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| - Chloe Sullivan and Lois Lane are cousins who are as close as sisters. Lois is at least a year older than Chloe. Chloe spent her childhood in Metropolis and her teenage years in Smallville, while Lois spent her childhood traveling around the world with her military father Sam Lane. However, the two were still able to cultivate a close relationship across the distance. Chloe first mentioned her cousin's name when she attempted to write under a pseudonym after being blacklisted by Lionel Luthor. Since Lois moved to Smallville in 2004, their relationship has grown even closer. Lois found friendships in Chloe's close friends and a surrogate family in the form of Chloe's best friend, Clark Kent, and his parents. They help each other through crises, defend each other fiercely, and don't hesitate to risk their lives for the other. Chloe and Lois often rely on each other for moral and family support such as taking each other to the hospital or turning to the other for romantic relationship advice. When the Metropolis University dorms closed in 2006, Lois offered Chloe her apartment at the Talon, which they continued to share until Chloe became engaged. Both girls have an insatiable curiosity and often worked together to get to the bottom of the strange occurrences of Chloe's home town. As they have gotten older, they were simultaneously trying to cultivate successful journalism careers, forging an initial rivalry, but settling into supporting each other. Their rivalry allowed them both to reflect on and realize their respecitve strengths (Chloe with computerized investigation and Lois with on-sight investigative reporting). This caused Lois has continued her path as a journalist, while Chloe became the superhero information broker Watchtower. Because she cares deeply for both Lois and Clark, Chloe delicately balances both relationships. Constantly trying to protect Clark's secret often directly conflicts with her support of her cousin. At the same time, Lois has been unknowingly saved by Clark several times; she almost always calls Chloe first when she is in danger, and Chloe inevitably sends Clark to rescue her. Curiously, despite their close relationship, Chloe doesn't always confide in Lois about her greatest insecurities. She has refused to tell Lois about her mother's mental illness and her own meteor rock infection. Chloe tries to protect Lois from making hasty, foolish decisions. Alternately, Lois is keenly aware of how much Chloe cares for Clark and tries to make sure Chloe doesn't sacrifice too much of herself for the sake of others. Together, they help eachother reach their heroic desitnies.
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