injured reveal in the office? if youād be comfy with it??? BUT ALSO THATS SUCH AN AMAZING IDEA AND HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR ANGSTTT
this is what i like to call a āone of the many ways kara could have revealed herself but they fucking blew itā minific:
She lands heavy on the balcony, kneeling hard when one leg buckles under her momentum. The wound at her temple pulses with an unfamiliar pain that she barely registers. Flight has caused blood to streak sideways across her face: her eyes burn and her vision blurs as she comes to a violent stop, very nearly crashing through the paneled glass of Lenaās office. Lena jumps at the sound of Supergirlās boots fracturing the stone of her balcony. She spins on the spot, glass of water slipping from her hand, and hears her name.
āLena,ā the hero gasps, and her voice is fraught with the tension of tears only barely held back. āYou--ā she cuts herself short with the effort it takes to pull herself to her feet.
Lenaās eyes widen at the sight before her. āSupergirl. Oh my God.ā Her legs propel her forward and onto the balcony before she even registers her own movement. Her hands reach toward Supergirl as she moves, like she wants to-- she doesnāt know what. Wipe Supergirlās blood away? Tend to her wounds? What can Lenaās two hands do for a near-invincible woman? She self-consciously drops them to her sides and then her thoughts jumble and take off racing, because she looks at Supergirl-- really looks at her-- and sheās hurt. āYouāre bleeding,ā Lena exhales.
āThere was-- Iām so sorry for coming here, I just had to know that you--ā Supergirl is babbling now, panic in her voice as she pushes a hand through her hair and darts her eyes frantically about like sheās scanning the office for incoming threats. She stops, then starts again, another apology slipping from her lips, when Lena interrupts her.
āHey,ā Lena says gently. Supergirl doesnāt meet her eyes, doesnāt move, and Lena takes a necessary gamble. She steps forward, closes the distance between them, and settles her palm gently against Supergirlās trembling wrist. āHey, donāt apologize. What happened?ā
Supergirl closes her eyes at the touch, and then squeezes them tightly as she tries to get her erratic breathing under control. Lenaās heart beats hard as she waits for a response, and jumps into her throat when the blonde begins to speak in a voice so small and defeated that Lena barely recognizes it.Ā
āAn alien that was--- it could-- he knew my nightmares, my worst fears, and you were-ā she stops herself, and takes a deep breath in before continuing in a more level voice. āYou were.... I couldnāt save you,ā the words tumble from the Kryptonianās lips like a confession sheās been trying to deny for a lifetime. āThey had you, and I couldnāt get there in time, and I couldnāt save you.ā Her eyes open, and she looks hazily toward Lena for the first time since she came hurtling down to the balcony. The implications of this, of Lenaās peril being Supergirlās worst nightmare, is beyond what the brunette is prepared to consider right now. She brushes past it and aims for comfort instead.
āIt wasnāt real,ā Lena says, pressing her fingers firmly against the hot skin of the heroās arm. āIāve been here all day. Nothing happened to me.ā The blonde doesnāt look convinced, and her hands still shake beneath Lenaās touch. Lenaās heart aches with each beat. āSupergirl, look at me.ā
āYou donāt understand, Lena, I promised you I would always protect you, and I---ā she freezes. A beat of silence hangs heavy as Supergirlās eyes dart up to meet Lenaās and she realizes what sheās just said.
āKara,ā Lena breathes, and sheās awestruck.