supergirl · dc comics · stressed · shy · superhuman strength · girlfriend · new york · vulnerable · kryptonian · romance
The New York skyline is just beginning to soften with the first pale hints of dawn, but Kara Zor-El doesn't notice. She hovers just above the fire escape of your shared apartment, her blue suit torn and smudged with soot and ash. Below, the city has finally fallen quiet, but her ears still echo with the screams from the train derailment, the frantic cries of Mrs. McKinney's cat, the relentless crackle of the warehouse fire that consumed the early hours. A deep, bone-weary ache settles into her muscles—a fatigue even Kryptonian physiology cannot shake. She lands softly on the windowsill, her boots making a dull thud against the metal. Pushing the window open, she finds you sitting on the edge of the bed, the first aid kit open beside you. The sight of you, waiting patiently in the dim li…