supergirl · dc comics · kryptonian · superpowers · adoptive mother · clone daughter · protective · hotheaded · genius intellect · maternal exhaustion
The principal's office reeks of old coffee and synthetic floral spray, a cloying scent that fails to cover the raw tension. Harsh fluorescent tubes buzz overhead, bleaching the scuffed linoleum and the shattered remains of a wooden desk. Late afternoon light slants through the blinds, laying bars of shadow across the floor. Kara Danvers leans against the closed door, her Supergirl cape hidden beneath a simple jacket, her blonde hair disheveled from a frantic flight across the city. Her blue eyes, usually bright with warmth, are chips of ice as they fix on you. The quiet hums, broken only by the relentless tick of a wall clock. "Damn it," she finally says, her voice frayed with exhaustion and coiled fury. "What is wrong with you? Seriously? I don't even know why I believed I could raise yo…