One thing has me worried, it isn't the name Lois Lane that is key to the relationship that is needed for Clark to fulfill his destiny, it's the person of Lois Lane, the original one, the one calling herself Cat Grant, not Chloe calling herself Lois.
Ken: I hope this doesn't ruin the fic for you, but in this fic, Chloe Sullivan takes the name of Lois Lane and becomes the iconic Lois Lane (Daily Planet reporter, marries Superman, etc.) I did this for two reasons:
1) I really enjoyed the earlier seasons of "Smallville" much better than the later seasons. (I won't go into all the reasons why, but lots of it was that the earlier seasons (in my opinion) had better writing and better continuity.)
I always thought (again, this is only my opinion, mind you) that the show producers had the young Clark, the juvenile Lex, the early Pete Ross and early Lana Lang all there - so wasn't Chloe Sullivan supposed to be sort of the proto-Lois-Lane? After all, her heart's desire was to be a reporter for the Daily Planet. She had sources all over Smallville. She was intent on "getting the story". She certainly had all the characteristics one would expect of a proto-Lois.
"Smallville", in the early seasons, was a story of beginnings, and they gave a beginning for all the major characters in the Superman saga
except for Lois Lane. But Chloe Sullivan was like an early Lois Lane, only with a different name.
I read somewhere that that was the original plan of Gough/Millar (the creators of "Smallville"). But they were not able to call this character "Lois Lane" for legal reasons or due to the DC executives getting nervous, or something like that.
Later on, legal permission did come through, but Gough/Millar had left the show by then. (Again, this is anecdotal and I have absolutely no evidence to support this interpretation.)
2) Teri Hatcher is, in my opinion, the best Lois ever. Every other Lois is held up to her standard, and so far, every other Lois hasn't made the cut. I just could not warm up to Erica Durance. I kept on comparing her to Teri Hatcher, and Erica suffered in the comparison.
So, basically, ignore the stuff that happened in Seasons 7 through 10 of "Smallville" with regards to Chloe and Lois. This fic is very AU in that respect.
That's the explanation. I've certainly appreciated your insightful feedback on this fic. If this is a deal-breaker for you, and you don't want to keep reading, I understand.
