I'd thought about doing a story where Lois and Clark were born as the opposite sex a long time ago, but I could never get it started. The gender bender challenge thread gave me a little push, however, and this is what I came up with. Let me know what you think!

Shayne,

This is a very brilliant story, well written and VERY good to read.

I like the fact that you are looking at our heroes from the other prospective.

More please!

Regards,

SNL

Awww.... Nice.
I liked the black suit.


Yes, I agree with SNL, this is a brilliant story.

I'm sure you are aware that I'm working on a story from that challenge, too. Boy, you sure do make it rough. I hope mine is half as good. It won't be as hard hitting, I'm sure.

love it love it love it love it !!!!!!!!!

This was a lovely treat Shane, thank you

This is a seriously good story. I like that you highlight the extra tension between that comes from being in such a scary place. And thank you for having him recognize her so quickly!

Oh Shayne, it was wonderful. I had already read a good chunk of it but gosh I loved the ending. You have such a way with words. I fell in love with this story from the moment you pasted those first few paragraphs.

I loved how smug you mad Clara. I think I have mentioned that before. Actually maybe it isn't that I love how smug she is but how Louis gets so irritated by her. It made me laugh delightfully. ^_^

I love how you pieced it all together. You have a gift of giving us snippets of a story and somehow putting them together so well that we don't realize it till it is over. I loved how you kept a lot of the elements the same but changed them to really fit what the gender difference would have made between the two of them.

Well done! Loved it! *still has a big smile on her face from that last line*

Shayne! Bravo! This was great.

At first I was surprised at a couple things. "Louis smoking? A black body suit? Where did those come from?" But somehow, it just feels right. I can just picture it. It fits.

Good work, Shayne! Now you must do a sequel.

Thanks for the comments. As for Louis smoking...Lois Lane has smoked in multiple incarnations, from the comic books to the 70's movie to Smallville. Our Lois was smarter than that, but men tend to be less bright than women sometimes <g>. Men are more likely to smoke than women in any case.

As for the black suit...it's the man's world thing. Clara may have a need to be more severe than Clark would, so that she can be taken seriously. I don't see any women other than Madonna wearing underwear on the outside, and Clara, as a woman is probably less threatening than Clark, so is in less need of bright colors.

Thanks for the comments so far guys!

Great story! What else could he ask for?

Brilliant twist, Shayne. I'd like a sequel very much.

Andreia