Prompt: 27 - Goodbye
Summary: He can't decide what's worse: telling her goodbye or not knowing when she'll be back.
They sit in silence, like they always do before she leaves.
"Superman needs me," she finally says with certainty, though her voice sounds a bit watery. "I can't stay here while he needs me there. And I can't just flip flop back and forth. It's too -"
"I know."
"One day he won't need me to watch Metropolis while he's gone. And then… I'll be able stay." She sounds as if she's trying to convince herself that it's true, but he doesn't say anything. Instead he covers her hand with his and squeezes gently.
Still, as he watches Kara step into the Time Bubble, Querl holds a tiny bit of hope in his heart that maybe - just maybe - next time they won't have to say goodbye.