#Brainia

[blazethecheeto]

Things Supergirl Characters Absolutely Have Said Pt.3

Alex: We’re playing Scrabble. It’s a nightmare.

Kara: Scrabble? Scrabble’s great.

Alex: Not when you’re playing with Brainy, it’s not. He put words like “ephemeral” and I put “dog.”

-

J'onn: What’s your greatest weakness?

Brainy: Interpreting the semantics of a question, but ignoring the pragmatics.

J'onn: Could you give an example?

Brainy: Yes, I could.

- Kara: Look, I know you think my judgement's a bit clouded because I like Lena a little bit.

Alex, holding Kara's notepad: You doodled your wedding invitation.

Kara: No, that's our joint tombstone.

Alex: My mistake.

-

Lena: This bloodline ends with me.

Alex: That's the fanciest way I've ever heard someone say 'I'm gay.'

-

Kara: Do you mind if I slyly mention that you're single?

Nia: Do not do that.

Kara: You won't even notice!

Brainy, entering: You wanted to see me?

Kara: Nia's single

Nia:

-

Kara: I'm sorry. Please talk to me.

Lena:

Kara: Hello? World's most amazing person?? Sweet pea? Precious cinnamon roll that's too good for this world, too pure?

Lena: 'Sorry' doesn't bring back my fucking M&Ms.

-

[kissme-withyour-cherrylipstick]

THEY ARE MAKING ME INSANE

Supergirl 5x01 and they are officially in the enemy phase of their enemies to lovers arc!! Lena beating up Kara in VR to try to deal with her feelings? Chef's kiss. This woman is insane. I need her carnally

Oh and shoutout to these two <3

[owl-with-a-pen]

The Tower had never been this crowded.

Nia had been in crisis mode all morning, swerving patients, running lab equipment from one room to another, never staying still for long enough to catch her breath.

It felt like the whole world had been turned on its head.

Just a few days ago, Brainy had intercepted multiple emergency calls coming in from across the city. Children under the age of fourteen were coming down with some sort of alien virus. Misdiagnosed as a measles outbreak at first, it hadn’t taken medical officials long to realise their mistake. This was something else, something worse, affecting all kids regardless of species or vaccination record.

Hospitals had started hitting capacity by day one, emergency rooms totally overrun. The DEO had opened their med labs to the public, and when that wasn’t enough, J’onn had used his Martian shape-shifting tech to turn the whole Tower into a make-shift paediatric ward.

Nia had been on the streets for the last three days. Running stories on the outbreak could wait until they’d found a cure. For now, the city needed Dreamer way more than a reporter. She’d been hopping between portals, searching out any lost or scared families that might not have had the resources to seek medical attention themselves. Low income or homeless communities were the worst hit, human and alien alike, and with the highest mortality rate for any demographic, they were Nia’s main priority. Brainy hadn’t needed to run a probability check on that one, it was simply point of fact.

Despite the togetherness National City had shared for the weeks after Lex and Nyxly’s defeat, real change took far longer than that, and that was time none of these kids could afford.

She hadn’t seen Kelly or J’onn in days. They’d been split up across the city, listening out for updates from Kara over comms. With her super hearing, she was the first of them who could detect a cry for help, or a heartbeat slowly losing rhythm. Time was of the essence, but stabilising a patient’s vitals was a far cry from a cure.

Only Esme remained unaffected, her proximity to Kara every few hours offering her some sort of Kryptonian-grade protection. She was the only child to be so lucky.

When Nia hopped through her next portal with a family of four, ushering them into the relative safety of the Tower’s med bay, Alex was there to greet them, taking their two sickly daughters and immediately pointing them towards an empty bed.

Running off adrenaline and about four downed complimentary espresso shots in a row, Nia was halfway back into the portal when Alex caught her arm.

“Call came in for you.”

Nia blinked. “I haven’t dreamt anything.” The answer was practically muscle memory at this point. She knew Brainy and Lena were working on a cure, but figuring out the origins of the virus meant finding any traces of a patient zero, which was proving a lot harder than they initially thought. A dream would’ve saved them all a whole lot of time, but so far, the future had been coming up blank.

Alex smiled sympathetically. “Not that kind of call,” she said. “D’you remember the hospital Kelly worked with last month? Their paediatric ward reached out about ten minutes ago. They asked for Dreamer specifically.”

“They did?” Nia asked flatly, shaking her head. “Wait, why me?”

Alex’s lips thinned into a grim line. “Only one way to find out, right?”

Nia nodded, uncertain, exhausted, but no way was she going to let that beat her down. “Right,” she said, squeezing her Legion ring tight to her fist. “Guess I’ll be back as soon as I can.”

--

Nia landed in the hospital parking lot in record time, practically flying through the doors. The reception was in chaos, phones ringing off the hook, crowds of parents packed tight into the only coffee bar in the building, even more flooding out of the waiting rooms down the hall. Nurses were far and few between, but one tired look of recognition from the receptionist told her she was in the right place.

“Paediatric unit,” the receptionist informed, jerking her head to the right. “Follow the signs.”

And so, Nia did, feeling kind of ridiculous given the circumstances. She’d done hospital visits as Dreamer before, but that was normally for community days or story-times. Running down the halls in full superhero garb, surrounded by so much fear and uncertainty, hardly felt right. What could she do here that would make more of a difference than being out on the streets with J’onn and Kelly? What would this change?

She dismissed the thought. The hospital clearly needed her for something - just because she hadn’t figured it out yet didn’t mean it wasn’t important.

She knew she was headed the right way when a nurse stopped dead in her tracks, eyes creasing with relief. “You’re here,” she said, waving her over in an urgent gesture that Nia took as follow me right now.

Nia was given a face mask to wear as she followed the nurse’s lead. Disinfecting her hands, she was quickly buzzed into the paediatric unit with the efficiency of a military operation.

Nothing could have prepared her for such large-scale suffering. The children lying in the cots were so young, their little faces discoloured and sallow, eyes bruised and swollen. Most of them were hooked up to oxygen, others were attached to bigger, scarier apparatus that were helping to stabilise their vitals. Some of them were crying, others screaming, in fear or in pain, Nia had no idea, but it killed her all the same.

“Oh my god,” she murmured, relieved her mask swallowed up most of the sound.

“Dreamer!” a woman with a tight bun and no-nonsense gait called out. She walked with an authority that suggested she was in charge, quickly dismissing the nurse to let her go about her duties. “My name’s Trisha, I’m the one who called your Tower. Thank you so much for coming, I understand things out there aren’t much better than in here.”

“Of course, anything to help,” Nia said, smiling with her eyes. She paused a moment, laughing nervously. “Um- what is it that you want me to do, exactly?”

Nia caught a couple of nurses on the ward exchanging nervous looks. Clearly, they’d been in earshot.

Trisha sighed, ringing out her hands. “I’ll be honest, Dreamer, I wasn’t sure what else to do. This is—unprecedented. This ward has been packed out with more aliens than most hospitals in the city, and half the children here don’t respond to traditional medicines. We have a lot of species on file here and yet half of these patients have never been recorded in our database. Some of them can’t speak any Earth languages, and we can’t treat them with anything that could pose life-threatening to their biology. Specialists are being flown in, but so far we’ve only been able to get them on the phone, and the children here are in so much pain.” Trisha drew in a shaky breath, and Nia realised that her eyes were starting to glisten. Instinctively, she reached out, taking her arm. Trisha’s mask creased with a watery smile. “It’s alright, sweetheart, it’s just--- it’s been a long day. For all of us. Look, the reason I called is because we’re in crisis, and I remembered reading an article CatCo ran on your powers last year that I thought—and I know it’s a long-shot -- but would you be able to help these children sleep?”

Her voice cracked by the end of her question, and Nia’s heart clenched tightly in her chest. At least her being here made more sense than it had five minutes ago. In fact, she knew exactly what she needed to do.

“Yes, I can,” she said immediately, nodding her head. “Lead the way.”

--

The first bay she was taken to had at least twelve children inside. Some with parents or guardians present, others unaccompanied, but all eyes turned to her when she entered.

A few whispered Dreamers caught on the air, even from the lips of some of the children, though most were too weak to do anything other than stare. Nia tried to hold a calming presence, to generate a positive energy just like Kara. She was trying very hard not to think about how this was her first solo-mission with so many young lives depending on her.

Instead, she tried to focus on her element. The cosy fire of a burning hearth, the guiding beacon of flame. She imagined a warmth building inside her own chest, emanating outward, inviting everyone to relax.

She wasn’t sure if it worked, but the buzz in the room seemed to ease.

“Don’t worry,” she said, speaking to both the children and their guardians. “I’m here to help.”

Maybe not everyone in the room spoke English, but her intentions seemed to translate well enough. She turned to the nurses at her back, crowded at the door, eager to watch.

“You might want to get the adults to wait in the hall,” she advised, bracing her arms out ahead of her. “This stuff can get pretty potent.”

While some of the nurses nodded dutifully, heading into the room to guide the adults away, a few hung back to mutter between themselves.

“You think this’ll work?” one whispered. “It’s a lot of kids.”

“Trust me,” Nia said, as though she’d been in on the conversation. “I once put a Kryptonian to sleep, anything else is a piece of cake.”

The nurses were left speechless after that and quickly set about helping the last of the adults file out of the room. Once it was clear, Nia let herself relax into her power, focusing on the kids.

She hadn’t been looking before, but now she was in the room with them, she could see just how varied the species of these children really were. Some blinked with a second set of eyelids, others had horns growing from underside their chin. Some had scales, others fur; some species she recognised, but most Nia was certain she had never seen before.  

She hesitated, breath catching in her chest. Just how many species here had slipped through the system? The fact hospitals held no records for them, no drugs on hand to treat them, truly unnerved her. Were these the species that had been living here in secret, who had never been registered officially by the US out of fear of persecution?

So many aliens had been living in Parthas long before the country had been offering out citizenship that Nia often forgot what it must have been like for those outside of her town. She remembered helping her mom during springtime, growing a selection of alien wildlife in their back yard to brew herbal remedies. That would have never been substantial if a true outbreak had ever hit, but Parthas had always been fortunate to avoid any serious medical crisis. But if it had… who was to say what could have happened?

But that had been then, and this was now. A time when aliens were meant to be treated as equal citizens, but how could that ever be true if they couldn’t receive the same medical care as their human compatriots?

The DEO wouldn’t have all the answers, but Nia wondered, maybe there was something more they could do to help than just this.

For right now though, she was needed here, and with the fire in her chest steadily rising within her, fit to burst, she knew she was ready.

The familiar warmth of her dream energy drummed through her blood, swarming down her arms all the way to the tips of her fingers. She splayed them wide, coils of blue light cascading down each digit before launching outward like unravelling springs. The room seemed to dim with the power of her energy as it began to disperse, drifting to the far corners of the ward, bouncing and swirling over the head of each child.

Many were in too much pain to realise what was going on, but the ones that still clung to lucidity stared up in wide-eyed awe, momentarily distracted by the alien lightshow.

Nia closed her hands together, drawing her arms in towards her chest. With that motion, each coil of dream energy exploded into a puff of blue mist. It rained down over the children, dazzling them in their last moments of conscious thought. Nia wasn’t kidding: her power was extremely potent in this form. She didn’t make a habit out of using it, but when she did, it was one hundred per cent effective.

She hadn’t yet met an alien immune to its effect, and fortunately this ward was no different. In seconds, the crying and screams had lulled into congested but calm breaths interspersed with a few chesty coughs. Nia wasn’t sure how long the effect would last, maybe a couple of hours if she was lucky, but at least for now these kids could rest.

But her work was far from over.

For the next hour, she stayed on the ward, jumping from room to room as deftly as she had Lena’s portals, helping relieve the children from their pain. The nurses thanked her time and time again, and while she was glad she could help, she couldn’t stop thinking about what Trisha had said.

When the last child had nodded off on the ward, Nia stole a few moments in private, retrieving her phone. Even with twelve thought tracks at his disposal, she didn’t want to call him away from his work and so she typed out a quick text instead. She was just about to slip her phone away when it buzzed in her hand. Nia scanned the response, a smile tugging at her lips.

The ward was still on high alert, and so it took Nia a few minutes to track Trisha down again.

“Dreamer?” Trisha asked, seeming to mistake her excitement for something else. “I’m sorry we’ve kept you for so long, I know you’re needed elsewhere, but I really wanted to thank you for everything you’ve—”

“It’s not necessary,” Nia said swiftly. “Like I said, I’m happy to help. In fact, I think there’s something more we might be able to do for you guys.”

Trisha’s eyebrow quirked uncertainly.

Nia breathed out a laugh. “I’ve just got off the phone with the DEO; with the hospital’s permission, they can analyse the readings of the unknown species you have here and use that data to link with their own records. They should be able to confirm what medicines can be used for pain relief and hopefully synthesise a few specialised drugs for those that won’t respond to what you have on hand.”

Trisha’s eyes widened in disbelief. “You can really do that? H-how long would something like that take?”

Nia’s smile widened. “Give us four hours.”

--

Fortunately, Trisha didn’t ask too many questions. Although what she’d said hadn’t been far from the truth, Nia couldn’t exactly go into detail about where a lot of the DEO’s records came from. While they had a pretty wide range of alien species on file, there was no denying that the Legion archive had more.

Using future technology to solve present problems. It wasn’t the worst thing they’d done where the spacetime continuum was concerned. Besides, if Brainy’s destiny was in the past, then his indispensable knowledge could absolutely guarantee these kids’ futures.

They were all being pulled in different directions today, and the second Brainy had seen her text explaining the situation – just like Nia – he hadn’t hesitated to do something about it. He had a hologram on cure duty with Lena, an algorithm set to link with the hospital’s records with the Legion’s archive, and a twelfth level intelligence ready to sink into synthetising a few new drugs along the way.

In just three and a half hours, Nia was flying back with the first supply, accompanied by Kara and J’onn to handle the bulk. This time, the hospital was abuzz with a different sort of energy. While there were still plenty of patients left in the unknown, word had started to get around. Hospital staff greeted her with smiles of relief, and nervous parents and guardians had begun talking amongst each other. Some had even realised they had a shared language in common and were translating the news from the nurses to others in the room. With a little more Legion help, Nia was sure they could get some translator technology sent over to bridge the last few gaps in communication.

The air felt lighter, the weight of the crisis a little easier to carry now it was being shared amongst so many helping hands. As the drugs were shared out and the DEO data analysis started reaching the hospital, more nurses filed out to retrieve the on-hand meds that would correspond with the correct alien biology.

The first successful dose was all it took, and hope began to spread quicker than any virus could ever dream. Maybe it wasn’t a cure, but it was proof that things could get better; with just a little more time, they could find a permanent solution, Nia was certain.

Change didn’t happen overnight, and there were still holes in the system that were in dire need of fixing, but for today, Nia took the win. With the adrenaline starting to wane and several day’s-worth of non-stop movement finally dragging her down, she realised that wasn’t all she needed to take.

Besides, if her visions were evading her in the waking world, maybe she could find the answers she needed with a more direct approach.

It was time she took a nap.

[ultfreakme]

Current status

[mrowmrowmrow9]

ranking supergirl characters

i've been pondering my tumultuous relationship with this show lately, and decided it might help to organize my thoughts on the characters specifically. in ascending order, season regulars only, based on how much i love/care about/connect to the character, here we go!

11. Lena

this one is pretty self-explanatory. i'd make her -1000th if i could, but moving right along...

10. Maggie

idk why, but I just never really liked her much. i think her badass sarcastic lady cop archetype is just not my thing...plus the way she and alex got together felt a little sketchy on her part.

9. James

Man, i would love to know what the hell was going on in the writing room when they were creating this character. It felt like they had absolutely no idea what to do with him, and honestly i think the show might've been better off without him. his rivalry with winn in season 1 was kind of funny, but the whole love triangle with kara and lucy was just weird and kind of gross. and it only went downhill as the seasons progressed.

8. Cat

She was definitely entertaining, but i feel like she'd also be a nightmare to actually have as your boss. in terms of loving/connecting to her, i'm kind of in the middle.

7. Brainy

He could be pretty funny, but a poor substitute for Winn. and the fact that he guilt-tripped Mon-El into going back to the future and then three seasons later completely abandoned it himself so he could stay with his girlfriend? dude, come on. i like him with nia, but more for her sake than anything

6. Alex

I feel bad for saying this, but I've never really liked Alex. she's Kara's sister and all, but she's so violent and hotheaded and weirdly xenophobic for someone with an alien for a sister. I probably disliked her the least in season 3, i guess.

5. Kelly

is there anything bad to say about kelly? she's just awesome all around. she's not quite a major enough character for me to really connect with, but i like her plenty.

4. Winn

i'm not as into him as other people in the fandom are, but as with kelly i have almost nothing bad to say. he could be kind of a jerk for a minute in s1, but he redeemed himself and i love his friendship with Mon. and especially Kara, where did that go in seasons 2 and 3? though for some reason, i struggle with writing him in fanfic as anything but a background character.

3. J'onn

Space Dad, I love you. his arc could be a little wobbly at times but i love the way him and m'gann are together even when they're apart, and i love his relationship with kara especially during s4 when she had no one. all-around one of the best characters.

2. Nia

It was very close between her and J'onn, basically a tie but I was invested in her character from day one. nicole maines plays her as such a sweet and funny character and i think i've loved her in every season she's been in!

Kara and Mon-El

My precious space puppies. I couldn't choose between them if i tried. Kara can definitely be arrogant, impulsive or stubborn at times but her kindness shines over that and i love her lightness and integrity as a character. this is a bit of an unpopular opinion but i like mon-el even more in season 3, partially because i'm a sucker for angst and tragedy but also i liked the mature version of him that had learned a lot about being a hero and a person. i just wish we could have seen him get to return to his cheerful and jokey self from time to time if he had stayed on the show which he fucking should have.

thanks! that's all

[voidfalcon]

[toxinoire]

Because of boredom, here's some Superfriends(+Supercorp, Brainia and Dansen if you squint) headcannons (Miraculous season 6 please just release I'm begging, Heathers The Musical please come back)

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• Kara is actually scared shitless of the dark, but due to xray vision she doesn't mind it. So when she solar flares she tries to sleep with the lights on. Lena found out about it and made her a nightlight.

• Brainy, Nia and Esme definitely watch Miraculous.

• Lena refers to them all as greatest friends, however she refers to Nia as her favorite nuisance and Alex as her least favorite nuisance (she loves them tho)

• Nia and Esme made Kara and Lena binge watch Miraculous all the from season 1 with them once and now they're attached to the plot. (Kara and Lena had to pause and breathe soooo many times during that night they watched it for the first time because holy shit why is everything similar to them)

• Kara actually really loves listening to cover artists like Annapantsu, Lydia The Bard, Chloe Breez, Reinaeiry, Caleb Hayles, Will Stetson, etc. (Yes, Will Stetson mostly does English covers but have you heard that man's voice?)

• Kelly made Lena listen to the singer Malinda Kathleen Reese's songs because of the fact that she uses Irish style music and oh no, Lena's playlist is overflowing now.

• Lena's bi, but she's into women more (specifically Kara)

• Kelly is the mom friend

• Brainy and Nia went on a date to the cinema to watch the Miraculous awakening movie and they have been annoying ever since they watched it. "Guys, stop singing those damn songs (Stronger Together and Now I See specifically) you're making Kara and Lena cry" -Alex and Kelly

• Someone Kara accidentally introduced Esme to Heathers The Musical. And while Alex and Kelly love the musical Esme is too yOUNG FOR THAT-

• J'onn: These are my dysfunctionial Earth- Brainy: Some of aren't from Earth- J'onn: Earth children.

• Lena never wanted to admit that she's in love with Kara out loud in fear that the universe might take it all away from her.

• Kara's always been in love with Lena, she just never realized until Alex and Kelly's wedding.

• Esme: Auntie Kara and Auntie Lena are just like Marinette and Adrien! :) Kelly: Aaaaand there's the cry of outrage. Alex: The question is, who's it from? Kara or Lena?

• Once a Valentine's Day, Brainy made Nia a little funko pop of herself as Nia, not Dreamer. And whenever she taps on it's head it makes a "boop" noise. Nia loves it so much.

• Kelly once baked Alex a blueberry cheesecake because she remembered that Alex said she loved those once during a game night long ago. Esme has never seen her mom cry so hard.

• Nia found the book "Vertigo Peaks" in Lena's stuff once and decided to read it. Lena was horrified, and Nia teased her endlessly about it.

• Kelly and Lena once got into a debate of whether or not escapism is a good coping mechanism, and both of them had valid arguments PLUS cited their sources of information. Color Alex and Kara scared, but they're also attracted to this.

• Esme's favorite aunt is Lena and aspires to be like her. When they found out, everyone was like "awwww" but Lena was like "...Bad idea. Esme, honey, bad idea-" then everyone else was like "Don't listen to her."

• Alex, Kelly, Nia and Brainy once tried to convince Lena to be in the battlefield with them but Lena was like "Yeah no, someone needs to stay and be the brains of the operation." Kara then said "YEAH" because she doesn't want to see Lena get hurt and she knows she's abandoning the villain the second she sees Lena get hurt so no distractions allowed. Then Esme delivered the final blow by saying "Someone needs to stay and make whatchamacallits so you all don't die :)"

• Kara is extremely self sacrificial, but Esme unintentionally gave her a reality check by saying "But Auntie Kara, everyone won't sleep if you're in danger! Health is important!" and it sounds so innocent but deep down Kara is like "Oh right they will actually bend over backwards to save me and neglect themselves ah I need to stop"

• Lena releases all her pent up rage by walking onto the roof or balcony, taking a deep breath and scream.

[fazedlight]

Dreams (Nia character study/brainia)

It started with a dinosaur. 

A… purple dinosaur.

Of all the things for a teenager to have recurring dreams about, Nia couldn’t fathom for the life of her why Barney was haunting her. Sometimes his green spots would overwhelm him, or glow white - other times, he’d be completely blue. She’d watch in bewilderment before waking up.

Then he started showing up playing the theme song on some sort of flute - I love you, you love me - and she felt like she was going insane.

---

The sleepless nights were starting to get in the way.

All she wanted to do was write about fashion - to share with the world how this form of self-expression was so inherent to being alive, to help people understand that how we present ourselves was an art form in its own right.

All she wanted to do was impress reporter Kara Danvers. Yet there she was, complaining about coffee on her clothes to a stranger who turned out to be her idol, only to later fall asleep at her desk.

Why am I like this?

---

She didn’t catch the name of the man in the pizza shop. Truth was, she was entirely too pissed off about the whole incident to think that far ahead, and her sleep-deprived brain was too exhausted to make the swerve from thinking about the pizza shop owner’s bigotry to figuring out how to flirt with a stranger.

But she did feel a tug of interest that day, and she was kicking herself in the aftermath. Why did I tell him to find me?, she lamented, I should’ve just given him my number.

The mystery didn’t last long, as the stranger reappeared - A friend of Kara’s? Small world - rattling off her address and phone number and other personal details as he reached for a scone. “Why didn’t you call?” Nia asked, laughing.

“You told me to find you, not call you.”

Nia smiled. Another person might’ve found the response creepy, but she found it oddly charming.

---

The dreams were only getting worse. Random shapes and images, or moments that would repeat in real life the next day, or horrific happenings that Nia prayed weren’t real.

Still, the cracks in her shell didn’t start appearing until she found Kara Danvers knocking at her door. Somehow, the blonde’s calm and compassionate demeanor finally let Nia open up - and so Kara became the first person Nia told about her suspicions, that the dreamer powers had come to her. What will Maeve think?, Nia lamented.

Nia wilted under Kara’s optimism, realizing the blonde thought far too much of her abilities. “My dreams aren’t like you think,” Nia asserted. “I don’t even know what’s going on.”

But Kara had a solution for that, too. Brainy strolled in - calling her by an old traditional naltorian name, which Nia found astonishingly odd - and offered to help her.

What surprised her most - more than Kara’s compassion or Brainy’s ability to trigger her dreams - was that she had been able to help in the fight against Agent Liberty.

She supposed that was something.

---

That was not the first date she had expected.

In fact, it hadn’t been a date at all, which had left her in a rather dour mood.

Me? A superhero?, Nia thought, reflecting on Brainy’s proposal. That’s crazy.

---

Someone brought coffee for the team at Catco. One was even her go-to sugar-free vanilla latte. 

That wasn’t the part that bothered her. What bothered her was the “Barney” written on the cup. Suddenly those dreams she hadn’t thought of in years came back to her. Like the dinosaur? “Who’s Barney?” she asked to the room.

“Barney Fife,” Brainy said, “is my name among humans.”

Fife? Like a flute? The damn psychedelic dinosaur flashed in her mind, and she suddenly realized why it would at times shift from blue or green. Oh for fuck’s sake.

---

There was no more running from it.

She dreamt of spiders and black ink and poison. And then her mother had died, and she was forced to reveal herself to save the town. As Maeve bitterly threw her biology in her face, Nia found herself feeling more alone than she had ever been. There’s no turning back now, she mourned.

Life will never be simple again.

---

She couldn’t believe that her idol - in the form of reporter Kara Danvers - could also be Supergirl.

Stranger still was realizing the weight that Kara had on her shoulders, the secrets she carried. Nia had never thought about the burden of heroism, but she supposed she was going to find it out first hand. “Help me train,” she asked Brainy.

It became a burning desire, to honor her mother and heritage - something she could hold onto in the face of her mother’s death and her sister’s rejection. The walls she had built up to avoid even acknowledging her powers seemed to collapse in one fell stroke, and she found herself pushing to the edges of what was possible as the dreamer. Far too quickly, she knew, but if she could just be useful…

But that wasn’t in Brainy’s syllabus. It wasn’t the pace she should be training at. “And now you’re astral projecting,” Brainy said, “That jumps months of training.”

“I know, I’m sorry,” Nia murmured, “I just… I move too fast because that’s what I do.”

“That’s what heroes do,” Brainy asserted, “Leaping before one looks is part of the job description.”

Nia eyed him curiously, realizing she had misread the situation. Brainy wasn’t frustrated. If she didn’t know better, she’d think that was admiration in his eyes.

---

She thought things were going well. Until James ended up in the hospital. What use are these powers if I can’t even keep my friends from getting shot?, Nia thought.

She watched as Brainy’s own guilt ate at him, his own fears bubbling to the surface - how he couldn’t protect James, how he almost couldn’t save Kara, how he didn’t want to become the evil mastermind that his family was hoping for.

She kissed him.

But Brainy broke away. “You and I can never be together,” he said. It didn’t really make sense, but all Nia could do was watch him leave. Sometimes a dream is just a dream.

---

“What are you doing?!” Nia asked, as Brainy locked her up again. What’s going on with you?

“You have to go through the portal,” Brainy said nonchalantly. “Once you’re on the other side, astral project.”

“Brainy,” Nia shouted,  “You can’t do this-”

She continued calling his name as he closed the container… but he was gone.

---

She had faked her own kidnapping, then gotten actually kidnapped when she was abandoned by Brainy, then finally managed to astral project and pass on a message - ending up facing a reactor in the middle of gearing up to commit a genocide against her mentor’s people.

It was not a good day.

Nia sprinted to the other side of the reactor, ignoring Brainy’s statistical analysis as she forced a surge of power in the hopes of matching J’onn, trying to overwhelm the reactor into shutting down.

She could hear Brainy, hear the odd cadence of his voice change, going from the cold facade that he had adapted when he locked her into the container, to a confused series of mumbles about Socrates and Monty Python, until he finally seemed to snap.“Stop! Stop what you’re doing!” Brainy shouted desperately, his cadence sounding normal again. “What you’re doing doesn’t make any sense!”

That’s what heroes do, Nia thought as she struggled, unable to reply to him as she focused on pumping energy into the reactor. Leaping before one looks is part of the job description.

She couldn’t move from her spot, couldn’t check the progress of the reactor. She could only try to cause as much power to surge as she could, knowing that J’onn was just across the way, trying to do the same. Is this where we die?, she wondered briefly. Will we save Argo?

The mystery didn’t last, not as Brainy’s words began to break through again. “You’re amazing!,” he shouted, and she almost smiled through gritted teeth. It’s working, she thought, we’re winning. “You’re astounding!” Brainy continued to shout, the joy rising in his voice as he paced. “You’re astazing, Nia Nal… and I love you.”

It was then that the sparks became overwhelming, and all three of them collapsed onto the floor as the reactor blew. The core is self-destructing, she thought gratefully, trying to catch her breath.

Nia turned to Brainy, and was surprised to find him looking overwhelmed. He smiled back warmly. “When this is over,” he said, “I would like to ask you on a proper date.”

Nia���s heart skipped a beat. “Yes, I’ll go on a date with you.”

“I have not asked yet,” he clarified, rising to his feet. “Back to battle?”

Nia bit back a smile. “Of course.”

---

Nia collapsed onto her couch. What a day, she thought, reflecting on the superfriends’ debriefing. “Not every day is like this one,” J’onn had said.

The dizzying moment of the evening had definitely been when Kara - the person she looked up to most, both as a reporter and a neophyte vigilante - had pulled her aside. “Thank you for saving my people,” the kryptonian had said.

Nia smiled at the memory.

She heard a knock at the door, and groaned slightly as she dragged herself off her couch. Maybe that’s the pizza I ordered, she thought, but she felt the briefest flash of a dream - that damn dinosaur again.

She opened the door, finding Brainy on the other side, holding a bouquet of roses. “I am proposing we spend an evening together,” he said, as Nia smiled and took the flowers. “I am thinking of dinner, and… a movie,” he continued dramatically. “Nia Nal, would you go on a date with me?”

Nia grinned. “Yes.”

[fictiongods]

Something something brainia in the s6 opener something something nia asking brainy to let her in and he can’t something something her opening the door and next few episodes are them working at letting each other in something something door as an emotional barrier something something

[nottawriter]

Super gay retelling of Jane Austen's classic Pride & Prejudice! Original story: Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen. 2005 Movie Adaptation: Screenplay by Deborah Moggach.

Every kudos = $1.00US donation that I make to a 2SLGBTQIA charity. I make the annual donation at the conclusion of Pride Month.

Contributed $475 in 2022 and $551 in 2023 to The Trevor Project.

[hitchell-mope]

Supergirl Wild West au.

Karamel. Kara Cripps and Montgomery Ellington are the almost last survivors of a family feud dating back to almost a full century before they were born. Not quite the Hatfield’s and McCoy’s. But it’s up there. Kara was taken in by the Danvers family and is now her adoptive sister’s unofficial deputy. Monty used what was left of his family’s fortune to build his own highly successful gambling saloon. Kara disapproves of gambling. But she wants to end the feud. So of course she spends her free time in the saloon. It has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the proprietor and son of her family’s rival being carved from marble by the gods themselves. Mind your own business and let Kara drink in peace. Or she will be forced to ruin your gambling time.

Dansen. Alexandra Danvers is the towns sheriff having taking over from John a few years ago. Kara more or less acts as her conscience, imploring her to think before she acts. Alex has taken a shine to the towns newest medic Kelly Olsen who just moved in with her brother.

Winn x Samantha. Winn is one of the towns inventors specialising in household items such as plumbing. He is Kara’s best friend and escort around town. He has recently started courting Samantha Arias a single mother and a very distant relative of Kara.

Brainia. Nia is a state famous songstress at Monty’s saloon. Her voice could charm the birds down from the tree. Winns business partner Brian Ackerman V certainly thinks so because he has never once missed a single one of her performances ever since he arrived in town. Nia swears that she could start a botanical garden from the amount of flowers he has sent to her house everyday. Nia doesn’t care about flowers though. She just likes seeing his face in the audience every night.

James x Lucy. James own the towns newspaper and is a celebrated photographer. He recently got back together with his ex fiancé Lucy Lane after a chance meeting when she brought Samantha to town. Lucy now helps out Alex on Kara’s day off. Lucy’s sister is married Lois is married to Kara’s cousin Clark Kent.

William x Andrea. William is James’s partner at the newspaper. He is currently helping Andrea get back on her feet after she was disowned by her father for associating with the Olsen’s. It is a long, hard, winding road. But she is slowly getting there.

J’onn. John Jones is the town’s retired sheriff and Alex’s mentor/father figure. He is now a man of peace and runs the local schoolhouse where Alex and Kara can always find him if they need his advice. Which he is more than happy to provide.

Cat. Catherine Grant owns the town. Her family built it from the ground up. She often acts as a motherly figure to both Kara and Monty. Not without her trademark tough love though of course.

Morgan. Morgan Edge owns a cattle ranch that provides the town with much needed meat and transport. His methods are less reputable than Alex would like. But he isn’t actually breaking laws and he employs a large part of the town so she leaves him be. With the ever present knowledge that any slip up is a one way ticket to the hoosegow.

Lord’n’Luthor. Maxwell Lord is a deranged oil magnate who keeps trying to buy up the town. His equally shrewish wife Lena used to be Samantha and Andrea’s closest friend. But she cruelly abandoned them once it became uncouth to be around either of them due to Samantha’s unmarried pregnancy and Andrea’s disinheritance. Lena tried to manipulate Kara into being her friend. But Clark’s numerous clashes with Lena’s corrupt bounty hunter of a half brother Lex soon put a stop to that.

[theredcapeofk]

Starting today, up to the 31st, I will be posting my short Halloween Supercorp illustrated fic.

You'll be getting 5 chapters all in all. Each short chapter has it's own illustration, because I tend to make crazy projects like this xD.

This is set post S6. The Superfriends decide to have a Halloween party for Esme's first Halloween with them

[owl-with-a-pen]

They could’ve been anywhere for New Year. Literally anywhere – no one was going to blink an eye if you turned up in The Bahamas thirty seconds before midnight with Supergirl as a best friend. In fact, Nia had lost count of the party invites she’d received from acquaintances at best just for being in Kara’s general social circle.

The first proper year since Kara’s identity reveal had gone global and, suffice to say, the dust hadn’t settled just yet.

But no invite came without expectation. In this case, that Supergirl would be a part of the package. Everyone wanted a spectacle. They wanted the suit, the show, the fanfare. Even CatCo’s office party felt a little too intense for Nia’s liking. While most of their co-workers had relaxed into the notion of having Supergirl as their boss, that didn’t stop journalists at rival news stations from practically clawing the doors down, all hungry for the latest scoop into the life of Kara Zor-El.

So, they didn’t spend New Year’s Eve on a beach or a yacht, the roof of a skyscraper or even at CatCo. There was only one place that would’ve felt right – the only place that mattered. Being with the people that mattered.

Which was why Nia found herself snuggled up with Brainy on the Tower’s couch by 5pm. Super suit officially retired for the evening, she lounged about with the rest of her friends in comfortable civilian clothes, wine glass in hand and like a zillion different party games strewn across the coffee table.

Lena and Brainy had both spent the better part of the afternoon poring over the game instructions with the same sort of life-or-death intensity usually reserved for their day jobs, but Nia wasn’t about to complain. Brainy was on her team, after all, which meant that whatever they got around to playing, they were totally going to kill it. She and Brainy were already sat at the champion spot on the game night board – really, the others didn’t stand a chance. Brainy didn’t get all the credit for that, either. Nia’s powers came with some added benefits – like dreaming up specific strategies or figuring out the rules to games they hadn’t even thought of playing yet. She’d gotten pretty good at it, in fact, and no matter what Alex said, it was not cheating.

So long as she didn’t get caught.

“So,” Alex said as she grabbed a beer from the cooler, clinking her bottle against Kara’s glass as she passed. “Your first year without a secret identity. Better or worse than you thought it’d be?”

Kara pulled a face, hiding behind her glass. “Can I answer that after midnight?”

“Staller,” Alex teased, settling down next to Kelly who had already claimed a spot around the coffee table.

“Hey—not fair,” Kara said, speeding over to join them. “I shouldn’t be the only one answering that question, anyway. A lot has happened this year. I mean, the DEO officially started up again, you and Kelly got that new house.” She pointed to Nia and Brainy emphatically. “And you two – you got engaged!”

Nia grinned, leaning forward. “Oh, you mean this?” she asked, brandishing her new Legion ring with pride.

Alex laughed. “We get it, already, your fiancé bestowed you with the power of flight.”

Brainy scoffed. “This ring offers more than just flight.” He scooped Nia’s hand into his as though to demonstrate, linking their fingers together. Nia’s grin widened. “It’s also a psychic blocker and comms device, as well as offering protection against extreme climates found at higher altitudes, otherwise compromising—”

“Show off,” Alex cut in, poking out her tongue.

“Well, I think our engagements rings were pretty perfect,” Kelly said, pecking her wife on the cheek.

“Yeah,” Alex pouted, “but flight.”

Kelly waved her off. “I get nauseous flying anyway.” She prodded the backpack stowed beneath the coffee table with her foot, giving some shape to the folded shield tucked inside. “Guardian stays grounded for a reason.”

“Yes.” Brainy eyed Kelly warmly, sitting upright. “Let me know if that ever changes.”

“I appreciate the suit upgrades, Brainy, really,” Kelly assured him. “But you couldn’t pay me to strap on a pair of wings, or a flight ring for that matter.”

“Understood,” Brainy said, although Nia could tell he hadn’t quite put his flight plans to bed just yet.

When he relaxed back against the sofa, she took the opportunity to claim his lap as her new headrest, making herself comfortable. Their hands remained entwined across her stomach, Brainy’s thumb working gentle circles over her knuckles.

Just before anyone could get too comfy, the elevator doors dinged from across the room and Lena stepped into the loft, her face obscured by an intimidatingly tall stack of pizza boxes. “Pizza’s here,” she announced, struggling to see around the veritable tower in her hands. “There’s more downstairs if anyone has an arm to spare.”

“Well timed, Lena,” J’onn said with a smile. He was already jogging forward, half-phased through the Tower’s floorboards. “I’ll get the rest.”

“Oh,” Lena called out before he could disappear, “I also had to leave the wine in your office.”

J’onn winked before melting through to the level below.

“Prioritising food over alcohol; who are you and what have you done with Lena Luthor?” Alex teased, rising to greet her at the same time as Kara.

“Oh relax, it wasn’t the good stuff,” Lena said as she assigned pizza boxes to the two sisters. “There should still be some of that left over in the pantry downstairs.”

Nia smiled, watching the interaction with absolutely zero intention of moving herself. Instead, she spread out even further across Brainy’s lap, stretching out her arms. “D’you think they ever fight over who gets to deliver here?”

“Why?” Alex asked. “Because we’re superheroes, or because of Lena’s tips?”

“Both.”

Brainy narrowed his eyes thoughtfully. “It is highly likely.”

“Oh, come on you two,” Lena called out in exasperation. “Pizza’s getting cold.”

Nia groaned, pushing herself up with a little help from her fiancé. “Fine, fine, we’re coming.”

----

The next few hours passed with ease. They ate and chatted and played way too many high-stakes card games. Brainy was officially banned from poker by 8 o’clock and Nia wasn’t allowed any more pre-game ‘warm up’ naps. She let it slide – she’d been meaning to practice her conscious dream-state, anyway. Besides, by the time the strong stuff came out of the pantry, everyone was playing with every super advantage they had at their disposal.

Nia wasn’t sure what time it was when she felt Brainy begin to grow restless at her side. Without saying anything, she lifted her head from his shoulder, giving him a little more room to work with. Not long after that, he broke away from the circle, heading out to the balcony for some fresh air.

She gave him some time at first, easing back into the conversation, but as the clock ticked closer towards midnight, she knew she needed to check in. After excusing herself, she creaked her way unsubtly up the stairs, finding Brainy exactly where she'd expected him to be – with his arms folded over the balcony’s edge, his chin tipped up towards the stars.

He always looked so peaceful when he was alone like that. His eyes may have been closed, but his mind was wide open. Right now, Nia imagined a million and one thoughts coursing seamlessly through Brainy’s head. To anyone else, the very notion of thinking to that extreme was a one-way ticket to migraine territory. But Brainy revelled in it. His twelve thought tracks were flourishing, broadened to new and exhilarating horizons ever since he’d first removed his inhibitors.

Sure, it had been rocky at first, but with the time to become reacquainted with his own potential, Brainy had only become more certain of himself for it. He’d once tried to explain it to Nia - how it felt for him without the restrictions that had once clouded his mind - and although there was no way she could ever put herself fully in his shoes, the way he had described it had sounded so profound, so freeing, that she’d found herself tearing up long before he’d even finished talking.

To be alone with one’s thoughts took on a whole new meaning for a Coluan, and it was the surest way to calm him whenever he became overwhelmed. Sometimes, especially after being around so many people for so long, Brainy needed to take a step back from it all and recharge his social metre. To find that connection between himself and the Big Brain and to truly nourish it.

It did mean that he often lost track of time. And so, as quietly as she could, Nia padded out to the balcony edge alongside her fiancé, brushing her arm up against his.

He stirred slowly, his lashes catching the starlight as he turned his head, acknowledging her without having to say a word.

Nia stood with him a while in that comfortable silence. The night air felt sobering against her cheeks, and the city below was so alive. Every brightly lit window was a doorway into another world, another person celebrating that step closer to a new year on planet Earth. Down on the ground, the bars were abuzz with people, whole groups spilling out onto the streets with drink in hand, enjoying the mild weather and fragrant breeze.

Nia took in a deep breath, letting it go slowly. “How long do we have?” she murmured.

“Eleven minutes, twenty-nine seconds.”

She grinned. Brainy’s response was as immediate as ever. She tipped her head against his shoulder, relaxing into his warmth. “Kara was right, y’know. This year has been pretty intense. In a good way.”

Brainy’s lips twitched into a faint smile. He lowered his head, pressing a kiss into her hair. “Indeed, it has.”

“Think we’ll top it next year?”

Brainy’s smiled widened. He turned his attention back towards the skyline, scanning it with new vigour. “You wanted a summer wedding, correct?”

“Spring or summer,” Nia said with a shrug, burying her nose firmer into his throat. “So long as the flowers are out. Mom would’ve wanted to see them in bloom.”

Brainy was still mapping the stars ahead, his dark eyes moving rapidly from left to right. There was a secretive edge to his smile, and a far-away look in his expression - one that told her he was already planning something special. He bit his lip, rising proudly where he stood. “Then the year to come will certainly exceed the last.”

Nia buzzed with anticipation; his excitement was infectious, igniting her own. Honestly, she would’ve married him right that second if it hadn’t been for all the hard work they’d put into the wedding plan already. Although, with an officiator in the other room and a bottle of wine already going to her head, she couldn’t deny it was a tempting thought.

She was thrown from that thought when a flash lit up the sky above their heads, followed by an explosive pop and bang a second later. Instinctively, Brainy clutched at her hand, holding her close. Nia tensed expectantly, but there was no fire to follow, no superhero emergency at all - just a stray firework set off by some kids down below.

“Little early,” Nia murmured, nudging Brainy’s arm. It was still beautiful, though, and she found that she couldn’t tear her eyes away.

The firework streamed across the sky in fine shimmers of red and gold, reminding her a little of the translucence of her own dream energy, before spilling downward, raining a mist of glowing embers just a few blocks away.

The sky was dark again by the time she realised that Brainy hadn’t been watching the firework with her. Instead, he was looking at her, his eyes bright with reverence, twinkling with a different kind of spark.

“Perhaps we should take advantage of the moment,” he suggested in a low voice, leaning forward.

Nia smiled when his lips brushed across her cheek, trailing towards her ear. She closed her eyes appreciatively, tipping her chin closer to his mouth, his lashes tickling her nose. “Aren’t we supposed to wait for midnight?” she murmured.

“Hm.” Brainy’s lips curved in contemplation. His thumb traced the line of her jaw slowly, catching a curl of her hair before stroking it back behind her ear. His fingers lingered there at the nape of her neck, digging fine crescents into her skin. “I think we’ve traversed time enough to allow for certain… deviations in that respect.”

Nia shivered. She didn’t need much convincing; in fact, she was already leaning in for the kiss, one hand still gripping the balcony wall, the other locked tightly around Brainy’s arm, pulling him closer until their lips finally met.

She was still a little heady from the wine, but the kiss felt like a firework of its own inside her chest, warming her from the inside out. Brainy’s hands were electric everywhere they touched - her face, her hair, her neck, each sensation enhanced by the alcohol roaring through her blood.

She could have believed they were flying.

Crap. Because they were flying.

Or at least, she was. Without even thinking, Nia had let her Legion ring tap into the psychic suggestion she’d been broadcasting a little too boldly, so much that it had begun to lift her off her feet.

When she gasped in surprise, Brainy grinned against her mouth. He held her steady, anchoring her to him until she found her footing again - on solid ground, this time.

“Thanks,” Nia mumbled against his chin, ducking her head into his shoulder, trying to assuage her own embarrassment. She could feel the rumble of laughter in Brainy’s chest and couldn’t help but smile along. “That’s definitely gonna take some getting used to.”

They held each other for a while longer, so comfortable in each other’s arms that Nia nearly lost track of time.

That was until voices started picking up back inside.

A moment later, Nia heard Kara calling: “Countdown’s starting!”

Already? Nia could hardly believe it. She grinned mischievously. “C’mon,” she said, tugging Brainy’s arm.

In the light of the Tower, he looked about as flushed as she felt, his blond hair frazzled against his jaw. He moved eagerly with her momentum, letting her drag him towards the balcony door.

By the time they were back inside, the countdown was nearly halfway through. They got as far as the top of the stairs before the final three seconds started ringing out.

Thinking fast, Nia made her decision. Spinning impulsively at the final second, she wrapped her arms around Brainy’s shoulders, pulling him in for another – official – kiss.

His lips were the warmest welcome she could hope for to usher in the new year.

They parted just as a bottle popped across the room. Brainy’s hands slipped around Nia’s waist, bumping his nose against hers before they both blinked back into reality, noticing for the first time the chaos that had erupted in just seconds below them.

“Ah,” Brainy said under his breath.

“Uh-huh,” Nia answered.

Over at the coffee table, Lena was pouring champagne flutes like her life depended on it from a bottle that’s neck was furiously frothing over courtesy of a certain over-eager Kryptonian. Kara was already making up for her mistake by super-speeding glasses under the bottle faster than they could spill over, placing them on every available surface she could find.

“Okay, you guys really need to start taking some of these,” Kara insisted.

“Way ahead of you,” Alex said, snatching two flutes from the table and handing one to Kelly. They clinked glasses, sharing another kiss.

J’onn laughed. “Here, let me help,” he said, angling the bottle in Lena’s hands so that it was a little less explosive on the next pour.

Lena let go of the bottle entirely, more than happy to let J’onn take over in exchange for a glass of her own.

“Us too,” Nia said, catching Brainy’s eye. “I could use another glass.”

Lena raised a brow expectantly. “Oh, I bet you do.”

Nia tried not to blush.

Once everyone had settled back around the table, flutes in hand, champagne mostly mopped up, Alex raised her glass, tapping it insistently with a fingernail. Instead of instigating a speech, she pointed her glass towards Kara. “So?” she asked. “Better or worse?”

Kara groaned aloud, muffling her voice with the rim of her glass. “I was hoping you’d forget.”

Alex winked. “Never.”

Kara rolled her eyes, lifting her free hand in surrender. “You know what? Fine. I’ll say it. Because, as a matter of fact, despite how freeing this year has been for me, I can’t deny that it’s also been hard. Really hard at times. In fact, for a while, I really did begin to wonder whether any of this was worth it.” She pursed her lips, knocking Alex’s arm. “But,” she countered, drawing out the word, “every time the media tried to beat me down, or the military pushed into my affairs, you were all there for me. You stood by me, supported this decision and supported me whenever I needed it. You reminded me why I wanted this in the first place.” Kara’s lips were already starting to tremble. She swiped quickly at her eyes, sniffing. “What I’m saying is, I really couldn’t have got through this year without you guys.”

“Kara,” Alex said softly.

“Stop, or I won’t finish,” Kara laughed. With a steadying breath, she hooked one arm around her sister’s shoulders, looping her other with Lena’s. “So, yes, this year could have been the worst, but it was the best because of all of you.” She raised her glass above Alex’s head, beaming proudly. “To family!”

“To family,” everyone echoed back.

Nia clinked her drink with everyone else, trying desperately to hold it together. She locked eyes with Brainy from across the table, seeing the happy tears that already stained his cheeks, the easy smile he wore now for no one’s benefit but his own, and realised just how lucky she was to be surrounded by so much love. Despite the hardships she’d faced in both her personal and hero life, she had a family here, one that may have come under its fair share of strain, sure, but had only grown stronger from what it had endured.

The Legion ring suddenly felt warmer around her finger, like a hug from a new friend. Maybe it was all in her head, or maybe it really was responding to her good mood.

Brainy had told her once that a Legion ring meant different things to different people, but at its heart, it represented the joined forces of the Legionnaires themselves. Their connection to one another, despite what made them so different.

For her, though, at its core, the ring was a promise. As certain as the one she and Brainy had made to each other on the training room floor. A promise shared by the echo of her friends right that second.

To family.

With the person she loved the most right there at her side, their devotion to each other worn as plainly as the rings on their fingers, she realised that promise was only just getting started.

Nia grinned, taking Brainy’s hand.

She couldn’t wait for the year ahead.

[itsalliebitheway]

Supercorptober Day 31: spookycorp

“Karaaaa!”

The yell sounded so loudly through the penthouse that Kara almost fell from the desk chair in her home office.

Panic cursed through her veins as she used her superspeed to get to her wife as quickly as possible. Was she in danger? In pain? What was the reason for that scream?

Kara found Lena kicking off her boots, literally kicking them away while she tossed her keys carelessly against the wall where they fell down and landed next to the dish they had bought for their keys and wallets.

“What’s wrong? Are you hurt?” Kara asked as she came to a screeching halt on her socked feet.

“Andrea and Sam deserve to loose. And I’m going to be the one to humble them. We are going to humble them. I cannot stand this anymore!”

"What? Andrea and Sam? What are you talking about baby?”

Lena had shrugged out of her coat and let it fall to the floor, apparently too angry to tidy up after herself. Her eyes were sparkling with something akin to rage and if Kara didn’t know where it was directed, she’d be cowering in fear right now. Lena could be scary if she wanted to.

“They believe they will win the costume contest of CatCo’s Halloween party because they have a better sex life than we do!”

“I-,” Kara stopped talking again and furrowed her brows in confusion. “I don’t understand what the one thing has to do with the other?”

Lena huffed and stomped over to the kitchen where she filled a glass of scotch and emptied it in one go.

“We had lunch and somehow came to talk about the party. Sam is convinced that the couple’s costumes reflects on the couple’s sex life. Which is ridiculous, but she explained it and it somehow made sense especially when Andi chimed in to support her points. Then they made fun of us going as Team Rocket last year, saying that our fun little costume revealed how immature our sex life truly is. You know I really love them both as individuals, but introducing them was the worst mistake I ever made.”

Lena had lost her steam at the end of her rant and Kara was there to take her into her arms. She placed a gentle kiss on Lena’s hair and carefully pried the empty glass out of her hands. They hugged for a moment in the kitchen, then Kara cupped Lena’s face in her hands to make their eyes meet.

“My Love, our sex life is amazing. Nothing Sam and Andrea can say will ever change that. It’s not childish or immature or vanilla even. I’ve discovered sides of myself I never even knew I could have. They don’t know what they’re talking about.”

She kissed Lena on the forehead and pulled her in once more. “But, because it means so much to you, and because it’s so very fun to win against them, we’re going to have the best couple’s costume at this party and I already have the perfect idea.”

They stayed up long hours into the night, putting the finishing touches on their costumes. Thankfully Lena had taught Kara how to sew so they were able to work together on Lena’s dress, embroidering one black sleeve each with the silvery yarn to make the intricate pattern.

They only needed to adjust Kara’s dress to the oval hoop skirt, the rest was pretty much perfect already.

When the day of the party came, Lena used her darkest lipstick to paint her lips after applying a truly hauntingly beautiful smoky eye. Kara’s eye makeup wasn’t as impressive but her lips would match the color of her dress exactly as well while her hair was punned up into a complicated bun with two strands framing her hair.

They had previously agreed that Lena wouldn’t use her magic in public if there wasn’t an emergency, but desperate times called for desperate measures.

They had practiced their entrance several times. The portal watch came in very handy, creating the blue orb that would be the foundation of the image Lena would create around it. Even though she hadn’t practiced illusions a lot before, this gave her the perfect opportunity to do so now, and her illusions of mirrors became more authentic with each try.

“Okay so, the plan is to portal directly into the bullpen. I press the button while you concentrate on the mirror illusion on the other side. Are you ready my Queen?” Kara asked, while she slipped into her heels she bought just for the occasion.

“I am yes. Is my collar okay?” Lena asked while she grabbed her little clutch shaped like a deep-red apple.

“It’s very upright. But wait come here,” Kara gestured for Lena to come closer and adjusted the necklace she had put on to mimic the one Regina wore with the dress she was wearing right now.

“There, all perfect again. Any last words before we mirror-travel into battle?

“You’re ridiculous and I love you,” Lena chuckled and gave her a quick kiss that almost smudged both of their lipsticks. “And you look very beautiful,” she added, brushing one of Kara’s strands out of her face.

“And you look absolutely hot and stunning and I can’t actually find words. How are villains always so attractive anyways?”

“It’s probably the cleavage,” Lena chuckled and shimmied her shoulders for good measure, drawing Kara’s eyes down to where the corset was pushing up her boobs in the most delicious way.

“Okay let’s go then before I decide to rip your clothes off again,” she grumbled and cleared her throat. Lena offered her arm to Kara so she could link hers into Lena’s elbow. They shared one more glance and both nodded, then Kara pressed on the portal watch while Lena murmured her illusion spell to create the mirror on the other side.

They stepped into CatCo’s bullpen to the symphony of half-concealed shrieks of surprise and ohs of wonder. Whispers were spreading through the room like a wildfire while Lena slowly let the image of the mirror fade into nothing.

“You certainly do know how to make an entrance,” Andrea drawled, stepping up to them with a champagne flute in hand. Sam sidled up next to her, wrapping one arm around her waist, holding her close.

“What are you supposed to be?” She asked, her eyebrow lifted in surprise as well as astonishment.

“Lena is the Evil Queen, Regina Mills, from Once Upon A Time and I’m Emma Swan. They were clearly the power couple of the show,” Kara explained, satisfaction bridging a grin to her face.

“And as what did you two dress up?” Lena asked and looked her two friend up and down.

“We’re Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, obviously,” Andrea said and gestured to her own bleached wig with pink tips one the one side and blue on the other side. Sam wore a Red wig and a green dress that looked like it was mostly made out of leaves, covering not a lot.

“I see, your couple’s costumes reflects exactly what a bratty little bottom you are,” Lena said to Andrea, but gave her no time to reply. “May the best costume win.”

She sauntered off with Kara at her side, drawing looks from all around them. They went over to Nia , dressed in a Princess Peach costume to Brainy���s Mario.

“You gays look fabulous,” she cheered and hugged them both hello. “Ugh and that entrance was sooo good! I loved the reference to the show, you can’t not win with this.”

“Here’s to hoping,” Kara answered and snatched two champagne flutes for her and Lena from a passing waiter.

Sometime during the event, Andrea encouraged everyone to vote for their favorite costumes in a little booth she had set up near the elevators. There would be different categories for solo costumes, couple’s costumes and group costumes, each category able to win a price.

When the award ceremony finally came, Andrea stepped onto the makeshift stage she had organized for the night and asked for all of their attention.

“I’m really glad so many of you participated so vigorously in this years costume competition. Dressing up has always been fun for me, but a good costume also takes a lot of time and often a lot of elbow grease so we’re here to honor the best of them.”

She cleared her throat and opened an envelope. “The best solo costume goes to Mackenzie with Hayashi and Dardine as runner ups, congratulations.”

Mackenzie, dressed in a perfect cosplay of Mel Medarda from Arcane, came up to the stage to collect her prize, a food basket filled with Halloween treats, while everyone clapped.

“Next up we have the couple’s costume. Runner ups are Nia and Querl and myself and Samantha.” Polite applause filled the room while Lena squeezed Kara’s hand who was holding her breath.

“Winners are Kara and Lena, dressed as Emma and Regina from Once Upon A Time.”

Thunderous applause filled the bullpen as Kara and Lena took the stage. Lena couldn’t stop herself from conjuring up blue sparks all around their feet, making it look like they were igniting them with each touch of their heels to the floor.

Sam handed Kara their own gift basket while Andrea hugged Lena to congratulate her. In the privacy if their hug, she whispered, “I might be a bratty bottom, just like Harley is for Ivy, but you can’t deny that relinquishing control once in a while is refreshing, Evil Queen.”

“Oh, absolutely,” Lena murmured back. “I can’t wait until she gets me out of this dress later tonight.”

Andrea and her shared a laugh, knowing that everything was well between them, even though her and Sam had lost the friendly competition. They both also knew that their respective girlfriends would take wonderful care of them once they’d leave the party.

Read here on my ao3 : )

[rustingcat]

Had a dream where Nia was in charge of choosing 2 people for a special project regarding protecting the city, but one of the 2 she had to pick was this guy in golden armour. She picked Brainy to fill up the second spot, and apologised to Kara for not being able to pick her as well.

The guy in the armour said he was a descendant of Ballister (from Nimona), and he looked very much like him, only with slightly darker skin. He was very nice, apologising she had to pick him and explaining he's not very good at fighting, he's only trying to live up to expectations.

They could all fly for some reason, and Brainy and Nia were the absolute cutest. She called him her 'little computer' and 'Janet'. Armour guy was confused and started calling him James after that, but he was quickly corrected by Nia.

I don't remember much else besides Brainia being adorable. It was a surprisingly nice dream overall.

[voidfalcon]