#i originally had this the other way around but kara's more likely to live by the sea let's be honest
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I know it's totally wrong for what you're shooting for but your stories make me feel bad for Clark. All these folks judging him, when as far as he can tell Kon doesn't even want to be around him. And honestly, he's had clones before. No one expected him to mourn when a Bizarro degraded
. . . okay, friend, first off I apologize, because I def got carried away with this response and it turned into a bit of a rant, hah. Please don't take any of this the wrong way or get the impression I'm annoyed by this ask or anything, I just fundamentally disagree with SO many things about how Clark's relationship with Kon has been handled in canon and apparently I had to word-vomit a lot of that out here and now in explanation of why I tend to write Clark as being Objectively Wrong about Kon/how he treats Kon.
A) There's no convincing reason I can think of that Clark should think Kon doesn't want to be around him, and if he DID, why would he have given him permission to wear the El crest to begin with, much less offered him either the name "Superboy" or "Kon-El"? Especially Kon-El, because that's a name that originated from a specifically ADOPTED member of his birth family, and Clark offered it to him while CALLING him family, but also . . . lying to him about having a secret identity? And whole-ass other life??
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B) I actually WOULD expect Clark to mourn a Bizarro degrading. That's like his whole deal, in my experience of him across various media: Clark Kent is a person who thinks that every person matters and is undeniably the kind of guy that would be upset by someone suffering from genetically-inevitable degradation. Especially if the people suffering that degradation only exist to suffer it because HE, Clark "I Am Personally Responsible For This Whole Damn Planet, And Yes That IS A Threat" Kent, exists.
Like, Clark always takes way too much on himself. So it doesn't really make sense to me that a dude like that would take one look at a kid with his own face who is actually at best about a month old and just decide "yeah, this person doesn't need me ever involved in their life at all" and STICK with that assessment even through repeated problems, near-death experiences, and straight-up disasters. ESPECIALLY because Clark already knew Matrix, and she was ALSO a genetic experiment who'd been made in his image by someone he didn't have any reason to trust. But he still took Mae to his parents' farm and let her live there pretty much immediately, trusted her with SO many of his secrets and even trusted her living with his parents without, again, having to jump through ANY of the MULTITUDE of hoops that Kon did to earn a similar level of trust, and she eventually started dating literal LEX LUTHOR and Clark still trusted her after THAT!
( I mean, I think everyone thought Lex was his own son at the time or something weird like that, Because Comics, but still! STILL!! )
Shit, Clark still trusted Mae after she had a mental breakdown ON HIS PARENTS and tried to attack him and had a severe enough psychotic break that she thought she literally WAS him! Mae very quickly proved herself to be WAY more dangerous and hostile than Kon has EVER been outside of being directly mind-controlled, but from the jump Clark is way more invested in her and her life and CARES way more about her and her life. And later he responds to Kara just as differently as he did Mae, despite her ALSO debuting as both a more dangerous and more hostile person than Kon. So like . . . there's a bit of a double-standard going there, it kind of feels like? Like, at least on a meta-level. And I'm sure most of it's editorial nonsense and the kind of narrative problems that lie inherent in like . . . what, thirty-plus years of comic history and about eight bajillion different writers and the like, obviously, but it just is REAL hard to justify that behavior in the actual narrative when Clark Kent is meant to be the moral paragon that the entire damn rest of the DC universe is meant to set its metaphorical watch by.
Either way, though, I'm usually trying to write Clark as either sympathetic or at least understandable in his logic, even when it's flawed, so I wouldn't really say it's "wrong" if you feel sympathy for him while reading my writing. Like, I'm not saying he's in the right in those specific fics, but I do still want to be empathetic to his point of view. It is again just REALLY hard for me to explain a lot of Clark's canon relationship with Kon in any way other than "benign neglect due to just deliberately assuming that all Kryptonians are always Perfectly Fine, Thanks due to his own personal issues about what 'Superman' represents", and that's the KIND option.
Long story short, I really just don't care what DC says, It is NOT on the brand-new teenager with zero life experience who Clark deliberately LET put an S-shield-shaped target on their back to single-handedly foster a relationship with the perfect superhero idol that most of the damn world looks up to. I genuinely cannot think of a single significant occasion where Clark ever does anything for Kon that involves CLARK having to put in any kind of recurring effort, but we're supposed to accept that KON has to earn scraps of Clark's attention and the right to be considered a part of his family over and over again--while Clark, again, doesn't have to do anything to earn Kon's attention or the right to be considered a part of HIS family? Ever? Even ONCE??
Relationships are two-way streets, DC! That's just how relationships are, DC!! Otherwise it's just parasocial bullshit or someone taking advantage of someone else, DC!!!!
Don't get me wrong, I really love Clark, I think he's a great character in a lot of fascinating ways and that he is VERY interesting and affecting when he's done well ("you can do anything you want, and all you want to do is help people" HELLO CRYING IN THE CLUB RN), but like . . . come on, DC, what the fuck and WHY?
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Bhaal's errant progeny and BG3.
Hey all, just some witterings from me that I really wanted to post about a particular encounter because it just super irked me. This post contains spoilers for Act 3 and specifically the serial murders quest.
My overall view is that most of the returning cast from the original BGs have been treated fairly respectfully and consistent with their character arcs in BG1/2 however, there is one unfortunately that I just don't like and that's Sarevok. Yep he's back for a brief encounter where he's revealed to Orin's granddaddy and he's going to smack your butt for funsies. Now while I enjoyed the fight itself the overall conversation / plot points were kind of disappointing for the following reasons:
1.) No Kevin Michael Richardson. Given the guy recently starred in Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear and is a fairly prolific voice actor I have no idea why they didn't ask him to do this role and given his distinctive voice, it's really noticeable. I appreciate with the other returning characters haven't got their original VAs either but I think Jaheria and Minsc's VAs do a good impression of originals and in some ways can hide behind the accents of the characters.
2.) Ignores the impact of Imoen's soul. It's referenced in the conversation that the fairest Bhaalspawn resurrected him so that implies that BG3 assumes it was Imoen who gave a bit of their soul to revive him in Throne of Bhaal. Now there were a few conversations that touched upon the fact that Sarevok was actually mildly influenced by this (he has cravings for sweet things and other strange things etc.). I'm not saying that this would have completely turned him overnight into a good guy but his re-embracing of Bhaal seems contrary to this.
3.) Inconsistent with conversations with Sarevok in BG1/Throne of Bhaal. In my view, the game is fairly clear that Sarevok's goal was never to serve the Lord of Murder but to become him. Furthermore, in TOB he actually seems pretty accepting of the fact that he failed to achieve that and is almost regretful in places, particularly in relation to Tamoko's fate. Why has he gone back to serve the Lord of Murder no less in BG3 when he wasn't really a true believer in the first place.
4.) Inconsistent with Sarevok's epilogue at the end of Throne of Bhaal. Sarevok's arc in TOB revolved around the nature versus nurture argument. One of the big challenges the Bhaalspawn faces is the revelation that Gorion had the opportunity to take either you or Sarevok and it was pure luck that you were chosen instead of him. The question for the Bhaalspawn is: would you have turned out exactly the same as Sarevok had you not lived in the relative safety of Candlekeep? Sarevok is given an opportunity to do things differently at the end of TOB. His epilogue notes that he never settled in one place for too long, routing an army of orcs before he conquered an entire city by himself only to then mysteriously vanish. The epilogue concludes that he actually returned to Kara-Tur to bury Tamoko and never returned, which ultimately suggests that Sarevok is a changed man at the end of TOB.
So yeah it seemed really lazy to me that he's just back as another mook of Bhaal for you to mow down. Now I've been playing a fairly neutral drow wizard who turned down the offer of becoming an assassin of Bhaal so maybe this comes across better if you have more time to talk to him but yeah was left feeling a bit sad by how he ended up in BG3.
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Supercorptober 2022 Day 19: Suit
ao3 fic link. series link.
Kara’s tried on multiple dresses at this point, and they’re all gorgeous, and she’d happily wear any of them as she stands next to Lena, but none of them feel quite right.
Until this one. Except it’s not a dress she’s trying on, it’s a suit, one she’d seen in the store and had looked at one too many times before Alex insisted she try it on too.
This feels right, in a way the dresses hadn’t, this feels comfortable and more like her and perfect.
“Kara,” Alex breathes, as she steps back into the room, sees Kara looking at herself in the mirror.
“Do you like it?” Kara asks, anxious eyes on her sister’s reflection.
“I love it, you look incredible. That’s it, that’s the one.”
“You think?”
Alex nods. “Do you like it?”
Kara feels herself relaxing, a small smile on her face. “I love it. Do you think Lena will like it too?”
“I think she might pass out when she sees you in it, if I’m being honest.”
Kara bites her lip. “Is that a good thing?”
Alex just laughs.
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The original idea had been to go dress shopping together for the wedding, but then Alex had wanted to go with Kara and Sam had wanted to go with Lena and they’d decided they’d go separately, wait until the wedding day to see each other in their dresses.
Or, in Kara’s case, her suit, the suit that’s currently hidden in Alex’s closet so Lena won’t see it.
But now it’s two days before the wedding and Kara is absolutely dying to see Lena in her dress and also wants to know if Lena’s okay with the suit she’s picked out too.
And so they agree, to let the other see what they’re going to wear to the wedding.
For some couples, that matters, they want that first time they see each other to be on the day. But all that matters to them is that they’re getting married, that they’re going to spend the rest of their lives together.
And honestly, it’ll probably help seeing Lena beforehand, because she knows her fiancée is going to look absolutely gorgeous and Kara’s probably going to have a hard time keeping her eyes off of her, especially if she hasn’t seen her dress yet.
Kara flies to Alex’s to get the suit (it only takes a little to convince Alex to let her take it) and by the time Kara returns, Lena is getting changed in the bedroom already.
Kara’s so excited, she has no idea what sort of dress Lena has gotten, she’s only been told by Sam that she’s going to need tissues on the day.
She didn’t need to be told that part, she doesn’t cry easily but she knows she’s going to be a mess in two days time, when she finally gets to call Lena her wife.
Kara’s dressed in her suit when she hears Lena call out from their bedroom.
“Kara?”
“Yeah?”
“I need your help, can you zip me up?”
Kara stops just outside their room. “Shut your eyes, I’m already dressed.”
“Shut your eyes too!”
With some fumbling, and a lot of giggling, Kara finds Lena in the middle of the room. She shifts behind her, manages to find the zipper, and zips up the back of Lena’s dress.
“Are you ready?” Kara asks, once she’s done. She spins Lena, feels fabric brush against her pants leg as she does.
“I am, are you?”
Kara’s almost bouncing on the balls of her feet now, she’s so excited. “I am.”
With their eyes still closed, Lena finds their hands between them, threads their fingers together.
“3…2…1,” they count down together and then they open their eyes and all the air leaves Kara’s body.
Lena looks…there’s no words to describe how she looks, she looks incredible, tears immediately springing to Kara's eyes.
“Don’t cry,” Lena says, lifting one of her hands to wipe under Kara’s eyes, the other staying tangled with Kara’s.
“You’re one to talk,” Kara laughs, tears also in Lena’s eyes.
Kara lets her eyes fall again, just as Lena’s do, taking each other in. Lena’s dress is white, lace covering her arms, fitted around her chest and waist before it flairs out around her.
Rao, she looks beautiful and Kara’s the luckiest woman in the world.
“I can’t wait to marry you,” Kara breathes.
Lena’s response is to kiss her, a mumbled “same” against Kara’s lips. Kara lets her forehead rest against Lena’s when they part.
She can’t believe in two days, she’s going to get to call Lena her wife.
“You look stunning,” Lena eventually says, leaning away to admire Kara again.
“You like the suit? I wasn’t sure if I should’ve picked a dress or not.”
“Darling,” Lena says, sensing Kara’s insecurities about it. “This is perfect, I love it. It suits you, you look incredible. You’re definitely going to have to add more suits into your wardrobe, I am definitely a fan.”
Kara feels her cheeks heat. “Yeah?”
Lena grins. “Definitely.”
“You look beautiful too, by the way.” She tucks a loose strand of hair behind Lena’s ear, lets her hand linger, smiling when Lena leans into the touch. “So beautiful. I love you.”
Lena kisses Kara again. “I love you too.”
When Lena slips her tongue into Kara’s mouth, Kara forces herself to pull away.
“As much as I love where your mind is going, we should get out of these clothes, we want them perfect for the wedding day.”
“Get out of these clothes, you say?” Lena asks, with a wiggle of her eyebrows that has Kara giggling again.
(The clothes are safely removed before they tumbled into bed together, and then two days later, they get to wear them again. As expected, both women still cry when they see each other but it is still the happiest day of their lives).
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What is your opinion about the "supertwins" otho-ra and osul-ra?
They've got more potential to be good than Jon currently does, but the odds of them ever actualizing said potential is slim to none.
Two orphans raised in Space Hell, taught to hate themselves and their culture, forced to kill and fight in gladiator pits, whom ultimately find a new father figure in Superman, who reconnects them with the culture their enslavers tried to stamp out, is a hell of a concept. They have more going on in their backstory than Chris Kent had, and more freedom to tell stories with than kid Jon had. Despite my wishes, most writers chose to write Jon as a mini version of his father. Osul and Otho have such an utterly different backstory from Kal, that there's simply no way to feasibly hollow them out into being the "yes sir" dutiful son that Jon was. Physical and emotional trauma that they carry is the sort that you carry to the grave, and marks them in a way only Kara could potentially understand.
Of the two I'm on record as preferring Otho, the daughter, more than Osul the son. In her I see a fascinating similarity to Kara. Kara was meant to raise Kal in an environment that could have been hostile towards them both. Otho-Ra actually had to do that, protecting her brother alongside herself. We know Otho has killed, she has the chains to prove it. I want to see some writer expand on that - what was it like to kill someone? Does she still agonize over the lives she took? Does she regret killing? Did it get easier over time for her? Does some part of her resent having to protect her brother on Warworld? How much does she really buy into Superman's morality? That scene in PKJ's Action run where Metallo empathizes with her excited me, I want more stories with her like that which touch on how she has all the markings of someone who could break bad. I'd like to see someone really unpack her history, relationship with her brother, and her place within the Superfamily.
Osul meanwhile is the weaker of the two character wise. PKJ seems to have made him deliberately as a replacement for kid Jon, and because of that, Osul is likewise fairly bland. His empathetic nature is a plus, he picked up on Jon's uncomfortableness towards his new siblings. But it's mostly the nature of his "New God" status that appeals to me. How he is connected to Olgrun, the other Aspects, and the Gods of New Genesis and Apokolips is a story I want to see told. Otherwise? PKJ wanted to kill Otho and keep Osul originally before deciding to keep both. Personally I'd either kill him off or "ascend" Osul out of the Superfamily and keep Otho.
Now I say all this while knowing that the Twins are not likely to stick around. The Superfamily has more members than it can feasibly support, and the Twins are the easiest ones to ship off somewhere. Making them the "brown" rep within the Superfamily would have mitigated this somewhat. I wish PKJ had stuck with his original conception of them not being white, that would've helped increase their chances of sticking around, instead they're easy pickings. Osul ending up having to go to New Genesis because of his transformation while Otho tags along to watch over her brother, both of them joining the Phaelosians on their new home planet, either of those would be a believable way to shoo them off-stage. Was hoping PKJ would get JL, and thus could exert some pull over the Superbooks even after he left Action, but that doesn't seem to be in the cards in the short term.
Right now? Let's see if anyone else takes an interest in and uses them. Otherwise I fear they may end up sharing the fate of Chris Kent, another example of how adopted kids outside the Batfamily don't fare well in the long run.
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Battlestar Galactica Rewatch - Episode 1.01 - 33
Released a full year after the mini-series, episode one picks up a few days after the initial attacks. The Cylons have been hunting the fleet, relentlessly attacking every 33 minutes and everyone is exhausted and strung out. Spoilers ahead!
Everyone's exhaustion symptoms are varied and vaguely adorable. Cally musing about why 33 especially stands out.
Watching this right after the mini-series really highlights the early installment weirdness around jumping. In the mini-series it's portrayed as rare and difficult with a weird effect and unpleasant physical sensation. Here' these exhausted folks are plotting a jump every 33 minutes like it's nothing. Thank the gods Gaeta is good at math!
Gaeta immediately tries to comfort and deflect blame from Dee when they realized they lost the Olympic Carrier. I love them and their friendship. Still not over how the show did them both so dirty.
Back on my first watch through when there was ambiguity about what, exactly, Baltar's head!Six was, I enjoyed their dynamic. There were so many ways they could have taken her. She's a product of his trauma. He's an unknowing Cylon and he's projecting. Some other thing. Instead, they went with the idea that she and Caprica's head!Baltar are, in fact, angels of god. Thanks; I hate it. Making it all be part of god's plan to get people to our earth means that the show's god is a cruel one whose idea of love is so manipulative, coercive, violent, and toxic it's no wonder Cylon courtship features so much kidnapping and mind games.
Introducing Roslin's whiteboard with the population count. Her quiet devastation at the loss of the Olympic Carrier and her little dance of glee at the birth of a boy on the Rising Star get me every time.
Who said "do it" better, Laura Roslin or Emperor Palpatine?
Okay, so, the shooting of the Olympic Carrier. I understand they originally wanted to have people moving around in there, but the network wouldn't do it because they wanted it to be more ambiguous as to whether or not Lee and Kara were blowing up a ship filled with their own civilians or if they'd already been captured and killed by the Cylons. Personally, I think the story and their characters would be a lot more compelling if they absolutely blew up a ship full of their own civilians and had to live with it. As it stands, Lee is obviously not okay with it. While Kara initially refuses to fire, she does after he does and never brings it up again.
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AU asks, for all eleven of the AUs you mentioned in your tags (including the Blackberry Bushes one because why not!), mix and match for whichever one you like: 2, 5, 9, 10, 11, 13, 17, 18, 20, 21, 24
2. Summarize this au in 5 sentences.
Psmith Star Wars AU: Mike Jackson is a cadet at an Outer Rim Imperial Academy whose dreams of flying an X-Wing for the Empire shatter when he learns of the Empire's atrocities. When his brother defects to the Rebellion, Mike and some of his fellow cadets decide to leave the Academy and join the rebel cause. The boys are nearly captured during their escape attempt, but they're saved by Mike's eccentric roommate, Psmith, who turns out to be a former Jedi youngling who's been hiding from the Empire. After they make their escape, Mike and his fellow cadets have to decide whether they can trust this sly, arrogant boy with these unnatural powers, and they need to find a way to find and help the Rebellion.
5. What is something you kept the same?
Lord Peter Wimsey Telepath AU: I've kept the setting and situations as close to the originals as possible. It's still 1930s England. Harriet's still accused of murdering her lover. Lord Peter's still an aristocrat. The only difference is that various superpowers are a known and accepted part of society, and Peter's ability to literally know Harriet's thoughts adds a whole new and more difficult dimension to the power imbalance between them.
9. Is there a scene you wish you could've included, but couldn't? Why?
Sherlock Holmes Pushing Daisies Crossover AU: I wish I could have figured out what the actual mystery was for the first snippet I wrote for this AU. Unfortunately, my mystery-writing skills don't extend that far.
10. Is there a character you wish you could've included, but couldn't? Why?
Queen's Thief AU of Psmith: It would be really fun to have Queen's Thief versions of Billy Windsor and Bat Jarvis, but I can't think of a great way to fit them into the story that I've outlined--as I've laid it out, Psmith takes Attolia's throne mostly through his cunning and convenient connections.
11. Is there any relationship that's different in this au than in the source material?
Supergirl "Kara raised by the Kents" AU: Since Kara's actually raised by the Kents in this AU, she's got a much deeper and more complicated relationship with them. Her relationship with Martha is rocky, because she sees Martha as competition for her role as Kal's primary caretaker. Taking care of Kal is the only purpose Kara has left in life, and it takes a lot for her to let other people into that relationship.
13. Write a lil snippet set in this verse.
From Powers and Prejudice:
"Lizzie, Jane's on TV!" Lydia shouted.
Lizzie rushed into the living room, where her sisters were gathered around the set. Headlines blared BREAKING NEWS beneath live footage of a supervillain attack downtown. The Blur was already on the scene, speeding innocent victims away from danger. The Archer--outside of Pemberley--was even lending a hand. And among them in pink spandex was unmistakably--
"Jane?" Lizzie shouted. "What's she doing there?"
Mom was so excited that sparks crackled around her hair. "She did so well the other night that I couldn't let the Blur fight this one alone. It was my duty to send Jane to help."
Lizzie was horrified. That had been a skirmish, easily dealt with. This was turning into a battle. One of the criminals had some type of fire manipulation ability, and flames filled most of the screen. To see Jane among that--
"Are you nuts?" Lizzie shouted. "She could die out there!"
Lydia rolled her eyes. "What are you so worried about? It's not like she can get hurt."
Not externally. Jane's skin was invulnerable, and there was nothing that could overpower her strength. But her respiratory system was as delicate as anyone's, and there was a lot of smoke out there.
Jane acquitted herself well, but eventually, Lizzie's fears were realized. Just as the last of the criminals was neutralized, Jane collapsed to the pavement.
The Blur, in bright blue, was at her side in an instant. He checked over Jane and gathered her into his arms, a look of panic on his masked face. In less than a second, they disappeared from the scene.
While her mother and sisters exclaimed over the scene--did you see the way he looked at her?--Lizzie headed toward the door.
Mom asked, "Lizzie, where are you going?"
"I don't know if you noticed, but your daughter is injured. I'm going to help her.
"She's in the care of one of Netherfield's Defenders! She's perfectly safe."
"I'll believe that when I see it."
Kitty, fretful, said, "The Blur's so fast. They're miles away by now. Hidden away in his secret headquarters."
Lizzie shrugged. "Then I'll find his secret headquarters."
Ignoring their protests, she went out the door.
17. What important events have you 'translated' from canon to make sense into this au, if any?
Milo Murphy's Law Star Wars AU: Murphy's Law makes a lot of sense as an out-of-control connection to the Force. And I've turned Diogee into a droid (DO-G) because there don't seem to be many dogs in Star Wars.
18. Is there any theme or motif in this au that isn't in the original work?
Politically-realistic Princess Diaries 2 AU: There's a much stronger exploration of the theme of duty vs. love, because we have multiple characters who have dealt with this conflict. There's also a thread exploring religion, because Mia's priest uncle is a prominent character.
20. Share THREE headcanons! But about different characters.
American Hallmark Royal Romances:
The princess of California was a candidate for an arranged marriage with the crown prince of Maine until a Spunky Commoner came along and stole his heart. She was actually rather hurt by this, until it sparked her own romance story.
The Spunky Commoner met the crown prince of Maine while working on some artistic endeavor for his family. She was rather baffled by this whole royalty thing, until her relationship with the prince provided some cultural background.
Sam, the crown prince of Texas, is a bit ashamed of his nation and especially the over-the-top Texas-ness of his father. He's an excellent code-switcher, and has a bit of trouble straddling the cultural expectations of Texas and the outside world.
21. What makes you most excited about this fic?
Lord Peter Wimsey Star Wars AU: What's there not to get excited about? The Scarlet-Pimpernel-ness of Peter as a double agent within the Empire! The drama of Peter dealing with Force-visions of the future. Force-sensitive Dowager Duchess. Peter having Thrawn as both an art-and-culture buddy and an increasingly-suspicious-of-him nemesis. He's just such a fun character to throw into the structure of this universe.
24. Ramble about something you haven't gotten to talk about yet.
Blackberry Bushes Superhero AU: It says to ramble, so I'll ramble. First off, I feel guilty even claiming this an an AU, since this was really your idea and I just added some stuff to it. But it's such a fun concept and it comes to mind as an AU quite a bit because there are so many fun ways this story warps the typical superhero plots. The Superman character marries a former villain who has good reason to fear him and be suspicious of his fellow heroes. The former supervillain dictatorship is undergoing reform, and it's a legitimate thing, and we get to see the politics of that and see the ruler's children growing up in this system. Delclis' father used to be one of the great heroes, but his memory is tarnished because of the collateral damage his extreme powers caused, and now Declis has to deal with getting the same powers. Antavia's plotline of walking away from the throne become her walking away from her superpowers and inadvertently leading to the creation of her best friend's most dangerous nemeses. They're stories you couldn't come up with under the usual superhero tropes, but combining it with this very different type of story creates new and interesting angles that wouldn't ordinarily come to mind, and that's so fun.
#answered asks#adventures in writing#powers and prejudice#blackberry bushes superhero au#lord peter wimsey star wars au#psmith star wars au#milo murphy's law star wars au#i think those are the only aus that have their own tags#i'll just leave the rest be to avoid clogging the tags of the actual works
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Our Perfect Family
Ryan trudged up the steps to his house, tears stinging his eyes. He opened the front door and dropped his backpack on the floor with a thud before collapsing onto the living room couch.
"Rough day?" his mom Lena asked, walking into the room. One look at Ryan's defeated posture and quivering lip told her everything she needed to know.
"Oh sweetie," Lena said sympathetically, sitting down next to him. "What happened?"
Ryan looked down, fidgeting with his hands. "Some kids at school were making fun of me for having two moms," he mumbled.
Lena felt a flare of anger at the bullies who had hurt her son, but she pushed it down, knowing Ryan needed comfort more than revenge right now.
"I'm so sorry. Kids can be really mean sometimes," she said, rubbing Ryan's back. At 14 years old, Ryan was a lanky, shy boy who tended to be reserved around new people. Lena knew he must have been really upset to be crying like this.
"They said it wasn't normal and that I didn't have a real family," Ryan choked out, a sob catching in his throat.
"Oh honey, that's just not true," Lena said firmly. "We are a real family, and we all love each other so much."
Just then, the front door burst open and Kara came bounding in, still dressed in her Supergirl outfit with her cape fluttering behind her.
"Hey guys, sorry I'm late, there was a four-alarm..." Kara stopped short when she saw Ryan crying on the couch. In a split second, she had changed into jeans and a t-shirt and was by his side.
"Ryan, what's wrong?" she asked, blue eyes wide with concern. Lena quickly explained what had happened at school.
"Some stupid kids said we weren't a real family because Ryan has two moms," Lena finished, shaking her head angrily.
Kara's face clouded over. "That's ridiculous," she declared, putting her arm around Ryan's shoulders. "Of course we're a real family. There are all different kinds of families, with all different types of parents, and they're all real."
Ryan looked up at his blonde-haired Mom, sniffling. "Why do I have to be different though? Why can't I just have a normal family like everyone else?"
Kara and Lena exchanged a knowing look. They'd always known this day would come, when Ryan realized that his family structure made him stand out from the other kids.
"Oh Ryan," Kara said gently. "I know it's hard being different. But our family isn't normal - it's special. We have twice as much love as a family with just one mom and dad."
Ryan considered this for a moment. "Yeah, I guess that's true," he admitted.
"You know, when I first landed on Earth, I felt different too," Kara said. "I had these amazing powers that no one else had. And I came from a whole other planet."
Ryan nodded. He always loved hearing stories about his Mom's origins on Krypton.
"At first I hated feeling different and just wanted to fit in," Kara continued. "But eventually I realized my differences are what make me who I am. And over time, I found people who appreciated me for exactly who I am."
She squeezed Ryan's shoulder and smiled at Lena, who was listening intently.
"Some people may see our family as different, but it's our differences that make us special," Kara told him. "Never forget how much your Mama and I love you."
"Your Mom's right," Lena added. "We may not be a typical family, but we're perfect just the way we are. Don't ever let anyone make you feel like we're not real."
Ryan looked back and forth between his two moms, finally managing a small smile. "Yeah, okay," he said.
Kara ruffled his hair affectionately while Lena leaned over to kiss his forehead. No matter what anyone said, this was his family, and he wouldn't trade them for anything.
Over the next few weeks, Ryan tried not to let the bullies' comments about his family get to him. But one day, the taunts went too far.
Ryan was walking down the hallway at school when three bigger boys cornered him.
"Hey, it's the kid with two moms!" one said with a sneer. The others laughed.
Ryan's heart sank. "Just leave me alone," he muttered, trying to push past them.
But the boys blocked his path. "Aww, what's wrong? Missing your mommies?" another taunted.
Ryan felt his face grow hot. "Stop it. That's not funny."
"I bet you don't even have a dad because your moms are too busy kissing each other," the third bully said, making kissing noises.
The whole hallway was laughing now. Tears pricked Ryan's eyes. That was it. He couldn't take it anymore. He shoved the lead bully, hard.
"Shut up!" Ryan yelled.
The bully staggered backwards, then regained his footing and shoved Ryan back, slamming him against the lockers. "Don't touch me, freak!" he spat.
A crowd was gathering now. "Freak, freak!" the bullies taunted as Ryan struggled to get free, tears running down his cheeks. He had never felt so powerless and ashamed.
Just then, a familiar figure pushed through the crowd. "Let him go, now!" Kara ordered, eyes blazing behind her glasses. The boys immediately backed off.
Kara rushed to Ryan's side. "Are you okay sweetie?" she asked gently. Ryan nodded shakily.
Kara turned to face the bullies, who were now looking nervous. "If I ever see or hear about you bothering my son again, you will answer directly to me. And trust me when I say that's not something you want."
The boys muttered apologies and quickly dispersed. Kara crouched down and hugged Ryan as the crowd dissipated around them.
"I'm so sorry I didn't get here faster," she said. "But I'm proud of you for standing up for yourself."
Ryan sighed. "Can we just go home now, Mom?"
"Of course," Kara said, standing and putting an arm around his shoulder. As they walked out of school, Ryan finally allowed himself to feel safe again.
Later that night, after Lena and Kara had been filled in on the day's events, the family curled up on the couch together.
"I'm so glad I have superpowers so I can protect you from bullies, even if I can't be there every minute," Kara said, kissing the top of Ryan's head.
"And I'll always be just a phone call away if you need me to come handle things," Lena added.
"I know," Ryan said. "I really am lucky to have both of you."
"And we're lucky to have you," Lena said.
"Group hug!" Kara declared, pulling her wife and son in tightly. Ryan laughed as he was smushed between his enthusiastic moms.
No matter what anyone said, this right here was his family. They might be different, but they were definitely real.
The day of Ryan's first high school dance came quicker than anyone expected. He had been nervous for weeks about not only attending his first dance, but asking anyone to go with him.
"What if no one wants to go with the boy with two moms?" he fretted to his parents.
"Are you kidding? You're the most charming boy in school!" Kara declared. "Those girls will be lining up to go with you."
Ryan looked skeptical. "Maybe I'll just skip it."
"Oh no, you have to go to your first high school dance!" Lena insisted. "It's a rite of passage. Now go make a sign and ask that girl you've been telling us about so much, what's her name - Sarah?"
"Mom!" Ryan blushed furiously. He did have a crush on a girl named Sarah, but he wasn't sure he was ready to ask her to the dance.
But with his moms' encouragement, Ryan finally worked up the nerve to make Sarah a colorful sign decorated with hearts and flowers asking her to the homecoming dance. When he saw her that day in the hallway, his heart pounded wildly.
When Sarah saw the sign, she broke into a huge smile. "Yes, I'd love to go with you!" she said. Ryan was so relieved.
At home, Kara and Lena were thrilled. "You did it!" Kara cheered, lifting him up in a hug.
"We are so proud of you," Lena beamed.
The night of the dance, Kara helped Ryan get ready, fussing over his hair, while Lena took about a hundred pictures of him and Sarah posing in their formalwear.
"You look so handsome," Lena gushed, snapping away.
"Moommm," Ryan groaned in protest even as he smiled for the camera.
"Alright, alright," Lena laughed. "Go have fun!"
Ryan felt a little self-conscious when he first walked into the dance holding Sarah's hand. He was sure everyone was staring and whispering about the boy with two moms.
But once he and Sarah hit the dance floor, he forgot all about everyone else. They danced song after song, laughing together as they tried out goofy dance moves. For the first time, Ryan felt just like a normal kid.
"Want to get some air?" Sarah asked after a while. Ryan nodded and followed her out to the garden area behind the school. They sat together on a stone bench, looking up at the stars.
"I'm really glad you asked me here tonight," Sarah said, giving him a shy smile. "I've actually had a crush on you for a while."
Ryan was stunned. "You have? But...isn't it weird that I have two moms?"
Sarah laughed. "Why would that be weird? I think it's great. You can tell your moms really love you."
Ryan smiled to himself. For the first time, he was starting to think that maybe his family wasn't so different after all.
At the end of the night, Kara and Lena were waiting excitedly at home to hear all about the dance.
"Did you have fun? Tell us everything!" Kara said eagerly.
As Ryan recounted the night, he realized just how much he really did have to be grateful for. Having two moms made him the luckiest guy in school.
Ryan walked up on stage to receive his high school diploma, glancing out into the audience. There in the front row were his moms, waving excitedly. Lena was dabbing at her eyes with a tissue already. Beside them sat Aunt Alex and Aunt Kelly. His whole family had turned out to support him on this big day.
After the ceremony, Ryan fought his way through the crowd towards his family. As soon as she saw him, Kara engulfed him in a trademark super-hug.
"Congratulations sweetie! I'm so proud of you," she gushed.
"We both are," Lena added, hugging Ryan tightly after Kara finally let go.
"Way to go, kiddo," Alex grinned, ruffling his hair.
Later at his graduation party, Ryan looked around the room in wonder. He really was lucky to have so many amazing people in his life.
But it was the two women smiling proudly in the corner that meant the most to him. When he was younger, he hadn't fully appreciated his moms and the love they gave him unconditionally. Now, about to head off to college, he understood just how much they had done for him over the years. They had encouraged him to be himself, stood up for him against bullies, wiped away tears when he was sad. Through it all, they had been the perfect parents.
Ryan walked over and wrapped an arm around each of them. "Thanks, Mom and Mama. You're the best moms a guy could ask for."
Kara and Lena hugged their son tightly. "We're so lucky to have you," Lena said, choking up again.
"Love you, kiddo," Kara added. "No matter what the future brings, never forget how much your family loves you."
Ryan knew the road ahead would have its challenges. But he was ready, thanks to the perfect family who raised him.
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okay actually now that I’m thinking about it I want to make a list of all those aus. I don’t exactly have intentions to really do anything with these (and a lot don’t even have any kind of plot) they’re just scenarios I think about when I’m at work or whatever.
the pilot/assistant one. basically lena as something like amelia earhart but also an engineer who designed her own plane. she’s doing some kind of around the world or some other sort of groundbreaking long distance flight and kara is the journalist tagging along documenting everything. kara has also kinda become something like lena’s navigator and assistant mechanic. they probably originally met when kara was covering lena’s new efficient engine or wing or something. they end up in trouble somehow and kara reveals her powers to lena saving the plane and lena.
lena as the captain of a space battleship rebelling against her family’s space empire ending up on the run and seeking refuge/help on kara’s planet.
space pirate lena who starts out by stealing a ship and running away when her family starts getting more overtly evil. with her loyal assistant first officer partner jess at her side. (lena keeps trying to promote her; jess insists lena is the boss.) idk how she ends running into to kara here, but I’m pretty sure alex/kelly/sam are a thing in this verse, living on their ship with ruby and esme too.
space pirate kara with the superfriends as her crew, who do suspiciously little in the way of what would normally be considered ‘piracy.’ they encounter lena and she joins the crew. at some point kara is captured or phantom zoned or something. this idea is mainly built around a scene aesthetically like the end of serenity when mal and river are taking the sip up in a storm. in this case it would be lena and alex flying to go rescue kara, and it would mirror a scene of kara and alex taking the ship up earlier on. (and maybe a bit one of kara teaching lena about the specific quirks of their ship.)
some kind of setting where ftl is a thing but it’s slow/difficult, so the less developed colony worlds have this weird anachronistic mix of bits of futuristic scifi tech with like sailing ships and zeppelins. (there’s kind of a sliding scale of logically justified by what you could do with a lower industry base but modern/future knowledge vs simple rule of cool.) kara would probably be the captain of one of those sailing ships, and lena has a cool spaceship which is stranded there due to a breakdown. (or maybe some nonsense with her family.) initially lena hires kara to transport her somewhere and they end up going various adventures. lex eventually shows up with his very much working spaceship and when he’s about to shoot them kara looks at lena and says “you know all those things you heard about kryptonians? they’re true.” then her eyes start glowing and she takes off and does a captain marvel to them.
a random scifi scenario where sc have a ship and are on the run from something when they take refuge on/stumble this sorta pristine world that was terraformed and seeded with life but never settled by any people and it’s just sort of a peaceful little interlude in this place that’s untouched by all the chaos around them.
a mostly lena centric au that diverges from canon after s2 but would be set somewhat later. (I’ve been kinda thinking of this one since around the end of s2 and it does have an actual plot, but very little of it is actually written down.) post daxamite invasion, lena realizes that if they weren’t incompetent/didn’t have a push button weakness that earth wouldn’t have had a chance against them. so she decides to take a more stargate type approach of using and learning alien tech to build defences for earth. there’s vary degrees of soft/hard this could go, from something like an earth built equivalent to the alien ships we saw on the show down to something much more realistic like an orion with some exotic tech bolted on. (in the latter scenario, there would be a bit where they end up forced to launch the orion from somewhere near nc bc that’s the least bad option.) it would end up with lena actually going out in her ship and fighting invaders. the final battle would take place in earth orbit, and beats them, but her ship is destroyed too and there’s a dramatic reentry scene where here escape capsule comes down uncontrolled and out of communication. kara flies to where it splashes down and tears it open to find lena exhausted but more or less unhurt, then she helps her out and they fall backwards into the inflatable raft together, laughing & probably they kiss.
also in the previous one lena would throw herself into the work, kinda pulling away from kara a bit. (& from the day to day operation of lcorp; this is where sam would come in.) just kinda drifting apart a bit and pining over each other. they mostly see each other when lena announces some new spinoff tech from her research that is useful for regular people on earth too. it would also kinda work in the anti alien stuff a little too. some kind of bigot dude would like try to draw lena into a debate or something on his side and she’d come with her position of ~a few people already here aren’t the problem, it’s whatever is waiting for us out there in the dark, and we all need to work together to protect our home.
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Yesterday, I went to see 【Billboard Live presents Piano Duo Session#2 Ayaka Hirahara×Satoshi Takebe ～ Ayaka Hirahara 20th Anniversary Special ～】 at Billboard Live Tokyo! ! \(^o^)/ Takebe-san and Aya-san's doing a live together😳✨ It was amazing…!!😭😭 I was crying the whole time (T-T) When you combine Takebe-san's amazing ability to play any song beautifully on a piano and Aya-san's gorgeous, versatile singing voice from another dimension, it is an experience that’s truly out of this world😭✨ They are celebrating their 45th and 20th anniversary respectively❗️ Amazing...😳 The 70 minutes flew by and I had such a great time☺️♡
Hello, this is Wakana (0￣▽￣0)／
Billboard Live are more relaxing than normal concerts, they make you love music even more♪ By the way, the other day, we announced the song titles for my 3rd original album "Sono Saki he" which will be released on May 31st😊There is still time until the release so we didn’t want to reveal more than the titles of all the songs, I am sure everyone is working hard to imagine what the songs could sound like based on their titles🤣🤣 Anyway, please be patient a little while longer and just stare at the titles! 😂
◆Tracks included in my 3rd Original Album "Sono Saki he"◆
M1. Butterfly Dream Lyrics: Wakana Composition/Arrangement: Yuki Kishida
M2. Rapa Nui Lyrics: Yo Hitoto, Composition: Tatsuro Mashiko, Arrangement: Satoshi Takebe
M3. 標(Shirushi) Lyrics/Composition: Yoshiko Hanzaki Arrangement: Satoshi Takebe
M4. 希望(Kibou) Lyrics: Yuho Iwasato Composition: Takatsugu Muramatsu Arrangement: Yuji Toriyama
M5. 殻(Kara) Lyrics: Goro Matsui Composition: Satoshi Takebe Arrangement: Yuji Toriyama
M6. そのさきへ～(Sono Saki he) ~Interlude~ Composition: Toshiaki Matsumoto、Arrangement: Satoshi Takebe
M7. KEMONO feat. Shin'ya Kiyozuka Lyrics: Yoshitani Kuji, Wakana Composition: Shin'ya Kiyozuka Arrangement: Yuji Toriyama
M8. 明日を夢見て歌う(Asu wo Yume Mite Utau) Lyrics: Wakana Composition/Arrangement: Satoshi Takebe
M9. Flag Lyrics/Composition: BOI Arrangement: Ryuichi Takagi
M10. そのさきへ(Sono Saki he) Lyrics: Wakana Composition: Toshiaki Matsumoto Arrangement: Yuki Kishida
M11. あとひとつ(Ato Hitotsu) Lyrics: Wakana Composition/Arrangement: Satoshi Takebe
For the first time, the album was produced entirely by Satoshi Takebe-san. I've been working together with Takebe-san for almost 5 years now but I still get nervous 😳 I'm sure he himself would be surprised and just ask "why!?" but there is just that special [Takebe Aura] around him. It’s just so unique😂
During the production period I was able to meet Takebe-san a lot, I got to see how his work progressed at a tremendous speed, and I learned a lot. There were a lot of different composers and artists involved, some I had never collaborated with before, others I had the pleasure of working with before. Regarding some of the songs, we have 「明日を夢見て歌う」 which Takebe-san composed for my Billboard Live two years ago and I wrote the lyrics for. Then there is 「Flag」, a song for the mobile game Memento Mori's and dedicated to the character "Florence". Yoshiko Hanzaki-san wrote 「標」 for me, it contains all of my feelings for my father. And finally we have 「あとひとつ」 included on a CD, it’s a song that Takebe-san wrote for me at the very beginning of my solo career and I've been singing it for a very long time...
I think I've already told everyone about these songs😊 There are still many other things I want to share with you about the other songs but for the time being please just try to enjoy looking at the full tracklist *laughs* I would like to continue revealing small details little by little as we get closer to the release date! 😘
On a side note, we have decided to hold a live to celebrate the release of the album! \\\\٩( 'ω' )و //// I'm looking forward to it 🥺💕
『Wakana Billboard Live 2023 ～そのさきへ～』
7/6 Billboard Live Yokohama
7/20 Billboard Live Osaka
And tomorrow is my first online sign event for those who pre-ordered the album!😊 You can watch the broadcast on Victor YouTube channel! The video will be archive until April 23rd! Please check it out〜＼(^o^)／
That's it for today! Until next time ☆( *'▽'*)/
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#kalafina#wakana#wakana blog#fan club exclusive content#botanical land#Satoshi Takebe works harder than anyone else#he's literally everywhere#love ayaka hirahara
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Unwitting Rescue-Chapter 4
Fandom: Supergirl
Relationships: Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor
Characters: Kara Danvers, Lena Luthor, Rose Zen (Original Character), Marigold Zen (Original Character), Violet Zen (Original Character), J'onn J'onzz, Winn Schott, John Stewart
Summary: Kara Danvers finds a box of kittens on her way to work. Things don't go according to plan.
Chapter 4/?
As Kara started to wake up, she felt Lena’s familiar embrace. However, she noticed something different this time. She felt fur against her chest. She cracked her eyes open and smiled when she saw Lena was still asleep but had turned around during the night to face her, so their heads were touching. Kara looked down and her smile became wider. All three kittens lay between them, snuggled up against their chests. Kara quietly took a photo and made it her screen saver. She gradually moved and went to make breakfast. She wasn’t a particularly good cook, but she could make a decent-tasting platter of pancakes. Once she finished, she heated up some sausage and bacon in the microwave and made Lena a pot of coffee. She then freshly squeezed some lemonade for the girls.
After finishing up, Kara placed everything onto a tray and carried it back to the bedroom. She gently placed the tray on the bed and then went to kiss Lena on the forehead. Lena smiled and gradually opened her eyes.
“Mmm, what smells so good?”
“I made breakfast for everyone. I thought that we could have breakfast in here so that we could relax more since the girls had a rough night.”
Lena sat up and smiled at the spread before her. She turned to Kara and kissed her on the cheek.
“This is perfect! I am sure the girls will love this.”
As Lena turned to wake the girls, she noticed they were already awake and eagerly examining the food.
“These smells amazing!” exclaimed Marigold.
“It all looks so pretty too!” exclaimed Violet.
“Ohh, what is all of this called?” asked Rose.
Kara chuckled and said, “I made sausage, bacon, and several different types of pancakes: buttermilk, strawberry, blueberry, and chocolate chip. There is also lemonade there to wash everything down.
“Can we have some?” asked Marigold.
“You guys don’t have to ask. just dig in.”
All the kittens smiled with glee. They heard a poof and the girls transformed into a hybrid form. They had human bodies but had cat ears, claws, and a tail. They instantly began digging into the food and looked like they were in pure bliss.
“Very fascinating,” murmured Kara.
“Do you guys have other forms that you transform into?” asked Lena.
Rose looked up with her mouthful which caused Lena to chuckle.
“We have three forms. The cat form is the easiest to maintain because it is our natural form. The hybrid form and human form require us to use our magical energy. As we get older, we will learn how to retain control of all of our forms longer.”
“So that is why you transformed back into kittens last night,” mused Lena.
“It is hard to control the other forms when we sleep,” said Marigold while trying to grab more strawberry pancakes.
As Kara went to grab her first helping of pancakes, she said, “I am glad you guys like the food so much.”
“It is the best! You must be a good chef!” exclaimed Violet.
Kara blushed while eating her food.
“I wouldn’t say I am a master at cooking.”
“You don’t have to be so humble. This is amazing. I wish we had these pancakes on Nar,” said Rose, getting more of the buttermilk pancakes.
Lena grabbed her wife’s hand and smiled.
“Kara and I make a good team when making food. She makes sure that I don’t starve during breakfast, and I make sure we have amazing meals for dinner.”
“Ohh, you cook too? Will we get a chance to see your cooking?” asked Violet.
“Sure, I can make us lasagna and salad tonight.”
“Yay!” squealed all the girls.
After they finished eating and cleaning up, they gathered the girls on the couch in the living room.
“Lena and I thought that it might be fun to take you guys to a museum today.”
Rose’s face brightened up and said, “Oh, I have heard that they contain tons of historical information.”
Lena chuckled and said, “I take it you are a history buff.”
Rose started bouncing up and down with glee.
“I love learning about different cultures! It is fun to see how different civilizations developed to how they are in modern-day times.”
Lena smiled at her enthusiasm. She normally doesn’t get to meet a lot of history nerds like herself.
“I agree. It is fascinating to see how different cultures have evolved. I also think learning from the past can help prevent us from repeating history’s mistakes in the future.”
Marigold gave a soft smile and said, “It is a learning journey.”
“It sure is,” said Kara with a bright smile.
“So, is everyone aboard going on a learning journey?” asked Lena.
“Yes!” exclaimed the girls.
They poof into sundresses and sun hats of different colors: Rose wore red, Marigold wore orange, and Violet wore lilac. Kara smiled and quickly took pictures. Then, they were off.
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#dc comics#supergirl#dc universe#kara danvers#lena luthor#kara danvers x lena luthor#supercorp#Rose Zen (OC)#Marigold Zen (OC)#Violet Zen (OC)#j'onn j'onzz#winn schott#john stewart#supergirl au#supergirl fanfiction#supergirl fanfic#supercorp fanfiction#supercorp fanfic#dccomics fanfiction#dccomics fanfic#kittens#cat#kitties#rescue#mystery#rescue mission#family#adoption
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kara's twitter likes and old public facebook had a lot of tr*mper stuff like being anti vax and other gross stuff :/ you can find the receipts on a few posts here and on twitter
I have caught up now and I am so utterly disappointed and disgusted by her right now. Like I've had to take the whole day to process this (which is good because this ask only came in over an hour ago (well to my notifications, Tumblr can be dodgy so you may have sent it earlier) so one good thing came out of it).
I think the original ask asked how I felt about everything that has come out about her? And well, in short, I now very much want them to make Sylvie fuck off because as much as Sylvie the character deserves more, k*ra does not and I honestly don't know how I'm gonna look at her face.
I honestly truly thought whatever the thing was it would be something minor, like something that's icky but something I can live with (just that I'd loose respect for the actress) but I was really unprepared for this-- just seeing her views in those posts it just made me extremely sick. I mean I'd say I'm surprised, but while I'm shocked purely because I thought the actress was adorable and sweet (and therefore in my mind I immediately just think that obvs they're a decent human being), I can't really say I'm surprised because a white woman being like this? In some ways I'm always sorta waiting for that shoe to drop.
It's made me very conflicted too, because while I adore Sylvie and can tend to still like characters when their actors are problematic, there's usually a line and k*ra has crossed every single one. And I don't know where that leaves me with Sylvie, because rooting for her character makes me feel very dirty because rooting for her is rooting for a disgusting hateful person to succeed. And while I think I'll be able to appreciate Sylvie's character in fanfic after a while, I don't know how I'm going to cope with watching her. I just feel so dirty for liking and supporting her actress for this long, like it goes against all my morals and I didn't know yeah but it still so icky and how can such a horrible person play someone who to me is one of the most kind hearted and open and accepting people???
Sylvie is a character who I feel brings genuine heart to CF and makes everything feel more homely but oh my god if I'm not now wishing that they'd get rid of her.
So how I feel about this? Disgusted, disappointed, conflicted and wishing that k*ra would just fuck off from the show because she doesn't deserve to be employed, especially not billed so high up, and also amazed at how the rest of the cast (especially certain members) can stand being around her (and also kinda more understanding of the Joe drama about two casey starring cf ships)
Thank you for asking, and helping to bring this to my attention because I really do feel utterly horrified that I liked this actress. I'm going to have to think about if I now care about Sylvie's storyline from here on out or if it just really no longer is possible.
#ree's asks#doee this count as needing an anti tag before it? bc I'd hope not in one way bc surely no one in this fandom supports her views???#I'll put it anyway#anti kara killmer#chicago fire#on a side note (not a critism just a curiosity) it's interesting what people decide to list first when there's a lot of stuff problematic#bc i would've said the forced birth stuff and transphobia + racism first#it's just interesting how minds work#yet again not a criticism.#just me being way too sleep deprived and hopped up on lucazade
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Prompt: Someone is giving a speech, but it gets interrupted
The designated meeting room was quiet when the last of the arrivals entered, but it wasn’t empty.
Scattered around the table were four other individuals, who all looked up.
Hiroshi recognized Kerry, who sat off to the right. The deer faeman nodded to him.
The kitsune took that as an invitation to sit next to him, with Bari seating herself on Hiroshi’s other side.
Looking around at all the unfamiliar faces, Hiroshi could identify them as the local leadership among the non-human races.
Across from him sat someone he thought he recognized.
Then it hit him.
‘Isn’t that Kara’s father? What was his name? Rudy?’
Their eyes met briefly, nodding to each other.
Further down was a woman whose hair seemed to be made from leaves, and her skin was bark-like in appearance. She reflected the changing seasons from summer to autumn with her hair mostly red and orange with speckles of green.
‘She must be a dryad’
At the head of the table was the host of this little meeting, the King of the local elves.
Once he determined that all were present and accounted for, the King rose from his seat.
“Welcome, Leaders of the Great Forest. I have called this meeting to discuss recent events. Specifically…”
The King locked eyes with the dark haired fox.
“concerning the inheritance of Green Chapel, though most of you would know it as Colchester Castle.”
Hiroshi was puzzled.
‘What inheritance?’
The castle was his, he’d already made it his own.
He was even considering changing its name to something more flattering.
It seemed those in attendance he was familiar with were of similar opinion.
“What are you talking about? The Lord Hiroshi won the castle from the Elder Wood Dragon. It’s his by right!”
Rudin said, slamming his fist against the table in indignation.
“There’s no need for such behavior, Chief Grishson. He may have slain the dragon, but the castle was never the dragon’s to claim in the first place.”
The Elf King retorted.
“Are you referring to the Necromancer King?”
Hiroshi asked.
“Rather rude to talk about me as if I’m not here, by the way.”
The Dryad seemed stunned by the haughty remark, while the King seemed to stare at him with an almost imperceptible twitch in his eye.
Kerry and Bari struggled to hide their amused smiles.
“… apologies. To answer your question, I was not referring to him. I refer to the descendants of Lord Berdlagh, of which he was but one.”
Rudin, Bari and Kerry all looked at each other confused. Hiroshi thought he recognized that name from somewhere.
“I’m sorry, who is Ber… Berd-lag?”
He hoped he pronounced that correctly.
“He was the original Lord of Green Chapel in the time of the Hero King Arthur. One of his knights, Gawain I believe, married Berdlagh’s daughter and inherited the land.”
“I was but a sapling when the changes started.”
The Dryad said.
“It was peaceful for a long time, then the family started to neglect my sisters and I. When the decay began, we were forced to move to another part of the Great Wood.”
“That’s… not great, and I’m sorry that happened. But what does all this have to do with me? I’m not a descendant of Berdlagh, so what?”
“Let me get to the point.”
The Elf King said, rising to his full height and leering down at the seated kitsune.
“That territory rightfully belongs to the Elves. Berdlagh was one of us, and it was foolish of him to trust humans with his blessed abode.”
“Maybe so, in the end. But I assure you, so long as I live, I won’t let it fall to darkness again.”
“You speak as if you own Green Chapel, youngling.”
“I do own it. It’s mine now, I’ve already marked it as such. If you go there right now, you’ll see that the castle itself was in such a state of ruin that I had to cast a Fortress spell to bring the structure back to its former glory, at least in shape. It is perfectly suitable for my purposes, as well as that of the people who live there with me.”
“No one person can own the land.”
The Dryad said.
“What you speak is blasphemy.”
“To you, maybe. I’ll gave you know, as a Kami I am intrinsically linked to the natural area around my territory. If it is damaged, or grows, I feel it. I am Lord of the Forest, after all. At least my section of it.”
“… Kami? I am not familiar with that term. Nevertheless, if you wish to keep your claim upon Green Chapel, then you will need to prove to myself and the others in this council your worthiness.”
Since @murukuruandfriends missed the last session, this is what I got to read aloud. I have since written more of the chapter
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Femslash February: Day Thirteen - Supercorp, Selkie Au
There was a woman lying face-first in the sand, naked as the day she was born, pale as snow with hair dark as -
Alright, this wasn’t a fairytale, but Kara spent a little more than time than she should have ogling the woman, frozen where she stood.
She’d only taken up the house by the beach because of the low price, wanting to get away from National City and the noise and, her nose wrinkled even now, the exes she’d left behind. No one had mentioned anything about naked women sleeping nearby.
She... She was sleeping, right?
As if on cue, the woman groaned and Kara jumped, pressing a hand to her mouth so she didn’t make any embarrassing noises. The woman raised her head after a second, sand clinging to her brow as she took Kara in with slowly clearing eyes, as if shaking off a haze.
“Where...” The woman coughed and hacked up a mouthful of sand. Kara cringed, her hand itching for her phone, the authorities, a hospital, anyone that might have any idea how to handle this situation. “Where is Lillian Luthor?”
“I - what? Who?”
The stranger frowned. “You’re not her. Where is she?”
Kara opened her mouth and shut it, floundering for a response. “I - I don’t know who that is. Are you alright? Do you need me to call someone, Miss...?”
Something blazed behind those dark eyes and Kara almost wanted to shudder at the sharp anger that flickered within them for an instant, like a hurricane ready to strike land. Then the woman began pushing herself upright, limbs shaking but determined nonetheless as she held Kara’s gaze.
“I’m her daughter, Lena. And she’s stolen something precious from me.”
#femslash february#supercorp#supergirl#kara danvers#lena luthor#my aesthetics#selkie au#i originally had this the other way around but kara's more likely to live by the sea let's be honest#my writing#not too proud of this blurb gotta be honest but i tried#and yea i know lillian is her mom but...well she's not her birth mom so let's pretend her birth mom was the selkie ok#femslash feb 2k19
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I guess you'll answer this one once the annual comes out, but thoguths on how to handle the twins? Personally, I think they should get rid of the boy-not kill him, but send him away, free to bring back as needed-and have the girl become the new Supergirl once Kara becomes Superwoman, since all signs point to moving Kara into that direction.
I actually favor killing Osul. Never was in the cards for PKJ however, he originally intended to kill Otho off. Mongul was going to murder her during that scene where the Twins approach Mongul in the arena, but PKJ backed off because it felt too dark (I would have loved it). Otho I want to keep simply because she’s more interesting to me than her brother is. She’s fiercely protective of him, has more trouble adjusting to life on Earth, and since she had iron we know she’s killed. In other words with Kara maturing/becoming softer, Otho is primed to take her place as the angry New 52 Supergirl type outsider. If we could just make Kara Superwoman, Otho would be her perfect replacement as Supergirl. Otho lived the life Kara was intended to have, caring for her “weaker” male relative in a hostile world. Desperately want a writer to pick up on that and run with it, especially if Osul died where you could have Kara help Otho find a purpose when her reason for being is now gone.
But they probably would never go for that, and since PKJ likely views Osul as a stand in for his own son, I think the best endgame is that Osul ends up “ascending” to some new level of godhood thanks to the Olgrun shard he merged with. As a result he has to go live on New Genesis but Otho can’t come with, except for brief visits. That splits them up in a way that’s bittersweet without being too dark. Otho has way more character potential on her own in the long run, and I’d like her to stick around.
In the short term, there’s all these new kid legacies running around, why not try a new YJ team with them? Be more interesting than getting the 90s crew back together again. Oh and I’d like for the Twins to get human names and I want Osul’s to be Chris. Lor will never be that again, PKJ loves Reeve Superman, repurpose the name for the new adopted son.
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1 new message.
The notification reads. This is odd. Nobody ever sends Kara any messages on this account, for the sole reason that it doesn't have much followers.
It was Nia's idea initially. She's told Kara to buy herself a journal. She keeps one herself, where she writes all the dreams she doesn't know how to interpret yet.
"You should write down whatever it is and let it lie there for a while you know?"
Kara thought about it, had mulled it over and over in her head. A journal is indeed a great idea. An outlet of sorts. But the thing is, a journal is too private. If Kara wrote in a journal the only person who would ever read it would be herself.
Kara didn't want that. Kara hungered for an audience. She wanted to write and put it out there, out in the world where somebody will maybe one day read it and come to her--tell her, "Me, too. Me, too."
She wanted to write and be read by people.
And so, the journal idea became the Instagram poetry account idea.
A handful of original poetry posted in between aesthetic photos.
Nia and her sister are the only two people in her life who knows about it. That's why she is genuinely shocked when she reads the notification.
By the time, she's collected enough courage to open the app.
There have been more than 10 notifications. First, was the follow, next was a series of likes and then finally the message.
Kara clicked on the profile first.
It was a bookstagram account it turns out. There was only the username display, kieran. All in lowercase. No location, no bio, no nothing. The icon was of a single, black, loopy 'K' on white parchment.
The feed was of book covers, pages, spines and some quotes here and there.
The thing that Kara noticed about it though was how sad everything looked, once she's looked at it all in one grid.
It looks beautiful but melancholy.
She opens the message.
"I don't usually do this but...I just have to tell you that, your poetry has more of an impact than you will ever know. Thank you making me feel like I'm not alone. Thank you for sharing your words."
It was signed with a single heart and a 'k'.
And that's when it hits Kara.
Kara writes out a reply.
I'm out there.
I'm out there, in the world. And somebody is reading my words. They're reading what I wrote and it made them feel something.
"Thank you for taking the time to write those kind words to me. I hope you know you've made me want to write now more than ever. Thank you."
She added a heart at the end too. Kara didn't check her phone for the rest of the day.
They didn't reply it turns out. Kara tries not to feel too disappointed at that and tries to go on with her life.
Although, two weeks later after their first interaction, Kara posts two new poems, she discovers that kieran didn't stop reading.
Kara would usually get a like or a comment of a single heart then and again, and if she's lucky they'll comment a 'Beautiful.' underneath one of Kara's longer poems.
Kara collects all those crumbs and keeps it close to her heart.
******
"had a shity day ur peom made my night. thbk you."
Kara reads the message at 7 am, it was sent at 3:36 am. It isn't till she's halfway through, that her groggy mind realizes that they must've been drunk when they sent her this.
There's a twinge of worry in her chest, so she writes.
"I'm glad I made your night. And I don't want to overstep, but I think you were drunk when you sent this. I hope you're alright today. Drink lots of water! Thank you for the kind words."
She doesn't check her phone for the rest of the day.
Kara's knee-deep in Snapper's column assignment when her phone pings.
"Don't worry, you didn't overstep. I think you're the kindest person I've ever met."
Kara can't help the feeling of concern when she reads the message. Imagine thinking an Instagram poet who you've interacted with, two times in total, is the kindest person you've ever met. Never mind the fact that she's the Instagram poet.
Kara feels intrigued by this person.
Maybe it's because they're making her feel important. Maybe it's because Kara doesn't know who they are and the mystery appeals to her. Maybe it's because with them, Kara isn't anything. She's just a poet.
Maybe it's all of those or maybe it's none of those reasons at all.
Nevertheless, Kara sees her fingers fly across the keypad before she can even realize what she's doing.
"And you, IG user kieran, I think are the most interesting person I've ever met : )"
She puts her phone facedown on her desk.
Kara stands up from her station, walks around, pokes her head into Snapper's office, asks if he needs anything, gets yelled at, bothers Nia, walks around the entire bullpen, refills her tumbler, sits back down on her desk.
1 new message.
Kara lunges for her phone.
"Interesting huh?"
Just that. Just that and nothing else, yet it makes Kara feel like she's being observed, judged, weighed.
"Your feed is beautiful, your books. What I wouldn't give to get a peek in that beautiful mind of yours."
Kara exits the app, her thumb gliding through the screen so fast, it's a miracle it didn't break under the pressure.
She stands up from her desk and does a whole 'nother round.
1 new message
Kara takes a deep breath before opening the message. She doesn't even know why she's nervous.
"my mind is a lot of things, but i doubt beautiful is one of them."
What does she mean by that? Well, Kara guesses, everyone's brain is a mess right? She's pretty certain she's fucked up herself in more ways than she even knows.
So that's what she says.
"Everybody's a mess i think. Doesn't mean they're not beautiful."
Kara waits and waits and waits.
The reply doesn't come.
*******
Life goes on, her IG account gains more followers, her poems get stacked upon each other each week.
She always notices which ones kieran likes though.
They never message each other again.
******
And then, that one fateful day comes—Kara falls in love.
She meets Lena and Kara falls.
Hard.
Lena catches her and together they write what Kara thinks, is the most beautiful love story in existence.
Lena's her soul mate, her best friend, her one true love.
Her poems become lighter, happier.
She's so caught up with living in the real world with Lena, that sometimes she doesn't even have the time to write poems anymore.
Why would she? When she's living a brand new love poem each day she wakes up to Lena by her side.
One night, Kara is putting on her pajamas, and Lena is taking a picture of some book in their bed, her hair in a bun, big nerdy glasses perched on her nose.
Kara is in the middle of climbing into bed when Lena asks her, "Hey, have you ever read poetry and felt like it was speaking to you directly. As if the poet wrote it with you in mind??"
Quietly, Kara answers, "Yeah."
Immediately, Kara's head travels through all the snippets of conversations she's had with kieran.
All her IG posts, the one account, the one thing that Lena does not know about.
"Why?" Kara follows-up.
Lena's sat, leaning into the pillows, her phone in her hand.
"There's this- you know what? Why don't I just show you? You'll get what I mean, when you read it."
Lena shows Kara her phone screen and Kara freezes.
There on the screen, is her Instagram poetry account. @kz_elwrites.
Her entire collection of verse all lit up in Lena's phone.
"I-" Kara doesn't know what to say. And Lena notices, of course, she would.
Lena always notices. ,
"Kara?" She asks. "Is there something wrong?"
"I wrote that." Kara lets the words hang in between them.
She meets Lena's eyes, reads the shock there.
Kara grabs her phone from the nightstand and opens her IG app--shows it wordlessly to Lena.
Lena takes the phone gently from her hands, flicks up and down for a couple of minutes.
Kara feels like something important is going to happen. Everything feels to quiet. Lena is too quiet.
Lena hands Kara her phone back, still not speaking.
And then, Lena turns back to her phone, swipes a couple of times.
"Come here," Lena whispers. "Take a look."
Kara's eyes land on the screen.
kieran.
"You're-"
"I am."
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#i really liked writing this one#i like the fact that they didnt know they were already falling in love with each other even though they havent met#it's like it was deeper because they fell in love with each other's thoughts first#anyway i do have an ig account just for poetry so yep#there's still a lot of prompts and im trying to finish em but im gonna pass out soon#so im gonna write em tomorrow#if u see a typo no u didnt#the reckless writer writes#prompt fills#supercorp#supercorp fic rec#rcklss writes
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First, i love your blog! Second, this fandom really loves angst huh! I wanted to request something along the lines of R x lena, where reader finds out/thinks kara has feelings for Lena, and that Lena will leave her once she finds out. BUT, lena doesnt, she stays and chooses R (which I feel like never happens in this angsty requests haha) thanks!!
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Summary: Y/N has some insecurities after finding out that Kara likes her girlfriend, Lena. Lena is there to reassure her.
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Y/N had been involved in the DEO after since she was little, with her father being an agent there, and throughout all her years, nothing and no one was able to throw her off course.
Until Lena came along.
As soon as she saw the tall, dark brunette with thick red lipstick, enter the room and instantly take charge, for the first time in her career, Y/N was severely distracted. Despite the paperwork she was filling out and how determined she had been to finish, Y/N found herself unable to keep her eyes locked on her computer, and instead her gaze trailed after the dashing woman.
Every time Lena neared her desk, Y/N found herself frozen in her seat, the thoughts vanishing from her head and being replaced by fluffy clouds of nothing-ness, only able to concentrate on Lena’s lovely perfume.
It seemed that she wasn’t doing a very good job of hiding her newfound crush (not that she was actively trying to hide it), because when the DEO had Lena assemble a team of agents to help her with her research, Alex had eagerly suggested Y/N to be one of the agents in that group.
The moment she heard her name her palms slapped down on the keyboard in surprise and her head popped up, eyes frantic to adjust to whatever she was now being involved with. “Huh?” Was her ‘elegant’ response.
Alex did not bother to conceal her smirk. “Y/N, you’re going to be apart of Lena’s team,” she said, and when Lena gracefully turned to her, lips curling into a big smile, Y/N felt butterflies swarm her stomach, bouncing around inside.
The rest was history: by the end of the week, Lena had asked Y/N out on a date, and by the end of the month, they were dating. Y/N had Alex to thank for their relationship and it only strengthened her already close friendship with Alex and, by extension Alex’s younger sister, Kara - also known as Supergirl.
When Lena and Y/N had gotten more serious, Kara revealed that she was Supergirl, and the couple began going to Kara’s superfriends game nights.
Their relationship was blooming and Y/N had never been at a happier time in her life. A wonderful, committed girlfriend, a steady job she loved, and amazing and supportive friends. Everything was going great, so when Y/N started to notice Kara hanging out with Lena more and more often, she was in a blissfully ignorant state and did not notice what was actually happening.
Well, she didn’t notice at first, but when she was going to drop off some papers with Alex who had been training with Kara at the moment, she overheard the sisters’ conversation just before she walked into the room.
“Alex, I just don’t know what to do.”
“You don’t do anything, Kara . . . I mean, Lena is in love with Y/N.”
“I know, I know, it’s just so hard seeing them together! Honestly, I think I may be in love with Lena . . .”
Y/N stopped listening at that point, and instead turning around on her heels, dropping the paperwork on Alex’s desk before sinking into her own seat. She absentmindedly checked her email, not focusing as a gloomy cloud settled in her stomach, almost causing nausea.
As she begin to recall the past couple weeks, Y/N internally facepalmed. It had been so obvious! With how Kara constantly stood next to Lena, found excuses to touch her arm or her hand, laughed at everything she said, and constantly complimented her.
How had she not noticed? And more importantly — how did Lena not notice?!
Shit, did Lena notice?
No, that was silly . . .
But she had to - it was clear as day!
Did she . . . Why didn’t she stop it?
Did she enjoy it?
Did she feel the same way?
Shit, shit, shit!
A feeling of dread overcame and smashed her previous happiness like a large and powerful wave crashing onto a beach. Y/N forced herself to take deep breaths as her mind went into a frenzy, trying and failing to come up with some other reasonable explanation for this.
But she couldn’t convince herself of any other one, so for the next couple days, her behavior had changed drastically. Y/N kept to herself, only spoke when someone was directly speaking to her, and had done her best to avoid Kara and Lena — which was difficult since she lived with Lena.
When the girlfriends were spending their weekend night at their home, Lena finally had a change to confront Y/N.
“Y/N, can I ask you something?”
Y/N’s eyes were trained on the television screen which was showing a movie they had both seen a thousand times. She made no indication of having heard her girlfriend.
“Y/N.”
It took a few moments, but finally her eyes slowly moved away from the team, yet it didn’t meet Lena’s eyes. “Sure,” she murmured.
“There’s something wrong, Y/N, I can tell. Can you tell me what it is?”
The next seconds were agonizingly slow.
“N-nothing is wrong.”
“Y/N, please, I just want to help,” Lena persisted.
Another agonizing couple of seconds.
“Please don’t leave me for her.”
A loud sob left Y/N’s parted lips as she curled forward, wrapping her arms around herself, dipping her head and trembling.
Lena had not expected this and sat up, drawing her eyebrows together. “What? For who?” She demanded, and bit her lip as she hadn’t intended to be so, well, demanding.
“K-Kara. She likes you. And she’s been showing it for weeks and you haven’t stopped her. I-I can’t compete with Supergirl,” Y/N sniffled.
Lena blinked, processing this. After a couple moments, the only sound filling the air being the dull T.V and Y/N’s sniffs, Lena moved closer to her girlfriend.
“No, Y/N, Kara cannot compete with you,” Lena corrected softly.
Y/N slowly picked her head up, and when she turned her head to face her girlfriend, the brunette saw how puffy and red her eyes were.
Lena continued. “I’m so sorry, Y/N, I didn’t notice that she liked me at all - I swear. And I don’t return her feelings. I only love you.”
Y/N’s trembles stopped. “Really?” She asked, and when Lena nodded she happily gasped and then added, “Oh, Len, I’m sorry for thinking that you would like her — I just love you so much and I don’t want to lose you.”
Lena shook her head. “Don’t apologize. You have nothing to apologize for,” she said, before thinking and then leaning forward, locking Y/N’s lips with a kiss, which she gladly returned.
The couple continued on their night, snuggling and trying a movie that none of them had watched before. They fell asleep on the couch, Lena’s arms wrapped around Y/N.
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