#i'm sure this isn't what Kara imagined when Lena asked if she could be on top

[autisticlenaluthor]

To your point about Ibuprofen, I could so see Lena being raised with the understanding that her period wasn’t something she should take time off of work or school for, especially from Lillian, so that’s what she thinks. And Kara (and maybe Alex) are the ones who change that for her. Or work on changing it.

this has literally been sitting in my inbox for months im so sorry I never responded !!

I completely agree, lena would've always been shamed for asking to miss school or galas, events, etc. growing up if it were because she was having cramps (and just in general). Lillian always told her to suck it up, that everyone has cramps, she just needs to learn to deal with it. so lena goes through life believing that her period is supposed to be That Painful

normally, lena's cramps are like a 8/10 on a good day.it takes her hours to fall asleep, she can hardly focus, and no matter how she sits, stands, or lies down, she's in constant pain. moving to find new positions only makes it worse. but even so, she hardly ever misses work due to her period.

she'd only ever call out if she physically couldn't work and even then, she'd try to push through until she's literally dry heaving on the floor of her offices bathroom.

that's how kara finds out.

she's supposed to be meeting lena at L Corp for lunch but when she gets there, Lena isn't in her office. kara wanders aimlessly for a second, before noticing the bathroom door is open. that's where she finds lena, sweating and shaking, clutching her stomach, and trying not to throw up.

of course, kara thinks she's dying. because this is Lena, she never gets sick. and when she is sick, nobody knows it. kara's pretty sure lena could get shot, pull the bullet out with two fingers, patch the hole up with a bandaid, and still make her 11am meeting if that was what it came to. so naturally, she starts freaking out. asking if lena's okay and telling her she'll take her to the emergency room.

but lena shakes her head and forces a pained smile and says "kara, I'm fine, it's just my period."

and kara, does not take that. because HOW is this fine? lena looks like what she imagines death would if it took a human form. so she sits on the floor beside her and asks if she's taken anything for the pain and lena pauses, looking confused and says no.

kara tells her she should but lena just can't. even though it feels like her stomach is turning itself inside out and like her uterus has blown up three times it's normal size. even though she's shivering and sweating at the same time and her hands haven't stopped trembling in hours. she's supposed to be able to suck it up. because everyone feels like this. almost all women get their periods and they all manage to keep living their lives, so lena should be able to too.

all kara can do is convince lena to come home early. mostly because lena's too exhausted and too nauseous to protest.

but even once they're back in Lena's apartment, she refuses to take anything. because she doesn't need it. she can't need it.

---

because lena has exceptional luck, her period sticks around for seven more days. each one as painful as the first. she stays home with kara and after day 3, works remotely as much as she can (her first time ever taking off for more than a few days. her first time taking off because of her period).

she stays in her pajamas all day and lets kara pamper her with stuffed animals, chocolate, ice cream, heating pads and when the heating pad dies, a hot water bottle. lena can't even describe the guilt she feels whenever kara offers to grab her a snack or refill her water for her. she's convinced she's taking advantage of her -- she's being horrible and needy and so weak.

because sure she's in pain but what does it matter? this pain is normal. so she needs to stop whining, get it together, and act like a god damn adult.

she apologizes constantly. every time she lets out a whimper or moan because her legs have started tingling or her head throbbing, she mumbles a small 'sorry' for the disturbance.

but kara is never bothered. she doesn't call lena dramatic or tell her she's over reacting. she just goes with it.

and of course, continues to recommend lena take something for the pain.

"if you broke your leg you'd take Advil," she says one night. they're sitting on the couch together, under a shared blanket pile, while the TV runs old sitcoms. "Why is this different?"

lena purses her lips and frowns, knowing if she broke her leg she probably wouldn't take an Advil, but that that isn't the point.

"because it just is," she says instead. "I'm supposed to be able to handle this. it isn't that bad."

"Says who?"

lena shrugs.

"Lillian."

kara sighs and makes a face but agrees to drop it, at least for now.

---

on day four, things are especially bad.

lena woke up at 4am with full body shivers, practically drenched in sweat. she stayed, bent over the toilet bowl, vomiting out everything she'd eaten in the past week until six, when kara found her asleep, curled up on the bathroom floor.

when lena woke up again, a folded towel had been slipped under her head and a blanket covered her body. kara is sitting over by the door, gently stroking her palm.

Lena makes a small noise to let her know she's awake, too tired to actually sit up, and smiles when kara looked over at her. she hesitates for a second. the concern in kara's eyes is so evident and for once, lena can't try brushing it off. she can't gaslight herself into thinking this is just how it is, because never before in her life, has she ended up unconscious from cramps.

so she musters up the courage to swallow her pride and quietly say "maybe it would help. if I took something."

kara is so shocked, she almost doesn't respond.

"are you sure?" she asks. "I don't want you to feel pressured. or make you take something you don't want to take."

"no, you're good," lena tells her. "but I think... maybe I need to start taking your advice."

#lena luthor #this is so poorly done I didn't proof read im sorry lmao #I feel like I didn't follow the prompt at all either

[lena-in-a-red-dress]

Coyote Ugly Pt 2

Okay, a couple people asked, so here we go down the rabbithole.

Basically, in this universe, I imagined the Luthors as the crime lords of the city. Anything that happens in the seedy underbelly of Metropolis has the Luthors fingers all over it, and they have a reputation of being swift and efficient in eliminating any competition.

Lena, however, sought to break away from them. She struck out on her own as soon as she was able, and now works at Coyote Ugly to make ends meet. However, when tips are low or emergency funds are needed, Lena makes her way to one of her brother's fight rings to supplement her income.

She gives as good as she gets, having learned to fight as soon as she could walk, and often wins. Her name is notorious in those rings, and any appearance she makes always guarantees a good show for the spectators.

Though Lena occasionally comes to work with fresh bruises, she always brushes off any concern from her coworkers. Kara is the first one to ask in a long time, and hesitantly asks if Lena's partner is abusive. (Lena blinks at that, then smirks. "Sure. Let's go with that." Her tone makes it clear that that's not the case, but has no intention of sharing the truth of it.)

After the fallout with Kara, Lena quits the bar, and returns to the ring full time. But this time, it isn't about the money. In fact, she loses quite a bit of her brother's money after he bets on her inevitable win and instead gets a lackluster performance.

Lena lets herself get pummeled-- her form of self flagellation for how she ruined things with Kara. She doesn't even wait to heal before she's back in the ring, making sloppy dodges and pulling her punches.

Kara, of course, goes out of her mind with worry. She doesn't know what Lena gets up to in her free time, but she knows from the bruises she's seen that it's nothing good. After a week of being Stonewalled by Andrea, she finally corners her boss and threatens to quit-- leaving her shortstaffed by two instead of just one.

Andrea finally caves, and points her in the direction of Veronica Sinclair (a coyote who got fired for reasons no one will say). When Kara tracks Veronica down, Veronica smirks and barters information on Lena for a rundown of what happened to cause Kara to lose Lena in the first place.

Once Kara confesses everything, Veronica writes down an address and hands it over. "Better move fast. It never stays in one place for long."

Kara goes directly from Veronica's club to the address she'd been given, and is admitted after some wheedling with the bouncer (which may or may not have involved flashing the man her breasts in exchange for the entry passphrase).

Inside, Kara pushes through the crowd to find Lena getting her ass kicked inside a chain link cage. She's just in time to witness a burly man in a sweat stained wife beater deliver a right hook directly into Lena's temple. She watches Lena stagger, then go down, collapsing face down to the concrete.

"LENA!!"

Kara surges forward, tangling her fingers in the chainlink in her effort to get closer. Lena blinks blearily up at her. There's a flash of recognition, but it quickly fades to heavy resignation. Her opponent slams a kick into Lena's ribs, making her cough with a painful wheeze. Lena clenches her jaw through the pain, but makes no move to rise.

Blessedly, Lena's opponent turns away to hype himself up to the crowd. Kara uses the brief respite to crouch into Lena's eyeline.

"What the fuck are you doing??" Kara shouts over the raucous crowd. "Lena! Get up!!"

"Go home, Kara," Lena coughs dully.

Kara scowls. "No. You don't get to do this. I'm allowed to be mad at you!"

Lena doesn't respond.

"Jesus! It was one goddamn fight, and you deserved it! But you don't deserve this!"

Lena's eyes close.

"I don't deserve this!"

Again, no response. By now, with the crowd suitably aroused, the other brawler has turned his attention back to Lena, and stamps towards her with ominous intent. Panic now mingles with Kara's rage.

"God damn it, Lena! I did not flash my tits to get in here just to watch you die. Stop being such a fucking puss--"

Before the word can fully leave her mouth Lena's eyes snap open. In the next moment, she rolls sharply to the left, dodging the stomp that would have smashed her ribs even further. Moving with more speed than Kara could have thought possible, Lena shoots to her knees and catches the next kick aimed at her head.

With a vicious twist of her hands, the man's leg cracks, earning a bellow of pain. Before he has a chance to even think of recovering, Lena barrels into him, catching him around the midsection and tackling him to the ground. Straddling his chest she pummels him about the head over and over, until her opponent goes limp, unconscious.

Only then does Lena stagger to her feet. Her brother (though Kara doesn't know this yet) steps into the ring with a grin splitting his features, lifting Lena's lax fist into the air in triumph.

"Our winner! Let's hear it for Kieran!!"

The crowd roars, but Kara can only focus on Lena's bruised and swollen face, both eyes blackened and bloodied nose rapidly swelling. Her lip is also split, and a glutinous line of blood trails from above her hairline.

Amid the cheers of the crowd and the defeated moans of money changing hands, Lena disappears into the crush of bodies. Kara remains, long after the bulk of the spectators have left. Eventually, the bouncer she encountered at the door lumbers towards her, sporting fresh, reddening bruise on his jaw.

"This way," he mumbles.

Kara follows him down a corridor deeper into the building, where he leads her to a single door on the left. Before she enters, he speaks one last time.

"Uh. Sorry. About earlier."

Kara looks at him, but before she can conjure a response he ambles glumly away. Kara watches him go for a moment, before pushing her way through the door.

Inside, she finds Lena sitting on a bench, with a tall man bending over her. Kara sees his arms twitch, hears a crack and then an explosion of curses as Lena's nose shifts back into place.

"Motherfucking--!"

"Don't block with your face then," Kara remarks drily.

Lena instantly quiets, falling somber at Kara's presence. Kara softens, exhaling a quiet sigh as the medic puts one last butterfly bandage on a deep gash.

"Get to a hospital for stitches," he says before packing his kit and leaving.

Suddenly, it's just the two of them. Lena avoids her gaze, her palms rubbing nervously against the tops of her thighs. Kara's own gaze falls, studying the floor for a long moment as she gathers her thoughts.

"I'm allowed to be mad at you," she says firmly. "I'm allowed to be angry."

Lena nods. "I know." She swallows thickly. "And you're right-- about everything."

"Enough with the beating yourself up shtick. It's getting real old." Though Kara's voice is stern, a grin niggles at the corner of her mouth. Lena spots it, and huffs with quiet mirth. The pall between them breaks.

Kara crosses to sit beside Lena on the bench. She clasps her hands between her knees, so fight the urge to soothe the angry bruises taking shape on Lena's pale skin.

"I'm sorry," Lena says softly. Finally. "I didn't mean to-- I mean, I meant to-- I mean... I panicked."

"To which your response was to kiss in front of a bar full of men?"

"It was the only thing I could think of."

"Uh huh."

"Well, it is the only thing I'd been thinking of for weeks," Lena admits. She casts a furtive glance towards Kara, who holds it teasingly.

"Weeks?"

Lena smiles. Not her megawatt smile, but a quiet one. An honest one. A nervous one.

"Yeah."

"Well then," Kara returns, "maybe you should give it another shot."

She gives Lena's ribs a playful nudge, only to gasp in horror when Lena stiffens and swallows a grunt of pain.

"Shit! Jeez, I'm sorry, I forgot--"

The next thing Kara knows lips are pressing fiercely against hers, and her senses are consumed with Lena. The scent of her sweat, the taste of it and the coppery tang of blood on her mouth.

"Your lip," Kara whispers against Lena's lips, which pause only long enough to speak.

"Worth it."

#supercorp #coyote ugly au #ofc kara curses in this au #shes a coyote for crying out loud

[jellybeandrawsthings]

i did a thing

they’re both idiots, but at least they’re idiots in love, good for them

Ko-fi

#supercorp #suprgirl #lena luthor #kara danvers #i haven’t been active much this past few weeks #sorry bout that #college continues to be stressful and annoying #anyway #i'm sure this isn't what Kara imagined when Lena asked if she could be on top #some unsuspecting soul is going to have a heart attack when a suit jacket will fall from the sky right on top of their head #and why does it smell like Lena Luthor #why does a random National City citizen knows what Lena Luthor smells like #honestly this could look better but i don't want to work on it anymore #i have so much to do #who wants to write my art history essay for me? #my art

[buddha-in-disguise]

I have so much to unpack from last night's Supergirl episode. Since it ends at 3am UK time, I often tweet a little before I finally fall asleep. But it is now midday, so here goes on further thoughts on it all. I know this is going to be pretty rambling but I hope it makes sense.

First. Up until this half of the season, not only did Supergirl consistently trend in the UK, so did other words associated with it, most notably Kara and Lena.

Since 5B began, the trending has failed to materialise in the UK. The hiatus of two those blocks almost immediately on top of each other hasn't helped, but it is still a salient point.

Now for the rest. I'm not even sure where to start, but I will try my best.

The opening scenes in the bar.

No Nia. No Kelly. Where were they? Nothing was even mentioned. It wouldn't have taken much to have Alex say if Kelly was working, or running late. Anything. Hell, they had Kelly/Dansen and Nia meet up in a bar scenario in 5A. Why suddenly are they not there? They wouldn't necessarily need dialogue (I mean, Kelly has barely had any since Crisis anyway, so what's new?)

Yet in walks William and suddenly Alex is teasing Kara about inviting him. Winn is also there saying, hey it's okay. You barely know the guy, you had a shitty relationship beforehand, but go ahead, date the dude.

We had a prime opportunity for the Danver sisters to do karaoke together. Instead it was with William. At the expense of sister time (so many would’ve loved the sisters singing together).

So much here is wrong for me as a viewer.

If you have a show about female empowerment, yet the lead of that show is having to be told by others that dating a guy she has barely shared any positive moments with, let alone any romantic feelings for beyond a really awkward moment the episode before; that is not empowering a woman.

All too often Supergirl (as the lead in the show) is looking at dating, but not being capable of making her own romantic choices without the interference from others around her.

The only one I can think of who didn't need that was S1 James and to some degree Adam. Kara showed interest, but ultimately made the decisions on her own. Kara also recognised that with Winn, they were better off as friends. Yet S2 began and inexplicably Kara and James had broken up, and the need for Kara to get told to go for it by others began.

Mon-El was extremely problematic. As is William. Both were allowed to lie, to treat women like garbage at times with immunity. Yet here is another double standard. Kara and the Superfriends lied to Lena for 3 years, yet Lena is a bad person for reacting. I will repeat what has been said I don't know how often about Lena's reaction. It isn't without issue in how she is dealing with it. She isn't evil, but she has handled it badly. Her own emotional trauma, that was partly unpacked in 5A helps though explain why she behaved as she has.Yet, Mon-El faced no consequences for his actions. William can be a complete nightmare in how he treated Kara in 5A, but all is suddenly forgotten about or forgiven because of the reset? That is a cop out if ever there was one.

This hypocrisy is what annoys me the most, and frankly it is misogynistic all too often.

I actually pity any woman who believes it is okay for a man to behave as many do towards Kara. The message it sends is awful. I know the men in my family would be horrified by the actions of these love interests. I know of some men watching the show who feel the same way.

As for Lena and Kara. The trauma both have faced has shaped them. Yet Kara appears unaffected by losing her world a second time when Earth 38 was destroyed. On losing Argo. Sure they got it back, but as a changed merged World. You expect us to believe having to watch an antimatter wave destroy those you love has no effect? That being trapped for months with only the other paragons and Lex didn't cause trauma, even with a positive outcome. That seeing Krypton destroyed the first time wasn’t traumatic enough. That’s not something that just goes away. Add in losing Jeremiah, losing Astra (again), the trauma Supergirl must face when she can’t rescue everyone, that has a lifelong impact.

Lena has shown her emotional trauma has also been lifelong, albeit in a different way. To dismiss the emotional abuse Lena has suffered to attack her actions now is pitiful. Winn even suggests to Kara, that in the future, Lena does come through this, and isn't evil personified some want to make her out to be.

Yet Mon-El gets excused, William gets excused. Ugh. I’m sick of the double standard.

So, let’s unpack this further. Kelly Olsen was in the military. She wasn't just trained, but had an active role in the army. She recounted an event at a checkpoint where she was serving in S4. So she had active service, and it was in that moment when Kelly decided she wanted to help others more.

Kelly also knows the stress of keeping an important part of your life secret. She then also fell in love with a woman, someone who was her Sergeant, who was then killed on patrol (another reason we know Kelly was on active duty). It devastated Kelly who hadn't even told James of her relationship.

Later, upon completing her service, Kelly became a psychologist specialising in trauma.

Nia is also someone facing problems. Not only did her becoming Dreamer lead to discord with her sister, as well as the tragic loss of her mother, she has problems with Brainy. Nia offered to be there for Kelly when she was upset over watching Alex get hurt, but we saw nothing to suggest they had a heart to heart. Azie posted something that suggested they filmed a scene that did this, but it never made it on the final edit. Instead, once again we had William taking screen time.

So anyway, the point of all this is: guess who is placed to actively help Lena and/or Kara with the problems?

Kelly. Who apparently doesn't know Kara is Supergirl yet. So while Kara wonders if she should tell William, she could have the exact same conversations with Alex, only substitute Kelly for William. Overall, the plot could easily be maintained, and the established cast get good solid and plausible screen time. She could even talk to Nia about it, yet doesn't.

Another thing I find hard to understand is why haven't they used the link of Kelly, working at Obsidian North, where they could establish the Leviathan link.

If Lex has made the connection to Leviathan, you are telling me, even without Brainy helping them, Alex, Nia, J'onn and Kara haven't made the same connection? C'mon. Two investigative journalists, one who has won the Pulitzer, two DEO trained agents, and if Kelly was brought in, someone military trained; aren't able to make the connections? J'onn has all those computer banks in the tower, and while none of them are Brainy or Winn, he can't use said computing power? Why bother having it, if they are only props in the background. They could even ask Lena to help, since she has shown willingness to work with them if the reasoning was good enough. Leviathan is someone she knows (after all, Lena could have her memories returned by J’onn too). She knows the danger Leviathan poses. She could use the leverage to still get the lens from Obsidian in a similar way to now, but through Kelly if needed.

Actually, if they are using the tower, how does J’onn afford to pay for all this? I can only assume being as old as he is, he made some great investments over time, allowing him to be independently wealthy? But again nothing really suggests this.

Oh as for Alex leaving the DEO, great. After all, she was the Director but hasn’t been able to lead the DEO in all that time. Let alone some of the morally grey areas the DEO skirted around all too often. Still, where will she get her income from? Does she get paid as part of J’onn’s PI firm? Kara barely makes rent and food costs (at least she says her apartment is rent controlled so wouldn’t be able to afford it otherwise), so no way can she afford to help Alex out financially. Kelly might be able to support her, but again I cannot imagine it would be sustainable.

I feel like banging my head against a brick wall.

Onto Nia. I've said this a few times now, but here I go again. Back to William. I get the reason he came along in regards to Russell and so the Andrea connection. That story made sense. What hasn't made sense - William being used as a journalist, when Nia is right there! Nia has barely had any screen time, and virtually none as a journalist; you know - her actual job. I'm not sure what the minutes on screen ratio has been this season between the two, but it has felt completely slanted towards William as a viewer.

Instead of Kara and Nia investigating Leviathan after William was 'exposed' in 5A, now Nia is sidelined again, because they want Kara to team up with William to investigate Lex. Why do they need that journalistic pairing of William and Kara, when Nia - who as a Superhero, is better placed if danger from Lex occurs. But no, they're making it about Kara having to work with William because Lex threatened to kill him. Plus Nia was being mentored by Kara. Is she no longer being mentored by Kara? Are they a team? Even if the mentoring has ended, Nia is still not being utilised as a journalist. As the saying goes, make it make sense!

As for Lex. I love Jon Cryer. I’ve loved his version of Lex, but once again I feel Lena is just as well placed to take on his role in bringing down Leviathan. Why add another villain to this plot? We were told it was Leviathan who were the bad guys for this season, but once again we barely have a glimpse of them, but all the screen time on Lex, also to the detriment of Lena. We could be using this time to begin to mend Lena’s relationships with not only Kara, but the Superfriends. Instead we are getting bit and pieces, that seemingly bear little resemblance to the ‘fight for Lena’s soul’, or the ‘Stronger together, weaker apart’ tag lines the SG team used to market the series in 5A. (See attached photo). So again, this is frustrating for us to watch, as there is absolutely no cohesion to the storytelling. We know it is the ‘nothing is as it seems’ season, but to have no really coherent storylines so far this late on? It is baffling for me.

The sidelining of Nia and Kelly also brings to the fore the way the LGBTQ characters are being treated.

Dansen feels like a long lost legend from the mists of time. As I said earlier, there was a perfect opportunity for a Dansen scene in the opening part of the show, yet we might as well watch tumbleweeds fly past, for all the screen time Dansen or Nia have had. Well, rather haven’t had.

It seems we shouldn't ask for justification as to why William is on the show, but when we say the LGBTQ characters are being sidelined, that it doesn't matter one jot how diverse a cast can be; if said cast are not being given credible storylines or screentime, and if we say as much, we have to continually justify why that is the case. We get told to take what we are given. To insist on better, is oppressing white CIS men (in some cases CIS women have argued the same). This isn't oppressing anyone, but asking that if we get given relationships, given characters we want to invest in, they get the storylines to accomplish that. Supergirl is failing the LGBTQ audience so badly at the moment. So many have the same complaints it is ludicrous to suggest this is just one section of a fandom or trolls.

What I'm taking from all this at the moment is that 20% of the main viewing demographic as per GLAAD figures (and more besides, as I've seen straight viewers recognising the problems as well), have serious concerns with Supergirl.

But keep telling us we are overreacting. Or we should take what we are given. Or that we are delusional. After all, it is the kind of crap we have sprouted at us continually away from Supergirl, why shouldn't it be the case here.

I look at S4, heck even 5A, to what the show is doing now and it feels like an unmitigated disaster. Episodes are running out fast, so even if they increase Dansen, or Nia's screen time, it won't be enough to make up what has been lost. They're running out of time to give us a solid ending that ties up the mess they've created.

I really don’t know where this will end? CW Supergirl - do better. You have some phenomenal actors and actresses in your cast. Do them and your audience justice. Because right now you aren’t at all.

#lgbtq #supergirl #supercorp #azie tesfai #chyler leigh #gay #nicole maines #alexdanvers #alex danvers #kellyolsen #kelly olsen #nia nal #dreamer #superhero #dansen

[superredcorp]

SUPERCORP FANFIC

Krypto had been with them for a few months now and he had already grown a little, though he was still very young and there would surely be a lot more growth to come.

Kara had used most of the time to train his superpowers, to somehow try to get him to control them and not randomly attack any strangers who came too close. He had always been rather shy and doubtful about new people. Alura had told them that. It was still a wonder how he had so quickly warmed up to Lena, and anyone who was obviously close with Lena. He seemed to only trust people after making sure that Lena was okay with them as well. Though this started applying to Kara too. Apparently, he trusted her judgement the most after Lena's.

He had become a steady accompany for the brunette. He came with her to the DEO, laying next to her on the floor while she worked.

Kara would come by to visit whenever she had free time - no mission to go to as Supergirl and nothing important to work on as Kara Danvers at CatCo.

Krypto had very soon become a part of the family, impossible to imagine a life without him. Everyone at the DEO knew him too and Krypto had seemed to grasp the concept after a while that people wearing these uniforms were usually no threat.

However, one day, a threat did occur. Kara was talking with Alex when several masked men in armor came in to attack the DEO.

She and the agents were holding up good against them.

But then, with panic, she thought about Lena. She had to know if she was okay. She quickly listened for her heartbeat and she grew even more worried when she heard the speed of it. Lena was scared. She either heard the fighting noises and was just nervous or some of the attackers had already gotten through to the labs. She couldn't take any risks. She needed to get there as fast as possible.

Of course that was the moment where one of the masked men attacked her, preventing her from leaving.

Kara rang with him for awhile, trying to push his weapon out of his hand before finally knocked him out by banging her forehead against his.

Her eyes scooted around the room, hastily looking for her sister. Finding her, she just exclaimed loudly: "Alex! I have to get to Lena!"

Alex nodded, punching one of the attackers and while loading her gun, simply yelled: "Go! We'll take of them!"

Kara breathed out and not a second later, she already sped towards the DEO laboratories.

Her heart slipped a beat when she saw the agent who accompanied Lena today dead on the floor.

"Oh no.", she mumbled, storming forward. "Lena!"

Further into the room, lay two of the masked men. By listening closely, she could tell that one of them was still breathing, simply unconscious. However she didn't even need her superhearing or any medical expertice to tell that the other man was dead. The big burned hole in his chest spoke for itself. Only heat vision could have caused something like that. Krypto.

In the same moment, she heard a bark from the next room and moved along. The little stocking room seemed empty at first. Kara used her x-ray vision to check it and found a female figure who she recognized as Lena cowering in one of the cupboards on the floor, together with Krypto.

The blonde ran forward and ripped the door open. Lena visibly flinched and a panicked expression stood on her face as her arms closed tighter around the dog next to her who barked again.

"Hey, hey, Lee, it's okay. It's me, it's okay.", Kara said gently, reaching in to touch Lena's shoulder.

Lena breathed out deeply, in relief.

"Oh thank god.", she mumbled.

Krypto jumped out of the cabinet, making it easier for Kara to help her girlfriend out as well, who then instantly threw her arms around her. Kara held her tightly.

"Do you know what happened?", Kara asked quietly as they pulled away.

"I just heard fighting noises and when the agent went to check, there was a gunshot. Is he dead?"

Kara bit her lip. "Yeah."

Lena took a shaky breath and nodded.

"After that, some men came in. I heard two different voices, so it must have been at least two. Krypto... He took care of them, I think. He growled and soon after, bodies hit the floor. He pushed the cane into my hand and bit into the other end to lead me to this hiding spot."

Kara couldn't help the way her eyebrows shot up. The way Lena described it sounded almost like Krypto had never done anything else in his life, as if he was a trained service dog. But he was still a young dog, who had never even had a single training lesson in becoming a guide dog. They only trained his powers to avoid sudden outbreaks and possible injuries of others.

However it made sense that he would act on instinct. His enhanced intelligence was magnificent after all.

Alura had already said that he had been smart but it seemed that since they arrived on earth, he grew even more intelligent. Maybe that balanced out the lack of x-ray vision and freeze breath?

Kara clapped once into her hands and Krypto, recognising the signal, jumped up into her arms. Kara pressed a kiss on his head. "Thank you, Krypto, for taking care of your mommy for me."

She slung her other arm around Lena, kissing her on her temple as well and pulling her close.

"I'm so glad you're both okay.", she whispered into Lena's hair.

Suddenly, Krypto growled deeply and jumped down from Kara's arm, landing on the floor, instantly in a defensive stance. His ears laid flat and his flews exposed his teeth.

Kara frowned and turned around. Just one second later, the man who had been unconscious before stood in the doorway with his weapon raised.

Kara protectively moved in front of Lena.

"You really shouldn't try anything stupid.", she threatened.

The guy shot at her several times, as well as at Krypto.

For a second, Kara was scared that Krypto might not be invulnerable since that was something they hadn't tested but that fear quickly evaporated when the bullets simply bounced off his body as they did off of her's.

Kara rolled her eyes and raised her arms in an almost frustrated way. "I really don't get why people are still shooting at me. When will you people finally understand that I'm bulletproof?"

She rushed forward, grabbing the weapon with such force from his hand that his wrist gave an ugly cracking sound. She jabbed her elbow into his face, sending him flying to the ground, unconscious yet again.

She returned to her place next to Lena, pulling her into her arms again.

Not much later, Alex came storming into the room. Relief spread across her face and she came closer, carefully stepping over the unconscious man on the floor, to wrap her arms around Lena.

"Okay, good, you're alright.", she said. "I got worried when Kara didn't come back with you."

"I'm fine. Krypto saved me."

"He did?", Alex asked, a little surprised, as she pulled away.

Kara nodded with shining eyes. "He's amazing, Alex. He doesn't just have superpowers, he knows exactly how to use them to defend someone. His instincts tell him to protect. He's a natural superhero - a superdog! And as if that isn't enough, he also seems to be a natural guide dog." She kneeled down to scratch Krypto behind his ear, making him wag his tail. After a little bit of silence, she looked up at her sister with a grin. "Do you think, you could train a canine agent for the DEO too?"

Alex chuckled and crossed her arms. "Well, I've never done it before but I won't say no to that challenge."

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[buddha-in-disguise]

Will this ever end?

Well I woke up to a shitstorm on Twitter and the Supergirl fandom, with David Harewood.

I can't say exactly what was said to cause David to post what he did as I haven't seen posts he might have done - but his subsequent reactions have unfortunately merely seemed to have exacerbated the issue and inflamed it.

My thoughts though before I go further into this. Also remember these are my own thoughts, I don't expect everyone to agree with me. However I hope I can make some kind of sense with what I'm trying to write down here.

Supergirl this season has one character I'm finding hard to relate to. This has absolutely nothing to do with potential storylines and relationship possibilty, but everything to do with what they have tried to do with William Dey as a whole.

I get the reason he came along in regards Russell and so the Andrea connection. That story made some sense.

What hasn't made sense - William being used as a journalist, when Nia is right there! Nia has barely had any screen time, and virtually none as a journalist; you know - her actual job. I'm not sure what the minutes on screen ratio has been this season between the two, but it has felt completely slanted towards William as a viewer.

First instead of Kara and Nia investigating Leviathan after William was 'exposed' in the earlier episodes, now Nia is sidelined again, because they want Kara to team up with William to investigate Lex.

Why? Why do they need that journalistic pairing, when Nia - who as a Superhero, is better placed if danger from Lex occurs. But no, they're making it about Kara having to work with William because Lex threatened to kill him.

They have a Superhero who is also a journalist right there!

Right. There.

Personally this simply makes no sense to me. Plus if I am being honest, William as a character is bringing nothing to the table for me. He feels more like a token male character because James has left.

That brings me to Dansen. While we had some scenes before Crisis, considering at SDCC we were being told how Dansen would strengthen after those events, again we have seen seconds worth of screen time of Kelly, let alone the lack of Dansen.

We accept it isn't the Dansen show and this isn't about that, but again it feels as if it is being pushed way into the background & Kelly is being underutilised. She works for Obsidian North, yet was nowhere to be seen at the launch of the new tech. Sure, it isn't her area of expertise within the company, but you would expect senior employees to have been at such an important launch.

Plus, she is ex-military, but again nothing has been utilised about that part of her character.

The problems with both these issues is these characters are LGBTQ rep on the show. Representation that is already severely underrepresented on TV. Even allowing for the LGBTQ rep on SG (which is above average), it is still well below the ratio percentages that GLAAD show as being the main demographic of viewers.

So LGBTQ fans also look at non-canon representation as well. They have to, because LGBTQ on screen numbers simply don't reflect what the viewer numbers are. I made a post about it to try & highlight this, which I will link to.

But needless to say, LGBTQ fans also generally have difficulties that a lot of people don't have to face.

This brings me back to David and his lack of understanding that many fans were (looking through the comments), trying to explain to him. That criticism wasn't aimed at him per se (at least that I saw), or his directing or acting of that episode. If criticism was aimed at him, that was and is wrong.

The main criticism I saw was being aimed about elements that the writers and producers had done (Winn's wife being another aspect that was problematic). It was unfortunate that it has coincided with David's directorial episode.

Look, David can direct an episode wonderfully, it can have some great aspects to it, but it can also be highly problematic to some fans, & receive valid criticism for it.

For example, the latest episode of Batwoman. The Alice/Beth story was great. The acting superb. What I found worrying was the way they made Sophie feel guilty for legitimate reasons why she had led a closeted lifestyle. That lifestyle is valid, for Sophie and many LGBTQ people, and for good reason, including keeping some people safe from harm. I felt it was a clumsy attempt for Alice to get into Sophie's mind; it could've been tackled other ways, so it felt wrong they used her sexuality as a way to achieve that. Being closeted for many literally keeps them alive. So that was one hell of a poor choice in my opinion. So, great episode, valid criticism.

I personally find it sad that David hasn't seemed to understand this. Especially considering he only recently tweeted about the lack of diversity on TV for black actors. His argument there applies to what the LGBTQ audience have been trying to explain so many times, both with Supergirl and beyond that.

Except for LGBTQ it goes further, as not only are there LGBTQ, there is further intersectionality that runs through us as a group.

So for example, Kelly is LGBTQ, but Black. She is also a woman. All areas that struggle in their own sphere and marginalised in their own right. Added together, and it makes her representation even more important.

Nia Nal is Transgender. And a woman. Also two areas of intersectionality. If we don't listen to all marginalised people, especially when that intersectionality comes into play, we fail.

David is Black.

But also heterosexual, and male, and honestly, seeing his reaction I felt the heterosexual male with no understanding what the LGBTQ audience was trying to explain come through far more than I imagined I would.

Now of course, it could be David had no intention of coming across in that way. Yet the way he liked certain posts also felt as a complete dismissal of the LGBTQ community as a whole. It felt like the reactions from SDCC 2017 all over again.

Without a doubt some fans were taking it too far. I get that. I don't know how often I have written about fandoms and the way some can behave. However, if David is putting everyone in a fandom as all being problematic (as his liking of Tweets seem to suggest), then that is a very poor take indeed by him, and one I hope he considers.

By taking those steps, he has angered some fans more than was necessary in my view. Like Staz the other day, I know we are all human and sometimes react emotionally. Unlike Staz, who tried to clarify his words and apologised for any upset he might've caused, David seems to have gone the other way and doubled down against fans, blocking even respectful tweets to him that were trying to explain a point of view.

Now before anyone thinks I am hating on David, I'm not. I have supported much of his work.

I am though disappointed that for someone who is marginalised himself, has had mental health struggles, he has seemingly failed to understand that LGBTQ are just as marginalised (if not more so) than he is, & that because of the issues LGBTQ people face, mental health problems are extremely high versus the general population. That some of his wording and liking of tweets have felt like a complete slap in the face for many, who have legitimate concerns about Supergirl at the moment.

As I say, I get some fans take it too far, in all areas of the Supergirl fandom. Outright hate towards anyone is absolutely unacceptable. I also understand that we all react at times that is instinctual because we feel hurt, and that reaction is not as good as it could be.

I just hope that rather than it implode more on us, that everyone takes a step back to try and calm down.

As for the issues of queerbaiting that has risen as a result of the teaser for the next episode of SG. Supergirl in earlier episodes of the season, used parallels to show Lena and Kara alongside canon relationships on the show. To then have other people call fans delusional for seeing those scenes as romantically formulated is not okay! It really isn't. That's hateful, because like it or not, those elements are there.

When I have people who don't watch the show asking if Lena and Kara are together because of clips they might see (straight people at that), that isn't delusional.

But, that isn't an issue the cast should address or make judgement on, or fans to insist they do.

It should though be something asked of the producers and showrunners, because if they have no plans to go through with it - it has been outright queerbaiting this season. Up until this year, they've not done things with notable intent to parallel other relationships. This season they have. The shift felt deliberate.

I know ultimately that this show is about Supergirl, but it is also about those around her as family & friends. I understand there are only so many minutes in one episode. What I don't understand is why those precious minutes are going to a character, when they have one perfectly placed to do the same role. Why they have to potentially explore another relationship, when we have one canon relationship & one relationship that while isn't canon in terms of romantic, it is a big story in terms of best friends, both seemingly sidelined. Which brings me to the Kara fighting for Lena's soul aspect. Again, I am not seeing a lot of fighting for anything, except more and more fans fighting themselves and cast.

I will be honest, I had high hopes for this season. I also knew it was likely going to be pretty confusing at times since it was given as 'our Black mirror season' and 'nothing is as it seems.' I accepted that.

However, all it seems at the moment is a jumbled mess from pre and post Crisis. They just doesn't appear to be any cohesion at all, which is making it really difficult as a viewer. Add in the changes post Crisis and it feels even more of a mess.

Of course, they could bring in more cohesive elements soon, but considering that we know episode 13 is 'It's a wonderful life,' and Alex Danvers in a later episode is wearing a Super suit - I just sense this whole 'nothing is as it seems' side we appear to be getting isn't changing any time soon, & with episodes running out, with so many strings running through at the moment, it feels really discombomulated. If by seasons end, they pull it off and you can look back and see how it's played out as a whole, I will be the first to say well done for that part.

I get that as more characters are added to a show, it can make shuffling screen time for those already established characters harder to achieve that will please everyone, especially when we get invested in those characters.

I do though think right now Supergirl feels chaotic beyond expectation, and no end in sight. I feel there have been too many character additions this season (particularly Andrea & William) that is taking screen time away from Kara, Alex, Nia, Lena, Kelly et al.

That is causing confusion for fans, that is also beginning to become frustration. That frustration is spilling over. Add in the genuine and legitimate concerns over the LGBTQ issues that have arisen, and the frustration has built even more.

Again though, that is something we need to be asking of the producers and show runners, and not pulling the cast into it.

Let's all try less to score points against each other, or make generalisations, as none of that is helpful.

If you can't do that, you will get other fans calling you out.

Let's all learn to step away a bit more when it is obviously getting to the point rational discussion isn't working, to let things calm down.

We all need to try and do better.

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