It’s funny that we talk about Alex’s complete lack of care for her own safety but like
Alex’s sister is a god.
Straight up, can fly, shoot lasers out of her eyes, stronger than Hercules, the stuff out of mythology kind of god with less than stellar control and this is who needs her—hugs without hesitation when she sees her struggle to have the control to pet a cat and break a boys nose during her first kiss. And it is Alex’s choice to hold her hand when Kara could pulverize her bones into literal dust, to comfort her when she’s upset and could hug her when Kara could so very easily bend her in half—to be the metaphorical good man in a storm when all of Kara’s senses are going haywire and there’s so much to process, so much she doesn’t know—the trauma of being the last of her people, of being completely overwhelmed. Every touch is a possible death sentence or body cast in the making.
This is Alex’s sister. Alex is responsible for a fucking god and is a god’s lodestone, her tether to mortality (not humanity. She is not human, but there is a reason why red!Kara is her worst self, and it is not only Alex who is preventing that from being reality—so much of it is Kara herself, making her own choices and it would be a disservice to Kara to suggest otherwise—but it is a lot Alex that keeps that from happening).
And Alex does all of this without fear, without hesitation, without concern.
And it’s a two way street—physical danger? Kara can get her out of it. Of course Alex has a reputation for being reckless even for a DEO agent—look at who loves her.
House on fire? Kara would rush in to save her. A scream of distress? Or even a simple spoken word? Kara would come flying to save her. Jump off a building? New meaning to catch you when you fall. Someone shooting at you? Her sister is bulletproof. Try it. And sure Kara didn’t know about Alex at the DEO—but what I said about Alex asking for help still applies.This is Kara, her favorite person in the world–not Supergirl (her words, not mine)
This isn’t to say that Alex is using or taking advantage of Kara—again, it’s a two way street, and alex would also do anything for Kara. But. It is definitely going to skew her perceptions of what is ‘safe’ when your safety net is a god
Especially since—and here’s the real kicker— “The story is only a tragedy if the god loves you back”—I’ve seen this said plenty of times about Kara’s love interests, but god. If that applies to anyone? It’s alex. Alex, who’s life has slowly become some kind of Greek tragedy because of her love for her sister—and her sister’s love for her.
Alex has the love of a god. And like everything in Kara’s life—it’s only ever bound to end in tragedy.
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But “Supergirl sues US Government for 3 years of Backpay” is a headline I wanna see nothing else but this would convince everyone Supergirl is a True American bc nothing says American like being a screwed over government employee and also suing someone wanna ingratiate supergirl to the public this is how
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Our fandom forbearers did NOT suffer through Anne Rice, strikethrough, and other bullshit for fucking ACOTAR and Harry Potter fans to fucking ruin it for all of us by selling fanfiction. I am not losing novel length yaoi epics because some of you don't know how to act in fannish spaces and yes I do blame the booktokification of fanfic but I also blame those of you that treat fandom like content to consume and not a community to engage with.
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Great news everyone. There was a kitten wandering in the drive thru at work and my inner warrior cats kid tried to be a hero and capture him.
I have now suffered multiple puncture wounds and have to go to the emergency room.
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warm bread with butter. reblog if you Agree
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My friend’s little brother (non-verbal) used to hide people’s shoes if he liked the person, because it meant they had to stay longer. The more difficult it was to find your shoes, the more he liked you.
One day my cousin came over, and she was a bitch. When it was time to leave, my friend’s brother handed her shoes directly to her and she went on and on about how he must have a crush on her because he only “helped” her.
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I think the most fun part of monsters inc is boo calling sulley “kitty” and mike wazowski by full government name
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Literally no trope emotionally fucks me up faster than “Character outlives their lover by many years and at the end of their life their lover comes to escort them from the world” like I only have to think about it hypothetically to start crying.
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