#chlerek

[keitaliaxoxo]

"Derek is... well, I think he's the hottest guy ever... which puts me in a fan group of one." - Chloe, Comfort Zone (Heroic Hearts)

this passage in the short stories collection had me in stitches. even when they're adults, derek is still the same big, scary werewolf guy from the first book of the trilogy whom no one wants to deal with except chloe. i'm so glad kelley still keeps writing about these two even after all these years. also idc if i'm the only one left standing in this fandom. i will inhale literally any crumb about chloe and derek and will cherish them until i die.

[snowie130]

So I am on my 5th reread of The Darkest Powers, and I always felt (since my first reread) that - despite the fact that apparently Kelley Armstrong somehow didn't write the first book with chlerek endgame in mind - there is some chlerek foreshadowing in book one already... But this time I feel like it's not subtle, it's not foreshadowing, it's just straight up pure crush in front of my salad!

Maybe it's the rose tinted glasses of an obsessive shipper... But I swear I found so many tiny tiny things-

[shesaysrodriguez]

My favourite notes I've written on The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong.

SPOILERS BELOW THE CUT

Part 2?

[rainbow-femme]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

For the three other people in the world still interested in this, reread the books and needed to get this out of my brain

[zutaralesbian]

I was so suprised when I first found out that Chlerek (Chloe/Derek from The Darkest Powers trilogy) wasn't originally Kelley Armstrong's plan, because they're up there in my list of favorite book couples. But yeah, her original plan was to have Chloe/Simon happen and have Derek and Chloe as just friends. She didn't expect Derek to be a popular character. But because of how much fans ended up loving the Chloe/Derek relationship after the first book, she decided to change it.

But in a way, it ended up being even more perfect. The first book was truly just about Derek and Chloe becoming friends and learning to trust each other, while the hints of romance didn't start happening until the second book. I like that they had a solid friendship before they started crushing on each other.

[chanciwrites]

“You haven’t laughed in a long time, and I guess I was staring ‘cause I forgot what that looked like.” - you already knoooooow chlerek

“Simon makes me laugh. You make me laugh. I guess...I just tend to be more serious when we are on the run from people who want to kill me.” He smiled softly at his girlfriend and reached across the table to hold her hand. “I’m sorry. As soon as we get to whatever safe house we are going to then maybe I’ll have to work on the laughing again. And the math. God, I miss math.” His grin was only a bit wolfish as he brought her hand up to his mouth to kiss it. “I’m the only one who can see, hear, and smell things that others can’t and I’m afraid to do anything that will hamper that.”

[onetoomanyaddictions]

Hey, that thing was more vicious than a pit bull. I was at a park with Simon, kicking a ball. All of a sudden, this little rat dog comes tearing out of nowhere, jumps up, and clamps down on my hand. Wouldn't let go. I'm shaking it, and the owner's yelling at me not to hurt little Tito. I finally get the dog off. I'm bleeding all over the place and the guy never even apologizes.

Derek Souza (The Awakening)

[hopefor-days-backup]

So I just reread the Darkest Powers series for the umpteenth time and while Chlerek consumes my soul yet again, I have to wonder what else is there? I know there’s the Darkest Rising series (which I have yet to read) and apparently some other novellas? What all other content is there in that universe? Help?