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I saw your friendship breakup anon and while I do think it's a valid point that we don't see enough of friendship breakups and their impact, I disagree that that's what Kara and Lena's was. Every other person who has betrayed Lena, friend or family, Lena went cold and did what she had to do to take them down. Literally the only time we've ever seen her so emotional over a betrayal is with Kara. Therefore I think it has to be more than that.

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I made a friend of mine watch the Supergirl and Lena confrontation, you know the scene in the fortress of solitude. We didn’t even get to Lena screaming, and my friend goes... “Are they dating.”

C’mon she has never watched an episode of supergirl and that was the first thing she says about Supercorp?

SUPERCORP ENDGAME

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“i’m not a villain. you shouldn’t have treated me like one.”

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It is For Your Sake I Have Braved the Glen - seabiscuit

Her curiosity is piqued as she touches something glossy and distinctly photo-like. She’ll reflect on this moment much later and recognize this as the exact second of her unraveling, a victim of her own hubris. - or - “The Tell Tale Nude”

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one of my favorite anti-supercorp takes is “neither lena or kara have ever said anything about being romantically interested in women!!1!1!”

because yeah i mean for 17 years i didnt SaY aNyThInG either but that didnt stop me from ending up with my tongue unexpectedly down my best friend’s throat who then became my first girlfriend so like. u really never know where ur gonna end up

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Is it too much to ask for Lena, charged gun, to face Kara in a stand off? They stand face to face, Kara slowly walking closer to put her gun down and hold her?

Where Kara puts her hands up and says "You don't want to do this."

"what do you think I want? What do you know about me?"

"You are kind. And smart. You don't want to hurt anyone just because you're hurting. Lena, this plan takes away the very thing that makes us alive. You want to take away the ability to feel and cause pain? Then how can we feel happiness? Joy? Love... I think... What you want... Is to stop hurting. And I'm sorry I caused you to hurt, but please put down the gun. We can talk about this."

Her hands start shaking, "I... I can't. This is who I am. I'm a Luthor. No matter how hard I try to fight it, I'm have to be alone. I have to do this."

She steps closer, "You don't have to do anything you don't want to, Lena. You're your own person. So you tell me; what do you want? And what can I do to help you?"

"I..." her voice cracks, "want my friends back." Lena drops the gun and falls to her knees, shaking with sobs. Kara walks forward, kneels, and pulls Lena into a hug. They're desperately clinging to each other. The DEO breaks in, and instead of waving them off, or telling them to rest, she just pulls Lena closer, relieved, and protects her.

They stand down. A Luthor is crying into a Super's shoulder, holding each other in a warm embrace; It's safe to assume that all bets are off.

"i- what was I thinking?"

"it's okay"

"no it's not"

"you're right, it's not." She places a comforting hand on her cheek, making eye contact, "But it will be."

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tbh it makes sense why lena thinks kara was just using her (as evident by "i used you just like you used me") b/c that's what everyone in her life has always done (especially lex). lena had never experienced genuine kindness before kara. people had only ever been kind to her to manipulate her, & finding out that kara kept a secret from her made her think that kara must've been playing her from the very beginning. she thinks kara's kindness was manipulation because that's all she's ever known.

This message got me thinking about how in Kara’s reveal speech she said “you were so mad at Supergirl but you loved Kara so I thought if I could just be Kara I could keep you as a friend” which from that perspective sounds a lot like I pretended to be the person you wanted so I could keep you close

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Supercorp + Fortress of Solitude

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Lena Luthor in 5x06 ‘Confidence Women’

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And I just kept thinking… if I could be Kara, just Kara… that I could keep you as a friend. I was selfish and scared, and I didn’t want to lose you, so I kept pretending, and I never stopped.

The third in my Supercorp series (I got a little loose with this one). I really don’t think I’ve enjoyed drawing someone as much as I’ve enjoyed drawing Lena Luthor in a long while. Katie McGrath is amazing.

Illustration by me.

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Ashley Graham for Vogue Paris, November 2018

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who’s line is it anyway

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Supergirl Season 5 Official Trailer - Comic Con 2019

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“Shes trembling”

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Made a thing so I can hydrate but stay in character at comic con 😂