever she was. Of course, if he had, who knows what would have happened.
Like that wouldn’t have been awkward.
By some alternate universe theories, there is an AU where Clark did hunt down Rachel at that point, they eventually married, and Tempus skipped on from that AU to this one, because that AU would have had Superman if anything a few years earlier than canon-universe. Clark Kent, editor of the Smallville Post-Gazette and husband of Sherrif Harris, would still allow for Superman showing up at various places and thwarting notorious criminals.
What a great story idea!
No wonder he has resisted the groupies. He has long expeirence dodging vapid women.
It was a bit of a change having women want him despite his alien status though.
It is KU, not U of K. Don't ask why University of Kansas is KU, but it is.
Thanks.
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I had read this somewhere before and had forgotten. I’ll go change this. U of K is University of Kentucky, which is why University of Kansas uses KU.
At some level I wonder why Clark Kent did not become a professional psychoterapist or something along those lines.
Great idea! Check out Clark’s newest profession on the
101 Other jobs for Clark Kent Challenge thread.
Maybe she would tell them that if they tried going further than she wanted, she would scream and Clark Kent would come save her. That would have but a crimp on the disrespecting womanizers styles.
Plus, it wouldn’t have made Clark any new friends.
At least Lois has always wanted even Superman as more than just a bodyguard. This Lois was trying to get Superman in bed before he even flew her into the newsroom.
LOIS: I was what? No, no, no! I was inviting him to my apartment for an interview. True, I was going to shower and change my clothes at the same time, which in hindsight was a bad move on my part, but I was only trying to do two things at once. I wasn’t inviting Superman in for sex. Is that what he thought?
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CLARK:
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I am pretty sure it should say "danced with". Actually it probably should be "flirted with" as well. Does this mean that she at least flirted with, danced with, and kissed Clark some of the time.
Danced, yes. Flirted and kissed, no. /Thanks for the grammar catch!/
Did this include being in his arms?
Er… no.
CLARK: Great, just rub the salt a little more in that wound.
So she had recoved somewhat, but not all the way.
yep.
Because he was so calm and serene after Luthor shot Lois?
See exactly like with Lois.
Lois:Then why won't he tell me the truth.
Reader:He tells you some truths. He is making progress.
Lois:True, he told me what the J really stood for. He evidently told the truth in saying he did not know this blonde haried woman. Still, there's a lot of things he's not telling me.
CLARK:
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Does this mean she did dance with Clark?
On occasion.
This makes me <sad> Lois at least will give Clark the time of day when things are good. Lana seems only to really do that when she is down and out.
Why Lana wasn’t a good match for Clark.
This is true at hundreds of levels. Only some of them have anything to do with him being from another planet, and being Super.
True.
Oh, Clark, you are so much more "not like other guys" than just your secret. Hopefully Lois will help you see that while you are suffering from Kryptonite poisoning.
LOIS: No comment.
This sounds like a trick question. The proper response is "no, I like you a lot more than any other guy does."
Ooooh. Good answer.
CLARK: I wish I had thought of that.
I still think my idea was a more honest response, but this probably works.
CLARK: I thought she was asking about my sexuality.
This does not seem to be a very promising way to start a dating relationship.
CLARK: I was happy with any kind of start. This was more than I ever expected to have with Lana.
