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Clark/Chloe is a pairing of Chloe Sullivan and Clark Kent in a relationship from the Smallville fandom.

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Terminology 3 Timeline 3.1 2001 3.2 2002 3.3 2003 3.4 2004 3.5 2005 3.6 2006 3.7 2008 3.8 2009 4 Kerfluffles 5 Influential fanworks 6 Ship members 7 Ship size 8 External links 9 See also 10 Sources

[edit] Introduction

Chlark is the fan-made name for pairing of Chloe Sullivan and Clark Kent from the show Smallville.

Chloe Sullivan is the spunky best friend of the hero in Smallville, Clark Kent. She aspires to be a journalist for the Daily Planet in Metropolis. Some of her promoninent quirks in the series is her addiction to coffee and the obsession with the weird and unexplainable. Clark Kent is her opposite, he is a small town boy. As he is an alien, human drugs have no effect on him, as such bitter brews adored by his friend have no effect on him. Also, as Clark is uncomfortable with the fact that he is an alien, he doesn't feel at home on Earth nor does he feel that he would be accepted into society were his secret to get out. Because of this fear Clark tends to prefer the normal as opposed to Chloe.

Though the two are opposites, they had chemistry that fans quickly latched onto and dubbed it "Chlark", taking the first two letters of Chloe's name and the last three letters of Clark's name.

Unfortunately, so far in the series the only time Chloe and Clark have dated was for a brief time between season one and season two, from the season finale of season one to the break up in the beginning of season two. This is because of Clark's love for "the girl next door" Lana Lang.

Dispite Clark's obvious affection for Lana, Chlark fans still maintained hope because of how the comicbook reality [note that some refer to the comicbook reality as the 'real' or 'orginal' reality] placed the Clark and Lana relationship as Clark's highschool crush. Chlark fans remained hopefully through the "Chlois Theory".

Unlike most fan dubbed names, the term Chlois does not refer to a relationship between two characters. Rather the Chlois theory described critics' and fans' ideology that Chloe was in fact Lois Lane, Superman's dream woman in the comicbook and movie realities. The similarites between the two were strikingly obvious. Chloe, while a completely orginal character made specifically for the series, was an aspiring Daily Planet journalist. The Daily Planet was where Lois Lane was to work in her life. Chloe was oblivious to Clark's apparent use of his numerous abilities, which was drawn parallel to Lois Lane's inability to see that her partner Clark Kent was Superman.

Fans were not dismayed by the abundant critisms that Chloe could not be Lois Lane for the very fact of her affinity to Clark. Lois Lane in comicbook series was never quite affectionate to Clark but rather Superman. Because of Chloe's lack of knowledge of Clark's powers, critics said that the "Chlois Theory" was simply wishful thinking on the Chlark fans' part. Unfortunately in the fourth season of the series, Chloe's cousin was introduced. The Smallville Lois Lane was introduced, quieting many Chlark fans who supported the "Chlois Theory", though many still believe that Chloe is the real Lois, while Lois is the real Chloe.

However later in Season 4, thanks to Alicia Baker Chloe finds out about Clark's secret abilities. She keeps it to herself until she was transported to the Fortress of Solitude in the Season 5 premiere, in which she reveals to Clark she knows about his abilities. Clark then confesses to her about being an alien.

Chlark fans though still have hope that the relationship will come to be through the closeness between the two characters. Especially when Clark's abilities were revealed to Chloe. Many say that because the TV series has it's own reality that the writers for Smallville may yet decide that the Smallville reality may include a Chlark ending.

As the Chlark fans remain patient, they await every season for the annual "Chlark Kiss". Though the characters have never been officially together in the series, each season they characters find some way to lock lips. And, much to Chlark fans excitement, the kisses are all heated.

[edit] Terminology

Below is a list of terms and their definitions that are used in this fan community

• Chlark, a pairing name for the pairing.
• Chlarker, a supporter of the Chloe/Clark pairing.
• Chlois Theory - The ideology the Chloe Sullivan is the real Lois Lane.
• Chlark Kiss - The annual kiss shared between the two characters that appear to occur every season.
• Chloe's Letter - also known as the Fever Letter, Chloe's letter to Clark is her emotional response to his severe illness.

[edit] Timeline

Below is a partial timeline of events that took place in this fan community.

[edit] 2001

• On October 16, 2001, the Pilot episode premiered, its the first appearance of Chloe Sullivan.

[edit] 2002

• On May 1, 2002, the fansite The Reporters was opened. [1]
• On May 21, 2002, the Tempest episode premiered. Chloe and Clark go to the Spring Formal together, andwere about to kiss when there is announcement interrupting them, causing Clark to leave her at the Formal to save Lana.
• In September 2002, the fansite Summer Lovin' was created. [2]

[edit] 2003

• On February 4, 2003, the Rush episode premiered. This episode had an infected Chloe infect Clark with red kryptonite, which causes Chloe and Clark to make out for most of the episode before they were cured.
• On February 18, 2003, the Fever episode premiered. Chloe reads her letter to Clark.
• In March 2003, the fansite Winter Wonderland was created. [3]

[edit] 2004

• On March 17, 2004, an eZine website The Cat's Out of the Bag was created. [4]
• On October 13, 2004, the Devoted episode premiered. This episode had an infected Chloe with lovesick devotion with Clark, even joining the cheerleaders to get his attention.

[edit] 2005

• On February 2, 2005, the Pariah episode premiered. Alicia reveals Clark's secret to Chloe, whom ends up keeping it to herself - wanting to wait for Clark to tell him herself.
• On April 27, 2005, the Blank episode premiered. Clark was struck with total amnesia and Chloe watched over him, revealing to him his special abilities. After he gets his memory back, he doesn't remember if he revealed his powers to her and asks if he did anything unusual. Chloe replies that the only thing different he did was trust her.
• On September 29, 2005, the Arrival episode premiered. It reveals Chloe was also transported to the Fortress of Solitude and was freezing to death. Jor-El allows Clark to save her, and she reveals she knows about his powers. He reveals he's an alien.

[edit] 2006

• On February 9, 2006, the Tomb episode premiered. Clark was the only person to believe in Chloe and breaks her out of the hospital. Clark later encourages Chloe to visit her mother.
• On March 1, 2006, the LiveJournal community chlark_crazed was created. [5]
• On May 11, 2006, the Vessel episode premiered. Clark and Chloe share a kiss before he goes off to save the world.

[edit] 2008

• On April 2, 2008, the LiveJournal community chloe_otp was created for ALL Chloe pairings, including Chlark. [6]
• On March 20, 2008, the episode Traveler episode premiered. Chloe and Kara Kent got to the Fortress to get Kara's memory back so that she could save Clark. In order to do so, she begs Jor-El to give Kara her memories and powers back; "Now please, Jor-El, I need you to trust me. I love your son!".
• On May 15, 2008, the LiveJournal community chlarkverse was created. [7]
• On October 20, 2008, the LiveJournal community chlark_100 was created. [8]
• On November 2, 2008, the LiveJournal community chlarkfans was created. [9]

[edit] 2009

• On April 15, 2009, the LiveJournal community sv_multishipprs was created for multi-shippers. [10]
• On July 28, 2009, the LiveJournal community chlarkrewrite was created. [11]

[edit] Kerfluffles

• Clana vs. Chlark
• Chlark vs. Clois

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[edit] Influential fanworks

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[edit] Ship members

• ellyfanfiction, influential fanfic writer [12]
• simplytoopretty, influential fanfic writer [13]
• tobiwolf13, influential fanfic writer [14]
• twistedlyn, fanfic writer [15]
• mssullivan, fanfic writer [16]
• rjchasez, fanfic writer & moderator of chlarkrewrite [17][18]
• lilbreck, fanfic writer & moderator of chlarkrewrite [19][20]
• flareonfury, fanfic writer [21]
• carcassi, fanfic writer [22]
• ivorykiss, fanfic writer [23]
• chloista4ever, fanfic writer [24]
• superheroine, graphic designer [25]
• robynadele0406, moderator of chlark_crazed [26]

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[edit] Ship size

• As of October 19, 2009, there are 298 people that listed "chlark" as an interest [27], 103 people with "chloe/clark" listed as an interest [28], and 132 people that listed "clark/chloe" as an interest on LiveJournal. [29] There are 332 members in chlark_crazed. There are 570 stories and 13 series at Two of Us. [30]

[edit] External links

• Chlark @ FanWorksFinder
• Chlark @ FanFiction.net
• Dynamic Duo, Chlark Season 1- 7 screencaps
• Two Of Us, Fanfiction Archive.
• Two of Us Forum

[edit] See also

• Chloe Sullivan
• Clark Kent
• Smallville

[edit] Sources

Below is a partial list of articles and academic sources to help you continue to learn about this community.

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