( derek means well. that's the problem, isn't it? the people she's made friends with here, the ones that care — they're good, at their core. they're kind, and caring, and they want her to be okay. but she isn't okay, and she's not sure when or if she will be, and having to admit that out loud is hard. it takes a kind of strength kara's never had to develop. one she's still learning.
but the concern that's etched across his features, the frown that's turned his mouth upside down, is something kara doesn't want to be the source of. she doesn't want him to worry on her behalf, or draw worse conclusions than the (admittedly not ideal) truth. so, honesty it is. perhaps not entirely frank honesty, and maybe she's leaving things out, but she's not lying. )
No. ( to the sleeping bit, anyway. ) I'm... not sleeping very well.
( flying over to the edge of the roof, pulling herself up, it all brings her into the light; by the time she settles herself to sit, legs dangling off the rooftop, the cuts and bruises are all too visible as they criss-cross her face. )
Worldkiller happened. ( a beat, and then: ) Wouldn't you know it, she kills more than just worlds.
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but the concern that's etched across his features, the frown that's turned his mouth upside down, is something kara doesn't want to be the source of. she doesn't want him to worry on her behalf, or draw worse conclusions than the (admittedly not ideal) truth. so, honesty it is. perhaps not entirely frank honesty, and maybe she's leaving things out, but she's not lying. )
No. ( to the sleeping bit, anyway. ) I'm... not sleeping very well.
( flying over to the edge of the roof, pulling herself up, it all brings her into the light; by the time she settles herself to sit, legs dangling off the rooftop, the cuts and bruises are all too visible as they criss-cross her face. )
Worldkiller happened. ( a beat, and then: ) Wouldn't you know it, she kills more than just worlds.
( girls, too. super ones, even. )