Happy Easter, FoLCs! May it be joyful and peaceful, no matter what/if you celebrate.

Beautiful job as always, Vicki! It's always nice to read different takes on BaTP/HOL arc revelations. You always do a great job painting the scene.

Happy Easter!

(Sidenote: LOL at you having to post more than once to get it all in there)

Very nice, DC!

I can see this working out just this way. Luthor goes after Clark when Lois turns him down and misses so badly that his attempt rebounds on him and kills him. And Clark would be like, "What happened?" for a couple of seconds until he saw Luthor's body on the ground behind him.

Anyway, I love Lois' befuddlement at the revelation and Clark's retreat to Switzerland to sit on a mountain. Lois calling Smallville to interrogate Jonathan and Martha would have been funny under other circumstances. Most of all, I adore the way Lois repaired the basis of their relationship with Clark - no demands, no ultimatums, no screaming or yelling or loss of temper, just letting her tenuous love touch his heart. Of course, he had to be receptive to her entreaties, too. I enjoy reading about a human, emotionally vulnerable Superman. That's the way I view him, so we are in synch there.

Keep writing, DC! You're one of the very best.

What a delightful story! Love your word pictures. My favorite is...

Thanks, Val! And thanks for making sure Lois and Clark weren't *too* mean to each other in this one!

Also, my muse doesn't know the meaning of "short" story lately.

Aww, thanks, Terry! I also love a human Clark. His vulnerable heart is what makes him so interesting. So yes, we are very much in synch on that point!

Glad you enjoyed the story! The idea of having Superman make the reveal was too interesting to pass up.

Aww, thank you! So glad you enjoyed it!

I love it! Thanks for writing a response to my challenge. That is one of the places where I thought an "I'm Clark Kent" reveal could totally happen. I love how you wrote her instantly feeling regretful about everything that happened. And I also like how you kept it from her POV.

Thanks, Julie! It was certainly a fun challenge to take on. That moment when she propositions Superman is SO cringeworthy, it would have served her right to have him throw the reveal in there.

I knew it had to be fully from Lois' POV - I wanted to examine her instant regret and how the knowledge of what she's done really messes with her.

Thanks for reading and I'm glad you liked it!

Wow. The emotion was so intense. Glad they managed to work it out without stretching out the angst too much. And really glad that Lois stepped back and truly thought about what she had put Clark through. In the series, it was hard to tell if she really did or not at times, you know?
Anyway, really great read ^_^

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it. I'm glad you liked seeing Lois' thought process and the way she's able to process what she's said and done, as well as the effect it's had on Clark. It was certainly a lot of fun to get inside her mind.

Just loved your story, DC! Lois thinking through all that she had put Clark through was so priceless. Can't help it, but I just love a good reveal story! Well done!

Thanks so much! I'm also a sucker for a reveal story, so getting the chance to invert it as an "I'm Clark" moment was too tempting and fun to pass up! Thanks for reading. And so glad you enjoyed it.

I liked this story to. It was great.

Aww, thanks, Sparkyfire! Glad you liked it!

Wonderful story. I love the fact you start after the reveal instead of with a reveal

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the fic! But it *did* start with the reveal, just flipped from the usual "I'm Superman" to "I'm Clark." The original post had to be split into posts in order to fit.

At last, Lois' spidey senses are tingling, but not for Luthor! Urgh!


Love takes time and right now Lois is so confused she doesn't know what to do!


A call to Smallville would have been my first move!


Hubba! Hubba! Clark in that outfit is amazing!


This is true, still Clark didn't help matters by flirting with her as his alter ego.


Hmmm. Lex, the relationship with Miss Lane is definitely over!


Lex Luthor only has one side ... his own.


Oh, I would have loved to have seen the expressions on Martha and Jonathan's faces when Lois dropped that bomb on them!

Thanks for an insightful and sometimes funny story. It hit the spot!

I really enjoyed this one. I especially liked how you Show the thoughts of Lois and why she does what she does. I always could strangle her in this park Scene and the next one - perhaps your Story helped me a bit to understand her better. I also love that BOTH Lois and Clark finally see their mistakes and say this each other.
I also enjoyed Clark realising he couldn't have both: Lois don't recognizing him, but seeing still Clark in him. I can't remember any other fic who showed this, and I'm afraid about that, because it makes so much sense! Thanks for writing! Nick

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

Hi Vicki!

Tsk tsk tsk…Lois Lois Lois…

Hmm…I don’t think we ever had a fic where she simply walked up to him and slapped him. And broke her wrist in the process. Needing Superman to carry her to the emergency room, dressed in her nightgown. While she’s refusing to talk to him. And having her arrival documented for posterity by Leo Nunk and his trusty photographer.

*snort* Any more flirtatious and she’d be expected to charge for her attentions.

Maybe he’s into guys. Could explain his obsession with Lex Luthor.

Yes, he loves her. Like a sister.
LOIS: /puts down A Game of Thrones and looks up hopefully/
SUPERMAN:

So, oops?

Well, asked Lois out on a date, of course!

Yes, he’s been whispering into Clark’s ear for almost a year now.



*squints* I’d say about one third of a gallon’s worth, considering how deep she’s into the bucket.

No, he hasn’t told her that one yet. Will also take some more time for him to tell her.

Kansan farmers?


Superman! Help, Superman!



/looks around FoLC community/

Huh, I really expected him to end up in the Arctic. Although, fun thought: Labby once expanded on the idea of Lex’s Swiss Alps fortress in his Masques fic, so, what if Clark actually found Lex’s fortress and made it his own Fortress of Solitude for these two days At least until he finds the Lois Lane paraphernalia room.

Umm…you’ve had Lois visit the bullpen earlier when she was looking for Clark.

Awwww

Adorable untwist, Vicki!

Michael

Hi Michael!


Lois: Well...to be fair...he started it.


Muse: *growls* Don't wake the dragon. I've got enough on my plate.


Lois: I don't charge. I do, however, accept...gifts.


Now there's a set up for a horror story if ever I heard one. Clark enamored with Lex.


(insert pic here of a FB-style wrist with no hand attached) Jaime Lannister likes this.


Lois: Nah, I taste tested it the night before. You know, to make sure it was good. Quality control, if you will.


FoLCs: We're ALL mad here!



Aww, crud, I can't believe that got passed as many read throughs and the beta step.

Thanks for reading! Glad you enjoyed it!