( 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

[spellslots]

Oh, do not get me wrong, if I could avoid all the fucking drama and world ending horseshit I totally would. All I ever wanted was to not be starving and for my show to work out, I'm a dude of simple needs.

[So... he likes some excitement km his life, but the regular kind of excitement, not the life threatening kind.

This is kind of a lie though, he does enjoy adventuring with Magnus and Merle.]

[contacts]

What show?

[ honestly, lois is not sure she believes him entirely. about the world ending "horseshit" she does, but he doesn't seem the type of person who'd do well just sitting at a desk from 9 to 5. ]

[spellslots]

I used to have a cooking show, it's a super boring story.

[It's not, really, but for once in his life Taako is kind of bored of talking about himself.

Mostly because Lois seems like the sort of person who wants to dig into shit, and he'd rather avoid that when it comes to how Sizzle It Up ended.]

I wanna hear about you and this whole chilled vibe you've got going on.

[contacts]

[ lois lifts a hand, waving it around vaguely. ]

I was bitten by one of those multi-coloured bugs.

[spellslots]

[Excuse.]

So you decided to like, be around another person?

[He says this as though that's the worst possible decision that she could've made.]

[contacts]

I didn't feel like going back to the communal housing.

[ same difference, probably. ]

And I felt like a drink.

[spellslots]

Please tell me you've started looking at moving out.

[It seems unconscionable that all three of them are still messing around with community housing.]

[contacts]

Not really.

[ her relationship with clark is still in the early stages and besides, lois isn't ready yet to commit to this city, to calling it home even just temporarily. ]

[spellslots]

You should seriously consider it, they're pretty chill with uh, bonds? That's what they're called, right? [Pick the person who's never rented in his entire life.] They know we come here with jack shit and that we could get to go home with no notice, so....

[It just seemed logical to him, to get his own space instead of sharing with strangers.]

[contacts]

[ it is logical in that regard, but at the same time, it would make everything mean a lot more. her relationship with clark is still young. ] Consider it considered. [ she'll think about it. it's - not a bad idea, really. ]