Oooo, Wendy! A new story. With such an intriguing start!!

So, Lois is married to Lex. Clark is a beach bum. Although I'm guessing not so much of a bum as a drifter? But since these two are destined for each other, they are destined to meet despite their desparate backgrounds.

I especially loved how well you've captured the frustrations of being a struggling writer <g>. It provided an immediate connection between these two. How come I have a feeling Lois is oh-so-wrong in her prediction that she will never see the handsome stranger again? The mystery is, how did he end up on her beach in the first place? Chance? Luck? Good planning? Fate?

I'm really looking foward to seeing how this unfolds - wonderful start.

Lynn

Wow, Wendy, what a great and truly evil start. Yes, I mean it, evil. First off,

AAAUUUUGGGGHHH! No! Say it ain't so! But why? Why would she marry him?

Ah, of course! She didn't know her options! Now it makes sense. Poor Lois...

And then, of course, she comes to her senses, and then Clark leaves. Come back, Clark, come back! Show her what she should do now that she's faced the truth! Come Baaaaaaaack!

And Wendy, come back with the next part! You can't leave us like this!

Ewww. I think everyone agrees.

Yay, Canada. You already know what I think about that.

That too. I don't find the accent around here very different. And I've lived here longer than you.

We know it's probably not true, but still.

I'm really anxious to see where this goes! Poor Lois. Poor Clark.

Julie

Wow! This one's definitely new. I can't wait to see how this one unravels. Post again soon.

Oh!

What a surprise....

Yay, Wendy! You posted!!!

/me cheers, but then realizes it makes it hard to read. <g>

I love this start. As Lynn said, the frustration Lois felt with her writing was *so* easy to relate to! And, yay! Lois realizes that she doesn't love Lex and only married him because the Planet blew up! Now, smart investigator girl, get that brain in gear and think about the oh-so-convenient *timing* of that explosion, why don't you? <g>

Can't wait to see where you go with this!

Bethy

Whoohoo!!! Yay!! Another Wendy fic! And it's a short one too...shucks...can't blame her for not getting any homework done.

If I *hadn't* known this was coming...this would have been my reaction:



Is it just me, or is everyone else feeling the electrical tension in this convo? <g>

LOL! Open mouth, insert foot, Lois. <g>

*happy sigh*

Ack!!! /me throws another two cents in the jar...no...better make that two bucks <g>

Awww!!!! Clark's so cute!!!

Awww!!!! Clark's so cute!!! Wait...already said that...uh...oh who cares?! He's cute!! <g>

Awwww!!

Can I say he's cute again? Okay...I'll say adorable instead. Can I keep him?! Please...Lois is married anyways...<bg>

/me throws one cent in the jar (she's already most of the way there on this one <g>)

Okay...now he's a lunkhead...a very gentlemanly lunkhead...but I want to hit him!

ACK!!! No, no, no!! He didn't really leave did he?! So what if you can't see him anymore? Just yell for him....he's got *really* good hearing. <g> Clark! Come back!!

Okay...don't blame me, I did this at 3 in the morning. I'm continually amazed by your writing, Wendy! You have the power to draw the reader completely into the story (well...okay...not *completely* otherwise I might have interfered a litte <bg>). And you capture the characters *so* well, no matter what situation you put them in, I always find myself thinking: That's *exactly* how they would act if that happened! Okay, actually, I'm more likely to be screaming at the computer or sighing or sobbing or something of the sort, but that just tells you how well you've drawn me in. Can't wait to see the rest of this, Wendy!!!

Sara (who might be thouroughly embarassed in IRC tomorrow after all the gushing...but...eh...who cares <bg>)

Wendy,
This is a great start. I like all the background details that you've inserted into this part. I’m particularly fond of the new take of Lois and Lex’s relationship.

So, what’s the posting schedule and will you be posting the rest of the trilogy when this story is done?

Avia

Yay! Well, everyone's gone nuts about the intriguing set-up, so I'll go nuts about the atmosphere. Don't you just love the breezy, idyll-like ambience Wendy's managed to imbue this story with? You can really smell the fresh air, see the lake and the trees and the big sunny blue sky. A chance encounter on a beach that leads to a chat between strangers - great stuff, Wendy.

Yvonne

This story sound wonderfully interesting so far, looking forward to the next bit!

TEEEEEEEJ

Oh wow, that's a promising beginning. Good thing Clark showed up. I suppose his presence will disturb the peace.

Looking forward to more,

~Julia

This is great!
Wendy always manages to surprise us with her set-ups! Only Lois (however without her dream-job and instead with an unhappy marriage) is able to meet a Clark-guy on the beach of a lake! I mean, I tried to stay on a park-bench near the Puccini's lake, where he composed the "Madame Butterfly", in the summer evening, when the pink clouds reflet themselves on the lake'waters: no Clark-looking guy appeared from nowhere! Do you think it's because the sad memory of the poor Cio Cio San?
Seriously; however handsome, nice, friendly (and so on) Clark may be, Lois must be very unhappy and confused with her marriage: Lex seems to her devoted and in love, her sex life is nice (okay, it's rather poor, but she was not forced by her husband like we have read in some stories), she can have anything and do anything; but it's enough few minutes with Clark and she understands she doesn't love Lex and she shouldn't have married him! I'm wondering what's going to happen when she descovers her husband be an evil villain! We have to hope that Clark will be there for her again!
Looking forward to the new instalment,

Simona

Edit post:
I'm realizing I took for granted that Lex is the usual evil man and murderer: what's going to happen if he's not? Will that be more difficult for Lois to accept she made the wrong thing marring Luthor or not?

Yay Wendy!

I must admit to feeling a little bit uncomfortable with the 'nice Lex' persona. I'm starting to think that it's a side effect from FoLC membership to never want L&C to play nicely with other kids.

But then again, there is still the issue about the explosion that *encouraged* Lois to get married...

Not bad for a bum in a scraggly shirt, eh?

I'm excited to see where this one goes! Do we get inside Clark's head?

~sunkist
p.s. ditto Avia with the trilogy comment

I wonder if Clark lives near by and was taking a walk.

Nice start Wendy. I am looking forward to seeing where this goes. Laura

Wendy, I found the opening paragraph beautifully written both geographically and in mood.

I see Lois's marriage to Lex a little differently than others do here. I think that Lois believes that she's happy with Lex. In the beginning, she isn't happy with her life. She doesn't pin her unhappiness on Lex.

Only after she meets Clark does she realize that the reason for her unhappiness isn't that she's married the wrong man, but that she's left her career behind and she misses it more than she ever expected.

I like the idea of that being the reason for her unhappiness rather than "a man"--well, a super man--but a man nonetheless. Maybe being with Clark allows her to live the life that she would choose for herself.

Now I have to read the rest to find out how it all resolves itself.

gerry

I just bet some of you (like me) wouldn't be so grossed out by Lois and Lex's "lovemakring" if it was MR of Smallville fame playing Lex instead of John Shea....HUH??

Anyway, great premise....is there a Superman? Of course not, because Lois has to suggest the idea. Think about it...why WOULD Clark ever settle down if he doesn't need to eat, doesn't really need an apartment because he doesn't really need to sleep, so he doesn't really need money. He doesn't need a car to get around...no car pmts necessary!

He can get a good home-cooked meal at Ma's any time.

So this is where our Clark is.....drifting around aimlessly following his dream of writing "that" novel.

Lois....marrying for obviously the wrong reasons.

And you're gonna conclude this in 3 more parts? Nah, I smell a .........SEQUEL!

Wendy

A superb start!

Tricia

Oh wow! What a beginning! What a premise!
I'm VERY curious to find out what is to happen next!

i.e. Next part, pretty please?


Sira

But really, what should and could Clark do? He meets a lady, she turns to be his idol, he openly admires her work as a journalist, they hava a common deam to write a novel - and then he realizes she is married.

I believe this means he is attrached - and he realizes it's too dangerous to stay.

As for Lois, she is rather too nice to be her - is she so bored and lonely? And why is she not a bit guarded against a journalist - because she wants to disobey Lex's warnings?

Oops, I'm late to the gushing..

Nice premise..more soon!

~Liz

Hi,

Great start.

I'm not a Luthor fan.

Can this Luthor be different?


Poor Clark he came to late to Lois life.


Lois is living in a private property and only by boat or helicopter. Where in the island dose he lives?

Well wendy, outdone yourself again, I see. It must be the influence of all that wonderful Canadian fresh air!

Yes indeed. I coudl see the house, a lovely white house on the beach of the huge lake that looks like an ocean, and the woods nearby, and the cliff.

Of course, all you slow folcs (grin) Clark FLEW in. Lake Superior is about as close to anywhere as the arctic is. okay, well, maybe further away. Anyway, Lex has many homes, like the queen of course!

I thought it was really nice and calm. There she is, warm at the cottage looking at the view, nice life, nice husband. It was really nice to see Lex as a nice man. Okay, we all know the truth, but it's so nice that he's nice to her. She is rather stuck with him at this point after all, so at least he's not the horrible man we all suspect he will become if she tries to investigate him or go against his will.

It also makes sense that he'd like to have her stay up at the cottage alone with the housekeeper, the cook, the gardener, the butler, the upstairs maid...but nobody else.

I like how Clark has just dropped in to look at the view. He's relaxed. He's not a bum at all of course, he's just gone to one nice spot and didn't notice how close he was to a house. A house that is probbly usually closed up for the winter and such.

sigh. I like this. So now I'll go search aroudn and see if part two is there and maybe the rest...if i wait long enough to start reading a story, I am rewarded by finding tons of parts!!!

Nancy

Wow!! I'm amazed and overwhelmed by the number of responses to this! Thank you all, so very much indeed. - not only have I never watched Smallville and never intend to, I'm a great fan of John Shea. I adore the way he played Lex Luthor. He's extremely attractive, and his Lex played on that - we have the personable manner, the lavish amounts of charm and the way he has of seeming to give his whole attention to the person he's with. If all we ever saw was the public persona of Shea's Lex Luthor, and we didn't know from Superman mythology that Lex is a villain, we'd be taken in. In fact, without knowing his evil nature I'd see him as a deserving rival for Clark!

Anyway, I'm going to try to post part 2 tomorrow; part 3 some time during the coming week (I have a houseful of visitors for the next 10 days, which will reduce my internet time somewhat! ).

Thank you all again, so much indeed!


Wendy

Bubble bath, fanfic, not a sound...PERFECT.

Poor poor Lois - she didn't know Clark! Oh I am really going to enjoy this story. So Lex is a 'good' guy? If he is, I'm going to feel sorry for him when she leaves. She will leave right? Well I'll hop on for the ride to find out!

I was a little paranoid that there would be cameras on the island and Lex would have seen the intruder Clark. I saw him getting mad at Lois...but no Lex isn't evil here, right?

Me and my paranoid brain!

OH! PART TWO IS HERE!!!

Hi Wendy, I'm late getting here too but wanted to say I'm enjoying it already.

Lex without the influence of Superman is going to be different even though he still got control of Lois by destroying the Planet. Since he's got what he wants, he's still being nice. Can't wait to see what you do with this character.

Guess Clark didn't get hit (or Lois) with a thunderbolt on meeting. Even in the series, I've always wondered if Clark was supposed to have been knocked off his feet when he met Lois at the Planet or when he saw her at the Luther Ball.

I'm sure he'll find a way to run into her again

Off to read Part 2

Trenna! Almost missed you here! Thank you for taking the time to post, and I'm so glad that you're enjoying this. As for whether Clark was hit with a metaphorical thunderbolt on meeting Lois or not, you'll have to read on to find out!


Wendy