I once again come to the council for STS non canon brainworms as I work on drawing scarlet witch and the upcoming flash, nightwing and maybe a lantern pitch (I am so sorry for the long ramble)
but when death of superwoman comes around
Don’t imagine the funeral. People from all over the world mourning the woman who treat an alien invasion and reuniting a lost child with their parents with the same urgency.
Don’t imagine how empty the Daily Planet feels without Kent fixing the copy machine for everyone. How everyone else assumes Kent was the only civilian casualty because Superwoman always made sure there was as little death as possible.
Don’t imagine Jor-El’s hologram waiting to be activated. How even a projection of Jor-El is mourning the daughter he never got to fully know.
Don’t imagine Cecil setting up all of Superwoman’s teammates with councillors because they’re all struggling to cope. How even Cecil is regretting not fully trusting the woman who gave her life to protect humanity.
Don’t imagine Kent’s friends. How Jimmy can’t even speak at Kent’s private funeral in Kansas. How the locals have the pull him away from the wake so he can cry into their soldiers cause they all knew that kid and loved her like she was their own. How Lois loses her passion because what’s the point if Superwoman isn’t there to catch her when she falls? How Eve shuts her father down if he even dares to diminish Superwoman’s sacrifice.
Don’t imagine Mark sitting in Kent’s old room, looking over old albums Ma and Pa lent him. How he cries as he sees baby Kent and imagine what their kids could have looked like. As he cries, Krypto lays his little head on his knee, whining for his friend who will never come home.
And for the love of all things good, don’t imagine Ma and Pa burying Kent’s baby clothes and toys. Tiny shoes and matted fur in an old box because their baby is gone and she’s never coming back. How Ma leans on Pa and how Pa forced himself to hold it together because if he cries then he’s no longer the strong man that his girl could always come to for reassurance. How both have never felt this kind of pain before because no parent should outlive their child.
I WAKE UP. CHECK THE INBOX. AND SEE THIS HEARTBREAK STARING BACK AT ME
You’re evil. Monstrously evil 🫵
Tears in my eyes reading Marks and the Kents part…
still love this cause omg,,, Kent means the world to some people, and means everything to the world