Surprising No One, Chloé Is Choosing Violence Again

𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑹𝒀𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑯𝑨𝑺 𝑪𝑯𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑬𝑫 .    (   a  collection  of  lyric  starters  for  a  taylor  swift  type  of  love .  some  phrasing  has  been  edited ,  feel  free  to  change  gendered  terms . )

❛  i  heard  you’ve  been  out  with  some  other  girl .  ❜ ❛  if  you  wanted  me ,  you  really  should’ve  showed  it .  ❜ ❛  for  you ,  i  would  cross  the  line .  ❜ ❛  he’s  so  smug ,  mr.  always - wins .  ❜ ❛  you’re  not  sorry .  ❜ ❛  i’m  doing  good ,  i’m  on  some  new  shit .  ❜ ❛  i  thought  i  saw  you  at  the  bus  stop .  ❜ ❛  all  this  time  i  was  wasting ,  hoping  you’d  come  around .  ❜ ❛  i  remember  it  all  too  well .  ❜ ❛  someday  maybe  you’ll  miss  me .  ❜ ❛  i’ve  been  waiting  for  you  all  my  life .  ❜ ❛  you  looked  me  in  the  eye  and  told  me  you’d  never  go  away .  ❜ ❛  every  single  day  until  the  end ,  i  will  be  by  your  side .  ❜ ❛  all  you  do  is  let  me  down .  ❜ ❛  someday  when  you  leave  me ,  i  bet  these  memories  will  follow  you  around .  ❜ ❛  say  you’ll  see  me  again ,  even  if  it’s  in  your  wildest  dreams .  ❜ ❛  the  knife  cuts  both  ways .  ❜ ❛  long  story  short ,  it  was  a  bad  time .  ❜ ❛  i’ll  do  anything  you  say ,  if  you  say  it  with  your  hands .  ❜ ❛  i’d  be  smart  to  walk  away .  ❜ ❛  this  path  is  reckless .  ❜ ❛  it  takes  everything  in  me  just  to  get  up  each  day ,  but  it’s  wonderful  to  see  that  you’re  okay .  ❜ ❛  how’s  your  heart ,  after  breaking  mine ?  ❜ ❛  it’s  taken  me  this  long ,  but  i’ve  figured  you  out .  ❜ ❛  i  don’t  want  to  hurt  anymore .  ❜ ❛  you  can  say  you’re  sorry ,  but  i  don’t  believe  you  like  i  did  before .  ❜ ❛  i  think  he  did  it ,  but  i  just  can’t  prove  it .  ❜ ❛  you’ve  got  your  share  of  secrets  and  i’m  tired  of  being  the  last  to  know .  ❜ ❛  i’m  fine  with  my  spite .  ❜ ❛  i  just  need  you .  ❜ ❛  my  picture’s  in  your  wallet ?  ❜ ❛  i  didn’t  say  half  the  things  i  wanted  to .  ❜ ❛  this  is  how  the  world  works .  ❜ ❛  i  never  got  past  what  you  put  me  through .  ❜ ❛  this  is  the  last  time  you  tell  me  i’ve  ‘got  it  wrong’ .  ❜ ❛  they  say  i’ve  gone  too  far ,  this  time . ❜ ❛  it’s  been  awhile  since  i’ve  even  heard  from  you .  ❜ ❛  we  took  a  wrong  turn .  ❜ ❛  i  can’t  help  it  if  there’s  no  one  else .  ❜ ❛  no  one’s  celebrating .  ❜ ❛  we  fall  in  love  until  it  hurts  or  bleeds  or  fades  in  time .  ❜ ❛  all  we  are  is  skin  and  bone  trained  to  get  along .  ❜ ❛  your  cheeks  were  turning  red .  ❜ ❛  i  know  that  it’s  over ,  i  don’t  need  your  closure .  ❜ ❛  don’t  treat  me  like  some  situation  that  needs  to  be  handled .  ❜ ❛  if  it’s  all  in  my  head ,  tell  me  now .  tell  me  i’ve  got  it  wrong .  ❜ ❛  we  were  something ,  don’t  you  think  so ?  ❜ ❛  i  don’t  regret  it  one  bit ,  he  had  it  coming .  ❜ ❛  you’ll  find  the  real  thing ,  instead .  ❜ ❛  i  know  my  love  should  be  celebrated ,  but  you  tolerate  it .  ❜ ❛  i  never  saw  you  coming .  ❜ ❛  this  is  the  last  time  i’m  asking  you  this .  ❜ ❛  put  my  name  at  the  top  of  your  list .  ❜ ❛  the  greatest  films  of  all  time  were  never  made .  ❜ ❛  didn’t  it  all  seem  new  and  exciting ?  ❜ ❛  while  you  were  out  building  worlds ,  where  was  i ?  ❜ ❛  i’m  begging  for  footnotes  in  the  story  of  your  life .  ❜ ❛  when  i  fell  hard ,  you  took  a  step  back .  ❜ ❛  i  bet  you  never  loved  me .  ❜ ❛  words ,  how  little  they  mean  when  you’re  a  little  too  late .  ❜ ❛  you  never  called  it  what  it  was .  ❜ ❛  it  was  one  prize  i’d  cheat  to  win .  ❜ ❛  it  would’ve  been  fun  …  if  you  would’ve  been  the  one .  ❜ ❛  i’d  do  it  over  and  over  and  over  again ,  if  i  could .  ❜ ❛  i  notice  every  thing  you  do .  ❜ ❛  all  we  know  is  touch - and - go .  ❜ ❛  i  know  it’s  long  gone  and  there’s  nothing  else  i  could  do .  ❜ ❛  you  kept  me  like  a  secret  but  i  kept  you  like  an  oath .  ❜ ❛  maybe  we  got  lost  in  translation .  ❜ ❛  maybe  i  asked  for  too  much .  ❜ ❛  i’ve  got  some  things  to  say  to  you .  ❜ ❛  it  cut  deep ,  to  know  you .  right  to  the  bone .  ❜ ❛  that  made  me  want  to  die .  ❜ ❛  the  idea  you  had  of  me ,  who  was  she ?  ❜ ❛  you’re  not  my  homeland ,  anymore .  ❜ ❛  the  greatest  loves  of  all  time  are  over ,  now .  ❜ ❛  i  might  be  okay ,  but  i’m  not  fine  at  all .  ❜ ❛  if  my  wishes  came  true ,  it  would’ve  been  you .  ❜ ❛  it’s  been  a  long  time .  ❜ ❛  it  wasn’t  right ,  the  way  it  all  went  down .  ❜ ❛  i  could  feel  you  sneaking  in .  ❜ ❛  take  my  hand .  ❜

𝙌𝙐𝙀𝙀𝙉 𝘽𝙀𝙀 , a playlist for ch.loe b.ourgeois

some quick portrayal notes!

this blog is considered canon-divergent past season three. this for two reasons: one, i haven't finished the show ( i am currently on s4 ) so if i get any information wrong or make headcanons that later may or may not be retconned, this is why; and two, i plan to explore a redemption arc for chloe because we were robbed of one.

in line with both @yinbug and @yangnoir's portrayals, the timeline between s1-s5 does not happen in the span of a few months. chloe is 13 at the time of origins, 14 through season one, 15 through two and three, and 16 through four and five. this will make her sixteen in my main verse.

chloe is a closeted bisexual/biromantic. a lot of this has to do with the status of her family. her father being a politician and her mother being toxic at best, chloe fears how she ( and by proxy, her parents ) may be perceived if she openly admits to having feelings for girls as well as boys. image is everything in her family, and chloe doesn't want to tarnish that — at least not when it comes to her romantic/sexual identity, so she definitely struggles with some internalised fears of rejection.

part of the exploration of chloe's redemption will include her focusing more keenly on her ballet. thus far she has been practising it for eight years and takes pointe classes, though it didn't become a very serious interest until she began to realise she needed to turn her life around. the discipline and focus needed in ballet, and especially pointe, gives chloe a much needed outlet for her frustrations and anger.

this will probably be expanded on/added to as i make my way through s4 and s5.

❛ The point of Heroes' Day is for you to do something good for someone, Chloé, not your money. ❜ Marinette lets out a sigh, shakes her head, and gives an exaggerated roll of her eyes. Despite her exasperation, she strides forward to link an arm through Chloé's with a wry smile. ❛ Come on, think of someone you want to do something nice for. I'll help you. ❜

( unprompted asks / always accepting !! )

𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐏𝐈𝐃. Not because Chloé didn't want to do something nice, but because — in all honesty — she didn't think anyone would believe she was sincere. She had been trying, really trying, lately to turn it around. She wasn't perfect ( as much as she liked to pretend she was ), and she had definitely stumbled along the way, but she liked to think she had made a little progress in mending the bridges she had burned. Chloé just hoped everyone else saw it that way.

Her scowl softened a little, morphing into something like defeat as she slumped forward with her head bowed. If someone had told her a year ago that she and Marinette Dupain-Cheng would end up being somewhat friends, she would have laughed. Long and loud. Yet, here they were, and Marinette hadn't begrudged her for her mishaps as Chloé tried to make amends.

❝ But — ❞ Everyone likes getting gifts! is what she wanted to say. Whenever she was sad or upset — which, in the past, had been pretty often — she could always count on her father spoiling her to curb any unseemly outburst. Maybe it didn't make her happy, true, but... it had placated her for a while. It had been enough, or she had thought so, anyway. Maybe Marinette had a point. And really, if she thought about it, the person she had been thinking of probably wouldn't have been placated by flashy shows of money. Chloé let out a breath. ❝ ...Fine. I... want to do something nice... for Sabrina. ❞

not me immediately logging in to screech incoherently about @yinbug's reply

" I thought I told you that I don't need your help! " his tone is sharp, like a knife slicing through as he takes a defensive step back before turning his attention towards....anything else that wasn't her. " You're wasting your time, I know you're here because of your old man and mine, so you can quit while you're ahead. " / REVERSE ADRIEN TO REVERSE CHLOE LET'S GO

( unprompted asks / always accepting !! )

𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐂𝐊 𝐅𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐀𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐒 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍. Her hand, which had reached out to grab his own, hovers in the air before slowly dropping back to her side. Chloé bites her lip, feeling the sting of tears prickle at the corners of her eyes. But she won't cry. The last thing Adrien needs right now is her crying, even if it feels like he's drifting further and further away from her. Out of reach.

They used to be so close when they were little. She doesn't know what happened. Maybe the chasm had started opening after his mother died. Chloé couldn't pinpoint an exact time when things changed, but now it felt like an impossible stretch of distance laid between them — a distance she didn't know how to bridge, not when she didn't know what was bothering him.

If only she had reached out sooner. If only she had paid more attention!

❝ Adrien... ❞ Her voice is uncharacteristically quiet. ❝ I'm not here because of my father, or your father, or anyone else. I'm here because I'm your friend. I'm worried about you! ❞

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