( open ) turns into gold in the sunlight

[contacts]

who: lois lane + various
what: a tough as nails journalist gets bitten by a firefly or two and becomes very affectionate
when: saturday, april 29th
where: the park and a bar
warnings: adults in love ("gross" — jon kent)



✘ for jon (closed)

[ there are probably better and healthier means of bonding with a child than taking them out for ice cream once a week, but this is something that lois already knows works and she's still at a loss on how to feel about jonathan kent. he's her son, but he isn't her son, not really. she isn't ready for children and doesn't know if she'll ever be. just because some version of her in another universe had a child at some point in her life doesn't mean that lois ever will, she knows that.

it doesn't really matter, though. she's the adult here and jon's so quick to call her mom, he obviously misses his mother and admires his father endlessly and lois isn't going to fail him just because she never counted on having children. besides, spending time with him is not exactly a hardship. he's cute, generally easy-going, he hasn't thrown any tantrums or anything — the other her probably did a pretty good job raising him. or he just got all that from clark.

so she invites him out for ice cream again and they walk through the park with it. lois has managed to escape the fireflies so far, though she's heard about them. it isn't really the time of day she expects them to be out, though, and so she isn't paying attention — until she feels one bite her in the arm. ]

Damn. [ she probably shouldn't swear around a minor, should she? ]

✘ for taako (closed)

[ lois thinks clark is out exploring, and she's not quite willing to just go back to the housing that she still refuses to call a home. so she texts someone she hadn't been sure she'd contact again instead, someone she's pretty sure will listen and get a kick out of it without making a fuss about it later.

she might have been skeptical about his magic, but she'd like to think that she got a good read on who he is as a person despite that and he'd seemed, well, nice. she really needs more people to drink with, to spend time with outside of work.

that's an odd thought; work has always been everything to lois.

once at the bar, it isn't difficult at all to spot taako. ] Thanks for meeting me. [ she says with a grin that's a lot softer than any expression she's worn during their previous meeting. ]

✘ for peggy (closed)

[ at some point, lois leaves taako alone at their table for a while to freshen up in the restrooms and to get more drinks. leaning against the bar, she meets the gaze of a woman with dark hair in beautiful rolls, immaculate lipstick, a glass of some dark amber liquid in front of her. ]

Scotch? [ lois asks, and ] Can you recommend it?

✘ open

[ between spending time with jon and meeting taako for drinks, lois can be found on a park bench with a soppy grin on her face, ready to tell just about anyone about how great a partner clark kent is.

alternatively, come chat with her in the bar while taako's on a bathroom break or getting more drinks. ]

Comments

[supersweet]

[ His laughter is uncontrollable now as he tries to protect his sides. ]

You totally would!

[contacts]

Never.

[ the tickling continues, though lois does at times let up a little more to give him some room to breathe. he probably doesn't need it, but the instinct is there.

eventually she stops entirely, pulling him into another hug. ]

[supersweet]

[ Jon hugs her back, relief flooding through his body. He knew that it was difficult for her but he loved her and it was hard to hold that back when every instinct is to seek comfort. So he whispers it quietly instead. ]

Love you

[contacts]

[ lois doesn't have super hearing, but he doesn't whisper it so quietly that she can't hear it and on another day, in another moment, it would throw her. right now, though? right now, she's filled with love for him and for clark, affection overflowing so that it's the easiest thing in the world to press a kiss to the top of his head. ]

Love you, too.

[supersweet]

[ Jon smiles faintly. His grip is not as tight, but he keeps his arms looped around her waist. ]

[contacts]

[ after a moment, lois lets go. ] Your ice cream is melting.

[supersweet]

Aaah!

[ Jon immediately turns to his ice-cream, trying to lick the melting parts desperately. ]

[contacts]

[ lois can't help it: she laughs. he's adorable, all right? ]

[supersweet]

[ After some big licks, Jon pulls back with a satisfied grin. ]

[contacts]

Good save.

[ yep. cute. ]

[supersweet]

[ He grins. ]

Super speed!

[contacts]

Isn't that fortunate?

[ she grins back. it has its advantages, doesn't it? disadvantages, too, but the day's too nice to focus on those. ]

[supersweet]

Yeah. I'm allowed to use it as long as I don't cheat.

[contacts]

What counts as cheating?

[ it sounds the other version of her did a good job on parenting. lois feels like she's playing catch-up. ]

[supersweet]

Like unpacking my video games before my other stuff. Or using it to tidy my room.

[contacts]

Those do sound like cheating to me, yeah.

[ lois would absolutely use superspeed to clean and tidy, if she had to. ]

[supersweet]

Yeah. It's why I don't get to play a lot of sports.

[contacts]

Do you want to?

[supersweet]

Well, yeah. Who wouldn't.

[contacts]

I don't really.

[supersweet]

I don't mean like old people, mom. I meant kids like me.

[contacts]

"Old people", huh? That hurts.

[supersweet]

[ Jon's eyebrows furrow together because it's true but not in a bad way. Finally, he relents. ]

Yes ma'am. I apologize.

But you get what I mean, right?

[contacts]

I was kidding, Jon.

[ she's obviously older than him. hell, she's a few years older than clark, too. ]

[supersweet]

Whoops. Sorry.