#i'm looking at you Linda and Kara

[lafoget]

if i had a nickel every time super fells in love with a mermaid, i'd have three nickels. which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened three times

[bumblesimagines]

Tara Carpenter

how've you been since we last spoke?

can we take this outside?

can we take this outside?

how've you been since we last spoke?

Pronouns: He/Him/His, Male!Reader

Love that when Melissa and Jenna leave they're suddenly more than happy to pay Neve what she's worth. Smh.

You absentmindedly listened to the girl dressed up as a Nurse from Silent Hill babble and whine on and on about her classes and sorority sisters, occasionally reaching out to stabilize her when she stumbled over her heels. You'd long replaced the alcohol in her cup with water - not that she'd even noticed in her inebriated state - and wearily watched her until your friend could swoop in and finally take her roommate back home. 

Peering over your shoulder, you searched for your friend until you found the familiar Kara Zor-El you'd watched her excitedly work on for weeks. Lucy still looked deep in conversation with her ex-girlfriend, irritation beginning to seep into her features the longer she spent talking with Anika. She'd seemingly had enough and rolled her eyes, turning her back to Anika and stomping her way back to you. 

"Seems like that went well, huh?" You chuckled, a soft hiss leaving you right after when she slapped your forearm. Lucy scowled, grumbling under her breath as she took her roommate's cup and tossed the contents into the sink. Her roommate began whining about it but her protests and groaning went in one ear and out the other. 

"I can't wait to see her little girlfriend's face when she gets dumped too. I mean, what type of nickname is 'Mindy', anyway? For Melinda? Go with Mel or Linda like every other sane person." Lucy huffed, shoving her hand in her purse and searching around for her keys. The small grin on your face immediately dropped and you straightened up, looking back in the direction of Anika and, sure enough, spotting Mindy Meeks-Martin staring right back at you wide-eyed. 

"Oh, fuck." You murmured. The blonde beside you glanced up at you questioningly, her hand still in her purse and shuffling around the various makeup sticks, folded papers, mints, and gum packets. If only you'd listened to your gut and driven to the party instead of hitching a ride with them. "Could you hurry up?"

"I'm looking, (Y/N). What's the big deal?" Lucy questioned, lifting her purse closer to her face and squinting through the dim lighting of the kitchen. Her roommate had taken to leaning on the counter, her head leaned back against the fridge, and her eyes beginning to flutter close. Part of you wanted to snatch the purse from Lucy's hands and search for the damn keys yourself but you resorted to tapping your foot impatiently. 

By the time you heard the familiar jingle of her charm clinking with her keys, a hand had already landed on your wrist and squeezed lightly. Rolling your lips into your mouth and inhaling deeply through your nose, you released it in a heavy sigh and turned around to face your ex, Tara Carpenter. She stared up at you, her big doe eyes widening with surprise and her maroon-colored lips surprisingly spreading into a wide smile. She hadn't changed in the slightest, despite everything she'd gone through back in Woodsboro. 

"Found it!" Lucy thrusted her keys up into the air with a victory laugh that quickly fell short when she noticed Tara. Her brows furrowed and she tilted her head, her gaze flickering between you and the brunette. 

"Wait for me in the car." You told her, and after a beat of hesitation, she nodded and wrapped her arm around her roommate's waist before making their way through the sea of students. You watched them disappear into the crowd and tugged your wrist free from Tara's hold, offering the shorter girl a forced smile. 

"Can we take this outside?" She asked over the music and you reluctantly nodded, allowing her to take your hand into hers and lead you through the frat house. Tara stepped out into the backyard, briefly eyeing the people skinny-dipping in the pool before she turned around to face you again. 

"So, uh... how've you been since we last spoke?" 

"Shitty considering I almost died."

"Yeah, fair. I... I don't know why I asked." You winced, raising your hand to rub the back of your neck and ease the tension forming there. Seeing Tara again after everything only brought up past feelings you'd rather long forget about, as well as trickles of guilt. Tara pursed her lips, crossed her arms over her chest and cleared her throat, lifting her hand to toy with her necklaces. 

"You didn't call. Or text. Or anything. It was all over the news and my ex-boyfriend who I dated for almost three years never once bothered reaching out to check on me." Tara's nails lightly dug into her forearm as she spoke, a frown forming on her face. "I waited. I-I waited to hear from you, (Y/N). And you never called."

"What'd you want me to do, Tara? Call and be like 'sorry the girl you dumped me for right before my graduation tried killing you and your buddies'? I didn't even know if you or Sam or any of them wanted to hear from me. They were always your friends, not mine. Hell, I bet they didn't know I was coming to Blackmore until now. I bet you didn't even know."

"I..." Tara trailed off, her bitterness that'd briefly passed over her features fading. She swallowed and nodded, her gaze dropping down onto the ground. "I knew you were coming to New York. I just... I didn't think you'd be coming here. I honestly... I thought that maybe we'd cross paths eventually but not at a party in a frat house of all places."

Sighing softly, you let your hand fall limp at your side. "For what it's worth I'm glad you're okay, Tara. I'm sorry you lost Wes and Liv. And... I hope we can be friends again, Tara."

[clean-bands-dirty-stories]

Space ~ B.A.

A/n: LOVE touching on the way Iris and Barry create their relationship by high key sabotaging every other possibility bc they feel inevitable... great shit.

Request: “Barry x male reader, reader and Barry been having issues so reader goes to stay with Kara for awhile.” By anon

Word Count: 2,000+

MASTERLIST

"So... are we going to talk about that?"

Y/n's jaw worked as he mulled over Kara's question. He couldn't expect her not to ask questions after all of that. She was a good friend, she worried. And Y/n didn't want to spend this entire trip running from his feelings. It would only make things worse.

On the other hand he really didn't want to talk about it.

But that may have been him trying to run from his feelings. Like usual. How well did that ever go?

He looked at her, taking in her barely contained curiosity and anxiety. The last time she had run into Barry and his boyfriend the two were newly in love after ages of pining and beating around the bush. They were full of relief at being able to hold hands and use pet names, and got borderline ridiculous if they ever kissed. Kara had joked they were the goal; the base line. Someone would look at her that way someday.

Now the two men were cold and distant, and when they'd gotten Kara the help she needed and Barry went to go back to his own world Y/n had asked to stay? In an entirely different universe where Barry Allen didn't even know who Y/n L/n was. Had never even heard of him. They were complete strangers in this world.

Sighing, Y/n leaned against the desk behind him and Kara tried not to grin as she realized he was about to talk about his feelings. Y/n never did such things no matter how many times she prodded and begged - but this was not a situation that called for smiling or teasing. She listened instead as Y/n began, "Barry and I have been having problems."

Kara raised an eyebrow. She was hesitant to push such a delicate string of luck but it seemed Y/n was about to stop and he really hadn't said much yet. "Problems?"

Once he started he couldn't stop. "First it was the newspaper with Iris' byline. I mean, he's been in love with her for near his entire life and everything was screaming that she would choose him back eventually. Eddie died, Patty and Linda didn't work out for several reasons - mostly because he couldn't open up to them. But that's not-" He closed his eyes, realizing he was going off on a tangent. "The point is," he began again slowly. "Barry and Iris are like, soulmates? Or something? And it started with the newspaper but then there was Earth 2, and the fact that they always know each other everywhere we go - even if vaguely. Like they're drawn to each other. Inevitable. There are worlds where I don't know Barry Allen and he doesn't know me, but they always have each other."

Slowly, Kara asked, "You're jealous of Iris?"

Y/n scoffed. "I'm not just mindlessly jealous. It wouldn't bother me so much if the name on the by line of the newspaper had changed. If it said Iris West instead, or Iris soemthing-else. But it doesn't. It still Iris West-Allen. And I feel like... a filler." His shoulders sagged and his face twisted with agony. "It doesn't help that he started to drop our plans to hang out with her. And I realized that actually he always prioritizes her. Our plans never overlap, like he's desperate not to have to choose, and then they do and he chooses her. And it's fine, she's family, but I thought I was too. I thought we'd at least be equally as important. And then Savitar comes and he goes after Iris - still. Iris and Barry weren't together, but his life falls apart if she dies. Like-" He blinked tears out of his eyes. "Like she's his whole world. Cisco can't save him, or Caitlyn."

"Or you," Kara realized, her face crumbling as it fully settled in.

The man shrugged. "Or me. And I tried bringing it up to him but he refuses to acknowledge it and scrambles to avoid the topic and I feel like he knows he's in love with her but doesn't want to admit it. I feel like I really am filler and he knows it, that his very atoms are waiting for her and it's just this unspoken inevitability. I'm only here for now and that's it and I'm not supposed to address it, I'm not supposed to see it, but I do and that really sets him on edge. Or- something does at least. I don't know! He won't talk to me!"

Immediately Kara pulled Y/n into a hug. Y/n let her, curling into her comforting warmth and knowing he could fully collapse and she would be fine. "Would it help if I helped you work through what other options there are? Discussions are hard to have if you have one out come stuck in your head, and then often turn into arguments that accomplish nothing."

Chuckling, Y/n wiped his face. "You're so smart Kara." And he meant it so genuinely she couldn't even joke that he was full of it. He seemed relieved to be able to talk about it, talk through it. She believed that truly was the case. "Please," he sighed. "Please tell me there are other options than what I think there are."

Kara hummed, tightening the hug for a split second before leaning away so they could meet eye to eye as they spoke. This was a conversation where he needed to know she was being absolutely truthful and genuine. "Well, first of all he could have the exact same fears as you. He could truly and deeply be in love with you and be scared that it'll all be for nothing. Fate and knowing your future - it';s a terrifying thought. Especially when no matter what you do, it never changes."

Y/n nodded. That was a perfectly logical option. "Anything else?"

She was ready for the question. "His life has been really difficult. He's constantly losing people, and being a superhero is extremely hard on a person. It's demanding and draining and leaves no room for even a single mistake. You're gambling with the life of every single person. Their happiness and stability. It's not a reason to treat anyone badly but I could understand if his work life and super hero life being so complicated and dangerous doesn't leave a deep desire for a normal, more straight forward life. Maybe he got it in his head that things with you were supposed to be easy and now... they're not. And he's too burnt out or anxious to address it."

Oh. Very quickly Y/n was calming down. Hearing all the other alternatives were very grounding and loosened the pit of doom in his stomach. "Anything else?"

Nodding, Kara continued. "He may not be taking your emotions seriously and either isn't realizing how your emotions are affecting you, or thinks they're some kind of accusation. He may even not understand that when you bring this up its concerning how you feel about it and not necessarily about him or anything he's doing at all. It's a pile up of things that all point your brain in one direction, and the way that makes you feel may be irrational or very rational, but either way he isn't the person who chooses Iris. And he may be one day, or he may not, but if he thinks you're accusing him of some sort of cheating when he couldn't imagine ever doing something to you?" She shrugged. "Like getting mad at someone for doing something in a dream. And it still means something to you but he isn't clocking that - all he can see is you blaming him for something he didn't do."

Y/n actually had the audacity to smile. "We would argue over me feeling insecure and it making him feel like I hate him. Or doubt him." He rolled his eyes but there was a little fondness there and Kara felt hope surge through her. Not all was lost yet. "We would end up arguing like we are over both of us just being insecure and not communicating it int he way we need to." He sighed, long and laboriously.

Kara just decided to skip to another option. "Or he's being an asshole and he does know it upsets you but he just doesn't want to acknowledge it or take it seriously."

They looked at each other for a second before slipping into soft, breathy laughter. It was weak and quiet but Kara wrote it down as a win. The idea that Barry would be so harsh and cruel truly was laughable. Maybe another Barry, another universe, but not this one.

After a second Y/n deflated again. Not as broken down but definitely exhausted. "What do I do if he won't talk to me? I can't just not know."

"Tell him that." When Y/n seemed doubtful, kara shook her head. "I'm serious. Say it even before you start the conversation. No warning, no chance to shoot you down or change the subject. Lay down the law. If you need this, you need this. It doesn't matter what he's feeling about the situation - you need to talk about this. This is a need for you; a deal breaker. If you break up you break up. He doesn't deserve you if he can't get over himself for an hour to talk to you and give you something you actively need."

Y/n melted in relief, eyes wet. "You're an amazing friend Kara."

The compliment, bursting with appreciation that could not be put into words, made Kara grin. "You deserve a good friend. Come on - we can take a few days before you have to go back."

So they did. A little less a month passed before Y/n went back. neither of them had meant for it to go on quite so long but Y/n's powers that were so often utilized by Barry were perfect for the threat Kara was facing and beating the bad guy was the last step. They had to go through so much before they could do that. It kept them. 

When he did go home, there was something different about him. He got to see more and experience more. He realized how much pressure he was putting on Barry and codependent he'd become. he seemed finally completely at peace with whatever happened - whether or not they broke up, he knew he'd make it through - but was also ready and willing to fight for it.

If only Barry would fight too.

In the end Kara had been right. Her very first guess had hit the nail on the head, and it had all come undone the second Y/n set a hard boundary. He needed this and Barry delivered. Their relationship was important enough to the speedster to put aside fear or pride and face it. They had a long talk about the whole situation and how out of control they both felt. How that scared Barry even more because he didn't want such a future. Because he wasn't allowed to be out of control like he was now or people died. Y/n clarified his feelings not being a reflection on Barry as a person and the kind of person or partner he was, and that seemed to help too. They decided at the end of it all that no matter what happened they loved each other and nothing could get in the way of that. That even if Iris and Barry did end up together, it wouldn't be the Barry that was now.

That Barry was Y/n's.

For the first time neither of them felt the need to check to see if Iris' surname had changed on the byline. It was Cisco instead who came crashing into the room, eyes wide with worry. He pulled up the article and pointed out the byline.

Iris West.

No Allen attached.

The article was the same, with a missing Barry, but the byline was different.

Barry and Y/n looked at each other, eyes opened for the first time. It was almost a slap in the face to realize that Iris and Barry ended up together in this world only if they thought they did. That the anxiety of the felt inevitable could destroy all of their relationships, and that the second they decided it didn't - it didn't.It was beautiful in a way. And suddenly they both felt that they could do so much more... 

And they did. Together.

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Male Readers: @ravenpuff-oli @sortzz @fadedver

[bisupergirl]

i've been rereading a lot of old supergirl comics lately, so i thought i'd make a post with some pre-crisis recommendations for kara <3

THE GIRL WITH THE SEE-THROUGH MIND!

the superman family #168 kara and lena attempt to help a young empath as she suddenly feels compelled to kill herself. one of my fav issues for lena and one of the best storylines from kara's student advisor era. i also really love the relationship kara has with lena, both as linda danvers and as supergirl.

THE BRIMSTONE CONNECTION

the brave and the bold #160 kara's foster father goes missing so she teams up with batman to track him down. i think kara and bruce have a fun dynamic together and i really like how she's characterized here. i do think that this issue kind of downplays how intelligent kara is in order to uplift bruce's detective skills, but regardless i think its a fun team-up.

THE SUPERGIRL GANG

adventure comics #381 kara goes undercover at an all-girls crime fighting school to investigate a string of robberies committed unknowingly by the students. i really like how this issue focuses a bit on kara's investigative abilities and the things she can do better as linda danvers rather than as supergirl. also babs makes an appearance in this story (rise pre-crisis karababs warriors) <3

THE BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL!

adventure comics #412 kara is chosen to fight in a ceremonial battle by a distant planet's ruler. this issue is SO fun and showcases kara's strength so well. it also features art from art saaf who is one of my favorite artists for pre-crisis kara :)

THE ATTACK OF THE ANNIHILATOR!

detective comics #508-510 kara flies to gotham and helps barbara gordon defeat a crazed and mutated scientist who calls himself the annihilator. unfortunately this is the only multi-issue arc kara and babs have together during pre-crisis (not counting crisis on infinite earths i guess), but i do really enjoy this story (again, rise pre-crisis karababs warriors).

A HEAD-FULL OF SNAKES!

supergirl vol 1 #8 after portraying medusa in a play, a curse is placed on kara that turns her hair into snakes and anyone she looks at into stone. another really fun story :) this issue is definitely one of the best from supergirl vol 1.

CRYPT OF THE FROZEN GRAVES

adventure comics #424 kara attempts to uncover the crimes of the san francisco syndicate by gathering information from a former criminal informer. the art in this issue is SO pretty and i really love how kara is characterized here <3 also features the last appearance of pre-crisis nasty luthor </3

THE VISITORS FROM THE VOID

the superman family #184-186 when fred danvers mysteriously disappears after accepting a secret government job, edna danvers seeks out kara for help in finding him. i really love this storyline for how it develops the relationship between kara and her foster parents, and it's a great showcase of kara's anger and how protective she can be over the people she loves.

CELEBRATION!

supergirl vol 2 #20 clark asks kara to meet him at midvale for a surprise—but before she can do that, kara must battle the parasite. kara's 25th anniversary issue :) you can also read action comics #555 before this if you'd like, it takes place concurrently with this issue but shows clark's pov.

and finally—i already included this story on my pinned post with other supergirl storyline recommendations, but i really like this arc so i'm putting it here too:

THE STRANGE REVENGE OF LENA LUTHOR!

the superman family #211-214 takes place within one of my favorite era’s for supergirl! kara (living as an actress in new york at the time) helps her old friend lena thorul get a job and a place to stay after lena’s husband dies. after the villain mind-bomber boost’s her psychic abilities, lena discovers kara’s secret identity.

[thegirlwhofellfromthestars]

still can't stop thinking about kara accidentally referring to hal as "dad", even in a more low-key context and how something that could usually be played for comedy is nothing sort of devastating.

maybe kara's having a bad day - the sort where her chest is tight with frustration, every little minor convenience makes her fingers twitch, the sort where the schoolwork and reminders of the ordinary life she has alongside her life as supergirl is smothering her, all the missed phone calls from the friends who only know her as linda danvers. she's snapped at people throughout the day, blurting out a tired little, "i'm sorry" when they frown or look at her in shock. every little reminder of when her ill temper leaks through the cracks is like a stab to the side. i should be doing better, she thinks to herself, everyone says it's okay, that i'm still only a kid. but i don't want to be just a kid. i turn sixteen in september.

she runs into hal and waits for him to say or do something - anything - that will make that horrid little knot of agitations that's formed in her chest tighten further. but he sees the sting of bitterness to her dark blue eyes, the way she's trying so hard to twitch her lips into a solemn but neutral expression. hal must know and keeps himself at arm's distance; they've both had their fair share of bad days aplenty. he only walks away after giving her a slight nod through the green of the mask he wears, leaving her be.

hal comes back a few minutes later with a small cardboard box of juice and hands it to her. apple juice - her favorite, no pineapple or fruit punch on the label to be found. just plain apple juice. she tears the straw off the back and pushes it through, taking a a sip. the rush of sugar is a balm, even if only a small one. the barest hint of a proper smile stirs upon her visage for the first time in a while today. after a few engrossed sips:

"thanks, dad."

her smile vanishes.

they both stare at each other with the depth of something fathomless - horror, maybe, or some sort of flooding, viscous mess of all sorts of feelings. she remembers for a moment the way her father back on krypton would wordlessly give her comfort on bad days - drape a blanket over her shoulders as she stared out at the openness of dark red sky before departing, ensure she had a small snack even as she sulked alone in her room. and hal...

well, kara remembers he only told her a little bit about his father. but that is enough for her to know.

she takes a deep breath, the smile on her face not quite so genuine this time - moreso some sort of crumpled, uncomfortable mimicry of the real expression. "sorry about that. it just sort of slipped out."

"it's fine. sometimes things like this happen."

"still..." the words coat her mouth, fuzzy under the apple juice she'd been drinking. "thank you for doing that. i've been having kind of a crappy day today, and it helped."

the sting from earlier still persists, hal's face settles into a fixed, solemn look. "no problem," he says. "i'm glad i could help, even just a little."

[mamawasatesttube]

1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 12, and 25 for Kara!! I’m genuinely curious about this

1. Why do you like or dislike this character?

I THINK SHES SO NEAT... cradling her in my hands. i like a girl with anger issues and also with immigrant metaphors. i want to put her in a bucket and study her with a magnifying glass like a bug

2. Favorite canon thing about this character?

i think her dissonance about expecting to be older than clark but then being actually baby is so fun. and her immigrant metaphors and her tragedy are SO compelling to me. but i also really, really love that her grief turns to rage. the way she is so compassionate and also so fundamentally angry is just. YEAH!!! i LOVE that in a girl go ham fuck shit up!!!!

3. Least favorite canon thing about this character?

i'm honestly of two minds about the thing where they state she's significantly stronger than clark. it isn't really explained why (at least in sg2005?) (like, he's been under a yellow sun far longer than her at that point, what makes her different? how does every other kryptonian from kandor stack up in this powerscale? etc) and without any real basis, to me it just feels like a haha #girlboss thing where they were like well a woman can't be interesting if she's not physically the most powerful ever. unlike other women, this one kicks ass!!!!

7. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you like?

acknowledging that she's got some REAL fruity vibes going on with several of the other girls she's interacted with 😳

8. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you despise?

generic girlbossification again and also just... not knowing anything about her i guess. like i get it, keeping track of it all with like linda danvers vs linda lang vs kara danvers (why is this her name in current canon btw. :/) etc can be confusing esp if you don't actually know where to start and just know kara, like, exists, but also. you know.

OH. ACTUALLY A SPECIFIC i have seen multiple posts in the last few weeks thinking she's significantly older than kon??? she is not!!! they're the same age (in postcrisis anyway idk whats going on in rebirth and frankly neither does dc i think)!!!! that's the whole reason she takes his death so hard!!! thats a member of her family her own age and he just died!!! like nearly every other person she's ever had!!

12. What's a headcanon you have for this character?

she also has the house of el family curls. she does not really care that much about her appearance though so she just kinda brushes them out and lets her hair be just the wavy "this could be curls but isn't" floof instead. also, it's a kinda brighter yellow than natural blonde hair (it's natural for kryptonians, but...!) the same way her eyes, like the rest of the kryptonians, are more luminous than normal human eyes. people tend to assume she dyed it.

25. What was your first impression of this character? How about now?

my first impression was actually of mae kent because i didn't know the difference between all the supergirls and i was just reading sb94 alskdjf and then i looked it up and went Oh. this is more complicated than i thought. and it was a little intimidating for a second, but then i just went fuck it and started reading supergirl 2005. first impression of THAT was "oh jesus christ i hate men" because. well. look at the beginning of that thing. BUT when it picks up it picks UP and my god... cradles kara gently in my hands. i love her so much. she contains multitudes.

[pluckyredhead]

as someone looking to get into the Supergirl comics, what titles/runs would you recommend? I started reading Tom King's Woman of Tomorrow and didn't think it was that bad (though I never finished it) but seeing people's anger about it makes me think that my enjoyment might be because I'm not familiar with her character before this and thus don't get why it's a bad take on her like what I've seen.

Well, first I should disclaimer that my very loud opinions on Woman of Tomorrow are opinions, lol. I firmly believe that I'm right but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy it! You're allowed!

But here are my recs for comics to get into Supergirl that feel...more in keeping with the spirit of the character, imo.

In Continuity:

Supergirl (2005) #34-59: After dying in Crisis on Infinite Earths, Kara came back to the post-Crisis DCU in 2004. For the next four years, she was treated very badly by DCU, who positioned her as a jailbait sexpot "bad girl" who was maybe evil but also totally wanted to date you, 45-year-old cis guy in the audience! Sterling Gates and Jamal Igle's run changed all that, letting Kara be three dimensional and human (well, Kryptonian, but you know what I mean) and not miserable softcore porn 24/7. (They put bike shorts under her skirt and it was wildly controversial.) She gets to smile and be friends with women! It was a breath of fresh fucking air, I tell you what.

Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes: During those years DC was treating Kara like shit, we could at least escape to the future, where Mark Waid and Barry Kitson let her be her best self. This is an ensemble book so it's not totally focused on her, but the whole ensemble is pretty great.

Supergirl (2011): Honestly, I thought the New 52 run was pretty solid. Or maybe it's just less bad than every other New 52 comic I've ever read? Either way, it's an easy jumping-on point. And there are actually female writers and artists involved!!! AMAZING! (In the interest of full disclosure, the 2005 series had a couple of female creators towards the very end - Kelly Sue DeConnick and Amy Reeder each got a couple of issues - but they sadly didn't have a lot of time to do much with the character.)

Supergirl (2016): Cute! Cheery! Too good for this world! This takes a lot of inspiration from the TV show, which was on the air at the time.

Kids Comics/AUs/Elseworlds:

Adventures of Supergirl: This is a tie-in comic to the TV show, but you don't need to be super familiar with the show to read it. And Sterling Gates is back!

Supergirl: Being Super: This is a standalone graphic novel in which Kara, who doesn't know about Clark or that she's an alien, discovers her powers after her friend dies in a tragic accident. It's definitely on the angsty side but in a way that feels relatable and compassionate to me, rather than gratuitous. And it's by Mariko Tamaki and Joelle Jones, so it's fucking stunning, of course.

Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the Eighth Grade: This is for kids but it is SO STINKIN' CUTE. Highly recommended.

Superman Family Adventures: Also for kids and I cry happy tears at how precious it is every day.

Not Actually Kara:

Supergirl (1996): So after Kara died in 1985 and before she came back in 2004, there was a completely different Supergirl named Linda Danvers. She wasn't from Krypton, she was a mortal girl merged with a protoplasmic being from an alternate dimension who was also an angel. YES, IT'S BONKERS, AND IT'S GREAT. This series is 80 issues long and it's the best Supergirl comic ever published. I know it's not Kara, but if you only read one Supergirl comic, make it this one.

[kara-zor-els]

I’ve only read a handful of Kara appearances in the background of Superman/Action Comics but I really want to get into her more, do you have a reading guide for her? or just some runs you recommend to check out? thank you in advance I really appreciate it <3

Hello! @argoscity has made a very good reading guide for Kara here . Because of her history getting into Kara can be a bit confusing because there are essentially 3-4 versions of her: Pre-Crisis Kara, Post-Crisis* Kara, Post Flashpoint Kara and post Rebirth/Infinate Frontier Kara, although flashpoint and rebirth/IF are technically the same entiry, at least in the sense that her character hasn't gotten a full reboot since flashpoint.

All eras have a different vibe to them. Personally I'm more familiar with post infinate frontier Kara, who is a more mature version of her and is implied to have back her pre crisis memories, at least to an extend. I would recommend Tom King's Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow run as a good introduction point for her character, since it's both well written, it requried no knowledge of previous canon and also the art is genuinely to die for.

As for her other runs, I haven't read all of them but I liked Andreyko's run which has a very similar vibe to WoT, her post dawn of DC Action Comics appearances, and I heard that the Gates run was quite good. I'd avoid the Loeb run because she gets oversexualized to hell and back (she is 16 btw) and the plot seems to be all over the place in general. Also her Rebirth run is a bit too similar to the CW show for my liking.

*note that there were other post crisis supergirls before that in the post crisis universe, like Matrix or Linda Danvers, but neither of them were Kara despite looking exactly like Kara

[thefaeriefeatherdark]

@whalehouse1

Quite annoyed because your 3 Kon's AU has infected my brain and now I have a bunch of ideas for it.

Like. Maik dying his hair blonde at some point after going to live with the Danvers.

I'd probably include the idea that Kara dies her hair to be Linda Lee Danvers [though dying it brown instead of blonde like Maik]. Maik insists she's endangering his Secret Identity by not revealing how she can change her hair color so quickly. The answer is that she washes her hair with boiling water when she needs to become blonde [any remaining dye just makes it look like her hair is slightly darker and isn't enough for most people to notice]. She does not tell Maik because she isn't sure how powerful his invulnerability is and doesn't want to find out.

Also Lena Thorul walking in being like, ah Linda's (Kara Zor-El's) new little brother Michael she told me about, and then immediately getting hit by a wave of massive trauma from him psychically and immediately realizing that he's Lex's kid and proceeding to address him as nephew even though Michael doesn't really get why. She claims it's because she doesn't know him well enough to consider him a little brother (She's Kara's foster sister) but Kara keeps wondering "Does she know that Lex created Maik? Wait does she know I'm Supergirl?"

My thoughts here are that Kara is probably 18 or 19 and just starting college with Lena being like 22, and having already gotten a job at the DEO (in the original comics Lena was applying to work at the FBI [And I think eventually got the job]).

[This only applies with my concept of Maik having Cybernetic modifications] Right after Kara initially takes Maik home to the Danvers with her to hide him and she uses her X-ray vision to check him over for injuries and realizes that the Lex Corp Energy weapons are cybernetic modifications that Lex grafted onto Maik, and just getting more angry at Lex.

Kon-El and Maik's first encounter being a fight between them, but instead of being mad about this new Superboy trying to beat him up Kon's just really annoyed at the fact that Lex stole Kon's iconic look for this Tween Superboy. He also has a "Don't you know that looks out of fashion" comment towards Maik and Maik responds with "Maybe on you old man" and it is probably the most damaging hit Maik got in during that whole fight.

Also the idea of Nightwing being the guy to talk to Superman about Connor because he's slowly realizing that his new teenage teammate is certain that Superman hates him. His call being like "Hi your clone is very mopey and sad that you don't talk to him" and Kal just goes "No Kon's usually fine, loves being left alone". Dick is just like, "No the other one" and Superman blinks and goes "I have another clone?!?"

[lena-in-a-red-dress]

Age of Adeline AU Pt 2

"No, uh... Linda, actually."

Kara stammers through her response with her heart pounding in her chest. Her fingers shake, reaching to fidget with glasses that she no longer has.

A dark brow lifts. "Linda?"

"Yeah, mom," Laurel drawls with a roll of her eyes. "Linda. The friend I've been gushing to you about for the past two months? Jeez. Hello, by the way."

Kara's granted a brief reprieve as Lena's swept up in a hug from Laurel, which rouses Lena enough to return the embrace with a smile.

"Hello, darling."

Their hug lingers affectionately. It allows Kara a moment to absorb the changes time has wrought. Lena's dark hair-- still long-- is sprinkled with gray. Her pantsuit is professional, and creased from a day of work. There are crinkles at the corner of her eyes, and slight laugh lines around her mouth.

She's as beautiful as the day Kara met her.

"Linda," Lena interjects, pulling away from Laurel to offer Kara a warm smile. "Please come in, make yourself at home. I'm sorry for making you uncomfortable."

"Oh, no, it's fine. Really."

Keenly aware that Laurel is her ride for the weekend, Kara strips out of her coat and carefully passes it off. She's going to have to be very very careful with what she says and does. She can already feel the magnetic charge she always felt around Lena, the force field that had drawn her in.

It had taken everything she had to pull away the last time. Kara could only hope she'd find the strength again.

---

It helps that Lena seems to take Kara's appearance in stride. If she suspects anything, she doesn't ask. Doesn't push.

At least, not until it's time for Trivial Pursuit.

"Oh, no!" Laurel cries when the box comes out. Her siblings, Lori and Leo, chime in. "No! It's just cruel at this point!"

Lena only smirks, and plunks the box down on the table in front of them.

"Forty-six game winning streak," she tells Kara with a smirk and the barest hint of a wink.

Kara feels her insides start to melt. She chuckles when the kids all gamely reach for the game pieces, even as they protest. When Lena hands Kara a pinwheel, their fingers touch, and it's like an electric current flows between them.

Jerking her hand back, Kara quickly comes her hair behind her ear, looking around surreptitiously to see who might spotted them. But no one seems to have noticed anything out of the ordinary. Even Lena has moved on like nothing has happened, snatching the clue cards from Leo for a "proper" shuffle.

For the first round, Kara plays dumb. Answers sprout on her tongue for every question, but she swallows them down in exchange for something almost there, but not quite.

Until Lena issues fighting words.

"It's okay," she says when Laurel gives her teammate a conciliatory pat on the arm. She looks Kara straight in the eye as she says it. "We can't expect a librarian to know everything. Especially not an athlete like Mickey Mantle."

Oh. Oh, it is on.

From then on, Kara answers every question posed with rapidfire accuracy. Just as she suspects would be the case, Lena keeps up with her, neck and neck until the kids declare a sudden death round to put the game to an end.

"Who won the 1911 nobel prize in Chemis--"

"Marie Curie!"

Lena is just a hair too slow, when Kara blurts the answer. The room seems to freeze, as the kids wait to see Lena's response and Kara realizes she's broken the rules for answering before the question was fully spoken.

The Lena she remembers would never back down from a usurper. The Lena she remembers would never let it slide.

But this Lena does.

She leans back in her chair with a languid smile. "Well played."

Laurel and the others crow in delight at the realization their mother has been dethroned. Lena cackles as popcorn is lobbed at her and gets stuck in her hair, but her smile is genuine as Kara gazes at her.

For a single heartbeat, it feels as though not a moment has passed.

[thevindicativevordan]

This might be a bit out of your wheelhouse, but you've spoken glowingly about Kenan before, and I wanted to hear some of your thoughts.

What do you think it would take for DC to give Kenan the spotlight again, either in the form of his own comic or a feature role in an animated series? And how much do you think the sociopolitical optics of China impact his editorial interest/popularity or lack thereof? If Kenan was, for instance, Korean instead (an East Asian country that is generally viewed more favorably by the American public than the Chinese), do you imagine he would have gained more traction and gotten more coverage considering his powerset is not generic Kryptonian? Or do you think the fact that as long as he's a 'foreign' character, he's forever doomed to take a backseat to Clark, Kara, Conner, and Jon who are built in the All-American mold?

Also, as an addendum, do you wish his appearances in more mainstream title (Action Comics, etc) would feature more of his mystical and yin & yang elements of his design? What kind of potential do you think those powers give him compared to the typical Kryptonian flying brick?

Actually have spent some time thinking about this! Short version: Yang was too good at his job.

Kenan is steeped in both Chinese mythology and modern Chinese culture. If you're not someone who has spent a lot time studying the present and past of China like Yang has, it's going to be tough to use Kenan to his full potential. Sure there's other appealing traits Kenan has that make him stand out, PKJ mentioned in an interview that one thing about Kenan which interested him is that unlike the rest of the Superfamily, Kenan starts off as an asshole. He doesn't intrinsically lean towards good, it's something he has to struggle with, and that appealed to PKJ because it was a trait he could hone in on and keep in mind when writing Superfamily interactions. For a team book that's enough to make Kenan stand out, but for a solo book? You need more than that.

Think of how Kenan struggles to be a hero because of how he's torn between his father's democratic ideals and his mother's loyalty to the CCP. He doesn't have an inbuilt love for democracy, what does democracy mean to a young Chinese man who is more concerned with money, women, or food? Asking those kinds of questions about protagonists who aren't from America leads to interesting stories. Or look at how Yang explored the concepts of Yin and Yang in New Super-Man, how he avoided going for simplifying them as good/bad. That's the kind of mistake that someone not knowledgeable about Chinese culture might have made.

Most Big 2 superheroes tend to be American because that's what most of the writers working for DC and Marvel are. If Kenan were Korean instead, I don't think he would have gotten more use, it's that he's not American that intimidates some writers. And there's also the problem of Kenan being a late addition to a franchise that DC typically has no clue what to do with. When you don't even know what to do with your lead character Clark, who is one of the top 3 most iconic superheroes of all time, and you can't seem to stop screwing up other long-time Family members like Kara or Kon, no surprise that DC didn't know how to handle the latest addition.

Plus they already decided that Jon was going to be their guy for 5G, so why waste time pushing Kenan? He wasn't getting a movie or a cartoon or an HBO MAX show. Plenty of other attempts at adding new Superfamily members had disappeared, some like Linda Danvers had much longer runs on solo titles. What's Kenan's measly 24 issues to Linda's 80? I'm glad he was spared that fate because damnit, he's a much more interesting character than Linda or Cir-El or Chris Kent or any of those other guys were. He should be getting adapted outside of comics. In the wake of Jon being completely wrecked, and Kon still a question mark, Kenan is the best "heir" to Superman.

For now I'm just happy to have Kenan in Action, cemented as part of the Superfamily. Would I like him to get more focus, to see greater exploration on how his powers differ from the Kents/Els? Absolutely. If Yang was up for it, I would love a backup from him that explores Kenan's power and relationships. PKJ is taking influence from manga for Clark's fight scenes, would be great to see some of that same influence applied to Kenan too. All kinds of cool ways that Kenan's qi manipulation powerset could be showcased, I mean c'mon the Dragon Ball route is patently obvious. Kenan as the Goku of the Superfamily is a low-hanging fruit but what the hell, I think it could be fun!

[oreostacker]

It was a normal day in Splaintcaster, nine am temperature reaching 80 degrees but feeling 85. Big puffy clouds lazily drifted through the sky as if to judge which spot would be the perfect place to later turn angry and cry warm tears about it. There were birds here and there but far to little to take interest in them.

Further away from the center of Splaintcaster but not too far from the rest of the living lives there, we see Barbara sitting on her porch. She has blonde and silver hair, a frame that looks like it supported life and icy grayish blue eyes.

She's sitting with a curve in her posture, feet up and crossed on a table and her hands wrapped around a cup of coffee that tastes of hazelnuts. She's wearing an orange dress with yellow flower designs along the bottom and a yellow shall wrapped around her shoulders. Her eyes are staring, glazed over, looking through her surroundings and not taking them in no facial features to be detected as to what she may be feeling.

Hurrying up the street, on her brown horse, wild with happiness and amazement, we see Kara. Kara has a similar face shape to Barbara.

But they have more differences than similarities. Kara's hair is brown and Grey, with more Grey than brown. Her eyes while the same shape are in fact chestnut brown with honey being stirred in em, if viewed in sunlight. Her frame also carried life but was not as wide as Barbara's (surprising all who found that Kara carried more lives than Barbara.) Kara while older stood two inches shorter than Barbara as well.

Kara came flying, wearing a deep blue dress with a brown shall and brown boots to match. She also had a brown money pouch strung across her hips. Though hilariously, riding at break neck speeds, she was trying to balance as still as possible a container in between her legs.... while on a horse...... that has four legs that must move...... and not on a well paved road..... a feat that humans would struggle with if just walking with a full cup of water on two legs.

"BARBARA, BARBARA!!! YOU'VE GOT TO TRY THIS!!!"

Turning to look with bewilderment in her eyes,

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING? BESIDES LOOKING LIKE A HOT MESS OF A TWENTY YEAR OLD AGAIN?!?!"

Now stopped and attempting to get down with her precious box,

"Can, can you, can you get over here please? I'm having a hard time trying not to drop this."

Setting her coffee aside and making it down the three steps to the mess in question.

"What is it anyways? Oooo smells nice. Where'd you get this? I don't recognize this box from a bakery, did Linda make this ?"

"No, Linda didn't make this, here I'll take it back let's go inside, it's a sugar cream pie, and I wasn't planning on buying the whole thing but I had a slice and knew you need to try this.

I swear it's like an angle and a dove had a baby and God blessed it and the clouds gave it a fluffy dress to look cute in while it dances in your mouth."

Ha! "Can't be that good it's really easy to screw this pie up and make it a swampy mess, you still never said where you got this thing from, put it on the table I'll grab some plates, There's fresh coffee in here if you want some?"

Setting the box down and removing the lid we see a skewed pie

Tsk "crap"

Mmm? "What's wrong?"

Two plates are set on the table followed by the sound clinks from the forks,

"I may have messed up the pie, I think the taste will obviously be fine but presentation wise....."

"It looks like a crazy woman was holding it while flying down the road on a horse looking like she stole the queens jewelry."

"Hey when you try this you'll be glad I was trying to share it with you instead of hiding it."

"My hopes are getting higher by the minute, said with a humorous dead glare at her sister, again where'd ya get this thing?"

"Church was having a bake sale remember? This was the second thing I tried the first thing I tried was a slice of Linda cake for a nickle of bronze an-, "

"Wait you got a slice of Linda cake, didn't buy me a slice, as you can clearly tell I forgot that today was the bake sale day, then decided that this pie was worth buying the whole of instead of getting all of the Linda cake? Is that what you're telling me right now?"

"Yes, now-,"

Scooping out two... slices... Barbara interrupts again,

"Then this pie better be worth gold, yer insane for one not getting me a slice of Linda cake-"

"YOU WEREN'T THERE?? how is that my fault?-"

"AND TWO, for not buying the Linda cake, she makes that like twice a year If you don't specifically ask nicely for it as your present on yer birthday. And three you could have imagined that this pie tasted like all that, agian very easy to mess this one up what if yet wrong? And you got the cake flavoring messed up with the pie flavoring?!?"

Huffing out air while dropping her head back she does a little dramatic push of the plate towards Barbara,

"Shut up and try this thing."

Staring at her sister with her arms crossed one eyebrow raised and leaning back into her dining room chair she waits for the face of awe to cross the other's.

Barbara purses her lips and digs for an even mesh of pie filling to crust on her fork, leaning forward over the table she looks through her eyelashes over to Kara who's waiting impatiently for her to take a bite. She rolls her eyes and blinks back to her fork before finally taking a bite.

It sits there on her tongue with smug satisfaction. The kind that a little girl will show after she beats a boy in a sport that the boy claims to be a master in. And it's just too beautiful to swallow. I mean how is this possible.... no variation of this pie has ever turned out this decedently before, she clearly died and had gone to heaven this is God's food that's being eaten it has to be....

Ahem?????

"You gonna finish that bite or just carry it with you like a toddler does a rock?"

"I'm... working on... it...give meh... a seconmd.."

Swallowing and looking fully at Kara,

"How in the hell does it taste that damn good?"

"I know right?"Answering with a smile

"No I mean how?"

"I Know," she happily groans while moving to grab her own fork.

"Its too good of a thing to pass on so I bought it for five silver nickel pieces and one gold nickel peice."

"That.... may be too much but I'm not judging, give another slice wouldya"

Sliding the box closer to her

"As you won't shut up about, it is really easy to screw up this pie, so no, it was worth everything I spent, I regret nothing from this purchase."

"Who made it anyways?"

"I'don't know, but I mean we can ask Linda or mom, you had to sign up with what you were bringing so that you could be thanked by the pastor for bringing something in, so shouldn't be that hard to find out. Why?"

"This is the best sugar cream pie we've ever had in our lives.... from the first taste of table food to now Nothing has ever tasted better..., I want the recipe and or I want to hire this person for the rest of their or my life to be in charge of my desserts from now on."

"You mean you'd willingly give up all other desserts for this pie?"

" I mean I'd willingly give up all other foods and live and die by this pie. Would you judge me or care if I have another slice?"

"No, cause I'm also working on slice three."

Talking continued and the pie was nicely paired with hazelnut coffee. Soon the pie was gone and they were still talking about their individual and their children's lives not realizing that the pie was still gone...

they had a whole pie to themselves and they still talked assuming there was some left. Their problem going un noticed for thirty more minutes and finally the horrible truth was revealed to their mouths and brains.

[bcnoist]

bonus:

[6rookie-writer0110]

Montana

Red daughter/ Linda Lee x Male Reader x Kara Danvers

Request - May I request a fic where the Reader is an undercover agent with shapeshifting stealth powers (Like a flying Mystique). They infiltrate Lex Luthor’s Russian base and saves Red Daughter bringin her to the DEO. Kara and the Reader are best friends and they both have feelings for each other though neither have confessed. The reader and Kara both help teach RD, now going by Linda, how to control her powers and become a hero like them. Over time Linda realizes that she loves the reader and Kara. Since she can see Kara and the Reader’s love for each other and the looks that they both give her she gets Alex’s help to get the three of them together ending in a happy fluffy poly relationship between the three.

You used your power to shapeshift into someone else. You went undercover as a top soldier to get close to Lex. Everything that you did, Lex noticed and he made you his top soldier and he trusted you. Every time you're alone, you would send secret messages to Alex and Kara. You know Lex’s plan and you want to stop him, but lex surprised you with something else.

“This is my secret weapon. After she destroys supergirl, I will destroy her” Lex said to you.

“Why?” You asked.

“She is becoming like supergirl, starting to care about people. She is becoming useless” Lex said.

Lex used kryptonite on Red Daughter, she starts to feel weak. She looks at you, her eyes become watery.

You couldn't wait for Alex and Kara to arrive.

“I won't let you do that, Lex,” You said.

He laughed “you can't stop me”

You transform back to yourself. You punched him in the face then grabbed the kryptonite. In time Alex and Kara arrived, you gave the kryptonite to Alex. She got rid of it.

Lex started to run away, you went pick up Red Daughter. Alex and Kara started to chase after Lex. Red Daugther passed out and you used flight to escape with her.

----

At the DEO, you helped Alex to heal Red Daughter. It will take a while for her to wake up. All-day, you have been busy at the DEO helping Alex and J'onn. Kara has been busy saving people and her job at L-Corp. Alex does know you are in love with Kara but never said anything. Alex always tries to encourage you to tell Kara, but you chicken out.

Kara has been your best friend for years. When you first moved to Prime Earth, she was the first person you met. You used to live on Earth- 11, (The genderswapped iterations of all DC)

You are the male version of Mystique, you have blue skin, you have flight and yellow eyes. But you have an alter ego because of Kara and Alex.

Tonight Kara has a date that you're not happy about. You want to tell her that you are in love with her but you can't do it. You keep thinking what if.

Kara is at her loft sitting on the couch, she is feeling sad. She is staring at a picture of you and her wearing Halloween costumes. You had on a Jack Sparrow costume and she had on a pirate costume also. She has feelings for you but never said anything because she couldn't find the right moment.

Before you leave the DEO, Alex stopped you.

“What?” You said.

“This your chance to tell Kara you like her. She at home alone, go tell her now” Alex said.

“I don't know, Alex,” You said.

“Ugh!” Alex said.

She punched your arm hard.

You start to rub your arm “what the hell, Alex!?”

“You idiot. Just tell her! You and Kara are too blind to see that you two are in love with each other” Alex said.

“Wait, she is in love with me?” You asked.

“Yes, she is in love with you. Don't tell her I told you” Alex said.

“I won't I promise” You smiled.

---

Before going to see Kara, you bought her favorite food. She is surprised to see you and she smiled.

“I thought you were on your date,” you said.

She sighed “he canceled the date”

“Kara, I'm in love with you. You're everything that I want in a person. I love your smile, your eyes and I can go on forever why I'm in love with you” You said nervously.

She smiled “y/n, I feel the same way. I like you a lot. I always wanted to tell you, but things happened. You make me smile, laugh and I can be myself with you. I want I kiss you”

“I want to kiss you too. And I got potstickers” You smiled.

“You're officially my boyfriend” Kara giggled.

“Yes!” you cheerfully said.

Kara gave you a peck on the lips. You and Kara sit on the couch and start to potstickers.

✬ ✯ ✫ ✯

At the DEO, Red Daughter and she did wake up. You and Kara did explain to her what is going on.

“Do you have powers?” Red Daughter asked.

“Yes, I can change into someone else,” You said.

You shapeshift to Kara and Red Daughter’s eye opened wide. You changed into Alex and she walked in.

“Hi, Alex!” You said.

“Y/N, why did you transform into me?” Alex asked.

“Just showing, Red Daugther what I can do,” You said.

Next, you showed her your blue skin and yellow eyes.

“This is me. Because of Kara and Alex, I made an alter ego and I like living here” You said then transform into yourself

“We should give her a name. We can't call her Red Daughter in public” Kara said.

“New name?” Red Daugther said.

You and Kara nod.

“Yeah, you will need a new name. You will like living here, I promise” You smiled.

-----

You and Kara come up with a name for Red Daugther, now she will be called Linda Lee. She does like the name and she smiled, next, you and Kara teach her how to control her powers. Then Kara explained why she has to hide her powers. Linda has started to notice, you and Kara being affectionate with each other. Linda wants to experience that, she also saw you and Kara kiss each other.

“Alex, what is love?” Linda asked.

Alex started to think about how to answer the question.

“Love is something you feel and makes you feel nervous and happy. Do you get it?” Alex said.

“No,” Linda said.

“One day, you will feel what is like you to be in love. You can't force anyone to be in love it won't be genuine” Alex said.

Linda just stares at Alex and Alex smiled.

----

You and Kara helped Linda pick out clothes to wear. You and Kara explore the city with Linda to show how people live. Linda loved trying the food, she couldn't get enough. She loved more the milkshakes and she has the same appetite as Kara.

While walking around Linda would see some people holding hands.

“Y/N, why people home hands?” Linda asked.

“Some people like to hold hands and it feels nice. It shows affection to someone else” You said.

“Can we hold hands?” Linda asked.

“Of course,” You said.

You grab her hand. She felt nervous but she liked it, she did smile and you smiled back. Linda grabbed Kara’s hand and smiled. Linda started to feel accepted and she couldn't stop smiling.

✬ ✯ ✫ ✯

Time went by, you and Kara continued to help Linda in any way. She would ask Alex questions about affection and love. Alex does know Linda would look at you and Kara.

When you buy flowers for Kara then you get one for Linda.

“Why did you get me flowers?” Linda asked.

“People give each other gifts for many reasons. Kara likes flowers so I thought you would like it too, if you don't like it then it's okay” You said.

Linda smelled the flowers and she smiled. Linda is falling for you fast, Linda told Kara about the flowers. Linda and Kara spend time alone, you went on a mission with Alex to help her.

----

You come back from a mission and you are in your blue skin. You are badly hurt and you're healing too slow. Alex did clean the wound and put a bandage on the wound. Alex left the room for a moment and Linda walked in.

“Are you okay, Y/n” Linda said.

You transformed into your human form.

“I’m fine. I'm healing slowly that's all” You said.

“I was worried about you, y/n,” Linda said.

Linda has watched romantic movies with Alex and Kara. You were going to say something but Linda kissed you. And you kissed her back.

“Wow... Linda-”

Alex walked in and Linda left. You're speechless about what just happened, you went to tell Kara about the kiss.

“She kissed me too,” Kara said.

“When?” You asked.

“We were training together and she kissed me. I was surprised and I didn't know what to say” Kara said.

“I didn't know what to say either. I do have feelings for her, but I still want to be with you” You said.

“I feel the same, y/n,” Kara said.

Kara checks your wound and you are still healing.

✬ ✯ ✫ ✯

Alex can tell that Linda has feelings for you and Kara. Linda does talk about you and Kara to Alex, she finds it cute.

“Linda do you like Kara and y/n?” Alex asked.

“Yes. But they are together and I can't be with them” Linda said sadly.

“I will explain what polyamorous means. In a polyamorous relationship, three or more people can be together in a relationship” Alex said.

Linda is surprised that exists. Alex starts to get ideas on how to bring you three together.

----

Tonight, you and Kara met Linda and Alex at a restaurant. Everyone knows the restaurant is best known for the best romantic place to eat.

“Why are we here?” You asked.

“I thought we figured we can eat here,” Alex said and smiled.

“This restaurant is for couples,” Kara said.

Alex’s phone rang and she got a notification and she lied.

“Sam, need me so I have to go. She really needs me. Have fun on the date!” Alex said and walked away fast.

“Did she say date?” You asked.

“What is a date?” Linda asked.

You and Kara look at each other.

“Linda, this will be your first date with us. A date is something couples do often, they go out to eat and do other stuff” Kara said.

“This is a date?” Linda asked.

“Yes, our first date with you,” You said.

“What he said,” Kara said and smiled.

Linda couldn't help to smile.

----

Since the first date, you and Kara made it official to be with, Linda. Everyone feels the same having feelings for each other. It's summertime, you and Kara are taking Linda to the beach, it's her first time. It's a date.

The water is cold, Linda didn't go in the water. Kara did and she starts to feel relaxed.

“What’s wrong?” You asked.

“I have never been to the beach. I only saw it in pictures” Linda said.

“You will have fun. Let's go in the water” You said.

Linda followed you into the water. She is starting to have fun. Kara teaches you and Linda how to swim.

✬ ✯ ✫ ✯

Linda is officially living with you and Kara. At the DEO, Winn designed a new super suit for Linda. You like the new suit on her and Linda can't stop smiling about it. We can't stop looking at the suit.

You and Linda go with Kara to save people in the city. Alex is happy that you and Kara are dating Linda.

It's movie night and Linda is sitting in the middle on the couch. She loves to eat popcorn and loves to cuddle with you and Kara.

[inkedroplets]

lucifer anon here, I'm so hype! thank you thank you thank youuu 🥺 I can feel the quality angst coming and lol at lena being suspected as a demon or something,,, it's the sexy vampire aesthetic throwing linda off 😂

I just hope that I can live up to your expectations. Kara's not going to take Lena faking her death well at all so that's going to be a whole thing. It's a very small snippet and the scene isn't completely fleshed out but hope you enjoy all the same! "I've brought you another one, Doctor," Lucifer said, throwing open the office door without so much as a hello, and taking Lena by the shoulders, giving her a little nudge inside. "Plenty of neuroses and undiscovered trauma for you to delve into."

"Another one? How many times have you done this?" Lena hissed, eyes widening. “Oh, you are looking at the most prolific therapist among Celestials,,” Lucifer said with something resembling sincere reverence in his voice. “I’m really shocked she hasn’t leaned into that angle a bit more… It would do wonders for business.”

"I had a very thriving practice before I met you, Lucifer,” the woman said patiently.

"Of course you did. Far be it from me to downplay any of your remarkable achievements.” He raised his hands out in front of him as if he were surrendering and sat down on the couch, smiling.

"Lucifer, whoever this is, it will have to wait, I have another appointment in five minutes, you can't just barge in and—” She stared at Lena for a moment before returning her attention back to Lucifer. “Is she a—” “A mess?” Lucifer offered, earning a hard swat on the arm from Lena that sent a bolt of pain through her head. “I mean, is she an angel or a demon? Not that it matters,” she added quickly.

[superredcorp]

RED DAUGHTER FANFIC - What if she survived?

They had brought Red Daughter straight to the medical bay of the DEO where she could sleep everything off.

Kara sat down on a chair next to her bed, deciding to be there when she woke up.

A few hours passed by until she finally did.

"Hey.", Kara greeted with a smile, looking up from her phone and uncrossing her legs. "How are you feeling?"

"Okay. I guess.", she answered, slowly sitting up. She stared at her hands, which were fidgeting, and frowned.

"Are you sure? You don't seem okay.", Kara said, tilting her head a little to the side.

Red Daughter took a deep breath. Then she looked at Kara who was surprised to see tears welling up in her doppelganger's eyes.

"I'm sorry. For what I did. I... I shouldn't have trusted Lex Luthor. But I thought... I thought his name was the only thing I remembered. I was wrong. He just used me."

Kara smiled sadly. "I understand. I don't think anyone can really blame you, least of all me. If I had been found by someone with such ill intentions like Lex instead of my cousin, I would have been in your shoes. None of this is your fault. You were just doing what you could to protect who you thought were your people. It's not a crime to want to protect people you care about."

Red Daughter looked at her for a while, gulping and then nodding. Her lip was quivering and tears started to fall from her eyes. Kara got up from her seat and leaned forward to embrace her doppelganger into a hug.

After all, she wasn't a cheap evil copy of her. She was just a girl who had endured way too much pain and way too much betrayal in just a few months of living. She just felt scared and alone. And Kara could relate to that. It's how she felt when she first arrived on Earth, having just lost her planet and, believing so at the time, her entire family.

Kara would try anything to convince her that she wasn't alone. Because Kara knew the only thing that stopped her from going mad with grief over the years was her adoptive family. And her friends. Red Daughter just needed that too.

"Oh, hey, you're awake.", Alex, who just came in, said. She was wary, unsure what to say at the sight of the situation.

Kara looked up at her sister, then back at Red Daughter, who was wiping away remains of her tears, and brushed some of her doppelganger's hair out of her face.

"You're gonna be okay. I'll protect and care for you now. I'll... I'll be your family now, okay? Your sister.", Kara said softly.

Red Daughter's eyes lit up. "S-sister?", she whispered.

Kara smiled and nodded. Red Daughter returned the smile and let herself be hugged again.

"Two.", Alex said.

Both blondes turned to her with the same look of confusion on their faces.

"You'll have two sisters now.", Alex elaborated, happily. "A twin, obviously, and a big sister. Just so you know, the big sisters are the best sisters."

Kara feigned an offended gasp before sticking out her tongue.

And then Red Daughter laughed loudly. It was unfamiliar but a nice sight and the other two soon joined in.

"Hey, actually, what should we call you? We can't call you Red Daughter all the time. You need a normal name too.", Alex threw in all of the sudden.

"Oh Rao, you're right. I didn't even think about that!", Kara exclaimed.

Red Daughter stayed quiet for awhile. Then she said: "When I was on missions for Lex Luthor, I used the name Linda Lee. I... I like that name."

"Alright, then it's settled. From now on, you're Linda Lee Danvers!", Kara beamed.

And for the first time, Linda really felt... happy. Like she belonged. She had a family. She had tried so hard to convince herself that she didn't want one but in reality that had only been a self protective stragedy. Because she had believe she would never be able to have anything like that and she didn't want to deal with that heartbreak. But now she did. And it felt really damn good.