Imagine Kara leaving the phantom zone finally and everything is so completely overwhelming because it's like going from months of darkness and complete silence to everything dialed up so far past 11 it's not even funny. Having locked herself in somewhere small and dark unable to cope at first and then she hears Cat's voice, because she always hears Cat, no matter where she is, telling her to take a breath, just one, focus on breathing. And for the first time it feels like everything will be okay
Cat who was halfway across the world, literally. Like, actual halfway across the world, meant to be interviewing the Prime Minister of somewhere. As in she’s sat down for the interview, they’re 2 minutes to rolling and then her phone goes off. Phone goes off with a very specific tone. Cat excuses herself, barely, I have to take this.
“She’s back,” Lucy Lane says without preamble.
Cat does not further excuse herself, does not explain anything to anyone, not the PM, not her crew, nobody. There’s a slight international incident Cat won’t hear of until later, won’t care about when she does.
The argument about how to get home, yes you have a plane just, just wait, we’ll send J’onn or someone to get you, it’ll be faster, yes, yes you can talk to her…kind of. We actually kind of need you to talk to her. She’s a little…scrambled, right now, she’s not always in the present, and she’s on sensory overload, and we don’t know what happened but—
Yeah, yeah, shut up, Lane. Cat doesn’t even bother saying it, just immediately starts talking to the air. Kara? Kara, breathe. Breathe, darling, just one breath, one at a time, slowly. Shhh, hey, we have time, we have time, we have all the time in the world now, just slow, just breathe. I’m here, Alex and Eliza are here, let them help, you’re safe, you’re safe now.
This litany that is mostly one sided because they can’t really get Kara calm enough to talk coherently, Cat’s just going off updates from Lucy. Yes, she’s still curled up in a ball making her hands bleed, she still won’t let anyone touch her, but she’s stopped thrashing so much.
The quickest and the longest flight Cat’s ever had. She’d make herself hoarse from talking so much without a break if she wasn’t so used to yelling at employees all day. Kara’s very up and down, on every level. Months without a yellow son so her powers are trying to come back and sometimes things almost seem normal and sometimes everything’s dialed up to 25, no we don’t know why this reaction is happening.
Kara calls her Ms. Grant sometimes. I’m sorry I’m late, Ms. Grant, I’m so sorry, please don’t fire me again. Kara trying to come up with an alibi when A, she’s sobbing hysterically, sometimes speaking Kryptonian and B, when they’ve been lovers for years, with Cat knowing her secret even longer.
“Kara,” Cat says, trying so damn hard not to cry. “Kara, it’s okay. It’s okay, Kara.”
“Kara? You got my name right? Oh God. Oh Rao, I’m fired, aren’t I? I’m so sorry I’m late, Ms. Grant, I didn’t mean it.”
“I know. I know you didn’t. It doesn’t matter, Kara, it’s okay. You’re here now. You’re home now.”
There’s that shift again, that change in tone Cat’s become familiar with in the last little while that means Kara’s mind has shifted again. Also, she’s back to first names. “Yeah, Kara, home. You’re home.”
“He’s safe.” She can’t say fine, he hasn’t been fine since Kara disappeared. “He’ll be so happy to see you. S-so happy, darling.” Cat swallows, tries to keep her voice from cracking, but she’s fought that battle too long already.
“Where are you? Where are—when are you coming home? I need you, I can’t fly yet, I—”
Cat has to tell her to breathe again, just stop a minute, breathe, stay in that fancy $50k tanning bed they’ve got her in, okay?
“I need you too,” Cat says, voice finally breaking. “Find me. I know you can.”
“I can’t, I…it’s loud Cat!”
“I know. I know, baby. But find me, alright? Just me. I know you can. You already did.”
“I tried so hard to get back. I tried so hard, Cat, you have to know.”
“I do know. I know, Kara.” Later, she’ll make sure Kara knows how hard they tried to find her. Maybe it’ll give Kara more comfort than it did her. Certainly couldn’t give any less. “You’re home now, you’re back.”
“Yes. Just stay with me, baby, just stay with me, Kara. I’ll be there soon, you just stay here, stay with me.”
“I—okay. I’m here. I love you. I’m here, Cat.”
And Cat takes a full breath for the first time in months, finally sobs, because those are the best words she’s ever heard.
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