Request: May I request a Brainy x Reader Imagine? The reader has been dating him since the beginning of season 4, so maybe the episode (4x21) where he gets rebooted, instead of him acting cold towards her, he isn’t, meaning when he and Nia were kidnapped by the Children of Liberty, they also took the reader because she had been with them. The CoL kept her and Brainy together, since they figured out that the two were together. They made her watch as they tortured Brainy, and after he was rebooted and he fought the CoL, he saved the reader because he didn’t want anything bad to happen to her.
Fandoms: DC, Arrowverse, Supergirl
Pairing: Querl “Brainy” Dox x Reader
Warnings: Brainy is tortured and no one pays attention to that fact but you. Also, sorry if I get any events wrong chronologically.
Author’s Notes:
-I’m so sorry diva, I forgot part of the request while writing this. Reader and Brainy are not kept together, and Reader does not see Brainy be tortured. If you want me to write another one, let me know.
-I watched this scene over and over again while writing this, and GOD is it good. Honestly, I think Jesse deserves an Emmy for it, if anyone in the Arrowverse ever gets an Emmy lol.
-Speaking of The Scene™ I realized what I wrote for this isn’t exactly what happens in the scene (or what I think happens in the scene, anyway). Because of that, I think I want to write an analysis of the scene. I don’t know. We’ll see what happens.
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In hindsight, the three of you should’ve waited for J’onn to get back. However, Nia saw a young alien that needed saving, so she, you, and Brainy decided to go with plan A.
Long story short, the three of you were captured. While soldiers were dragging you into the facility, you got separated from Brainy and Nia. The last thing you remembered was seeing Brainy’s terrified face from afar before you were knocked out.
You woke up in a storage container. After hours of waiting and freaking out over what could be happening to Brainy and Nia, the door finally opened to reveal Brainy.
There was something off about him. You saw it as soon as he came into view. You’d been dating the intellect for a couple months at that point, so you knew him very well. You prided yourself on being able to read Brainy so efficiently. Your skills were definitely proving their use then.
“Brainy?” you called out to him on sight, but your voice was unsure. Was that your Brainy?
It was like he was looking through you. “The fifth,” he clarified his identity. “Have they started torturing you yet?”
“No.” The question was expected, but his tone took you off guard. “Brainy, are you okay? Did they do something to you?” The realization hit you hard.
He was circling the chair you were in. “I simply re-calibrated while I was being tortured. I am now aligned with my more...emotionless ancestors.” Brainy glanced at you, and you were freed from your restraints.
The look of utter heartbreak you were giving him must’ve been a powerful one because you could’ve sworn you spotted a flicker of emotion in his eyes. It was gone as soon as it happened.
Brainy informed, “We must go now and meet with Agent Danvers and Supergirl. There, we will figure out a plan to free all aliens under Lex Luthor.”
“But what about Dreamer? And where’s J’onn?” Brainy was walking so fast, you could barely keep up with him.
The intellect explained, “I incapacitated J’onn so he could be captured. Him and Nia will give me the location of where all the aliens are being kept so we can free them all.”
Taking a deep breath, you knew it wouldn’t do any good if you angrily argued with him. “Brainy, I think you should’ve freed Dreamer along with me. We could’ve gone back with J’onn and figured out another way to rescue the aliens. A way that J’onn and Dreamer would’ve been in less danger.”
Brainy barely glanced over his shoulder. “That would’ve taken more time.”
As soon as you got back, you told Alex, Lena, and Kara that Brainy left J’onn and Nia behind. They were all mad that Brainy would do such a thing, but they failed to take into account that Brainy wasn’t himself. You seemed to be the only one concerned about Brainy.
He didn’t even look at you as he stated the facts. “Electric-current torture. The chair I was in fried all of my nerves and neurons.”
You ignored your heart falling to your stomach and the tears threatening to spring to your eyes. You had a goal in mind. “Yeah, but what did that do to you? How did it make you feel?”
Brainy’s head twitched. “There’s no reason for me to answer these questions. It’s wasting time.”
“We’ve done all we can for now, Brainy. Lena’s on her way to the White House to meet with Lex. Kara is finishing up her article to get the world back on our side. We’re waiting for Dreamer to give us her location. All we can do now, is wait.” You were surprising yourself by how even your voice was.
Brainy tried to argue. “There is always something more to do. I can--”
“Brainy!” you called out to him in a much angrier voice. Somehow, you got the ‘emotionless’ Brainy to stop. “This is the something more to do. Answer my questions.”
Rigidly, so rigidly, he took a seat and faced you. He seemed so confident until he actually started talking. “...It wasn’t the chair that broke me.”
“What was it?” you quietly encouraged.
“The chair fried my neurons, and they hit me dead center with the barrel of a gun in just the right place to reboot me after all that pain.”
“Yes...” you nodded.
“I would’ve passed out, but I had to keep talking. Or else they’d...”
“You can say it, Brainy.”
“I had to go through all of my memories. Even the ones I try to forget. The ones that aren’t mine.” He was getting visibly upset. He was showing emotion.
“Why did you do it? Why did you do it, Brainy?” You were trying to bring him back to what you knew would ground him in reality.
“It was the only way! It was the only way to stop them!” Brainy was finally glitching out.
“To stop them from what, Brainy?!” you screamed.
“From getting to you!” he yelled back, “I needed you! I need you! I need you safe! As soon as they were done with me, they were going to move on to you! I need you safe, Y/n! I needed to keep talking, no matter what I turned into. I...I needed you safe.”
At that point, Brainy had broken down, and you had his head in your lap.
“I know. I know you do, baby,” you soothed.
Suddenly, Brainy was out of your lap and on his feet. He was working himself into a panic attack. “But what was I thinking?! Aligning myself with my ancestors?! If just for a second I thought that you getting hurt would help our cause...”
“But you didn’t.” You joined Brainy standing up. “I know you’d never do that.”
He argued, “Did you see who I was? I wasn’t myself, Y/n.”
“But you were,” you replied. “Listen. Leaving Nia and J’onn behind? That was all your ancestors thinking. But taking me with you? Brainy, what did that do for you? For the mission?”
Brainy opened his mouth, but nothing came out. He didn’t have an answer.
“I hate to say it, Brainy, but I’m completely irrelevant here. It would’ve made no difference whether you left me there or took me with you. Actually, you would’ve saved time by leaving me behind. And that you was very against wasting time.”
The intellect still had trouble looking at you.
To help Brainy, you placed your hands on the sides of his face. “See? I was never in any danger of getting hurt by you.” You caressed his cheek with your thumb and rested your forehead on his.
Brainy accepted the intimacy. “I just don’t know how I’m going to explain myself to Nia and J’onn.”
“That’s a whole other story,” you agreed, “But I’m going to be right here for each chapter, okay?”
He nodded, and then the 12th level intellect shared a kiss with the being he cared for the most in existence.
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Summary: Brainy went back to the future with Mon-El. Now, he’s back. Brainy is so excited to see you again.
Warnings: None!
Author’s Note: Okay so here’s what’s up. During my Junior year, I would write stories in the extra spaces in my notebook. The stories only usually took up about half a page, so they’re really short. Just a heads up.
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The poor 12th Level Intellect was puzzled. He couldn’t figure out why he missed you so much.
It was necessary to leave. The future needed heroes, and it was where he belonged, anyway. Yet, he couldn’t get her smile out of his mind.
Brainy knew it was wrong, but he was so happy when his distant, evil relative appeared. It meant Brainy could go back and see you. He would be forced to stay in your time because of the threat to his life in the future.
He was so excited to see you again. Mon-El noticed as much with Brainy’s immense clumsiness. He smiled at Brainy, recognizing the characteristics.
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Author’s Note: Thank you for reading! Fill up that heart and reblog if you liked it! If you would like to read more, I have more fics on Supergirl over on my page. You should go check it out. Also, REQUESTS ARE OPEN. I take requests for one-shots, multi-chapters, headcannons, and preferences. No smut, please. I write for a variety of fandoms. If you’re wondering if I write for a specific fandom, please ask me. Have a nice day, night, or whatever time it is for you.<3
there's a 96.7% chance I'll be posting a Brainy x reader fic in the next 24-48 hours. it's gonna start with a chapter dealing with my own crazy and will (potentially) end with some Coluan dong.
