Awwww. Great story.
Enjoyed every bump and loop-de-loop.
The clothes looked as though they were tailored and expensive.
Once one wore tailor made clothes, it's hard to go retail.
How long had it been for him? Had his feelings changed?
Oh, poor Lois.
What a scary feeling. To know that the man with whom she fell in love within the last 24 hours could've already moved on.
In this world, she was just one woman among many, and a man who looked like Clark wouldn’t lack for female companionship.
Of course, that's not taking into effect HIM. A traditional man would've married for life in 1912 (one would hope). Just because females wanted to be with him, doesn't mean he wanted to be with anyone other than her.
The idea that he’d come here out of a sense of obligation tore at her.
Okay. I could see that, but Lois thinking he's just there to be nice, so sad.
She wouldn’t have expected him to drive a Prius.
I love this tidbit.
So Clark. Saving the world by driving an electric car. Love it!
“You don’t look any older,” she said finally.
“I’m not like other men,” he reminded her. “I just didn’t realize how different.”
“I’m sorry.”
Is he referring to not aging? Is she empathizing with his pain on not aging? Personally, I doubt she's sorry at all that he didn't age.
She should have been there to introduce him to this new world. She couldn’t imagine what it would have been like to be trapped in a world where no one you’d known was alive. He’d been utterly alone, and she’d never told him exactly when she’d come from.
Oh, that. That makes more sense.
“I helped a government agent out of a few tight spots,” Clark said. “He helped create an identity for me. From what I was willing to tell him, he assumed I was from an Amish family and had no identification. This was before 2001, when things were a little more lax.”
He was lucky.
“You don’t know what it’s like to live with me day to day,” Lois said. “I had roommates in college, and they were always complaining that I was stubborn and controlling and overbearing.”
“I can be stubborn,” Clark admitted. “And there are some aspects of this new world that I don’t think I’ll ever be able to accept. Twerking, for example…”
I love that he admits to being stubborn as well. Am I the only one who doesn't know what "twerking" is?
Getting him to wear a costume and go public as a superhero had been like pulling teeth; he was modest and any costume that would last had to be skin tight. Despite that, he insisted on more modest outfits that kept being destroyed.
I bet. Also, compared to most of the female heroes' costumes, Superman's is quite modest.
Still, he could afford them, and as time went on, he and Lois were only growing closer.
I'm thinking his writing paid more than he was willing to admit.
Awwwww. I'm so envious! What a great adventure. What a happy ending. Much more romantic and wonderful than the movie. Thanks for sharing (and for finishing this story).
A joy to read.
Sorry if this seemed a little melancholy. I live in the desert and it's been raining for five days.
I'm sure Annie would accept any rain you could send her way. I hope you don't get any of those flash floods which hit other places recently.
Love those other costume ideas, especially the cover Christina showed (which is I think the same one as your first example). What fun!
