I am most remiss in replying to this excellent glimpse into "what if." I loved the whole of the tale, but my very favorite part is

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Yet no matter how much she complained, she still always howled back.

That just gets me right there. Lolo may tease Kal-El, might call him "wild-boy," but she loves him and always calls him back to her side.

So beautiful. Thank you.

Life isn't a support system for writing. It's the other way around.

- Stephen King, from On Writing