You Are My Soul to Save (short fic rec for Femslash Review Fest)
This is my review / rec for @femslashreviewfest (2020) Day 5: Novella
You Are My Soul to Save by Almavivadreams ; @almavivadreams
Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor (Supercorp) (f/f)
Completed, 5 chapter, 25k words, 2018-2019
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence; Near Death Experiences
"Kara will hate her. Kara may never forgive her. Lena accepts that as she looks at the bloody mess on her torso. Even before Lex sent his goon to finish her, Lena knew that she would willingly die for Supergirl. Die for Kara. She will not accept any other alternatives. With sluggish movements, Lena writes down what she could not bear to say out loud.
I’m the lucky one for having your voice be the last one I heard. I love you.
When Lena finds herself in grave danger and forced to choose between herself and Supergirl, she knows the choice is obvious. She accepts death. Little does she know the lengths Kara would go to keep her safe.
This is not a spoiler free rec. But I think most people would not like to read this fic without knowing this before (and I think this is also not substantially more than what the author mentions in the author's notes and tags).
This story is brilliant, but it is clearly not for everyone
There is a lot of graphic violence
There is a happy ending and nobody dies, but you can't really get closer to major character death in a story without anyone actually dying
This is a story of extremes: an incredible amount of angst and violence and an incredible sweet and romantic happy ending.
I usually don't enjoy reading graphic violence, but for this story I made an exception. Most of the story (and most of the violence) is told from Lena's POV and the author writes the violence in a very intense way that does however not feel voyeuristic. It was still a bit much for me and I needed to skip a paragraph ahead a few times.
While the violence is far more than what is typical for the TV show, the way Lea and Kara act is very much in line with what they would do if pushed to the extreme, to protect the ones they love: In particular Lena who is certain that she is dying, but she stays strong and she would rather die, than to endanger Kara.
I loved this very well written story. If you can stomach violence and angst before the happy ending, then it is highly recommended.
“I’m not mad,” Lena replies quietly. She looks defeatedly at Kara. “You were always meant to see it, it’s just…” it’s just that I never thought I’d be alive to see how much it hurt you.
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