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Deep seated panic warred with body-trembling relief as he slowly turned to face his partner. Frantically he scoured his brain for something, anything, that would make for a good excuse. “Um, gee, faulty craftsmanship and fear-induced adrenaline. Can’t beat that, huh?” Oh, yeah, that's a dynamite excuse. You sure have her fooled, Clark. At a time like this, I agree with Ann: There's no point in trying to keep the secret now. Not even Lois Lane is that galactically stupid. No, she's brilliant. And with a "predatorialy pleased gait," yet. I wish I could have seen that for real instead of just in my mind's eye. And the last line: "I told you I know how Superman kisses." Killer line, Catharine. It says so very much in so few words. You're absolutely the mistress of brevity and soul. And now you've written yet another winner! Thank you.
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Ok so does she kiss him or kick him now? Cute little story. Laura
Clark: “If we can be born in an instant, and die in an instant, why can’t we fall in love in an instant?”
Caroline's "Stardust"
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“Um, gee, faulty craftsmanship and fear-induced adrenaline. Can’t beat that, huh?”  Loved it! Thank you  Caroline
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Yay! I'm so glad to see this story, Catherine! Unfortunately for Clark’s rattled nerves, the safe was not airtight. In fact, there seemed to be some sort of air vent that circulated stale oxygen, which was perhaps a security measure.
Darn security measures. That had me giggling. Not even sure why. Great story! The whole premise had me laughing. Poor Clark. I don't like enclosed spaces either, but if he was in the room with me I might be able to cope. Laura
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I liked it too! It was excellent. alcyone
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Funny funny funny funny!! 
“Is he dead, Lois?”
“No! But I was really mad and I wanted to kick him between the legs and pull his nose off and put out his eyes with a freshly sharpened pencil and disembowel him with a dull letter opener and strangle him with his own intestines but I stopped myself just in time!”
- Further Down The Road by Terry Leatherwood.
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Awwww, snicker! I mean, laughing out loud! I mean, laughing my backside off... eh, you get it!  Ann
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Great! I so love those "Clark is Claustrophobic" fics. And yours is most definitely a very good one. Thanks for posting!
It's never too dark to be cool. 
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I don't have much time but I loved this story and the fact that Clark was claustrophobic  !! Or maybe it had been the attractive, albeit slightly creepy, stewardess who kept stopping by his seat every two minutes and flashing him a smile that was far too wide and toothy. The predatory gleam in her eyes, as she grinned wolfishly while showering him with more peanut packets and ginger ale than any one person could possibly consume in a two-hour period, made him think that she would devour him whole if he let his guard down. great really, I'm still laughing at this!! “I said deep breaths, Clark. Nothing about hyperventilating.” *LOL* great line  Great story -Camy
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I'm a believer in going forwards." ~Kate Winslet
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Very nice, Cat. You portrayed his anxiety really well, and I loved all the snarky comments (like the one below). I love Snarky!Clark. “You know,” he began, not entirely aware that he was speaking out loud. “At any other time, Superman would have been able to save the day. But can he now? No. Why? Because some little hooligan decided that, hey, it would be ‘so totally rad’ to mess with the Man of Steel, to try and take him out to build up his ‘street cred’ amongst the real criminals of Metropolis. And so now, thanks to some hapless punk, we’re stuck in here and we’re probably going to suffocate long before anyone finds us, or starve to death, or get eaten alive by these damn walls!”
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Great story! I love seeing Clark freak out a little bit. It's always a treat since it's usually Lois that has the honors. My favorite line was about the noodles cooked in kryptonite juice. Now there's something no one has ever thought of! I suppose it would be scary if I were kryptonian, but the image is just too funny! Thanks for posting.  ~Kristen
Joey: If he doesn't like you, then this is all just a moo point.
Rachel: A moo point?
Joey: Yeah, it's like a cow's opinion, you know, it just doesn't matter. It's "moo."
Rachel: Have I been living with him for too long, or did that all just make sense?
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Wonderful! For long, agonizing moments, Lois just looked at him with an unreadable expression. However, as he was planning a packing list of things he would take with him as he left, after allowing her to beat the snot out of him with noodles cooked in Kryptonite juice, she suddenly smirked before sauntering out of the demolished vault, hips swaying in a predatorily pleased gait. I loved this! Planning what he was going to pack, and Lois beating the snot out of him with noodles cooked in kryptonite juice!  This was such a great story! I'd never even entertained the thought that Clark was claustrophobic, but now that I think about it, it makes sense.
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Duct tape is silver.
~Saw it on a T-Shirt.
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This was a great story. I love seing Clark panic and Lois cool headed.
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Oh my gosh, I don't know how I managed to miss that story. And I'm really, really sorry about it. So, thank you for tipping me off.
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