#it was a 10 year drought of loving superman..

[supurman]

this is how it felt being a superman fan during bvs + injustice era

[theprofessionalpromptmaker]

Month Of June 2019 Holiday List

(Below the cut are all the holidays I have gathered that sound prompt worthy, I will not write for all of them, but you are welcome to send in prompts for any of these - or even holidays not on this list that you know of.)

June 1st – Dare Day & Dinosaur Day & Don’t Give Up the Ship Day & Flip a Coin Day & Global Days of Parents & International Tabletop Day & International Children’s Day & National Black Bear Day & National Bubbly Day & National Cheer Coach Day & National Family Recreation Day & National Go Barefoot Day & National Nail Polish Day & National Pen Pal Day & National Prairie Day & National Trails Day & New Year's Resolution Recommitment Day & Say Something Nice Day & Stand for Children Day & Turtle Races Day & Wear a Dress Day & World Milk Day

June 2nd – Children’s Awareness Memorial Day & I Love My Dentist Day & National Cancer Survivors Day & National Frozen Yogurt Day & National Child’s Day & National Gun Violence Awareness Day

June 3rd – National ���Thank God it’s Monday” Day & Impersonate Authority Day & Love Conquers All Day & National Egg Day & National Itch Day & National Leave the Office Early Day & Repeat Day

June 4th – Audacity to Hope Day & Hug Your Cat Day & International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression & National Cheese Day & Old Maid's Day & Shopping Cart Day

June 5th – Festival of Popular Delusions Day & Global Running Day & Hot Air Balloon Day & National Attitude Day & National Tailors Day & National Gingerbread Day & World Environment Day

June 6th – Atheist Pride Day & Drive-in Movie Day & National Eyewear Day & National Gardening Exercise Day & National Hunger Awareness Day & National Higher Education Day & National Moonshine Day & National Yo-yo Day & Russian Language Day

June 7th – Hug an Atheist Day & June Bug Day & Trial Technology & VCR Day & National Doughnut Day

June 8th – Best Friends Day & Betty Picnic Day & International Young Eagles Day & Name Your Poison Day & Upsy Daisy Day & World Oceans Day & Worldwide Knit in Public Day & World Brain Tumor Day

June 9th – Multicultural American Child Day & National Earl Day & National Children's Day & Writers' Rights Day & Write to Your Father Day

June 10th – Ballpoint Pen Day & Alcoholics Anonymous Founders' Day & Mom's Equal Pay Day & National Herb and Spice Day & National Iced Tea Day

June 11th – Call Your Doctor Day & World Pet Memorial Day & National Making Life Beautiful Day

June 12th – Crowded Nest Awareness Day & Ghost in the Machine Day & Loving Day & Little League Girls Baseball Day & Magic Day & National Automotive Service Professionals Day & Red Rose Day & Superman Day & World Day Against Child Labor

June 13th – Sewing Machine Day & Random Acts of Light Day & Weed Your Garden Day & National Kitchen Klutzes of America Day

June 14th – Army’s Birthday & Family History Day & Flag Day & International Bath Day & National Flip Flop Day & National Marriage Day & Work at Home Father's Day & World Blood Donor Day

June 15th – Global Wind Day & Fly a Kite Day & National Electricity Day & Justice for Janitors Day & National Smile Power Day & National Photography Day & National Kiss a Wookiee Day & World Juggling Day & Worldwide Day of Giving

June 16th – Bloomsday & Family Awareness Day & Fresh Veggies Day & Husband Caregiver Day & Wish Fulfillment Day & No Orange Clothes Day & World Sea Turtles Day

June 17th – Ride to Work Day & Global Garbage Man Day & World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

June 18th – International Panic Day & International Picnic Day & International Sushi Day & Go Fishing Day & National Splurge Day

June 19th – National Martini Day & Garfield the Cat Day & National Pets in Film Day & National Watch Day & World Sauntering Day

June 20th – National Hike with a Geek Day & National Dump the Pump Day & New Identity Day & Recess at Work Day & World Productivity Day & World Refugee Day

June 21st – Atheist Solidarity Day & Cuckoo Warning Day & Go Skateboarding Day & International Day of Yoga & International Surfing Day & National Daylight Appreciation Day & National Day of Prayer for Law Enforcement Officers & National Seashell Day & National Selfie Day & National Take Back the Lunch Break Day & Take Your Dog to Work Day & The First Day of Summer & The Longest Day & Ugliest Dog Day & World Handshake Day & World Humanist Day & World Music Day & World Peace and Prayer Day

June 22nd – Great American Campout & Stupid Guy Thing Day

June 23rd – America's Kids Day & International Widow’s Day & Let It Go Day & National Hydration Day & National Pink Day & Public Service Day & Runner's Selfie Day & Typewriting Day

June 24th – Celebration of the Senses Day & International Fairy Day & Museum Comes to Life Day & Please Take My Children to Work Day & Swim a Lap Day & World UFO Day

June 25th – Color TV Day & Day of the Seafarer & National Catfish Day

June 26th – Beautician’s Day & Forgiveness Day & International Day in Support of Victims of Torture & National Parchment Day & Tropical Cocktails Day

June 27th – “Happy Birthday to You” Day & Decide to be Married Day & Industrial Workers of the World Day & National Handshake Day & National Ice Cream Cake Day & National Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day & Sunglasses Day

June 28th – Drive Your Corvette to Work Day & Insurance Awareness Day & International Body Piercing Day & INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY & National Food Truck Day

June 29th – Bartender and Mixologist Day & Great American Picnic Day & Hug Holiday Day & National Camera Day & National Celebrate Your Marriage Day & National Waffle Iron Day

June 30th – Descendants' Day & International Asteroid Day & Log Cabin Day & National Meteor Day & Social Media Day & National Organization for Women Day

[lena-in-a-red-dress]

Post S3 Finale Fic, Part 9

They don't speak any more of the Kryptonite that evening in the lab, or the following morning at breakfast. In fact, they pretend their last conversation never happened. Partly because Kara doesn't know how to react to Lena's confession, and partly because Lena doesn't know if she gave Kara the answer she wanted to hear.

In the meantime Lena keeps her promise to be civil. Kara tries to ignore the studying looks that Alura gives them when she thinks neither of her guests are looking.

By the time dinner at Thara's rolls around, Kara hopes it will be a fun distraction, a break from the awkward atmosphere, but when she and Lena arrive, her stiffness only grips her tighter.

"Kara!" Thara exclaims upon opening the door.

From the corner of her eye, Kara can see Lena's eyes narrow ever so slightly when Thara  touches her heart with a respectful nod. It's a reception Kara hasn't seen in years-- a deference to the crest against her own breast that she'd thought had died with her planet.

But the reverence passes with an enthusiastic embrace a moment later, and an equally warm welcome for Lena, who doesn't mention the genuflect as their hosts begin to give them a tour of their home.

Kara feels that same friction as before-- the memory of their close friendship grinding against the distance between her and Thara now. Her voice gets trapped somewhere behind the colliding realities, limiting her to nods and monosyllabic responses.

It doesn't help that Thara takes advantage of the new audience to retell the story of her gazebo again, almost verbatim. It takes all of Kara's control to keep from screaming in frustration, and does her best to tune it out. Whether Lena notices the change in her, Kara isn't sure, but her friend turns on the charm and carries the majority of the conversation.

She carries it so much, in fact, that halfway through dinner Thara calls attention to it with a tinkling laugh.

"Well, Lena, I have to say you are far more engaging than I anticipated. The last guest Kara brought home was certainly polite but he was so, so-- oh, what's the word? Not unfriendly..."

"Taciturn," Thara's husband supplies, cracking a grin of his own.

"Taciturn! Yes!" Thara agrees, gesturing enthusiastically. "The man was so taciturn he barely said a word over dinner that wasn't about the food!"

Lena glances to Kara in question.

"Mon-el," she mumbles, hiding her flush by taking a sip of her wine.

"Ah," Lena says softly, eyes lingering on Kara. "You mean my ex-fiance."

Kara nearly inhales her drink, spluttering to clear her windpipe as green eyes glitter at her her in the low light.

Thara's gaze bounces between them, alight with interest. "I'm sorry?"

With the smallest of winks, Lena's eyes break away, affording Thara a grin. "Oh, yeah-- Kara didn't tell you? One minute I'm working in my lab with someone I think is trying to get home, and the next I'm waking up on a spaceship to Rhea telling me I'm going to marry her son."

Thara hunches forward, eager to hear more. "I thought Daxam was destroyed with Krypton! They went to Earth?"

Lena nods. "Luckily, Supergirl came to my rescue," she continues, sliding an indiscernable glance to Kara. "I made it home completely unmarried and the invasion ended a few days after that. The Daxamites left, and the planet is safe. Well-- was. And is, again."

"And does Earth often face such dire straits?" Thara asks.

"Often enough." Lena's voice turns soft. "But we're in good hands."

She doesn't look at Kara this time, but Kara feels her meaning in the deepest reaches of her soul. Sipping her drink to hide her heating flush, Thara continues without notice.

"And the people of Earth live alongside aliens, every day?" Thara giggles as though it's the funniest thing in the world. "I can scarcely fathom it! Krypton used to host the occasional foreign diplomat, but there was never such immigration."

"It's taken some getting used to, for a lot of people," Lena confesses. "Myself included. I don't know how Earth got a reputation as a refuge for alien indigents, but it's certainly jarring when you consider our planet is dying. We're consuming resources at a pace that far exceeds our ability to replace them, and we have war, famine, drought-- so many of our own hardships that we have yet to solve. We can't even help ourselves, and yet more and more aliens arrive every day, expecting to find a home with us and use even more of our dwindling resources."

Kara sometimes forgets that Lena doesn't understand. That the Luthor conservatism runs deep, disguised as pragmatism. Every time she's reminded cuts deeper than the last, and tonight is no exception. She stares at her plate, rigid and unmoving, desperate to be the exception to her friend's cynicism.

"But then I consider that Earth isn't the first choice for these people. We're the hail mary-- a last resort for people who have been displaced by war and genocide, driven from their homes in search of safety and stability elsewhere. To begrudge their desperation... that's cruelty, plain and simple."

A quiet falls over the table, and Kara hesitantly lifts her gaze. Lena reaches for her glass, cheeks pink with flush. When she speaks, she looks at no one in particular, but Kara knows it's meant for her.

"I've not always been the most welcome of people new to Earth. I've been quick to judge, and slow to change." She pauses, tilting her glass to watch the wine swirl inside. "But I'm trying to be better."

Her eyes flash towards Kara, and the flush in her cheeks deepens suddenly. A giddy feeling swirls in Kara's chest, pulling her lips into a smile she immediately tries to hide.

Lena shrugs, finally sipping from the glass still in her hand. "And who knows? Some of these people are coming from planets with science far beyond our own, vastly more educated than people on Earth. Maybe some of them could help us treat our home better, if we gave them the chance."

"I imagine they would want to help the planet that helps them," Thara chimes in. Her gaze bounces between them, holding Kara's for just a second before sliding away. After that, talk turns menial, and Kara can get away with stealing glances at Lena and pretending she doesn't feel Lena's gaze whenever she looks away.

The night ends with final reassurances that "your gazebo is lovely, Thara, absolutely lovely" and a slow walk back to Alura's house. Words bubble up in Kara's throat, vague and formless but needing to be said. In the end, she defaults to mirth.

"Ex-fiance?" she asks, nudging Lena's shoulder with her own.

Lena nudges her back. "It's technically true," she says, utterly unapologetic. "And if I had to hear another word about that damn gazebo, I was going to lose my mind."

Kara bursts out laughing.

"It was like sitting for tea with the board of the DAR, my god! What does it matter? Just turn the bench around so it faces the direction you want!"

Her laughter turning to cackle, Kara clutches Lena's arm. Before she knows it, their elbows are looped together, and Lena presses against her side, warm and soft. Lena's own chuckles fade.

"Sorry. I just didn't realize that kind of mundanity spans the galaxy."

"Yeah." Kara blinks, and gazes into the dark reaches of the sky. Abruptly, she notices that despite lack of clouds that night, no stars twinkle down at them. "That might have been me, you know."

"Hm?"

"Thara and I used to be the best of friends. If my parents hadn't sent me to Earth... I might have had the same life she does."

It's hard to imagine. Being safe. Comfortable. Among the same people she's known since birth. A guardian of peace, rather than an enforcer of justice. Unaware of anything that existed beyond Argo City. Unable to fathom that someone might wish another harm.

No CatCo. No DEO.

No Alex. No Mon-el.

No Lena.

Kara's heart lurches when she realizes she wouldn't trade. If she could choose life on Earth over life here on Argo with her mother and Thara--- she would choose Earth, and all the unexpected blessings and hardships that came with it.

"Do you ever wonder?" Kara asks softly. She turns her gaze from the starless sky to Lena's profile. "What might have been if you'd stayed with your mother?"

"My story is so different from yours, Kara. I don't even remember what my birth mother looked like, let alone what kind of person she might have been. Whatever that life could have held for me... it was over before it ever started."

The words rumble in Lena's throat, her voice low and honest. She shrugs. "My what ifs aren't about my adoption. Mine are... if my father had told me the truth about him and my mother, or if Superman hadn't ever come to Earth. If my brother hadn't changed so much. If I'd seen him spiralling, and reached out to him sooner."

Kara smiles, and hugs Lena's arm a little closer. "You'd still be the same person."

Their eyes meet in the dark. Suddenly, they feel very close indeed. The stars may not grace the sky above, but they still shimmer in Lena's eyes when she smiles.

"I think you would be too."

"Yeah?"

Lena hums. "You still wouldn't give a shit about that gazebo."

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14 (fin)