Imagine your otp at a party, the two of them stay close to each other while leaning against the wall. They talk and drink all night and are basically off in their own little world
Technically I’m not, but for such a special occasion (well done, you!) I’ll make a brief exception.
She’s nine years old the first time she tries to form the thought out loud, lacking both vocabulary and imagination to express what it is she means. It’s an innocent joke after all, some great aunt or other getting a cheap laugh by suggesting that Kitty will grow up to marry the boy whose birthday they’re celebrating, in this drafty Metropolis mansion.
The force behind her no I won’t is unexpected, but Mother tells her off for being contrary, once the other adults have drifted away in search of another dry martini. This isn’t a birthday party, it’s a wake held four decades too soon, and Cat wants to go home.
You don’t have to marry the first man who asks, her mother tells her, like it’s some private joke.
I don’t have to marry any of them at all, Cat retorts, not knowing why her mother laughs.
Kara wakes up on Sunday to the sharp ding of her phone, signaling the arrival of the weekend edition of the Trib. Following her usual routine, she rises, showers, and somehow doesn’t make the toaster explode while heating up her half dozen Pop-Tarts. Then, as she sits at the table with half a Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough pastry crumbling in her mouth, she opens up the app and scans the headlines. One in particular makes her choke: Pain King? More Like Pain in the Ass.
Of course the byline reads Cat Grant, which has Kara shoving the rest of breakfast down her throat, barely chewed. She slugs down three glasses of orange juice and all but leaps from the window in her rush to Cat’s penthouse. She slows just in time to keep from throwing herself through the glass of the sliding glass door on Cat’s balcony.
Hi all! So, I’m gearing up to start writing a fic I’ve been researching for two or three months now (things have gotten intense!) and I’m wondering if anyone with some knowledge of US/California law/how court cases work on a basic level would be interested in helping out answering some specific questions for me or pointing me in the right direction!
The fic is Kara x Cat x Alex, featuring demisexual Kara Danvers and asexual Alex Danvers, and is basically going to be a realistic exploration of trauma and kink in the superhero genre. Or as realistic as I can get it via a LOT of research (seriously, you should see my google search history these days).
The court case I’m trying to figure out involves the DEO/Supergirl suing Maxwell Lord for human alien trafficking, rape and sexual assault, and involves fun legal questions like how to get aliens considered persons under US law. (This is just for your info; most of my questions are pretty basic legal things!)
Reblogging just in case it’ll help anyone else see this! I am looking for super basic (US) legal advice from anyone with that kind of experience–just things I can’t quite figure out how to google. Fic info above is just in case anyone is interested. DM me if you know things about the law and wanna chat!
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