Fic: And Justice For All

[freneticfloetry]

And Justice For All (Chapter One)
Smallville, Oliver/Chloe. Spoilers through “Siren”, sequel to All Bets Are Off and In This Late Hour. Characters do not belong to me. I'm just taking them out for a spin.
A hero’s trial is only as worthy as the price of winning and cost of losing.

Comments

[sarcastic_fina]

L O V E this! :)
The banter you right is downright incredible! You capture the characters fantastically. I can't wait to read more! I just about leapt out o fy chair when I noticed you had written more! Update asap! This is genius that can't be wasted!

[freneticfloetry]

You are too sweet, and I'm thrilled that you're enjoying the series. Thanks so much for the kind words.

[svgurl]

OMG! I'm loving this series. The interactions between Chloe and Ollie are absolutely adorable. I'm liking how you're not pushing their relationship too quickly. There's some great banter and they're friends but they have the potential for more.

And even your Lois is fun! That's amazing!

"You think I’ve survived this long by planning for failure?" He slapped a hand to his chest in a show of overblown indignation. She wasn’t convinced.

"Consider my pride wounded," he grumbled. "Had you actually resisted temptation… Tony may have had strict instructions to toss you in the trunk."

Her outrage was every bit as feigned as his. "Bound and gagged, naturally."

With a shrug, he took another swig of his drink. "The only thing bigger than that brain of yours is the mouth it’s connected to. And by that, I mean that you’ve got a really big mouth."

Oh, Oliver! I love how he's so out there. You write him wonderfully.

Him being scared of Clark made me laugh.

It was surprisingly civil. Which just meant Clark was saving all his indestructible

[freneticfloetry]

The banter and snark possibilities between these two are a huge draw to the pairing, to be honest. And I think there are a lot of obvious reasons to take things slowly, and really cultivate friendship into something more.

Also, the idea of Oliver being just a little intimidated by Clark (having been on the receiving end of a thirty foot backhand), even in his head, is entirely too amusing for me.

Thanks for reading, and for taking the time out to leave your thoughts.

[daisybalance]

I can't even express what a joy it was to see this listed on the comm pages. After 'In This Late Hour,' I did go check out other versions of the song as you suggested, and am doing so again/some more having re-read both of the predecessors to this delightful narrative.

There were tons of little moments that made me very excited for the possibilities of where you're going to go with the story, but in particular -
- the comment about Chloe's mother tugged at my gut, because the show seems to have forgotten about all of that; the way you handled it was simple and elegant
- Oliver's perspective on Chloe, of Chloe, of the surroundings and of the city's history were... well, I can't find the right word(s). Sufficed to say, I'm really looking forward to everything that comes next.

[Unless you object, I'd like to add your journal to my flist; but I'm all about personal boundaries, so it's your call.]

[freneticfloetry]

I'm so glad you found some new covers. Some of them are truly amazing.

I think, especially with these two, that it's those little moments that define them as characters. The big things - being a hero, fighting for justice, saving the world - are so ingrained that we take them for granted as readers. The only way to spin them any differently is to make the moments in between matter just as much as the big things. In my opinion, anyway.

And of course you can friend me! Reciprocating. :)

Thanks so much for the feedback.

[haloarcher]

eeeeeeeeeeee I love the banter b/t Chloe&Ollie it seems very natrual :D And this line(s) had me giggling happily:
'Maybe tomorrow he could shoot her puppy.

Which, ironically, would still be Clark.'

:D Thanks for sharing

[freneticfloetry]

Their banter is great fun. Thank you for the kind words.

[humbuggirl]

That was thoroughly enjoyable! I was so happy to see this on my friends page - and even happier when I realised that it was a multi-parter.

The dialogue was fantastic as always. It's a stand out characteristic of your writing. I've probably said it before but you have a real handle on how to write these two.

[freneticfloetry]

It wasn't originally supposed to be a multi-parter. But just like the rest of this series, it took on a life of its own.

Thank you so much for the great compliments. They're much appreciated, and I hope you continue to enjoy the fic.