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“Hello,” Lena says, followed closely by, “Who the hell are you?” She swears to God this better not be another assassination attempt, that would really screw up her day.
The blonde smiles like an alley cat who has just found a new spot to piss in and says, “I’m Kara Zor-El. I’m your soulmate.”
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At age forty-two, freshly-divorced Lena Luthor long ago gave up on ever finding her soulmate. Even if she did find them, there is no possibility they would be a twenty-three year old bartender who breaks into her office in the middle of the night.
Right?
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Letting out a quiet exclamation that was a cross between alarm and surprise, Kara hastily began to scoop at the shallow grave, hoping she wasn’t too late to save the person. She used some of her magic to assist her, pushing chunks of dirt out of the way with casual gestures of her hands, until she felt the coarse fabric of a coat beneath her fingertips. Pulling with all of her strength, Kara came up with a limp body, breathing heavily as she cradled the person’s upper body in her arms. Her hands were caked in dirt and she was covered in a slight sheen of sweat from the exertion of digging, but she didn’t pause as she reached out to pull down the black hood drawn up over the person’s head. As she did so, dark hair spilled out from beneath it, and Kara found herself looking down at pale skin, almost ghostly in the moonlight, closed eyes and dark eyebrows. The lower half of the woman’s face - it was a woman, she realised - was covered with a black scarf, drawn up over her nose and mouth. Slowly reaching out, Kara pulled the scarf down, exposing perfectly shaped bowstring lips that were parted slightly, and leant down to hear for breathing. It was shallow, but barely there, and Kara panicked.
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01 Jan 2022
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“Are you going to keep staring at me all night?” the witch said, breaking Kara out of her reverie with a start.
They’d been silent for a few moments now, and she’d fallen into a trance that she would’ve sworn was witchcraft if she didn’t know any better. No, this bewitchment was of Kara’s own volition, enraptured by the woman’s alabaster skin and raven hair plastered to her face. The dark cloak she wore was black with water and seemed to swallow her, making her seem almost childish, playing dress-up in her mother’s clothes. The thought of a childhood so normal for the young witch made Kara startle slightly, blinking rain out of her eyes as she suppressed a shiver.
“Because, you know, if you want to kiss me, you may as well ask. The sun’s setting and it’s cold, and the hills are boring. So, by all means, get on with it.”
Kara choked on a splutter and felt her face warm with embarrassment, chasing away the edge of the cold wind. “I don’t want to kiss you! I’m here to- to slay you.”
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16 Feb 2021
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When she was 12 years old, Kara was in a car accident that killed both of her parents.
Since that day she hasn't spoken a word.
Working as a librarian in National City, Kara meets Lena Luthor, and as much as she wants to talk to her, she still can't make her voice work.
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29 Jul 2020
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“Nah, you way over-tipped last night. This one’s on the house.”
Lena’s shoulders slump in mock exasperation. “Kara, don’t start with me.”
“I am absolutely starting with you.”
What a smug little shit, Lena thinks. But God is she cute. “You really don’t want to play this game.”
"Yeah? Maybe I do.”
It’s said so softly, so gently, and if this was one of Siobhan’s movies, they wouldn’t be talking about the money or drinks at all, they’d be talking about something clenching around Lena’s chest, something stifling, a loneliness that paralyzes her bones.
“Don’t blame me when you lose,” Lena says with a gentle upturn of her mouth, her voice low and crackling, leaving a fifty-dollar bill on the bartop before she turns away.
a celebrity/bartender au
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