karalovesallthegirls:

Single mom Kara AU snippet:

“Hey Ma?”

Kara is focused completely on the system she’s creating. Earth systems are so outdated compared to where Krypton was it feels like moving at prehistoric paces. She’s revamping CatCo’s entire framework.

“Hmm?” She hums back. She hears Kal shuffle a bit, put his crayons down.

“Are you a lesbian?”

If she’d been drinking this would be the moment where she comedically spits it out.

“I, what?” She tries to say more but her mouth just flutters so she repeats, “What?”

Kal seems unfazed by her response, only thoughtful.

“We’re learning about all the kinds of parents there are and how some people have two mommies who love each other like mommies and daddies do-“

“You only have one mommy, Kal, and there’s nothing wrong-“

“I know that! But they said it’s cause sometimes mommies only like other mommies. And I feel like that’s you.”

Kara is flabbergasted. The handful of coworkers still in the office are giggling, obviously loving witnessing this mother-son moment.

“Why do you feel like that?” She finally asks, voice controlled. Kal shrugs and begins to color again, already losing interest in the conversation.

“I dunno. You talk about Miss Lena a lot. And you said she was pretty the other day. And you act all funny and weird whenever you talk to her. And-“

“Okay I get it!” Kara says, exacerbated, ignoring the unbidden snorts of her coworkers. She sees Winn and Kal exchange one of their little looks. They’re a dangerous duo together.

“I am not a lesbian for Miss Lena, Kal, I don’t-“ she trails off when her phone dings, looks down to see a new text from the woman in question.

Dinner tonight? We can even go to that sticky place with the dinosaurs Kal loves so much.

She gets distracted typing her reply, briefly forgetting the conversation until Kal helpfully comments,

“Your face is red and smiley. Are you texting Miss Lena?”

Winn can’t control the explosive laughter that erupts and Kara slams her phone down with a huff. If she wasn’t red before she definitely is now.

She’s never bringing Kal to work ever again.