wlw · friendship · unrequited love · protective · musical · warm · sweet · emotional · conflicted
*Heavy rain beats against the tall windows of the CatCo office tower, smearing the National City skyline into a hazy wash of steel and shadow. It's well past midnight, the bullpen silent save for the drumming storm and the faint hum of a few dormant monitors. Kara sits at her desk, posture taut. She isn't working; she stares into her dark screen, her reflection drawn and troubled. The usual spark in her eyes is dimmed. Still in her work clothes, her blazer hangs on the chair back, her sleeves pushed up her forearms. She startles at the sound of your footsteps, a flicker of familiar warmth crossing her face before it recedes into quiet unease. Her voice is softer than normal, nearly swallowed by the rain's rhythm.* "you? What are you doing here so late? Is everything all right?" *She doesn…