One where L!L struggles with an eating disorder, but it had gotten somewhat better after moving in with Lena because Lillian isn’t there to always make fun of her weight. Everything is fine, until someone in game night makes an off handed joke about L!L always eating sweets. It triggers her, and she starts skipping some meals. It’s not so often at first, but then she starts going three days without really eating. Lena gets suspicious, and asks about it, but L!L just brushes it off. Since it’s been so long since she’s really limited her diet, L!L gets lethargic and cranky. One day, while she’s hanging out with Lena at work, L!L, lacking nutrition, passes out. She’s taken to the hospital where the doctors tell Lena based on her blood work she has several nutritional deficiencies, a sign that she hasn’t been eating. Lena talks to L!L about it when she wakes, she won’t talk about it. Lena, trying to make her feel safe, admits she also had an eating problem because of Lillian, which she only got over with the help of friends. L!L finally opens up that point. Lena promises to help L!L through her issue and the night ends in cuddles with Lena getting L!L to enjoy a little ice cream, but also understanding there’s a long road ahead

- requested by @qualitytrashtho

TW for eating disorders

The food at the latest game night was running low, and there were only two cupcakes left. You looked up from them and saw Kara eyeing them from across from you.

You smirked and grabbed them both, licking the frosting off of the first one.

“Y/n/nnnn,” Kara whined.

“I’m just teasing, Kara,” giggling, you handed Kara the untouched cupcake so she could have it.

Kara took it with a toothy grin and chuckled, “Thanks, you’ve been stealing all the sweets tonight, kiddo, you’ve gotta leave some for me.”

“Oh, um - sorry, if you want i can take the frosting off and you can have the rest of my cupcake,” You said almost immediately, suddenly, you didn’t want the cupcake anymore.

“You’re all good, Y/n/n,” Kara smiled and winked at you, taking a big bite of her cupcake.

“No, I’m serious I actually don’t want it anymore, I think the sugar is giving me a stomach ache,” You shook your head and held the cupcake out for Kara to take.

“Okay,” She said hesitantly, taking your cupcake, “Thanks for the cupcakes, squirt.”

“Sure thing, Kara,” You nodded and sighed when she turned around to go back to the couch.

—

The next morning you opted out on eating breakfast, not wanting to worry Lena, you just told her that you weren’t in the mood and that you would just have a big lunch.

After a few weeks you’d gotten into a habit of not having breakfast at all.

The first week was just two days, but soon you’d cut out breakfast altogether.

Lena was pretty surprised and kind of confused because you loved breakfast, especially when she made you her infamous toast (it doesn’t sound like much, but she has this way of making it taste so good). She didn’t want to nag or bother you, so she just let it go, still offering to make you something, or even just give you a granola bar to snack on at least.

It wasn’t hard to start limiting the amount you ate during lunches and dinners, Lena was always focused on work, and when you did eat lunch together, you always finished last anyway, Lena would get caught up in whatever she’d be talking about and wouldn’t even notice how little you ate.

After a few days of eating just a few small snacks throughout the day, Lena decided to ask you about it. Her concern had grown a lot since you stopped eating breakfast. She took the chance to try talking to you while the two of you were watching TV and a commercial came on, “Hey, Y/n/n, you haven’t been eating that much lately, what’s that about?”

“It’s nothing, I guess I just haven’t been that hungry,” You shrugged and got up, “I’ll go make some popcorn.” That seemed to be the easiest way to end the conversation and get rid of Lena’s concern for the moment, as long as you just ate a little of the popcorn.

—

The next day you ate lunch with Lena at work, taking a break from your homework to do so. When Lena looked up from her work, she saw you sitting on the couch quietly, playing with the sleeve of your sweater.

“Y/n, you look a little pale sweetheart, are you okay?” Lena asked, getting up from her desk to sit beside you.

“I’m fine, just tired,” You said, trying to end the conversation as quickly as possible.

Lena just looked at you for a second before nodding and standing up to get the food, “Can you grab us waters from the mini fridge, please?”

“Yeah,” You rolled your eyes, feeling grumpy as hell, but got up anyway and opened the fridge to get two bottles of water, kneeling down to see what you were grabbing.

You felt lightheaded as it was, but it got worse when you stood up from the fridge.

Your legs gave out and you fell to the ground, dropping the waters.

“Y/n?” Lena went wide eyed when you collapsed and hurried to your side.

—

You woke up in the hospital a few blocks away from L-Corp. You could feel Lena’s head resting in your lap and her hand in your own. It only took a few moments for you to become aware of the uncomfortable IV in one of your arms, making you groan softly.

Lena lifted her head when she heard you and she seemed to relax when she saw you awake, “Thank god, Y/n, you scared me so bad.”

“I’m sorry,” you said, looking away from her face to avoid feeling guiltier.

“No, don’t be sorry honey, just - why hadn’t you been eating?” Lena asked softly, like she was nervous to hear your answer.

“It wasn’t really anything, Lena, I’ll eat more,” You squeezed Lena’s hand gently, looking up for a moment and feeling another wave of guilt when you saw her expression.

“I know living with Lillian was really hard, Y/n/n. She is undoubtedly the worst mother there is to have. I didn’t know it when I was living with her, but a little while after I moved out of the Luthor manor, I’d realized that because of Lillian I developed an eating disorder,” Lena sighed softly and looked up at you, chewing on the inside of her lip. “It lasted a really long time, I’ll be honest, but I was able to get over it with the help of our friends. And I think if this sounds somewhat like what you’re feeling now, I promise to help you for as long as you need me to.”

You looked at Lena gratefully, “Thank you, that means a lot to me.”

Lena smiled and nodded a bit, “You ready to go home?”

“Oh yeah, I wanna get out of here,” You chuckled.

—

It was normal for you to go with Lena to galas. You’d been going to them since you were 10, but before, Lilian would take you.

This time, you were running around a lot, trying to make sure everything was running smoothly, stopping every few minutes to talk to the irritating CEO’s that were attending the gala.

You were glad that Alex and Kara were there, Lena was giving a big speech and you were usually the one to calm her down and tell her she would do amazing, but you were swamped, trying to talk to employees to make sure they would get the lighting right but you kept getting interrupted.

You felt guilty that you couldn’t be at her side, but if you planned it right, you could get everything done and see her a minute before she went on to give her speech.

Luckily, you made it backstage on time to give Lena a quick hug, “You’ll do amazing, Lee.”

She smiled gratefully and walked onstage, beginning her speech.

You sat down on one of the chairs backstage, panting heavily. You looked over to Lena and caught sight of Kara and Alex on the other side of the wings.

They shot you a concerned look and went around the backstage to meet you on the other side.

“Hey, kid, are you okay?” Alex rushed over to you, her heels clicking a bit on the ground.

“Yeah, yeah, I’m fine,” You forced a smile, “I’m really hot, I was running around to get everything done on time for Lena’s thing.”

Kara’s brow creased and she bit her lip nervously, “I’ll go get you some water.”

Kara left and Alex stayed nearby you, and both of you watched Lena finish up her speech.

She began to walk off stage and you stood up to hug her, but as soon as you were standing upright, you passed out and collapsed on the ground, hitting your head on the floor.

Lena ran over to your side and Alex kneeled immediately next to you.

“Oh my god, what happened?” Lena kneeled in front of Alex, and Kara came back with your water, which she put down as soon as she saw you.

“Y/n/n passed out, I think she got too hot.”

With Lena’s help, Alex got the dressy and very unnecessary jacket you were wearing off and Kara scooped you up in her arms.

“We need to get her somewhere cooler, is there a room with a couch or something in this building?” Alex asked as she and Lena walked alongside Kara.

“Yeah, there’s a green room this way,” Lena took the lead and walked down a short hallway and opening the door to a neatly organized green room with a white couch and mini fridge.

Kara laid you down on the couch while Alex turned the air conditioning down to make it colder and Lena went to the sink, getting a few paper towels and making them damp so she could press them on your forehead.

When you woke up, Lena was sitting next to you, pressing the damp paper towels to your forehead gently while Alex and Kara talked quietly.

You hadn’t been unconscious for long, it had only been a minute or two, but it felt like a while.

“Whoa,” You groaned bringing your hand up to where you hit your head, and Lena started to help you sit up.

“Are you okay?” Lena brushed your hair out of your face and put a hand on the small of your back.

“Yeah, I’m fine, I think I hit my head on something.”

Alex kneeled next to Lena, “You hit your head when you fainted, honey.”

Kara came over with a glass of water that you took and drank a few sips.

“You hit your head pretty hard, do you think you have a concussion?” Alex asked, taking the water from you when you were done and putting it on the coffee table.

“No, I think I’m okay, but I can go to the doctor or something tomorrow to make sure I don’t.”

“I’ll take you,” Lena offered a small smile and sat besides you.

You leaned into Lena’s side and closed your eyes for a few seconds, “How long til this thing is over so we can go home?”

The girls chuckled softly and Lena kissed the top of your head gently, “We shouldn’t have to stay for more than 40 minutes, you can stay in here, I know you probably wont want to go out there again tonight.”

You smiled at her response and nodded, “Sounds good.”

“I can stay with, Y/n/n, just to make sure nothing happens,” Alex offered getting the idea that Lena was uneasy about the prospect of leaving you alone after you’d just passed out.

“Thank you, Alex,” Lena rubbed your arm for a few seconds before hugging you tightly and getting up.

Kara and Lena left together, leaving you with Alex.

“Don’t tell me you wont be up for game night tomorrow night,” Alex teased.

- Lena notices that you’re sick immediately when you leave your room to eat breakfast

- she makes you go back and lay down again to wait for her to bring you breakfast

- while she’s making your food, she leaves the kitchen for a moment to take your temperature

- “I knew you had a fever!”

- your fever’s 101.7

- when Lena gets back to the kitchen, she calls Jess and tells her to cancel everything she has scheduled for the next three days so she can be sure your fever is 100% gone before she goes back to work

- Lena is a helicopter big sister when you’re sick and she’s pretty much glued to your side

- she just wants to make sure you’re okay though, and you get it

- Kara comes to visit you, since she can’t catch anything

- you and Kara play Mario Kart, eat pizza, and watch movies while Lena works on the couch near you guys

“Hi, Lee!” You smiled, walking into your big sister’s office with your school bag and food from Big Belly Burger.

“Hey, sweetheart,” Lena stood from her desk and hugged you before kissing your cheek and taking the food from you to set it up so the two of you could eat together.

“I missed you today,” You groaned. “Stupid school was so boring.”

Lena chuckled and poured two glasses of water for you guys before sitting down to start eating, “I missed you too, but seriously, it couldn’t have been that bad.”

You took a bite of your burger and swallowed it quickly so you could disagree, “Oh, it was definitely that bad. I swear I almost fell asleep in every class and in history we rewatched the same documentary we watched yesterday that I was telling you about just to take notes because only half the class took notes. I got lucky though ‘cause I’d already taken notes, so I just slept through it.”

Lena almost said something about how much you had mentioned sleep, but decided against it, “Just make sure you’re paying attention in class, (Y/n/n). If Lilian finds out that you somehow got a C on an assignment she’ll break herself right out of jail just to reprimand you.”

You laughed softly and nodded, “Of course I’m paying attention. I’m just tired is all.” You shrugged and continued eating until both of you had finished.

When you were both done, Lena went back to her work while you started your homework.

It didn’t take you more than an hour and a half to finish, so you decided to get ahead on as much as you could before starting to study for a quiz you had next week, doing that for an hour before taking a bit of a mental break.

You were feeling a bit disgruntled because it was only Tuesday and you still had more than half the week left, but the good thing was that all your assigned homework was done.

You glanced up at Lena and bit the inside of your lip, watching as she worked efficiently, never seeming to get distracted by anything.

You let out a quiet sigh and spent the next five hours reading one of the books Lena had in her office and texting with a few of your friends.

Lena finally finished work at 1 in the morning and you were so relieved.

It took half an hour to get home and another half hour to shower and get ready for bed, so you said goodnight to Lena at 2, giving her a tight hug before going to sleep.

—

You and Lena had fallen into a routine, it was unhealthy to say the least, going to bed roughly at 2 and waking up at 6:00 every morning. But it was a routine nonetheless.

Lena was apparently accustomed to it, having done it for years, but she seemed to be able to get more sleep in, having the luxury of being able to sleep an hour or two more than you in the mornings since she didn’t have to go to school and she owned her own company.

At first she had thought that she was imagining it, how much you talked about sleep or being tired, but by Friday of that week, she realized how dark the circles under your eyes were and how you seemed to be falling asleep as you were sitting up.

“(Y/n/n)?” Lena put her pen down and grabbed your attention after she’d glanced up twelve times in the past five minutes and you had been staring at the same spot on the wall without realizing it.

“Hm?” You redirected your focus to Lena, blinking to clear your vision and see her correctly.

“You seem exhausted,” Lena frowned, as she watched you try to stifle your yawn.

“Nah, just a little tired,” You shook your head and blinked a few times, struggling to see.

Lena bit her lip for a second as she thought and then she finally realized that you’d been staying up with her every night until she finished work. “You should get to sleep, babes.”

“No, no, I’ll wait for you,” You shook your head, as if trying to shake the sleep away. “I can wait.”

“I’m done working for tonight, lets go home,” Lena stood and grabbed all of her things and taking your school bag too, not wanting you to drop it or anything.

She placed a gentle hand at the small of your back to help lead you to the car, “From now on we’ll be going to bed earlier, (Y/n/n). My working habits might not be that healthy.”

You smiled softly as you yawned again and nodded in confirmation, “Sounds good. I can’t wait to sleep.”

Do you mind writing one where Little!Luthor starts to fall into a depressive slump? One where she starts ditching school and ignoring her friends. Kara notices the strange behavior when she catches LL skipping school. She tries to ask about it, but Little!Luthor shrugs it off. One night, Little!Luthor feels overwhelmed from negative emotions she has a break down in Kara’s bathroom when hanging out with her and Alex. They overhear and comfort her. Still, she refuses to tell Lena about the incident because she’s afraid of burdening Lena with her problems. Fed up, Kara and Alex stage an intervention where LL lets it slip that it’s not the first time she’s had a breakdown because of ongoing depression which only concerns the sisters more. In the end, Little!Luthor agrees to tell Lena about it, and when she does, she’s met with love and support.

requested by @qualitytrashtho

(this has taken me allll day but it was 1000% worth it)

warnings: depression, a lot of crying

Your best friend had just called you for the fifth time in a row and you were getting annoyed so you just decided to shut your phone off completely and focus on the tv that was playing in front of you.

“Why didn’t you answer?” Kara asked from her seat beside you on her couch.

“Didn’t feel like it,” You shrugged ending the conversation right there, or so you hoped.

“Yeah, but it might be something important. She wouldn’t be calling so much if it wasn’t important,” Kara pursed her lips and tried to stay quiet, not wanting to bother Lena or Alex who were also watching the movie.

“Please, she’s probably calling me to say that her crushed looked in her general direction,” You rolled your eyes and moved your phone to the coffee table, not wanting to think about it anymore. “It’s fine, just forget about it.”

—

“(Y/n)?” You heard a familiar voice call your name and winced before you turned around to face Kara.

“Hey, Kar, what’s up?” You asked nonchalantly, as if you weren’t skipping school, going to the park with two of your friends, and it wasn’t the middle of the day on a Thursday.

“Why aren’t you in school? You’re supposed to be in school right now,” Kara seemed so shocked that you would skip, but she was starting to realize that in the past couple of weeks you were acting less like yourself.

“I dunno, I guess I just wasn’t feeling it. It’s fine though, I have all the homework, I’ll just be wasting my time in there anyways,” You shrugged and waved a bit before walking off to catch up with your friends. “See ya, Kara.”

—

You stood outside Kara’s apartment, waiting for her to let you in after you’d been dropped off by your driver to hang out with her and Alex for a bit.

You were on your phone when Alex opened the door and you hugged her tightly, “Hey, Al.”

Alex smiled and hugged you back, “Hey, kiddo, I was just about to call you to make sure you were okay.”

The two of you went inside and Alex closed the door behind you.

Just then, Kara emerged from the bathroom and super sped over to you to hug you, “(Y/n/n)! You’re finally here!”

You groaned as Kara squeezed you a bit too hard and nodded, “Yep,” Faking a chuckle.

Kara released you and smiled, “You ready to watch a movie?”

“I’m always ready to watch a movie,” You faked another laugh and sat on the couch in between once they both sat, making room for you in the middle.

Kara started The Princess Bride, which was apparently what you guys were going to be watching and your mind wandered not even five minutes into the movie.

You tried to focus on your feelings to figure out why you felt so upset all the time but you just couldn’t think of anything.

You knew you were depressed. That much was obvious, at least to you.

You just couldn’t figure out why, and that was only making you more upset.

There wasn’t a reason for you to be depressed. Your life was great, your sister and her friends were all godsends, and you had everything you could ever need. But at the same time you couldn’t help but feel a heavy weight in your chest and the desire to be completely alone.

You continued to let your mind go where it pleased before you decided that it was too much and excused yourself to the bathroom, “I’ll be right back, don’t stop the movie for me.”

Before you could even close the door, hot tears were streaming down your face uncontrollably.

You leaned on the sink and held onto the sides of the countertop as your body shook with sobs.

It wasn’t long before you heard a light knock on the door and you cursed to yourself for being loud enough for Kara to hear.

You wiped away your tears (they didn’t stop falling down your face though) and turned to the door, opening it to see Kara and Alex standing there.

They brought you back to the living room where Kara turned off the tv and you laid back into Alex’s arms while you sat on the couch once again. Your crying had calmed but didn’t stop.

“Can you tell us why you’re crying, (Y/n/n)?” Kara spoke softly and rested a hand on your knee.

You shook your head ‘no’ and sniffled, subduing your tears while you spoke, “I - I don’t know. That’s the problem, Kara. I never know.” You clung to Alex’s arm tightly, without hurting her, of course.

The crinkle in Kara’s brow grew as she looked at Alex anxiously, biting the inside of her lip.

“I think we should call Lena so you can talk to her,” Kara said.

Your eyes widened and you looked panicked, “No, please don’t! She already has so much going on, I don’t want to burden her with my dumb problems. I can figure this out. And either way, she’s on a business trip, you guys know that.”

“(Y/n/n), you know that Lena doesn’t think of you as a burden. She would want you to tell her about this and I know she would prioritize this over a business trip any day,” Kara brushed away your tears and frowned, feeling bad for you.

“Kara, please,” You looked up to her with pleading eyes, you were the last thing Lena needed to deal with.

“Okay, but will you at least talk to us about it?” Kara wanted to make a compromise. If Lena didn’t know now, she and Alex would convince you to tell her soon enough.

“Yeah, okay,” You nodded and rested your head back on Alex, letting yourself relax into her embrace now that you weren’t worried about Lena finding out anymore.

Alex brought one of her hand up to run her fingers through your (H/L) hair repeatedly to soothe you.

You laid in Alex’s arms until you had fully calmed down before Kara started to talk to you again, “Hey, since Lena’s away, I don’t wanna leave you alone tonight, are you okay sleeping here?”

You nodded softly and sighed a bit, “Yeah, I’ll stay.”

—

In the morning, Kara and Alex woke up before you and talked about what had happened last night.

Something that you said had stuck in Alex’s mind and she couldn’t stop thinking about it, “She said that she never knows why she cries like that. As in, she’s done this before.”

Kara’s eyes widen a bit when she realizes that she hadn’t even picked up on it herself, “I know she doesn’t want to tell Lena but I really think she should.”

“We’ll talk to her when she wakes up,” Alex sighed softly and drummed her fingers on her leg. “I think she might be depressed, Kara.”

“She doesn’t know why she’s upset though, that can’t be it,” Kara shook her head.

“Sometimes depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in your brain. (Y/n/n) wouldn’t know why she’s depressed but she still would be if this is the case,” Alex explained, hoping that it made sense to Kara.

“Yeah, I get it,” Kara nodded and thought she heard rustling, so she used her super hearing and took note that you were awake, “She’s up.”

You walked out into the kitchen where Kara and Alex were and waved a bit while yawning before hugging both of them and saying ‘good morning’.

“How’d you sleep, honey?” Kara asked when you’d sat down on one of the barstools and taken a banana from the fruit basket.

“Good,” You nodded and started eating.

“We actually wanted to talk to you about what happened last night, now that your mind might be a little clearer,” Alex started, approaching the situation carefully.

“Okay, go ahead.”

“When you were talking about how you didn’t know why you were upset, you said that you never know. Like, as in, this has happened before,” Alex looked at you, wanting to make eye contact, but your eyes were focused on the banana you had in your hands.

You stayed silent and you began to bounce your leg a bit.

“(Y/n/n)?” Kara called your name in an attempt to get an answer.

“Fine, yes, this has happened before. It’s been going on for a few months but this month is when it’s gotten the worst,” You sighed and finished your banana, getting up to throw away the peel.

“Sweetheart, I think you’re depressed,” Alex said when you sat back down in front of her.

“I know,” You roll your eyes, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. “Chemical imbalance, but it’s still frustrating. I still feel like there should be a reason I’m upset.”

Kara seemed a bit shocked that you had admitted it so quickly, not even bothering to argue or deny it.

“Maybe you should see a therapist,” Alex suggested as she got up for a second to get you a bottle of water.

“Alex,” You shook your head, trying to think of something to say that would get you out of this.

“I also think you should tell Lena because -“

“No, I told you guys I didn’t want her to know -“ You interrupted Alex but she interrupted you back, determined to finish her sentence.

“I think you should tell her because she’ll only get upset if she finds out later and we kept this from her. It’ll hurt her more than anything and I know that’s the last thing you want to do. Besides, Lena will never see you as a burden or a problem. I have never seen her care about anything or anyone more than she does about you and if you’re able to ignore that and use her as an excuse to not talk about your feelings because you’d rather keep them bottled up inside, I’ll still love you but I’ll be very disappointed in you.”

You sat in shock, processing everything Alex had said and then opening and closing your mouth again, trying to say something, “You’re right.” You started to tear up, this time only because of guilt.

Alex sighed softly and walked around the kitchen island before pulling you into a hug, “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to make you cry, I just wanted you to realize that by keeping this a secret you’re hurting Lena too.”

“No, no. It’s okay. I don’t think I would’ve understood unless you said it like that. Thank you,” You sniffled into Alex’s hoodie and pulled away before wiping your tears.

Kara had been watching silently and at first was worried about how Alex was going about addressing talking to Lena but she soon realized that there was no better way to do it.

You sat back down and smiled softly at Kara, holding both of your hands out to them.

In unison, they took your hand and you sniffled a bit, “Thank you guys, really. I’ll tell Lena when she gets back.”

—

When Lena returned from her business trip to Bulgaria, she came to Kara’s apartment to surprise you and pick you up to take you home, rather than having you meet her there.

You were sitting on the couch, cuddling with Alex, as you watched The Princess Bride (but this time paid attention).

Kara smiled mischievously as she got up and you gave her a weird look before you focused on the movie once more.

At the sound of Lena’s stilettos clicking on the wooden floor of Kara’s apartment, you shot up from the couch and stumbled, running to her before throwing yourself in her arms, “Lena!!”

Lena hugged you tightly and kissed the top of your head, smiling wildly, “I missed you.”

“I missed you too, but I’m glad you’re here now.”

Kara and Alex both greeted Lena before you asked, “Do you wanna finish the movie with us?”

“Of course, lovey. What are we watching?” Lena asked as she sat down.

You sat close to her and she wrapped her arms around your waist making you chuckle, “The Princess Bride.”

Kara and Alex smiled at each other and sat on the other end of the couch, letting you enjoy your time with your big sister.

Before watching the movie, you’d promised them that you would tell Lena when you guys got home, wanting to sit down and talk to her about your situation rather than doing it in the car and rushing it.

You kept your promise.

—

“Lee, can we talk?” You asked after you guys had been home for a few minutes and we’re settled in.

“Yeah, of course, is everything okay?” Lena sat on her white sofa and patted it, gesturing for you to sit with her.

You sat on the other end so you could both see each other properly, “Yeah, uh - so, for the last few months I’ve been depressed. I don’t know if you’ve noticed but if you haven’t, don’t worry because I’ve been working harder to hide it around you. I guess I didn’t want to deal with it and I just decided that I would be better for me to not telling anyone. While you were away, though, Kara and Alex figured it out and we talked about it and honestly, I didn’t want to tell you at first when they told me I should because I convinced myself that you wouldn’t want to deal with my dumb problems and I didn’t want to be a burden to you, but then Alex talked some sense into me and I realized that if I did that then I wouldn’t be being fair to you because you care about me a lot and I know you would want me to tell you. I’m really sorry that I went so long without telling you.”

Lena nodded as you spoke and took a second to take everything, “That’s a lot - uh. Okay, um. Did I do anything to make you feel like you couldn’t tell me? If I did, honey, I’m so sorry -“

“No, no, you didn’t, Lee,” You shook your head and took Lena’s hand, squeezing it gently. “Trust me, you’re the best big sister anyone could ever have.”

Lena nodded tearfully and smiled softly, “I just wish I had known. I could’ve helped you, (Y/n/n).”

“I know, and I’m so so sorry for not telling you before but you know now and - you’re not mad are you?”

“Oh, god, of course not, baby,” Lena shook her head and moved over to pull you into her arms. “I’d never be mad at you for something like this, okay?”

You groaned softly as you padded to your bathroom, turning on the light and listening to the consistent hum from the light, before your knuckles turned white soon after you began clutching the countertop to steady yourself.

You released a shaky breath as you reached up to open your cabinet that contained Advil and set the bottle on the countertop forcefully when a wave of nausea began to passed.

Kneeling down quickly resulted in you bumping your knee on the ground painfully, “Ouch.” You muttered before gagging, which made your eyes water.

It wasn’t long before you’d thrown up a few times and you were finally able to get up for long enough to fill a glass of water and take two pills out of the bottle before you sat back down on the floor, leaning against the wall as you popped them in your mouth and swallowed them with a large gulp of water.

You couldn’t will yourself to stand up, afraid that you would fall or throw up again, so you decided to stay on the floor, trying to ignore the unbearable pain you were unsuccessfully enduring and the cold temperature of your bedroom.

You closed your eyes and leaned your head back on the wall, drifting in and out of sleep a few times.

Lena woke up around 3 am to get water from the kitchen and decided to check on you, knowing that you’d been complaining the day before about a bit of pain in your abdomen.

She was glad she did but immediately began to panic when she saw you sleeping on the floor of the bathroom, “Y/n/n, honey, wake up.” Lena shook you gently and let out a sigh of relief when you stirred.

“Sorry,” You mumbled and groaned as you sat up a bit.

“No, don’t apologize, love. What’s wrong?” Lena’s brow creased as she tucked a strand of hair behind your ear and looked down at you, concern plastered on her face.

“The pain I’ve been having is from a kidney stone and the Advils I took aren’t enough,” You sighed and leaned your head back on the wall, still looking at Lena.

Lena bit her lip and nodded pensively as you continued to talk, and she listened to you explain that you’d had knowledge of what your pain was coming from but you’d probably assumed it would go away, which is why you hadn’t told her.

“Okay, what have you been doing to try and get rid of it before now?” Lena’s hand was lightly massaging your wrist, trying to keep you a little distracted from the pain if she could, even if it wasn’t much help.

“I’ve been taking Advil, walking around and trying to stretch a little, and napping when I’ve been able to fall asleep,” You said, thinking as you were speaking.

Lena nodded and you could tell that she didn’t know what to do, “Do you want me to help you get back into your bed?”

“You can’t carry me up there, I’m too heavy,” You shook your head.

“Oh, please,” Lena rolled her eyes and kneeled beside you before scooping you up in her arms and lifting you off the ground somewhat easily and carrying you to your bed, making sure to be gentle as she did so, not wanting to put you in a position that was more uncomfortable.

You looked at her in shock as she set you down and fixed the comforter so you were laying underneath it and when the two of you made eye contact again, you both started to laugh.

“You wound me, Y/n/n, I can’t believe you would underestimate me like that,” Lena shook her head dramatically.

You patted your side so she could sit next to you, “Can you stay in here with me for a while?”

“Yeah, of course, I’ll get you some cold water and some Ibuprofen first, I think it might work better than Advil. Oh, and a heating pad? Would that help?” Lena offered.

“Yeah, it would, Lee,” You smiled softly. “Thank you.”

“Of course, I’ll be right back,” Lena smiled back at you and left, only taking a minute before she came back bearing your heating pad, Ibuprofen, and water in her hands.

When she returned, she plugged the heating pad into an outlet and held it in her hand as you swallowed the Ibuprofen and finished drinking the water.

Once you’d finished with that, she helped you lay down comfortably and handed you the heating pad before she came over to the other side of the bed, “Are you comfortable?”

“Very,” You hummed with a nod. “Well, as comfortable as a person with a kidney stone can be.”

Lena chuckled and got into the bed beside you, shuffling so she could get closer.

“You really are the best big sister ever,” You smiled softly and closed your eyes, nuzzling your face into Lena’s neck as you did your best to ignore the sharp pain in your abdomen.

warnings: literally one curse word, Lena plays a little dirty lol

“Okay, can I fix up your bruises now?” Lena asked you as she closed the door to your guys’ shared penthouse.

“Yeah, just let me grab some water and change my clothes first,” You replied, making your way to the refrigerator.

“When you’re ready just come in my room,” She walked to the freezer and grabbed some ice cubes, putting them in a plastic baggie and heading inside her room to change, too.

When you were both changed, you were wearing a pair of grey sweatpants and a tank top, which would make it easier for Lena to see your bruises and take care of them.

You walked over to her door and knocked lightly and waited for her to open the door. When she did, the two of you exchanged a smile and you came inside before flopping back on her bed, yawning.

“Tired?” Lena hummed, wrapping a thin paper towel around the baggie of ice.

“Yeah, a lot happened today,” You nodded. “What does the ice even do though.”

“Slows down the blood flow of the bruise and helps heal it. Same with massaging bruises, but if you do it too hard it might just make the bruise bigger, so if you’re ever doing this on your own remember not to press too hard.”

“Makes sense, thanks for explaining that,” You twiddled your fingers as she came to sit beside you and you shivered as she pressed the cold baggie of ice on your arm.

“See, what would you do without me?” Lena teased and chuckled softly.

“Oh, I’d be in the ground for sure, Lee,” You laughed.

After a few minutes, Lena asked you to lift up the bottom of your shirt so she could ice the larger bruises.

“I swear, I’m going to kill these girls,” Lena frowned as she took a better look at the bruise, putting the ice on it gently.

“Nope, no killing anyone,” You chuckled and took Lena’s hand in your own, grabbing her attention and eye contact. “I’m totally fine, and at the rate we’re going I’ll be better in no time.”

“Well, maybe, but I’m going to figure out something to do with them,” Lena shrugged, and you could see that she was really upset about the whole situation but she was more concerned about you than anything.

Lena moved a careful hand down to your arm and gently massaged your bruise, causing a bit of discomfort but nothing you couldn’t handle.

Within the next half hour, your bruises were all taken care of and you were finally ready to go to bed after a long day, but as soon as you got in bed you felt more lonely than usual.

It took five minutes for you to decide to go back to Lena’s room, so you knocked lightly on the door in case she was sleeping already because you didn’t want to wake her up, and waited for her to open the door.

The soft thumps of her feet told you that she was still awake and walking to the door.

She opened it and wore a curious look on her face, “Everything okay?”

You nodded slightly, “Yeah, just wondering, since today was a rough day and I’m feeling really lonely and just - bleh, if I could stay in your room tonight?”

“Of course,” Lena smiled softly and took you by the hand. “You know I don’t mind when you sleep over in my room.”

“I know, I just don’t wanna invade your privacy or anything,” You walked inside and got underneath the covers, turning to face Lena, who got into bed after you ddi.

“Never. As your big sister it’s my duty to make you happy and feel safe,” Lena smiled softly as you shuffled closer to her and kissed the top of your head.

“Goodnight, Lee. I love you,” You whispered.

“‘Night, honey. I love you too.”

—

“You see, I know that you guys are good students and I would hate to see that all get thrown away if the school board finds out how you’ve been talking about the school’s biggest donor and that you beat up her little sister,” Lena spoke sternly to the three girls who had given you the bruises.

They looked scared, to be honest, and with good reason, but Lena would never actually do anything to them, not even what she had threatened them with. Even though they were complete assholes, they were still teenage girls and they could get in big trouble in the future if they continued to act like that. You and Lena both understood that.

You stood beside Lena on Emily’s (the head bitch in charge) front porch as you looked down at your phone, pretending that you couldn’t care less, but you were listening to their every word.

“We’re really sorry, Miss Luthor, and you too (y/n),” Emily said, you politely looked up as she continued talking, even though you knew the apology was insincere. “It wont happen again.”

“It better not,” Lena turned on her heel and took your hand as she started walking away before she looked over her shoulder with a smug smile and said, “Have a nice day, girls.” In the fakest voice possible.