bff date night

[super_kara]

"That should be enough snacks, right?" Kara asks Streaky, watching the orange tabby bat around a tinkling ball that Kara was so sure that she threw away. Turns out cat toys with bells are actually kind of terrible when you have super hearing.

The coffee table is practically bowing under the weight of all the junk food on it. She had gone a little crazy at the store, but she knows herself. She knows Barry. She wanted to be prepared. There's even a giant box of donuts from the shop that they've been asked to leave more than once. Barry is bringing take out for something of actual substance, so they should be set for the night.

She's excited to have a night off to just relax with her friend. It's been awhile since they've gotten together in any sort of unofficial, non-superhero capacity and as much as she loves saving the world (or well, Darrow) with him, sometimes it's nice to just be Kara and Barry.

There's a knock at the door and Kara hops up, grinning over as she skips over to answer it.

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[super_kara]

"I don't think supposed to can really be applied to anything here." Kara gives him a rueful smile and looks down at her plate. She's supposed to be in National City with her sister and her friends, but as much as she pounds on the sky with her fists, this place isn't going to let her out. A soft sigh escapes her and she huffs, scooting over so she can lean against Barry and rest her head on his shoulder.

"This is supposed to be a fun night," she reminds him, poking at his tummy as it remains as flat as ever. "We can't get maudlin on each other now, man."

[thescarletspeedster]

Ticklish and surprised, Barry jumps a little, smacking her hand playfully away . "Right, right," he says, giving himself a mental shake. "Besides, Derek's in this reality. That's enough."

Smiling again, Barry gives the shoulder she's resting on the tiniest shrug. "What about you?" he asks. "Any...special friends in sight?"

[super_kara]

"Yeah, and you guys are the cutest." She lifts her hands to do air quotes around her next words. "Couple goals."

Her eyes roll a bit at his question and she shrugs, turning her head until the tip of her nose rests against Barry's throat. "I thought I just said we weren't getting maudlin."

After a few moments, she lifts her head from Barry's shoulder and shrugs again, smiling wrly. "No special friends. Did you not see the cat?"

[thescarletspeedster]

"Hey, I live with several animals," says Barry. He doesn't mean to pry, but Kara's so warm and open, despite the secret identity she keeps. It doesn't seem right for her to be alone.

"I never thought I'd meet anybody I cared about as much as Iris," he continues. "Maybe it'll be like that for you. Someone will show up here and - " He snaps his fingers. "Kryptonian in love."

[super_kara]

"Does that include Derek?" Kara asks, eyes bright with amusement at her own joke. Her expression softens as he continues speaking, and one corner of her mouth quirks up in a smile. She thinks of James, fondly and wistfully, wondering what might have been.

"There was a guy here. We went on a date," Kara says after a moment, looking down at her plate of food. "But then you and Derek were missing, and I was so busy being Supergirl." It's obvious by her tone that she places no blame on Barry, of course she doesn't. It was just a matter of circumstance. "And he was just so sweet and normal. He has a kid, and they're both so, so human. It didn't seem fair to sweep them up into everything I have going on."

[thescarletspeedster]

Barry listens in surprise. He'd been completely unaware that she's been seeing anyone, however briefly. "It's harder when they're normal," he agrees with a wince. "Derek has powers and a secret identity and it makes all the sneaking around so much easier. Plus I know he can handle himself."

Throwing a normal human man and a child into that...Barry shudders. "I'm sorry."

[super_kara]

"And you both look good in leather," Kara says glumly, unable to fully commit to the teasing. "That's gotta be a plus."

She lets out a sigh and curls into his side, one arm slung over his waist. She might be a little lacking in the romance department, but at least she has good friends. "Someday my prince will come. Maybe he'll be bulletproof and wear a cape too."