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serafina19

We Are Family (1/1)

Oct 19, 2014 22:57

Author: serafina19
Title: We Are Family
Summary: A simple meet-the-parents weekend turns out to be more than Chloe and Oliver had planned for.
Rating: PG
Timeline: AU, but with canon events. Based post-Finale.
Thanks to: svchlollie for the prompt and artgirltx for choosing this one for to finish from my Coming Soon list (even though I posted something before it...).
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fanfiction, oliver queen, chloe sullivan, one-shot, title: we are family, smallville

Comments 18

malugargula October 20 2014, 15:14:57 UTC

Amazing! Loved it!
I love when all their parents are around :)

serafina19 October 25 2014, 20:15:37 UTC

Thanks! This was a fun one to write, so I'm glad you loved it :)

kachica October 20 2014, 23:01:42 UTC

sweet au with everybody alive.

serafina19 October 25 2014, 20:15:59 UTC

Glad you thought so Keiko! Thanks.

noellesullivan October 21 2014, 10:10:33 UTC

I love when their parents are alive!!!!
This was so adorable!!

serafina19 October 25 2014, 20:16:57 UTC

It certainly adds a different perspective. Thanks for the comment!

faby87 October 21 2014, 10:17:40 UTC

Very sweet, I would have really liked to see on the screen a moment like that.
Thank you for sharing :)

serafina19 October 25 2014, 20:17:18 UTC

No problem, I'm glad you enjoyed this little one-shot.

scout09 October 21 2014, 15:22:03 UTC

How do you always manage to give me so much to think about with even a lighthearted one-shot? Your writing is so smart and layered and I will never get tired of it. :)

First off, it's such an interesting idea to have essentially a canon piece with only a few touches of AU, their parents still alive and Oliver never revealing his identity. Those things would be complete game changers in their lives, but I say few touches because they're not the focus here. You've kept focus on Chloe's lingering issues with their relationship which makes it feel more canon than it should. I love when people continue to explore Chloe's issues post-marriage because, while I wouldn't have wanted them to delve into them on the show, there's no way she would have been 100% ok with what happened. I have my own issues with how they handled Chloe in the eps before the marriage. "I can't call you my boyfriend but I've never doubted that I love you; You don't have to do it alone but I'm taking a job in another city and not telling you; We're married now that ( ... )

serafina19 October 25 2014, 20:34:56 UTC

It's quite possible that you make me smarter than I am. Granted, this one was tricky because of the similarities with canon. I struggled especially with Chloe's parents, but I'm glad that explanation worked for you.

"I can't call you my boyfriend but I've never doubted that I love you; You don't have to do it alone but I'm taking a job in another city and not telling you; We're married now that fixes everything!" See, and this almost works for me. The first is oddly explainable because you can love someone, but be afraid of the reality outside of the relationship, which is Chloe to a tee. While the second one went over my head entirely while watching the show (good catch), I think it's just Chloe fighting her demons (what she wants vs. what she thinks she has to do) (heck she could be trying to convince herself of that), while the last is not "fixes everything," but rather the acceptance to allow herself to be happy ( ... )