Good morning Dave. Another superbly well written short fic by you.

Loved it. Loved the fact that no one died too. Whew! I can relax now. Ha ha.

You made me realize in a wonderful variety of emotions how that terrible day had really made Clark feel. We (well me anyway) always think he is invulnerable and just bounces back from things like that. But your soul searching writing allows us a glimpse into the pain he is really feeling.

I loved your description of the barn. How it almost looked the same, but didn't. The description of the broken glass and sunlight coming through the hole. Beautiful.

Wonderful as always Dave. -- DJ

DAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You did it!

You know what I'm talking about.

And since I'm lacking a bit of sleep right now (and you already know how much I love the rest of it ), that's all I'm gonna say.

Sara

Wonderful, really hits to the heart.

Beautiful, Dave!

I liked the subtle, almost reflex but very telling actions of the two of them - Clark, who doesn't kill, watching the man die, and Lois, who doesn't do tender, turning him away from the sight.

I love seeing this scene from Lois's point of view.

Ah, if she only knew... 'Small Prickly Woman Single-Handedly Saves -Figuratively Speaking - the World's Superhero. Again.'

I liked this small piece immensely. And it set the stage so nicely for a potentially longer piece or two. So how about it, Dave? Care to continue the idea? Please?

~Toc

Dave... Dave, Dave, Dave... you know I love this!! Another GGGOH story from you and... YAY!!!

And I realize I've read it a few times already, but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy it over and over again every time or let you know very publicly that I *love* it!!! RIGHT???

This is so rich with your trademark style (that being just any style that is completely awing, saying so much with such few words, words that are layered in SO many more meanings that just the literal...) ... just... )

And, of course... ... I had to quote something from Lois's POV... you *know* how I feel about Lois's POV here!! And this... it is amazing... I just love that her feelings are surfacing so quickly in the aftermath of such a dramatic moment, too. She cares for him a lot more than either of them would have thought, and it's just... uhh... )

NICOLE

ps - happy birthdy Sorcha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ohhhh, I really liked this. Depth of emotion--there's more to Lois Lane than first thought, and I love it when fics reveal that. My favorite line is probably the very last one. Lovely ending.

Dave, this is ... gah, I don't even have words for what this vignette is. Amazing. Haunting. Layered. Wonderful. Heart-rending.

I've always love love loved the lyrics to Nickelback's "Hero" — you've incorporated my favorite lines flawlessly to start things off.

And this line, in particular, just got me right *there*:
That's perfect. *Perfect.* What a telling sentence — you show us Clark in a completely unguarded moment, and Lois is there to save him from himself.

Again, I'm at a loss for proper FDK. Just ... *loves* Thanks for sharing this, Dave.

Dave

WOW!

Tricia

Davey!!! I'm extraordinarily late with this... I've been busy, and then too tired, and then... yeah... less of the excuses. On with the fdk giving!!

First of all.... awww... you remembered my birthday... I'm touched }

Anyhow, I just loved this... premise, length, everything... and thanks so much for marking my birthday with it, I'm really, really touched... and you're a star, but then again, we knew that already

Sorcha