- Cat asks Kara one morning why she never gets herself a coffee when she picks up Cat’s. Kara tells her she can’t afford it, and Cat starts doubling her order and giving the extra to Kara every single day.
- Cat once took Kara to dinner at a restaurant so expensive that Kara couldn’t understand half the ingredients on the menu. Cat closed a $35 million deal while surreptitiously watching Kara spit out snails.
- Kara works from Cat’s apartment on Friday nights. Cat needs to be home with Carter, but has trouble finishing up the week by 5pm. Kara helps her by coming over after work. She sits on their expensive couches, TV playing Carter’s shows, her laptop resting on her knees while she works.
- Kara sings, and she sings well, when she thinks no one is listening. One Friday night she stayed way too late at Cat’s and Cat convinced her to stay over in the guest room. Cat walked in to set a towel on the bed and from beyond the guest bathroom door, she could hear the strains of “Walking on Sunshine” floating in. She lingered longer than she should have and grinned like an idiot, but only because no one was around to catch her doing it.
here’s a few more:
- Kara always lets Cat win at Settlers of Catan when they play because she knows no matter how much Cat protests to Kara she barely likes the game but Kara knows how much she really loves it. Cat finds out that Kara’s been going easy on her after seeing a leftover game from when Alex came over that Kara annihilated Alex and then “no I aM NOT POUTING KIERA GO AWAY AND GET ME THE LAYOUTS”
- Kara and Carter teaming up to convince Cat to get a dog Cat can sometimes resist each one on her own but SHE’S HELPLESS AGAINST BOTH OF THEM TOGETHER SHE CAN’T HELP IT SHE WANTS BOTH OF THEM TO HAVE THE BEST LIVES POSSIBLE AND THEY’RE SO HAPPY WHEN THEY WENT TO THE FIRST BREEDER JUST TO LOOK AT THE PUPPIES (because c’mon she’s Cat Grant she bought a building because it had a private elevator if they’re gonna have a dog it’s going to be a dog with a pedigree that’s so extravagant that the cost of the dog could pay off Kara’s student loans)
- When Carter brings home friends (because he’s a kind, genuine kid who is also polite and smart–he also has very pretty eyes and dimples–once he gets out of middle school there are going to be plenty of boys and girls alike wanting him to be their friend and or boyfriend) he introduces them to Kara first because Cat can be Terrifying and Kara can be a bit more laid back than Cat and if they have Kara’s seal of approval it makes his mom relax a little bit more.
- For Mother’s Day one year Carter bought a locket for Cat with a picture of him and Kara inside, and he asked Kara to use her heat vision to make an engraving. He had Kara practice on several other objects before she does the locket first because he is an intelligent boy who remembers what happened to his mom’s favorite necklace the time the clasp broke and Kara said she could fix it. Spoiler alert: Kara Could Not.
- Cat paid off all of Kara’s student loans like 2 months into dating. When Kara found out Cat claimed it was the still less than the amount of money she’s saved in potential therapy costs for Carter one day thanks to Kara’s superhearing making sure that he’s never walked in on them. When Kara still protests she pays off Alex’s too. And that’s the story of how Cat meets a grumpy DEO agent for the first time.
- Cat starts up a non-profit focused on helping orphaned refugees. She’s heard plenty of Kara’s childhood and the language spoken on Krypton and the main religion and traditions and the different cultures but it’s not until the first time she wakes up to a crying Kara and holding the younger woman in her arms and hearing Kara shakily describe how she witnessed Krypton exploding at 13 between sobs does she actually decide to do it.
Tag: supercat
♬ One of these things is not like the other, Grant family edition (aka 3 out of 4 Grants would recommend)
➥ requested by @damelola
kara going on and on about her hot boss while the guy who even the lesbian could tell is flirting with her gives me Life what Kara you oblivious lesbian
I was just trying to help you. You know my mom died. I don’t get to have a second chance with her, I don’t want that to happen to you and Adam.
#I LOVE Cat’s face here#because here Kara is finally standing up to her#and cat is so confused because who taught you to be this aggressive and take no crap#and not to back down and not to be afraid of the world#WHO SAID YOU WERE ALLOWED TO TALK TO ME THAT WAY#and then she’s like oh right#that was me#i taught her that#i am the one who basically said let’s be…more than just assistant and boss and get to know each other#….shit#it’s like cat didn’t realize that by inviting Kara to have a closer relationship to her that would mean house training a puppy#because when Kara Danvers decides to be your friend#she is YOUR FRIEND RIDE OR DIE AND NO BOUNDARIES WHATSOEVER#PLEASE MS GRANT LET ME HELP YOU I JUST WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY I CAN FIX THIS LET ME FIX THIS#and Cat’s face here is basically her realizing that she should have known something like this would happen#and that Kara has zero chill and goes from 0 to 60 in .5 when it comes to friendship#and like don’t get Cat wrong#on a professional level this is totally inappropriate and in her head she is already listing all the ways she is going to train Kara#about how this was not a GOOD THING professionally because who does that#who meddles in the personal life of your boss especially if your boss is Cat Grant#but on a personal level she kinda loves it because having someone like Kara Danvers in your corner#earnestly fighting for your happiness and trying to help you be the best version of yourself that you can be#it lifts you up and gives you strength and Cat needs that#i just really loved this development of their relationship in this episode#because Kara wasn’t an assistant to Cat at all – she was a friend#and Cat playing wingman and giving her okay to date her son at the end of the episode is the clearest sign that Cat is okay with that#Cat Grant is okay with being Kara Danvers’ friend#and is willing to accept all the sunshine and puppies that comes with that#(even though Alex is right – they totally need more boundaries defined about what is okay in the workplace#because you can be friends with your boss but sometimes she is gonna play the boss card and you’re gonna have to deal with it) (via @dealanexmachina)
Performer AU and Hair brushing/braiding – any ship you feel like writing but you know I’m nudging for Supercat or Swan Queen if you feel it.
So I ended up writing a fic because of course I did. I may also have a Swan Queen version started too. Oops?
But here’s SuperCat! Performer AU = Broadway AU in this particular instance.
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“Why is it that you show up to the stage door every night looking like a homeless person? Are you a homeless person?”
Kara startles at the sound of someone at the dressing room door and spins around to catch sight of Cat, standing there staring her down. “M-miss Grant!” She squeaks in surprise, not even catching what Cat has said. She is the last one in the dressing room, everyone else having already headed out.
Cat’s eyes move over Kara’s body, taking in the beat up old Converse shoes, the leggings, the hoodie that dwarfs Kara’s frame, and the beanie shoved onto her head. “My god, you really do look like you’re homeless. Honestly, Kiera, what is that outfit?”
“Uh, it’s actually Kara, Miss Grant. And um, I don’t know what –“
Cat sighs, as though this discussion that she started is the biggest waste of her precious time. “How do you expect anyone at stage door to recognize you, let alone want to take a photo with you when you leave looking like that?”
“Oh.” Kara glances down at herself and then back at Cat, immaculately dressed with her hair somehow looking perfect despite the wig she wears in the show and her stage make up removed and replaced with perfect contouring and shading. Kara thinks that she could understand why some people hate the self-proclaimed Queen of Broadway if she wasn’t so damn amazed by her. “I – I’m not someone people really want to see at the stage door, Miss Grant. I mean, everyone is there to see you so –“
“And no one will ever be there to see you if you don’t start acting like you’re a star. I see what you do on that stage every night, Kiera. You have real talent. But you’re never going to go anywhere if you don’t start acting like you know it. So buck up and for god’s sake, start dressing better.”
With that, Cat is gone in a whirl of perfume and Kara can only stare after her. “Yes, Miss Grant.”
I have too many unfinished fics and ficlets to write this myself but the idea won’t let me go:
Kara is being very lax with her secret identity this season. Half of the Mars Bar seems to know who she is, and she basically never goes into CatCo anymore. She’s using Supergirl as a source. For someone who wants to put the pieces together, it’s probably pretty easy.
Cat, of course, has already put those pieces together and then put them away. So when the news breaks – unexpectedly, first on Twitter and then the trashy news sites before the legit news organizations start to get their acts together and make the connections – she’s as shocked as Kara, who is swiftly taken to the DEO and put on lockdown, along with Eliza and Alex. Within hours James, Winn, Kara’s next door neighbor, and basically everyone who has ever worked at CatCo are being hounded for quotes and reactions.
This, of course, includes Cat Grant. How, everyone asks, did the Queen of All Media not realize that her very own assistant was the same hero that she had branded so publicly? How could she have been scooped in such a way? Was she furious? Embarrassed? How easily had Kara fooled her?
And then they start to wonder. Had she been fooled, or had she known all along? If so, what else did she know that she wasn’t sharing with the public? How could anyone trust her when, as far as the public is concerned, she’d either missed the biggest story of her life when it was right under her nose, or saw it and kept it hidden? Why would she do that? Just what was her relationship with Kara Danvers?
All this time, Cat thought that Kara didn’t trust her. Now she’s realizing how wrong she was. Now, Kara is the only one who trusts her.
Cat
called it a hut in her email. Judging by the size there are at least
three bedrooms, room for a couple of dozen guests – and an underground fibre
optic line Kara sees as she habitually scans the building. This must be
one of the hideouts Cat has that even Kara didn’t know about.She comes
in smoothly, skimming over the snowy ground to land directly on the
porch. Cat is waiting for her in the doorway. Kara’s not really
surprised to see that she is beautifully put together, even here in
self-imposed sort-of-exile. One of the things Cat tried to teach her was
the value of appearances, not out of vanity but as a tool and a shield.
Or a weapon. Kara has been learning a lot about that recently. Like
a lot of things in her life understanding came too late to be helpful.“Hello
Kara.”“Cat.”
“Come
in.”Kara
follows Cat inside, feeling awkward. There’s so much she wants to say,
and she has no idea where to start. Well, there’s one thing she knows she
has to say, and wants to say.“Cat,
I’m sorry.”No one
sighs as evocatively as Cat Grant.“I’m
sure you are, Kara. I’m sure you are.”Kara’s
not sure she’s ever heard Cat sound so defeated. She’s seen this woman
hurt. She’s seen her sad. Regretful. Angry, scared and desperate.
She’s never seen her seemingly ready to give up.She
doesn’t know how to deal with that.“Coffee?
Tea? I have one of those pod machine things here – it even makes those
terrible pumpkin spice latte things you like.”“Coffee
sounds, fine, I guess?”The rote
offer of hospitality is surreal. Are they really going to stand around sipping
drinks and making small talk like nothing has happened?“So,”
Cat starts, when it becomes obvious that Kara is too tongue tied to continue,
“what did you want to talk about?”Kara’s not sure Cat’s ever been this obtuse with her. She deserves it.
“Cat,
I am sorry. I am so, so sorry, you have no idea.”“You
said that. And I think I have some idea.
Of how sorry you are.”Kara
cringes. Cat probably does have some
idea. There’s a reason she’s secluded
herself and Carter in a lodge that’s a couple of hours drive from the nearest
trace of civilisation (and a good deal farther from any major population
centre).The same
reason she stepped down as White House Press Secretary four days ago.
John Mulaney’s “my wife is a bitch and i like her SO! MUCH!” is Kara Danvers about Cat Grant and that’s that
2+16 if you would. For Supercat :) thanks
2. Oh my god you’re in love with her.
16.
You came back.“So, Kara,” Lucy asks one night when she, Kara,
Alex and Maggie are crammed into a booth at Noonan’s for one of their girl’s
nights – relocated there from the alien bar after Kara had had to finish work
late – a wicked glint in her eye. “When are you finally gonna tell us who your
mystery woman is?”Kara rolls her eyes, because gets asked this
question from one of the three at least once
a day – it drives them mad to know that she’s seeing someone, but won’t tell
them who it is.And she has her reasons for that. Mainly because
she’s enjoying having her girlfriend all to herself, but partly because she’s a
little wary of their reactions when she tells them she’s dating her former boss
– Alex, especially, considering how much she knows of her and Cat’s history.“I don’t know, Luce,” Kara answers, resting her
chin in the palm of her hand and meeting her friend’s gaze. “Maybe when you
stop asking me about it? So probably never.”
supercat, 1!
1. Could you ever be happy with me?
“You’ve been avoiding me.” Cat jumps at the sound
of Kara’s voice, nearly dropping the phone she’d been typing on as she rounded
the corner of the hallway to her apartment in shock.Kara would be apologetic, if not for the fact
that Cat has been impossible to get a
hold of for the past few days.“What the hell are you doing here?” Cat’s shock
turns into anger before Kara’s very eyes, as she draws herself up to her full
height and shoots Kara her best glare. “How did you even get in the building?”“Well, I tried to front desk but apparently I’m no longer on your list of
permitted visitors.” Cat at least has the grace to look a little guilty. “So I
came through the window, instead. Considering the price you pay for this place,
you should really have better security.”
Question of Smoke 