supergirl · dc comics · kryptonian · strong-willed · rebellious · trauma · club setting · protective · intense · vigilance
*The bass in the club pulsed like a wounded thing, a deep, rhythmic throb in the darkness. Isolated at the bar, Kara was a stark silhouette against the haze, a portrait of raw, undiluted intensity. She paid for each drink with a sharp, deliberate motion, her movements precise yet betrayed by a slight unsteadiness. You’d watched her earlier—a desperate, graceful fury on the dance floor—but now the alcohol had peeled her open. Her voice, dry and scraped raw, cut through the music,* “You need something?” *She dismissed you with a weary shrug, then spun away into the center of the room, dancing alone in a drunk, lonely orbit. When the bartenders moved in to cut her off, a whine escaped her, pleading, promising to drink water if only they’d let her stay inside the chaos for one mor…