Sara I cannot say that anyone has ever explained Lois's and Clark's feelings following her rejecting him and soliciting Superman, as well as you did here. I think this story portrayed their feelings so well and left little room for wonder or speculation.
"I can't be stuck in here!" She pounded more, then leaned forward against the door in defeat. Her next words were barely a whisper, but he caught them all the same. "Not with you."
I know tis really hurt Clark, even when he knew that Lois said it out of anger.
He heard a breathless "Oh my god" and looked back down at her in utter defeat. He offered her a silent hand. "C'mere," he said softly. "I'll take you home now."
I'm glad that he didn't hold back anymore, and just told her, or showed her rather.
"Oh, I see, it's okay for you to be the victim, but I'm not supposed to feel anything?" His anger was back, full force.
"I didn't say that. You, on the other hand, there were a lot of things *you* didn't say."
"I *told* you Luthor was a monster. You just didn't want to listen." He flung an arm forcefully in front of him as he yelled.
"You could have told me that night. I would have listened!"
"You would have listened to Superman. But my opinion didn't matter."
"You *are* Superman."
He snorted.
"And I didn't listen to Clark – to *you* – because you were just being jealous and spiteful."
"Was I?" he challenged.
"Yes, you were. If you hadn't let your feelings color your attitude, I might have listened then."
"But you would have listened to Superman?"
"Yes," she said defiantly.
"Why? What makes it so different? Because Clark *was* in love with you, but you were *hoping* Superman was?"
Was it? She'd like to think it wasn't. "I don't know."
Why did it matter if Lois got her warning from Clark or Superman? Clark was her best friend and even if he was jealous, she trusted that he had her best interest in mind. I never understood that in Lois. So I'm siding with CLark here.
Good job!
~Sheila
