You already know this, but I loved the way Clark figured out Lois' birthday and surprised her. Well, wanted to surprise her before Superman got in the way. Waffy fic and a very clever save (for Lois' birthday surprise) at the end



Michael

The sequel!!! I want the sequel!!

You won't have the constraints of the assignment of not having them in the same room.

So please ... can we have a sequel??

This was a beautiful fic - but I kept looking at the scroll bar and wishing there was still a lot more of the story left.

All Clark's careful planning and Lois's suspicions were very in-character for both of them.

Corrina.

Delightful tale. If you a sequel please have Lois discover the geologists are stupid idiots.

"very delicate equipment" indeed.

awww! Poor Clark's plans all ruined by silly people needing Superman for stuff... And poor Lois, all alone, too.

You did a great job working around the weird and crazy limitations I put in for this fic. I hoped for a little bit of angst, and this certainly did the trick! Thank you!

Hopefully when Lois and Clark find themselves in the same room again, things can start working better for them. They deserve it!

Thanks for this, it was lovely, and made a rather bad day seem a lot better. *hugs*

...and now I wish someone would plan things like that for my birthday -- I wonder what Superman's doing next week? lol! Then again, I s'pose I'd have to be Lois for this to work, huh? I wonder what Batman's doing... lol! (yes, yes, I know, he's dead right now...Bruce, anyway...)

This was a very poignant response to a very creative request. I could feel my frustration growing along with Clark's. Screw the geologists!

Also, Lara's siggie cracks me up.

I loved it. The whole "missed plans" thing was so poignant. I'm glad Lois got to see how much Clark cared for her at the end of the fic.

Excellent work within the constraints! When I saw the requirements, I was wondering how you could write a fic where Lois and Clark weren't together - but you did it wonderfully.

Those were some tough prompts, but you did a good job with them! It was frustrating that Clark couldn't get away from Norway, even though he had made such big plans, but once I saw the prompts, I understood. And I liked that, in the end, all Lois really wanted was to talk to Clark and it made her happy; the "perfect day" he had planned was almost incidental. That's wonderfully sweet, and a great way to wrap up the story.

(And LOL on the mud-wrestling reference. I had figured the last story was set in S2 and now you've confirmed it. Cute. )

Kathy

What a beautiful story! I was screaming for something one day longer, but when I read the requirements I understood why you left it as a vignette. As a matter of course I actually prefer that artists leave their audience wanting a little bit more, but as a fickle woman I also am allowed to occasionally change my mind.


Elisabeth

This was wonderful.

I think my favorite part was this: I love Lois-in-the-kitchen humor.

I'm glad that despite everything they got a nice ending.

Bob

Yay! I'm so glad you liked it!

Thanks, Michael!

Corrina - thank you. Not sure if there's a sequel coming. I promised myself no more writing for awhile after the ficathon. But then again, I did write Fighting Dirty, and I just sent another short piece to Carol, so I'm not holding up to that all that well.

Patrick - Do we need to be told the geologists are stupid idiots?

Lara - I'm so glad you liked it. I found your constraints... creative, to say the least. I had a lot of trouble with Lois and Clark not being in the same room and almost hoped to get away with the flashback including some of that (thinking it was just a flasback), but in the end, it was fun and challenging to work around it.

So, thank you. I never would have written this story without you.

And as sort of a teaser, I had a different idea entirely in mind when I first got my assignment. I dropped it, thinking I'd never make it work before the deadline, but ended up working on it this weekend. The end result doesn't completely fit within your constraints, but it adds a new one that I thought you'd like. Just sent it off to Carol, so hope to post later today or tomorrow...

Thanks, HappyGirl! And thanks for pointing out Lara's siggie, too. I hadn't noticed it at first, but it made me laugh.

Thanks, IolantheAlias!

Kathy - Thank you. I have to admit, I wanted to write something waffy, but Lara's prompts forced the fic to be a bit more angsty, so I was constantly trying to find the right balance between the two. Glad to hear I succeeded.

Thanks, Elisabeth. Personally I hate it when a story leaves me wanting more - although I recognize that a good story often does.

Thanks, Bob! You know, I often wonder about the kitchen humor for Lois. For all the talk of her not being able to cook, she makes this wonderful spread in Season's Greetings. But since I ignored that part of the episode here, I didn't need to worry about that.