Fallen.
[ooc: WARNING: Spoilers/spec for the season finale. Character death, but that should be obvious. Read at your own risk.]
With her words and her whispers, with her eyes and her gentle caresses, she promises him. She's promising him that it will all be okay, and that they'll survive- both of them.
All is quiet for a moment, save for the sound of her tears starting to build up, as he shivers and quivers in her arms. Until finally, he speaks.
"Doomsday... is he... is he... dead?" His voice is hoarse, strained, as his bluish-green eyes meet hers.
She sees the pain in them, and wishes she could put an end to it. She nods, slowly, sniffling. "You stopped him. You stopped him, Clark. You saved me... You saved us all."
He nods back, weakly. "C-Chloe, I..."
"S-Shhh..." she whispers, brushing a single strand of hair away from his forehead. "You'll... you'll be okay, Clark. Just... rest for a minute, okay? Just rest."
"B-But Chloe, I... I..."
She can see it in his eyes, can feel it. She knows what he's about to say, and she won't let him say it. If he says it, it'll only make this worse, make it harder.
She shakes her head. "It's okay... I know. Just... relax, Clark. It... It'll be okay, I promise."
He barely manages a nod, and shivers in her arms again before slowly closing those beautiful eyes.
And two seconds later, she begins to cry as he releases his final breath.
Her hero has finally fallen.
With her words and her whispers, with her eyes and her gentle caresses, she promises him. She's promising him that it will all be okay, and that they'll survive- both of them.
All is quiet for a moment, save for the sound of her tears starting to build up, as he shivers and quivers in her arms. Until finally, he speaks.
"Doomsday... is he... is he... dead?" His voice is hoarse, strained, as his bluish-green eyes meet hers.
She sees the pain in them, and wishes she could put an end to it. She nods, slowly, sniffling. "You stopped him. You stopped him, Clark. You saved me... You saved us all."
He nods back, weakly. "C-Chloe, I..."
"S-Shhh..." she whispers, brushing a single strand of hair away from his forehead. "You'll... you'll be okay, Clark. Just... rest for a minute, okay? Just rest."
"B-But Chloe, I... I..."
She can see it in his eyes, can feel it. She knows what he's about to say, and she won't let him say it. If he says it, it'll only make this worse, make it harder.
She shakes her head. "It's okay... I know. Just... relax, Clark. It... It'll be okay, I promise."
He barely manages a nod, and shivers in her arms again before slowly closing those beautiful eyes.
And two seconds later, she begins to cry as he releases his final breath.
Her hero has finally fallen.