Good story. I wonder though if you wrote this as a follow-up to Terry Leatherwood's recent story
She\'s . It was also about Lois dying after being frozen, and the end of the story revealed a very depressed Clark.
And yes, this story was sad, but very realistic. And I speak as a nurse with psychiatric experience. Most people would probably say Clark could never kill himself, but if he sank into the depths of depression, I think it could be possible though I don't think he would do it in such a planned manner. I noted in my recent story that he considered that after Lois died, but he didn't kill her in the story. What would have happened if had been responsible for her death? I think Clark would have been devastated beyond any thing you could imagine. Even if he didn't commit suicide, he would no longer really be living. I think that's what Terry was trying to say in his story.
I, too, wonder about the drugs and the alcohol. Even with Kryptonite exposure, would he even be able to be affected by alcohol or the drugs - at least orally? If they were injected that might be a different matter. Also, Clark is still a man, and this suicide doesn't fit typical male pattern suicide. Men are more likely to do something where they know there is no chance of survival. I don't want to be morbid, but I'd think if Clark were that suicidal, that he would choose a more violent suicide.
I also don't think he'd want his parents to find him. He'd want it to be someone else.
