#alura effect

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Transcribed from the glossaries of Krypton Chronicles (1981). Repeat entries are grouped together.

Before presenting the words and definitions, we'll give a few facts about Kryptonian language and names. We have done our best to translate the Kryptonese words and names into the English alphabet, but this is not always easy, as the Kryptonese alphabet consists of 118 characters, each with a precise sound. A double letter indicates a strong emphasis on the sound. Kryptonese plurals are created by adding an O to the word, as we add an S in English. Some are given below. Kryptonian men used hyphenated names, like Jor-El and Jax-Ur, the last part of the name being the family name, or surname. Women used the father's full name as a surname, except for orphans such as Lesla-Lar (see her name in the listing below). There are also 11 characters for the numerical system. Their zero is used only for the purpose of indicating a zero, while 10 has a special character of its own. Using the Roman X to stand for it, we could say that X=10, 1X=20, 2X=30, and so on. 100 is 9X, 101-X1, 110-XX, and 111 is the first three-digit number. The calendar is quite different from our own, since 18 Kryptonian years equal 25 Earth years. As the aging process was the same there, a Kryptonian was fully grown at the age of 15. Now, on to the definitions.

ALURA: 1) Wife of Zor-El and mother of Supergirl. 2) Wife of Zor-El and mother of Supergirl. See Zor-El and Argo City.

AMPAR: Commander, captain, or chief officer.

AR-GO: One of the best seamen of his time until the vessel he commanded was sunk, as recorded in this issue (2).

ARGO CITY: A city on the west coast of Lurvan (q.v.). Under a plastic dome erected by Zor-El, it miraculously survived the explosion that destroyed Krypton. Many years later, its people were destroyed by Kryptonite, except for Zor-El, [Alura], and Kara (Supergirl), who had been born there after Krypton's death. See Kara and Zor-El.

BETHGAR: A ruler; roughly equivalent to our King or Emperor.

BOKOS: An island populated by thieves, who outlawed honesty and legalized what were deemed crimes elsewhere. Bokos did not join the Kryptonian federation, but remained independent till Krypton died.

BRENN BIR: A criminal who joined with two friends, Vas Quor and Kyl-lbo, to terrorize Kandor when they acquired super-powers from contact with an old crony, Ak-Var. Ak had just been released from the Phantom Zone, and had been affected by Red Kryptonite, which always has unpredictable effects on Kryptonians. Ak-Var helped Superman defeat his former pals. For more on him, see under Van Zee.

BUR-EL: An ancestor of Superman who lived five generations after Krypton's Great Flood. His story is told in KRYPTON CHRONICLES #3.

BYTHGAR: The feminine form of Bethgar; equivalent to Queen of Empress.

DANDAHU OCEAN: Krypton's largest ocean; east of Urrika and west of Lurvan.

DENDARO: Plural of DENDAR, a Kryptonian "minute" consisting of 100 THRIBO, the equivalent of Earth seconds.

DROTHO: Plural of Droth, a type of large sea-bird that fed chiefly on Silten.

DRYGUR: 1) A word meaning "leader, roughly equivalent to our "president' 2) Leader; equivalent of an Earth governor or president.

DRYGUR MOLIOM: The leader of the Science Council (See Maliam.)

EL: An ancient Kryptonese word meaning Star.

ERKOL: 1) Oldest city on Krypton. After a war with another city state, Xan, lasting 200 years. Erkol was destroyed. However, many of its people survived to wipe out Xan and rebuild. The city still existed when Krypton exploded. 2) The oldest city on Krypton, founded in ancient times on the continent of Urrika. 3) The oldest city on Krypton. Twice destroyed, it was rebuilt each time and survived until Krypton's destruction.

FANFF: Six days, making a Kryptonian "week".

FANFFO: Plural of FANFF.

FIRE FALLS: One of the natural wonders of Krypton, coking like a waterfall made of fire.

GRAHU: An artificial material, somewhat like plastic, but much stronger, used for building on Krypton.

GRAHU-HUT: A portable shelter made of grahu.

GOLD KRYPTONITE: An isotope of Kryptonite. Instead of killing Kryptonians, as Green Kryptonite can do, it removes their super-powers permanently.

HAL-VU: A leading statesman of Erkol at the time of the Kryptonian Federation.

HATUAR: The Kryptonian word for ASBESTOS, named for Hatu-El.

HIAZ: A liquid measure used in ancient Krypton. It was somewhere between one pint and one-half liter.

JOR-EL II:

KAL-EL: Superman's Kryptonian name, as well as the name of his ancestor, Erkol-El's son. Kal means Child; hence, Kal-El means Star Child.

JES-MO: Kandor's chief weapons scientist during the Last War

JOR-EL I: Superman's grandfather, a famous scientist

JOR-EL II: 1) Superman's father, son of Jor-El 3) Superman's father, son of Jor-El I. Both were famous scientists of Krypton.

JURU: A valley on the continent of Lurvan. The only part of the planet which was never explored.

KAL EL: 1&2) Superman's Kryptonian name.

KANDOR: 1) The former capital of Krypton until it was stolen, shrunken, and placed in a bottle by the space-villain Brainiac. After defeating Brainiac, Superman kept the bottle-city in his Fortress until he found a way to enlarge on another world. 2) First capital of united Krypton. It was stolen by the space-villain Brainiac, shrunk, and placed in a bottle. After defeating Brainiac, Superman took the bottle to his Fortress of Solitude till he found a way to enlarge it on the planet Rokyn. 3) Former capital of Krypton, which was stolen by Brainiac, the space-criminal, who shrunk it and placed it in a bottle. Superman rescued the city and kept it in his Fortress for years, until he found a way to enlarge it on another world.

KARA: Supergirl's Kryptonian name. Since women took their fathers' full names as last names, her complete Kryptonian name is Kara Zor-El.

KARA ZOR-EL: 1&2) Supergirl's Kryptonian name. See Zor-El.

KIL-GOR: One of Krypton's first great inventors, best known for his invention of a kind of hourglass. See the next issue for his story (3).

KRYPTONOPOLIS: The city of Superman's birth. Actually, this is a rendering of the name in Earth language, using the Greek "polis" (city). The original Kryptonian name is very difficult to pronounce. The city was founded by outcasts from Erkol, murated by radiation during the Erkol-Xan war. Although they were strange in appearance and had telekinetic powers their offspring were normal.

LESLA LAR: A native Kandorian who was Supergiri's double and became her enemy. An orphan, Lesla took a surname from the family of her best friend, Zora Vi-Lar.

LORAX: A Kryptonian "month of 73 days. There were six of these in the year of 438 days

LORAXO: Plural of Lorax, a period of 73 days, making a Kryptonian month. Six of these months made a year (Amzet in Kryptonese). There were also 73 weeks of six days each.

LURVAN: 1) The continent on which Kandor and Kryptonopolis were located. 2) The continent on which Superman was born.

MARG-ROM: Gam-El's assistant in architecture.

MITHEN: One of Krypton's two moons. It was hurled into a new solar orbit when Krypton exploded.

MOLIOM: Any member of the Science Council.

MUNDRU, MOUNT: The highest peak on Krypto, located on the continent of Twenx, west of Urrika.

NIM-EL: Jor-El lI's twin brother, a weapons scientist of Kandor. His son, Don-El, became Chiel of Police in Kandor.

NIOZ: An island off the east coast of Urrika.

OLIPHENT: A type of large animal domesticated and used as a beast of burden in ancient Urrika. Despite the similarity to our word "elephant," there was little resemblance to this Earth creature except that both are large. The Oliphent was not even a mammal, but a warm-blooded egg-laying creature. If, as some scientists now believe, dinosaurs were warm-blooded, they may have been something like the Oliphent.

PHANTOM ZONE: A twilight dimension into which convicted criminals were projected during the last year of Krypton's existence.

PRYLIGU: A large sea-monster of Krypton.

PUX-TUL: A fine glassmaker, but somewhat lacking in imagination.

RAO: 1) Originally, an ancient Kryptonian sun-god. When the people of Krypton came to worship one God, the name Rao was applied to Him. 2) Originally the name of an ancient Kryptonian sun-god, later used as the name of the One God. 3) In the mythology of ancient Krypton, the sun-god, who was deemed the chief of all gods. So great was the respect for the red sun of Krypton that any soldier of Erok's time automatically became an officer if he had red hair. When Jaf-El preached the worship of one god, he gave Him the name of Rao, though no longer identifying Him specifically with the sun. Note that in the wedding ceremony, the phrase used was "Rao, who kindled the sun," showing Him to be the sun's creator, but not the sun itself.

ROKYN: 1) Name of Kandor's new world. It comes from RO, the possessive form of Rao. plus KYN, meaning "gift." Thus Rokyn is "Rao's gift," or "The Gift of God." 2) The planet on which Kandor was enlarged. From RO-the possessive form of Rao KYN-gift. Therefore, "Gift of God".

SCIENCE COUNCIL: The ruling body on Krypton and in Kandor. Members are elected for life by a vote of the people, based on their contributions to science.

SHYLA KOR-ONN: A former Phantom Zone prisoner who fought Supergirl.

SILTEN: A type of edible algae, or seaweed.

SIN-DAR: A statesman of the city state of Strau, in Urrika, at the time of the Kryptonian Federation.

SUL-EL: One of Superman's ancestors, inventor of the telescope. His story was told in KRYPTON CHRONICLES #2.

SUPERGIRL'S PARENTS: See Zor-El and Alura

TANTH: A title of respect for a man; equivalent to Sir or Mister in English. The feminine form is TYNTH.

TANTHO: 1) The plural of TANTH. Used as we might use "gentlemen." 3) Plural of Tanth; a term of respect for a man, roughly equivalent to our Sir or Gentleman.

TANTHUO FLEZ: Trom the same root as Tanth; Tanthu (the singular) cannot be exactly translated into English, as we have no equivalent word. It indicates a non-human creature accorded great respect. Combined with Flez, meaning "able to fly," the term is used for the amazing creatures which saved the people from the flood. The best we can do in translating Tanthuo Flez into English is to call it the "Winged One".

THOUGHT-TRACKER EYE: A Kryptonian device able to home in on criminal minds by their peculiar brain waves.

THRIB: A very short period of time, equivalent to an Earth second.

TRO-EL: Val-El's brother, who had been in a good deal of trouble from boyhood. He had just been released from prison a short time before he joined his brother's voyage of discovery.

TWELLIAN: A succulent fruit native to Krypton. Its flavor is unlike that of any Earth fruit, but quite delicious.

TWENX: A smaller continent west of Urrika; site of Mount Mundru, highest peak on Krypton.

TYNTHO: Plural of Tynth, the feminine of Tanth. Tynth means, roughly, Lady, or Madame.

URRIKA: 1) The Kryptonian continent where civilization began, Erkol was located there. 2) The "old world" continent on which Kryptonian civilization began. 3) The large continent on which Kryptonian civilization began.

VAL-EL: An ancestor of Superman, and a great explorer. He used Kil-Gor's lodestone discovery to invent the compass. His story was told in KRYPTON CHRONICLES #2.

VAN-ZEE: 1) A relative and look alike of Superman, living in Kandor. A prominent scientist and a Molom, he has a double life as Nightwing, the "Batman" of Kandor. His partner, Flamebird, is Ak-Var, former Phantom Zone criminal, now reformed, working as Van's assistant, and married to Van's niece. 2) Superman's look-alike cousin; his mother was a younger sister of Superman's grandfather.

VAR-EL: 1) Superman's great-grandfather, a scientist who mysteriously vanished, so Krypton has no record of his life. 3) Father of Jor-El I and great-grandfather of Superman. Denied the right to continue with experiments deemed dangerous on Krypton, he invented a means to travel to Earth by teleportation. Here the fears of his colleagues on Krypton proved correct, and he was swept into another dimension, where he perished.

VATHLO: Island populated by a black race. They retained their independence throughout history, and did not join the planetary federation, though maintaining good relations with it.

WANAN: A former plain outside Kandor. In the years following the Federabon, it was built up and became part of the city.

WEGTHOR: 1) One of Krypton's two moons it was colonized, but was then destroyed by an experiment of the criminal scientist Jax-Ur. 2)One of Krypton's moons. It was destroyed when an experiment by the villain Jax-Ur went wrong, killing the people who had colonized Wegthor. The remains of this moon joined with space debris, to form rings around Krypton like those around Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus.

WHIRL-HAILSTORM: A furious storm with the force and circular motion of a hurricane, combined with driving hail.

WOLU: 1) A Kryptonian hour of 10,000 thribo. Ten Woluo made one day (ZETYAR in Kryptonese). 2) A Kryptonian "hour", consisting of 100 DENDARO.

WOLUO: The plural of WOLU.

YAGRUM: 1) A particularly dangerous, but rare, monster once found on Krypton.

2) A dangerous monster of Krypton; extinct since the planet's destruction.

YUDA: One of the chief goddesses of ancient Krypton. She was the patron of love and also Krypton's two moons, which, when they seemed to come together in the night sky, were believed to represent marriage. Though her worship ended with the flood, she was remembered in folklore, and at one time a mechanical statue of her was used at certain festivals in Superman's home city, Kryptonopolis.

ZOR-EL: 1) Jor-El ll's younger brother. He lived in Argo City. which survived Krypton's doom, but was later wiped out by Kryptonite. Sending Kara, his daughter, to Earth, he managed to project his wife, Alura, and himself into another dimension, from which Supergirl later freed them. They then went to live in Kandor. 2) Younger brother of Superman's father, Jor-El. When ARGO CITY (q.v.) was doomed, he sent his daughter to Earth and managed to project himself and his wife, Alura, into another dimension, from which his daughter, Supergirl later freed them.

ZORA VI-LAR: A Kandorian villainess and close friend of Lesla-Lar. Calling herself Black Flame, she tried to expose Supergirl to Gold Kryptonite, which could steal her powers permanently.

[historically-accurate]

♭ - grip my muse’s jaw to make them look yours in the eye.

((Alura was trying to explain something to him and he wouldn’t stop talking or maybe he kept getting distracted?)) “This is important..” her voice was soft but stern- her grip firm but gentle. She moved closer to whisper to him and keep her voice down. She was a bit close for comfort.

((That sounds like a situation he'd get himself in!))

He tensed up as she suddenly gripped his jaw. While he didn't mind being touched, he never responded well to it happening out of the blue, especially since she got quite close in the process.

"A-ah! Yes, I'm sure it is, I'll listen... but I'm not sure I'll be able to pay attention thís way." He was definitely trying to pay attention to what she was about to tell him, but he was far too aware of her, as well as too aware of his own body. It made it hard to focus, meaning that her action really had the opposite effect of what she was trying to achieve.

[rita-rae-siller]

Garmoran Culture: Tahli: Blood Marks

Tahli

Sacred Garmoran tattoos that are given only to soldiers of the four religious military factions: Silent Sisters, White Cloaks, Silver Strings, Red Legionnaires. More on these in separate docs. 

They have various effects, and different soldiers are given different markings to enhance their abilities

The main effects are:

Eagle Vision: Pros: They can see extremely well at a distance, and are excellent daytime marksmen. Cons: Their close up vision isn’t as great so they’re usually archers. 

Night Vision: Pros: They can see at night. Their eyes subsequently glow silver in the dark. The color determines rank: silver for the military, gold for royalty. Cons: They are very sensitive to the daylight. Most have to wear special lenses to cope with how bright the light is. 

Speed: Pros: you can move really fast. Heightened reflexes make deadly soldiers. Cons: many with  heightened speed fatigue slowly. As a result, they often suffer insomnia

Physical strength: Pros: This grants superhuman strength. For some, this also increases the overall size of the individual. Alura is a prime exactly of how much the markings can alter an individual. She’s a lot bigger than she would have ended up naturally . Cons: Artificially increased body mass greatly increases the metabolism. These soldiers require a lot more food. As a result, very few but commanding officers are blessed with these markings. Extra food cannot be spared in the desert where rations are strict. 

Tahli are all incredibly painful to receive, and those that alter strength and speed can cause a lot of aches and pains associated with the growth they induce. People have died because of them, which is believed to weed out the unworthy from Gora’s ranks. (Religion is so great). Tahli are also bestowed upon horses that the cavalry branch, the Red Legion, ride. 

They enhance the horses’ speed, agility, strength, and stamina. The higher ranking the soldier, the better the horse.

Tahli are written in the language of the gods. In a sense, it is. Old Akarii is one of the ancient magical languages. Magic isn’t widely accepted in Garmoran culture though, so it is exclusively used by the priesthood in subtle ways. The Garmorans brought the language with them from their motherland of Akar across the ocean. More on that in a separate doc.The scripture is similar to written morse code, consisting of dots and dashes in varying combinations to represent phonetic sounds. Only the priesthood reads the scripture. The common people use New Garmoran, though most of the population is illiterate. 

Regardless of religious faction, the color is the same: red, the color of blood. But there is one color variant reserved only for the emperor and his heirs. The golden tahlivora are gradually added to the princes' bodies as they grow, enhancing them to the point that it is easy to believe that they are the host of a deity’s spirit. 

ONLY men receive the tahlivora. This is part of why Alura is such an unpopular figure to a lot of high ranking Garmorans. She’s seen as an insult to the gods, despite how obviously bad ass and capable she is. 

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I need your help on taking this guy down...My dumb brain and gullible ass thought it was a good idea to attempt to buy a PS5 from this guy, and I’ve lost thousands of dollars from him. I’m not the only victim, either, ‘cause I’ve heard of other people losing their money from him.

Take this person for example who also lost their money to him on Cash App (Yes, the scammer was following me on Twitter but I blocked him some time after taking all of these screenshots):

This is how it started:

This scammer has multiple Gmail accounts on his Paypal (Hopefully these screenshots I’ve taken can be clicked on and read all right):

He sends phishing links or texts that seem like something legit (1 of 3 things that got most of my money taken from him. Unfortunately I don’t have an image of the text ‘cause I accidentally deleted it upon impulse while cleaning my texts out of my phone, so I can’t retrieve it. The text was from Paypal about someone being logged in to my account at a specific time and time zone. My time zone is EST {Eastern Standard Time} and if I remember correctly, the text I got said PST {Pacific Standard Time}). But it was not long after I blocked him that I received a Facebook email about someone logging into my account on a SamSungS21 phone (Mine’s a SamSung A8). 

I fell for that, too, by hitting the “report user” button, which then caused my antivirus to go off and show this (then I began receiving spam emails for a couple of nights which eventually stopped after reporting a whole bunch as phishing, and sending them into my junk/spam mail):

He’ll lie and make excuses about your payments towards him being declined and refunded, why he needs more money, and he’ll keep extending the delivery date with one of the excuses of putting it “on hold” for not receiving his payments on time (2nd thing that got my money taken from him. And in the one image where it says “look back at conversation #9, ignore that. There is a conversation I shared in one of these screenshots about using a Global Transaction method from  my bank to pay him).

 And he’ll also ask for your ID (which was the last huge mistake I made that enabled him to hack into my bank account because I thought that all US vendors would ask for ID for identification purposes to sell stuff...).

What I have done to secure myself for now:

1. I’ve learned my lesson. 2. I’ve changed my bank cards, drivers license back number, and passwords (also added the 2-step verification features to log in). 3. I’ve added a VPN and other security add-ons/extensions into my internet browser. 4. I’ve made multiple fraud claims to my bank and trying to keep in touch with them as soon as possible whenever they call me. And yes, they’re looking into this matter. 5. I contacted the police and managed to email and explain to an officer about what happened while also providing these screenshots I’ve taken (including my bank info of how much money was taken). 6. I’m spreading awareness about him now to the public, starting here (don’t think I wanna share on Twitter just yet). 7. I contacted his bank only to not get  response (found out which one it was from the receipt left behind when he stole my money): 

8. A Twitter friend made a group chat of us involving a former FBI agent, only they left the conversation and was never able to receive a response. 9. I’ve reported him on Twitter after blocking him, only to receive this:

If any of you have anymore info about him, please reach out to me so I can forward it to the police. Don’t worry, you’ll remain anonymous if I take screenshots of your evidence.

[rita-rae-siller]

not an anonymous ask, but is there any part of your story (The Lies They Tell) or world you'd like to talk about? I'm especially interested in learning a bit more about Alura and Mara and their relationship!

Also, bonus question: I love hearing about inspo for wips. So what kind of books/tv/movies/literally anything inspired your wip?

thank you :D

Hey! Asks don’t have to be anonymous for me personally. Only if you want them to be :D

There is honestly so much work that has gone into building up for draft 2 that I could talk about. But right now my focus has been on constructing the timeline for how all the current characters ended up at the starting point of the story. If you are interested in reading the first draft, it is actually live on Wattpad. Just look up The Lies They Tell. There are only 6 chapters because I decided to change a major character’s backstory and her relationship with Alura went from current lovers to bitter exes.

Both girls have a lot I could talk about. To keep the post from becoming a novela, I’ll focus on Alura. I have some more posts regarding the story and everyone’s relationships coming soon!

Alura is a kidnapped child that has been raised by the Holy Garmoran Emperor, Dioclaetus, pretty much since birth. He trained her to be a soldier; one so powerful that few would ever consider crossing him. And she does indeed scare the shit out of most anyone that sees her.

She is one of the Zhariik: a race of Morvaaran high elves that inhabit Aqara, also known as the Amber Sea. They’re nomad warriors, riding their horses around in an annual loop through the seemingly endless steppe they call home. Nobody is allowed in their land, except for the occasional merchant during their religious festivals. For over a thousand years, Garmora has tried to conquer their land, and they’ve failed miserably every time. No one knows how many there are, and there are no lakes or rivers to be seen, so outsiders have no idea how to get water beyond the river that divides Aqara and the empire (Aqara is dotted with underground springs and hidden wells that are only accessible via Zhariik magic, hence why no one can last long if they’re unwelcome invaders.)

They’re tall people, most women standing an average of 6’3” and men around 6’6”. Alura has been ‘enhanced’ with magic tattoos, the Garmoran Tahli, which I have a link to on my WIP Lore masterpost. My pinned post has the link. They look cool, but there are side effects and drawbacks that have made life less than pleasant for her. She stands at about 6’8”, bulky and built like a professional body builder, and covered with golden tahli—a color variant reserved for royalty only. Also men only, so the fact that she has the gold tahli is seen as an insult by most of the temples.

She serves Dioclaetus out of fear more than anything. He is all she knows, and she has been instrumental in maintaining his rule for almost 2 decades. Her military success has helped keep thousands in the iron grip of the empire, so she feels there is nowhere to go. When Mara reveals the plan to have her defect to Morvaara and go home to her people—and her birth family—she is rightfully suspicious and scared shitless. It doesn’t seem possible for her that anywhere would be welcoming to the emperor’s Right Hand. We get to follow her on her journey to freedom and self-realization while simultaneously grappling with the rumors that she is the next Hariiv, which would bind her to the empire she does care for in some regard.

As for inspos, a lot of my work in general is inspired by writers like Rick Riordan, Christopher Paolini, and the dry humor of Kurt Vonnegut. Greek and Egyptian mythology form the basis for a lot of my world building. Music is also a huge inspiration for me. The Lies They Tell specifically was inspired by the songs like How Villains are Made, a lot of different KiNG MALA lyrics, and a few others.

[erithel]

In your opinion who should've sacrifice themselves in the last season? Allura? The lions? Or someone else?

So right off that bat I will say that I never had a strong connection to Allura, so her sacrifice at the end didn't effect me very much, as it did others. And I will also add that...honestly, a lot of the plot surrounding season 8 was just...confusing to me. I felt like a lot of things were rushed/not explained well.

So when it came time for Allura to sacrifice herself, I honestly never really understood what exactly she and Honerva were doing. I knew it had something to do with Altean alchemy? Or Alteans in general?

Alura's powers, and the extent of her powers, were never really explained so when we got to that point I was just ready to go "well, I guess they're saying she's the only one who can do this, for, you know – reasons."

But based on what I think I did understand – and the fact that they disappeared at the end of the show, I think it would have been a bit more satisfying and logical for everyone if the lions had been sacrificed.

Building the lions was what opened the rift or caused the quintessence overload (look, honestly, I'm really unclear on so many details of the actual plot lol) - whatever made Zarkon and Honerva turn evil and caused this whole thing in the first place. So wouldn't it make sense that the cause of all this would also be the solution to fixing it?

As I said, Allura wasn't very relatable as a character to me, so her sacrifice didn't effect me much. However, it also never made sense based on her (pseudo) arc throughout the show, and especially throughout that season. And it made it seem that she had spent all that time and effort just waiting around to basically die so she could be with her family and her people. And that didn't fit with her character, in my opinion.

It would have been more satisfying if Honerva had done whatever it was on her own – as a way of performing one last act of redemption for everything she had done.

And it would have been more logical for the lions to sacrifice themselves, because that would have basically brought the story full circle.

And if either of those had been the case, I wouldn't have had to think of the fact that in some scene we didn't see, the team had to go back and tell Coran that Allura was gone and he never got to say goodbye to her. Because that's just...rough.

[trixicbean]

ok so what if lena and kara adopted someone from argo city

They hear about it from Alura one night while they are talking through what is essentially a space phone that Lena created. it's the devastating news no one wants to hear, the numbers in Argo's orphanage were on the rise again. The High Council weren't sure why but they suspected it was just a side effect of their rising population and change in policy to allow interplanetary travel. There was more danger.

Argo's orphanage wasn't bad, it was amazing quite frankly, but Kara looked at that empty room next to hers and Lena's, ready for the baby they kept saying they would have but never got round to and guilt would crush her. The orphanage didn't give the kids one thing and that was parental love. She and Lena could do that.

When Kara suggested it, it was on a normal Friday night. Lena had just finished writing a speech for Monday and Kara had been reading over her shoulder and providing suggestions as she did. Lena was opening an extension to the children's wing at the Luthor Hospital. Kara brought it up as Lena had shut the laptop and gone to make herself a tea and Kara a hot chocolate.

"Do you think we will ever fill that room?" Kara asked. She hoped it was obvious what she was talking about. There were only two empty rooms and they were both set aside for kids.

"You can move your art studio inside if you want, darling, I don't mind," Lena smiled from the kitchen. Obviously, it wasn't obvious.

"No no no," Kara rushed to say, speeding over to the kitchen and sitting on the counter behind Lena.

"I'm talking about upstairs. The rooms for- Do you want to- Because we both have our work schedules under control and we can't definitely afford it and Alex," Kara became so lost in her ramble she didn't notice Lena slowly turn around to face her or the hands she placed on Kara's thighs or the way she pushed herself up on those hands so she could press a kiss to Kara's mouth to make her shut up. Kara didn't expect the kiss and her eyes flitted back to her wife.

"Are you asking me if we should have a baby?" Lena asked her, raising that singular eyebrow. Kara just nodded and Lena smiled brightly.

"Well," she grabbed Kara's hands and pulled her down from the counter, "Then," she wrapped her arms around Kara's waist, pulling her close as Kara did the same to her, "My answer is yes," she whispered before she stole a quick kiss from Kara's lips.

It was Kara who made it quick, pulling away with a smile. "Iwasthinkingwecouldadoptfromargo," she rushed to say, the words tumbling over each other in her attempt to get them out.

Lena paused for a second, thinking before she looked back at Kara in the eyes and smiled softly, "I think that that is an amazing idea,".

Six months later, their daughter, their eldest, just four weeks old, was curled up in Lena's arms. Kieran. Her little features already carved out, button nose and shining green eyes, tan skin and jet black hair, chubby cheeks and grabby hands. Kara just wanted to shower her in love for the rest of her life. Her heart was full.

She took a step closer and brought her wife into her arms and pressed a kiss to the top of her daughter's head, their baby now gently sandwiched between them. They both looked up at the same time and for just a second locked eyes. "I love you, darling," her wife whispered.

"I love you too," Kara smiled. They managed to bring their daughter home two weeks later and two years later, they got a call. There was another baby that needed parents.

He was six months old and so perfect. They called him Kiley. He looked different to his sister, more pronounced features upon paler skin with blonde hair and hazel eyes. Lena said their whole lives that he was a spitting image of his Jeju. He came home just a week after they met him and their lives were so much fuller.

But not quite full. That came when they adopted their final child. They named her Finley. Kiley was three and Kieran was almost five when they adopted her. They all came to Argo together and watching not only her wife but her kids interact with their baby made Kara fall in love with her family even more, and she didn't even believe that to be possible.

[forestofforever]

It was strange. Things felt...comfortable. Despite all the weird shit he was going through, things somehow felt comfortable. Alura was undoubtedly a part of that, she didn't show any signs of surprise or judgement even as he made the strange comments, she was being remarkably supportive. He knew from past experiences that having someone to provide emotional support was critical when you were going through a crisis, though he hadn't wanted to drag anyone into this specific situation.

He also felt that his current way of managing things was more effective; rather than fighting the strange presence within him, he gave into some of the more harmless urges. He'd like to claim it was all the result of being too tired to fight it, but admittedly, it had begun to feel almost normal to just let it happen. Of course, this beastly creature would rather eat with its hands, and why would Etienne force himself to go against that? It wasn't hurting anyone. If licking her hand was what it took for him to not break her wrist or bite off a finger? Then he'd just lick her hand and worry about the embarrassment later. He wasn't sure if giving in would speed up the process, all he knew was that it seemed to keep the outbursts at bay...well, so far anyway. Maybe it was all just a coincidence, but he liked to think he'd figured it out.

"Oh, I know, I'm a delight." He smirked teasingly. "Careful though, if you feed my ego any further, it's going to outgrow the house." He winked at her. "I really do appreciate you saying that... I do like myself, usually. The current situation has definitely given my self-confidence a bit of a hit, but luckily, I had so much of it to begin with that you'd hardly notice." He was teasing, though there was definitely a truth to those words. He did like himself, he'd worked hard to make others like him as well. And she was right, he was charming! He thought so, anyway... but the constant anxiety of fighting this internal battle had stripped him off most his charm. It felt like all his good qualities were being overshadowed by the current situation, though he was glad that Alura still noticed them. "You're a very kind person. Comforting. Surprisingly fearless. Honestly, it feels a bit unfair that the world would make you deal with me. I mean, usually I would consider that a blessing, obviously, but at the moment, I really am a bit of a liability."

His tongue flicked over his teeth. "Sushi sounds good, let's do that."

She nodded in agreement, aware that she definitely shouldn’t stand in the way of him unless she wanted a fight. The door being mostly off the hinges showed he either had a lot of lean muscle under his clothes or he was just that persistent. Either way, it was best to avoid confrontation all together. “Don’t worry I’ll just follow you and if you step on me then at least I’ll for sure wake up.” She tried to make light of the situation.

Alura let out a laugh at his words before catching herself. She knew it was a break of character for him but the phrase was so out of the blue. She covered her mouth with her hand- averting her eyes but she still had a hidden smile. Not really sure if laughing at the moment was appropriate- she didn’t mean to cause offense. She took a breath to try and keep herself from laughing before speaking. “Damn cutlery.” A small joke before she gathered herself and lowered her hand- clearing her throat. “Yeah.. I think we should keep you away from all sharp objects.” Alura looked around his house again as they talk, leaning down and looking at some of the props for his theater shows. “I mean.. you could try to stab me. I don’t think it’d play out well for either of us.” Her tone was nonchalant- very casual for someone talking about such a violent topic. It was normal to her- she wasn’t even phased by the blood on her hands from before either.

Her lips curled into a soft smile at hearing his joke and that laugh of his. Her eyes still didn’t meet his- they were lost in admiring the objects around her. “We could have sandwiches.. or.. if you want pasta it’d be kinda fun to eat with our hands right? Like little kids.” Her words were playful but in all honesty, the idea was just silly enough to be considered fun in her opinion. Alura then stood up straight as if she had an idea. “What about sushi?” Her favorite food of all time and they could eat it with their hands. Her golden globes meeting his, a warm expression on her face.

“Etienne I think you’re very funny and charming. Ya know- despite.. the other things. You’re likable and you shouldn’t sell yourself short because of your situation. Not all of us have the same circumstances.” There was no judgment behind her warm expression. Whether it be she didn’t care, she truly felt that way, or she couldnt be bothered- she said those words to try and make him feel better.

[aluraborealis]

If I Had a Heart- AU/Alternate version of my Borealis Verse

Maybe Alura never escaped from that HYDRA lab. Maybe she did, but they managed to bring her back? Her body was already well on its way to becoming the perfect weapon. Immune to the harsh Siberian cold, powerful abilities, all she needed was training to hone her skills. The only problem being, well...She had a resilient mind. Alura would never willingly lift a finger for their twisted agenda, and countless hours of torture would only begin to take a toll on her body.

Hydra was no stranger to mind games. They had plenty of ways of gaining her loyalty that were far less...messy. More effective. Force her to cooperate, and there would always be a chance she might betray them. But if they could change her loyalties altogether....well, compliance was a near-guarantee.

False memories were fairly straightforward to implant. Erase her past and shove something else in. it was faster than something like the full-scale mental conditioning of the Winter Soldier, though it meant she still had agency over her actions. Free will would always be less than ideal to Hydra, but so long as Alura believed that she was fighting for the right cause, it didn't matter in the end, at least as a temporary solution. Plans could be pushed forward for a full wipe if problems began to occur.

Her training and powers would become invaluable to Hydra, both as an assassin and undercover agent. Exceptionally skilled with weapons and combat (she learned from the best). She could survive in subzero, arctic environments like it was a warm summer afternoon. Her powers made her stronger and faster, not quite supersoldier level, but well above the norm. Part of her enjoyed the power she held, the thrill of a mission, how easily she could take down formidable opponents.

She was intelligent, (good) but still tended to question everything, (not good) and of course, the story they had woven for her to believe was only so resilient under heavy scrutiny. Anything could tip her off, a passing image, a specific scent. It made things blur together in a confusing mess, half-remembered and half-forgotten, parallel stories of two childhoods. Alike, yet not.

Alura had always said she was too much of a thinker for the military. Would never be great at obediently following orders. This aspect of her personality seemed to carry over, no matter how many times Hydra tried to stamp it out.

That drive to question everything could be her one ticket to freedom, or the final nail in the coffin.

[amnesia-yourself]

can i have you for the rest of my life? (1/4)

Kara feels soft and comfortable when she wakes up. It takes her a minute to figure out why she’s woken up in the first place- it’s Lena, stroking her arm.

“What?” Kara grumbles, hiding her face in the pillow. It’s amazing, waking up to Lena, but the effect is less appreciated when it’s still dark outside.

“Nia called,” Lena says. Kara immediately feels less distraught about waking up so early- she gets to hear Lena’s sleepy morning voice. “She needs help with a telekinetic alien. Suit’s in my closet.”

“Telenetik?” Kara mumbles, tripping out of the sheets and towards the closet. She hears Lena snort into her pillow, followed by a sound akin to a giggle that fills her with butterflies so early in the morning.

“Come back home, okay? Wanna make sure you’re okay.”

“Okay.” Kara presses her palm to Lena’s back, then slips out of the balcony and flies off.

The alien turns out to be a little child that Nia’s too afraid to hurt. He’s crouching behind a fountain in the city square, and occasionally flings a stand in their direction.

“Were you at Lena’s?” Nia asks, sounding giddy. “Again?”

“We’re catching up on old times,” Kara tells her. “We need to make him feel safe, let him know we won’t hurt him.”

“I thought you never slept over before?”

“Yeah, so?”

“So, how’s that catching up on old times?”

“Nia!” Kara points to the kid, who’s squinting at one of the stands.

“Not the falafel!” Nia screams. “Please!”

-

Nia talks the kid out of his rampage, fueled by her fear of losing the falafel stand. “Coming to HQ?” she asks Kara, hands on the kid’s shoulders.

It’s already ten in the morning by then. Lena’s not exactly a morning person, but by now she should’ve drank her cup of coffee and finished exercising, and should be in a good mood.

“It’s my Lena day,” Kara reminds Nia, thanking the vendor for the food and tucking it below her armpit.

“Your Lena day,” Nia says. “Of course. Say hi to her from me.”

“‘Kay, Say hi to J’onn.” Kara waves to the kid and launches into the air before Nia can say anything else.

-

Lena days are mostly spent in one of their apartments. They tend to get lazy when they’re together, preferring ordering takeout and watching a movie rather than going out. They’ll catch each other up on the entire week, Kara talking more than Lena. It’s probably to compensate for all the years she couldn’t talk freely to her best friend, but Lena seems to enjoy it, laughing at all the right parts and gasping dramatically when Kara’s voice dips to a conspirational whisper.

“Stop!” Lena groans in the middle of Kara describing how Nia had looked when the kid aimed for the falafel stand- feral eyes, veins bulging, spit flying.

“What!” Kara giggles, tugging at Lena’s shirt to pull her closer.

“You make me laugh too much,” Lena complains, holding her jaw in her hands, “My face hurts. I’ll get wrinkles!”

“Oh, no,” Kara says, deadpan, “laughing too much, what a crime! Hide the creams!”

Lena bats at her arm, sliding down the couch to lay down with her feet in Kara’s lap. She holds her stomach in her palms, eyes slipping closed.

Kara tickles the sole of her feet gently, stopping when Lena taps at her abs with a disgruntled sound.

It’s perfect. Kara can’t believe this is what she’s been missing out on this whole time- Lena soft in the morning, trading stories about their days over lunch, napping in front of the TV. Knowing her more than she’s ever known anyone in her life, even her sister, who’s always had a habit of keeping her deepest desires a secret, who couldn’t hide the tinge of sadness when Kara talked about Krypton, her mother, the annoying antics of her childhood best friend that she had to deal with, the house Alura had bought for when she visits.

Kara brushes an affectionate hand along the arch of Lena’s foot, keeping it there when Lena responds with a hum.

She has nothing to blame for what next comes out of her mouth except the sense of belonging she feels everywhere in her chest, the comfortable routine they started that belongs to lovers rather than friends. “You know, when I get married, I want someone exactly like you.”

Lena peeks one eye open. There’s something unreadable in her expression, a tightness around her eyes. “I’m one of a kind,” she says, “sorry.”

“Then, what if I asked you to marry me?” Kara presses. She’s eager to hear the answer, needs Lena to say yes with everything inside her. “What would you say then?”

Lena sits up, feet on the ground. “It would depend on the proposal,” she says, gathering the wrappers of their lunch to dump in the garbage.

“So there’s a chance of rejection,” Kara jokes, feeling a bit bereft now that Lena’s not under her hands.

“Kara, what is this about?”

Kara blinks, watching Lena’s fingers squeeze the wrappers into tiny, angry balls. “I just thought—“

“You just thought you’d skip right through, don’t want to put any effort in, is that it?”

“Hey, what, Lena—“

Lena glares at her, eyebrows sharp and furious. “What about William?”

“I don’t- I don’t love him.”

“So I'm the easy way out.” Lena scoffs, gestures to the messy remains of their lunch. “The leftovers.”

“Lena—“ Kara starts again, completely clueless as to how to retain the peace from before. Lena abandons her clean up and gets up.

“I’m going to shower,” she says. “I don’t want to talk about it.”

“I’m sorry,” Kara says to her disappearing back.

She tries not to listen in, busying herself with cleaning up the place, but she never hears the bathroom door open nor close. Taking it for what it is, she writes Lena a note and pins it to the fridge, then takes off for some advice.

-

Nia’s making the kid use his powers to toss chips into her mouth from across the room at HQ, feet propped up on the central council. “What’re you doing here?” she asks through a mouthful, “I thought it was your Lena day.”

“It is my Lena day,” Kara pushes her feet off, sitting down in their stead.

“Oh no,” Alex pokes her head from behind the kid, who’s sitting on her lap. “What happened?”

“I don’t know.” Kara frowns. “It was weird.”

Alex sidles closer to them, and both her, Nia, and the kid listen raptly as she recounts the past twenty minutes in excruciating detail. Frustrated tears prickle at Kara’s eyes. After the last year, every time her and Lena fight feels like the end of the world, an innate sense of wrongness that twists at Kara’s gut.

“Oh my god.” Nia’s the first one to speak. “You’ve surpassed the U-Haul limits. You’ve evolved past our culture. This is meta.”

Alex’s jutting elbow shuts her up. She wraps her hand around Kara’s wrist, a soothing hold only her sister can give. “Why did you say that?”

Kara rubs a rough hand over her eyes. “I don’t know. I just wanted to ask. To know.”

Alex’s eyes flash. “This isn’t Krypton. You don’t just marry the first person that makes sense.”

Nia elbows Alex, now. “What Alex means is, It feels like you’re settling. Like you thought oh she’s a good match, might as well marry her . If you’re gonna be with someone, you have to make them feel special. Not like a... default option.”

“Oh.” Kara frowns at the thought. “I didn’t realize I was doing that.”

“That’s because you’re a...” Alex glances at the kid in her lap, rolls her eyes, “big dummy. Go fix it.”

[thehollowsoldat]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Your portrayal is spot on! I just really like your writing style and the headcanons you have for Bucky, not to mention AUs and things! The way you write him feels very true to character, you frame his trauma in a way that's not understating or glorifying it. It feels very real, like a daily struggle but he's getting by. Your interpretation of Winter Soldier!Bucky is great too; I like that he can be a person sometimes, and isn't just always an autonomous assassin-bot lol. I think you've got a good balance there. Not to mention Bucky's sassy, flirty side! The sass these two give each other is amazing, and his flirting is a total heartthrob (Alura would smack me for telling you though, she usually doesn't want him to know he's got an effect on her XD XD)

Overall you're one of my favorite people to write with, and your interpretation of Bucky feels very genuine; I love it!

Thank you!! I love how these two interact with each other and writing with you <3

[stranger-who-writes-fiction]

ANOTHER COMICS POST (sorry) because DC released their December Solicits and there is MUCH TO GEEK OUT OVER.

Also, preview pages for Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #4! 

Spoilers, natch.

NON-SUPERGIRL: WOMAN OF TOMORROW STUFF, BUT STILL SUPERGIRL-RELATED BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT WE’RE HERE FOR. I ASSUME.

World of Krypton - Six issue limited series from Venditti and Oeming; Venditti wrote a Supergirl annual fairly recently, and Oeming is probably best known for his work on Bendis’ Powers series. The book will focus on the time period right before Krypton’s destruction, so you get Jor-El! Dru-Zod! A young Kara Zor-El! AND PUPPY KRYPTO. As mentioned in a prior post, I’m just happy that DC is actually doing Super-related stuff, since so much of their line is currently mired in Bat books.

Dark Knights of Steel #3 - There was much hubbub last month when Taylor and Co. revealed the cover to issue two--was that blonde woman next to Clark Kara?!?!?!?! If the new cover to issue 3 is anything to go by--yeah. Kara’s probably in this. And on the covers. So, maybe she’ll have a prominent role? Guess we’ll see. Regardless, looking forward to all the cool fantasy designs from Putri.

Honorable, Non-Supergirl Mentions: Steph, Cass, and Babs are together again in a new Batgirls book! Power-Girl is gonna be in a Heroes-For-Hire type title! The Justice League is gonna fight the Legion of Superheroes, maybe? Action Comics will presumably continue to kick butt! And oh man, Nightwing is gonna do a ‘De Luca effect’ issue; basically, no panels, it’s all one single, continuous image, for twenty-two pages.

SUPERGIRL: WOMAN OF TOMORROW STUFF

So, not entirely sure why--maybe it’s an end of year/holidays timing situation, but either way, we’ve got solicits for both issue 6 and 7. 

And boy, oh boy. There is some STUFF.

Covers first. Because of course.

I’d include the variant covers as well, but worry the post would get really long and unwieldy, so I’ll just note that Steve Rude has a variant out for issue 6, and Nicola Scott is handling the variant for 7. Both are lovely.

Obviously, I love both of the main covers, but if forced to choose? That issue 6 cover is a winner.

Evely doing Kryptonian stuff? HECK YEAH!

Also I wonder if that’s Krypton exploding behind Zor and Alura; if so, that’s a very cool twist on the usual planet-destruction image you tend to see in Super comics! The shapes and colors are neat. 

Kara looks like, resigned to her fate. ‘Come at me, bro. Might as well.’ XD

The text for six: The traumatic secrets of Supergirl’s past are revealed as our heroine races to the edge of the universe to escape Krem and his latest weapon! The murderer of young Ruthye’s father has gotten his hands on a Mordru globe and plans to use it to make our hero disappear forever. Can she save herself and the young girl’s future in the process? She’ll need the help of her trusty steed, Comet the Superhorse!

The text for seven: It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for…the capture of Krem! With the fugitive in custody, Supergirl must now deal with his allies, the ungodly Brigands! To stop them once and for all, she must leave Ruthye behind with the man who killed her beloved father. Can she trust the young girl to let the villain of our story live long enough to stand trial? Or is this the tragic end of his story and ours?

SO OBVIOUSLY I’M HORRIFIED AND THRILLED BY THE RETURN OF COMET IN REGULAR DC COMICS CONTINUITY.

But also like yes, YES, bring on that Argo City trauma.

And a MORDRU GLOBE?!??!??! TOM KING PULLIN’ OUT SOME LEGION LORE FOR THIS?!?!?!?!?! 

NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE. 

Related, I suppose: That pic Evely posted recently of Kara (I assume it’s Kara) featured what looked to me like slightly shorter hair--it was similar to the way she drew Kara in Sugar and Spike, which featured a younger, distinctly Silver Age Supergirl.

Here’s the pic again, for reference:

And now seeing similar shoulder chevrons on Zor and Alura, that’s got me thinkin’ this is Argo Kara.

Anyways. Just speculatin’. 

Alright, time for some preview pages.

Once more, not gonna post ‘em all, because I’m sure I’ll cover the whole issue in a separate post, but here we go, SOME FAVS:

(There’s another page between these, just to be clear.)

As always, love these moments of impossibly gentle and caring Kara.

This is a pretty brutal book, as we’ve seen in the previous issue, as well as these very preview pages, but King offsets all that brutality with these beautiful little moments of Kara helping people. Not just faceless crowds, either! But individuals. 

It’s good.

And THUS CONCLUDES Supergirl Comics Talk with Stranger.

Will be back at it again for my usual ‘full issue of SG:WOT’ post next week!

[6rookie-writer0110]

Time in Sin City can never be restored

Kara Danvers x Male Reader

Request- Could you make a platonic Kara Danvers x male reader before their planet exploded reader was Kara's babysitter and escaped but he ended up lost somewhere else and sees that Kara and kal aka Clark are alive goes searching for Kara he arrives years later now that Kara is supergirl and he knows of the effects of each suns he arrives on earth and supergirl n superman are in big trouble but be saves the and stops the villian also he is super skilled so he doesn't depend on his powers much

Kara-age 5:

You met up with Alura because she hired you to be the nanny. You met Kara and she hides behind her mother.

”She takes a while to warm to new people,” Alura said.

”I understand. Hi, Kara, my name is Y/N” You said.

She whispered very low ”Hi”

”Y/N, I have to go. Kara has a bedtime and it is at eight” Alura said.

”Okay,” You said.

She left and Kara just stares at you. You get down on one knee.

”How about we play a game before bedtime?” You asked.

She smiled and nods. You and Kara start to play and she can't stop smiling. Later, you tucked her in bed and start to read a bedtime story.

----

Kara is thirteen years old and you have been her babysitter since she was five. She is attached to you and she loves spending time with you. When you walked into her house, she ran to you and hugged you. And you hug her back, she always hugs you.

”Did you bring it?” Kara asked.

”I don't know what you are talking about?” You lied.

You and Kara smiled.

”Y/N,” Kara said.

”I have it. But did you finish your homework?” You said.

”Yes-”

Kal-El starts to cry and you went to pick him up from the crib. Kara watches you gently calm him down.

”He is so small, why he stinks so bad,” Kara said and moved.

”We will never know” You laughed.

Later, you start to play with Kal-El and Kara. Their parents always work late. You are like a big brother to her and she always has fun with you. You and Kara start to play with Kal-El, by making funny faces and he starts to laugh.

---

It's a normal day, you take Kara and Kal-El outside to play. Suddenly the planet starts to shake, people start to run and panic. Kal-El starts to cry and Kara starts to feel scared, you hold them closer to you.

”Y/N, I'm scared,” Kara said.

”Let’s go. Don't let go of my hand Kara” You said.

”Okay,” Kara said.

It didn't take long for you to find their parents.

”What is going on!?” You yelled.

”The planet is going to explode. We have to put Kara and Kal-El in the pod” Alura said.

”Why we all can't get in it?” Kara cried.

”We can't fit all in the pod. It's designed for one person only. You and Kal-El will go in the pod” Alura said.

Kal-El doesn't stop crying. The planet starts to shake and you are feeling terrified.

”I won't go without Y/N or anyone!” Kara cried again.

”Kara you have to go. I want you and Kal-El to be safe. I promise we will see each other again” You said.

Kara hugged you and you kissed her head then she hugged her parents. Kara and Kal-El are in the pods and you watched them leave, you cried.

You and the others run to find safety. You found a pod and got in but the engine semi-damanged. But you made it work but the pod got hit and you hit your head. Kal-El’s pod went to earth and Kara’s got knocked off-course by Krypton's explosion, sending her ship into the phantom zone where she slept for 24 years while being suspended in time and not aging.

✫ ✬ ✯ ✫

For years you have been searching for Kara and Kal-El. You never got close to finding them and everything has changed for you. You lost count how many times you tried to find them or asked favors for others.

”We will miss you, Y/N,” Adam Strange said.

”I will miss you and the others too,” You said.

”Here, take the picture Vath Sarn will kill me if I didn't give it to you. Y/N, remember you can contact us anytime” Adam Steange said.

You stare at the pictures and you hugged Adam.

”There is no way you are leaving us without having a drink with us,” Vath Sarn said.

”Of course not. I wouldn't leave without saying goodbye” You said.

Everyone came to say goodbye and hug you.

Adam Strange, Alanna Strange, and Vath Sarn created a device that allows you to travel from multiverse to multiverse. Once you arrived on New Rann, they took you in and they became your best friends.

---

Years have passed by fast. Kara and Kal-El are adults now. They haven't seen you for many years and Kara misses you so much. Kara does tell Kal-El stories about you and he does want to meet you.

”Superman and Supergirl we need your help now!” Alex yelled.

Kara and Clark heard Alex in the earpiece, they rushed to the scene. Alex and her team are having trouble fighting the enemy.

”We are here now,” Clark said.

”We meet again Supergirl. My offer still stands, enjoy me and I will train you and we will serve our lord Darkseid” Granny Goodness said.

”I will never join you! I am a hero and I protect people” Kara said.

”Foolish girl,” Granny Goodness said.

”Don’t let her size and age fool you. She is strong” Kara said to Clark.

”Got it,” Clark said.

Clark and Kara start to fight with Granny Goodness, but she is stronger. She is easily beating them, she bodyslammed Clark into the ground. Then Granny Goodness grabbed Kara by the neck and threw her towards a building. Granny Goodness starts to fight Alex and her team.

Granny Goodness laughed in a sinister way. She was about to kill Alex, Kara is unconscious and Clark is struggling to fight Granny Goodness. You arrived and you see what is going on.

”Let her go!” You yelled.

”Who are you?” Granny Goodness asked.

She let's go of Alex now you start to fight Granny Goodness. You start to dodge her attacks and you don't use all your strength, but your punch can do damage even at minimum strength. You used your lantern corps rings to stop Granny Goodness for good.

J’onn arrived late to the scene and he thought you are the enemy. Clark grabbed Kara and flew to the DEO.

✫ ✬ ✯ ✫

You are sitting in a cell and you watch them. You made the lantern rings use duplication, they took thought the rings. But you still have your rings and they can't see it.

”I can't read your mind,” J’onn said.

”You won’t,” You said.

The others went to check on Kara and she is doing fine.

”How are you feeling?” Clark asked.

”I’m feeling okay. What happened?” Kara asked.

”Granny Goodness is behind bars. We have the rings of the guy” Alex said.

”What rings?” Kara asked.

Alex was going to show it to Kara but it disappeared. All of them went to see you

”Who are you and why are on earth,” Clark asked

”My name is Y/N. I am looking-”

”Y/N! It's really you!” Kara said out loud.

”Do I know you?” You asked.

”It’s me Kara Zor El!” Kara cheerfully said.

”You know him?” Alex asked.

”He is an old freind” Kara said.

” It's really you!” You said.

”This is Kal-El,” Kara said.

”Oh Rao, you and Kal have grown so much,” You said and smiled.

Kara told Alex to open the cell. Kara and Kal-El hugged you tight and Kara starts to cry tears of joy.

---

Kara introduced you to everyone and she hasn't stopped smiling. Kara has told you everything that happened when they arrived on earth.

”So you go by the name Clark?” You asked.

”Yes. We save people together and we really missed you. Kara would tell me stories about you” Clark said.

”Tell us where have you been all these years,” Kara said.

”I have been living on the planet Called New Rann. Adam Strange took me in and taught me everything. I met new people and we became friends and we worked together to save people. I also became a lantern member, I am part of hope which is blue, Green means willpower and Indigo Lantern which means Compassion” You said.

You show them the rings.

”That is amazing! Y/N Later we are having game night and you will come” Kara said.

”What is game night?” You asked.

”Can’t wait!” Kara said.

✫ ✬ ✯ ✫

Kara and Clark went all out for game night. They bought so much food, new board games and much more. Alex picked you up and before going inside Kara’s loft she had to say something to you.

”Kara is my sister and I have to protect her. Please don't hurt her, I don't want to see you leave and she will be heartbroken” Alex said.

”I won't leave again. I can how much you love her and care or her. Alex, I won't leave and it took me years to find them” You said.

”I believe you,” Alex said.

Once inside, Kara introduced you to Brainy, James, Nia, Winn, and Kelly. Everyone is happy to meet you and Kara starts to show you the food of what people eat on earth.

”How was Kara as a small child and Clark,” Nia said.

”She was always loud and wanted affection and if you didn't pay attention to her she'd glare at you. She hated eating her vegetables and I had to bribe her. She always had a lot of energy. Cal, for a baby he had the most stinkest diapers” You said.

Everyone laughed.

”I’m not loud, Y/N,” Kara said.

Alex nods.

”He is right. Kara, you are loud” Alex teased.

”I wish you didn't say that” Clark laughed.

”How was it living in New Rann?” Kara asked.

”Much different then Krypton. Because of Adam, he taught me everything. It took me a while to get used to and it wasn't easy for me to travel, because I never knew what was a multiverse. I became a Lantern and I met so many people from different parts of the universe. Even villains a part of the Lantern Corps. There are different colors and different meanings. I even worked along with Lobo a bounty hunter, he is crazy and very reckless and hard to get along with” You said.

”We are happy that you are here and that you are a member of the Lantern Corps,” Clark said.

Kara and the others had to teach you how to play board games. It took you a while to understand the games but you the hang of it. Next, everyone explained the different types of food they always eat. At first, you didn't want to eat it but Kara gave you the puppy eyes.

”Not the puppy eyes,” You said.

”Please, Y/N you should try it. I know you like it” Kara said.

”Y/N, she always does it with me,” Alex said.

Everyone agreed. You start to eat different type of food and you are loving it, Kara is happy that you like it.

✫ ✬ ✯ ✫

You have been staying on the earth for a while now. It took you a while to understand how people live on earth, on New Rann it was more advanced in every way. You do help Kara and Clark save people but you just wear a mask.

”So, why you and Cal wear glasses?” You asked.

”We have to keep our real identity a secret. You will have to do the same” Clark said.

”We can talk to Winn and Brainy maybe they can create a suit for you. And we will become a team!” Kara cheerfully said.

”Let’s go see them now,” You said.

Winn and Brainy start to work on the suit, they have so many ideas.

✫ ✬ ✯ ✫

Kara is hosting a movie night with you, Alex, Kelly, and Clark. They made a list of movies for you to watch with them. Alex and Kara made popcorn and Clark started the movie.

Kara and Clark are feeling happy because they are creating new memories with you. They are happy that you will stay on earth for a long time.

✫ ✬ ✯ ✫

At the DEO, you start to train Clark and Kara without their powers. Without your powers, you are still strong. They tried to outsmart you but you didn't let them fool you.

”Nice trick, thinking you were going to attack me but it was him,” You said.

”How did you get so strong?” Clark asked.

”I had friends who taught me how to fight without my powers,” You said.

”Let’s go again,” Kara said.

”Let’s begin,” You said.

You trained Clark and Kara and for hours.

---

Winn and Brainy finished the suit. And everyone can't wait to see it especially you.

”Y/N, go try it on. Everything should be perfect” Winn said.

”The suit looks amazing. I will go try it on right now” You said.

”Hurry up,” Clark said.

Much later, you come out wearing the suit. Everyone loves it and you check yourself out in the mirror. You rushed and hugged Winn and Brainy.

”Thank you so much!” You said really loud.

”One more thing. Here is your helmet and we are happy that you like it” Brainy said.

”Would my rings be able to work with the suit?” You asked.

There is trouble in uptown, Alex, Clark, and Kara get ready.

”You will find out now,” Winn said.

You put on the helmet and you left with Kara and Clark.

[handlewithkara]

Lessons learned

Mon-El: There has to be a way to do this without making a moral compromise. We base the entire philosophy of the Legion on Supergirl. Have you considered that she might have the right approach here?

Mon-El: We took an oath when we formed the Legion. To preserve all that is good and to never harm the innocent. How's this mission in line with that? We should not kill Pestilence.

I was thinking about this, other than it being lovely that Mon-El defends Kara’s stance, out of all the character Mon-El is I think the one of the few who never advocates killing a worldkiller. (Mon-El preaching the gospel of Kara is also an interesting variation on the Coville cult who worship Supergirl but they worship her power rather than following her example) (it’s also interesting that Mon-El is one of the characters on the show, particularly from the action part of the show who we have never seen kill anybody, though he wanted to kill Rhea, but was dissuaded from it by Rhea herself)

Alex:

The conflicts on how to handle the Worldkillers correctly start in episode 13 when Alex and Kara debate on how to handle Julia/Purity. Alex never advocates killing her, but she does seem to advocate torturing her to extract information on Reign's location. She cites numbers and reasons that Kara's stance is naive. She does not believe that there is still a Julia person inside, she thinks Purity was just faking it.

She also claims this is just her doing her job (or doing her job effectively). (Something that Purity shoots down, saying that Alex is just lashing oecause of her own unhappiness and pain)

Alex: what I saw in that house was a very capable liar putting on an act [...] You told me about the vision you had. The world was burning. That is the Worldkiller that you saw. [...] Purity is evil. She is a Worldkiller. And there's two others out there just like her, endangering lives, [...] not all of us are bulletproof, Kara. [...]  cynicism, that's what's keeping the rest of us alive. [...] I am just trying to do my job.

Later she thanks Kara for changing her mind:

Alex: I didn't see that at first. You were the one who convinced me that the Worldkillers could even be saved.

My thoughts: Alex never goes as far as advocating actually killing the Worldkiller. I do think that it is noteworthy that at this point she does think the worldkillers are pure evil and have no humanity (or at least she is refusing to see it otherwise).  

Imra:

Imra advocates killing Pestilence to save the future, even though there is another person inside of her (a person who happens to be quite mean, something they don't know at this point).

Imra: We came here to end the threat to our time. And that means ending her life in this time. [...] That's not how I usually operate, but these are extreme circumstances. [...] I didn't have a choice. [...] Look, I don't wanna kill her or anyone. I have the same ideals you do. [...] You think this is bad? The Blight is so much worse. Every hospital bed in every city on every planet is overrun. Mass graves... So if it's between her and the millions of people who die by the Blight in the future, I'm going to kill her.[...] I'm from the future. I've seen what happens if you're left to deal with the situation the way you want to. The Blight happens. Pestilence survives. Whatever you do in this time to try to stop her, fails. You fail. So if I get the chance, I will end this.

Brainy agrees with her. Citing the numbers.

Brainy: If we kill Pestilence when we find her, there is a 98.459% chance the Blight will never happen. Millions of people will be saved. Now, if we try to rescue the person inside of her in order to defeat her, that chance is reduced to 52.744%.

Mon-El: Some decisions can't be made with a math equation.

Imra of course eventually reveals that her motivation is saving her sister.

Imra: If I had just killed Pestilence, the Blight never would have happened. Preya would still be alive.

And Kara acknowledges that if she was in the same situation, she might act the same way.

Kara: I would probably do the same thing if Alex were gone.

My thoughts: I do not think that Kara is saying here that it's okay to kill somebody if they killed your sister, more that if Alex was gone she would be in such a bad frame of mind, she wouldn't be acting fairly and rationally anymore.

Other than that, I thought Imra’s arguments are rather nuanced, making imo for a rather compelling conflict of interest. I particularly like that Imra isn’t just playing the numbers game, she also points out that she has concrete reasons to doubt that other approaches will work. 

Lena:

Lena advocates killing Reign even though there is Sam inside a person they know to be good, again citing the numbers, but she also argued that it is what Sam would have wanted.

Lena: I can still flood her system with the Kryptonite. It would work. She would OD, but... She would die. [...] It's Sam or the world. [...] [Sam would] choose Ruby over anything, even her own life. She'd want me to protect her daughter.

James agrees with her.

James: It's a difficult choice, but it sounds like you have the answer.

My thoughts: Yikes, talk about some really morbid topic for a couple to debate. It seems noteworthy to me that both Imra and Lena make a genuine attempt at going through with what they talk about. Imra when she shoots the syringe at Pestilence with her mind, Lena when she raises the Kryptonite level on Reign. Both are only held back by the fact that the poison they had wasn’t strong enough, not because of lack of trying. 

Alura:

Alura is the one who advocates killing Reign in the finale, casting it as a sacrifice, a duty. This is after Reign and Sam have been split apart, so in theory there is only Reign left, a being of pure evil.

Alura:  Look, sometimes, the thing we thought we'd never do, the thing that goes against our very core, is the one thing that we must do.

J'onn agrees with her.

J'onn: If all else fails,and we have no other recourse, I agree. We do what we must.

And at last, reluctantly Kara decides to go along.

Kara:  Okay. Whatever it takes.

Of course, only to regret it in the final confrontation.

Kara: I came in here ready to kill her. I knew I should have found another way. I knew it. I've lost track of what I stand for.

And in the end, Mon-El congratulates her.

Mon-El:  you did it [...] this victory was yours. It was flawless.

As does Alura: 

Alura:  I am so proud of you. You stuck to your ideals, and found a way when there was none.

[maybequinnidk]

1x13

she touched it

brunette kara??? i did not remember this

the boys™ meet j'onn

yes alex, hurt him

yes jonn, let alex hurt him

arent astra and alura twins? what's the explanation for astra's grey hair?

if kara had just told cat... but i think it's kinda sweet in a weird way that kara missing has that effect on her

j'onn impersonating kara counter: 2

j'onn cannot handle cat grant

what does alura hologram even know

"why would i ever send you to that primitive planet?" idk you tell me

alex you know bullets dont work

j'onn is an awful kara

i kinda hate non

alex uses VR counter: 1

starting to think I don't like the men in the show other than j'onn and brainy (and ben lockwood as a villain)

i like that her hair changed throughout the episode

ooh angry kara

seeing james at the deo is strangely satisfying

oh no. oh wait.

alex kill counter: 2

jonn taking the blame to spare alex and kara😭

missed vasquez

"you're supergirl's hero"

aww they all went to her place

she's so cute

rewatching and commenting SG bc it's gonna leave netflix soon

j'onn is so sassy. i love him. also i always forget that they didn't know he is a martian when the show starts

kara threatens to quit counter: 1

when winn stopped liking kara he became way more likeable

everyone (including the characters) has this idea that kara doesn't swear but she does actually. so far (1x11) it's only been when she's angry but still. maybe we all just collectively forgot about that?

the cat/kara interactions. i missed cat grant so much. "if i could legally adopt her, i would" 🥹

the plot lines feel more coherent and cohesive in s1 for some reason

so many balcony conversations

emotional ms grant is my favorite ms grant

love Alex's hair this season