#(for what context it's worth - the supergirl in ac767 is linda now. merged with mae but not fully mae anymore.)
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superboy (1994) #28 // action comics (1938) #767
"You don't understand! This isn't something you're given -- it's something you earn! If you don't know that, you don't deserve to wear the symbol!"
"Please. Let me show the big man... that I deserve the 'S'. Please."
man. mae really did a number on him, huh?
#rimi's comic liveblogging#i was rereading these again for writing reference and the ''deserve'' bit really stuck out to me.#(for what context it's worth - the supergirl in ac767 is linda now. merged with mae but not fully mae anymore.)#there is Something with both of these events corresponding to kon's suicide attempts in the name of heroism.#but man. MAN.#the way clark treated mae re: her abusive relationship with lex vs how mae treated kon re: his abusive relationship with knockout. mmm#much to ponder. much to analyze. much to think about.#but honestly yeah i don't think kon and mae's relationship ever recovered from this. they were never close again#but of course the kon and linda convo in yj98 gets me. where he admits he likes linda-as-just-linda better than lindamae#much to gnaw on. and brother i am GNAWING.#kon#linda#mae#superfam#suicide cw#abuse cw
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