I love Neglected Reader Aus as much as the next person. However, we're missing out on a big opportunity to further expand on this au
Listen, we know the Batfamily/the Waynes can be deeply dysfunctional, full of chaos and trauma. And naturally, a reader who's just a civilian compared to them and hasn't gone through the same shit as them is prone to be neglected. Not necessarily because the Batfam doesn't love them, but because having any sort of normalcy in a life like theirs is way too hard so they're absent often and fail to be there (I know the Neglected Reader fanfics have many variants and interpretations for this and I LOVE them all qlwjwb but if we stick a tiny bit to canon I doubt any of them would outright hate/be indifferent a Reader simply for being civilian or the "normal one" or just for no reason at all. It's fun to read, however, if the Reader has been around the family since their childhood and recognised as Bruce's child since the beginning, there's no way she's disliked. Not even by Damian...once he gets his character development naturally)
I think the neglect hits better and harder when it comes out of a place of love that's just not enough to fill the gaps. The Batfam cares about her, and she cares back, but there's always something bigger going on. Gotham needs them. The world needs them. And since they're all crime fighters EXCEPT Reader, she's the one who gets left behind and has to deal with cancelled plans, absence, loneliness and the crippling guilt of feeling this way because she's been told it's selfish. She should be proud of her family, of their sacrifice, of all the good they do. What right does she have to complain about feeling abandoned when they're out there every day saving people and risking their lives while she stays safe? Hell, they're fighting to protect her as well. And they try to make up for it. They really try. Hanging out with her, bringing gifts, asking her about her life whenever they can...but they're stretched thin and Reader still feels left out because she can't be part of the bond the Batfam share as whole. All crime fighters, all involved in the same cause, all trained under Batman and going through the same shit for years, together. There are too many stories she doesn't know, and probably will never because they want to keep her out of it "for her sake". She can't fully connect to them in most aspects. She's a spectator of her own family's bond.
And again, it's not for lack of love. Totally the opposite. It's just in this case, love isn't enough.
Now this is while talking about the Batfamily. But actually, these guys aren't even the mosr dysfunctional family of DC. You know who really has the title? The Arrowfamily. Now these guys are canonically a mess and dysfunctional in all ways. Even more than the Batfamily. If you think Batsis has a bad time with neglect, you don't want to know what Arrowsis goes through. It's worse.
There's also the Superfamily, the Flashfamily, the Amazons (because yes I also have ideas for them too), the Lanterns. Shit, even the Aquafamily at this point. And the Justice League has more members that could be used for this theme..
Imagine a group of kids from each of these families, all of them neglected but in different flavours, and becoming friends/comfort group because there's no one else in the world that can relate to the problems they have, to what they feel and why. Their situations are pretty damn unique and only can rely on each other to understand.
In my head it goes like this:
Batsis (obviously), Arrowsis, Wonderboy, Flashsis, Supersis, Green Lanterns' brats, Atom's son and Aquagirl. While their backstories are very different, at their core it's the same issue: They're all extremely ordinary children from extraordinary families, who have grown up as part of a legacy they can't actually be part of. Neglected by accident, lonely and unable to actually complain about their feelings because they have no right. Their parents and siblings are heroes. Symbols of justice and goodwill. They carry the fate of humanity and even the galaxy on their shoulders. They can't ask them for more. It's not fair. They should be grateful for whatever they can get.
• she joined the family when she was just a few years old
• i headcanon that she was also adopted and while martha and jon didn’t expect to take in another kid, they’re so glad they did
• she and clark were a super-chaotic duo (pun intended why not)
• 9 times out of 10 whatever crazy situation they found themselves in was her fault
• the house was filled with his space posters and rocket toys and her tiaras and plastic dress-up heels (we all had those growing up right)
• ma loved having a girl to dress-up and to do her hair
• she’s pa’s princess. like he is WRAPPED around her finger to this day
• but despite loving girly things she was 100% able to run with the boys
• she loved sports and exploring the farm
• she would leave for school with a cute dress and a neat ponytail and come back with the skirt having dirt stains and the hair tie hanging on for dear life 😭
• she didn’t mind getting dirty and helps out with a lot of stuff around the house. learned to tend to the animals, fix the barn doors, work on the tractor, etc.
• usually when pa was teaching clark something she was right there too
• and there were lots of nights where they all would stargaze as a family
• she’s named some of the animals they have and they’re all wild names
• one of their chickens is named dolly like dolly parton and there’s a cow named chad michael murray bc she was crushing on him from the cinderella story movie LOL
• chad michael murray does NOT like clark but loves her lolol and no one knows why
• she loved to go wherever clark was
• and of course in older brother fashion it annoyed him sometimes but it’s fine
• when his powers came in, she heavily took advantage of them
• when she couldn’t sleep she’d just whisper things to clark to annoy him
“go to SLEEP”
“clark hush both of you go to sleep”
• even in present day she’ll ask him to use his powers on things that definitely don’t need them
“can you take me to the store pleaseeee”
“take the truck?”
“that’ll take too long :( ”
• ma doesn’t say anything when she sees them flying back with shopping bags
• she gets extremely homesick when she leaves the farm for college but doesn’t want to admit because she doesn’t want ma and pa to worry
• cut to clark showing up to her apartment with ma’s cooking that’s still warm
“…fine come in but just because you have food.”
• she balances home and work better as she graduates and moves to metropolis to her own place
• clowns him for drinking milk all of the time
“dude haven’t you grown enough 😒”
• he’s her victim for all of her viral recipes she tries. or pranks or online slang that she learns
*looks at the questionable drink* “this might be what actually kills me”
“hush you’re indestructible”
“but why are we testing it?? 😭”
• also yes she uses those country phrases of “golly” and “gosh” and “what the hey” but not as often as him
clark: *drops his keys* golly 😒
supersis: you sound like mr. rogers
• loves lois, but of course is hesitant at first
• because this city girl might not understand their upbringing and she knows how mean people can be and how they can think others are less than (she’s a smallville truther and will not take slander)
• but obviously lois isn’t like that and they become really close
• it makes clark’s head spin, really
• he’ll go to lois’ after a long superhero fight to say hi and they’re just sitting on the couch watching tv with face masks on
• clark:
them:
supersis: *sips her soda* you look awful
• lois is amazed to see this more brotherly side of clark. like he’ll literally be the perfect gentleman with her and then sees his sister come crash at his place again and just goes “parasite”
• with how much she’s around and will just barge into both of their apartments lois jokes that she’s their first kid
• even though they’re adults their dynamic is childish at times
• she’ll take the rest of his food when he’s not looking or he’ll flick her head while walking by
• “OW?!”
“clark!”
“i-come on i was just joking!”
(he now realizes he’s outnumbered for the rest of his life)
• basically the way his voice got high and exasperated at “come on lois, you know that one speCIFICALLY irritates me!”
• yeah she has him reacting like that all of the time
• but they get each other. sometimes she’ll get to her apartment and see him sitting on the couch in his battered suit just staring at the wall. or he’ll knock on her door still in his work clothes and just walk in without a word
• she knows not to make remarks about how her couch is probably dirty now or how he looks seconds away from having a breakdown. she’s the one he counts on to let him have space when he doesn’t want to see their parents or lois yet
“wanna talk?”
“no.”
“hungry?”
“no.”
“wanna hear about my day?”
“…sure.”
• and as much as lois has suggested it in the past, she’s learned that both clark and his sister working at the daily planet would be disASTROUS
• like the building might burn down by lunchtime
• loves wearing makeup snd getting her nails done
• like sure she’s a farm girl who couldn’t enjoy that when she was out working with the animals but she loves to be a little fancy
• the same way supersis won’t stand for smallville slander, she won’t stand for superman slander
• she’s over here fighting herself from snapping because someone just insulted superman and she can’t say anything
• lois and clark have heard plenty of her rants about it
• ofc when they get married she’s a bridesmaid
• also she was so sick of him being nervous about the proposal
“if you don’t do it i will. i will literally ask her to marry you”
“you better not”
• obviously she doesn’t she’s a romantic and would never ruin the proposal like that
• she talks him down from losing his cool at the wedding
“oh, i can’t believe this is really happening-”
“clark, stop. you love her and she loves you. that doesn’t change.”
“you’re right.” he sighs, letting his head hang before standing up straight.
“good.” they share a hug and she moves to straighten his bow tie. “now go give me a sister.”
• when she finds out that they’re expecting she’s ECSTATIC
• “I’M GONNA BE AN AUNTIE 😭”
• when she meets her nephew she sobs and clark is like 🧍🏻♂️
“you’re acting like you gave birth to him”
“shut up he’s so beautiful 😭😭😭”
she holds the baby in her arms and looks up at them and is just so happy
“clark” *sniff* “he looks nothing like you 🥹”
“shut up.”
• she works at a museum for a time and loves giving tours and sharing information about exhibits with guests
• makes her feel like she’s doing something good
• lowkey feels lousy sometimes when she compares herself to clark because he does all these great things and she wants to make a difference too
• has been the victim to his pep talks multiple times
• her and kara are CHAOTIC
• kara will come visit and she’ll take her shopping and out to get their nails and hair done and just to be girls
• she’s the second person krypto will listen to after kara
• even though she’s adjusted to the city life and loves it, she never forgets her rural kansas roots
• usually keeps her upbringing to herself because people don’t suspect it
• and then everyone’s like “how does she know so much about mechanics” or “how can she move that heavy thing like it’s nothing”
Can you write something with Cassandra Cain/ Black Bat and the prompt ‘sexy training/sparring’ with supersis!reader?
Ooooo Interesting idea.
Warning: suggestive but no smut
Another complete mission done and the post mission meeting was coming to a close and you just wanted to take your shower and go to bed. Nightwing finally nodded and you started walking up to your room along with everyone else.
“Hey, can I talk to you,” he asked and you turned around. The others filed out around you.
“You were reckless. You could have gotten hurt today-“
“I don’t have a scratch on me-“
“And if they had Kryptonite or magic, you’d be dead,” he finished his sentence. “You need training before I let you go back out in the field. You’ll get someone hurt. Mandatory remedial training starts tomorrow.”
“Wing- really?” You protested.
“Yep! And I have just the person to punch you into shape,” Dick said with a positivity that was purposefully annoying.
“Who?”
“Black Bat,” he said while leaving the room.
“… Black Bat?” You mumbled after he left. So you’d worked with her a few times. She’s an insanely good fighter and her outfit is super scary. And you might have a tiny huge crush on her.
The next morning you were surprisingly nervous. Was it the fact that your heart beat a little faster when you thought of spending all day with her? Maybe. Was it genuine worry that she might find a way to actually hurt you? Maybe. We’re you gonna get your ass beat? Absolutely.
Cassandra and Dick walked in together and he rubbed his hands together happily. She was wearing black Lycra clothing and no mask. Her black hair was chin length and brushed back from her forehead.
“Okay so Cass is gonna train you with some defensive and offensive maneuvers but first we just want you to spar. No powers from you,” he looked at you. “No speed, no flight, and definitely no super strength. Cassandra is still a regular human. Even though she kicks everyone’s butt,” Dick said in a false whisper. Cass had a small smile.
“I’m not worried,” she said and her smile grew. You smiled nervously. You were gonna die.
“Alright, let’s spar,” Dick said.
“Okay,” you squeaked out.
Cass got in a fighting pose and you held your hands up. She immediately swept your legs from beneath you and you landed on the mat solidly. You tried to jump back up but a kick to the side had to landing on the ground again with a small oof of air puffing from your chest and if actually hurt. That was a new sensation.
“You are.. durable,” she said conversationally as she danced around you and you barely dogged most of her punches.
“Uh yeah, part Kryptonian,” you answered and another kick landed on your ribs and you were wincing in pain. How was she actually hurting you?
“That kick would have killed anyone else and she barely reacted,” she told Dick. He nodded. “But she is not trained to fight. Only strong enough to be hit,” Cass added.
“I’m right here,” you protested. “Wait, killed??”
She kicked your legs from beneath you and you landed bodily on the ground. Cass quickly wrapped her legs around your arm and shoulder in a hold and pulled. It didn’t quite hurt but you weren’t able to move either.
“Do you tap out,” Dick asked and you kinda pulled your arm for Cass to go along with it. You tried to sit up and was rewarded with a kick to the same spot on your side as before. It dropped you back to the floor.
“… yeah,” you groaned. She immediately let go and got back in a standing position. You rolled to your feet slowly.
“No super strength,” Cass reminded you.
“Again? You beat me easily,” you said.
“Make it less easy,” she smiled widely and your heart pounded in your chest at the sight, even though it meant she was going to beat you up again.
Dick’s phone went off and he walked to the edge of the room to answer. You took the break to grab some water. You weren’t tired exactly but it was something to do. He came back with an apologetic look.
“I’ve got to go. But you two keep it up. Cass knows what she’s doing. Sorry,” he said.
“It’s okay. We’re having fun,” she said.
“We are?” You said surprised.
“Yes, I don’t have to hold back.”
“Great,” Dick said as he left the room and you up Cassandra’s mercy. Your nerves went sky high. You were way too attracted to her to act normal in this situation.
She stood back in a fighting pose and motioned for you to attack her. You gave a punch far from full strength and before you could blink, she had hit you twice in the ribs with the side of her hand and pulled your hand behind your back and upwards.
“Don’t leave yourself open. Hands up,” she commented while releasing your hand. You nodded.
You started again with a punch and this time you blocked one hit but she kneed you in the stomach instead and you groaned. How hard could she hit?? She knew what areas to hit. You tried to punch her and she knocked your legs from beneath you and you hit the mat again, this time on your back.
Cass straddled your waist and started hurling you with a barrage of punches that you could barely dodge. You tried to hit back only to have her tie your wrists with a rope you hadn’t even seen her grab from some pocket. She was lightning fast. You pulled at them before stopping when you realized you couldn’t use your super strength in the fight.
“Do you tap out,” she asked and you could only stare at her. Holy shit you were too gay for this. Way too gay. She was straddling your waist ffs.
One of those things that wasn’t public knowledge was her increased abilities to read body language. Cass studied you and the way you moved and looked at her and it didn’t take much to learn what was on your mind.
She increased the pressure by pulling your wrists. You gasped. “Do you tap out?” Cass repeated, looming over you.
“I- uhh,” you stuttered. Your mind was gone. Smoke. A pretty girl was on top of you.
“Why are you… flustered,” she asked. She was staring at you like a detective. Was she bending closer? Her heartbeat wasn’t louder, you realized. But that didn’t mean much to a bat who probably trained that away.
“Well- you’re, I mean,” you stuttered again. She was definitely bending down towards you and you froze. Cass bent by your ear and your skin tingled at her breath.
“You find me distracting,” she whispered. It wasn’t a question. “You often watch me train.” She ran her teeth along the edge of your earlobe and you loudly inhaled. Your hand wrapped around one of her wrists lightly as best it could. Cass turned her head and you couldn’t help but look down at her lips.
“You’re brash. And reckless,” she stated and you gulped. She looked your face over before continuing. “But you have a kind heart.”
You turned your face to better accommodate a kiss if she wished. Hopeful but certainly not expectant.
“Too bad you can not fight,” she mused before pressing her lips against yours. You melted in her touch. You tried to cup her face or hug her or anything to only feel the rope around your wrist. She nibbled on your lip and you ripped the rope to thread your hand in her hair.
She pulled back. “No super strength.”
“But-“
“None,” she said tilting your chin up towards her. You put your wrists back where she had them. She pressed her lips back against yours and you couldn’t help the soft sounds you made. You pulled away at the noises in the hall.
“Nightwing,” you breathed and Cass was up and standing like nothing happened within a second and right before Dick opened the door. You, of course, looked like an idiot laying on the ground.
“Any progress,” Dick asked as you stood back up.
“Uhh,” you started.
“She will learn,” Cass answered. Dick was looking at you and Cass grinned like a cat at you from behind you.
“Yep,” you said and he smiled.
“Good. We’ll schedule it a few times a week,” Dick said while typing on his phone. Probably making the schedule already. “Just until Cass decides you’re ready. Now you have flying training with Koriand’r. You’ll be in fighting shape in no time.”
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Hours later:
“So how is Y/n doing?” Clark asked Dick.
“Good. She’s training to be a better fighter before I put her out in the field.”
“Who with?” Clark asked with a frown. “Even though she didn’t grow up fighting, she has super streng-“
“Don’t worry. She’s training with Black Bat and to be honest, she probably won’t get a single hit in,” Dick said with a grin.
“I’m surprised she didn’t faint,” Clark said jokingly. Dick’s smile dropped.
“Is she having an health problems or anything-“
“No no. She’s just a… big fan,” Clark said. Dick nodded casually before realization hit him.
“Like that?”
“Hahaha yeah,” Clark said with a laugh. “Anyways, I’ve got to go. Talk to you later.”
So, I got my second Covid shot yesterday and while I didn’t feel much of the effects then, I’m feeling them today, and I don’t want to write any fics because it’s too much effort and everything in my body hurts.
Instead, I decided to compile a list of all the character inserts I do, just so everyone can have a bit of a better background to them. Let’s start with the Batfamily, then we’ll move to the Superfamily, then Flashfamily, and finally the Lanternfamily.
-Thorne
So, within the Batfamily inserts there are four insert characters: Batmom (Bruce’s wife and mother of the Batfamily), Bat-Aunt (Bruce’s sister), Batsis (Bruce’s daughter, and Batbrother (Bruce’s son).
1. Batmom (Bruce’s wife and mother of the Batfamily) is a model by day and support at night. She stopped being a vigilante after Dick and Bruce’s falling out, preferring to stay at home and focus on raising Jason whilst caring for the family. She was born in Blüdhaven but grew up in Gotham City, eventually getting a job at WE where she quickly worked her way to the position of Bruce’s secretary where she became a valued member of his personal circle.
2. Bat-Aunt (Bruce’s sister) is a billionaire, playgirl, philanthropist by day and depending on which pairing I’m using, she’s either a vigilante by night or support for the Batfamily (non-vigilante). She’s Bruce’s younger sister and no one’s really sure if they’re related by blood but apparently one night, the two siblings sat down to test DNA, received the answers, and never spoke of them again. They’ve been together since they were in diapers—they’re siblings through and through. She is close with Ghost-Maker and Barry Allen.
3. Batsis (Bruce’s daughter) is a writer by day and a spy-network running vigilante by night. She is the oldest sibling of the Batsiblings and takes it upon herself to keep everyone in check when they need it. Because she’s older than most of the sidekicks every major superhero has, she’s not friends like Dick is with his group, so she tends to help out with the JL more. She was born and raised in Gotham City, showing up at Bruce’s doorstep at six years old. She is close with Wally West and Kyle Rayner.
4. Batbrother (Bruce’s son) is a black ops squad leader, designation SPECTRES, who runs missions all over the world that take out terrorist organizations, human trafficking rings, etc. He is the eldest sibling of the Batsiblings, and is typically compared to being a second Bruce, but a much laxer Bruce. He was born in Gotham, but his mother passed during birth, and he was raised in the mountains of Virginia by his maternal grandfather until he was thirteen. During the time, he was taught how to live off the land—which is important because it helps him during the Super Soldier Program. He traveled to Gotham City to Wayne Manor and told Bruce he was his son. After DNA testing, it was proven true. When he’s not on a mission, he’s usually at Wayne Manor bugging the crap out of his family. He is a sexual assault survivor during his time in the military and he advocates for other survivors and also runs personal missions (without his team) to bring justice to those who didn’t receive any. He is close with Kyle Rayner and his younger brother Jason Todd.
Within the Superfamily there are two reader inserts and those are Super-Aunt (Clark’s sister) and Supersis (Clark’s daughter).
1. Super-Aunt (Clark’s sister) is the world’s Superwoman. She lives in Gotham City working for Bruce, so she is technically apart of the Batfamily. She was not raised by the Kents with Clark, as their pods hit one another in the atmosphere and shot off to different locations, hers in Jacksonville, Florida. She and Clark met during a Daily Planet trip to Wayne Enterprises. She is close with Bruce Wayne and Ted Kord—and Booster Gold because you can’t have Blue Beetle without Booster Gold.
2. Supersis (Clark’s daughter) is the world’s Superwoman. She is not Lois Lane’s daughter but considers the woman her mother. She fights with the Young Justice team and when she’s not fighting with them, she’s either at her family home or at Gotham University taking classes. She is close with Tim Drake, Bart Allen, and Jason Todd.
In the Flashfamily there are two reader inserts, and they are Flash-Aunt (Barry’s sister) and Flash-daughter (Barry’s daughter).
1. Flash-Aunt (Barry’s sister) is a Flash like Barry and serves in the Central City Police Department with her brother, but while Barry is a forensic scientist, she is a detective, working their cases so that the two siblings are always on them together—they’re currently gunning for the most solved cases award. She is not the child of Nora Allen, but instead of Henry Allen during the time that he and Nora were getting divorced. When she was born, the mother gave her to Darryl Frye and she and Barry were raised together. She is close with Hal Jordan and Bruce Wayne.
2. Flash-Daughter (Barry’s daughter) was recently introduced with the fic “If We Were Fast Enough”. She is the daughter of Barry Allen in a world where the old Justice League has retired, and their successors have taken up the mantles. Unfortunately, global devastation occurred which was a result of nuclear warfare between countries. During the all-out war on the ruined landscape, she watched every JL member fall along with every Flash. She witnessed the deaths and took their speed (she did not kill them, but merely took their speed to keep it out of the hands of the enemy), making her faster than every speedster. Within the final moments of her world, she harnessed Barry Allen’s speed before he died, making her the fastest speedster alive, even faster than Wally West (just by an inch), and escaped the imploding of her world by traveling to another timeline. After a year, she broke down and told Barry the truth, but he accepted her as his daughter regardless. She works in CCPD as a forensic scientist and is the Lightning Flash when she isn’t working. She is older than most of the sidekicks, around her late twenties, but is close with Jason Todd and Kyle Rayner.
Last but not least, there are two inserts in the Lanternfamily, and they are Lanternsis (Hal’s sister) and Lantern-Daughter (Hal’s daughter).
1. Lanternsis (Hal’s sister) is the daughter of Jessica Jordan but not Martin Jordan. She was born a few years after Martin died, her father isn’t known, and was raised in the family. Because Hal was so determined to join the Air Force and fly, he wasn’t around much as she was growing up, but seeing that no one in the family wanted to talk to Hal, especially her mother and oldest brother, she took it upon herself to have a relationship with him, calling him whenever she could, seeing him when she could. They became very close when she expressed that she herself wanted to join the Navy and become a pilot. Hal taught her everything he knew about flying and she excelled in the Naval flight programs, even at the expense of her relationship with Jessica. When her mother died, she chose an honorable discharge from the military and started working at Ferris Aircraft with Hal. Sometime during Hal’s breakdown as Green Lantern and the destruction of Coast City, the Blue Lantern Power Ring found her, and she became the Blue Lantern of Earth for her undying hope that she and the ones she loved most would be okay. She is close with Barry Allen and the Four Corpsmen.
2. Lantern-Daughter (Hal’s daughter) was introduced with the fic “When The Music’s Not Forgotten”. She is Hal’s daughter, mother is unknown, and currently lives with him in Coast City. She works at a Wayne Enterprises branch in Coast where she met with Jason Todd and started training unbeknownst to her father. During a fight when the truth was revealed, she and Hal had a falling out where she returned home and was met by Sinestro who invited her to join the Sinestro Corps. She agreed and became a Yellow Lantern. All is not lost though; she eventually becomes another Lantern type. She is close with Jason Todd, Wally West, and the Four Corpsmen.
Summary: You are the result of a teenage pregnancy between Superman and Lana Lang. No matter what Clark is inseparable and he would do anything for his baby girl.
Pairing: Clark Kent and daughter!reader
Notes: Thanks to @speedypan she got me on this whole hero daughter thing. and I needed some inspiration after the month I had.
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Some people say their dad is like Superman.
Well, mine is.
From the first day, I was born he had always been at my side. No matter what he would be there in a second.
The moment I took my first steps.
The moment I said my first words.
The moment I found out my mom had died.
No matter what he had always been there for me the moment I called. And when my mom Lana died in that car crash he was there even more. I don’t really remember those days but Ma Kent says that I use to cry a lot and wouldn’t let my dad go anywhere clinging to him with all my might. (Which considering my super-strength it pretty strong.)
Even when things got better and I started to grow up and my dad went to metropolis he would still come every night to read me a bedtime story. Always making sure I had a chance to tell him about my day and he could tell him about his. It didn’t matter where he was or what he was doing. He would fly halfway across the world (sometimes the universe) so he could curl up in bed with me.
“I love our family daddy”
“I love our family to wildflower.”
That was his nickname for me. Wildflower. Because I was always running around the Kent farm barefoot and free. Hair messy filled with flowers, feathers, and god knows what else I found. I never cared what anyone else thought of me, too busy riding bareback on my horse or hide among the cows or sing to the pigs with the guitar my grandparents had gotten me for my 10th birthday.
I was a wildflower.
Just a country girl with a guitar. Laying in a field of flowers that my horse and I had raced too. Strumming a few cords while he ate his fill of the sweet grass.
Just a normal girl and a guitar.
Except for every night when your dad would fly home to tell me all the stories about his grand adventures. Sometimes we would fly around Smallville casting stars. Other days we practiced using my powers so I didn’t have any (or as many) slip-ups at school. It was as if I lived two lives. One where I was just your girl next door and the other was the daughter of the most powerful man in the world.
Dad would always leave with a kiss and a promise. One day he would take me on one of his adventures. One day he would show me the wonders of the world.
One day.
But then one day the adventure came to me.
Moody with black hair and eyes that looked so much like dad’s. Conner stood in the doorway of my grandparent’s house hands shoved in his pockets looking like he wanted to be anywhere but here.
But here was where he was.
“Hi, I’m Y/N you’re sister.” He looked down at the hand I had held out not moving. Maybe he didn’t know what to do. Dad had mentioned that he was only a few days old.
“Be nice” I heard my dad say under his breath. Letting out a grunt the boy took my hand.
“Conner.”
“Well come on Conner I’ll show you around!” I sang pulling him forward floating only a few inches from the floor with excitement. Maybe he hadn’t warmed up to me yet but I would wear him down.
If I was good at anything it was wearing things down until they liked me.
Besides the best thing that could ever happen to me did.
