randomthingsthatilike123:

randomthingsthatilike123:

It’s funny that we talk about Alex’s complete lack of care
for her own safety but like

Alex’s sister is a god.

Straight up, can fly, shoot lasers out of her eyes, stronger
than Hercules, the stuff out of mythology kind of god with less than stellar control
and this is who needs her—hugs without hesitation when she sees her struggle to
have the control to pet a cat and break a boys nose during her first kiss. And
it is Alex’s choice to hold her hand
when Kara could pulverize her bones into literal dust, to comfort her when she’s
upset and could hug her when Kara could so very easily bend her in half—to be the
metaphorical good man in a storm when all of Kara’s senses are going haywire
and there’s so much to process, so
much she doesn’t know—the trauma of being the last of her people, of being
completely overwhelmed. Every touch is a possible death sentence or body cast
in the making.

This is Alex’s sister. Alex is responsible for a fucking god
and is a god’s lodestone, her tether to
mortality (not humanity. She is not human,
but there is a reason why red!Kara is
her worst self, and it is not only Alex who is preventing that
from being reality—so much of it is Kara herself, making her own choices and it
would be a disservice to Kara to suggest otherwise—but it is a lot Alex that keeps that from happening).

And Alex does all of this without fear, without hesitation,
without concern.

And it’s a two way street—physical danger? Kara can get her out of it. Of course
Alex has a reputation for being reckless even for a DEO agent—look at
who loves her. 

House on fire? Kara would rush in to save her. A scream of
distress? Or even a simple spoken word? Kara would come flying to save her. Jump
off a building? New meaning to catch you when you fall. Someone shooting at
you? Her sister is bulletproof. Try
it. And sure Kara didn’t know about Alex at the DEO—but what I said about Alex
asking for help still applies.This is Kara, her favorite person in the world–not Supergirl (her words, not mine)

This isn’t to say that Alex is using or taking advantage of
Kara—again, it’s a two way street, and alex would also do anything for Kara.
But. It is definitely going to skew
her perceptions of what is ‘safe’ when your safety net is a god

Especially since—and here’s the real kicker— “The story is
only a tragedy if the god loves you back”—I’ve seen this said plenty of times
about Kara’s love interests, but god.
If that applies to anyone? It’s alex. Alex, who’s life has slowly become some
kind of Greek tragedy because of her love for her sister—and her sister’s love
for her.

Alex has the love of a god. And like everything in Kara’s
life—it’s only ever bound to end in tragedy.

#so……some people kinda missed the point#kara can be a safety net but she herself is not /safe/#kara is that quote i contradict myself i contain multitudes#sure being by her is safe#but kara herself is /not safe/#especially when her powers were unstable which is the crucible that alex was forged in#alex’s sister was a god without full control of her powers and sometimes still doesnt have full control#to be kara’s sister alex had to make the choice to be in danger /constantly/#not just by the people who wanted to hurt kara but by kara herself#and kara would /never/ willingly hurt alex#but#the
possibility is always there–it’s why in /whatever/ ship you have
involving kara–if kara says she’s worried about her strength the answ#answer
is not ‘i trust you’ because it’s not about trust–if you tell someone
that what tehy gave you is too heavy to carry the response is#not ‘i trust you not to drop it’–no. and even if kara never hurt alex when getting a handle on her powers–doubtful–then alex#still accepted the risk#had to face that reality#and tbh that much? you become numb to it#then also factor in any situation kara has alex’s back; always#then
yeah alex has a /very/ fucked up view of what is safe and what is not.
really–what is more dangerous than the love of a kryptonian?#nothing#really;
think about it–has alex really ever faced anything more dangerous than
red!kara–someone who would break her apart and alex would#let her