lucy in the sky

karolina dean

[lucysdiamondsky]

spxdergwens·:

“Shit, flying is badass. Right, okay—” Gwen started jotting down some notes for Karolina. “We usually meet on, like, Thursday nights after I get off work, but that’s only a suggestion. This place is pretty much open to everyone whenever you need it.” She tore off the sheet from the notepad in front of her and handed it to Karolina. “You might want to commit that number to memory then get rid of the sheet. Burn it or something. We’re still trying to at least pretend that we’re top secret.” 

Accepting the torn piece of paper, Karolina glanced at the number and nodded. “That means don’t put it in my phone, I’m guessing.” Memorization had always come easily, at least it seemed so compared to how she’d seen humans struggle with it. “Does anyone know who you are? Anyone not in the actual... group? I mean, I’m assuming there’s no official roster or anything, but rumors happen. Anyone I should know about?” 

[lucysdiamondsky]

sistergrimmx·:

Nico’s jaw dropped slightly before she closed her mouth again, regaining her composure after being totally shocked that Karolina was even there. “Uh…yeah, I guess. For now.” She folded her arms lightly across her chest. “I lost my job at the club, and it’s not exactly safe for people like us out there,” she said, jerking her head towards the door. “Gotta make do where we can, right?” They were both intimately familiar with that concept—being turned out on the street as teenagers had certainly meant hustling every day just to stay afloat. 

“Right. I mean... makes sense.” Karolina pressed her lips together before she could continue to stammer out unnecessary words. Crossing her arms, she gave her a crooked smile. “It’s safe here. Laura and Josh did a good job, right? Imagine how it would have been if this place had existed before, when we really needed it.” She had managed to secure a place of her own and had a menial job, but the struggle wasn’t making her feel as independent or successful as she’d expected it to. “Things aren’t going to be, like... weird... with us, right? I mean, it doesn’t have to be.” 

[balfourpoppy]

is it okay that i dropped by?

[strangrthings]

[lucysdiamondsky]

itsaphase·:

Kitty nodded curtly. “I suppose it was always the plan, even if none of us knew it,” she replied to Karolina before shrugging. “I don’t know who all knew, but it wasn’t many of us. I’ll have Scott’s head if this goes sideways, though.” She chuckled. “But yeah, wild how this happened, huh?”

Karolina sighed, her expression troubled. “Is that what you think will happen?” she asked tentatively, tilting her head to follow the height of the wall. It seemed as if it were impossible for anyone to penetrate it, even though she knew better. “What’s the worst that can happen?” She wondered aloud, her tone uneasy. Cautious.

[lucysdiamondsky]

sistergrimmx·:

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Nico was stacking supplies in the clinic when she nearly dropped all her shit in surprise. “Uh—Karolina?” she asked, as if she didn’t quite believe who she was seeing, squinting slightly at her. She blinked a few times. “I don’t know, I didn’t expect to see you…here.” It was a strange thing, to find their paths intersecting so much almost a year and a half after the entire time had separated and gone their own ways. Some part of Nico wondered if it was fate. A more rational part of her reminded her that in this city, the chances of walking out the door and tripping over someone you knew were about 99%. 

Maybe this was how it was going to be now. They were in the same city - it made sense that they would run into each other, but that didn’t make it any less of a shock. Every time Karolina saw Nico, she was instantly transported to a different time. Old feelings resurfaced and she was flooded with memories she’d much rather forget. It didn’t help that Julie had broken up with her less than twelve hours ago. “...Hi,” she said softly, setting down the box in her arms. “Are you... staying here? Laura didn’t say anything.” 

[lucysdiamondsky]

spxdergwens·:

Gwen’s eyebrows shot up. “You want to help? For real?” She grinned. “Shit, dude, I don’t know who you have to talk to. I guess I’m as good a person as any.” Gwen waved a hand. “Nah, we’re not that formal. Fair warning though: one of our leaders fucked off to god-knows-where, and the other one is currently a psycho bitch, so things are a little crazy. We’re trying to pick up the pieces after all that mess.” She scoffed lightly. “But tell me about you. What can you do?” 

“Yeah! I mean, I’d like to.” Karolina raised her eyebrows at the news of the Teen Titan’s leader, her lips parting, but then she crossed her arms and took a deep breath. “I can manipulate solar energy. I guess that’s the easy explanation. Oh! And I can fly. But that seems to be kinda run of the mill these days, you know?” It wasn’t as useful as it should be, anyway, but it was definitely fun. “I used to help lead the Runaways, but um... I wasn’t the leader.”

[lucysdiamondsky]

kentuckyrocket·:

Sam shook his head at Karolina. “No, it’s not. It’s just a cover for me to help people out. I can get ya back to District X, but I’d need a favor. If Scott finds out that I’m going out in my old uniform to help people, he’ll have my butt. Could ya consider not tellin’ him?”

“Oh... okay. I guess that makes sense.” Karolina pursed her lips and shuffled her feet, her brows furrowing. Her gaze snapped up at Sam’s words and she frowned even more. “Not tell Scott? I don’t - I mean, I don’t even know if that would work. He’s dating a telepath.” 

[explicitcherry]

my heart is soft, my past is rough

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[sapphic-comics]

30 days of marvel’s women

day 13: karolina dean / lucy in the sky

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AnnaSophia Robb

[lucysdiamondsky]

@spxdergwens

“Hey! So...” Karolina paused. “I’m Karolina, by the way. I’ve heard about you from Laura. Something with the um, Teen Titans, right? I was hoping you’d know who I should talk to about that. I want to help.” The Runaways had disbanded a long time ago and she didn’t feel up to the task of leading anyone. This seemed to be the best option. She knew she wanted to be involved - that was the whole reason she’d moved here - and this seemed to be the best way to make a difference. “I’m not sure how you take in new members. Do I need to fill out an application or something? Laura wasn’t much help.”

[lucysdiamondsky]

@kentuckyrocket

It was true that she wasn’t a mutant, but Karolina wasn’t naive enough to think that aliens would be treated any differently. It didn’t seem as if NOVA cared about the X-Gene; what they were afraid of were differences in abilities and in power. She wasn’t human and that made her a threat. 

She found Sam just before curfew, frowning when she saw the badge and the uniform. “It really is true. I was hoping it wouldn’t be.” 

[lucysdiamondsky]

@itsaphase

“Wow. I can’t believe it.” Karolina was in awe of what Scott and the other mutants had done; even though she’d been inside District X for a good hour, her shock hadn’t faded. “Was this always the plan? I mean, what did Scott say? Did he even tell you? It was just so... sudden.” She wanted to ask if Nico were here, but she stopped herself. Would it matter either way? The thought of anyone she cared about living in the city, unprotected, would be enough to keep her up at night - but she knew Nico was more than capable. Still, that wasn’t the point. 

[lucysdiamondsky]

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[lucysdiamondsky]

sistergrimmx·:

Nico had a lot of woulds, coulds, shoulds for someone who was so young. It was enough to make her head spin when she remembered that she hadn’t even hit 25 yet, that she had been forced to grow up so young because of things so totally out of her control. Honestly, it made her feel angry. But it also made her feel guilty and nostalgic and heartbroken, so it was hard for Nico to harness that anger for anything. She just kept running all her regrets over in her head, just kept replaying all the decisions she made to see if there was something she could have done differently so she wouldn’t end up here. 

But it wasn’t so easy as just closing her eyes and wishing for the past back. She couldn’t go back and change any of the decisions she had made, she just had to live with the results of what happened. Her near miss with Karolina was one of the many moments she played over in her head often. There were a few different parts of her life that came up quite frequently in her thoughts but now that she was seeing Karolina again, that one came right back up to the surface. 

“Uh, yeah, for a little while now.” Nico’s hand came up to hold onto the strap of her slate gray messenger bag, her other hand dipping into the pocket of her draping black pants as she looked Karolina over. It had been too long. Nico wasn’t sure how she felt about seeing her again. “You look well. You’re living here, too?” It wasn’t that hard to believe—the runaways had parted ways not that far off. It wouldn’t be unreasonable that more than one of them would resettle in Star City. They were bound to see each other again. Nico wondered if she had been dreading it—and hated herself for even entertaining that thought. 

“Oh... great,” Karolina chirped, but the response felt forced. She hated that. It wasn’t like her to be fake, to struggle through superficial exchanges for the sake of being polite, but it felt better than bringing up questions that would definitely make both of them even more uncomfortable. It was part of her personality to facilitate peace. Ease. The awkward tension was palpable and she wanted to fix it, for Nico’s sake more so than her own. “...I mean, sort of great, considering the state of this place, but...” 

She paused, but then nodded. “Yeah. For now. And thanks, you look...” She made a slight gesture toward Nico, then drew her hand back to tensely tuck a piece of hair behind her ear. “You look good, too.” Should she have said that? What had happened between them replayed in her mind over an over, like a broken record, while she obsessively tried to figure out what she’d done wrong. At one point had she said the wrong thing? When could she have changed the outcome? It was a pointless sort of torture, but she couldn’t help it. 

Crossing her arms, Karolina bit the inside of her lip. “Are you staying at Laura’s safe house?” That had been one of her first stops, although she didn’t assume Nico would have had the same interest in seeing it, or would seek out the help of any institution even if she needed it. They had both always been independent in that way. Still, she couldn’t help but be concerned for Nico’s safety and wellbeing. There were too many dangers to count.