scifiJoan — thanks for the feedback! I definitely loved this revelation too. I had three potential ones in my pocket, waiting until I actually wrote up until that point… and this is the one that fit the best and just gave me all the feels. So I’m glad you liked it!
Blueowl — I love to hear that you were grinning like a crazy person while reading—such wonderful feedback!
And about Lois, yes!! When I started coming back into the fandom, I started with re-reading old favorite fics, started writing, and did a rewatch of the entire series. And on the rewatch, I was again struck by just how much Lois is responsible for Superman, from simple things like “Superman wouldn’t cheat at poker” to more serious stuff like not giving up on him in the heat wave and letting him know that what he *can* do is enough. There’s so much that she does to help build his foundation and guideposts as Superman. So I was really happy to have that aspect come out this story!
Queen — YAY! I’m so happy that you liked it! And thanks for your patience in waiting so long for it.
As for that line you quoted, that credit goes entirely to lovetvfan! She wrote so many great lines for me when she was helping me brainstorm. She was also super fanatical about having me include the “half-Canadian” trivia. I really couldn’t have accomplished this fic without her. And a big thanks to you for wording that prompt in such a way that my brain went wonky and took it and ran! I had so much fun writing it and love this version of L&C a ton!
Penny_Lane — Thanks for reading and for the feedback! I’m so thrilled that you enjoyed it. And “so -so- perfect!” is high praise indeed!