𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕦𝕟;

"no?”  silver  replies,  frown  still  etched  on  her  face.  it  comes  out  more  like  a  question  than  a  statement,  even  though  the  answer  is  clear  -  silver  had  never  tasted  something  as  offensive  as  this  corndog.  "i  guess  i  can  try,  if  i  hate  it,  it's  your  fault,  parker."  and  she  takes  the  tiny  tiniest  of  bites,  barely  picking  up  anything  at  all.  and  surprisingly  it  wasn't  too  bad.  "it's...  alright.  i  just  wanted  to  try  your  type  of  food,"

“wow  it  looks  so  tiny,”  karolina  lets  out  a  laugh,  warm  feeling  settling  on  her  stomach  pleasantly.  “this  is  what  i  love  the  most  about  flying,  your  problems  just  seem  to  become  smaller!”  karolina  says  before  zooming  off,  leaving  a  rainbow  trail  behind.  she  briefly  wonders  what  others  might  be  thinking  down  there  but  quickly  shakes  it  off  -  nothing  matters  when  she’s  up  in  the  sky  and  so  close  to  the  sun.

“it’s  an  app  that  helps  you  track  the  moon  phases.  i  use  it  all  the  time!”  karolina  explains,  eyes  bright.  she  loves  talking  about  astrology,  and  moon  phases  and  planets!  even  if  she  hasn’t  kept  up  with  all  of  it  in  a  while  (  it  was  something  she  did  with  her  parents...  and  yes,  the  thought  still  brought  out  a  bit  of  hurt  ).  karolina  takes  her  hand  off  the  other’s  hair,  reaching  out  for  her  phone.  “phone  number  added,  i  saved  myself  as  karolina...  oh  we  can  totally  do  blue  tips!”

“no!  i  mean  it  is,  but  in  the  best  of  ways.  makes  me  want  to  have  my  own  costume.”  karolina  has  always  regretted  her  lack  of  costume  -  well,  she  glowed  all  over  making  it  pratically  useless,  but  still  every  other  hero  had  one.  “you  can  add  another  flag  in  there  too,”  she  giggles.  “really  solidify  the  theme.”  karolina  shoots  the  other  a  grateful  smile,  “ah,  dessert  is  on  me  then.”  

“human  torch?”  karolina  questions,  mock  disgust  on  her  face.  “spiderman  is  the  only  superhero  i  respect,  not  a  grouchy  adult.  my  friends  said  he-”  and  karolina  stopped  herself.  gert  and  chase  wouldn’t  appreciate  her  babbling.  “is  pretty  cool.  they  saw  him  around...  one  day,”  karolina  starts  walking,  hands  reaching  for  the  elevator  button.  “too  slow!”

“new  york  does  have  so  much,”  karolina  agrees,  eyes  wide.  california  did  too,  in  its  own  way,  but  it  had  nothing  compared,  not  even  close,  to  the  variety  of  anything  new  york  could  bring.  “wouldn’t  it  be  a  nuisance,  to  work  so  far  from  where  you  live?”  she  questions,  slight  pout  on  her  lips.  “well,  it  wasn’t  quite  my  choice,”  karolina  started,  not  knowing  how  much  she  could  tell  the  other.  “see  i’m  not  from  around  here,”  and  this  last  part  is  slightly  whispered,  and  karolina  leans  in  a  little  so  laurie  could  hear  her  properly.  she  isn’t  quite  sure  the  other  is  going  to  understand  but...  it’s  worth  a  shot,  right?

a  frown  colors  karolina’s  face.  “against...  fae?”  did  pixie  believe  her  to  be  prejudiced?  this  somehow  makes  karolina  more  angry,  lips  twisting  into  a  scowl.  how  can  a  person  be  so  dense?  “pixie,  you  do  know  i’m  an  alien,  right?”  she  questions,  eyebrow  shooting  up.  “this,”  karolina  points  between  them  (  and  if  she  were  to  be  asked,  karolina  would  find  it  impossible  to  find  the  words  to  describe  what  exactly  this  is  )  “has  nothing  to  do  with  you  being  fae,”  

and karolina is suddenly grateful her glowing skin hides her blush, otherwise the other girl would see her flustered red face. “ t-thank you, “ she smiles sincerely, only putting her bracelet back on when the redness has subsided. “ i’m - from another planet, “ she’s a little breathless, unsure as to why she just said that. it isn’t easy for her to open up, but somehow this girl makes it so. it’s weird, but karolina feels like she could trust her. “ hey ! screw pretty, that sounds so badass ! “ karolina says, hands flying to the other’s shoulder.

“ oh, that i can agree with, “ and she thinks chase and victor would be slightly offended to hear that but she doesn’t care, it is true. “ it is really weird, makes me grateful to be a d-lister, or right now more like z-lister,” she giggles. being an unknown hero ? - she can’t quite call herself that - had it’s perks, and while she couldn’t quite help like the others did, keeping a low profile was nice. for once, she didn’t have to deal with a secret identity, just hiding her powers for the sake of not being outed as an alien. “ i’ve always wondered what it would feel like to have someone write about me, imagine if they got my personality wrong ! i’d write hate e-mails until they had to cancel my issue ! “ 

“ oh ! i have an almanac app, “ karolina says, fishing her phone out of her pocket. “ june 24 ! it’s a bit far away but i’m sure we will make do, just give me your phone number and i’ll call you ! “ and it would be a bit more awkward, asking a stranger for their phone number, if the girl in front of her didn’t seem so nice. an easy giggle escapes karolina’s lips. “ poop brown ? no ! it’s more like - “ and karolina reaches out to touch it, hoping the other doesn’t mind. “ chocolate ! or a tree bark ? but if you don’t like the color, we can always dye it a crazy one ! blue ? “ she offers. 

it’s a little strange, to be carried instead of flying by herself. she now gets what molly and nico feel, how awkward it is to be tucked and flown. but it’s also nice, not having to worry about doing the actual flying, just feeling the wind against her skin. it’s enough to bring a smile on her face, still small but for the first time in a while, genuine. “ karolina, ” she offers the other as sunshine hits her skin pleasantly, and every fiber, every cell in karolina’s skin feels like it’s warm and alive, a feeling she so missed. “ thank you so much, “ she says, a little breathless. “ i think i can use my powers now ! “  

hope was right, but karolina had a mission. while her resolution was set in stone her stomached begged to differ, a low grumble roaring from the pit of her stomach. “ okay, one more try and we go for food ! “ she says, brows furrowed in determination. but it was futile, her aim not good enough to beat the game, stranger taking a teddy bear instead despite the distractions. if only her powers helped her aim better. if only her powers didn’t require her to turn into a human lava lamp disco ball. “ oh come on ! hope why don’t you try ? i’ll give you a dollar and buy you food, “ karolina whined, pout on her face, hands coming to rest on her friend's shoulder. 

“ oh he could only wish, “ a short laugh escapes silver’s lips. it’s unusual, a rare feat only peter and felicia can accomplish, to see her relaxed, enjoying. “ your tastes have always... baffled me, kitten “ and it’s true. the fact that felicia likes spider-man, full suit and everything was just.. inexplicable. let’s just say silver was trying not to judge. and failing. “ oh by all means, he’s all yours. you know i won’t go there again. spidey and i are better off as colleagues and i won’t get in the way of your middle school crush, “ silver teases, easy grin on her lips.