OMG, the missed connection here has me swooning, SO CUTE! And they're both so perfectly in character.

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A clean, intense azure, not a cloud in sight.

I love this description.

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His small, sideways smile comes off unexpectedly confident.

I can see this!

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“No, I just visited last week.” He shrugs. “When in Rome.”

lol And I'm sure he remembers every mile he flew over, lol

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She gives a small scoff and rolls her eyes. “Yeah, I wouldn’t.”

LMAO, oh, Lois. So in character!

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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.
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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!

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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


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