Just a short little story that came out of nowhere and almost wrote itself, but I'd love to know what you think--never tried first person/present tense before. Thanks for reading and commenting!

That was lovely. /happy sigh/

You've pinned down all the facets of Clark and explored them thoroughly - and in such an accurate but almost poetic way.

I love how you wove the little details that we're all familiar with into the fabric of the story.

Wonderful!

Corrina.

Oh this was amazing! It gave me chills in some parts. You managed to nail down sooo much of what makes Clark (and Lois) so fascinating to us. Thank you!!!

I ditto Corrina Wonderful read

I second Bellarese--I also got chills!

Well done!!

So beautifully written--and crystallizes what I think we all hope Lois saw. I like how you justify him not telling her before he froze her--that has had a lot of FOLCs upset before.

But this makes so much sense:
Beautiful story!! Hope you have more up your sleeve to share!!

Beautiful, Just beautiful. Lovely - both a rambling and yet focused musing that makes sense in that delirious twilight as Lois comes in from the cold.

carol

Beautiful look at Lois' thoughts on Clark as their relationship progresses.

This made me chuckle. (emphasis mine)

Spot-on introspection.

Thanks for sharing.

Wow ... that was really beautiful and I'll second Corrina too

Emily already quoted the two passages I was going to quote.

As others have said, "awwww". This was just beautiful. Very, very nice.

I enjoyed reading this. Thanks for sharing.

Ditto what everyone else says.

It takes a talented author to write a piece of fiction with absolutely no plot and still hold the audience's attention. You did it in spades. Well done!

Joy,
Lynn

Excellent way to show us how Clark changes in Lois' eyes over time.

This line always bothered me in the series:
That always seemed to imply that Clark was dull while Dan was so much more exciting. I never saw it that way. But you've expanded on this to explain that Clark was steady, dependable. Not boring. But he wasn't going away.

Great story!

Joan

I loved this! It was perfect!

Thanks to everyone who left their comments on this story. I was a bit leery about doing a story set in this period since so many others have done a great job on this scene as well, but I really enjoyed writing it.

I've always loved the way Lois reacted to finding out that Superman is Clark--I was so glad she didn't get majorly angry at him. I thought she grew up a lot to be able to react the way she did. She saw a lot in Clark by this point because he showed her his 'true colors.' But I guess I don't need to say that after the story.

Thanks again for reading and commenting. I'm glad you all enjoyed!

This is a work of beauty and art, and I love it so much I couldn't read it just once! In fact, I'm sure I'll be re-reading it many, many times to come in the future... especially any time I go back and watch that last second-season episode. Thanks for so beautifully highlighting Lois's thoughts and growth over the many moons she came to know Clark Kent!

Thanks for the kind words! It's always flattering when someone wants to read your work more than just the once. And don't you just love that episode? Definitely one of my favorites.