So glad I realized I missed this one when you posted!

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So, yeah, there’s nothing to distract me right now.
Oof, sometimes these are the worst days!

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Incompatible.
I winced at this.

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...nor how utterly human his heart was, Clark was an alien.
whinging

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...hoping desperately he didn’t hear it somehow.
This almost feels more tragic than her crying.

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He doesn’t need to see this, because I don’t think he’ll understand that half of this pain is for him, for all the things he lost today.
That's an incredibly nuanced punch to the reader's gut.

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We’d already proven every fear I had about marriage wrong.
This is such an incredible sentiment!

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an ache of yearning for something that was never actually there but still missing.
This is so desperately well articulated.

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“This isn't fair,” I say in a hoarse whisper, my throat raw from the crying earlier.
There’s just silence for a moment, then another kiss at my temple and his fingers delicately brushing hair from my face. “It’s not,” he agrees quietly.
Ugh, that's so hard. whinging

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The suit was either dirty or he’s upset with Superman, maybe both.
Omg, I love this! lol I know it's not exactly a comic-driven line, but it really tickles me!

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“We’ve done impossible things before . . .”
Awww. That's also just the most Lois Lane thing ever.

I don’t even know if my sentence had an ending—just half a wish hanging in the air—but I feel Clark nod in agreement. And then something settles, a tendril of hope weaving its way into my heart, and somehow, I can sense Clark feels it too.
This is such a great tag to wrap up the emotional journey here.

This was such a tragic read! Still a great entry into this series!


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