I see we have an extra part now. That's a good start!
Best friend... Hero...
Glasses... Cape...
Loud ties... Spandex...
Clark... Superman...
<g> Cute!
No. That wasn’t true. Not completely. She was afraid... of whatever was *controlling* him. Superman – Clark - would never hurt her intentionally – she truly believed that. He had saved her life so many times and in so many ways. But if someone was using him - somehow had him in their power - she didn’t know what he might be capable of.
Nice distinction here from Lois. I like the way that she's not totally confident he'll be himself, afraid, but determined not to leave because he needs her help. <WAFFy sigh>
“Just what I said, Lois. No.” He sighed loud enough that she could hear him through the door, and then he was speaking again, “I can’t risk letting you in here with me. I don’t trust myself. I don’t know what was going on back there at your apartment, but I have a pretty good idea... and it scares me. Worse than anything has ever scared me.”
“If you don’t open this door, I’ll pull out my lock picks, I swear I will.” Some threat, she thought snidely, she was talking to a man who could fly. Fly... “And don’t you dare think of flying out the back, either!”
The haunted pain in his eyes softened her and she reached out to take his hand, to assure him that she knew it wasn’t his fault, but he jerked it away from her and took a few steps back. “No. Don’t,” he begged, his voice wretched and pitiful. “Please, Lois. I’m dangerous. Look at what Superman has done the past few days... What I almost did to you...
<snuffle> You have such a way with dialogue, DJ. This is sharp so far. Beautiful. And sad.
Any residual fear that Lois had left, melted completely away. She wrapped her arms around him before he could stop her and hugged him. “You won’t.” His body tensed for a few moments before finally relaxing into her arms with a soft tremble. As his head came down to bury itself in her shoulder, his arms reluctantly slipped around her, returning her embrace. She sucked in a shaky breath, realizing that she had never seen him scared like this – not as Clark and certainly not as Superman.
Oh, bad DJ. You made me cry. This is just so...
“No. I mean, yes,” she said, sounding flustered. “I mean, I keep them by the window because sometimes I...” She cleared her throat softly. “...watch the skies. You know...” And for just an instant she took on the look that she normally reserved for when she was speaking to Superman.
LOL! I just love this. So typically Lois. Great character detail.
“What?” Clark asked, feeling like he was in the third grade again and Mrs. Harris had just asked him how he had learned his multiplication tables so fast. He wanted to fidget.
Oh, he's just so adorable when she flummoxes him. <G>
Lois gritted her teeth, furious at the thought... and insulted by the gesture.
Oh good. Now she's gonna kick Luthor's butt. Big mistake, Lex! Huge!
“Luthor wouldn’t want to give you just any diamond,” he continued. “This one meant something to him. Superman had stolen this diamond for him to give to you. I’m sure in his eyes it was almost poetic.”
Yeah, would have been too. The git.
Lois hated what Lex had done to Clark... and to Superman. Making him doubt himself. Making *her* doubt him.
Yeah, kick his butt, Lois. Go on.
Lois ran to the window and looked out, up into the dark night sky above. “Be careful,” she whispered softly.
<watch LabRat's bottom lip wobble alarmingly>
No. It had to be her way. And this was going to have to be the best performance she’d ever given.
Oh oh. I can't see this turning out well, somehow. Well, unless she really kicks his butt, of course.
Oh oh. Well, there's one good thing. At least in the Arctic it's way too cold for there to be any chance of a stray sheep hanging around...
He thought it had been bad when she had only loved Superman. Now he had even lost that.
She would never trust him again.
Poor, poor Clark. Damn you, Lex Luthor! If Lois doesn't kick your butt, I will.
DJ, this was a beautiful segment. The dialogue between Clark and Lois was by turns touching, poignant, scary, WAFFy, funny, tender and so heartbreakingly sad. You have such a deft touch with that. Excellent!
LabRat