╳ ── ჻ EVERY INSTINCT TELLS JASON TO PUSH KARA AWAY– FOR HER OWN SAKE. jason learned the hard way to never put someone on a pedestal after bruce. but he’s never done such a thing with kara. not when kara already burns so brightly. she’s the kind of person that makes jason believe in hope again. that even with how fucked up the world is— good still exists. in other words, kara is the very opposite of jason. his existence has been nothing but parasitic. ( why couldn’t he stay dead ?? )
he should stop interacting with her. stop talking to her. stop hanging out with her. the right thing to do is cut her off, burn all bridges, && never walk into her life again. but—- jason doesn’t do any of that. because he’s so fucking selfish. kara reminds jason what happiness might feel like. && that … maybe it’s okay for him to be alive. so, he doesn’t sever ties like he usually does ( not yet. ) for now, jason just tries his best at being a good friend.
maybe he shouldn’t have asked her about krypton ?? damnit, he should’ve known. seeing her light dim a little is worst than a gunshot to the chest ( even worse knowing he caused it. ) jason hugs her. it’s not a simple, light 3-second hug. it’s one of those tight embraces that conveys what words can’t. jason holds her a little closer when she returns the hug. after a moment, jason draws back a little && smiles warmly at her. ❝ hey, sunshine– you know that you can always talk to me about anything, right ?? ❞
for someone who endlessly preaches to the choir that asking for help isn’t a sign of weakness but a sign of strength, it seems that kara isn’t the best at following through with listening to her own sermon. ( like when belinda the bully practiced her left hook on kara during freshmen year of high school --- and got disappointed when kara still didn’t faint --- and kara refused to tell anyone. ) kara doesn’t like to think she’s prideful, but maybe --- just maybe --- she’s so hung up on being the invincible girl of steel for everyone else that she forgets to take care of her own cape now and then.
and there’s a softness in his voice that reminds her of that. it isn’t a tone kara hears often, she notes, but it’s nice and kind and warm and him. ( it’s him. the real him ; that’s what matters the most. ) she has jason in her corner, rooting for her, and the slightest weigh is lifted. it’s all kara’s wanted since coming to earth ; she wanted friends who made her believe this planet could be her home. she’s found them along the way, and they’ve woven in and out of her life, but kara hopes jason is here to stay for a bit.
“ yeah. ” the word isn’t clipped or sharp ; it’s said softly, almost shyly. she swallows the ache in the back of her throat with a growing smile. “ you know you can come to me whenever, too, right ? i mean, i’m an alien who doesn’t actually need sleep and i can, like, fly, so i can almost guarantee that i’m only a second away. ”
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