Finally Free | Catra x Reader
Content Warning: Meltdowns, self doubt, self destructive thoughts, no gendered pronouns used for reader but Catra does refer to them as "princess"
"Catra! You have to stop!" Adora shouted from the pillar she was tied to.
Catra was unhinged, breaking apart at the revelation that Shadow Weaver had abandoned her for Adora. That Shadow Weaver, the monster who raised her, got a happy ending and she was still stuck in this hell hole!
"I-its always the same with you, Adora! Isn't it? I have to do this! I have to do that! But this time, I'm getting what I want!"
Your heart was racing as you processed it all from the side. You felt lost and scared as the portal frame glitched and sparked. Saying that it looked unstable would be an understatement.
"Catra! If you turn that portal on everyone will die-"
Your heart sunk.
Was Adora telling the truth?
Why would she lie?
This...this isn't a good idea.
"C-catra..." Your voice trembled under the weight of the tension in the air, so you cleared your throat and tried again: "Catra! W-what if she's right? W-we'll all-"
"I-I don't care!" Catra hissed, her chest rising and falling fast as though she was hyperventilating. "I don't care! I don't care if the whole world ends I-I..." Catra turned to Adora and growled, "I won't let you win!!! Not again!"
Catra grabbed the lever but before she could pull it, you rushed up and grabbed it yourself.
"What are you doing, Cadet!?"
"I..." Your head was spinning as though it was trying to predict every outcome. Catra looked so lost, scared, angry. Her thoughts were screaming so...you tried to whisper, "I don't know but...I-I'm scared Catra..."
You put your free hand on top of hers that held the lever and allowed yourself to break into a pout as your face twisted in concern, "P-please Catra, w-what if she's right?" You asked again.
"I don't care-!"
"Everyone is going to die..."
"No, I won't let you or Adora get in my head again!"
"Catra, that means Entrapta will die..."
"She-"
"It means Scorpia will die..."
"Stop it, C-cadet!!"
"It...it means I would die..."
"Y/n..."
"Y-you...you will die..."
She laughed bitterly and hissed, "Who cares!!! I don't care if I die!!! I don't care!!"
"I CARE!" You raised your voice for just a moment as you grabbed her shoulder and then whispered, "Catra please...I don't want to lose you either..."
"S-she can't-" Catra turned her head to look at Adora but you gently pulled her face back to yours.
"Don't look at her," you whispered. Despite your nerves, you tried to stand tall. Your voice was warm and welcoming, "Just look at me, Catra...please."
"S-shadow Weaver left...me...for her!" Catra hissed, "Adora left for people she barely knew for a day!!"
Her voice was breaking as her overly exhausted body began to shake, but she was trying so hard to keep up her tough facade.
"I know...and...I-I'm so so sorry, kitten," Your nickname for her slipped through your lips before you could really stop it, even though you weren't supposed to call her that in public. "But...that's their loss!"
You smiled through your tears, "You don't even see it do you? Look at all you've done, Catra? If it weren't for you, the horde would've crumbled years ago! You...you're the best force captain the horde has ever had!"
Catra whimpered so softly it was hardly audible, "I-its not enough! It's not enough, Y/n!!"
You thought for a split moment, weighting your words carefully, "W-what do you want, kitten?"
"I want to see Adora fail-!"
"No." You said sternly, "You're more than who you were to Adora! You're more than what Shadow Weaver says! What do you want! You! Forget Adora, forget Shadow Weaver, they don't matter, you YOU matter!"
Her beautiful multicolored eyes widened in response.
She was silent for a moment before a single tear fell down her cheek, then another and another and she began to shake, "No...no I don't..."
She looked back up at you: distraught, lost, and broken. "We both know it's true, Y/n...I...I don't matter!"
"You matter to me!" You exclaimed. You began tearing up as you realized what Catra really needed. "C-catra...listen to me, because it's very very important, okay?"
You took a deep breath, "Catra...I love you."
For a moment she looked shocked before her jaw set and she hissed, "No you don't."
Your heart sunk, "Yes, I do."
"No!" She growled, "Stop it! You don't love me, h-how could you-?"
"I-I didn't tell you because...because I was afraid you'd...I don't know...you'd hate me or that you wouldn't want to be friends anymore." You looked up at her, "but I'm not afraid anymore...I can't be...because you need to know it."
You squeezed her hand, "Y-you need to know that there is someone out there who loves you. You need to know that you've made my life better just by being in it, kitten!"
"S-stop..."
"I know...I know it's a lot, but...I'm not saying it because I want something from you. Y-you d-dont owe me anything. You don't have to say anything. You don't have to feel the same, Catra."
You smiled warmly, "I'm only telling you because it's true. No strings attached. I just...I need you to know that...I want you in my life, kitten!" You giggled through your tears, "I need you to know that you matter to me! So listen to me...listen to me and take it in..."
"...I love you..."
"...I love you..."
"...I love you, kitten...and-"
You slipped your hand off of hers that was holding the lever and backed away, "-I trust you...."
She looked between you and the lever. Her face was distorted with distraught as she looked to Adora and then to the lever.
You inhaled sharply as you saw her go to turn the portal on-
-but then her eyes found yours and she froze.
Finally, the fog began to fade, and she saw you, truly saw you. You looked scared, shaken, desperate but...hopeful. You had so much hope for her and so much love and care it practically screamed out for her to finally see it.
Catra's eyes watered again as suddenly everything made sense. The way you always tended to her every need, the way you always tried to make sure she was healthy, the way you were always by her side, the way your face would turn red when she teased you, the way you always defended her, the way you called her different pet names, the way you always reached for her hand, and the way you always came to her when you were scared.
You loved her...
Her head was still too foggy to say for sure if she felt the same, but she knew one thing without a doubt. She cared about you. She really did...
...so she shut down the portal and fell to her knees sobbing.
As soon as she shut it off you ran back up to her and held her in your arms. You didn't care about anything or anyone else in the moment. Adora, Hordak, the princesses they didn't matter, all that mattered was Catra.
You hid her face behind your arm, so she could fall apart without the fear of everyone watching. You nuzzled your face in her hair as you whispered gently, "It's gonna be okay, kitten, I promise. I'm so proud of you..."
Her claws unknowingly dug through your sleeve and into your arm, but you didn't mind, infact you hardly even noticed.
"I'm sorry...for everything."
"it's okay," you whispered back to her, stroking her hair softly, "we can worry about that later, but right now just...just exist with me, okay?"
"Thank you, Catra," Adora butted in as she strained against the cords that kept her down, "you did the right thing-"
Catra scoffed and hissed at her, "Save it, I didn't do it for you..."
She then looked at you as though she wanted to say something but seemed to stop herself.
You smiled and continue stroking her hair and then begin to clean the tear tracks from her cheeks with the end of your sleeve.
Hordak began walking to Adora and grabbed her by her face to force her attention to him, "Don't for a second think you've won, Shera. Prime already knows where we are, and when he gets here, Etheria will be at my feet."
"L-lord Hordak, what's our next move?" Catra asks as she dusted herself off and stood tall beside you.
He snapped around to her and you knew nothing good would follow. "Our next move? No. You disobeyed me, you shut down the portal before it could bring us to big brother, you are a failure-"
Your face twisted with anger, "Are you joking?" You scoff, "Catra is the best force captain the horde has ever had, if it wasn't for her the princesses would have won years ago!"
"I did not give you permission to speak, cadet-"
"-and I didn't ask for it!"
The words left your mouth before you could stop them, and quickly you realized you had signed a bill you weren't certain you could pay.
Hordak began marching up to you, "How dare you speak to me like that, cadet!" He spat as he continued "You are below me, you are insignificant, you are nothing!"
You started to tremble as you stood but tried to stand as tall as you possible, but then as Hordak raised his blaster on his arm towards your face, Catra kicked his arm down to the floor and ripped a glowing pink diamond from his armor that started to weaken him.
"C-catra?"
"We have to go-"
"What?"
She shoved the diamond in the small satchel attached to her belt and ran past you, grabbing your hand to pull you along. "We have to leave before he gets back up!"
"W-what about Adora?" You asked nervously.
Catra looked back for a moment before shaking her head, "The princesses will come and save her, trust me, but us?" She squeezed your hand as she hurriedly lead you to the hover scooters before turning around to face you, "No...no one is going to come for us...we need to protect ourselves so please..."
Catra hopped on the vehicle and turned it on before hesitantly holding out her hand to you, "trust me..."
You smiled warmly as you looked into her brilliant yellow/blue eyes. Your heart warming in your chest as you confidently took her hand and she helped you on the floating ride.
You wrapped your arms around her waist and told her, "I always have, kitten, and I always will..."
She opened her mouth to say something until you both jumped from hearing Hordaks raging scream and saw the distant sight of on coming princesses.
"Wanna finally ditch this place, princess?"
"Thought you'd never ask, force captain~"
With a soft chuckle Catra revved up the engine and you both sped off into the whispering woods.
Neither of you quite knew where you were going, Catra simply kept driving and you trusted her to get you both somewhere safe.
You sighed and laid your head down on her shoulder. "Are you scared?" You asked her quietly.
There was a moment of silence before you felt her shoulders drop from their tense position, "Honestly? A little..."
You nodded before squeezing her midsection assuredly, "Me too...but...no matter what happens next...I'm with you, Catra..."
She simply nodded her head in response until she was met with a large clearing in the woods.
Catra then lifted her arm behind your head and pulled you closer to her to place a soft kiss on your temple and your cheek.
When you looked up at her with hopeful surprised eyes she smiled at you warmly and said, "Just for the record, I love you too, princess~"
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Catra x force captain reader
force reader was kind of treated like Catra with Shadow Weaver. Although Shadow Weaver just hated the reader. Catra is kind of confused when she hears how badly reader was treated.
Like, what? You somehow have more trauma then me?
Reader just has lots of scars on her arms and back because of how much Shadow Weaver beat her
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Pairing: Catra x fem force captain reader
Summary: you and Catra bond over the horrible ways Shadow Weaver treated you both
Content warning(s): childhood trauma, mentions of physical and verbal abuse, talk of scars from said abuse, please don't read if this will trigger you in any way
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Ever since you were young, Shadow Weaver used and treated you like her own personal punching bag. Whether she was upset over a defeat for the Horde, struggling with her powers, or having to deal with Hordak's criticism, she always turned to you to be the one she could take it out on.
Although it happened for so long, you never told anyone about your abuse. You weren't really close with anybody in the Horde, and you also didn't see the point in it. I mean, it's not like anybody could do much to help.
As a force captain, you often met up with the other force captains to train together. That's where you first met Adora when she used to belong to the Horde, and that's also where you met Catra.
You'd heard a lot about her from the short time Adora had been a force captain, but she was much more intimidating than you expected her to be. You would soon find she was also just as fragile.
The two of you trained together often, but you didn't usually change together in the locker rooms because you didn't know each other that well. One day while you were changing shirts, Catra walked in and saw some of the scars you had on your back from Shadow Weaver's beatings.
"Woah, what happened to you?" She blurted out, not really one who cared for others feelings all that much. "Was it one of the princesses that did it?"
You sighed, knowing she was bound to find out sooner or later. As lying would only make things worse, you stuck with telling the truth. "Uh, no. They were from Shadow Weaver."
Catra's ears immediately flattened back against her head at the mention of her mentor's name. "Shadow Weaver did that to you? But... Why?"
Shrugging, you put your dirty clothes back in your locker and shut it. "Dunno. I guess she figured it'd be easiest to take her rage out on a little kid who couldn't fight back." You leaned up against the locker, shoving your hands in your pockets. "She doesn't do it anymore, though. I think ever since I became a force captain she sort of became scared of me."
Catra scoffed, rolling her eyes some. "Wow, you made Shadow Weaver of all people scared of you? I must admit, that's pretty impressive." She crossed her arms, her gaze falling to the floor before she spoke up again in a much smaller voice. "She hurt me, too. It was mostly verbal, but it didn't hurt any less."
You nodded at her words, your eyes softening as you watched her. "Yeah, I get that." It's quiet for a moment before you suddenly say, "Hey, do you wanna... I don't know, maybe hang out some? Maybe we can talk about some plans for our next attack against Bright Moon."
The corners of her lips quirked upwards as she looked back up, a mischievous glint in her eyes. "Yeah, I've got nothing else going on. And you know what, maybe one day the two of us will be in charge, and we can get rid of Shadow Weaver for once and for good."
You smiled back as you walked with her towards the locker room door. "Yeah, maybe."
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!!How Catra Would React If You Had A Meltdown!!
{Neurodivergent Edition}
💥 She can sometimes sense when your meltdowns are about to start. She just gets a feeling that something is off with you.
💥 Sometimes they're clear things like, you suddenly staring into oblivion, your eyes watering, your posture getting smaller, your body shaking.
💥 But other times the signs are more subtle and rely on how much she knows you.
💥 She'll notice how you slowly stop engaging in conversation, the confused look on your face, the slight twitch in your nose, eyes, or lips. She's learned all your tics over time.
💥 She'll lean in close to you and whisper, "Princess? Are you okay?"
💥 If you say, "I'm fine," and give her some poor excuse, she'll sigh but let you continue with what you're doing at least until something really noticeable happens--
💥--in which case Catra will gently guide you out of the room and to your shared bedroom or somewhere quiet.
💥 If you're the type to compulsively apologize whilst having a meltdown, cut that shit out, Catra's not finna be having you feeling bad about something you can't control.
💥 Catra will never complain about stopping to make sure you're well and safe.
💥 If you're the type to yell, or scream, or cry when having a meltdown, she never wants to make you feel bad or try to belittle you,
💥Catra's had her own share of meltdowns and destructive outburts, remember? She understands!
💥 You're not allowed to tell anyone, but Catra is really soft and gentle with you when you're having a meltdown. (And just soft with you in general, but it's not cuz she likes you or anything ;))
💥If you're on the verge of a meltdown because you're overestimated Catra gives this spine chilling death glare to anyone who's even a little too loud for her liking.
💥Catra has heightened hearing so if someone is annoyingly loud to her then she assumes they're being way too loud for you and either they're gonna quiet down or she's going to make their next training session a living nightmare. (Perks of being in love with your force captain)
💥Speaking of perks of being in love with your force captain, Catra always excuses you from any short of training when you're overstimulated or having a meltdown. Is it favoritism? Absolutely! Does she care? Not even a little.
💥Also Catra is fiercely protective over you. It rarely ever happens anymore, because Catra sent the last person who did it to the infirmary, but if anyone ever made fun of you because of your meltdowns? Oh baby, it's on.
💥You know Catra don't play like that, and she has no problem putting assholes who disrespect you back in their place {or in a body cast}
💥Basically, if your brain is making you have a hard time, don't even worry about training, the horde, or whatever, because Catra's got your back through thick and thin and will always be by your side when you need her most.
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