Thanks, for replying, L.
Lois Lane keeps fish.
Perry White has an Elvis obsession.
Clark Kent can fly.
But what about fics where the powers are reversed - it's Lois who has the powers and Clark can't fly? They've been accepted as Elsewhere.
As well, in alt-universe fics, Perry isn't always an Elvis fan.
Not sure about the fish though.
Lois either has them or they're not mentioned in fics. And a couple of times, those fish have been the stars of the story
Anyway, I can't think of anything that would prevent a Smallville fic from being considered as An Early Years L & C fic - no canon reasons, given our wide open definition of canon, and our exclusion of character traits from it. Can anyone?
(disclaimer, I'm not at all a Smallville fan!
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