Echoing Street Signs by familyarchives (R)

[medie]

Fandom: Smallville/Superman Returns
Title: Echoing Street Signs
Pairing: Richard/Chloe
Author on LJ: familyarchives
Author Website: The Peach Tree
Why this must be read:

Every now and then, I consider the character of Chloe Sullivan and the HUGE smack in the romantic face she's got coming. She thought the matter of Lana was harsh? All she has to do is wait. It's inevitable.

In this story you'll find the aftermath and it hits that tiny, uncharitable feeling every Chloe fan probably has somewhere in her. The "how the hell can they *DO* it to her" and when it hits that feeling, you double it because, yes, Richard's in for more of the same. This story just *NAILS* that feeling. The little irrational flare of pissed off that's as inevitable as the cause. Most days I'm happy to ignore that inevitability and play in AU or with other pairings or what have you...

Other days I want this. This story, that anger, that bitterness. Because yeah.

It's for that reason that I LOVE this story. It hits a visceral place and it's one I needed.

Echoing Street Signs