i have been sooo shy to ask, would you write another supergirl fic? am ur biggest fan and been rereading everything, i love ur writing :)
〚 Notes - Hello my lovely! Thank you so much for this sweet ask. It’s such a coincidence, I’ve been in a massive supercorp mood lately so wrote this earlier today (2am). If you’re after something more Kara specific let me know and I’ll see what I can do! :D 〛
〚 Pairing - Kara Danvers x Lena Luthor 〛
〚 Summary - Sometimes the hardest thing for Lena Luthor to do is to stay in bed. 〛
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Lena Luthor did not call in sick.
She’d worked through the sniffles more times than she could count, forced herself through board meetings that could have been emails, and one memorable bout of food poisoning that had ended with her presenting quarterly projections while keeping a trash can discreetly beside her chair.
The CEO of L-Corp had a reputation to uphold. And such a reputation could not be tarnished by the triviality of taking a sick day.
But that morning was different. She felt it from the moment she’d woken up. Heavy. Lena felt heavy, her eyes taking too long to adjust to the morning light filtering through her blinds. Her alarm was loud and ringing in her ears. She reached over blindly, tapping her phone to silence it.
For several seconds she just lay there. The urge to roll over and go back to sleep was pulling at her aching muscles. “Shit.” Her voice croaked on the sole word as Lena tried to sit up, stomach rolling at the wave of dizziness the sudden movement caused. This wasn’t just a cold…
This could not have come at a worse time. There was a meeting with new investors at ten, two contracts waiting for her approval, and Jess would undoubtedly have a stack of paperwork prepared the second she walked into the office. Not to mention the projects in the lab. The thought alone exhausted her.
By some miracle, or just blind luck. Lena managed to drag herself to her bathroom. She debated not even looking in the mirror, already knowing the sight which waited her. She looked as bad as she felt. Pale skin, glassy eyes, her usually well-behaved hair sticking out at all angles like she’d tossed and turned the whole night.
She spluttered, not the kind of cough that could be waved off as simple irritation or allergies. Nasty, deep, the type which made you take several steps away from the person it was coming from. Lena let a small, rare whine escape her lips. Today was proving to be too much, and she’d only been awake for 10 minutes.
Guilt and apprehension pounded in her head as Lena unsteadily made her way back to her bed, silently grateful for the soft mattress as she sank into the covers. This wasn’t going to work. She reached for the phone, ignoring the voice in the back of her mind telling her to just suck it up and before she lost her nerve - she called Jess.
Her assistant picked up on the second ring, “Miss Luthor, this is a little early, I’m still 30 minutes out.”
“I need-“ Lena began, her throat objecting to the sudden use. She quickly muted the call to cover the rough coughing fit that began, “I need you to reschedule my day. Something’s come up.”
Somehow, she could feel the way Jess frowned through the phone, “Is everything okay? Did something happen?” The way her assistants voice picked up a notch wasn’t lost on her either.
“Everything’s fine. Just let me know once it’s done.” Her voice cracked at the end and Lena squeezed her eyes shut in annoyance, praying Jess wouldn’t mention it.
She didn’t - but the assistant definitely heard it. “I’ll text you when it’s done.” She said simply.
Lena thanked her and ended the call, pulling the covers back over her as she led back down. She probably should’ve taken some medicine, maybe drank some water. But she was too tired for that right now. All she wanted to do was go back to sleep.
Kara stood over the main table at the DEO, the shiny crest of her suit reflecting the morning sun whilst she listened intently as Alex and J’onn muttered amongst themselves.
There had been some sort of an incident overnight and the readings had been strange enough to attract their attention. Something had fallen from the sky.
This came from a building site outside National City,” J’onn explained, on the screen behind him he enlarged the image of a small metallic device recovered from the impact crater. The same object which sat in the middle of the table. “It’s definitely not human technology.”
Kara leaned closer, eyes narrowing. The object was unlike anything she had seen before. Its surface appeared almost liquid, shifting between smooth metal and intricate patterns that seemed to move beneath the surface.
“Do we know what it does?”
“Not yet,” Alex answered, her hands on her hips, “The problem is that every attempt we’ve made to scan it causes it to shut down.”
Kara looked back at her then back to the object. J’onn reaching out to stop her hand before she could poke it. “Then why are we still looking at it?”
Alex sighed, “Because we know that someone else already had the technology to make sense of this.” She gave Kara a look, raising an eyebrow for her to get the hint. She did not. “Lena.”
“Lena, my Lena?” The blonde clarified although she already knew the answer. Of course Lena had already worked out how to read this stuff.
J’onn nodded. “She’s been developing alien material analysis technology,” He explained, “Advanced sensors capable of identifying non-terrestrial elements. Apparently, according to our data a prototype originating in one of her labs was able to communicate with the device.”
The pair of them looked to Kara, sharing their next thought. Her eyes widened as she realised what they were asking of her.
“Do I really have to be the one to go?” She fought back the urge to grumble, “She’s sort of mad at me - well, at Supergirl right now.” It hadn’t been long since the whole Kryptonite issue had left them on less than stable relations.
“The DEO needs access to it one way or another. We just thought it’d be best if it came from you *asking* rather than taking it by force.” Alex placed a hand on her sister’s back, “Please?”
Kara groaned loudly and dramatically, raising her hands in defeat as she titled her head back “Fine!” She said already walking towards the exit, adding, “You both owe me one.”
It didn’t take long to get to L-Corp, as much as she tried to detour, Kara found herself on the balcony of Lena’s office.
She knocked on the glass, loud enough to heard and waited with her arms crossed. Lena had been cold ever since their argument over her making Kryptonite. Kara tapped her foot impatiently, assuming the Luthor was keeping her waiting on purpose.
To her surprise, through the pristinely clean window she could see the door to Lena’s office open but it wasn’t Lena who was there. A smaller lady, one who she quickly recognised as the CEO’s assistant stepped into the office, eyes widened with surprise as she saw the hero on the balcony.
“Supergirl! What can I-“ Jess stammered, not expecting this today, “Can I help you with something?”
“I need to speak with Miss Luthor.” Kara said, not willing to give too much away, “It’s important.”
Jess’s expression dulled a little, “She’s not here today, she phoned to cancel her meetings this morning, rather unexpectedly too.”
Kara frowned, “Do you know where she is?”
“She called me from her personal line this morning so I assumed she was still at home. But I really don’t know other than that. Is there anything I can help with?”
Supergirl shook her head, offering a kind smile, “No, it’s okay. Thank you for letting me know. I’ll see if I can catch up with her at a later date then.” With a final thank you, Kara lifted into the air and began making her way back to the DEO.
She tried. But Alex’s unimpressed face flashed into her mind. Kara knew she’d be unhappy if she left without any sort of information. The hero groaned loudly to herself, forcing herself to turn around and head towards Lena’s apartment. She was going to have to face her sooner or later, at least this gave them an excuse to talk…
An uneasy feeling on anticipation built in her stomach as she quietly landed on the balcony to Lena’s penthouse. The curtains were drawn, a little unusual for this time of day but she didn’t think much of it.
She’d been here countless times, both as Supergirl and Kara. But this time, it felt like overstepping. Like she was somewhere she shouldn’t be.
For a moment Kara debated just returning to the DEO, or coming back a different day. But she was here now, might as well see it through. Swallowing her nerves, she knocked loudly on the glass window.
“Miss Luthor?” She called out, “Its Supergirl.”
A low mumble came from inside. If it weren’t for her heightened hearing, she would’ve never made it out. Kara always tried to respect people’s privacy as much as she could but even, she couldn’t ignore the absurdity of the situation. She flashed her vision, eyes scanning the apartment.
Just inside, she could see Lena sitting up on her sofa, blanket falling off her shoulder as she rubbed at her eye with a balled fist, the sort of way you would having just woken up. But that couldn’t be right. Could it?
Slow, uneven footsteps approached and Kara instinctively stepped away from the door. Just a second later, Lena pulled open the curtains with a confused expression plain on her face. She fumbled with the lock to the balcony, pushing open the door with more difficulty than required.
“Supergirl..?” Lena’s voice came out in a rasp, goosebumps prickling along her skin as she shivered at the cool city breeze despite the summer heat.
“Miss Luthor?” Kara’s brows furrowed immediately, suddenly losing her words, “I-“
The sight in front of her had completely thrown her off. She had expected Lena to be irritated. Cold. That was how things had been between them lately. Every conversation felt like walking through a minefield, neither of them willing to admit they hurt the other more than intended.
But the Kyrptonian had not expected this. Lena Luthor looked exhausted. Even as Kara, she had never seen her like this, dressed only in a baggy college t-shirt, black shorts and a fever-flushed face to match, “Are you feeling okay?” She asked before she could stop herself.
“It’s none of your concern,” Lena sniffled, swiping a crumbled tissue that Kara had failed to realise she was clutching under her pink nose, “What are you doing here?”
“I- urm,” Kara stuttered, already feeling like an idiot for coming by. Of course, something had to be wrong if Lena wasn’t at work. “I’m sorry, you’re obviously unwell. I’ll come back another time. Sorry for waking you.” She turned, already preparing to lift herself into the air.
Kara paused, turning back around as Lena leant against the door. “You didn’t come just to check up on me, what did you need?” She asked, trying her best to force her voice out to an audible level, quickly regretting the action when it sent her into a coughing fit, her cheeks turning a deeper shade of red at her outburst.
The blonde hesitated, unsure whether to continue with her original plan. On one hand, Lena looked like she was minutes away from passing out and really should’ve been lying down. But the object might be dangerous, and they weren’t any closer to getting any answers about its origins…
“The DEO needs your help - well specifically your equipment.” Kara said finally, leaning her back against the railing of the balcony as she explained the situation quickly to the best of her abilities, “It’d be a really massive help if you’d let the teams access your scanner. It’d be the director himself, and I assure you it’ll be returned in the same condition it was found.”
The CEO nodded slowly as she followed along, with the fever it was taking her a little longer to process things. She was too tired to argue, too tired to go round and round in the same cycles. And there was something soft in the way that Supergirl was looking at her. “I see.” Lena finally said, sniffling damply before deciding, “I’ll let your team have access to it.”
Supergirl’s eyes lit up, “Thank you so much, this means a lot.” She said as Lena relayed the location and password to one of her more discreet labs in the city, “This is a big help. I’ll let you know when everything is sorted.”
Kara quickly relayed the information to Alex who began moving operations at the DEO. Kara looked back to Lena in the doorway. She wanted nothing more to usher her inside under a blanket and make sure she was okay. But she couldn’t, not as Supergirl.
“Do you need anything, Miss Luthor?” The hero asked carefully, trying to mask the sympathy in her tone.
Lena bit her lip for a moment before shaking her head, “No, thank you. But if you’ll excuse me, I really should get back inside.” Her breath hitched, clearly fighting back the urge to sneeze.
“Of course, feel better Miss Luthor.” Kara nodded, watching as she headed back inside, clearly exhausted and ready to collapse back onto her sofa. Before leaving, Supergirl took once last chance to scan the apartment, making a mental note of the supplies (or lack of) Lena had on hand.
She’d be back later. And this time she’d be prepared.
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