Comics and More
It’s been nearly two weeks since that night at the bar, and Lena still hasn’t spoken to Kara Danvers.
She’s seen her. Seen her practicing on the soccer field, sweaty and focused. Her blonde hair pulled back and her chest heaving. She seen her walking on campus with her teammate Lucy. Her head thrown back in laughter, a wide bright smile on her face. And Lena had thought about approaching her each and every time. Thought about asking her out. Thought about hearing that laugh. But Kara Danvers seemed to be constantly surrounded by people. She was like the sun. People seemed to be pulled towards her light, orbiting her for warmth. Lena so badly wanted to be there too, but she had yet to find an opportunity.
That is until, she slips into the campus cafe just after the lunch rush. And there cuddled in a chair in the corner by the window is Kara Danvers. Her long legs curled under her, head bowed as she reads, her free hand absentmindedly playing with a strand of her hair. The girl is alone and relaxed in a patch of sunlight coming through the window. She looks so peaceful, Lena almost doesn’t want to disturb her. Almost.
Lena gathers her courage as she orders and receives her coffee from the barista. She takes a deep breathe and approaches the sun.
“Kara?”
The blonde glances up in surprise, a warm smile lighting her face.
“Lena!” Kara fumbles with her reading material, quickly hiding it behind her back suspiciously.
“Do you mind if I sit?” Lena asks pointing to the chair to Kara’s right.
Kara nods eagerly. “Yes! Please do. It’s great to see you. I mean, nice! It’s nice to see you.” The blonde rambles nervously as Lena takes a seat and sips her coffee.
“I hope I’m not disturbing you.” Lena says gesturing to the book still hidden behind Kara’s back. “What are you reading?”
Kara laughs nervously and looks down fiddling with her glasses.
“It’s a bit embarrassing.” She brushes her hair behind her ear and bits her lower lip. Lena can’t help but stare at the blonde’s mouth for maybe a moment too long.
“It can’t be that bad.” Lena tells her. “Is it one of those romance novels with half naked people on the cover? Sexy cowboys or vampires or something?” Kara laughs and shakes her head.
“No, no. Nothing like that.” Kara assures her, pulling the book from its hiding place.
It’s not a book at all, but a thick comicbook with a colorful hero on the front.
“I read comics sometimes.” Kara tells her, cradling the book against her chest, a blush gracing her cheeks. “Kinda lame huh?”
Lena can't control the smile that appears on her face, she looks down embarrassed by how adorable she finds this girl.
“Not at all, Kara. I think, you should read whatever you like.” Lena tells her honestly, sipping her coffee.
Kara gives her a grateful smile. “Thanks. My sister likes to tease me about it, but...I don’t know.”
“What?” Lena encourages her to continue. She just loves the sound of Kara’s voice. The way she touches the side of her glasses as she searches for the right words.
Kara shrugs “I guess, I just kinda like that these really powerful, special people have to deal with so many real, normal problems, you know. They have all these amazing abilities, but underneath it all they’re just like the rest of us. Nervous, afraid, uncertain. But they still...find the courage to risk everything for others. It’s amazing, the things they give up to give others hope.”
Lena just stares at her, loving every word. This makes Kara shrug and laugh nervously.
“And of course, superpowers are badass! So…” She runs a hand through her hair.
“Would you like to have dinner with me?” Lena blurts with absolutely no chill. Kara’s eyes go wide, a smile spreads across her face and her cheeks turn red.
“Tomorrow night?” Lena backtracks a bit. “Would you like to have dinner with me tomorrow night?” She asks slightly more composed.
“Yes.” Kara breathes out. Then her smile turns to a frown, and she face palms herself. “Oh, no no no. I can’t.”
Lena’s smile falters. “Oh.” She can’t hide the disappointment in her voice.
“No. I want to!” Kara reaches out and takes Lena’s hand. “Like so so much.” she assures her. “But we have a kinda big match tomorrow afternoon. Against our rivals.”
“Oh.” Lena says again, relaxing as she runs her thumb over Kara’s hand.
“Yeah, and see if we win the team throws this huge party to celebrate. And if we lose, well, the team still throws a huge party to cope, I guess. So I just can’t tomorrow.” Kara explains.
Lena laughs lightly. “I understand, Kara, it’s no problem. Perhaps another time…”
“You should come!” Kara says suddenly thrilled by the idea. “Not to the match if you don’t want to, but to the party! It might be a little, well, wild, but it should be fun. I would…” She hesitates, taking her hand back and looking away. “I’d like to see you.”
Well, how the fuck could Lena resist that.