#supercold

For @allofourkingsaredead, who asked for SuperColdflash Mermaids. 

To be totally honest, I’m not entirely convinced he does have a weakness for super-powered Boy Scouts? ^^; 

Rather, I think that he has a particularly soft spot for Barry that develops over time and because of Barry’s sheer strength of faith in him, which feels misguided but likely still humbling, how much Barry believes in him, how he sees through him, how he’ll go out of his way for Len (and his sister) when he really and truly has no reason to care this much.

And he has different sorts of soft spots for different people. One for Sara, a different type for Jax, though not a huge amount of love for Ray except that Ray is Good and there’s something about that that’s precious and worth protecting?

Anyway, I digress. Thinking about in-universe Clark (i.e., the Clark played on Supergirl by Tyler Hoechlin), I think that Len’s reaction to him would be… entertaining to say the least. Because this Clark is sweet and awkward and very “human” (in contrast to Kara who only pretends at it) but he’s also not the dry blue ‘boyscout’ that some DC writers have shoe-horned him as before. This Clark has some attitude, some snark to him. 

He’s a bit cocky, he knows how attractive he is, he’s funny. And stubborn, and gets mad and holds grudges? He’s suspicious, and imperfect. But he’s not unkind, and he’s incredibly emotionally mature and nonjudgmental. He’s humble

And I think Len would be very attracted to a lot of that, interpersonally at least. Annoyed at first, maybe, in the way that Good People get his back up somewhat, especially good people that are so incredibly powerful. Len would snark at him, and Clark would either snark back or not rise to the bait and that would intrigue Len or else leave him feeling peeved and childish. I think Clark would become one of the rare people that Len actually wants to impress/make proud, a little? 

Or maybe I’m just projecting…

But the emotional maturity attached to Clark’s unflinching faith in mankind and goodness would be something, for Len. Because it’s not this blind faith and constant 1000-watt smile, it’s got more depth than that, and Clark’s humanity and willingness to be vulnerable and open up would hit some notes in Len. 

If this godlike man can admit fear and defeat and fault to those around him, can have flaws and even be a bit of a dick, and yet still inspire and believe in others and choose to do the right thing with his power not because of any reason except that’s The Right Thing…. idk, I think that inspires most of us, when we let it. When we get close to it and let ourselves get past the ego that makes us feel too insignificant to measure up. And I don’t think Len would be an exception.