OMG, the missed connection here has me swooning, SO CUTE! And they're both so perfectly in character.
A clean, intense azure, not a cloud in sight.
I love this description.
His small, sideways smile comes off unexpectedly confident.
I can see this!
“No, I just visited last week.” He shrugs. “When in Rome.”

And I'm sure he remembers every mile he flew over, lol
She gives a small scoff and rolls her eyes. “Yeah, I wouldn’t.”
LMAO, oh, Lois. So in character!
It’s a good jab, but he can’t be allowed to let that go to his head; so she narrows her eyes at him.
...
She lets the joke slide, this time, but still has a reason to wave his words off all the same.
I just love this combo because of the escalation; Clark gets under her defenses just a little, even in this short interlude!
A moment passes, then another one before Lois’s brain registers the intensity in the atmosphere.
Awww!
Loved this! I wish there was a whole series of these little missed moments between them, whether they connect that it's always the other one or not. <3