You know who I wish was real?

So, this will probably surprise no one, but I love Superman. He's just... wow. I mean, this is like the most virtuous man ever... caring, loyal, self-sacrificing. And he's hot. Seriously! Thick black hair, piercing blue eyes, muscles everywhere... but not to where it's creepy like all those steroid filled he-men *cough*Governator*cough*. He's loyal to a fault... he's only had eyes for one girl -- since 1938! He's just an all around wonderful guy.

If he does have one fault though, it's his taste in women. So... Lois Lane. Now, here's a woman who is being wooed by a totally charming and devoted guy (Clark Kent), but she couldn't be less interested. But then the unthinkable happened... he FINALLY told her his secret identity. (Let me tell ya... it's amazing what a pair of glasses can hide.) And Lois, fickle and silly woman she is, falls all over herself accepting his proposal. He was suddenly good enough... no longer just the geeky Clark Kent. But hey, I'll go on record... Clark Kent is cool! Sure he wears glasses, and he's practical and all. But come on... he's like the fastest typist to ever hit the Daily Planet. And he's an all around nice guy. This nice guy was never good enough for Lois... not until she knew his secret. (And then he died and came back as a robot and stuff... but he pulled through. And they got married *groan*)

So Lois Lane married Superman... or was it Clark Kent? Which one is more truly him? Is this a normal man with extraordinary powers, or an extraordinary man with the ability to appear normal? Maybe it depends on which movie or TV show you watch or comic book you read. I kinda like to think of him as really and truly being the lovable, bumbling Clark Kent... he just happens to feel more confidant in his Superman suit because then, and only then, can he stand out as something more than just ordinary. Maybe that's his personal paradox... the need to be ordinary but feel like something more all at once.

God, I love talking about him... and waxing philosophical about him... and thinking about him. And... is it weird to have a crush on a fictional character? I mean, he's not the first, but he's certainly got a pretty big portion of my alloted fictional character love. *sigh* To fill that famous girl reporter's shoes for even one day...