Wow. And I thought the previous parts had been powerful.
Have I mentioned lately that your writing style for this story fits it perfectly? The myriad parenthetical comments and false starts to sentences perfectly captures Lois's uncertain and confused state.
If I started quoting all of the lines that affected me, I would be quoting pretty much this entire part, but one of the lines that hit me hardest was,
Clark!” she exclaims, hating the self-reproach painted over him like echoes of Kryptonite, leaching him of color and strength and hope.
. The lines that sucker-punched me, though, were the ones where Clark was stating so matter-of-factly that his being Clark Kent was just a selfish fantasy and that Clark wasn't needed.
Looking forward to part 10.
Joy,
Lynn
