Stupid.
So, so, so stupid.
Kara wonders, for someone who’s incredibly smart, Lena sure does like committing stupid things like jumping off a cliff and organising a fake press conference just to lure out bad guys.
So. darn. stupid.
Kara lets out a heavy sigh as she rakes her shaky fingers through her hair. The adrenaline from saving Lena still runs high within her and it is mixed with such furiousness that Kara can only recall feeling when Alex was kidnapped by their old schoolmate.
‘Are you okay?’
Kara turns and angry tears starts to pool in her eyes as she meets Lena’s concerned stare.
‘Fine,’ Kara answers through her gritted teeth.
Lena raised an eyebrow at her, almost daringly and it ticks Kara off at how casual Lena is about this. About almost being assassinated and is nowhere safe that Kara has to fly them both to the Fortress of Solitude, which is where they are now. She had imagine it many times, of bringing Lena here, showing Lena about her culture, about Krypton. But this isn’t how it should be. Not under this circumstance.
‘Thank you for saving me,’ Lena tells with a proud smile. ‘I knew you would.’
And just like that, the rage that Kara tried so hard to contain bursts out of her.
‘You’re an idiot,’ Kara tells, her voice trembling while she keeps her fists to her sides, clenching them so tightly that it’s starting to hurt.
‘Excuse me?’
Kara ignores the frown on Lena’s face. She looks slightly insulted and hurt but Kara is still too angry and still feeling deathly terrified. 'You can’t just jump off a cliff like that, Lena. What if I wasn’t fast enough? What if I didn’t make it in time?’
‘You were. And you saved me. It doesn’t matter now.’
'Of course it matters!’ Lena flinches at Kara’s raised voice. 'This your life we’re talking about!’
Lena stares at her and there’s something in her eyes that dissipates Kara’s anger as quickly as it came when she figures out what it is. Fear.
It takes a second for her to realise that her eyes are glowing. Kara shakes her head and stumbles back, feeling ashamed that she had let anger took over her, that she had made Lena feel afraid of her. Of all things.
Rao, she’s an idiot.
'Im sorry. I didn’t mean–’ Kara shuts her mouth, hangs her head low as she presses her lips into a thin line. There’s no going back now from this and an apology wouldn’t be enough. How can she ever expect Lena to feel safe with her again.
But this is Lena. Kind Lena who made her an exo suit that helped keep her safe even when they weren’t in good terms, sweet Lena who brought her flowers and potstickers when she had a rough day at work. Her Lena.
So, she should’ve expected the gentle hand on her shoulder, green eyes on her that are so warm that it make the fortress feels less cold.
'You did save me, Kara. I am alright,’ Lena tells. Her hand on Kara’s shoulder moves up to Kara’s cheek, cradling her face so gently that it breaks Kara into tears.
'I can’t lose you, Lena.’
Lena smiles softly, her thumb wiping away the tears on Kara’s cheek. 'You won’t. If I fall, I have no doubt that you will always be there to catch me.’
Kara wants to believe it, that she can always save Lena but there’s always this fear of her slipping up, of not being fast enough to save the ones that she loves. But she let it go for now. Lena’s gentleness has a way of always making her feel calm.
She leans further into Lena’s touch, turning her head as her lips brush Lena’s cold palm. Lena shivers and Kara frowns at the thought of Lena feeling cold. So, she wraps an arm around the youngest Luthor and pulls her close and as soon as Lena is in Kara’s embrace, she melts against her, sighing blissfully against Kara’s bare neck.
Kara presses her cheek against Lena’s hair, her lips curving into a soft smile. 'You have too much faith in me.’
Lena chuckles softly. 'Just as you in me.’
