Drabble 54 | What’s in a Name?
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sanalaylaA/N: This one was written after "Persuasion"... there was a line in there where Clark says to the flower girl that he and Lois "don't use that word" when she calls Lois his girlfriend. I thought it would be interesting to explore the idea that Clark wants to use the word and it's LOIS who is stopping him.
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Lane to Smallville @ 2:23pm: Late to staff meeting again?
Smallville to Lane @ 2:24pm: Fire on Fifth held me up. Traffic was terrible. Blur took care of it.
Lane to Smallville @ 2:25pm: I know. I tried to leave the meeting to cover the story, but Brady wouldn’t let me.
Smallville to Lane @ 2:26pm: Why not?
Lane to Smallville @ 2:28pm: Said that other people should cover Blur stories, too. Something about being “fair”.
Smallville to Lane @ 2:29pm: I guess that makes sense.
Lane to Smallville @ 2:30pm: No, it doesn’t.
Smallville to Lane @ 2:31pm: OK. It doesn’t.
Lane to Smallville @ 2:32am: The sincerity is just dripping from that sentence.
Smallville to Lane @ 2:34am: What do you want me to say? I’m glad that Brady is making you back off from the Blur.
Lane to Smallville @ 2:35pm: Why is that?
Smallville to Lane @ 2:37pm: He leads a dangerous life. You shouldn’t be part of that.
Lane to Smallville @ 2:39pm: Really? *I* lead a dangerous life. Maybe the Blur shouldn’t be part of MY life.
Smallville to Lane @ 2:40pm: It’s not the same thing.
Lane to Smallville @ 2:43pm: No, I guess it isn’t. He probably sees things I can’t even imagine.
Smallville to Lane @ 2:46pm: True. He probably does.
Lane to Smallville @ 2:48pm: But that’s why I want to be there for him. Because even superheroes need friends, Clark.
Smallville to Lane @ 2:50pm: I’m sure he has friends.
Lane to Smallville @ 2:51pm: What makes you so sure about that?
Smallville to Lane @ 2:53pm: Well, he must do SOMETHING in his spare time. Maybe he even has a girlfriend. Or someone like a girlfriend.
Lane to Smallville @ 2:54pm: No, I don’t think so.
Smallville to Lane @ 2:55pm: Why do you say that?
Lane to Smallville @ 2:58pm: Because of the way he talks to me. He always seems a little sad. Even when he’s laughing.
Smallville to Lane @ 3:03pm: Maybe he has a girlfriend who refuses to let him call her his girlfriend and that’s why he’s sad.
Lane to Smallville @ 3:04pm: We are not having THAT argument again.
Smallville to Lane @ 3:05pm: Lois.
Lane to Smallville @ 3:06pm: Clark.
Smallville to Lane @ 3:08pm: At some point, you are going to have to let me use the word. It’s becoming a little ridiculous. I’m sick of telling people we’re KIND OF a couple.
Lane to Smallville @ 3:10pm: Just do what I do when people ask. Tell them to mind their own business.
Smallville to Lane @ 3:12pm: You don’t think life would be easier if you could just say “yes” instead of telling people off all the time?
Lane to Smallville @ 3:13pm: Maybe easier. But less fun.
Smallville to Lane @ 3:14pm: Your definition of fun scares me.
Lane to Smallville @ 3:15pm: Everything scares you.
Smallville to Lane @ 3:16pm: No. I’m not the one who’s scared, Lois.
Lane to Smallville @ 3:19pm: No idea what you’re talking about.
Smallville to Lane @ 3:20pm: You know exactly what I’m talking about.
Lane to Smallville @ 3:23pm: We agreed to take it slow.
Smallville to Lane @ 3:24pm: If we go any slower, we’ll be moving backwards.
Lane to Smallville @ 3:25pm: It takes a certain kind of talent to move backwards.
Smallville to Lane @ 3:27pm: Lois. I’m not asking you to marry me. I just want to be able to say, “Yes, she is my girlfriend.” Why is that so hard?
Smallville to Lane @ 3:30pm: Lois?
Lane to Smallville @ 3:32pm: I’m sorry. You used the word ‘marry’ and I had to take a moment to deal with the outbreak of hives.
Smallville to Lane @ 3:33pm: Very funny.
Lane to Smallville @ 3:35pm: Fine. You can use the word. But don’t expect me to call you the same thing.
Smallville to Lane @ 3:36pm: Why would you call me your girlfriend?
Lane to Smallville @ 3:38pm: You know what I mean. I’m not going to call you my boyfriend.
Smallville to Lane @ 3:39pm: That’s OK. I’ll say it enough for the both of us.
Lane to Smallville @ 3:40pm: Smallville!
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Lane to Smallville @ 2:23pm: Late to staff meeting again?
Smallville to Lane @ 2:24pm: Fire on Fifth held me up. Traffic was terrible. Blur took care of it.
Lane to Smallville @ 2:25pm: I know. I tried to leave the meeting to cover the story, but Brady wouldn’t let me.
Smallville to Lane @ 2:26pm: Why not?
Lane to Smallville @ 2:28pm: Said that other people should cover Blur stories, too. Something about being “fair”.
Smallville to Lane @ 2:29pm: I guess that makes sense.
Lane to Smallville @ 2:30pm: No, it doesn’t.
Smallville to Lane @ 2:31pm: OK. It doesn’t.
Lane to Smallville @ 2:32am: The sincerity is just dripping from that sentence.
Smallville to Lane @ 2:34am: What do you want me to say? I’m glad that Brady is making you back off from the Blur.
Lane to Smallville @ 2:35pm: Why is that?
Smallville to Lane @ 2:37pm: He leads a dangerous life. You shouldn’t be part of that.
Lane to Smallville @ 2:39pm: Really? *I* lead a dangerous life. Maybe the Blur shouldn’t be part of MY life.
Smallville to Lane @ 2:40pm: It’s not the same thing.
Lane to Smallville @ 2:43pm: No, I guess it isn’t. He probably sees things I can’t even imagine.
Smallville to Lane @ 2:46pm: True. He probably does.
Lane to Smallville @ 2:48pm: But that’s why I want to be there for him. Because even superheroes need friends, Clark.
Smallville to Lane @ 2:50pm: I’m sure he has friends.
Lane to Smallville @ 2:51pm: What makes you so sure about that?
Smallville to Lane @ 2:53pm: Well, he must do SOMETHING in his spare time. Maybe he even has a girlfriend. Or someone like a girlfriend.
Lane to Smallville @ 2:54pm: No, I don’t think so.
Smallville to Lane @ 2:55pm: Why do you say that?
Lane to Smallville @ 2:58pm: Because of the way he talks to me. He always seems a little sad. Even when he’s laughing.
Smallville to Lane @ 3:03pm: Maybe he has a girlfriend who refuses to let him call her his girlfriend and that’s why he’s sad.
Lane to Smallville @ 3:04pm: We are not having THAT argument again.
Smallville to Lane @ 3:05pm: Lois.
Lane to Smallville @ 3:06pm: Clark.
Smallville to Lane @ 3:08pm: At some point, you are going to have to let me use the word. It’s becoming a little ridiculous. I’m sick of telling people we’re KIND OF a couple.
Lane to Smallville @ 3:10pm: Just do what I do when people ask. Tell them to mind their own business.
Smallville to Lane @ 3:12pm: You don’t think life would be easier if you could just say “yes” instead of telling people off all the time?
Lane to Smallville @ 3:13pm: Maybe easier. But less fun.
Smallville to Lane @ 3:14pm: Your definition of fun scares me.
Lane to Smallville @ 3:15pm: Everything scares you.
Smallville to Lane @ 3:16pm: No. I’m not the one who’s scared, Lois.
Lane to Smallville @ 3:19pm: No idea what you’re talking about.
Smallville to Lane @ 3:20pm: You know exactly what I’m talking about.
Lane to Smallville @ 3:23pm: We agreed to take it slow.
Smallville to Lane @ 3:24pm: If we go any slower, we’ll be moving backwards.
Lane to Smallville @ 3:25pm: It takes a certain kind of talent to move backwards.
Smallville to Lane @ 3:27pm: Lois. I’m not asking you to marry me. I just want to be able to say, “Yes, she is my girlfriend.” Why is that so hard?
Smallville to Lane @ 3:30pm: Lois?
Lane to Smallville @ 3:32pm: I’m sorry. You used the word ‘marry’ and I had to take a moment to deal with the outbreak of hives.
Smallville to Lane @ 3:33pm: Very funny.
Lane to Smallville @ 3:35pm: Fine. You can use the word. But don’t expect me to call you the same thing.
Smallville to Lane @ 3:36pm: Why would you call me your girlfriend?
Lane to Smallville @ 3:38pm: You know what I mean. I’m not going to call you my boyfriend.
Smallville to Lane @ 3:39pm: That’s OK. I’ll say it enough for the both of us.
Lane to Smallville @ 3:40pm: Smallville!
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Date: 2012-01-20 11:52 pm (UTC)Yeap, Lois Lane has commitment issues but, if we think about it, Clark has more - at least SV canon. Their last scene in that episode is a great example of that, i mean, she practically tore her hear in front of him and he kept looking at her eyes lying to her.
I get it she's afraid of what their relationship may become - she wanted them to last (like she pointed out in Disciple) - and that's why she didn't want to embrace Vday, but the "girlfriend" thing really bothered me. Why they (Clois) don't use that word?!?! They were already a couple!
They (SV) made it sound like Lois didn't want to use the word (meaning the word = commitment) because she didn't want to compromise with Clark and that's so far from the truth. That is so OOC for all Lois in every media.
Yeah she's not sappy nor give PDAs all the time but once she's with Clark she's in a relationship up to her neck!
sorry my rambling ;)
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Date: 2012-01-24 02:52 pm (UTC)So, for me, I look back on that period of time where Lois was "taking things slow" and worried about their relationship as a time where Lois was holding a part of herself back because she knew that Clark was the one person in the world who was capable of destroying her heart if she let him. And that he was not 100% there, so she had to protect herself.
In S10, when she knows what's going on, Lois didn't have committment issues. In fact, she went the other extreme. (Until the final few episodes, which were totally out of left field and just contrived drama.)