Songbird, thank you for commenting! I had fun writing that part of the dialogue too, although it was a little embarrassing as well
But writing is, in a way, an invasion of other people's privacy, isn't it?
Michael,Panic. Baton down the hatches! Ready the bunkers! Repent your sins! For the end is nigh!
LOIS:
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What if he’s secretly planting subliminal messages in her copy?
That could make for an interesting fic too.
Now I’m thinking … umm… Momentum II by Kathy Brown.
I think I know that one. It must be one of the few nFics I've read all the way through. Or did I not finish it? Yeah, actually, I don't think I read the whole thing. I'll check later.
Just last week, they slept together in her Jeep for half the night.
Which is very effective for building emotional intimacy, a much more important thing.
LOIS: Yeah, I didn't say the opposite, but still...
Also, she might need to draw him a diagram.
I love that line. Now I'm thinking I should have included it somewhere in this fic.
He doesn’t really understand the concept. You see, on the farm, the chickens came from eggs
Umm...no...only in 19th-century English romance novels.
I'm serious, I've seen lots of women talking about this!
Also, you skipped the Pheromones, didn’t you?
What
didn't I skip?
Little sneak wanted to observe the male and female reporters in their natural habitat during mating season?
LUCY: Hey, "wanted" is a very strong word!
He’s a considerate. A great listener. Wonderful sense of fashion. And no risk of cheating on her with her sister or female coworkers. Perfect boyfriend.
That's what I've been trying to tell one of my gay friends, but he rejected me coldly
Ughhh.
He’s into alien women. You know, women not born of Krypton.
Cross-dressing! Spandex! Weird stuff with paint and candles.
As someone who lives in a small town, I can confirm that I know a lot of things about other people's lives that I would rather not know!
Molehill meet mountain.
LOIS: whinging Did the reader call me fat?
that’s unexpectedly considerate!
Lucy is so sweet.
LUCY: I went to college. I had a dorm room. I did not want to experience that situation again!
As someone who has spent some time in a university dorm, I can confirm that I know a lot of things about the people who lived there that I would also rather not know!
That's what I thought. I think I was in the mood for a croissant when I wrote that.
Umm…. I’m not sure that telling her he thinks she has voices in her head is beneficial to their conversation. Or the state of their former relationship.
Speaking of which, did it come across as harsher than I intended? That's a pretty common joke around here.
I won’t discuss the rest on the boards.
That's what I was about to say
That’s why you always, always check your boyfriend’s medicine cabinet for anti-psychosis medication.
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Noted!
/psst/ that’s animal-like. Maybe ‘guy’?
Thank you. I saw someone using "poor thing" somewhere with that meaning, so I thought it would fit. But looking at it now, I think I got confused...
Or he had a lot of beans for breakfast.
He hasn’t yet picked up on her clues about having an intimate relationship, she the jury’s still out about the ‘intelligent’ part.
Definitely. After all, reproduction is necessary for life to exist. Jor-El and Lara would be very concerned about him.
Yes, but she...didn’t drop any clothing. It’s perfectly understandable that he’s confused.
True, you've got a point.
And it took him four *months* to realize that?
It's one of those things people say every day!
I feel like I'm observing two awkward animals and taking notes from behind a glass wall. Maybe if we leave the subjects alone without our supervision, they'll do better?
Lois Lane is out of counter-arguments. I can’t believe it.
Miracles do happen!
You’re a most quirky writer
What a coincidence, my advisor (for my undergraduate thesis) said the same thing to me about two weeks before you posted this comment. But the way he said it, I couldn't tell whether it was a compliment or whether he was tired of me
Poor man, I think I made him suffer almost as much as he made me suffer (which was quite a lot).
Also, sorry, I think I might have overdone the quoting
Never apologize for that! I'm glad you had fun reading it!
P. S.: Michael, have you ever read anything by Liane Moriarty? Something tells me you might really enjoy her style. If you haven't read anything by her yet, I highly recommend The Husband's Secret. I think you'd also like Truly Madly Guilty. And Nine Perfect Strangers. She's actually been a big inspiration to me.
