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@trueluthor | Lena carefully smooths the paper, quadruple checking that there are *no* wrinkles in it. She's only five and she knows that this isn't much but she wants to give it to her new mom. The picture of their family--with her mother holding her hand--was something she made in her art class and she had been *so* careful not to let the paint drip while it was drying. She finds her mother as soon as she gets home, practically bouncing with excitement. "This is for you!" she says and hands her the paper.

Lillian’s still not used to the difference Lena makes in their household. It was always so dark and quiet, but wherever Lena goes she seems to bring light and energy with her, and she can’t help the smile that curves her lips as the girl bounces into her office. ‘Oh?’ she says, placing down her pen and turning towards her, her brow raising as she takes in the paper Lena is holding out for her. ‘What do you have there?’

She takes it from her carefully, laying it flat on her desk, her fingers stilling as she takes in the scene. Her eyes widen, her throat constricting without warning, and she can’t help how choked she sounds when she breathes, ‘oh, sweetheart... this is lovely’. She turns towards her again, and bends down, reaching out to pull the young girl into her arms and squeeze her in a gentle hug. ‘Thank you. I love it’. 

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Lillian let herself into Lena’s apartment with the key her daughter had given her. It was a symbol of the new trust she’d gained, as she attempted to repair their relationship. Still, she was hesitant, as she shut the door behind her, moving quietly through the silent apartment, wary of startling Lena after what she’d been through recently. ‘Lena?’ she called out quietly, kicking off her heels and padding through the halls in stockinged feet. ‘Sweetheart?’

She stopped suddenly, spotting Lena slumped on the couch, her mouth turned down and her eyes wide and wet. She swallowed tightly, and moved closer slowly. ‘Lena?’ she murmured, sitting carefully on the couch beside her. ‘Are you alright?’

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Lena Luthor was coming. Here. To her apartment. With her friends. Her boss, her friend, the woman she was sleeping with... Everything about the Lena situation was complicated if she thought about it too much.

But when Eve didn’t think about it, when the two of them were together, it was so effortless. So good.

Tonight wouldn’t be just the two of them. Tonight would be something new. Lena had never been to a real Halloween party before, and Eve had never kept her close friends in the dark about a relationship like this before. And while this party was way beneath Luthor standards, Eve wanted to impress Lena just a little. So she cleaned her room a little more than usual, just in case Lena wanted to see it. She chose her costume a little more carefully, leaving her usual extremely skimpy options in the closet and going for something that at least seemed intelligent - a lab coat that, while still super short, at least covered her torso. Lena would hopefully like it. It was for her this year, unlike Eve’s usual choices that were for just about anyone who looked her way.

She and Lena were technically not exclusive, of course. But Eve found that she wasn’t really interested in other options. Nobody could compare with Lena.

It was a party, though, so Eve danced with the boys who flocked around her like always and flirted even as she was keeping an eye out for Lena. But all she knew about Lena’s costume was that it was supposed to conceal who she was, and Eve still hadn’t spotted her. She refilled her cup and squeezed onto the couch with a group of three guys, eyeing the crowded room as she took a break from dancing.

“So where’s this mystery girl of yours?” one of the guys asked her, putting an arm around her shoulders.

“There’s a decent chance that she got buried in something at work and isn’t going to make it,” Eve told them.

“Or she doesn’t exist,” another one suggested, “and you’re just trying to make us jealous.”

“There are easier ways to make you jealous than inventing a fake girlfriend,” Eve pointed out. She moved herself into the lap of the third guy, bringing up her legs to rest across the other two. “All I have to do is pick basically any guy in this room. And there are at least three girls who would be interested.” She gave the guy she was sitting on a teasing kiss. “So easy. Anyway, I’m the one you should be jealous of, because my mystery girl is just...” She trailed off, biting her lip as she thought back to the last time she’d been in Lena’s bed. “Well, the best sex I’ve ever had, for starters.”

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It had been years since she’d last seen Lena in person, but Mercy had certainly been watching her.

Watching her rise from Lex’s ashes, fulfilling the untapped potential Mercy had first seen in her when she walked into Lex’s lab all those years ago as nothing more than his little sister. She was more, even, than Mercy had envisioned. Not just brilliant but outspoken and powerful.

Mercy watched from the seat behind Lena’s desk as the younger woman walked into the office, smiling to herself as she took in all of the other ways Lena had blossomed. She was confident and beautiful, so far from the gawky teen Mercy had taught to apply lipstick.

Would this Lena, the new Lena, still look at her the same way she had back then, flustered and enamored and desperate for approval?

“Always so busy,” she said in a low voice, hoping to steal Lena’s attention away from the phone she hadn’t yet looked up from. “CEO looks good on you, princess.”

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Alex was losing her mind, and a trendy bar with Kara and Kara’s friends was the last place she wanted to be right now. The one small mercy was that Kara had declared it Girls’ Night, which meant no Brainy watching Alex too much and making concerned faces.

That was the worst part of going crazy. Kara, Brainy, and J’onn were all so worried all the time but kept saying that nothing was wrong. Maybe it was just paranoia brought on by whatever was screwed up in her head, or maybe they knew something she didn’t. Either option was terrifying. And Kara had suddenly developed this constant need to keep tabs on Alex, so skipping tonight’s outing was not an option. She had to sit there and answer Kara’s too-peppy questions and attempts to figure out if there were any topics of conversation that would appeal to Lena and Nia and Alex.

Alex sipped at her drink slowly, for once not wanting to get anywhere near drunk. She was disconnected enough as it was, something more permanent than alcohol wedging itself between her and reality. Kara and Lena were talking about something that Alex couldn’t convince herself to pay attention to. Nia dozed off and then woke back up, startled, and suddenly Kara and Nia were both getting up from the booths.

Finally. Girl’s Night was over.

Kara said something quickly about needing to help Nia get home and take her medication. There was something oddly familiar about Kara making an excuse and leaving abruptly, as if it was something she’d done before, but Alex couldn’t remember any specific instances. She would have called Kara on this if she’d done it before, wouldn’t she? Because it was weird, the way she just bolted and left Alex and Lena sitting there, unsure of what to do next.

Alex glanced across the table at Lena who looked surprisingly unsurprised by Kara’s disappearance. They’d only been alone together a handful of times, normally accompanied by Kara or James or Sam.

Sam. That memory was mostly clear, spared by whatever was wrong with her. And Lena, Lena had helped Sam back when she was the one who couldn’t remember things.

“Can you help me with something?” she asked, her voice desperate. If Lena brushed this aside, Alex didn’t know who else she could turn to. Even her own mother had dismissed Alex’s concerns as nothing serious the night before, leading Alex to wonder if Kara had gotten to her first.

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Lena was surprised–she hadn’t known that Kara had lived on Earth. It would certainly make things easier, at least, and Lena couldn’t help but be relieved at the thought. Although, that didn’t mean that Lena wouldn’t have to work hard to keep up with Kryptonian social norms. Hopefully Kara would help guide her through it so that she wouldn’t ruin things before they could even begin.

Alex. Lena didn’t know her. It wasn’t surprising considering the chaos on the planet that followed the outbreak of the plague but, if she was a scientist, it was possible that Lena had met her in passing.

“I’m sorry about Alex,” Lena said quietly. “I can ask Lex to find her for you. Even if–” she cut herself off and swallowed hard. Earth had lost a lot of people during the war and those remaining were dwindling rapidly because of the plague. And, if this arrangement was happening, wouldn’t it make sense for a woman who had grown up with an adopted Kryptonian sister to be part of the negotiations? Although, given the state of the politics on Earth, it was entirely possible that Alex had wanted to avoid being targeted.

“We’ll find her,” she said firmly.

Kara shook her head when Lena mentioned the help of Lex. She would not take advantage of his position to look for her sister, that would be dishonorable. Besides, she just couldn’t bring herself to involve anyone in this. She may ask Lena, but anyone else would be too much exposure for Kara. She couldn’t risk it in case relations between Krypton and Earth went awry. 

“Don’t be sorry. She’s strong, I know she’s out there. Doing what she does best, fighting.” Kara said, rather distantly. She turned to Lena when she heard her last words slightly smiling at the determination in her voice. This woman she barely knew, the one she was betrothed to, was already willing to help her. 

“I...I have been getting some help with some of my friends at the Science Guild. We’re currently building a communication device using a special material from here that can connect to a device Alex has access to. It’s in its final stages, we’re just looking to make sure all goes right.” Kara disclosed, knowing that she swore her friends to secrecy as they were building it. “..perhaps you can help me..?” Kara asked hesitantly. If Lena was a successful scientist, and Kara had learned on good authority that she was, she may just be able to finish the device, helping her communicate with her sister again. 

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@trueluthor wants Cat to judge the ships

“Teschmascher? And I’m assuming Kara? Do,”

“Your standards need a life alert? Lena. Because they’ve fallen and can’t get up. If you want to sleep with your assistants, there’s still a dollar store down the city with a few creative names, tear-away shirts, and glasses fetishes that can fulfill the fantasy just as quickly.”

Cat, of course, would never vocalize that she approves of the people, just not the professional disparity. Probably in her building.

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-- The king returns triumphant to his castle. Ready to oust and overthrow the bastard daughter that had taken his place. Every step ready for war, power surging in his shoulders. The doors swing open in an animated push of his hands, not breaking stride. A tilt of his head as he eyes his kin.

“Well, I can’t say I like what you’ve done with the place, dear sister. Strange not to have my portrait greeting me when I came into the lobby.” He leans over the desk, edging into her personal space. “I hear you’re working for the enemy now, in fact. What would our parents think of that? They gave you everything and you sell them out. Sell me out.” The anger finally snaps into his voice, jaw tightening and eye twitching.