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magewriter · 5 years ago

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Rescued

I own nothing!

Lena’s been rescued, but recovery is no easy thing.

This is for Thattallnerdybean/Silent_specter! They wanted hurt/comfort, angst, and Supercorp. Not sure how well I covered the angst as that’s not my typical wheelhouse, but I hope they still like this.

Happy Holidays!

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Lena woke with a cut off scream. Kara jolted awake, tumbling off the bed so she could be between Lena and the door.

“Lena?” Kara turned to her girlfriend.

“Nightmare,” Lena rasped. She took the water Kara had gotten for her.

Her hands were finally healed, fingers once more straight and the nails regrown if still tender. The bruises were gone and the cuts healed to fading scars. She was still in walking casts and her high heels were a distant dream, but her legs were healing.

She took stock of all of this, reminding herself that her nightmare had been just that: a nightmare. The man responsible was behind bars as were those who had helped him. Kara, aided by their friends and family, had rescued her.

It had taken them nearly two months to do so, but they had come for her. Kara had ripped the building apart coming to her aide.

Kara had never given up on her. She had never lost hope that Lena was still alive when everything pointed to the opposite conclusion.

“Movie and cuddles or a bath?” Kara asked softly, taking the empty glass from Lena’s hands.

“Take a bath with me?” Lena fidgeted. “I don’t want to be alone right now.”

“Then you won’t be,” Kara dashed around their apartment, preparing what was needed for a relaxing bath sans wine. “Do you need any of your meds?”

“No,” Lena shook her head. “I’m not ready to sleep again.”

“Okay,” Kara picked Lena up and carried her to the bathroom. “I love your tub. Have I mentioned that, ever? Alex wishes she had a tub like this. She threatened to steal it once. Maggie and Lucy said they’d help her do it to.”

Lena chuckled as Kara told her story. She could see all three mentioned women planning such a heist. Sam would probably help them. If enough alcohol was involved, they might even try it at some point.

She relaxed into the hot water, resting against Kara when the taller woman settled behind her. She felt it as Kara drew nonsense lines and shapes across her skin, her lover slipping into another story. Lena recognized this one as a translation of a myth from Krypton.

“Sometimes I wonder why you still put up with me,” Lena said once Kara’s story had finished.

“I love you,” Kara replied. “That means both the good and the bad.” She snorted. “If your mother continues to fail at getting rid of me, I don’t see why you think some justifiable nightmares would do it.” That was key (in Kara’s mind), reminding Lena that her trauma was valid and she was allowed to be hurt by it even as the physical wounds healed.

“I wish they would stop.” Lena was just so tired of everything. She hated waking up, thinking even for a moment she was still chained in that room. She could no longer stand the feel of silk or satin on her skin. Soft pillows were tolerable only when Kara was with her. Her skirts and dresses hung unworn in their shared closet.

“I know,” Kara murmured, tightening her hold just a little to assure Lena that she was awake. She began to hum, thinking. “We only have PT today.”

“We both still have work,” Lena reminded her, already knowing where Kara was going with her statement.

“I know for a fact that you only have paperwork waiting for you, and you were going to only be there for a half-day.” Kara grinned. “HR loves when I use my off-time. You know, Suzy from HR is almost as scary as Pam at the DEO?” Kara snickered at Lena’s snort. “She is! She yelled at Snapper in his own bullpen!”

“She did not.”

“She did,” Kara nodded. “I heard her do it.”

“Alright, but I still-”

“No, you really don’t.” Kara rubbed one of the spots that were still tender. “Jess will send you anything that absolutely needs your signature. No one who matters is going to judge that we took a day off.”

“And what will we do on this ‘day off’?” Lena gave in. She didn’t really wish to be in her office anyway. She was still banned from the labs until her legs were out of casts completely.

“Well, you still have Disney movies to catch up on so there’s that.” Kara grinned at Lena’s huff. “I also have a surprise. It was going to wait until after PT, but if we’re not going back to bed then I can show you now.”

“Darling, just because-” It was awkward, but Kara still managed to cut her off with a kiss.

“I’ll get some sun later and be fine. Unless you want me to, I’m not leaving you alone. Even if you don’t want to speak about them, nightmares are best dealt with together.”

“Okay,” Lena never argued when Kara used that tone. She knew her girlfriend understood about nightmares. Kara still dealt with them from when she watched her planet explode and her time in the Phantom Zone.

Kara also never gave her the platitude of ‘give it time’. Sometimes she wanted Kara to get frustrated with her, but if the Kryptonian did she did it where Lena wouldn’t hear it.

They got out of the bath and into sweatpants and t-shirts. The clothing was soft and comfortable, a far cry from anything that had originally been in her closet. Kara loosely braided her hair, pulling her own back as well.

“You sit here, I’ll be right back.”

Lena looked bemused at the fact their dining room table was covered in an old bedsheet. It had to be one of Kara’s, given the dried paint splatter and faded crisscross pattern.

“I wasn’t entirely certain, so I pretty much got one of everything.”

“Oh my…” Lena began to giggle, going into full on laughter as Kara piled LEGO and science kits onto one end of the table and the floor beside it. “What is all this?”

“I know you still can’t get into either of your labs, so,” she waved her hands over the pile of choices. “Alex and Winn helped me find them. Although, I think Alex might want to be here when the more explosive ones happen.”

“Is that a dinosaur Kinetic kit?”

“Yep!” Kara piled the five different kits beside Lena.

That was how they spent the next several hours. Lena soon had a small army of parts and finished figures. Kara had amused herself by sketching, mostly Lena.

“Kara?”

“Hm?” She looked up from her sketchpad.

“Thank you, for this.” Lena didn’t know the last time she felt this relaxed.

“Are you feeling better?”

A little confused, Lena nodded. “Yes actually.”

“You never need to thank me for that.” Kara got up, pressing a kiss to Lena’s cheek. “I’m going to get breakfast. Try not to plan a real world Jurassic Park while I do that.”

“Darling, if I created it, there would have been adequate safety features. I also would never splice together different dinosaurs.”

Kara left, giggling over Lena’s continued arguments over the fallacies of a fictional theme park.

#Supercorp #hurt/comfort #supergirl secret santa femslash 2019 #thattallnerdybean #silent_specter

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foleypdx · 8 years ago

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thattallnerdybean replied to your post: I can't get over how you made Lena the Moon and...

THEY ARE SO BEAUTIFUL.

You a bonafide sweetie.

#thattallnerdybean

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madamskywalker · 8 years ago

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Ok first wowzers at your parents I am so sorry, and secondly, are you dating????? If so congrats and tell all! :D

Oh goodness, no! This was years ago. Back in 2013. I am perpetually alone.

#also highkey thought this was gonna be anon hate for my anti cs post I just made #thattallnerdybean

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somecreativedomain · 6 years ago

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Can I go back to hangover hikes in LA w @thattallnerdybean please?

#me #post vacation blues

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fireladybuckley · 7 years ago

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Super Sick

Fandom: Supergirl Pairing: Supercorp (Kara/Lena) Prompt/Request: This is for @thattallnerdybean for the @supergirlsecretsanta exchange! The prompt was: A is sick and B stays home from work/school to take care of them. Word Count: 5865 Merry Christmas! <3

Kara was in a state of abject disbelief. She could lift the entire prison facility of Fort Roz. She could see through buildings. She could hear things miles away just by focusing. She could melt steel with her heat vision. She was skilled and powerful in ways that the human race in general would barely even be able to understand. Considering all these things, it was with the utmost indignation and rage that Kara sat, arms crossed over her chest and glowering at the steaming mug in front of her. She just couldn’t believe it.

She’d caught a cold.

A COLD! A stupid, common virus that humans constantly spread amongst themselves that she’d never had to worry about, thanks to her Kryptonian genetics. This was ridiculous! How could a coronavirus take out a Kryptonian?!

Her irritated thoughts were interrupted by her phone ringing and she glared at it for a moment before she saw that it was Winn’s number. Alex had hypothesized that the last alien they’d captured and taken prisoner at the DEO had somehow made Kara sick -or at least made her more susceptible to being sick – thanks to the nasty slime it’d left on Kara’s skin once she’d wrestled it into submission. Winn been trying to figure out exactly why she’d gotten sick, and her heart leapt with hope when she realized he might be calling her with a plan to cure this before it got even more out of hand.

“Winn? Tell me you’ve got a cure for this,” Kara said in agitation, forgoing a greeting in her desperation for an answer. There was slight pause, and when Winn spoke, she could tell he was using his forced gentle voice, the one he used when he was a little scared of telling her what he’d found.

“Ah, well… I’m good, Kara, but even I can’t cure the common cold,” Winn said with a small laugh, attempting to lighten the mood with a joke. As though he could feel her glare through the phone line, he cleared his throat and continued hastily. “So, I’ve gone through your tests and I’m certain that Alex was right. Something about that alien’s… slime… crashed your immune system to the point where you really did just catch a regular ol’ cold.”

Kara was silent as she digested this, and Winn didn’t speak for a moment either. Finally she broke the silence, sniffling hard before she could talk again.

“And what am I supposed to do? I should be out there, watching over the city!” Kara’s voice raised as she spoke, which she immediately regretted; she began to cough and covered her mouth to avoid blowing things across the apartment. “I still have my powers, I can just deal with it,” Kara decided, wiping her mouth and standing up.

“No, Kara,” Winn said urgently, and she could practically see him shaking his head emphatically. “Your powers, as far as I can tell, are going to be sporadic and unpredictable right now. You’ll still be able to use them, yeah, but you’re not going to be as strong as usual, your heat vision isn’t going to be hot enough to do much damage and your super hearing and x-ray vision will likely be on the fritz too.” There was another pause while Kara fumed, trying to convince herself that he was wrong. “If you don’t believe me, try to x-ray vision something,” Winn said gently, clearly knowing what she was thinking.

Kara glared at the kitchen wall and then tried to concentrate, tried to force herself to look into the hallway on the other side of it. She managed to see through the first layer of the drywall, but then her vision snapped back to normal and she realized Winn must be right.

“Fine,” she huffed, threading her cold fingers through the mug in front of her and warming them on the hot ceramic. “Fine. What am I supposed to do with myself, though?!” Kara asked him desperately.

“Kara, just relax,” Winn said consolingly. “Take it easy. Watch a movie, have a bubble bath, whatever you want, as long as it doesn’t involve exertion, okay?”

“Okay,” Kara agreed, though there was a definite sulk in her voice.

“I’ll call you later to see how you’re doing. Feel better, okay?”

“Yeah. Bye Winn.”

Kara sighed heavily and hung up the phone, dropping it to the counter and staring dejectedly at the wall across from her. She sniffed rather miserably, grabbing for a tissue and dabbing at her nose.

“Was that Winn?” Alex asked, coming around the corner from the bathroom and entering the kitchen, hopping up onto a stool across from Kara.

“Yeah,” Kara confirmed gloomily, with a heavy sigh that set her to coughing again. Alex winced as her hair blew back violently with Kara’s first cough, before she was able to get a hand over her mouth to stop it. “Sorry.” Alex reached out and patted Kara’s hand reassuringly, then nudged the tea in front of her.

“Drink. Lemon and honey, it’s really good for you,” Alex urged, and Kara looked dejectedly down at her cup. “Here, let me reheat it for you, it’s better when it’s hot.”

“I can heat it up,” Kara said automatically, looking down at her cup and focusing as Alex withdrew her hand quickly.

“No, Kara, don’t—” Alex began hastily, but she was too late. Kara’s eyes glowed before beams shot from them directly at her cup, but even Alex could tell just by the sight of them that they were far too strong. Alex let out a yelp and tried to cover her face as the mug exploded, splashing them both with warm tea and pelting them with shards of ceramic.

“Oh my god, I’m so sorry!” Kara gasped, looking up to see Alex peeking out from behind her arms, a few small cuts on her forearm and one on her forehead. Her sister was also dripping with tea, and though Kara would normally have found it hilarious (minus the cuts), now she just wanted to cry.

“It’s fine, Kara, really,” Alex said, still looking a little stunned but getting over it quickly. She hopped off of her stool and grabbed a kitchen towel, wiping off her face and tossing the towel to Kara, who did the same, though she was mostly staring guiltily at Alex. “Kara, seriously, I’m fine,” Alex laughed, shaking her head.

“You’re bleeding,” Kara pointed out, and Alex glanced down at her arm, shrugged, and wiped the blood away with a tissue.

“I think I can handle a couple of little cuts,” Alex said, patting Kara’s arm. “Why don’t you go sit down on the couch, I’ll clean this up and make you more tea.”

“Okay,” said Kara dejectedly, slipping off of her stool and making her way over to the couch, now feeling incredibly guilty on top of miserable. She felt a tickle in her nose and just barely managed to partially cover her face before she sneezed, blowing a few cushions off the couch in the process.

“Cover that sneeze!” Alex called warningly from the kitchen, as she discarded the shards of Kara’s mug. “You could blow out a window if you’re not careful.”

Kara dropped onto the couch and pulled a pillow into her lap as Alex set about making more tea. Half a squeezed lemon, a squirt of honey, some hot water, and a minute later Alex was bringing Kara a new mug of steaming tea. Kara took it, still sulking, but with a thankful look in her eyes.

“I have to go to work now, but call me if you need anything, okay?” Alex reached out and stroked Kara’s hair soothingly, and Kara allowed herself a small smile. Alex kissed Kara’s forehead and then stood up again, preparing to leave.

“Okay.” Kara paused. “Alex?”

“Yeah?” Alex turned as she slipped her cellphone into her pocket.

“I feel like crap.” Kara sounded so put out that Alex laughed, reaching over and playfully mussing up Kara’s hair.

“Welcome to literally every human’s world when they get sick,” Alex teased. “You’ll feel better in a couple of days. Just rest. Binge something on Netflix.” Kara sighed heavily but nodded, and Alex unfolded a nearby blanket and draped it over her sister’s lap, then unfolded a second and put it around Kara’s shoulders.

“Thanks,” Kara said, wrapping both of her hands around the mug of tea and sipping it, surprised that it actually didn’t taste too bad. “Have fun at the DEO. Say hi to everyone for me.”

“I will. Remember, call me if you need anything! Love you.”

“Love you too.”

Once Alex was gone, it occurred to Kara that she’d forgotten to let someone know she wouldn’t be going in to CatCo today. Her first instinct was to text James, as he was technically her direct supervisor, but she was reluctant to start explaining how she, a Kryptonian, was sick. Instead, she chose Lena’s name from the list of messenger contacts and typed a quick message:

Hi Lena. I’m so sorry but I’m too sick to come in to work today. Potentially tomorrow too. I’ll be back as soon as I can, I promise. If you need me to do anything I can do from home, just let me know. See you (hopefully) soon.

Kara tossed her phone onto the coffee table and turned her focus to the TV. She flipped through the ridiculous amount of options on Netflix before finally settling on Wynonna Earp and hitting the play button. She snuggled down into her blankets and tried to ignore the congestion and aches inside her, steadily sipping her tea until it was gone. She enjoyed the show, but by the middle of the second episode, she’d fallen asleep, her empty mug slipping from her hands and bouncing harmlessly to the floor.

An undetermined amount of time later, Kara gasped as she was awoken suddenly by a banging on the door. Startled and disoriented, she looked around wildly, momentarily forgetting what was going on. Wondering how long she’d been asleep, she jumped as there was another knock on the door. She looked towards it and squinted, momentarily forgetting that her x-ray vision wasn’t working.

“Dammit,” she muttered, trying to find the remote for the TV. She finally found it in one of the folds of the blankets and hit the pause button, noticing the display indicating she was on episode six now, which meant she’d been asleep for a couple of hours.

“Coming!” she called nasally, clumsily standing up and extracting herself from the blanket over her lap, keeping the other wrapped around her shoulders as she trudged across the apartment. She assumed it was Alex, and as she opened the door, she was about to ask why she hadn’t just used her key when her voice died in her throat. Lena was standing in the hallway, holding a large white paper bag and looking both pleased to see her and sympathetic.

“L-Lena,” Kara stammered, beyond surprised to see her standing there. “Wh-what are you-“

“Didn’t you get my texts?” Lena asked, concerned. “I wondered why you weren’t responding.”

“Oh, I-I fell asleep,” Kara said, gesturing vaguely towards the couch. “Why are you here?”

“To take care of you of course!” Lena said brightly, holding up the paper bag. “I have soup, and juice, tea and of course, potstickers,” she grinned, and Kara couldn’t help but smile weakly back.

“You really didn’t have to do that,” Kara said, feeling both elated and extremely embarrassed that Lena was there to care for her.

“Nonsense, I want to help you feel better, if I can,” Lena smiled, shifting the paper bag to her other hand and trying to subtly shake the tingles out of her fingers behind her back.

“Oh gosh I’m so sorry, of course, come in!” Kara gasped, realizing that they were still just standing in the doorway. Kara stepped aside, holding the door open and Lena entered, heading into the kitchen to put the bag down on the counter. Kara had a minor, internal panic attack as she realized that if she wasn’t careful, her coughs and sneezes would absolutely give away her secret. Feeling anxious, she approached the counter as well, watching Lena empty the bag of all its goodies.

“Will you be staying long?” Kara asked bluntly in her worry, and she thought she saw a flicker of hurt cross Lena’s face before she answered.

“I’ll stay as long as you’d like me to,” Lena replied, though she sounded a bit unsure, now. “Unless you’d like me to leave now, I realize perhaps I’ve intruded or stepped over the line, or-”

“No, no!” Kara said hastily, because she could hear the sad tinge to Lena’s words and the last thing she wanted was for Lena to feel bad for her kindness. “Not at all. I just- I don’t want you to catch whatever I have, it’s pretty nasty,” Kara invented, feeling relieved she’d come up with a decent excuse. Lena seemed to recover at these words and smiled again, crumpling up the bag after she removed the last container from within.

“Well, don’t worry about that, I have an excellent immune system,” Lena told her, tossing the bag into the trash can. “These Luthor genes have to be good for something, afterall.” Lena laughed, and Kara managed to laugh with her. She still felt a background level of anxiety, but she had to admit, just having Lena here was already making her feel a little better.

“So, I’ve brought you soup,” Lena said, pushing a large container forwards. Kara peeled the top off of it and though she couldn’t smell it very well, it looked inviting.

“Mmm, that looks really good,” Kara said, nodding.

“It’s the best soup in National City, in my opinion,” Lena said, smiling. “Potstickers, since I know they’re your favourite. They might not help the cold, but they’ll help your mood, I’m sure.” Lena chuckled as Kara pulled the container towards her and immediately popped one into her mouth, despite the fact that she hadn’t actually felt hungry for many hours now, she’d been too wrapped up in feeling crappy.

“You’re the best,” Kara said after she’d swallowed, her stomach now growling with the reintroduction of food. Lena grinned at the compliment and paused as Kara quickly stifled a cough, then continued on.

“This tea is supposed to be one of the best for colds,” Lena explained, holding out a box. Kara sniffed it and wrinkled her nose, pulling the box away from her face immediately. It smelled extremely medicinal, and if Kara could smell it that strongly through her stuffed nose, she knew it would probably taste awful. Lena laughed at Kara’s reaction, taking the box back from her. “If you put lots of honey in it, I’m sure it will taste fine,” Lena chuckled. Kara doubted this, but she said nothing, not wanting to hurt Lena’s feelings again.

“Now, I want you to relax while I heat up your soup and make you tea,” Lena said, in a tone that clearly indicated that she expected to be obeyed. “Go sit down on the couch, I’ll be there in a minute.” Kara hesitated, about to open her mouth to protest, when Lena raised an eyebrow. “What is it?”

“Ah, nothing,” Kara said hastily, deciding that listening to Lena was probably in her best interest, considering the sudden no-nonsense look on Lena’s face. Kara slunk off to the couch and sat down, pulling her legs up to tuck beside her, and watching as Lena filled a bowl with the soup she had brought and put it in the microwave, then fill the kettle with water and begin making her some tea. Lena came over to the couch and without a word, retrieved the blankets she had shrugged off earlier and gently draped them around Kara’s shoulders.

“Is that good? Are you warm enough?” Lena asked, her hand resting on Kara’s shoulder. Kara nodded, and Lena smiled, squeezed her shoulder and hurried back into the kitchen as the water started to boil.

Kara had to admit that despite the pure terror she felt at the chance of Lena finding out her secret; she was giddy as hell to have Lena there, clearly intent on taking care of her. Kara could feel herself blushing as she let the thought that Lena truly cared for her wash over her, unconsciously brushing her fingers over the spot where Lena had touched her. She watched Lena in silence, trying not to smile too much. She realized after a moment that she was holding her breath to stop herself from giggling out loud and she immediately began to cough, blowing a pillow off the couch before she got her hand over her mouth. Thankfully, Lena had her back turned at the moment, and Kara hastily grabbed the pillow and shoved it back by her feet, trying not to look guilty as Lena turned back.

“Alright, here we go,” Lena said, slowly walking towards the living room, carefully carrying a bowl of steaming hot soup. Kara sat up straighter as Lena set the bowl down on the coffee table in front of her, and immediately returned to the kitchen. Kara slid off of the couch and onto the floor to be nearer to her bowl, and felt her stomach growl as the wonderful scent of the soup managed to break through her congestion. She had already taken a few slurps of the soup by the time Lena returned with a mug of tea and the rest of the potstickers, and Lena chuckled as she set them down in front of Kara as well.

“I told you it was the best soup in National City,” Lena said with amusement as she watched Kara eat it very quickly, clearly enjoying it. Kara nodded emphatically, her mouth full of soup, and Lena laughed. Lena sat herself down on the couch behind Kara and peered at the TV. “What were you watching?”

“Wynonna Earp,” Kara said in between mouthfuls, glancing over at Lena. “Its pretty good but I fell asleep so I missed most of it so far… want to watch with me? I don’t mind starting over.”

“Sure,” Lena said, grabbing the remote and navigating back to the first episode. “I haven’t watched a show in so long, it’ll be nice to watch something for once.” They watched in relative silence as Kara polished off the last of her soup and the potstickers, ignoring the tea. When she was finished eating, Kara pushed herself up off the floor and back on the couch, settling herself beside Lena and feeling hyper-aware of Lena’s leg barely inches away from her.

“Drink the tea, Kara,” Lena said, and there was a sternness in her tone that made Kara both want to obey her and laugh. “I promise, it will help clear your sinuses.” Kara sighed and reached forward, bringing the mug towards her and reluctantly took a small sip. She choked only a little, then made a ‘not bad’ type of expression. “See?” Lena said, laughing again. “I put a lot of honey in it, it won’t be so bad.”

Kara slowly sipped the tea, wrinkling her nose slightly at the taste, but she had to admit it wasn’t nearly as bad as it had smelled in the packaging. She was tense at first as they sat there, feeling the hairs on the back of her neck prickling every time Lena shifted. Eventually, though, Kara began to relax and leaned back against the cushions, shifting her position until she was comfortable, even though that brought her calf into contact with Lena’s. Kara froze for a moment, but Lena didn’t shift or attempt to move away so Kara relaxed again, part of her brain constantly on the warmth of Lena’s leg against hers as she watched.

After a while, Kara’s head began to slowly drift downwards as she began to doze off, quickly jerking up as she suddenly woke each time. Lena did not comment at first, but after the third time this happened in only a few minutes, she reached for the remote and paused the show.

“Huh?” asked Kara, snapping back into consciousness and realizing the show was paused. “What’s wrong?”

“I think maybe you should have a nap, Kara,” Lena said, smiling and patting Kara’s leg, making her heart leap into her throat. “You can barely keep your eyes open.”

“Oh, I’m fine,” Kara lied, despite the fact that she felt like her eyes were being pulled closed by some outside force beyond her control. Kara stifled a yawn and Lena rolled her eyes and stood up, adjusting the cushions so Kara would have a pillow.

“Well, why don’t you lie down anyway and just see what happens?” Lena asked shrewdly. Kara let out a small giggle and gave in, shifting around and lying down with her head on the pillows Lena had arranged. Lena smiled and covered her back up with the blankets, making sure it covered her from toes to shoulders. Kara yawned and snuggled down, hugging the blanket to her, then looked sleepily up at Lena.

“You’re not leaving, are you?” Kara asked, her voice quieted by her drowsiness. Lena, who had turned and was collecting Kara’s empty dishes, all but melted at the sadness in Kara’s tone at the question.

“Not if you don’t want me to,” Lena said softly, smiling down at her. Kara smiled back, her eyes fluttering closed as she relaxed.

“I want you to stay, if you can,” Kara said, sighing softly as sleep beckoned. Lena smiled again and brought the dishes into the kitchen, setting them into the sink as quietly as she could to avoid disturbing Kara. Lena went back into the living room and stood over Kara for a moment, watching her. She was already asleep, and some hair had flopped down across her face as she’d relaxed. Lena reached out without thinking and gently tucked the lock of hair behind her ear, watching as Kara’s lips curled in the smallest of smiles, even as she continued to breathe slowly and evenly.

Lena noticed that Kara was still wearing her glasses and that they were pressing against her nose at an odd angle, so Lena gripped either side of the frames and very gently pulled until they slipped off of Kara’s face. Kara didn’t wake, and Lena carefully folded in the arms of the glasses and set them on the coffee table, within Kara’s reach if she woke up and realized she couldn’t see. Lena was about to move away when she looked down at Kara and paused, a slightly puzzled look coming over her face. Without her glasses, Kara reminded her strongly of someone, but she couldn’t think who right away. Lena tilted her head to the side to look at Kara’s face more directly, and her mouth fell open slightly as she realized – Kara looked a lot like Supergirl without her glasses on! Lena peered at her, imagining how Kara would look with her long hair down, flowing around her shoulders, and decided she’d be a spitting image of Supergirl like that. Lena amused herself with the idea for a while, watching Kara sleep, smiling at the small noises she made as she shifted now and then, barely resisting the urge to reach out and stroke her.

Internally shaking herself, Lena stood and moved to sit in the chair opposite the couch, crossing her legs and leaning back, still watching Kara sleep for several moments. She looked so peaceful, and Lena felt such affection for Kara within her that - even though it sounded incredibly cheesy - it felt like her heart was swelling. Trying to distract herself for the time being, despite the suspicions that Lena had about how Kara felt about her, Lena busied herself with her phone, answering emails and sending messages while Kara slept on.

After an hour or so, Lena looked up as Kara stirred, her brows furrowed tightly even in her sleep. As Lena watched, Kara began to move around a bit, letting out a groan and a whimper. Kara was muttering things that Lena couldn’t understand – whether incomprehensible or simply another language, Lena couldn’t tell – and was starting to seem distressed. Lena closed the case to her phone and set it down, standing up slowly as she watched Kara start to toss and turn a little more, muttering more loudly, clearly having some kind of bad dream. Lena stood, trying to decide if she should wake Kara or not, wondering what she was dreaming about. Kara’s muttering became louder and more distinct though still difficult to understand, until a distressed sentence came through, loud and clear.

“Mother, no! I don’t want to leave Krypton! Let me stay with you!”

Lena had been about to step forward towards the couch but she froze at these words, staring down at her friend. Krypton? The planet Krypton? The one that both Supergirl and Superman were from? Lena’s eyes were wide as thoughts swirled in her brain, as she watched Kara’s face scrunch in an unhappy expression, as Kara continued to mutter in her sleep. She didn’t speak as clearly again, though Lena was sure she caught the word “Krypton”, “Earth” and “mother” at least once more each.

Lena was still frozen on the spot a full minute or two later when Kara’s mumbled speech turned into whimpers and startled Lena out of her rush of thoughts. Whoever she was, Lena didn’t want Kara to be upset and so she took the few steps towards the couch and leaned over Kara, gently shaking her shoulder.

“Kara? Kara, wake up, you’re having a bad dream,” Lena called to her, shaking her a little more firmly. Lena’s hair fell down into her face, the ends of it brushing against Kara’s face, though Lena didn’t notice. “Kara?” Lena squeezed her shoulder, trying to get a response out of her. It seemed like Kara was starting to come around; she’d stopped squirming and her breathing had changed. Lena glanced at her face to see her eyes flicker open and realized her own hair was in Kara’s face. She was about to stand and move out of Kara’s way when Kara’s nose scrunched up and she inhaled sharply. Before Lena could do anything, Kara sneezed hard, with her face at the level of Lena’s waist.

The last thing Lena had expected from a sneeze was to be thrown across the apartment, but nonetheless, that was what happened. Lena let out a shriek of surprise as the sheer force of Kara’s sneeze blasted her off her feet and across the room, flailing wildly as she flew. She smashed into the wall beside Kara’s bed with a yelp and slid down it, crashing to the floor with an undignified grunt.

“Lena!” Kara cried, having woken up properly when she’d sneezed and watching with dread as her friend flew across the room. Without thinking, potentially because of her sleepiness and potentially because of her sickness making her brain fuzzy, Kara supersped across the room, intending to catch Lena before she hit the wall, but she was too slow. Lena crashed and fell to the floor a second before Kara got there, and Kara skidded to a stop in front of Lena, nearly crashing into her as she overshot.

Lena sat where she’d fallen, with her hair a mess and a completely shocked look on her face. She slowly looked up at Kara, who was standing there with her eyes wide, clearly terrified and already trying to figure out how she was going to explain this.

“Are you okay?!” Kara asked first, however, because she was worried that she’d hurt Lena.

“You’re… you’re Supergirl,” Lena said in shock, staring up at Kara with an amazed expression. “You really are Supergirl, I thought… I thought you just looked like her, and-” Kara hurried to interrupt her, to try and dissuade her, but she was well aware that she probably wasn’t going to be able to deny this one.

“No, what?!” Kara exclaimed, trying to sound shocked and amused that Lena would suggest such an outrageous thing. “That’s just silly, I just… I..” Kara began to flounder as she frantically tried to invent a plausible reason why her sneeze would have caused Lena to be thrown across the apartment but coming up with nothing.

“Please, Kara,” Lena said, clearly hearing the slightly hysterical note in Kara’s voice and shaking her head. “You’re not going to be able to explain this away. Your sneeze is the only thing that sent me flying over here.” Kara started to interrupt, but Lena shook her head again and spoke louder, over Kara’s ramblings about No, of course its not true!. “Plus, I heard you talking about Krypton in your sleep a little while ago.”

Kara fell silent and looked hopelessly down at Lena, her eyes pleading and desperate. Kara honestly could think of nothing else she could possibly say to defend her position and her shoulders sagged as she accepted defeat. Lena seemed to take this silence as a victory and a radiant smile of amazement came over her face as she looked up at Kara, as though seeing her for the very first time.

“Are you sure you’re not hurt?” Kara asked, her voice strained as she reached out a hand to help Lena up. Lena grasped her hand and winced as she got to her feet, but the pain didn’t bother her much, not with the revelation of Kara being Supergirl blaring in her mind.

“I’m fine,” Lena said, a bit breathlessly as she found her footing at looked over at Kara again, meeting her gaze and staring into her eyes. “Just a bruise or two, nothing to worry about.”

“I’m sorry,” Kara groaned, and there was a glum, defeated tone to her voice as she sat down on the bed with a sigh. “This is why I was worried about you staying, I didn’t want to hurt you, or—” Kara cut herself off and buried her face in her hands, her elbows resting on her knees.

“Or reveal your secret to me,” Lena finished, sitting down on the bed beside her. Kara sighed but didn’t reply. It was completely true, of course, but Kara was worried that now that Lena knew, she’d be angry that Kara hadn’t told her sooner. “It’s alright, Kara,” Lena said gently, reaching out and touching Kara’s shoulder.

“It is?” Kara asked, raising her head and turning it slightly to look at Lena. “You’re not mad?” Lena sighed softly and removed her hand, looking down at her own knees for a moment before looking back at Kara and speaking.

“I understand. Considering the history between Lex and your cousin, I would probably be hesitant to tell a Luthor a secret like yours as well.” Lena’s voice was a bit stiff and tinged with sadness, though she looked at Kara evenly despite her feelings. Kara shook her head emphatically, reaching out and touching Lena’s knee.

“No, it’s not because you’re a Luthor!” Kara gasped, her eyes wide. “I just… Lena, I’ve spent most of my life here trying not to tell anyone my secret, my adoptive parents drilled it into my head from an early age that I couldn’t tell anyone at all, and the habit stuck. I mean, even now that I’m out as Supergirl… aside from the DEO, hardly anyone knows who I am,” Kara spoke fast but earnestly, desperate to reassure Lena that it wasn’t anything personal. “Honestly, James and Winn were the only ones outside that knew, though now Winn’s part of the DEO too so I guess it’s just James that knows,” Kara continued on, nearly breathless.

“Kara, it’s fine, really,” Lena said, and Kara was relieved to hear some amusement in her tone.

“I wanted to tell you,” Kara told her, gripping Lena’s knee. “I really did… it just never seemed like the right time.” Lena nodded slowly and looked at Kara thoughtfully, her eyes narrowing slightly as she pondered.

“Honestly I don’t know how I didn’t see it before,” Lena said, shaking her head with a wry smile. “The sudden disappearances, the timely interventions of Supergirl with the “Kara Danvers sent me” excuses…” Lena smiled, an eyebrow quirked. “I should have known.”

“I’m good at hiding my secret,” Kara said, with a humourless laugh. “It’s a well practiced skill.” Kara suddenly coughed, her hand flying up to cover her mouth as Lena flinched, perhaps expecting to be thrown into the wall again.

“Except when you’re sick, apparently,” Lena said, chuckling. She patted Kara’s leg, then frowned as a thought occurred to her. “Wait, why are you sick? I didn’t realize Kryptonians could even fall ill at all.”

“Alex thinks it was that last alien I had to battle with,” Kara groaned, pulling a kleenex out of her hoodie pocket and dabbing her nose with it. “It had some kind of weird slime on it that infected me with something that crashed my immune system, and…” Kara gestured at her face, with its red nose and pale skin, sniffing pointedly. Lena made a sympathetic expression and continued to look at Kara, still with disbelief written on her face. Kara coughed again, feeling her symptoms starting to amp up once more, and she sighed miserably.

“Look,” Lena said gently, reaching out and taking Kara’s tissue-free hand and squeezing it. “You’re Supergirl, and that’s amazing, and I want to hear everything one day soon, but for now, you are still sick, Supergirl or not.” Kara looked like she might protest, but Lena was already back on her feet, ignoring the ache in her back as she reached for Kara’s hand.

“Come on. I’ll make you some more tea and we can watch another episode of that show.”

Kara hesitated for a second, then smiled and reached for Lena’s hand, letting Lena guide her back into the living room to the couch. A few minutes later they were sitting beside each other again and Kara was nursing a cup of the herbal tea while they watched. After finishing her tea and depositing the cup on the table, Kara leaned back against the cushions, but she was having a hard time getting comfortable.

“Lean against me,” Lena suggested, swivelling a bit and putting an arm out, so Kara could lean back against her side. Kara stared wordlessly for a moment, then felt herself blushing as she smiled and positioned herself, leaning back against Lena. Lena let the arm around Kara’s back relax, and Kara sat stock still for a while, her heart pounding. Eventually she relaxed, but she could barely pay attention to the show when she could feel Lena’s warm side against her body, her arm behind her head. Her heart was still pounding and she was still feeling a little sick to her stomach about the fact that Lena now knew her secret, but it was hard to feel too worried with Lena’s arm around her shoulder and her comforting warmth pressed into Kara’s back.

A few tags: @outside-the-government @mrsluthordanvers @secretgaygentdanvers

#supergirl #supergirl fanfic #supercorp #hurt/comfort #sick #supercorp fanfic #lena luthor #kara danvers #mine

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thenightling · 4 years ago

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Most of this is correct except the first image isn’t of transgender people at all. They are transvestites. Since no one has corrected this yet. Transvestite is not the same as transgender. Trans (to transition or change) vestite (clothing one is wearing). A transvestite is someone who wears the traditional clothing of the other gender but usually still identifies as their birth gender. It’s not considered the correct term now but it is not the same as being transgender (which would have been called transsexual in those days). @thattallnerdybean

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battenthecrosshatches · 6 years ago

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@pippytmi tagged me to post my lock screen, home screen, and the last song I listened to on my phone. ☺️💕

I’m gonna tag @mssirey @the-queen-of-the-light @sterling-jay @poppyssupergirl @thattallnerdybean if y’all wanna.

#pippytmi #btc talks #tag game

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madamskywalker · 8 years ago

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@thattallnerdybean replied to your post ““Do I even look like him?” No, August, you don’t. But to be fair,...”

I'm not gonna lie, I thought you were talking about me for a second and I was SO confused, lol.

LMAO Auggie, I love you so much ahaha.

#thattallnerdybean

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Any recent new Supercorp fics you might recommend? I seem to have read most of what's out there

Welp, I honest to God hope I don’t recommend any fics that you’ve already read (since I’ve read pretty much everything out there too).

Here’s a link to my bookmarked page.

The ones that are currently standing out to me would probably be (I’ll also write short reasons why I like them so much besides the fact that they’re all well-written; as for the ones without reasons, just read them anyway, trust me, some of them can’t be described with words)…

One/Two/Three Shots

- First Contact by TheSpaminator

I really like the concept of Lena being touch averse due to the Luthors being abusive, and I really relate to it on a personal level.

- How Would You Feel by @lenanvers

Angst in a college setting with high school history. I kind of wanted to yeet myself off a cliff (in a good way) when I read this.

- Lena’s Assimilation by @thejollywriter

So everyone writes fics about Lena getting shovel talks and not being accepted as Kara’s girlfriend by Alex and Clark. But this uncertainty stems from Eliza whereas the rest of the gang love Lena and I just thought it was a really interesting read and it made me shed a single tear (I’m pretty emotionless so it’s a milestone).

- Of Soul-Mates and Heart-Ache by Rykeral

Soulmate AU angst so why the fuck not? I loved it.

- Only Human by Khrat9

Angst. Just…angst. Such lovely angst with feelings.

- The Inevitability of Robotics by donteatmyfingerprints

I love this series and the concept of Kara being a robot and Lena constructing and programming her is pretty fucking dope so…

- The Roles We Play by ForeverInsomniac

Lena’s former one-sided love interest returns so cue Kara wallowing in sadness because she thinks Lena still has feelings for her. It is great.

Multiple Chapters

- Banana Pancakes by thisjourneysend

- Colors Must Fit Together as Pieces in a Puzzle (or Cogs in a Wheel) by gaykaradanvers

- Come Back to Me by Justaroundthatriverbend

I’m a slut for Lena recovering emotionally and physically from a red kryptonite infected Kara…

(Okay, but there’s another fic where Lena was pretty much assaulted by a red kryptonite Kara, and I just can’t find it. I think the title was something akin to Monsters Under the Bed/Closet or something like that. If someone could name it I would appreciate it very much.)

- Days in a Lifetime by @stennnn06

Childhood AU angst is my jam.

- Heroism is a Full Time Job by @unicyclehippo

- Hold Onto Me by Idisch_von_Swedish

I’m a sucker for darker fics.

- I’m Kara Danvers by @littlekbrother

- Jealous of the Way (You’re Happy without Me) by BloodInTheFields

I love jealous Kara. And feelings. And angst.

- Making Waves by CSIGurlie07

I really loved the dynamic among Clark, Kara, and Lena. That’s all I’m saying. Also, angst.

- Mercy on Me by @stennnn06

Angst.

- My Youth is Yours by lynnearlington

You’ve probably heard of this one.

- Nobody’s Fool by @ifourmindbeso

Lena being a dramatic self-sacrificing ho who saves the day again.

- Not Afraid to Fall by @prettyaveragewhiteshark

So I often stray away from fics that have any smut in them, or I usually skip the smutty text, but the angst in here is amazeballs.

- Not What I Seem by Averno

More amazing angst with a seemingly gray Lena. But it hasn’t been updated in ages and it makes me want to cry because it’s so good.

- Ocean Blues by FemslashFantasies

Mermaid AU was something I didn’t know I needed, but it hasn’t been updated in forever as well, so caution here, don’t get invested.

- Offstage by Aerstes

Again, if you’re not a smut person, you can skip this, but there’s angst so I scroll through the smutty parts. It’s great honestly.

- One Night by Cartecka

I like how it goes back and forth between Kara and Lena’s dynamic from when Lena didn’t know about Kara being Supergirl to her knowing. I just really, really, really like it. 11/10 should read. But it also hasn’t been updated in a while so try not to get invested.

- Of Sun and Steel by cascaralatte

Star Wars AU and I love Star Wars plus angst.

- Out of the Dark by @unicyclehippo

Just read it. Just fucking read it.

- Paranoia Incarcerated by SupercorpSmutFluffandAngst

I have so many feelings about this fic it’s not even funny. The relationship between Kara and Lena and their dynamic is portrayed really nicely. And they’re both written as complex and complicated characters with depth as opposed to the show, and it addresses a lot of things the Supergirl writers don’t.

- Past Mistakes by @mssirey

I just really like Kara’s and Lena’s interactions with each other and the plot is great as well, it’s not too many chapters in, but it has great potential.

- Shields Down by UnicornRobot

Once again. Slut for angst and there’s jealous Lena.

- Signs by lostariels

Angst. Angst. Angst. Endless amount. Angst heaven.

- Stuck in the Storm by BuckleUp1698

I got really invested in this fic, but it hasn’t updated in forever so I suggest you go into reading it gently.

- Such Bright Minds and Lives by @teamsupercorp

SCREAMS. Hogwarts AU? I think YES. I just love it so much and I think it’s a great read. It’s a companion to the main one below.

- Such Unruly Heads and Hearts by @teamsupercorp

I really enjoyed reading about Lena’s growth throughout each chapter, or each year, of her stay in Hogwarts, as well as the romance between her and Kara that just made me want to scream. Also there’s angst. It hasn’t updated in a while as well, so I suggest you read this lightly.

- The Fifth Wall by @blackteaandbones

Okay, so I usually stray away from children fics, because honest to God, I’m not a fan of kids. I’m sorry. I’m more a dog, cat, snake, or any type of pet person instead. I just…not a fan of babies. BUT, this fic really makes me change my mind about children. At certain points. Which is honestly really saying something.

- The Heiress, the Girl of Steel, and the Man Who Fell to Earth by @littlekbrother

I really enjoy reading fics where Mon-El isn’t a dickbag and where he is genuinely just a kind of nice guy (like in the goddamn comics), but actually (actually) improves as a person and doesn’t repeat his mistakes. (Side note: I enjoy writing fics where Mon-El isn’t a dickbag either, but there’s so much potential for angst if I do write him as one, so it’s a stalemate for me there.)

- The Wrong Superhero by ThatLesbianFangirl

Jealous Kara? I think yes! And angst is tagged on there.

- Three Days by @thattallnerdybean

Aaaaaaaaangst with Kara and Lena written as more complex characters than the show writers. It made me scream every single chapter I believe. Like, to the point I had to save it for when I got home and in my bed so I wouldn’t disturb the public.

- You Are the Fire (and I’m Gasoline) by youmeandem

Okay, this one is also where I have to tuck myself in bed to read because the angst is just so good.

#supercorp #karlena #superluthor #luvers #kara x lena #lena x kara #lena x supergirl #supergirl x lena

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