NOW THAT KATE AND KARA ARE IN THE SAME EARTH KATE WILL PROBABLY MEET LENA, IMAGINE SHE GOING 'WOW IS SHE SINGLE' AND KARA LIKE EXCUSE ME WTF DID YOU JUST SAID ABOUT MY WIFE
LET KATE KANE FLIRT WITH LENA FOR FUCKS SHAKE THIS IS AN INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY
Kara *pointing to Lena*: That’s the friend I was telling you about. She kept her secrets, I kept mine. She feels betrayed, so we’re in a horrible place right now.
Kate: At least she’s cute.
Kara: Nope! Nope! Don’t make it weird, you’re making it weird!
what... wHAt.. i never considered when i sent that ask... lena and kate... holyshit youre so right they totally fucked and it has to be after gravecorp right? oh man oh man can you write this!! im literally ready to die on this 'kate and lena totally fucked and kara is jealous when she finds out' hill and i need to read ittttt confirm it for usss in fic pleaseeeeee <3
Lena is still hollow when she meets Kate Kane.
It’s been almost four months since Mercy released her, and four months isn’t nearly long enough to recover the parts of Lena that Mercy took with her.
They meet at a party during charity season, and to this day Lena can’t remember exactly which brought them together, but when Kate turns up at one after the other, something between them just… clicks.
As the nights run together, Lena slowly rises back to the surface, and there Kate is to meet her with soft hands and softer lips.
It’s not serious. Time and schedules ease them into a casual monogamy, but neither one of them has any expectation that they’re looking at anything serious. Dating Kate is fun.
Sex with Kate is fun.
When 1am one night finds Lena laughing until her belly aches, watching a naked Kate trying to recreate the wet squelch she swears wasn’t flatulence, it strikes her just how not fun Mercy had been. With Kate, sex isn’t about testing limits, but exploring them. Spending time together isn’t a continuous challenge, to Lena’s authority or her intelligence. It isn’t about negotiating the upper hand, or coming out on top.
With Kate, she can simply be.
And she is, everywhere. She and Kate splash onto every tabloid in Metropolis, holding hands and eating off each other’s forks and Lena lives for it. She revels in the simplicity, the genuine care, and open affection Kate offers with no strings attached.
Kate is so good, Lena doesn’t notice when it starts feeling normal. But it does. And then, a morning dawns with Kate’s arm throw across her bare back, and Lena realizes…
She feels human again.
When Kate meets Lena, she’s ready for a roll in the sack.
But the distance in Lena’s gaze makes her pause. At first, she can’t tell if it’s the result of a broken heart or a broken spirit. As they grow closer, Kate discovers it’s a little of both.
The first heals easily, with tangled fingers and cheesy jokes.
The latter takes longer.
Kate sees it in the way Lena clams up when Kate’s good-natured teasing crosses the line into judgement. The way Lena’s teeth grind when Kate presses her wrists into the mattress, pinning her in the heat of the moment.
She sees it most pointedly in the surprise that flickers across Lena’s face when Kate reads each of those reactions and pulls back, apologizes, and doesn’t let it happen again.
Kate suspects the source of those tics when she arrives late to a party and finds Lena in conversation with her brother and his date for the evening. Lena’s eyes travel the room like she’d rather be anywhere in the world but there, and Lex’s date has a look in her eye as she studies Lena that makes Kate’s skin crawl.
Without stopping to think, Kate steps in front of Lena and kisses her soundly.
Gathering Lena’s cheeks in her palms makes her girlfriend melt into Kate’s hands. Pale arms loop around Kate’s neck as Lena deepens the kiss enthusiastically.
The woman on Lex’s arm confirms Kate’s suspicions when she tries to interrupt with a biting, “Excuse us.”
Kate doesn’t pause, or even slow.
A throat clears behind her, and Kate flips a lazy bird over her shoulder. She holds it, middle finger erect, until Lex chuckles.
“We’ll catch you later, ace,” he says, moving away. “If you’re still standing.”
Lena giggles against Kate’s lips, which only slow when she’s certain their audience has moved on. Lena rests their foreheads together with a sigh of relief. “I love you.”
“Love you too, babe.”
A thrill runs down Kate’s spine when Lena’s smile turns dazzling. Then they’re laughing, loud enough to draw stares from across the entire room. They spend the night in each other’s arms, first on the dance floor, then in Kate’s bed as she strives for a reappearance of that same smile.
After that, Kate makes it a point to greet Lena with a kiss, no matter the occasion: at the club, at LuthorCorp with the entire R&D division staring in shock– the Luthor Christmas party.
Every time, Lena giggles and kisses her back, and Kate knows she’s doing something right.
As the spring creeps over Metropolis, Gotham calls to Kate. As rough and grimy as it is, it’s home, and she’s been away far longer than she ever intended. Lena seems to sense her restlessness, and forgives her in a single breath.
“This has been fun,” she murmurs that night on the couch, cuddling close enough to sling her legs over Kate’s lap. “I’ll miss you.”
“If you ever need anything, Lena– anything–”
“I know where you are. Thank you.” The moment stretches, and Kate feels her resolve weaken as green eyes gaze at her through soft lashes. “I’m so glad we met, Kate.”
Kate leans in, and captures Lena’s lips in a kiss. “So am I. You’re incredible, Lena. I hope you remember that. Always.”
A flush climbs to Lena’s cheeks. “Come around and remind me sometimes, will you?”
“Gladly.”
The next time they meet up again, it’s almost a year later. Lena’s made new waves signing onto a cancer research project, and she and her business partner breeze through Gotham on the prowl for investors.
At Rege Calhoun’s reception, Kate arrives with one purpose only– a purpose with ruby lips and hair black as Gotham’s night– and finds Lena in conversation with the host himself. Kate makes a beeline for her.
She greets Lena with a kiss. It is tradition, after all.
While she leans in with the intention to keep it brief, Lena has other ideas.