#LenaIsALesbian

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Logging on to Tumblr and finding all the Lena Luther stuff going on

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SUPERGIRL RANT TIME 5

Imagine, if instead of Mon, Kara found a teenager/kid inside the pod? A little girl/boy Kryptonian/Daxamite that she could have taught and cared for? I personally think that would have been more interesting to see than Kara falling for the man-child she was babysitting.

I can imagine the kid being more into the science stuff if they were Kryptonian and then meets Lena and they click would have been better than Man Boy’s entrance.

Or like Kara gaining an understanding of why Clark didn’t take her in, because she sees how hard it is. Or maybe even getting angry with Clark because she’s making it work when he didn’t even try, that way we get a touch of the darkness in Kara like in the episode where she couldn’t show her anger.

I really think that could have offered her a lot more growth because now her entire arc has been placed on her love life.

Sadly this season has been all about love.

I say sadly because everyone got a love life which freaking annoys me. They should have just focused on Maggie and Alex getting together or even maybe Winn’s love life. By the way, totally called the girlfriend being evil somehow.

This season everyone got a love interest, even James because his love is the Guardian.

To be honest, I’m 80% happy that Katie McGrath got promoted as a season regular because I’ll get to see Katie on television again. I’m 10% terrified that they’re going to butcher her character somehow and the other 10% is worried that they just did it to bait us Katie Mcgrath fans and they’ll only show her like half the time to keep us watching.

I mean, how many of us just watch it now because of Lena? Tune in to see her name on the screen and then flip the channel when we don’t see her on the guest spot? Or if you live in the Pacific time zone like I do, check IG at 6 for #lenaluthor to see if there’s new screen caps of her? She’s honestly the only reason I watch Supergirl.

I admit, the sequence and story progression regarding that the villains and the objective have gotten better from the first season. There’s flow in the action but character growth and development is all over the place for me this season.

Kara starts off wanting to find herself, wants to find her place in the world, define herself outside of a romantic partner but then not even halfway through the season, she falls for Mon-El who’s a mess of a character himself because his arc has been completely rushed.

Alex and Kara don’t even really feel like sisters anymore. And honestly, Alex pushing Kara to date kind of makes me think she did it so she can concentrate on Maggie and not feel guilty that Kara’s alone. And being with Mon is easier for Kara since he already knows the Supergirl thing and because she doesn’t have to worry about her powers but I don’t even know what Kara likes about Mon?

He’s really a good guy despite his chauvinistic and arrogant beliefs? That he’s trying to change from the irresponsible coward to a hero? Why? Because he loves her enough to try? Why does Mon even love Kara? It always seems like he wants her to change too?

And the fuck was that episode on Flash? Music Meister wants them to learn they should allow themselves to be saved by their romantic partners and forgive them?

Jesus, Kara’s ass gets saved by J’onn and Alex half the fucking time on the show!

And we know Kara can forgive. She’s done it for Mon at the end of every episode. I know she’s not perfect but come freaking on. He practically said he never would have admitted it to her if his parents didn’t show up. That just proves that he hasn’t really changed.

Maybe that’s the attraction to Mon? He’s the selfish entitled jackass that she wants to be sometimes but feels like she can’t afford to be.

If that’s the case, then that explains some things.

It doesn’t excuse things because I get being attracted to the thing you want to be, but if Kara wants to be selfish deep down, then she could do better! Be with someone who can stand up for their self, who can back up their actions. That’s my problem with Mon El. His whole character’s excuse for being shitty is that he supposedly doesn’t know better.

That’s his entire excuse. He just says sorry but he never really shows that he is. And besides, he seems to have such little faith in Kara that it makes me wonder why he even really likes her?

He was afraid that she wouldn’t treat him right because he’s a Daxamite? He didn’t want to confess because he was afraid to prove Kara right? Or that Kara wouldn’t speak to him again? That means he thinks she’s an unforgiving racist. Why does he freaking love her then?

I really don’t understand what their character’s attraction is to one another. Especially on Kara’s end!

But still, Kara forgiving Mon after this just really pissed me off because it’s restarting the cycle of abuse all over again! Fucking A Kara, he lied about who he is so you would let him get close to you. And he lied about not telling anyone that you were dating. Lied about letting the Jeremiah thing go. He lies about shit and Kara just forgives him all the fucking time because he’s a Daxamite? He doesn’t know better because of the planet he comes from so we must excuse his ways? I thought Kryptonian’s were supposed to be smart?

Besides, she could have forgiven him without wanting to get back together. Make him really earn your trust which Kara seems to give so easily to everyone but LENA!!!!!

Yes, Mon saved her but come on, that crossover was a freaking mess. Music Meister did it so they’d learn a lesson? Like I said, Kara knows how to forgive. I don’t like that they were manipulated/forced into the situation where she had to learn something that a 26 year old woman should already know and I don’t like that everyone was telling her to forgive Mon because yes, Jeremiah lied to Alex and Lyra lied to Winn, but it’s not even remotely the same because they did it to protect people they love.

Because clearly, Mon doesn’t have a problem protecting Kara from his ‘truths’ since he reminds her of her faults whenever they’re arguing.

Clearly, the only person Mon is interested in protecting is himself.

Also it’s crude and derogatory to Supergirl/Kara. She’s supposed to be the epitome of female empowerment and yet they backed her into a corner to force her to see their point.

It just makes her stupid and it reinforces the belief that people should be forgiven even if they continually repeat the same mistake over and over again and that there are no consequences to Mon El’s actions. I mean, he’ll have to fight his parents but that doesn’t matter since Kara will offer her support and vagina every step of the way.

Anyway, this whole season is just a jumbled mess. Kryptonian’s have been painted as prideful arrogant race while Daxamites are savages who treat women objectively? But then why does Mon El’s dad let his mom have so much say?

She’s the one that talked to Kara to convince her to return Mon to them. I don’t think such an important task would have been entrusted to the queen if women were nothing compared to the men. Nothing about Mon’s mom seems like she’s subservient so if Mon’s been exposed to powerful women, why would he react like he doesn’t know strong women exist? Besides, if Daxamites were truly savages wouldn’t they have just issued an ultimatum and demanded Mon’s return or else blown the planet to bits? I mean they have an people at their disposal. It seems like the King and Queen wouldn’t even bargain, just make demands. Clearly they aren’t strangers to politics.

It just feels like the Kryptonian/Daxamite disagreement’s being blown to epic proportions because if their beef really had been that severe, if they truly hated each other wouldn’t the Kryptonian’s just have eliminated them with the Medusa virus?

The writers seem like their pushing Kryptonian/Daxam hatred of one another too hard and it feels inauthentic.

Like they’re really making it seem like Mon and Kara’s races were so different and that they truly hated each other and that they should never ever be together because of that.

But from what’s gone on, it feels more like they disagree on their views seeing as Kryptonian’s value academics and intelligence while Daxamites value wealth and power. Mostly it feels like they don’t like each other but leave the other race well enough alone. If that’s the case, it doesn’t warrant such reactions. Even the way they talk like ‘Daxamites are this’ and ‘Kryptonites are that’ make it seem more like they ignore each other’s existence because they don’t think highly of the other. It doesn’t really feel like they hate each other enough to have been at war with one another to the death for years.

Am I the only one getting that?

It’s racist but if they truly hated each other I’m pretty sure Kryptonians/Daxamites would have ended the other race if it really bothered them to that degree.

And Mon’s the crowned prince. Like honestly, does he think his tyrannical parents will let their heir go after he disrespected them? And if he really wants to change things on Daxam, if he has become a selfless individual, wouldn’t the right course be to be with his people and try to change things there?

I know he loves Kara but did he even think about the mess his parents could bring to her, to Earth if he stayed?

If this is the type of writing that I have to look forward to then I’m afraid for Lena Luthor. They’re going to give her a love story not worth her character, one that’ll probably test her friendship with Kara somehow, before she’ll be painted as an evil character. Or they let her remain good but then they’ll ruin her character anyway, in the most unimaginative way. They’re going to weaken her character.

I bet they’re going to make her date Winn since they’re both super smart and both have family members that killed people and are in jail.

I like Winn, don’t get me wrong, but Lena with him would be predictable and boring. I mean, Winn hasn’t had suffered half the stigma that Lena has and yes, they’re both smart but then it’ll be like Maggie and Alex all over again because the characters would be too perfect together.

I’m preparing myself for the worst. I’m lowering my expectations so I won’t be disappointed. I’ll simply enjoy seeing Katie McGrath grace my screen, focus on the good instead of the bad.

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Gahhh She's smiling at Kara while she said the word "Crushed" by Lex turning bad. Did she actually mean, I have a crush on you Kara? Subtext?

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SUPERGIRL RANT TIME 11

Okay, a little rant before season premiere. I think I’ve mentioned it before, how it bugs me that James is the CEO of CatCo because it is so far from realistic that it just fascinates me how the writers get away with bothering to research things.

From what I remember, James was hired at the beginning of S1 as the art director for CatCo Magazine which is just ONE of the media outlets that Cat Grant’s Corporation handles, so how does an inexperience Art Director become CEO? It doesn’t make sense. We know from season 1 that she answers to a board of Directors who sit and vote to make decisions for the company which I’m inclined to assume means that she has share/stockholders that she has to answer to.

Now I’m not a businesswoman, but I’m pretty sure they’ve said that CatCo is a multi-million dollar company. You honestly expect me to believe that the board members wouldn’t veto James’s nomination even if Cat Grant was the one who endorsed him? Shareholders/stockholders would be scared that the company would be handled by someone with no experience running such a huge business.

James is the Art Director. It’s such a far leap to CEO, especially since he’s always been portrayed as a visual creative soul.

And also, since when can James write articles? If I’m not mistaken, he also tried to get Snapper to publish an article that HE wrote about the guardian right? That right there makes it seem like they want people to think that being a writer is easy…. Maybe for the writers of Supergirl it is but I’m pretty sure that other writers would disagree.

I was a T.A. for an English class once and I can assure you, not everyone can write well.

Plus, I think it’s incredibly unfair for Cat to just promote James like that. She has other people who have worked for her years, loyal employees that handle duties more likely to meet what’s required of a CEO, who we can safely assume are competent because she would have fired them otherwise.

But then a shrewd businesswoman thinks that an Art Director who has only a year experience can run her multi million dollar empire? That’s so incredibly mental! And it would be more believable if, like I said, Cat was not answering to share/stockholders. I mean, remember that episode where she got hacked? They told her to take a step back from the company hence why she pushed for the Scooby squad investigate!

Here’s the other issue I have with the publication that is Cat Co and how it is run.

Lena made comment in the beginning, about how Cat Co’s not a publication known for hard hitting journalism because it was more about fashion, if that’s true then what was up with Cat Co having what seems to be a long existing investigative team for her precious fashion mag? Obviously CatCo Mag isn’t the fashion editorial but just one of the many media outlets of CatCo. I mean, LiveWire was a radio host for Cat Grant’s company, hence why Cat told Leslie not to talk shit about Supergirl and that part seems to still be canon when LiveWire returned for S2, which means Cat doesn’t just handle print but is in charge of many, if not all, forms of media. Another point to the why I think James being the CEO is ridiculous…..

But getting back to my other point, I highly doubt someone like Snapper Carr would just willingly come onto CatCo if he didn’t think they’d established themselves as a serious media outlet somewhat.

And if Snapper was hired to completely rebrand CatCo, then Snapper seems like the type to have conditions that would need to be met which means if Cat was entrusting Snapper to turn her publication around, to make it more credible, then Snapper would have hired his own journalists for his group and not just work with the people who are already there because like he said “my office, my hires”. So if that was the case then wouldn’t Kara have heard about such a huge change in the office before it happened? Or even while it was happening? Even if Kara were busy training the new assistant, she still would have been able to hear about it.

Even if by some miracle, she didn’t encounter paperwork about it, I’m sure everyone would be gossiping about new office hires and fires. People in their legal department would have to draw up contracts, accounting would have to work out pay stubs or something… basically the formation of a new team would be hard to hide from the rest of the employees and with Kara’s Super hearing, it’d be hard to miss such a huge shift in the office. Unless that’s a testament to how self involved Kara is….

Because come on! She was still Cat Grant’s assistant when Snapper would have been hired and have his team formed. I’m pretty sure as Cat Grant’s assistant, she would have had an inkling that Cat was going to or has already hired Snapper as Editor in Chief so I’m kind of confused as to why she was so shocked that Snapper was her boss. And if Snapper was so renowned, I’m sure Kara would have heard about his demeanor seeing as she’s been working in publication for years.

I mean, she was the CEO’s assistant which means she’s encountered more than her fair share of other CatCo employees, other people sharing gossip or warnings and the like.

That right there is proof that the writers just want us to accept the drivel that’s being written. Chris Wood, the show runners, and the writers don’t want us to think when we watch this show. They just expect us to absorb this contrite drivel that’s being pushed because they assume we don’t have the ability to make logical inferences.

Really, they’re insulting our intelligence with this nonsense.

Maybe that’s what they expect from today’s viewers but I don’t think that’s true. I mean, people like to feel like their involved when they’re watching/reading something.

I can’t speak for everyone, but when I’m watching Game of Thrones, I think about who’s going to win the throne, how someone is going to get killed, and who the hell will still be standing at the end of the season. When I watch How To Get Away With Murder, I always like to collect the evidence to determine who’s the killer. I don’t just sit there and stare at the cute couple making out on screen to fantasize and wish that it were me there in place of the actor or actress. Not that there’s anything wrong with that if the show’s focus is meant to be romance.

But Supergirl was supposed to be the story of a heroine who’s helping solve crimes by catching robbers and thwarting villains. Hence why I don’t turn off my brain, because I want to solve the issues before the story finishes. It’s not supposed to about romance with action thrown in from time to time, even though S2 portrays it as such.

And to those that think that including these details would just make the story longer, just a word or a sentence can explain things very well if one is capable enough.

Honestly, I may have gotten some facts wrong since I only really pay attention when Katie McGrath is there….

I welcome those to offer counterpoints with regards to my issues.

Speaking of more issues, who else is afraid that James and Lena are going to start dating? Honestly if that starts happening… I’d be so pissed because Lena shouldn’t have had to earn someone’s trust in order to be in a relationship with them. And if the writers do that, they’re perpetrating that whole hate can turn into love thing again! They already did that with Kara and Mon El and their whole love story.

Like I said before, I kind of hate that Lena will be joining the Super Scooby gang. I like and thought it was a little healthy about Kara having separation from her Super Life because let’s face it, the only thing that really connects these characters together is that they’re all into crime fighting.

Her having Lena outside of that, us seeing her have a real connection that wasn’t glued to Clark or being a Kryptonian or just being a hot girl…

Because let’s face it, Winn was her friend because he was in love with her and James because of Clark and Lucy was her friend because of James. Alex because she was shoved into her life and forced to keep her Kryptonian identity a secret at her parents behest.

Lena came in there just wanting a friend. I mean we read the lesbionic subtext but Lena’s character had been written with the intention of her as solely being Kara’s friend.

I know in my stories I write that Lena’s instantly attracted or feels an intense sort of connection to Kara that will progress into that of the Sapphic nature but since the writers/showrunners intended her to just be Kara’s friend then I would like for Lena to not be a part of the group until she discovers Kara really is the Kryptonian known as Supergirl.

That little tidbit of their lunch date let me discover more about Kara than I did the entire season! I mean, yes I totally pictured her as a boy band loving girl but it was nice to see that she genuinely liked Earthly things, that she didn’t have to play at being an teenager on Earth. Even without the lesbianhood lingering in the air it was still a sweet display of two friends getting to know each other….

To sum it up, I’m annoyed and scared and excited for the premier that I will be boycotting.

I’ll just watch the Lena moments on youtube because I can always count on the McGrath fans to post her scene clips on there within the hour of the full episode premier. Anyway, let me know what you all think of my stories and don’t be afraid to get back to me with comments or questions!

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SUPERGIRL RANT TIME 7

Supergirl is riddled with plot holes and non existent character development this season.

There were a few people that agreed with how the video evidence would not have been enough evidence for probable cause. I also pointed out that Supergirl could have threatened Snapper Carr that she’ll go to another publication with her story about the aliens missing. Also why didn’t she post anonymously?

These are just evidence of poor scriptwriting. Honestly the show is riddled with plot holes! Like what's the deal with Lillian apparently knowing who Kara was this entire time since she had Jeremiah for years but never made a move? It doesn't make any sense that she would want Jeremiah's help that badly to guarantee a Kryptonian's safety! What could he possibly have to offer that Lex couldn't do/give himself? I mean Jeremiah's been with Cadmus even while Lex was out of prison. Lillian clearly believes Lex is capable of greatness.

Also, if Lillian has the means to create Metallo, why hasn’t she done anything to try and get Lex out of prison? I know he’s probably in a well guarded bunker but Lillian clearly has ways around such things. Wouldn’t her focus be on getting her beloved son out? Wouldn’t she want to make this a mother/son bonding adventure? Lena says Lex is her favorite. Judging from that little tidbit when she saw that thing in the box Lex created when they were in the vault, she clearly knows he’s been doing anti alien things for a while so why would she keep the existence of Cadmus away from Lex? Point is, momma Luthor has been focusing on Aliens when everything that we’ve seen/been told about her makes me think her focus should be about getting Lex out of prison so they can end alien presence on Earth together.

That's another part of sloppy writing! Also I don't believe that Lillian would agree to just send the alien's away instead of ending them! Her goal is to stop alien's from coming to Earth. Wouldn't her character choose to terrify them instead of forcibly evicting them? They could always just come back.

Characters are all over the place and the plots make no sense if you really think about it.

Someone commented on my fic that they Alex is purposely pulling back because she’s afraid of exposing Kara since the last time she acted protectively it exposed Kara. I wouldn’t really call that protective though, it’s more guilty because she didn’t protect Kara in the first place, hence why she got stranded on Slaver’s moon. But I actually mean Alex hasn’t been protective at all this season, even in the beginning episodes, before Alex started dating Maggie.

She gives Kara such shit about exposing her secret in the first season, but then in the second, she lets her have a stranger from another planet intern at CatCo after being on Earth for only a few months?! First season Alex would have definitely talked Kara out of doing this because they knew nothing about Mon El, just that bullshit story he fed them. Season one Alex would have never allowed Mon El the stranger from another planet to get so close to Kara, to shadow Kara and to learn that she is Supergirl in such little time!

That was definitely before she started dating Maggie! And then it even progresses to Alex all but forcing Kara to date Mon and I stand by my theory that she’s doing it so she doesn’t have to deal with Kara, to feel guilty that she has a relationship while Kara doesn’t instead of the reason being that she feels Kara needs a protector. The latter is even more disappointing to Alex’s character. First that she can believe that anyone can protect Kara better than her is just shameful to their relationship in season one. Second, the fact that she would delegate Kara’s care to someone so she can focus on Maggie just makes me lose respect for Alex.

There’s honestly no excuse. She could have asked J’onn to watch Kara or even help her convince Maggie like they did with Cat that Kara isn’t Supergirl but the point is she just wanted to expose Kara’s secret so she won’t have to deal with it. She prioritized herself which is why it’s so disappointing.

Seriously how weak of a character is Mon El that they have to rely on his Daxamite heritage and degrade the rest of the SuperCrew to have him become more favorable?

The writers and show runners basically downgraded everyone, reduced them to romantic subplots, and prevented everyone from having an actual character arc just so Mon can shine? It’s so disrespectful for the first season regulars! Please tell me I’m not the only one who feels and sees it.

It’s like they put him in because they new big strong handsome man can save their ratings. The sad part is they seem to be right because there are those that are just in love with his character…

I’m not actually going to blame CW for this drivel because they do have the Originals and that is most definitely not just catered for tween hearts.

And apparently, there were some that were mad at Kara because she made Mon El cry by not forgiving him right away… I worry for collective minds of those souls that can’t see past a pretty face. Yes, I admit I watched Supergirl because the stunning Katie McGrath is playing Lena Luthor but I fell for Lena because of her character not because she’s played by Katie McGrath if that makes any sense?

Lena’s character has always been strong and independent. She has doubts and maybe some self-loathing but she takes it all in stride. She works for what she has, has trained herself not to react irrationally when people ridicule her, and still has the capacity to care despite being disparaged for most of her life. She might not have muscle but she definitely uses her intellect. Honestly, how did the writers manage to write her so well but then failed epically with Mon El?

But then again, they’re probably going to fuck her character up since they clearly favor Mon-El more.

They’re already degrading Lena’s character by making her ex be Ravi. I mean, love him in IZombie but come on they could have at least made her ex be untouchable badass Roulette! She ran an illegal alien fighting ring but is so well connected that they couldn’t arrest her! She’s clearly got clout, plus having her sniff around Lena’s goods could clearly prompt Kara to want to be her assistant so she can provide Lena protection from the evil woman in the tight fitting red dress and Lisbeth Salander tattoo. That would have been more interesting to see!

But then again, since Snapper is also going to be seen next episode, I’m pretty sure that means Kara’s going to get her job back so our dreams of seeing Kara trail around Lena at Lesbian Corp might have been shot down……..

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SUPERGIRL RANT TIME 6

During one of my rants, I questioned why Kara would fall in love with Mon. Perhaps because Kryptonian’s have been painted as xenophobes themselves she feels guilty over the crimes of her people.

“We accept the love we deserve.” -The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

This is true for Kara’s sake. It certainly explains why she’s with Mon-El. Perhaps the guilt over the Medusa virus, about being racist toward Daxamites, about Jeremiah, about Alex feeling the need to take care of her, and whatever else she’s torturing herself with has driven her to believe that she deserves to be treated like shit.

Maybe she even feels guilt toward Daxamites and that’s why she tried so hard to stereotype Mon-El in the beginning, so she could mask her guilt since it was Krypton’s fault that Daxamites lost their planet as well.

But then again, no offense to the writers, I don’t think they have the capacity to make these inferences. So far they’ve been direct in their intention to name Mon El as a blossoming hero worthy of Kara’s love, which is a problem because he hasn’t really done anything to prove that he’s a hero to anyone but Kara. And we know he’s only saving Kara because he “loves” her.

And I suppose the intention is to make us swoon because here comes a big strong man, ready to help Supergirl out of whatever jam she’s in.

But like I said, Supergirl already has a team to help. She has the DEO, Alex, and Martian Manhunter saving her half the time but since because a strong man who wants to have sex with her has come in, we’re supposed to see him as some knight in shinning armor?

That is literally the only difference between Alex and J’onn saving Kara versus Mon saving Kara. They get to share that cheesy kiss at the end.

Actually, he’s the prince who kisses the girl.

What fresh Disney hell are they trying to pull? I thought they were trying to be different. I thought this show was about women empowerment, not some a romance show that’s supposed to cater to the hearts and minds of the tweens inside us?

If that was the case, they really should have made Supergirl a teenager instead of an educated young woman in her mid twenties.

Because Kara needs someone who can stand up to her (not insult her when they’re mad) and for her and Mon El is not that person. All he’s done this season is to yell and lie and remind everyone he’s from Daxam and not Krypton so he doesn’t believe the same things that Kara does.

If he truly wanted to be a hero, he should have continued training with Kara but what does he do after Kara rejects him? Tries to get into someone else’s pants.

I guess this is the character Kara feels she deserves. If that’s the case, she truly does have low self esteem and is not fit to be a role model for anyone. Because I understand forgiving someone, but like I said before, the right thing to have done was to forgive Mon El for lying but not take him back.

Because honestly, he did a super shitty thing, and if it was the first time he ever did something like that, I wouldn’t have gotten angry with Kara forgiving him.

The thing is, this is a habit for Mon and Kara.

Mon lies and Kara forgives. This type of relationship is not healthy at all. And to be honest, the rest of Kara’s relationships this season have been sort of toxic as well.

Alex has been completely focused on Maggie, with the exception of Jeremiah’s return, which I understand honeymoon phase but she’s supposed to be the over protective big sister? And what does she do? She basically hands Kara off to Mon, a guy she doesn’t even know because they haven’t even spent any time together. She hasn’t even made an attempt to get to know him, just thrust Kara his way and basically hoped Kara can sort her own shit out.

At least with James, she knows he has history with Clark so I can understand why she’s more relenting about Kara entering a relationship with Superman’s best friend.

But Mon El was a complete stranger who talked down to her sister, even if he does have a point, I wouldn’t let my sister go out with a jackass who dishonors her just to prove he’s right. I would want her to be with someone who supports her, not just someone who has the ability to fly in and save her from physical harm. I would want Kara to be with someone who would prioritize Kara the way Alex used to.

Besides, wouldn’t Alex’s character in the first season been more thorough about the introduction of a stranger in Kara’s life?

I feel like she’d have thoroughly checked out what kind of person he is, prevent Kara from telling him who she really is since they don’t know anything about him, just that he’s a Daxamite. And since Daxamites weren’t painted in a pretty light, shouldn’t Alex have been more wary of him? Instead they just let Kara take him on because he just landed and he didn’t have anyone else?

And then Alex basically said Mon influences Kara when she got mad about the Jermiah thing. That means, deep down, she believes Mon is capable of doing/thinking shitty things yet she’s okay with Kara being with him?

Honestly, I’m just reiterating my earlier statement that Alex is just handing Kara off to someone she feels can keep Kara busy………

James and Winn want to be heroes and don’t understand why they don’t have Kara’s support. Hello? The girl lost her entire planet, everyone she loves, her adoptive father, and her sister constantly puts her life on the line, and you’re wondering why she doesn’t support you being New Batman and Oracle?

Do they not know what Kara’s been through?

It seems like she’s been purposely disregarded by the SuperCrew so Mon can sweep her off her feet. Which I know was the premise for my fanfiction, Winning Ways, but I got the idea off the fact that the writers isolated Kara from everyone.

Besides, my Lena wouldn’t be so controlling with Kara. In all my writings and it’s canon on the show too, Lena treats Kara with respect. Yes, she may go out of her way to make things happen to make sure that Kara’s all hers, but she can back up her actions using whatever resources she has.

Lena’s supportive of Kara, doesn’t try to change her, just offers a difference of view to let Kara see it’s not entirely black and white.

She shows Kara the gray area which Kara desperately needs. She challenges Kara’s beliefs, not by arguing or debasing her character, but through intellectual conversations that aren’t solely rooted to emotional outbursts.

Kara’s an emotional being. We all know that. The fact that Mon is one too just makes their relationship implosive.

Rational Lena with emotional Kara is more appealing to me rather than the misogynist Daxamite vs feminist Kryptonian because it isn’t a race issue. It’s a completely emotional issue, one that’s driven by who they are at their core, not by what they were raised to be.

It’s regressive to suddenly reduce Kara to just having Kryptonian ideals because at this point, Kara’s been exposed to Earth almost as long as she’s been exposed to Krypton. As an immigrant who migrated from a different country to another at the age of ten, I’ve managed to retain information/beliefs of my birth culture and adapted/absorbed to my current culture.

To put it simply, Kara’s not just Kryptonian anymore. True, she’s more Kryptonian than Clark but she’s got Earth in her as well.

Kara’s been influenced by humans as much as Kryptonian’s because if she were truly Kryptonian she’d have her parents mindset that Kryptonian’s are superior and therefore would think less of humans.

Instead she craves their love.

Point is, Mon really hasn’t changed because he’s still forcing his way into Kara’s life and the writers are horrible for the musical episode, for letting viewers basically perpetuate the belief that if you’re the good guy then you have to forgive and that if a person lies to you because they love you it’s okay and if you don’t forgive them, then you’re the biggest bitch ever.

Holding onto anger makes you human.

Forgiving a person for constantly degrading your character and lying to you about everything makes you stupid.

Like honestly, so many people on the show lie. In the first season, J’onn lied to everyone by hiding the fact that he’s a Martian. Alex even started off lying to Kara, not telling her what she really does. Kara lies every day because she won’t tell people she’s Supergirl. Maggie lied about her relationship with her parents and her ex. James and Winn lied about the Guardian thing. Mon is the biggest liar of them all but that’s okay because he’s easy on the eyes.

The main moral of the show is it’s okay to hide the truth if you have good intentions. It’s okay to insult and degrade someone as long as you simply apologize at the end and that there are no consequences to your actions.

Honestly, I won’t be surprised if Lena turns out to be a liar as well.

[wr8tur]

SUPERGIRL RANT TIME 9

Tonight’s episode was absurd. It asked for a lot of suspension of belief. It asked for the audience to simply turn off their minds and believe the drivel that we’re being shown.

I believe in the fact that the guy figured out Kara was Supergirl in middle school since Kara was pretty careless when she was younger but for Rick to find out all the DEO stuff, J’onn being a Martian, and the stuff about the trackers leads me to believe that either writers believe the audience are idiots or that DEO agents are idiots.

How the hell would Alex who has been trained by the DEO not notice she’s being watched? I get Kara not being able to but Alex?

And how would the guy know about J’onn? Wouldn’t J’onn have been able to sense his presence? Rick said he’d been watching Kara and Alex for a year, means he has probably been tailing them from their apartment to work, on missions, and all that other stuff. Alex spends a lot of time with J’onn shouldn’t he have sensed Rick around? Read his mind? Also, where would he have discovered that J’onn can read minds? That’s highly classified stuff! Unless Rick has ties with Cadmus or some other faction then this shouldn’t be possible. Unless Rick paid an agent for this sensitive information…

But then where would Rick have gotten the funding for all this? What job could he have that would allow him to pay for this elaborate plan? He had planned for a year, figured out the Danvers sisters schedules, which means he devoted a lot of time in stalking them? Let’s not forget all the technical mumbo jumbo he also had to learn, rerouting IP addresses, figuring out how to stop computer geniuses from breaking his firewall. I mean, I know in theory it could all be done if he had enough time and money. But after only two years though? To gather all that Intel against a top government faction, makes it seem like we’re supposed to believe that anyone can do it. Besides, why would he start using a fake name to visit his father right from the get go? Are we supposed to believe that right after his father was arrested, he immediately got a fake ID, and had always intended to get Kara to break his father out of jail? What was the point in getting a fake ID if he wanted Kara to figure out where his old house was? Seriously, hiding his identity was pointless if he wanted Kara to find his first fake hideout.

We’re already being asked to accept that aliens exist, there’s science beyond human understanding, magic, the multiverse, and a lot of other impossible things but an ordinary man causing this much trouble for a highly trained agent and a superhuman heroine just takes the cake. At least Lex Luthor was a genius billionaire. Rick Malverne was just an average guy. Unless he had millions of dollars at his disposal and a whole team of people to help him set up the equipment, track the sisters, and plant bugs in their apartments or whatever else, then I don’t think him kidnapping Alex while Supergirl was like what, a block away, was something he could have pulled off.

And fucking A, this episode portrayed Kara as some muscle head, completely made it seem like Kara doesn’t believe in human capacity for good. In Human for a Day, she talked that guy down but then she doesn’t believe Maggie can do the same? Or is it because Maggie is a human so she doesn’t believe that she can portray the symbol of hope that Supergirl can? And she fell for the fake hideouts twice! How stupid can Supergirl be?

Ultimately, the writers need to learn that they don’t have to tear someone down in order to build someone up!

And Lena will totally have grounds to turn evil now because Kara’s not been able to keep her word. She promised always but at the first sign of inconvenience, she drops Lena. But when Lena was in trouble, she had the time to whine and complain with Mon El… I mean I know Alex means more because they are sisters but honestly, she should have taken the time to hear Lena out. It would have taken like maybe less than five minutes. She was literally standing out in the balcony doing nothing before Lena called. The woman just killed the love of her life to save Supergirl, after all.

It just makes Kara seem like a user and an opportunist. Like she’s only Lena’s friend when it’s convenient for her, when she has nothing better to do….

But judging from the promo, I don’t think Kara has anything to worry about. If they wanted until the end of the season then I would think there’s a possibility for Lena to truly care for Rhea. But if Rhea’s going to be facing off with Supergirl next episode, I think it’s safe to say that Rhea’s partnership with Lena will quickly be terminated.

Also, another plot hole, if Rhea had really done her homework then she’d realized that the Luthors don’t have a great history with Supers.

Wouldn’t the more believable course of action been to approach Lena with the proposal to wipe out Supergirl? Or better yet approach Lillian Luthor, a mother whose son has also been taken from her by a Super? She could have asked Lillian help in causing both the Super’s demise and in exchange for Lillian’s help, she and her army will round up the aliens on Earth and send them through the portal back to Daxam where they could be slaves? Then have Lillian destroy the teleporter when it’s all over to conclude their business? It’s a win for both sides….

I’m sure Rhea would have the means to find out where Lillian is hiding.

I know Lillian seems unlikely to accept an alien’s help but I feel like if it would lead to her ultimate goal of the eradication of alien existence on Earth, then she would agree. She agreed to ship the aliens away from Earth alive which indicates her main concern is just to rid Earth of them and I think her hatred for the Supers would exceed her racist tendencies toward aliens.

Besides it would serve as character development for Lillian. Let the audience know that she’s really willing to do whatever it takes, even compromise her “beliefs”, if it meant getting her way. It’s not like she completely refuses alien assistance since she did steal the Medusa plans from the Kryptonians...

Also, this way we could have seen Teri Hatcher with Dean Cain since Cadmus still has Jeremiah!

Plus, two powerful women with nothing to lose (since they lost the things that matter to them which is their sons) and everything to gain in charge of capable factions would have raised the stakes and given the heroes all the more reason to assemble. The DEO, the Guardian, and the Supers fighting off Cadmus agents and the entire Daxamite army would have definitely felt more menacing and ominous.

Maybe we can even see some day to day humans trying to protect the aliens as they get rounded up to be teleported or something like that to get that emotional pull and help the audience realize that some humans do care about aliens.

Alas this is not the case because yet again we’re being given the “is she evil or not” plot with Lena. I swear, every episode Lena is in the audience is supposed to wonder whether or not she’s good. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m getting pretty tired of the whole bit. They’re really exhausting this facet of Lena’s and it’s degrading to her character and us as the audience because we are expected to keep falling for it.

Plus, why hasn’t Kara told Lena who she is yet? It’ll only hurt Lena in the end if she has to discover/prove her hypothesis by catching Kara instead of Kara telling her. Hasn’t Lena done enough to earn your trust Kara? Fucking Mon El’s stupid ass knew who she was within two months!

He didn’t even save her life or anything at that point! Just showed up!

Lena’s helped Kara more than once yet she doesn’t deserve to know the truth? Why? Because she’s a Luthor?

And damn, if Lena figured out Rhea wasn’t from Earth from “Thank the Gods” then I’m sure she knows who Kara is! “Flew here… on a bus?” and “I was getting coffee with Kara…” Lena definitely knows and is just waiting for confirmation which Kara should freaking give already!!!!!

I just realized this episode just ripped off Captain America Civil War, which honestly, the fact that an ordinary military man was able to discover all these secrets and do that much damage did not sit well with me either.

[wr8tur]

PICTURESQUE PERCEPTIONS (Day 4 Social Media AU)

There's coffee on her desk, still steaming. She takes the warm cup in her hands, inhaling the wonderful aroma, before taking a sip. The taste is savored in her mouth. Her current assistant seems to know how to brew the perfect cup, not too sweet or bitter, with just the right amount of cream to not overpower the beans.

It's completely unexpected of course, because judging from her bubbly, bouncy, bright, and breezy behavior, she thinks the coffee should be overwhelmingly sweet.

There's a knock on her door. She glances at the clock and sees it's 10 past 9:00 which means her assistant is checking in with her now, knowing she's already settled in and ready to begin yet another work day. She takes another sip, watching as the door opens and a blonde with the softest bluest eyes she's ever seen peeks inside.

"Come in." Lena waves her assistant over a bit too enthusiastically and she's thankful the other woman doesn't seem to notice.

"Ms. Luthor," she steps inside, arms crossed before her as she clutches the reports that Lena needs to look over. "I have the Redmond files you requested." she settles them gently on her boss's desk, smiling brightly as she does so. "Also, you'll be glad to know that the project you're overseeing is trending and is currently the most retweeted subject." she brings her phone up for Lena to inspect and it's impossible to miss the #lenaluthorisagenius on the top of the page.

"Thank you, Kara." she smiles, glad that her current assistant seems to be settling in quickly.

"You're welcome, Ms. Luthor." she's blushing.

"Kara, how many times do I have to remind you," Lena shakes her head in gentle admonition. "Call me Lena." even Jess calls her by her first name so she doesn't see a problem with extending the same courtesy to her current assistant.

It's definitely not because she wonders how her name would roll off the blonde's tongue. To imagine such a thing would be unprofessional and the youngest Luthor has a reputation to maintain. She can't spend her time fraternizing with her adorable assistant and besides she refuses to take part in such a cliché office romance.

Still, Kara isn't making things easy though.

"I guess a couple more." Kara's fidgeting with the edges of her glasses and Lena can't help but appreciate the way the blonde is so transparent.

"You know what," and Lena knows she shouldn't because the last thing she needs is to engage in romantic entanglements but Kara's eyes are so blue and her smile is so warm that she can't help herself. Besides, she doesn't want to be stuck behind her desk looking over paperwork. She wants motivation, craves to be entertained, and knows the blonde is more than equipped to provide her with the drive and distraction she needs to push through the day. Kara's certainly been doing a fine job of it without even having much interaction with the raven haired Luthor. "I think you should sit down," she gestures toward the empty chair across from where she's sitting. Also, conversing with the blonde could expose her shortcomings for Lena. Perhaps the woman has some quirks that will annoy Lena. "So we can get to know each other a little better." she reminds herself that Kara has flaws, so she wants to find them now, to stop this madness before it fully sprouts.

"Um…" the blonde looks at the chair, then at the door, then back at Lena.

"Unless you don't want to?" Lena can't help but feel a little disappointed but then again, she supposes Kara might have more pressing matters to attend to seeing as she is the E.A. to newest C.O.O. of Luthor Corp.

"No, I do!" Kara remarks hastily, eyes wide and frantic, lips contorting with worry that she might have offended the raven haired woman. "I mean," she gathers a semblance of calm but her eyes are windows to her emotions and Lena can definitely see she's a ball of nervous tension. "I don't want you to think I'm taking advantage of you by taking an extra break." Lena can't help but think she's absolutely charming.

"I insist." she nods toward the chair and Kara needs no further invitation.

"Sorry, I just didn't have a lot of talks with Ms. Grant," her previous employer had been the head of CatCo media. "I mean she advised me but I don't think she ever really talked to me." her brows furrow as she tries to recall a specific instance when the respected media mogul wanted to know something about her.

"Well it's a good thing I'm not Cat Grant." she teases, hoping to ease the blonde's anxiety.

"It is." Kara assures quickly, a blush adorning her cheeks, and Lena swears those blues linger a little too long at her lips. "I'm sorry, it's just when I'm nervous I tend to ramble on." perhaps the interest isn't entirely one-sided.

"I make you nervous?" she leans forward, closer to the blushing blonde.

"Of course but not because you're my boss, I mean I think it's a little like that but then there's also because you're so smart and talented and not to mention beautiful." her hand flies up to her mouth then and Lena doesn't bother hiding her pleased grin. "Please don't send me to human resources or fire me." she actually squeaks and it takes all of Lena's strength not to reach over the desk and comfort the panicky blonde.

"Relax, your safe." it'd be hypocritical seeing as she too has admired the blonde's features. "But you know, just because I'm smart and talented and beautiful doesn't mean I'm not just like everyone else." she reminds.

"I don't think you are." Kara states and there's a fire behind those lenses.

"Why is that?" her brow arches upward as she begins to lean closer to the blonde, curious about how the blonde could come to such a conclusion because she's certain Kara doesn't think it's because she's a Luthor.

"You're kind." Kara finds herself saying without the regular shaky preamble. "Not a lot of people in your position take a 10% pay cut just so you won't have to fire that section of R&D that's developing that salinity conversion program." and Lena can't help but be a little stunned. It isn't widely known because Lena hadn't wanted the press to get wind of it but apparently the blonde has been paying close attention. "Sorry, that was too frank wasn't it?" the blonde fidgets in her seat.

"I could use a little more candidness in my life, really." she hasn't spent a lot of time with Kara but she doesn't doubt the sincerity in the blonde's actions. "Don't ever be sorry for being honest, Kara." Lena assures encouragingly.

"Honesty is very important." she proclaims steadfastly. "After all, no legacy is so rich as honesty."

"All's Well That Ends Well." Lena states knowingly. She looks at the blonde, observing the woman who clearly isn't just a pretty face. "I don't know many people that can weave Shakespeare in a conversation so effortlessly." she commends the apparently very knowledgeable blonde. "You're a fan?"

"I wouldn't say I'm a fan." Kara chuckles then. "I appreciated his concepts but found his prose to be quite tedious at times." she smiles, a secretive smile, like she knows something Lena's isn't privy to. "Then again, I might be biased seeing as I had to read some of his works repeatedly." Lena looks over at her curiously and Kara is more than happy to answer her unvoiced query. "I'm an English major."

"English?" Lena absorbs the information. "Does that mean you wish to be a writer?" she gives it further thought. "Or perhaps a teacher?"

"I guess a little bit of both?" she remarks undecidedly. "I'm kind of a writer now." Kara informs. "I mean, nothing major of course. Just a few pieces I published, some for CatCo when they needed space filled." and Lena knows she isn't merely being humble for the sake of politeness. "And other things but I can't say I've really decided what I want to…" she trails off and before the raven haired genius can ask her to elaborate the door bursts open.

Lena prepares to lash out at the intruder, annoyed by their rude interruption, but she sees the interloper forces herself to calm down.

Kara turns to see none other than Lionel Luthor barging into his daughter's office. The blonde meets his steely gaze. She can't help but feel intimidated, fully aware at how his eyes are scanning her, all to aware that her very being is under the notorious businessman's scrutiny.

She turns toward Lena who's seated in her chair, seemingly relaxed, the softness in those emerald depths replaced with a wary look as she eyes her father.

Kara can feel the tension mounting in the room and she's fairly certain she can taste acid in the air between father and daughter. She keeps on looking at Lena, observing how she changed from being so open and warm to being cold and seemingly callous, like one would expect from a Luthor.

"That will be all, Ms. Danvers." Kara nods in understanding.

She knows Lionel would most likely admonish his daughter for being on a first name basis with her assistant. She gives her a tight nod before giving one jittery smile toward Lionel Luthor as she passes him by.

"Quite a beautiful secretary you have there, Lena." Lionel comments, carefully observing his daughter's reaction.

"She's a temp while Jess is on maternity leave." she feigns disinterest and hopes that her features haven't betrayed her, that Lionel will think nothing else about Kara after this moment. "So, what brings you down below the executive officer's floor?" she's thankful he hadn't stepped in a minute earlier, knowing he'd most likely counter Kara's quote with something Machiavellian.

He'd probably mock the blonde, think lowly of her for having no clear aspirations in life.

Of course Lena thinks far from that, admiring how the blonde seems to be content in just figuring herself out before deciding on her future. She decides so put all thoughts of her leggy assistant on the side for now. She can dwell on Kara after she deals with her father.

She'll need a distraction when Lionel Luthor finishes with his criticisms.

XXXX

She looks down into the commemorative wall across the Luthor Corp building, watching as workers are scrambling about as they prepare to paint over the graffiti covering the once blank space.

It's an improvement, she thinks, not only because it certainly beats staring down into the blank and empty wall but because the artist is incredibly talented as well. This is their third painting over Luthor property and Lena almost wants to order them to halt because it seems like such a waste, painting over such works.

She grabs her phone and goes over to her Instagram page, clicking over her direct message icon.

It isn't hard to filter through the messages because there's only one she's bothering to actually to reply to. She clicks on the little camera icon, zooms down below, before taking a picture of the people busily painting over the mural and hitting the send button. After succeeding she clicks on her the user's name, _Z-Girl_, to look upon the stranger's profile page.

She scrolls down, looking at the artist work. It's filled with beautiful artworks varying from café sketches, highly detailed paintings, or some lose pencil drawings that are sometimes accompanied by quotes that fit the subject matter.

Most of the time, the art works are just beautiful pieces that convey a direct message.

Each work stirs something within Lena. She can see the purpose in each line. The emotional state of the artist is clear in her works, with the way she uses colors, vibrant or saturated depending on her mood. Lately though, it's been very bright and warm, but the earlier works just seemed like there had been a struggle, like the artist was trying to find a path but was so lost.

She focuses on the artist's most current works, mainly the murals that they had tagged on Luthor property.

The first work that graced the previously unblemished Luthor walls is an ever forest and it was only later on that day that she realized why the shade of green seemed familiar. It was only after she looked at the mirror in her private bathroom did she notice that same hue staring back at her. The artist entitled it "Lost".

The second work came just two weeks after. Lena had just announced Luthor plans to launch a series of satellites out into the edges of the galaxy, with the ability to travel near the speed of light. The hope of course, was to be able to travel further than the Milky Way and be able to relay information seamlessly without too much delay or interference. Her proposed efforts were rewarded by the artist with a portrait of a raven, its wings spread out, looking gloriously magnificent as it was soaring the night sky against the pale moonlight. That one had been entitled "Liberated".

The most current one had been entitled "Legacy" and it's a painting of a dark galaxy, stars twinkling in the distance, while the different shades of green swirling around.

Lena can't help but feel like these murals, these masterpieces, are somehow meant for her eyes only and while the artist hasn't outright said so, their direct messages do little to deter her belief. If anything, the artist just seems tor provide her evidence to build a strong case for her inklings.

The phone shakes in her hand, causing her to break from her reverie. It seems the mysterious artist has sent her reply.

A teary eyed emoji graces her screen.

'I'm sorry,' Lena replies. 'If it were up to me, I would leave them for all the world to see.' and she's absolutely honest. 'But you know, as much as I love seeing your masterpieces out my window, they'll probably increase security soon if you don't stop.' since the subject matter hadn't been derogatory, security had only agreed to frequent their patrols and extend their patrol time.

But since they seem to be spending more money buying buckets of paint, security may be forced to hire more people.

'How else am I supposed to brighten your day?'

'I'm sure you'll find a way.' Lena is pretty confident that this crafty artisan won't disappoint because they have the means to continue somehow.

'Challenge accepted.'

Already Lena feels a little lighter and if she's to be completely honest, excited because somehow she knows this Zgirl won't let her down.

There's a knock on her door so Lena puts her phone aside and readies herself for whoever may be behind. She doesn't have any meetings today but there might be another urgent matter that the R&D people need her to attend to. She sighs in relief when she sees it's Kara with a bag from one of her favorite eateries in the city.

She glances at the clock, seeing that it's half past her lunch hour. Time had gone by and she would have missed again it if not for Kara.

"Ummm." the blonde looks completely uncertain but determined. She puts the bag of food in the coffee table by the couch and begins to prepare it, all too aware that Lena's carefully watching as she does so. "Enjoy your meal." she murmurs hurriedly as she all but runs to the door.

"I didn't ask for lunch." Lena calls before the blonde can reach the handle.

"I know." she's being presumptuous again, she knows, but her boss hasn't been eating properly since the recent mishap concerning the galaxy program occurred. "And I'm sorry for saying this, but I really think you should." she turns then, eyes sparkling with concern.

Lena smiles, her first smile since she heard that they still haven't been able to fix the prototype for the probe.

"Perhaps company would motivate me more?" the Luthor heiress finds herself saying as she rises from her seat and heads over to the couch. "If I could take advantage of your kindness further, that is?" she gestures for Kara to join her. "I don't think I'd have the appetite to eat if I were alone." she knows she's being manipulative but she figures she'd take the opening Kara's very willingly giving.

"If it will get you to eat properly." Kara says with that megawatt smile.

She reaches for one of the plates only to find Kara's hand on hers. The blonde retracts her hand, blushing madly as she shakes her head, signaling that she'll be the one to prepare her food. Lena watches as considerate Kara begins to plate her meal, smiling as she sees the other woman place extra melon balls, knowing that it's the Luthor heiress's favorite.

Perhaps because the scene makes her feel too at ease, with the blonde being so kind and considerate, as they sit and share a meal that Kara thoughtfully procured out of her concern for Lena's wellbeing, that prompts Lena to speak so honestly.

"You know Kara, you and the paintings outside are beginning to be the only reasons why I look forward to going to work." she states as she takes the offered plate. The blonde freezes and Lena thinks she's overstepped her boundaries and curses herself for letting her guard down. But then Kara's blues are shining her way and she can practically feel her assistant's embarrassment. "I'm sorry, your candid nature's merely infectious." she offers her a reassuring smile, wanting the blonde to know her feelings aren't hurt too badly.

"I'm glad." Kara says then. "That you feel like you can be honest with me." she ducks her head. "And if I could just…" she breathes. "You're the only reason why I keep coming here."

"To this dreary cold place you mean?" Lena teases knowingly.

"Well," Kara looks around her very modern office. "Maybe it won't be so dreary if you redecorate a little." she suggests kindly. "Make the space your own."

"I suppose I could do with a dash of color." her eyes trail over the white interior, the matching couch, and the whole clean pastiness vibe that the room is giving off. "Maybe I can just print one of the mural's from downstairs." she's seriously considering it now, perhaps she'll ask the artist's permission later.

"You really like the paintings?" Kara questions.

"Yes. There's just something about them," she tries to formulate her next words, searching for a way to her express her sentiments but it isn't easy. The Luthor household doesn't encourage expressions of feelings. "They're beautiful and they just speak to me, each line is filled with purpose." she wants to settle her words there but Kara's eyes are searching and encouraging her to push forward. "They make me feel like I'm not just a surveyor but as though I'm part of the scene."

"Like staring at the Gladiator painting of Gerome?" Kara asks a bit too hopefully.

"Exactly like that." Lena's eyes sparkle with enthusiasm because apparently, Kara's a connoisseur of different aspects of art. "And at the risk of sounding totally conceited, I feel like they are about me somehow."

"I'm glad you feel like that." Kara scrambles back then, seemingly realizing something, and Lena finds herself wondering what secret the blonde has that she isn't privy to. "I mean, I remember when I first saw the Mona Lisa, I was twelve and I didn't really think much of it. But when I saw Gerome's work, I could practically here the crowd cheering in the arena."

"You seem to know how to read between the strokes." Kara is clearly insightful. "Tell me what you see." she gestures to the picture on her wall, the family portrait of her and Lionel and Lex,

"I…" Kara turns to face those emerald depths and she can see them softly beseeching her for an honest response. She observes the portrait once more. "The artist managed to capture the likeness of your brother and your father well." she says. "And you were clearly adorable when you were a child." it's shallow, her comments, and Kara knows this isn't what Lena's asking for. "Your father looks cold and your brother looks determined," she ventures cautiously and sees that Lena seems grateful for her truth. "And you, you look like you're in pain."

"My father has our portrait painted every year." Lena remarks. "Kind of like taking a yearly Christmas card."

"Why this one then?" she figures there are more recent portraits, a plethora of them if one does the math, of the Luthor family so Kara finds herself wondering why she has hanging on her wall.

This particular portrait has a story behind it, one that Lena can't ever forget, one that will stay with the young Luthor forever.

"I was six and broke my arm the day before because I fell off my horse." she recalls. "I didn't want to sit and have my portrait done, but father insisted so of course I had no choice but to sit through it." she remembers the way her arm itched under her cast, how irritated she felt at having to muscle through the throbbing pain in her arm. "When I looked at the sketch of the portrait, I asked my father where my cast was." her eyes turn dark. "He turned to me and said, Luthor's cannot be portrayed as frail and weak." weakness must never be shown in the Luthor household. "He made me ride again, that same afternoon because failures are not tolerated in the Luthor household." failure is never an option for a Luthor.

"No offense to Mr. Luthor, but failures are necessary." Kara begins and Lena faces those blues. There's a hand on her own, warm and so comforting, and Lena can't make herself remember ever feeling so secure. "We learn from our mistakes more than our successes, I think." the blonde seems to realize she's crossed physical boundaries between her and her employer for too long so she slowly removes her hand. "I'm sorry, I'm being too frank again."

"I told you to never apologize for that, Kara." Lena, wanting to relish in that feeling longer, grabs Kara's hand and takes in her own.

Kara gazes into those evergreen eyes and she sees them flickering with gratitude and something else, something Kara wants to see more of, so she gives the young Luthor's hand a gentle squeeze and flashes her the brightest smile she can muster.

They finish their lunch hour, continuing to converse congenially about lesser serious matters, their hands never parting.

XXXX

Her phone buzzes in her hand, alerting her of a notification on her Instagram. She clicks it open, going over to the direct message icon, smiling when she sees it's a message from her favorite artist.

A sketch greets her when she opens their message board. The subject matter this time, surprises her as she looks upon a drawing of none other than herself, staring right back at her with such ferocity and fire that she can't help but almost think she's being overly romanticized by the artist. Her fingers dally over the keyboards, not knowing what to say, not knowing what to think.

'I'm sorry I don't think I can do your eyes justice.' Zgirl writes.

'It's very beautiful.' and she's aware that the artist isn't responding because no doubt they can see those three little dots on the other end of the message board. The artist is waiting for her next words. 'I don't believe I could ever look so fierce in actuality though.' she finds herself replying.

'I only draw what I see.'

'And that's how you truly see me?' not some soul to be pitied because of her circumstances but a character filled with resolve.

'You're a fighter, Lena.'

'Thank you.' the artist doesn't know how much these means to her, to have someone who Lena believes to be a strong and fair judge of character think so highly of her. 'You know, you should change your user name.' she suggests.

'Why?'

'Zgirl doesn't do you or your work justice.' it's far too plain in Lena's opinion. 'Perhaps try something a little more awe inspiring?' a name with a little more influence.

'What would you call me?'

'A savior.' she teases though she can't deny that it's more than half a truth. 'Maybe call yourself Supergirl instead.' Lena comments.

A few seconds later, the artist has changed their username.

XXXX

"I thought you went home." Lena comments as she remerges from her private bathroom to find her assistant arranging their dinner on the coffee table by her couch

"And leave you all alone so you can miss dinner?" the blonde shakes her head.

"Kara, you are my hero." Lena visibly brightens when she sees the spread that Kara's procured for them. "I definitely could use a break." she's been staring at paper work for hours that she swears all she sees are charts and formulas burning through her eyelids. "But…"

"Why don't you bring them over here and we can look them over while you eat?" Kara suggests and Lena's helpless to resist those bright blues.

Lena begins to eat as Kara picks up the folder on top of the pile. The raven haired genius watches as blue eyes narrow as she concentrates on the paper. She sees Kara shake her head gently before getting up off the couch. She heads over to Lena's desk, eyes silently asking for permission, which the young Luthor grants as she chews her burger.

Kara returns with a pen and a blank piece of paper. She's proceeding to write something and Lena can see a few numbers scrolled out but can't make out the formula the blonde is postulating from her angle.

"You know, you're supposed to be eating as well." Lena reminds.

"Sorry, it's just the data on this proposal has to be wrong." the blonde replies. "I mean, there's no way they're achieving such a positive response when their formula's off." she shows the paper to Lena who places her burger down on her plate. The young Luthor takes the paper in her hands, green eyes stare at the blonde intently, Kara hurriedly grabs her food and takes a hearty bite. "I'd say it's just a typo but then they used the same formula on the other samples…" she trails off.

"You're right." and Lena's amazed because Kara's already very knowledgeable but she didn't even consider science to be on Kara's field of familiarity. "Is there nothing you can't do?" she asks genuinely as she looks at the blushing blonde.

"I can't take credit for that." she plays with the rim of her glasses in that bashful manner Lena's come to adore. "I mean, my father was a scientist so I picked up a couple of simple things." and the raven haired genius doesn't think complicated theorems are something so trivial as Kara's humble nature is making them out to be.

"A scientist." Lena repeats and it makes so much sense, she thinks.

"Yes and my mother was a businesswoman." she smiles a bit sardonically and Lena can't help but want to erase that look from Kara's features with her lips. "And now their daughter is staggering through her existence, unable to choose what to do with her life." she's disappointed her parents, she's certain. "I got a degree in English and I didn't know what to do with it so I was a barista for a few months." Lena thinks that explains how she's able to make such excellent beverages. "And then I tried my hand cooking but it turns out the only thing I can't burn is water." so the woman does have one flaw after all. "I'm just constantly trying something new to see if the interest will last but now I feel like I need to come to a decision soon so I'm a temp who mostly fills in for pregnant women, hoping it'll help me make a decision." but it hasn't because she's still so uncertain.

"But it's your choice," Lena reminds as she places a comforting hand on Kara's thigh. "Cat Grant tried to hire you full time, didn't she?" Kara nods, confirming what the temp agency had said. "You turned her down," probably the first person in decades to do so. "Because it's not what you want to do." the blonde is a free spirit, one that Lena longs to be. "So what is it then?" because she's sure Kara must have some idea of what she wants. "What do you want to do?" she finds herself asking because she truly believes Kara is teeming with potential.

"I don't really know," she sighs and it's apparent that this struggle has been constant for the blonde. "I mean there are so many things I could do, but what?" there's a hint of frustration peeking through those usually beaming bright blues. "What field should I go in?" it's a question Kara's been asking herself for years. "All these options and I know I should be thankful because not everyone gets to choose but all that pressure …" and Lena knows, can sympathize, because while she wants to help her brother, she knows doing this, the paper work and the countless board meetings, will drain her dry in the long run. Still, she feels powerless to stop, feels completely unable to divert herself from the path her father has set her on. "What would you want to do?" it's the first time Lena's been asked this.

"You mean if I wasn't a Luthor?" she remarks with a hint of bitterness.

"I mean if there weren't all these expectations." Kara clarifies, all to aware of the warmth on her thigh from Lena's hand. "If you could choose to be anything in this world…" she trails off, leaving Lena to fill the gap.

"A mechanic, I think." Lena murmurs. "It's simple," she doesn't have to spend hours, thinking of designs, postulating formulas, conceptualizing. "And I actually like it, getting my hands dirty, tinkering." she gets lost for hours under the hood of a beauty. "And there's nothing like the sound of hearing an engine purr after you put all that effort in…" she smiles. "I suppose I just don't want to deal with the politics, board meetings, the press and the like." the limelight isn't really for Lena.

"It's difficult sometimes," the raven haired genius nods in understanding. "Coinciding the rest of the world with what we want," blue delves deep into green. Lena can feel the fire stirring in her core. She feels the potency of Kara's words and can't help but feel the statement is directed just for her, like she's the one Kara wants in that instance. "What'll make us happy." she places her hand on top of Lena's, letting her thumb trail understanding on the young Luthor's soft pale skin. "But other times…"

"You just know when something," green gazes deeply into blue, understanding seeping through. Lena locks their fingers together, gripping Kara's hand in her own. "Someone," Lena's not being subtle, she knows. But then as the young Luthor feels Kara's hands tighten around her own, bright blues shining with clear affection and unbridled yearning, she's certain her sentiment is shared with equal fervor. "Is worth fighting for."

XXXX

Her phone buzzes as a notification pops up. She hurriedly opens the app, wanting to see what her favorite artist has in store for her now.

It's a painting of black and white and gray and at first glance, it all just seems like the monochromatic shades are spiraling into the middle, as though they're being sucked into the gaping hole of darkness. But the longer she looks, the more she can see the faint silhouette of woman in a long flowing green dress. But she isn't falling into the abyss, no, it seems more like she's swirling out of the vacuum, wanting to fill the void.

She continues to stare at the painting, wanting so badly to know what it would feel like to see the actual brush strokes, to smell the finish of the fresh paint. She knows a mere picture won't do it justice.

-'Lacuna'. she reads the caption at the bottom of the page.

She wonders then, if the woman will succeed in filling the void. If the monochrome will be overcome in an ocean of green and smiles, knowing only time will tell whether or not the void will be filled.

XXXX

She glances around the room, a forced smile plastered on her face, as she looks upon the faces she barely recognizes. They're mostly board members and share holders of Luthor Corp, here celebrating their success at this company gala.

Honestly, it's just another opportunity for the elite to dress up and flaunt their wealth with one another and whoever will be reading the society pages in the monring. And of course, it's her father's not so subtle way of parading her around now that she's been dubbed a prodigy set to conquer the world with her genius intellect and savvy business sense.

There's only one face she wants to see but alas her target continues to elude her amidst the sea of sharks.

She wishes she'd gathered the courage to ask Kara to accompany her there, that she'd offered to ride their together at the very least, but as she hears her father's measured laughter in the background, she remembers why she chose not to.

Lena can't afford Lionel setting his sights on Kara again.

So tonight, she'll do her best to avoid being in close proximity to the blonde. It'll be hard but she knows it's necessary. Besides, just seeing Kara out in the crowd will be enough to lift her spirits.

"So you're the woman who stole the best assistant I've ever had." a voice speaks.

"Cat Grant." Lena turns toward the sound and finds the media mogul's gaze upon her, obviously sizing her up, before setting her eyes on the young Luthor's face. "We finally meet." she states, not bothering to mask the indifference in her features.

"Lena Luthor." Cat regards the woman before her. "It is nice to finally meet the woman taking the world by storm." she takes a glass of champagne from the waiter that's making his rounds. "Quite a spread you've got here." the media mogul says after taking a sip from the clearly savory and expensive drink.

"I won't take credit for this." she looks around the room.

"Not your scene then?" Cat observes the clearly bored Luthor. Lena remembers her audience and the media mogul can practically see the cogs in her head turning. No doubt the raven haired genius is searching for a political response. "Off the record." she assures but it seems to do little to ease Lena's apprehension.

Lena doesn't like talking to the press. She's turned down every interview even though her father insisted. She thinks her work should speak for it self, a quality she knows Kara admires about her.

Just then, she sees a familiar flash of gold, just over the media mogul's shoulder.

She locks eyes with Kara who visibly brightens when their gazes meet. The blonde seems surf through the crowd, heading straight for her, and Lena knows she should excuse herself, she should move and turn because Lionel's somewhere in the room but those blues and that megawatt smile have trapped her in place.

"Good evening." Lena greets when Kara stops an arms length away.

She doesn't know how long the stand there, just looking at each other, but someone's clearing their throat all of a sudden, and Kara's forced to search for the sound.

"Ms. Grant!" Kara beams at the older woman who seems to be fighting off a smile. "I'm glad to see you again!" the ever so bubbly blonde actually wraps her arms around the media mogul who freezes, eyes wide at her former assistant's overtly affectionate gesture.

She regains her thought capacity and brings a hand on the back of Kara's shoulder, giving her two taps.

"You know you wouldn't have to wait to see me if you'd just take my offer." the tenacious woman reminds. She watches as Kara falls beside Lena, her eyes glued to the raven haired beauty who's staring at the blonde with the same longing gaze. "But then again, I don't suppose I have anything to offer that you'd want more than being in the presence of one Lena Luthor." she gives them a knowing look sealed with a smile of approval. "You two make quite a lovely couple."

"Umm I," Kara's mouth is too busy opening and closing to form words.

Lena smirks. Of course Cat Grant would be so intuitive. Kara's blushing as red as the young Luthor's dress, embarrassed not by her feelings, but by the fact that her feelings are so easily noticeable.

"Thank you." Lena responds sincerely.

"I suppose I have to make rounds." there's a glint of mischief sparkling in her eyes, one that Lena's certain her own mirror. "I'll see you around Ms. Luthor, and you Keira!" she gazes at the blonde. "I've a piece for you to write." she grins teasingly. "If you can tear yourself away from Ms. Luthor, we'll talk about it later." Kara regains enough mobility to nod her head before setting her sights on Lena once more.

"You look beautiful." Lena compliments the woman in a baby blue dress that succeeds in bringing out the color in her eyes while her beautiful blonde locks are tied in an elegant half ponytail.

"And you…" Kara stares in awe. "I don't think there's a word to describe how magnificent you look tonight."

Lena smiles, knowing Kara's sentiments are heartfelt.

"I'd ask you to dance but," the youngest Luthor gestures at the cameras. "I don't think you'd enjoy all the attention." Kara knows she isn't embarrassed to be seen dancing with her assistant, it's just the genius doesn't want to push shy and easily embarrassed Kara Danvers out of her comfort zone.

"I don't think I'd be very graceful anyway." Kara states. "I'd probably step on your toes."

"It'd be worth it." the earnest comment causes the blonde's cheeks to turn red. "And you know, I don't think you're giving yourself enough credit." she's certain the blonde something to behold on the dance floor. "Anyway, I'm sorry to cut this short but…" she gestures toward the Nakamura group whom had just entered the room. Kara nods in earnest understanding. And she decides that she won't cower from her father any longer because Kara's ever so humble and beautiful and enchanting and kind and incredibly unaware of how increidble she really is. For Lena, Kara is definitely worth fighting for. "I'll find you after though?" she's utterly hopeful and she practically beams when she receives a nod is response. "I'll be back as soon as my duties are over." she promises.

Kara watches as Lena disappears into the herd. She decides she too has to make her rounds and talk to some of her more amicable coworkers. She sees a familiar face amongst the crowd and decides to head over but a figure blocks her path. The blonde isn't all that surprised to find the great Lionel Luthor standing before her, every bit the obstacle she must pass.

"My daughter's taken quite a shine to you, hasn't she." it isn't a question. "I'm sure she'd be devastated to see you go." he's fishing for a reaction, Kara knows.

"I'm sure you won't be." she tackles the subject at hand.

"Straight to the point then." Lionel smirks then, calculated and cool. "I almost admire you for that rare quality." his eyes narrow as he looks at Kara like he's a pest he must eradicate. "I can see why Lena would be interested in you, beautiful and fiery." it's easy to see the defiant fire behind those black frames. "But see, Ms. Danvers, my Lena can't afford any distractions." Kara fights the urge to roll her eyes. "She's on the path to greatness, one more notable than Lex." Kara knows this much is true. "She's going to make the Luthor name infamous for as long a civilization exists." his gaze is icy and hard and Kara swears she can feel the chill travel down her spine. "And I'll make damn sure nothing stands in her way." he's practically scowling now, voice hushed but still filled with threat. "Least of all not some twenty something year old temp who'll have nothing to offer my daughter but a couple of not so memorable romps in the sack." he sneers derisively and Kara wants to say something, to set the record straight, but she doesn't want to cause a scene because this is Lena's event and they're celebrating her success as the current C.O.O. so the blonde wordlessly excuses herself instead, heading toward the exit.

Kara rushes through the hall. She heads toward the stairway and she sits on the bottom of the stairs as soon as the doors close. She exhales, hoping the act will relieve the tension that's coursing through her entire being.

The faint sound of clicking of high heels echoes through her surroundings and she has a pretty good idea of who's heading her way. She turns her head toward the door and isn't disappointed when she sees Lena in all her glory, raven haired locks in their usual elegant bun, her dress as red as her lips, with her eyes shining with righteous fury and overwhelming concern.

Kara gives her a weak smile and Lena continues to make her approach, plating her bottom right beside the blonde.

"He wasn't…" Kara begins. "He wasn't wrong about some of it." Lena listens, her focus completely all on the blonde who's sporting a depreciating look on her features. "I'm a temporary facet in your life." because Jess is coming back and Kara will have to take her leave. "Who has nothing new to offer you."

The raven haired beauty takes the blonde's face in her hands, palms warm against Kara's cheeks, as one thumb traces the taller woman's cheekbone, and the other trailing dangerously close to her lips.

Evergreen meets true blue and behind the obvious desire lays an infinite amount of affection.

Lena can see her devotion clear in those bright blues, so unbridled and unadulterated just like Kara can feel her concern, heartfelt and exceedingly genuine, seeping from the raven haired genius's fingertips.

"You are more than enough." Lena whispers resolutely.

It'll be so easy, she thinks, to place her lips upon Kara's. She knows the other woman's thinking the same because she can see those blues continually flicking from her eyes toward her lips. The bespectacled woman brings a hand up to clutch onto the young Luthor's appendage and Lena's surprised to find that Kara's retaining her space instead of bringing their lips together.

She isn't too worried though, even though Kara's beginning to stand, because the blonde's hand is still clasping onto her own.

The blonde gently tugs on her hand and Lena's pretty sure she'll follow Kara to the end of the Earth if she asked. The blonde leads the way up the stairs and it doesn't take long for them to find the roof access of the building. She guides her toward the middle of the rooftop before she releases her hold on Lena's hand, before taking a few steps away from the young Luthor.

Lena watches as Kara fishes something out of her clutch bag. The blonde fetches her phone and she continues to observe as the other woman looks into the screen, completely absorbed and utterly determined.

Bright blues sparkle. She places her clutch on the floor and uses it to prop her phone up. The faint sound of a few notes trickle into the quiet night air and Kara steps closer toward Lena before extending her hand toward the young genius who looks at her questioningly. Kara smiles, assuring and purposeful, and Lena isn't one to look a gift horse in the mouth.

She takes Kara's hand and places it on her hips, figuring the other woman needs a little guidance, before she locks her arms around the taller blonde's neck.

The night is quiet save for the faint music that's blasting through Kara's phone speakers. They start swaying softly, both too lost in each other's gazes to really pay attention to the music. They remain surprisingly in sync, matching the beats of the hearts, rather than the notes of the song playing.

"This went better in my head." Kara whispers then, careful not to break the trance and Lena shakes her head in disagreement because she's pretty sure the moment can't be more amazing than it is right now.

"You're perfect." her evergreen eyes peer deeply into Kara's, letting her know she's merely relaying her truth.

They've stopped swaying now, both entirely focused with each other to really pay attention to their surroundings. Kara smiles faintly before pressing her forehead on Lena's knowing the raven haired Luthor wouldn't just say something in order to appease her nerves.

The moon continues to shine looking as though it's smiling at the couple below with its light, pearly and white.

XXXX

The boundary that was once existed between them seemingly evaporated over night. Kara still stutters and stammers and is still a ball of nerves but now she isn't afraid to fuss over Lena, to bring the young Luthor food, and force her to take a step back from her work, to take a break.

And Lena, well she's more relaxed around Kara, knowing that the blonde won't judge her or fault her for her mistakes. She can be who she truly is around Kara, a bumbling nerd who's obsessed with Star Wars and Firefly.

Lena knows she should hate this, being another cliché. But Kara's not just her assistant. She's her friend as well. The first true friend she's made in her entire life and the only person who sees beyond the Luthor name. Perhaps that makes this harder, admitting to her one and only friend how she feels.

But Kara always values honesty so Lena doubts she'd be turned away just for having not so platonic feelings.

Besides, she's almost Lysol percent certain that her feelings aren't unrequited, what with the lingering looks and the seemingly endless encounters where their appendages would meet and stay entwined for exceedingly long periods. Still, Lena knows there might be a chance, an unlikely event, where she's merely projecting her own desires.

The only way she can be absolutely certain is to converse with Kara about her feelings.

It goes against everything she was taught. She can hear Lionel lurking on the edges of her mind, whispering that a Luthor must never display all their cards on the table. She easily drowns that out with the vision of Kara's smile.

Opportunity knocks on Lena's door.

She glances at the clock and sees the 5:00 glaring and impossible to ignore because today is Kara's last day which means come Monday morning, it'll be Jess greeting her good morning. But there's a silver lining to this, Lena knows.

As of this minute, Kara is no longer her employee.

The door opens and the blonde enters, her feet weighed down by sadness and apprehension. It doesn't go unnoticed by Lena, who always pays close attention to everything that is Kara.

"Is there something wrong?" Lena questions instantly.

"Not really." Kara flashes a small sad smile. "It's just, well, I'm going to miss not seeing you every day." the young Luthor decides then to just rip off the band aid and ask the question she's been longing to since she laid eyes on Kara.

"Well, that doesn't have to be the case, you know." she's trying to keep her calm, to steer the conversation and make it flow naturally.

"You offering me a job?" the blonde teases.

"Not quite." she shakes her head. "What I have in mind is definitely more personal." Lena bites her lip then and she swears she hears Kara gulp. "Have dinner with me." the blonde nods her head emphatically.

"When?"

"I…" she's at a loss for words because she hadn't really planned that far ahead. All she did was talk herself up to asking Kara out. It occurs to her then that other woman could be mistaking the invitation for a friendly outing, hence why she agreed so easily to go out with her former boss. "Wait, I mean dinner in a non platonic sense." she elaborates. "Not as in hanging out as friends but as in a romantic excursion." she can't believe the words that keep spilling from her mouth. "I would really like to date you, Kara." Oh my god, Lena thinks.

She's crashing and burning and she should just turn around and bury herself in a bottle of whisky because she's making an utter mess of things.

"I know." the blonde's sporting a smile that threatens to break her face but she's utterly helpless. The butterflies are churning in her stomach and she feels utterly weightless know that it's confirmed that Lena feels exactly the same. "I'm free now." the sound of Kara's eagerness is drowned out by Lena's thundering heartbeat.

"Alright."

"What is it?" Kara questions as she reads the utterly frustrated and confused look on Lena's face.

"For the first time I'm at a loss." Lena admits with a shy smile. "I'm afraid I haven't had anything planned really." perhaps there'd had been a large part of her that didn't think it would be this easy. "To be frank, I've spent most of the time trying to work up the courage to ask you out." and now that she has, she doesn't know what to do for their first date.

"How about we just do something relaxing at my place?" Kara suggests. "I can't cook," she reminds. "But we can order food, talk, and maybe watch a movie?" it's simple and absolutely perfect.

"A great way to start off the weekend." Lena remarks honestly.

She gathers her belongings as her former assistant struggles to keep herself from bouncing up and down with her boundless excitement. They turn and face the exit, walking side by side, shoulders brushing against each other gently as they make their way toward the elevator.

"Um do you want to," Kara says as she presses the button. "Convoy and follow me to my loft?" she suggests.

"That's an idea." evergreen depths darken with desire that the blonde wholeheartedly welcomes. "Or," she bites her lower lip and it takes all of Kara's reserve not to throw the sultry genius toward the wall and ravage her on the spot. "How about I just get a lift from you?" Lena's tone is heavy with innuendo and Kara's cheeks heat at the young Luthor's not so subtle implications.

"Our first date and you're already propositioning me?" she teases, thankful she's functioning enough to come up with such a witty reply, as the doors open.

"I think we've both waited long enough," they step inside. "Haven't we?"

Lena steps closer, backing Kara into the wall, her gaze fixed on the blonde's beckoning lips. Desire darkened green depths look unto the blue eyes beneath those spectacles. She licks her bottom lip in anticipation while Kara nods her head gently, eagerly granting the genius the consent she's seeking.

The young genius dips her head down, kisses Kara with unyielding passion that the blonde enthusiastically reciprocates. They lose themselves in each other as the elevator doors close.

XXXXX

Warmth. She feels it pressed against her front, softness to her cheek unlike any other pillow that she's had before, and the gentle movement of the ends of her hair being twirled gently behind her. She opens her eyes slowly, smiles as she's greeted with a pair of the most beautiful green eyes she's ever beheld.

It's certainly quite a way to wake up and Kara finds she definitely won't mind waking up like this every day for the rest of her life.

Lena smiles in greeting when their gazes meet. The blonde in her arms responds by wrapping her arms around the young Luthor genius tighter and sinking further into the raveh haired beauty's arms.

"How long have you been awake?" she questions, throat raspy from sleep and exhaustion.

"A while." the genius answers easily.

"Figures you'd be an early riser." she murmurs into Lena's neck before pressing a soft kiss as the mark she'd left there earlier.

"I have been for as long as I can remember." she divulges, finding it appropriate to let her lover, because Kara is most certainly now her lover, know this little detail about her. "I'm kind of surprised you aren't." because sunshine Danvers seems like the type to revel in watching sunrises.

"I usually am." Kara informs.

"But my endless enthusiasm exhausted you." Lena grins salaciously at the very nude blonde bombshell in her arms. "All the more reason I didn't want you to wake up alone." she'd hate for Kara to think that this was a one-time thing, that the blonde was just an itch she had to scratch like Lionel has implied. "Besides, I don't think you'd let me leave anyway." Kara's an affectionate hugger even in her sleep.

"I'm sorry." she loosens her hold and attempts to allow Lena to reclaim a semblance of personal space.

"Don't be." Lena smiles reassuringly. "It's nice, feeling so wanted." she tightens her hold around the blonde. "Besides, you are quite adorable." she remembers the blonde's frowning face and the way she clung onto Lena whenever the young Luthor tried to get away. "Like a little baby panda." a blush spreads through Kara's entire being and her raven haired seductress finds her completely enamoring. "I'd offer to make you breakfast but I don't think you have much in the way of cooking items." save for the bottle of wine from the blonde's fridge, she hadn't seen anything that would complete their need for sustenance inside.

"Probably not." Kara blushes.

"Well, how about we go grab breakfast and head over to the store and grab some ingredients so I can make our provisions for later?" Lena suggests.

"I haven't done that before." the blonde murmurs and the genius ceases playing with Kara's hair, eyes peering over the blonde questioningly. "Go grocery shopping with my girlfriend." she's completely excited by the domesticity of the idea. "I mean," the blonde sits up abruptly, realizing she may have overstepped some boundaries by calling Lena her girlfriend. "If that's what you want." Lena's never wanted anything more. "No pressure though." it's a completely awkward way of asking someone to enter in a committed relationship with someone, Lena knows, but it's so completely Kara that the genius can't help but be completely enamored.

"Well," Lena rises from the bed, immediately pressing her lips to Kara's in a brief kiss, to offer her assurance to the blonde that she doesn't mind anything the blonde said. "I'm glad that you're going to be grocery shopping with your girlfriend from now on."

"I'm glad too." her widespread grin tells Lena so.

"Now, how about we shower hop in the shower together so we can get a start on our errands?" she offers, a brow quirk upward suggestively.

"No." the blonde practically bounces off the bed and scurries toward the bathroom. "Not together." Kara's certain they'll do more than shower. "As much as I'd love to," she doesn't think she has enough strength to properly worship the genius's body. "I'd really like to get some food before we enter any amorous activities." she's absolutely famished and Lena understands the feeling all too well. "I'll shower first and you can help yourself to some clothes from my closet." she smiles encouragingly. "What's mine is yours!" she exclaims before disappearing into the bathroom.

"Thanks." Lena murmurs.

She rises from the bed, stretching her muscles as she does so, with the intention to head over to the blonde's closet but as she passes the doorway to Kara's room, something catches her eyes.

She hadn't been given a chance to explore Kara's domicile seeing as they'd been too preoccupied last night.

But from what she vaguely remembers, the blonde seems to have a rather sizeable loft. What's surprising is that it's located close to her own penthouse, give or take a block or two. Lena begins to look around her former assistant's room. The size and location of the Kara's home baffles Lena. There's no way a temp could afford such accommodations in this part of the city.

There's more she still has to discover about the blonde who has managed to barrel down her defenses with an unassuming smile.

Lena peers out in the doorway, toward the room that's ajar from the one she's currently in, swearing that she can see what seems to be the a part of an easel. Her feet lead her across the hall and she finds herself opening the door.

Her vision is met with colors on a multitude of canvases spread throughout the room. She can see them all through her peripheral but her focus is on the artwork that's on the easel because to her surprise there's an unfinished portrait of her face, one that's smiling faintly with her eyes glittering with mirth, that's resting on the easel.

She quickly scans the room for more paintings and she supposes that she isn't really all that surprised to find SuperGirl's artworks located all around. Lena's too engulfed with her surroundings to notice that she was no longer alone.

"I see you found me out." Kara murmurs ventures inside.

"I knew those paintings were about me." Lena remarks with satisfaction, glad her instincts hadn't been off. She ventures toward a few watercolor pieces in the corner table. "When you said you wrote a few pieces for other publications," she eyes the very familiar book cover of a famous children's book she'd seen plastered all over her favorite bookstore. "You neglected to mention that you illustrated and wrote bestselling children's books?"

"Among other things." she's shifting her weight from one leg to the other. "I guess I should introduce myself properly then, since we're in a relationship and all." Lena waits, knowing Kara will explain everything now. "My last name isn't actually Danvers…." she begins cautiously, carefully watching Lena's reactions as she stands in arms length of her new lover. "I'm actually Kara Zorell."

"As in Zorell Tech?" the raven haired genius doesn't take long to recall the renowned last name and Kara nods.

"It was my mother's idea." she confesses. "She wanted me to live a quiet life, figure out my own way like she and my aunt could not." Kara begins her tale. "My father agreed, wanting me to live even just a few years of my life away from the limelight." especially since she was the heir to the multi billion dollar company. "But I didn't think I'd take this long trying to decide what to do with my life." she hadn't meant to get so sidetracked. "There were just so many interesting things, so many professions I wanted to try that I think I kind of lost track of time…" she explains. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner, I hope you're not too angry with me."

"I'm not angry at all." Lena's quick to assuage Kara's worries, eager to wipe the concern and dread from the taller woman's beautiful face. "I went through that phase myself. In college I kept to myself because I didn't want anyone to know who I was but my father showed up in one of my lecture's one day…." he'd left her no choice. "I think he'd been scare I'd go off my own," like Lex did. "And the fact that you can do them and succeed all doesn't make things easier, does it?" Lena can understand the feeling all too well.

"Well, I don't know about succeeding at all of them." and there it was, that humble nature that makes Kara so captivating.

"Ever so modest." it's a rare quality to have in someone like Kara. "My darling Kara, you'd shine no matter where you put yourself." she walks toward the blonde and places a comforting hand on her cheek. "Well, perhaps any place but the kitchen." Kara rolls her eyes affectionately at the raven haired beauty.

"I like that," she presses her lips against Lena's slender wrists. "When you call me darling."

"I'll keep that in mind."

"Jeremiah Danvers, the man who graciously let me borrow his last name, is the head of the R&D department and my godfather." she divulges. "I didn't want to lie to you, I just, well I didn't want you to think I lied on purpose just so I could spy on Luthor Corp because that was never my intention!" the thought hasn't crossed Lena's mind, knowing it isn't in Kara's nature to be so diabolical. "I just thought it would be a nice way to get an idea for what it's like to see the inner workings of a company," Kara maintains. That's why she jumped at the chance to shadow women like Lena and Cat Grant. "And then I met you, and boy were you stunning," it made it difficult for her to say anything. "And then I stared to like you, like can't start my day without thinking about you like you, so it got harder just to come right out and say it."

"So are you really an English major?" she finds herself wanting to learn everything about the blonde who has succeeded in leading quite a double life.

"Double major in English and Mechanical Engineering."

"Smart, honest, talented, unbelievably kind." she stares at Kara like she's watching a unicorn grazing by some mystical waterfalls, in utter awe and sheer amazement. "And breathtakingly beautiful." Lena can't help but think she's really hit the jackpot with Kara. "How did I get so lucky?"

"I asked myself that too." because Lena is calm and collected and everything that Kara isn't but the one thing she's certain of is that the young Luthor has a warm and caring heart.

"In the shower?" Lena smirks.

"You're incorrigible." she ripostes but doesn't bother denying the fact that the thought had crossed her mind as soon as she turned the faucet on.

"I prefer irresistible." Kara certainly can't deny that fact.

"Are you really not upset with me?" she can't believe that Lena's taking all this in stride.

"Only if I can join you in the shower." Kara bestows a brief kiss in response while her hands travel to Lena's hips, disappointed to find her fingers against her silk sheets instead of the alluring beauty's supple skin.

"I do have one request." Kara murmurs as they part. Emerald green look at her curiously. "Can we please tell your father who I really am together?" bright blues are twinkling with mischief and the young businesswoman throbs at the sight. "I really want to see his face when you tell him." Lena laughs then, one of the blonde's favorite sounds in the entire universe aside perhaps from hearing her moan her name as she writhes in pleasure.

"Come on." the young Luthor disentangles herself from the blonde. "My wet nubile body won't soap it self." she heads back to the room, dropping the sheet around her body with Kara hastily following after, both eager to revel in their newfound romance.

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SUPERGIRL RANT TIME 4

So I mostly read fanfiction, the occasional lesbian romance here and there, and I have a friend who reads novels. I told them I’m working on two series at the same time and how difficult it is, not just separating the characters but writing it as well. I explained to them that I’m an outline writer.

My past experience with writing made me always want to think ahead. I have story from ten years ago that I wrote without a chapter outline and now I’m struggling with how to finish it. I learned from that so now I generally have an outline with chapter progressions. I know how many chapters are going to be in a story and I know what’s going to happen in the chapter.

My friend told me that a writer they love suggests cramming everything in one book, discourages against planning ahead, that way you can always surprise the readers and nothing is ever predictable. Apparently this is how TV writers write.

TV writers focus on the season.

I understand why that maybe seeing as a show can get cancelled in one season so might as well pack everything in there. But I don’t necessarily agree with this type of writing. I think planning can work and that if your writing is captivating enough, if your characters are enchanting enough, then the readers are more focused on the moment rather than where the story could be going.

Anyway, the reason I mention the TV writer’s not planning ahead is because I can really see it on television today. Especially on Supergirl.

I mean, maybe that’s why they rushed to give Kara a love interest, because they’re afraid the show will get cancelled. Maybe that’s why they’re rushing Mon-El’s character growth. I mean he’s a douche one episode and then the calm and rational hero the next. Everything just feels like it’s being jammed and you don’t get enough room to absorb everything.

I feel like if writers/showrunners saw beyond what they want to happen this season they would recognize that Lena’s a viable love interest for Kara!

They’re rushing through Mon El and Kara this season that they haven’t really thought about what’ll happen next season. Honestly, they’re already dealing with Mon’s parents now? What other romantic conflict could be had next season? This is why I love Supercorp!

There’s so much conflict that could happen. The SuperCorp story is so organic and the plot elements are already there that writers can just build on it instead of coming up with something. That way it won’t feel forced. It could be a believable slow burn that won’t feel like it’s being dragged on. The focus between their relationship could have been their friendship this season, then season 3 could be one of them catching feelings and maybe revealing. Season 4 could have been them dealing with the change in their dynamics and dealing with the reactions of everyone.

A love story between a Luthor and a Super is worth telling.

It could have hit an area that Sanvers didn’t in the sense that Alex is labeling herself as a lesbian now but what if Kara’s just attracted to Lena? Kara never really liked women but then Lena comes along and just everything feels right and it’s so confusing because she’s never liked girls before. It’s not just some fanfiction drivel because stuff like that does happen. Make the focus of SuperCorp love story be more about emotional attachment rather than sexuality. I’m not saying make Kara asexual, just that Lena could have been the unexpected element in Kara’s life. Besides, sexuality can be fluid but I get that people could get confused with that so then maybe label Kara as bi just to avoid bafflement.

Also, Lena’s a complex character not just because she is a Luthor but because of what she went through. She thought she was adopted, turns out she really is a Luthor but they never told her because they didn’t want to besmirch the Luthor name. So this whole time she’s been struggling with proving herself and now the burden on her shoulders weighs more because she is an actual Luthor so she’s probably worried about turning evil like everyone in her family.

There’s so much possibility in her character! I personally believe that it trumps whatever they have planned for Mon-El’s selfish prince turned commoner’s hero arc.

I hate that SuperCorp isn't a real thing because showrunners/writers won't risk 'alienating' viewers by making Kara and Lena a couple. Still, I would have loved it if Kara didn't have a sure thing with someone yet. I really believe they should have shelved a romantic plot for her until next season. I would have loved seeing a love triangle angle with Kara’s character. The Kara/James/Lucy thing wasn't really about Kara's choice so I would love to have her choose between two people. It would have been interesting to see her make a choice, maybe even hit a certain dichotomy. What's good for Supergirl not being really good for Kara Danvers or vice versa. Have it be a choice between an alien/human, that way the romance is more complicated than Daxamite/Kryptonian or even Prince vs. Commoner.

Or you know, choose between a man or a woman *coughs* (Lena).

I think season one was about Supergirl coming into her own as a hero but maybe season two should have focused more about Kara coming into her own as a reporter.

That way season three could have been about her trying to balance both, maybe have an episode in season 3 where Kara’s re-infected with red kryptonite and then Kara will have to deal with the aftermath and write an objective article without exposing the issue of red kryptonite because it could cause a panic so she has to make it look like Supergirl just had a bad day. Or maybe she’ll have to write an article based off someone who’s against Supergirl, not aliens, but just Supergirl herself.

Personally, I like plots that surprise me. The expected is cliché and I’m always looking for a show that changes things up, even if it’s just be a little.

 Anyway, that’s just my opinion. Thanks so much for reading!

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NEW CHAPTER UP!

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SUPERGIRL RANT TIME 3

I don’t necessarily agree about the intellectual property and writers not being able to do what they want.

I think it’s been established that the show has creative freedom. We see it in how they create the villains and we see it in the protagonists as well. They differ origin stories because the show is merely based off the comics.

Not everything that happens in the comics happens exactly on the show. Probably because writers make adaptations to surprise the audience.

Just look at M’gann. She’s supposed to be a young woman around the age of the Titans yet they changed her into Martian Manhunter’s love interest. The writers clearly have freedom over the characters so when someone commented that the writers ‘can’t do that’ I disagree wholeheartedly.

They can. They choose not to.

The more well-known characters are bisexual in the DC comics. Wonder Woman’s the most recent bisexual. Before her, Catwoman came out. And now Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy are in a non-monogamous relationship with one another. Batwoman is an out and proud lesbian that has her own comic so I’m assuming DC comics doesn’t really have problems with their characters suddenly joining the LGBT community.

The simple fact is the writers and showrunners choose not to take risks. As I've mentioned, I don't think CW has a problem with the bisexual route or girl on girl loving in general. They did it after all with Clexa and they're doing it with Sara Lance.

It’s just that they’re playing safe and I understand all about the target audience and relating to characters. I posted about that in my first rant.

And to those that feel I’m pushing the homosexual agenda out of some perceived hatred I have for the heterosexual norm, it is not about that. It’s not because I want some gay propaganda to be pushed. If I felt Mon-El was a strong male character then I would gladly ship Karamel.

There are heterosexual characters that I love from programs such as Castle, The Originals, Empire, Lucifer, and a bunch of others.

It’s not just because I want to see Katie Mcgrath finally get the girl.

It’s about what’s good for the characters as well as the plot and of course I’m looking for a show that will challenge my perception, keep me on my toes, and make me think.

The reason why I’m upset with Supergirl is because it had a plethora of chances to be that show, to fully break stereotypes and push the modern female aspect, but they simply don’t want to take any risks with her character, the stories, or the plots.

She’s a super heroine yet half the time she’s being saved/helped by someone and yes, she’s a newb but it just feels like they don’t even trust her to be a captivating enough stand-alone character. They included popular characters from the comics like James Olsen and Martian Manhunter in her show right off the bat, and before they even put her in the DEO, she already had Winn and James helping her, meaning she’s always had a whole team of people helping her save one city while Superman is off on his own protecting Metropolis and I’m assuming he never had the proper fighting training that Alex has given Kara and he manages well.

And I know Arrow and Flash and Legends of Tomorrow have teams and I’m not saying that I was looking for a one woman show, but it would have been nice for Kara to shine by herself for a little while without any help. Maybe even keep her secret for more than one episode because not going to lie, when she told Winn that she’s Supergirl I kind of felt like it was propagating the stereotype that women are gossips, which I know they are not.

I believe Oliver was able to hide his secret identity for more than one episode and Barry needed help dealing with powers he never had before so it’s understandable for him to have a team right off the bat.

Maybe I’m the only one who has a problem with that…

And if people wonder why I’m still watching, why I’m so involved, I won’t deny that it is because of Katie Mcgrath. But now they’re even butchering her character by adding a romantic interest.

It’s almost like they are saying women aren’t interesting enough without the romantic element.

Maybe they should change the title of the show to SuperRomance since it seems like this season is all about love of the romantic kind. Or maybe the unavailability of other characters like Cat Grant, Maxwell Lord, and Lucy Lane just really messed with the dynamics of the show. Or maybe I’m just being too sensitive.

But like I said, I’m sick of the breadcrumbs.

I’m tired of feeling like I have to be grateful that they gave even a female super hero a show, that they have gays and lesbians on television, that they are giving minorities any sort of representation.

On a side note, loved the Sanvers moment! Also that Danvers sisters moment was amazing! I missed seeing those scenes!

This is what the show is supposed to be about; unconditional love and support and it gives me hope when they show us these moments, instead of having Kara and Mon at each other’s throats. It lets me believe that perhaps all hope is not lost.

Speaking of support, I did like that Mon was actually supportive of Kara and didn’t try to fight her on publishing the article but then again what would he have to say against it? I doubt he knew she could be fired since Kara herself didn’t seem to know because really, she could have approached a different news outlet as Supergirl and offered the news to them.

There are plenty of reporters who would have jumped to interview her live, maybe even given Snapper this ultimatum about her going to someone else or even went to James if she wanted this to remain a CatCo story because I’m pretty sure James would have green lit everything but I guess this is Kara’s arc, to show that she won’t stop doing what’s right just because her superiors tell her otherwise. There was just a smarter way to go about it though.

Anyway, if only Mon can show her this type of support always and stop being an ass every time they have a disagreement then maybe I can learn to live with Karamel.

I say live with because Supercorp is still my main ship!

And the SuperCorp moments, that overwhelming concern about Kara’s well being instead of being upset that she forgot about their lunch date, the helpful advice, the fact that they had a lunch date, the lip biting, the lingering gaze, the fond looks, the phone call, the balcony moment… it all just made me scream for like a good minute.

It makes me wonder though, who’s behind the queerbaiting? Does it specifically say bite lip on the script? Or is that Melissa just reacting to the SuperCorp fans and Katie McGrath’s natural charisma?

Also, Lena totally has to know that Kara is Supergirl by now because come on, if Supergirl was getting coffee someone would have # that and posted it online, and really Supergirl? That’s the best excuse you can come up with? She could have said I was on patrol near the area! It’s like she wants to get caught.

I wonder what Kara’s going to do now that she got fired. But honestly, danvers.com? Couldn’t she have found someone else to blog for her? Leak the information to a pro-alien supporter somewhere? Why couldn’t she make a statement as Supergirl on the news? Make a Viral video as Supergirl? Instead of posting it as Kara? I know Lena gave her advice when she suggested another form of publication but Kara could have posted it anonymously.

Then again this gives Mon the perfect moment to shine and be supportive. Up until his parents come to take his butt back.

Since Mon El’s parents seem to be villainous they’ll probably try to establish their monarchy on Earth instead. But family coming in to take over sounds like a too familiar plot doesn’t it?

Maybe Lena can use the job loss and the inevitable break up as an opportunity to sneak in and get even closer to Kara? Hire her as a secretary? Start her own newspaper and give Kara a job? She’s a billionaire, she can afford it! And when Kara’s in tears over her break up with Mon El, Lena can be the supportive friend until making her move!