Ahhhh!! I just caught up on this last night and this morning! I love the themes of Clark being too hard on himself and Lois needing to take care of him and show him who he is—both Superman and Clark. He definitely needs her to ground him—and btw, one of my favorite lines and my headcanon as well, that the sound of her heartbeat grounds him. Gahhh!
Another favorite part was in chapter 5 when Lois goes to the hospital and asks to see her “father-in-law” and the admin lady was essentially like, “Hey, Lois! No need to lie. You’re family. Go on back.” (But you said it better—I’m just not going back to dig up the quote.
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And EEEEEE! I loved Lois’ proposal! Just perfect!
I’m glad to see him coming out of things now, but I was also glad to see him still a bit resistant to leaving Smallville and accepting that help is all around them, he IS doing enough even when he lives in Metropolis, and that there are all types of family—he just has to learn to embrace all that!
Looking forward to seeing the rest!!
Sara
