WEâRE JUST FRIENDS
pairings: fwb!kara x lane!reader
warnings: 18+ mdni ( no smut but mentions of ), lowkey miscommunication?, two losers pinning after one another, slight angst ( not really ) w/ happy ending and very slight mention to supergirl 2026 but other than that its spoiler free !
summ: you and kara agreed to just be friends with benefits, she hated staying on earth and was scared of committingâyou just needed distractions while you fought your way through college. yet somehow down the line you both starting wanting more but neither of you had the guts to admit it.
you are without a doubt happy and comfortable with the arrangement you have with kara. you both got what you wanted and you did it all without the weight of an actual relationship weighing you down. you didnât have to worry about her, where sheâs at, whoâs sheâs with, it was peaceful.
at least thats what you tried to convince yourself to believe. because if we were being honest, you were in fact, not happy or comfortable with the arrangement you had with kara. you both got what you wanted, yes, but you often thought about her more than you liked to admit.
you wondered if she ate properly after a night of drinking.
you hoped wherever she is, sheâs being safe.
and you often made yourself sick with the thought of her soft hands touching anotherâgiving them the same attention it gave you.
it all started a little over a month ago. your school was having a charity festival and of course you were planning on attending. unfortunately for you, you had been a very desirable student and almost everyone was willing to do whatever it took for you to be their date.
men and women alike had pulled out all the stops, some even cornered youâtrying their hardest to seem worthy enough of your time. but you made one thing clear, and that was y/n lane did not date. you were in school to become an expert at your craft, not to entertain a relationship that would possibly leave you heartbroken and distracted like your last relationship.
yet that explanation went unnoticed, most ignored it.
so you did what any sane person would do in this situation.
you called your closest friend, kara zor el.
it was nothing too extreme.
you just wanted her to attend the festival with you.
as your date.
surprisingly it took very little to convince her to accept and before you knew it you both were having fun with cheap games and unhealthy food. many stared, you knew they would, but you were enjoying your time and so was kara.
that was until you ex boyfriend decided to join in on the staringâtrying to rack his brain about how to pull you away from the blonde. kara knew all about him, of course she did, she spent countless nights listening to you cry and rant about how wrong he did you.
thats where she decided she never wanted a relationship. it always got messy, people lack loyalty and they always leftâshe already experienced the loss of her own community, she couldnât imagine experiencing the loss of her person.
âkiss meâ you muttered as you turned to her. kara was taken aback, her eyes widen as they scanned your face to look for any form of humor.
âyou want me to what?â she asked.
âkiss meâ you repeated, taking a dangerous step closer to her. kara breath hitched and she couldnât, for the life of her, look away from your lips. lips that were shiny due to the countless times youâve reapplied your cherry scented lip gloss.
âjackson is looking, if you kiss me he wonât bother usâ you said as if it was the most obvious thing ever. she had no time to think about it, simply because quickly after your lips were on hers.
kara sighed, her once tense shoulders dropping in relief the moment your soft hands cupped her face. what should have been a quick kiss turned into a heated make out the second her hands gripped your waist. pulling you in closer but even that didnât feel like enough.
it came to a holt once cleared their throat âahem, excuse me ladiesâ you both reluctantly pulled awayâhands still holding on to each other. kara was surprised with the look in your eyes, your pupils were blown, eyes hooded and dead set on her lips.
the sight before her made her equally as hungry, the taste of your lip gloss still fresh on tongue as she slipped her bottom lip in between her teeth.
âi believe a room is more appropriate, donât you?â your now horrified english teacher said and thats how you both ended up in your bed, completely ignoring the fact that your neighbors could almost certainly hear the both of you.
after that you both agreed that this simply couldnât be a one time thing but more importantly you both agreed that a relationship is far from what you both wanted. ïżŒ
you werenât sure when your feelings for kara became more than what it once was.
maybe it was when she flew to your apartment when you failed that test you studied super hard for. holding you as you cried and ranted.
or maybe it was when she brought you dinner from your favorite restaurant when your period started randomly.
or maybe it was when she laughed.
or smiled.
or when she whispered sweet words in your ear.
hell, maybe youâve always had a thing for kara.
yet you had to be realistic.
this was strictly beneficial only. just friends who occasionally have sexânothing more, nothing less. and you just had to be okay with that.
âclark said its your birthday week starting tomorrowâ you muttered as you watched her get dressedâher hair still tangled from where you had pulled for what felt like hours.
she hummed and you thought about your next words carefully. âany plans?â she sighed, flipping her hair back so she could use her beloved sunglasses to hold her locks back.
ânot really, just gonna grab krypto, go celebrate on another planet or somethingâ she shrugged.
âwhat about earth?â
âwhat about earth?â you cringed at her tone.
âwhat about celebrating here? i mean clarkâs here, your friendsâŠ..me?â she finally looked at you, heart spiking when she spots the fresh hickeys on your lower back.
âclarkâs just clark you know? heâs busyâ she started âplus those are just his friends, they tolerate me because im his cousinâ she smiledâtrying to pass it off as some form of joke.
âand well, we canât just spend the whole week togetherâ she nervously giggledâthe sound slowly fading when she realized you didnât join in on her laughter.
âi-i mean we can but then everyone would assume weâre together, like a couple, together, you know?â you cracked a faux smile, nodding as if you agreed.
âno, yeah, youâre totally rightâ she pulled her lips into a tight smile, her thumb pointing towards your front door.
âiâm gonnaâŠ.go nowâ
that was three days ago. apparently she left right after she picked up krypto, which was right after she left your apartment. you texted her this morningânothing to crazy, just a simple
happy birthday kara! hope the other planets are treating you well!
you rewrote that message maybe fifteen times before you hit send and since then youâve been checking your phone constantly, hoping and waiting for her to reply. which was something your older sister seemed to pick up on.
âif it makes you feel any better clarkâs birthday wishes went unanswered as wellâ she said with a soft smile. that in fact, did not make you feel any better. but you werenât about to admit that.
âi donât know what your talking aboutâ you shrugged, turning your phone face down as you attempt to read the book that was placed in front of you.
âreally? because youâve checked your phone every five minutes and youâve been quiet since kara leftâ she was right, of course she was, sheâs lois lane, she knows everything.
âshe wants to be friendsâ you muttered. lois sighed, moving the laptop off her lap to give you her full attention. âi thought i could do it, though i could just leave my emotions out of it butââ
âbut youâve fallen for herâ you nodded. âhave youâve told her how you feel?â you shook your head.
âshe made it pretty clear, she doesnât want a relationship with meâ lois knew that simply wasnât the case. clark has told her about how kara always asks about youâhow she always seeks you out in whatever environment you were in.
but she couldnât tell you that. you two simply had to figure it out for yourselves.
kara is tired.
the week had been anything but relaxing.
she spent two days drinking and the rest was spent saving krypto, a young girl and girls in general. sheâs been beaten, weakened and on the brink of death and all she can think about is how she should be with you.
in your arms.
krypto laying at the end of your bed while you three watched those shitty romcom movies she pretends to hate but not so secretly loves especially because you love it.
this whole week made her rethink her life. made her rethink her relationship with you. you are something she never knew she wanted but she wants it nowâshe needs it if she was being honest.
which was why she was standing outside of your apartment door. she wanted to knockâraised her hand to do so a couple of times yet she never did. instead she just stood there, listening to you hum whatever song played through your speakers. she recognized most of the songs, how could she not, you two made that playlist together.
she thought about walking away, about heading back to clarkâs place, yet krypto didnât like those ideaâs as he took it upon himself to paw at your door and before she could stop him you opened the door.
you wore her shirt, some graphic tee she left behind and boxers that hugged your thighs perfectly. her mouth opened then closed before she realized she was staring.
âuh hiâ she breathed out.
âhiâ
âcanâcan we come in?â you didnât say a word, you just moved to the side, opening the door wider for the girl and her dog.
âhow was your birthday week?â you asked after a moment of silence. âuhhâ she started as she looked around your apartment before settling on you.
âit was fun, yeah you know, got pretty wasted, stopped an intergalactic sex trafficking ring and saved krypto from dyingâ she said with a smile.
âokayâ you sighed out, trying to comprehend everything she just dropped on you. âi assume everything is okay? now?â she nodded, hands shoved in her jacket pocket.
âoh yeah, i totally got it under controlâ
the room fell silent again.
âactually no, everything isnât okay um i feel like things were off when i left? are weâare we okay?â you sucked in a deep breath, the conversation you had with lois the other day flooding your mind.
âi fell in love with you karaâ you chuckle out âi-i want more then this, i want to wake up with you instead of watching you rush out of my apartment, i wantââ your words were cut off with the familiar feeling of her lips on yours. you were taken a back at first but rather quickly your lips melted into hers.
âi want thisâ she muttered against your lips âi want youâ
âi thought you saidââ
âdoesnât matter anymore, iâm yours, if youâll have me?â she asked, her piercing blue eyes staring into yours. you answered by connecting your lips with hers again. at first it was soft, reassuring, longing. but rather quickly the kisses became harsher, more teeth, more tongue, more passion.
it would have became more if it hadnât been for kryptoâs rather loud bark.
kara sucked her teethâeye rolling as she looked down at him.
âshould have left you with clarkâ she muttered.
this is not in anyway edited, there may be a lot of mistakes, my apologies!!