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#the thing completely ruptured and she had to be hospitalized because lena was too afraid to say anything
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Lena’s been known to be a little stubborn sometimes—a lot stubborn, really—especially when sick. It’s a remnant of a Luthor upbringing, of course. She’s willing to admit that to herself now. Never slip up. Never lose decorum. Never show weakness.
‘Perfection, even in the face of a pitiful case of the sniffles, Lena. We’re Luthors. It’s what we do.’
Lena still remembers those words from Lillian. They always float up from the depths of her memory whenever the first signs of a cold start to linger about her. A constant reminder to just suck it up, which Lena does with almost dangerous efficiency. She rarely ever misses work. After all, if she can get back to work immediately after being kidnapped and shot at by her brother’s henchmen, why should she miss work for a simple, little cold? She’s fine.
Of course, her wife would argue that she shouldn’t be working in either situation. Which is probably why a sick, sniffly, and feverish Lena has found herself carried out of her office by Kara on more than one occasion for some superhero-enforced bed rest.
(Lena is pretty sure that Jess has Kara on speed dial for just such occasions, and if Lena weren’t so comfy—and maybe a little loopy—in Kara’s arms, she might actually find it in herself to be annoyed about it. … the narc)
#HC Advent Adventure#Day 15#supergirl#supercorp#jess the assistant#if she weren't so competent and also literally the only reason lena survives the work day#she might actually contemplate firing her for being such a narc#instead she just gives her raise lol#for real tho lena has Been Through It#this poor kid#like in my mind the first time Lillian says that to her she's still just a baby#we're talking she's been with the luthor's maybe a couple weeks and she starts getting a cold#and i imagine this little tiny bean all sniffly and coughing and looking up at this tall austere woman#bravely reaching out to tug at her skirt and whisper up at her that she doesn't feel very good#and lillian just gets this disgusted scowl and brushes her hand away#and essentially turning away any affection or aid with the proper elitist equivalent of 'suck it up buttercup'#she just sends her off to the house staff to tend to#she had her appendix out when she was nine#the thing completely ruptured and she had to be hospitalized because lena was too afraid to say anything#and when she did lillian just told her dramatics were unbecoming of a luthor#so lena continued to go about her day until she collapsed in the middle of the hallway at her private school in metropolis#so she is still very much in that 'put on a smile and continue with the show' mentality#even when she feels so ill she might collapse#but Kara (and the rest of the gang really) are having none of that#Jess's speed dial goes 1) Kara 2) Alex 3) Kelly and they're all lined up to take a stubborn and grumpy luthor home for some gd rest#let the baby take a nap and feel better pls#kara would be such a loving wife when lena is sick and make he soup and prep her a bath#and just let her sleep on her chest while she hummed quietly and stroked her hair#and really that's all lena needs to heal up nice and quick#also for the record my first mental image of kara carrying Lena out was with her slung fireman style over her shoulder while Lena grumped t
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