#she is stupidly dependent. she defines her life and worth on rachel and then max … and max does the same

[langfield]

i think a lot of fans just instinctively assume that chloe and max breaking up means they don’t love each other anymore, when i don’t at all think that’s the case? while falling out of love is very common, and is the usual reason for seperation, there are many other factors at play sometimes. many people get back with their exes, or believe in the ‘right person wrong time’ idea … love and relationships aren’t as simple as together or not together. even if pricefield never got together again, this wouldn’t necessarily imply that they have ever stopped loving each other — or that they wouldn’t be there for the other when it counted. their bond is simply too strong and exists outside of a simple ‘girlfriend’ label, always has! pricefield has never had an apt term for them that fully encapsulates what they are to each other, because nothing quite fits them ; two halves of a whole, forever entangled, betrayed and hurting but in love, etc etc. i don’t even think ‘soulmates’ is an apt term, because frankly? they are not that either. very much not so, by a traditional means.

i guess all i’m getting at is that i perhaps didn’t find the breakup devestating because it’s so clear there is love and loyalty still there, or that there should be anyway. chloe is not any less loyal for breaking up with max and wanting to live a seperate life. just like max isn’t any less in love with her simply because she can move on and form something for herself, without all the blackwell pain attached. i have no doubt in my mind that if max called chloe, genuinely needing her, chloe would travel across the whole world to be there … and vice versa! it isn’t your stereotypical happy ending, but i don’t think it’s as devestating as people make it out to be either. i don’t believe chloe nor max could ever cut themselves apart fully, and them still following each other on crosswalk and chloe still texting max proves that somewhat. as does the save chloe ending where moses asks if max is done hiding from her, to which she implies she will be. it is hardly an ending for them, you know? they will never really end, even in the scenario where chloe is dead. while i agree pricefield could’ve had more of a focus, i also think fans are overreacting to what happened to them … or, to be honest, i find the route being taken to be vastly more interesting and true to their trauma, their rather complex relationship, and the likes.