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Tea for Two

"This is my kitchen," Fern said, regaining her composure as she stepped toward him.

Cliff kept his focus on his work and spoke quietly. "It's not. But it could be. Again."

"Why did you kiss me?" she demanded.

"Me?" His head shot up. He sounded taken aback. "As I recall, you kissed me first—"

She inhaled sharply. "No, mister! You were the one who got near me and don't think I missed that look in your eyes—"

Read on ao3: After the kiss.

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Every time there's a Fern and Cliff still released something glorious happens like:

KISSED!!!!

SHE SANG TO HIM AND THEY SLOW DANCED!!!!!

#also that he was drinking tea here and the song is “tea for two”#OK CUTE #the way home #the way home hallmark #inspectorblonde #flythepost #getting excellent use out of my tag

The last time I was this into a network show was nancy drew so it's so surprising to me how much promo hallmark does for the way home. Like we're living the dream over here.

#the cw had -$3 in its bank account by the time nd was airing its last season #flythepost

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Cliff telling Fern he wants to make her feel safe in the promo. I feel so ill.

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THAT'S ROMANCEEEEEE

#the way home #inspectorblonde #flythepost

So if Tessa is being counted separately, that pretty easily makes the "five go in" Elliot, Cliff, Grayson, and the Augie Boys. Only the song says five "GOOD" men go in, and would you describe Grayson as a good man? Probably. If it's not Fern writing the song. But anyway, it being more like "five good men go in" and "only four come out" because one makes a bad choice - doesn't really work either if we know Cliff is dying. We're losing a number there. But then part of me is like, even if he dies he still has to come out right.

#the way home #the way home hallmark #flythepost #and then there's the whole bit with whether it's an actual explosion or just a gunshot #ik it'd have been too early but i was so scared already for cliff in the woods last night

I can see why Griffin would want to start life over in another era. He lost his father and never dealt with that, judging by his advice to Colton - basically bottle up your emotions and don't burden Del. Plus we know he left home pretty much as soon as he could and has been traveling ever since. I could also see something where like, Colton was always the "perfect son" and Griffin never felt like he could be who he needed to be for their mom and Fern.

But then Tessa... ??? Because she's married to Victor, who she says was good to her, and has a new baby - I just can't see how that makes her want to leave permanently. What's missing! My only thought is she felt she wasn't good enough for them, which could explain a lot of her defensiveness now with Elliot back in her life. But again, it's just not what I expected - for time travel to be anything other than this "fun" thing to them at first that ends up going wrong. So idk.

#the way home #the way home hallmark #flythepost

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I miss Alice and Colton. We better get at least one more scene with them together before the show ends. Ideally her performing her song to him.

#i really really want this #the way home

I just sooooo badly want all the transitions filled in for Fern and Cliff's story and I could write it! I know I could! But I shouldn't lol.

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Adding Time after Time to the Cliff and Fern playlist ✍️

#it's under construction #i can only do 70-80s music for them though #which still isnt the right era lol #but the way home is not very modern music to me #the way home spoilers #flythepost

The height difference every time Cliff and Fern argue is just so height difference-y

#almost thought they were going to kiss mid argument again in that scene lol #it can be their thing!!!!#but the hug was very nice too #the way home #the way home hallmark #inspectorblonde #flythepost

I CAN'T BELIEVE FERN SPENDING TIME IN THE HOUSE AGAIN AND IT BEING FILLED WITH MUSIC AND LIFE AGAIN BECAUSE OF CLIFF IS REAL

#the implication that this is a regular occurrence since elliot already knows her favorite key #ok soooo #by logic of both of my fics in some way coming true #the song from my title being sung + slowdancing #if i write the “fern jumps into the pond” fic before next sunday-#walk with me!#the way home #the way home hallmark #inspectorblonde #flythepost

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Anyway we know Fern loves to sing and dance and perform, but in recognizing that, what if she worries people will only love her if she's able to give them that and entertain? What if everyone knew how sad she was inside? What if they saw the dark hole in her heart from everything she's lost? Would they still love her or do they only love the mirror of who she wishes she could always be? But of course, it's impossible. [Enter: Cliff who has lived in that empty house himself and seen all the fragments of the life she lost and began to leave behind, but not just that - he sees how they can put the pieces back together and build something new, together.]

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"For the first time in my sad little life, I am not acting, I swear! I was confused, with Coop and the film. I didn't know what I wanted, but then I watched you fall in love with this farm. You went into the empty rooms in this horrible empty house, and they all came back to life. And I did too. That's what I want. Not Grayson... but you. I want you, Cliff."

#granted they are fairly straightforward characters but #my characterization for them is just ending up so on par and it's so satisfying #the way home #inspectorblonde #flythepost

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I know I'm already the person who won't shut up about Cliff and Fern but it just gets me!! Because there's a whole other show within the show happening. A 1920s woman who loses her family and moves away to try to make it in acting/singing (while really just running from her past), renting out her abandoned family home to the temperance inspector, and then gradually falling in love with him and finding her way home - that's a WHOLE story within itself. And we're of course missing a lot of the "between" since they're not main characters. But the actors are doing a great job. When Fern sings to Cliff and you see how much he adores her but still gets so nervous that she's singing a song that's about married life to him! ("Picture me upon your knee!") Cliff's whole speech about wanting to do what's right and someday, start a family on a farm just like this, which he says all while looking at Fern in a room full of people while she's ENGAGED to the other man there, btw. Then when Fern gets between Cliff and the others in the woods and she's crying!!! She hated deceiving him that much! When Fern runs out of the house and begs him to not go!! (Tell me that doesn't feel like the end of a romance movie! SPIN HUG!) They both lied to each other and yet in the end they're still so honest! What it meant when they kissed! Who they want to be! I just!?!?! It so makes me want to write a long fic to fill in all the blanks but I swore I was pivoting to focus on original writing bleghhhh. Anyway. I love them a lot and am very fascinated by what's happening here as well as the tragic ending we're barreling towards.

#ohhhh i see #it was so serious last night #BUT I STILL THINK THIS #cut out all the time travel stuff and you still have a really strong story #if not stronger because then obviously you're focused completely on them #COME ON GUYS #LET'S MAKE IT A MOVIE #the way home spoilers

Anyway just thinking about how if Fern didn't love Cliff he'd have left and still be alive

#the way home #the way home hallmark #inspectorblonde #flythepost #NOW HOW MUCH DOES THAT HAUNT HER

What if I really wanted to catch the big fish because what's right is more important to me than anything and then I found the big fish in the woods but it was YOU caught in the middle of it so I let you all go WHAT IF! WHAT IF! HAHAAHAHAH!

#the way home #the way home hallmark #inspectorblonde #flythepost

Since Fern chose Cliff over Grayson that's going to be motive

#*screaming and crying*#IT'S ALWAYS A GOODWIN AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME #the way home #the way home hallmark #flythepost

Fern singing a song about marriage to Cliff while engaged to someone else. Ok get it girl

#i'm once again saying: no one likes grayson anyway #i do believe he was a last resort #the way home #the way home hallmark #inspectorblonde #flythepost

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