Preview--Talking in Your Sleep

[bluesuedeshoes]

Hello once again!  I hope everyone's doing well.  I wanted to take a moment to throw a couple of things out there.

First, I have to apologize.  You're not going to like it.  Harleen is going back on hiatus.  I know.  I'm sorry.  Believe me when I say I feel bad about this.  The fact of the matter is that I haven't written anything except that story in weeks, and when I do work on it, it's forced and contrived and just honestly?  Not a lot of fun for me, which, no offense to you guys, is more or less the whole point.

The trouble is that my muse has actually abandoned me.  As much as I'm trying to pretend a certain boy (%&$#@) hasn't affected me, he has, and I'm pretty sure it's mostly manifested in the writer's block I've been having.  I still have all the ideas floating around in my head, but not the motivation to write any of them.  Except one.  But we'll get to that in a minute.

Second, I have been working on updating a few links on my Master Fic List, and more importantly, I finished transferring An Origin Story to this site.  If you haven't already read it, please do!  I love that story.  And that's not just me blowing my own horn or anything, I actually really enjoy rereading it, and I really enjoyed writing it at the time.  I'm trying to get myself back into that mode of thinking.  Anyway, along with An Exceptional Young Woman, it's one of my most popular stories, and again, if you haven't read it but you like my writing, please do.  Okay.  Shameless plug over.

Third and finally, (and probably the reason you're reading this drivel) I am working on something new!  Finally!  Thank God!  Inspiration!  lol  Seriously, you don't know how relieved I am that I actually sat down today and wrote for the first time in days, possibly weeks (when was the last chapter of Harleen?  It feels so long ago.).  I'm not ready to start posting full chapters quite yet, but I wanted to share a bit of what I'm working on with you!  Below is a brief excerpt from the second chapter of the story, Talking in Your Sleep.  Please let me know what you think; I need encouragement right now! :)

Thanks as always for all of the positive and constructive feedback you give me, and a special thanks to those who told me they would be interested in seeing a reboot of Identity Crises.

Love and Other Drugs,
BlueSuedeShoes





Author:  BlueSuede
Title:  Talking in Your Sleep
Rating: NC17--Preview rated G
Genre: Friendship/Romance
Pairings:  Chloe/Oliver, Chloe/Green Arrow, Lois/Bruce, Lois/Clark
Summary:  Intrepid reporter for the Daily Planet, Chloe Sullivan, has her heart stolen by the masked hero, Green Arrow, but can she be satisfied with not knowing his real identity?
Warnings: There will probably be some minor spoilers, particularly for Season 6.  There will also be a ridiculously unnecessary amount of smut.  You've been warned.

“Remember Bruce Wayne?” Chloe asked, as if it were remotely possible that Lois had forgotten the tall, dark, handsome billionaire who had swept her off her feet on his last visit to Metropolis.

Lois’s eyes widened.  “Why?” she asked suspiciously.

“He’s here.”

“What?” her voice cracked, and at that particular moment, the man himself made his way into the bullpen, spotting Chloe and Lois and walking over to them, a confident grin on his face.

“Ladies,” he greeted, his eyes on Lois.

“Hi, Bruce,” Chloe said mildly, eyes also on Lois, whose entire face was turning red as she stammered something resembling a greeting.

“Hey, guys, have either of you seen--oh.  Hi, Bruce,” Clark greeted, less-than-thrilled to see the other man blocking his chair when he looked up from the files he was sorting through.  He pushed his glasses up his nose.

Bruce straightened up.  “Clark,” he said, amusement in his tone as he offered his hand and Clark shook it grudgingly.  “Good to see you.  How’s life treating you?”

“Fine,” he said, his tone dry as he looked at the other man with something distinctly less than affection.  “What are you doing here?”

“Business.  Various things.  Nothing for you to worry about,” he added in a meaningful tone.  “And I’m taking Miss Lane out for lunch,” he added, grin returning.

Lois, who had recovered her wits, piped up at that.  “Oh, are you?” she challenged.

“Well, that was the general idea.  Chloe promised me that you were free,” he added, sending an appreciative glance to Chloe, who just smiled angelically.

“You what?” Clark deadpanned as Lois simultaneously asked the same question.

Chloe’s grin, if possible, broadened, still rocking her chair from side to side as she enjoyed herself immensely.  “Bruce called me this morning to check if you were...free,” Chloe said simply, her tone implying the double meaning in the statement.

Lois and Clark’s mouths both fell open.  Lois’s face was turning hopelessly red.

When she didn’t move at all, Chloe prompted her along, “She’s just about ready to get going, Bruce.  Why don’t you let her grab her jacket and throw her purse together?”

Bruce grinned as well as Lois sprang into action.  “Right.  I’ll just...get my things together.  But just so you know, Wayne, this doesn’t mean anything.  You didn’t call.  I could’ve just as easily had plans.”

Bruce just shoved his hands in his pockets easily, nothing daunted.  “But that would’ve taken the fun out of the surprise.”

“And just so you know, I’ve been dating other men since you left,” Lois said as she slung her purse over her shoulder and brushed past him for the door.  “Lots of them.”

“Mmhmm,” Bruce said, amused, following after her.  “Bye, Chloe.  Clark,” he added genially over his shoulder.

When they disappeared through the glass doors, Clark slumped defeatedly into his seat.  “What’s he got that I don’t?”

Chloe cocked a brow at him.  “You really want me to answer that?”

"Yes," he said grumpily.

"Gadgets," she said simply, stifling a smile and knowing he didn't really want to know.

Comments

[lilacs-roses.livejournal.com]

ROFL!! Love it :) I hope you'll be able to get the muse to continue with it. Good luck.

[552158.livejournal.com]

Oh I love it!! I am very much intrigued with this snippet :) and I'll definetly read it.

[saurina.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry that you have writersblock. I hope you'll get through it and start posting again, because this story looks amazing so far. Loved the little nudge to Clark wearing glasses, loved that Lois actually turned red (not an easy thing to accomplice ha ha) and Chlollie smut, romance, drama and what not, is always a plus..:)))

[luminare91.livejournal.com]

The last line was awesome! If I hadn't been sitting outside a classroom, I would have busted out laughing. I am definitely intrigued with the idea. Can't wait to see where you go with it!
And I hope the writer's block passes soon. That always sucks.

[cullchestergirl.livejournal.com]

Yay for you. Well done. I'm soooo looking forward to this. Love your fics. You're among my top few fanfic authors. Hope that muse is glued to you like a conjoined twin because this looks absolutely awesome. And a man's purpose in life is to give us orgasms (even though women could achieve that on their own), contribute to the maintainence of humanity, and either make us stronger by a) being supportive and lovely or b) being complete jackasses and thus building our independence. Also, some of them aren't bad to look at ;P But of course there are good ones out there. We've just gotta search really hard. Don't let no man bring you down sweetie. Something that always cheers me up is watching Brian Regan on youtube. That guy was born to make people laugh XD

[the-bluesuede.livejournal.com]

thank you so much; I think that's a pretty good philosophy about men you've got. :)

[niafadra.livejournal.com]

I am absolutely trilled to see you have written something after your fully deserved break, i can only imagine so much creative work must get exhausting at times, take as much time as you need, good things come to those who wait and from what i have red all of us readers have one more of your masterpieces in the making here!!! I will keep an eye out for your posts and say a prayer for your muse to not keep us in suspense too long

[prophet64.livejournal.com]

LOL, loved the last line.
It looks really good so far, I am very intrigued.

[abarbiestory.livejournal.com]

interesting start!

[tenshinrtaiga.livejournal.com]

Okay, not that your new fic doesn't seem interesting, but does that mean you're not going to finish Of Swashbuckling Pirates. I mean, there's only one chapter left! And you gave us such a cliff hanger!

[the-bluesuede.livejournal.com]

--shifts around guiltily--

It WILL have an ending...eventually. Promise. That's another piece that's temporarily on the shelf, but admittedly, I'm likely to get back to that before I get back to Harleen, if that helps at all. But don't worry; I will finish it. I'm just trying to get my muse to cooperate, so to speak.

[tenshinrtaiga.livejournal.com]

Oh, good! 'Cause you gotta admit, it would be really sucky if you lost all inspiration right as you were about to finish.

[madlenita.livejournal.com]

Well, well, very interesting begininnig... so does Clark knows about Batman? And Chloe, that was what Chloe was meaning by "gadgets"? And i can't wait for next chapter....

[bunny-ace.livejournal.com]

Seems like its you have got urself another hit with this story . So love the fact that Batman is in it , makes the stories so much more interesting especially if there are chloe/ollie/bruce scenes

On another note , don't let any man make you sad or upset, definitely not worth it ,this is from personal experience.

Can't wait for the story

[the-bluesuede.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you liked it and thank you, sweetheart, for the encouraging words. I know I shouldn't let him get to me, and as each day passes, I care a little less and remember a little less what he looked like. Eventually, with any luck, I may have to struggle to remember that he hurt me in the first place.

;)

[cara410.livejournal.com]

Interesting start. I always love fics with Bruce. He's my fav DC hero ever, afterall. I don't really ship him with Lois, though. Diana/WW, Zatanna, Selina and Chloe are my favourite girls for him. lol. Can't wait to read the rest! This looks like another epic story!! :D

[hieispike.livejournal.com]

Aw, poor Clark. Loved this beginning, but I can't wait for Ollie to join the fun. ^_^

[brina-cullen.livejournal.com]

LLLLLLLLLLLLOOVEEEEEEEEEEE IT..........

OMG BRUCEE .:) I LOVE BRUCE ..LOL VERY INTRESTING ..I CANT WAIT FOR MORE SO DONT MAKE ME WAIT PLEZ PLEZ ..I WILL BEG IF HAVE TO..BRIVE IF I HAVE TO EVEN COMMIT CRIME IF I AHVE TO GET U TO UPDATE AGAIN SOOOOOOOOOON LIKE NOWWWWWWWWWWWWW plez plezzzzz... hugs i love so far update again ASP ..like NOW ..:) <3 ..

[maka2000.livejournal.com]

Oo, very exciting! This new one looks really fun. And I like the tease that Chloe falls for Green Arrow first. Iiinteresting! And yeah, just go where the writing takes you, no pressure at all. Have fun with what does flow. Also, I love Bruce Wayne. The end.

[sjww.livejournal.com]

fantastic to see a new story from you and In loving the preview has Ollie Chloe and Bruce..perfect :-) cant wait to read!