( in a snug black dress with her hair done just so, kara feels a little bit like a princess. it's a new feeling for her — the last formal event she'd had reason to attend had been the catco magazine launch, and she'd wound up attending in a bulletproof green number that alex had pulled out of her closet at the last minute.
it had felt a little like playing dress up then, pretending to be someone she wasn't, and reverting to her supergirl best had been a welcome relief. but tonight, kara feels like herself. just a little fancier, a little more done up, but still kara. coming down the stairs arm-in-arm had felt like stepping into a fairy tale.
she follows the line of his gaze as it darts away from her only to come back, and his words only earn a widening of her smile, eyes closing for a moment as she relishes the happiness that bubbles up in her chest. )
Me too, ( kara finally replies, throat a little thick until she swallows again, coughing a bit to clear it. ) I never really... expected any of this. I didn't think we were allowed to, you know?
( to have something just for themselves, as heroes. to have that private, personal space, the sort of regular life that other people took for granted. in these sorts of multiverses, though, they could. they didn't have to balance between one identity and the other. they could just be themselves, and let the responsibilities lay aside for a moment. )
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it had felt a little like playing dress up then, pretending to be someone she wasn't, and reverting to her supergirl best had been a welcome relief. but tonight, kara feels like herself. just a little fancier, a little more done up, but still kara. coming down the stairs arm-in-arm had felt like stepping into a fairy tale.
she follows the line of his gaze as it darts away from her only to come back, and his words only earn a widening of her smile, eyes closing for
a moment as she relishes the happiness that bubbles up in her chest. )
Me too, ( kara finally replies, throat a little thick until she swallows again, coughing a bit to clear it. ) I never really... expected any of this. I didn't think we were allowed to, you know?
( to have something just for themselves, as heroes. to have that private, personal space, the sort of regular life that other people took for granted. in these sorts of multiverses, though, they could. they didn't have to balance between one identity and the other. they could just be themselves, and let the responsibilities lay aside for a moment. )