Do you know how long I've been waiting for a Fortune fic this realistic? Since it aired. Thankyouthankyouthankyou!! Don't get me wrong, there have been many great, enjoyable ones, but I never bought that it was all sunshine and roses the second they got married. I know we've talked before about how screwed up the writing was leading up to Chloe's departure, but Fortune was only saved for me by the acting. BQM did such a fabulous job of letting them have the 'what are we' talk in the previous ep, had Chloe declare he wouldn't have to live with his fame alone, and then one week later she takes about 50 steps back to flee because she won't let a hero 'give up his world for her'. Bullshit. Bull. shit. That is some sloppy-ass writing and characterization right there. They needed the wedding to be a surprise ending and wanted to amp up the tension by letting the audience think she was walking away, but in doing so they crapped on their own beautiful scene from the previous week. Typical Smallville, though.
But here you managed to make it make sense! You are magical. Bringing up points and making connections I had never thought of before. Awesome.
A simple grin, her eyes relaxed, a rare expression for Chloe Sullivan. He became still, taking the moment to enjoy it while maintaining his smile. Words can't express how much I adored this little acting moment from both of them and I loved that you included it. They were damn lucky they had these actors with what little they were given from the script. Frustration is a great way to describe what Oliver had to have been feeling with her constantly, but his endless patience and unwavering devotion won out. There was no way he would've let her leave without him.
She meant what she had told Oliver in Watchtower when she said the reason she hadn’t reached out was because she didn’t trust what she would have done if she had heard his voice. You do a great job of including actual events in character motivation and that helps make this feel like a seamless extension of the show. I had never made that connection before to her speech in Collateral (probably because the dialogue was so abysmal I didn't want to dwell on it) but it makes so much sense here. It makes me wonder if she ever realistically thought she stood a chance of actually leaving, resisting him if they were face to face.
"Marrying you was the worst mistake of my life." Again, something I had put out of my mind, but it absolutely makes sense that her first marriage would be haunting her. Oliver makes a great point and sweetly gives her some slack about him having all day to think about their new status and it having just hit her. I really like how this played out. That she was so elated and relieved at first that he wanted to come with her, but in true Chloe fashion, her brain caught up with the reality of the situation to bring up old fears about her past.
"Let yourself be happy, please?" <3<3<3<3 I love how this simple and heartfelt request boils everything down to Chloe being her own worst enemy in their entire relationship. So true. So perfect.
“It was never my preference to walk away from you,” This was my take on it, too, I just wish they had let her say that. The simple fact that she got a job in 'his hometown' made it obvious that she was relocating to the absolute easiest place for him to join her. My only surprise was that she thought for even a second that he wouldn't go with her.
This was so beautiful and sweet and I feel like I finally have a bit of closure with this flawed episode. I can't thank you enough. <3
Sorry for taking so long to reply to this. Just know that this comment gave me the biggest of smiles when I saw it :)
I was really trying to take a realistic angle here, because Chloe's mindset in this episode is all over the place. I'm with you on this episode being flawed, despite the wonder that is the ending (aka the acting during the ending), so it means everything to me that my approach works here.
Funny thing about that moment in Watchtower. It wasn't part of my plan. I only watched the scene again to remind myself if he saw her walk out, but when I saw them grinning at each other, I had to include it. It is such a simple, beautiful moment, and again, kudos to the actors.
Ha! I give the Collateral dialogue a pass because I missed Chloe so damn much at that point that she could have read the phone book and I would have been okay with it. Heck, seeing them smile reminded me why I got into this silly show. For me, that was an easy parallel, and it shows the difference in the scenarios, as she's able to tell Clark, so push comes to shove, Ollie can find her. But it hasn't been too long since that speech, so I think that sentiment still applies.
As for the Jimmy reference, I don't know if I've ever actually seen that episode (thank you fanvids), but this had to be brought up. Even if enough time has passed, it's still a notable event in her life.
Yeah, they tend to be their own worst enemies in their lives, but what matters is that they're there for each.
Finally, I'm glad you highlight that last line because that was dramatically changed right before posting.
Thank you so much! I admit, this one was tougher to write than I thought, so as always, this means a lot.
Do you know how long I've been waiting for a Fortune fic this realistic? Since it aired. Thankyouthankyouthankyou!! Don't get me wrong, there have been many great, enjoyable ones, but I never bought that it was all sunshine and roses the second they got married. I know we've talked before about how screwed up the writing was leading up to Chloe's departure, but Fortune was only saved for me by the acting. BQM did such a fabulous job of letting them have the 'what are we' talk in the previous ep, had Chloe declare he wouldn't have to live with his fame alone, and then one week later she takes about 50 steps back to flee because she won't let a hero 'give up his world for her'. Bullshit. Bull. shit. That is some sloppy-ass writing and characterization right there. They needed the wedding to be a surprise ending and wanted to amp up the tension by letting the audience think she was walking away, but in doing so they crapped on their own beautiful scene from the previous week. Typical Smallville, though.
But here you managed to make it make sense! You are magical. Bringing up points and making connections I had never thought of before. Awesome.
A simple grin, her eyes relaxed, a rare expression for Chloe Sullivan. He became still, taking the moment to enjoy it while maintaining his smile. Words can't express how much I adored this little acting moment from both of them and I loved that you included it. They were damn lucky they had these actors with what little they were given from the script. Frustration is a great way to describe what Oliver had to have been feeling with her constantly, but his endless patience and unwavering devotion won out. There was no way he would've let her leave without him.
She meant what she had told Oliver in Watchtower when she said the reason she hadn’t reached out was because she didn’t trust what she would have done if she had heard his voice. You do a great job of including actual events in character motivation and that helps make this feel like a seamless extension of the show. I had never made that connection before to her speech in Collateral (probably because the dialogue was so abysmal I didn't want to dwell on it) but it makes so much sense here. It makes me wonder if she ever realistically thought she stood a chance of actually leaving, resisting him if they were face to face.
"Marrying you was the worst mistake of my life." Again, something I had put out of my mind, but it absolutely makes sense that her first marriage would be haunting her. Oliver makes a great point and sweetly gives her some slack about him having all day to think about their new status and it having just hit her. I really like how this played out. That she was so elated and relieved at first that he wanted to come with her, but in true Chloe fashion, her brain caught up with the reality of the situation to bring up old fears about her past.
"Let yourself be happy, please?" <3<3<3<3 I love how this simple and heartfelt request boils everything down to Chloe being her own worst enemy in their entire relationship. So true. So perfect.
“It was never my preference to walk away from you,” This was my take on it, too, I just wish they had let her say that. The simple fact that she got a job in 'his hometown' made it obvious that she was relocating to the absolute easiest place for him to join her. My only surprise was that she thought for even a second that he wouldn't go with her.
This was so beautiful and sweet and I feel like I finally have a bit of closure with this flawed episode. I can't thank you enough. <3
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I was really trying to take a realistic angle here, because Chloe's mindset in this episode is all over the place. I'm with you on this episode being flawed, despite the wonder that is the ending (aka the acting during the ending), so it means everything to me that my approach works here.
Funny thing about that moment in Watchtower. It wasn't part of my plan. I only watched the scene again to remind myself if he saw her walk out, but when I saw them grinning at each other, I had to include it. It is such a simple, beautiful moment, and again, kudos to the actors.
Ha! I give the Collateral dialogue a pass because I missed Chloe so damn much at that point that she could have read the phone book and I would have been okay with it. Heck, seeing them smile reminded me why I got into this silly show. For me, that was an easy parallel, and it shows the difference in the scenarios, as she's able to tell Clark, so push comes to shove, Ollie can find her. But it hasn't been too long since that speech, so I think that sentiment still applies.
As for the Jimmy reference, I don't know if I've ever actually seen that episode (thank you fanvids), but this had to be brought up. Even if enough time has passed, it's still a notable event in her life.
Yeah, they tend to be their own worst enemies in their lives, but what matters is that they're there for each.
Finally, I'm glad you highlight that last line because that was dramatically changed right before posting.
Thank you so much! I admit, this one was tougher to write than I thought, so as always, this means a lot.
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