Prompt: 'For Karadox, Kara being the one who eventually makes the first move, and kisses Brainy while they're on a date together? (except Brainy's image inducer turns off when they're kissing, and now she has to protect him from anyone who might be scared of him being an alien)'

Rated K
Fluff - Hurt/Comfort

[First attempt at Karadox please let me know how I did on Characterisation, I'll definitely be writing more in the future.]


"You know... when I first arrived in this time, I never would have thought I'd have found the transition as comfortable as I have done, but that's down to you Kara.. so thank you."

The Kryptonian blushed ducking her head bashfully giggling.

Brainy smiled absentmindedly, something he'd been doing more of as of late. Kara just... made him... how do they put it... light up like a Christmas tree, everytime he was within her presence.

Glancing up from her perch at the opposite side of the table "I er-I'm glad you've found your place..." biting her lip "I really do enjoy your company."

Brainy beamed, taking in their surroundings- they were sat at at a dimly lit wooden table, the walls a muted olive contrasting with the dark primitive furnishings that even for this era seemed rugged- his eyes glanced down to the lit candle flickering inside a minuscule glass holder, cascading Kara with a warmth only further amplified by her natural glow.

Watching the blonde curiously as she took a few small sips of club soda, his own hands found the hard leather below gripping and a little sweaty as the blocks of ice swirled and her palm knocked against the edge of her glasses- the ones held sweetly on the centre of her nose.

A change between them had occurred recently- small things like extra chuckles, subtle touches and a few mischievous grins. Things that if he were to use his rationale he would have just passed off as mere speculation, asserting that it was likely just within her nature to act that way...

...but the staggering realisation that both emotion and shows of affection are often illogical and can be somewhat difficult to ascertain put a wrench in the inner cogs of his mind. So now he has found himself at a crossroads, a place he's never had the opportunity to navigate the potential for dating if all indications were right and frankly it's making him anxious.

Fiddling with his shirt he lifted both hands placing them on the table to keep them steady hoping that his nerves weren't showing, though it seems as if he was unsuccessful at staying stoic if the manoeuvring of Kara's own to lace over his was anything to go by...

Blue orbs latched onto his gaze, causing his breath to hitch and her lips to curl... "Is... Is this okay?"

Gulping, clearing his throat.. he nodded- but before he was able to answer satisfactorily, the waitress interrupted them causing a sudden loss of contact and Querl to miss the fleeting touch of his new companion.

Handing over a bowl of pasta the waitress muttered "You two make an adorable couple" not spotting his eyes widening whilst he checked to see the supers reaction, whether such a comment made her uncomfortable. Thankfully he was happy to see that her features seemed to only contain a look of adoration and joy whilst eyeing her own double calzone and a side order of battered mushrooms ...the food choices in this age were exquisitely odd.

Popping one into her mouth without so much of a second thought Supergirl groaned causing Brainy to freeze up and scrunch his brow... he was embarrassed at the sudden influx of warmth and the fluttering of sensation.. the evident attraction he was having. Flushing... reaching for his fork a little too quickly he leant so far forward he accidentally head butted Kara... fumbling scrambling for salvation Kara came to his aid by settling a hand to either side of his jawline holding him in place.

Looking up to him smoothing her thumbs over his skin, he blinked apologetically "I'm sorry, I've made such a foo-"

Pressing a finger to his lips, "Ssssh don't finish that sentence, you have nothing to be ashamed of Querl, hell I've made a fumbling mess of myself so many times it's actually refreshing to see that I'm not the only one... now tell me to stop if I'm reading this entirely wrong..."

Leaning in, eyes closing Kara pressed two delicate lips to his... grazing cautiously like she was testing to see what his reaction would be... frozen.. unflinching.. she almost moved away before he reciprocated In fervour.. capturing her lips with as much strength as he could muster... moving in tandem, the food forgotten... it was only when a gasp emanated from all around them did they come up for air... surprised to see the whole restaurant staring at the pair of lovebirds.

Looking sheepish the blonde glanced around "Um-"

Whispering "Is it not acceptable to show such intimacy in a public setting?"

Shaking her head unsure as to why there was a bubble of tension now brewing, she tracked the nearby tables until her ears landed on "Ewww wtf, did she just have her tongue down that things throat... I mean it's blue."

And another... "eck such an alien whore... maybe we should teach her how to be with a human, one of her own kind."

Hearing a sharp wavering inhale coming from the side Kara turned to see brainy rubbing at his forehead... obviously attempting to rectify his image inducer... which was fried.

Dread settled in the pit of her lowers as she spotted all was not well with Querl, the frantic push of buttons, the puffs laced with panic and the subtle tears tracing the corners of his irises. Obviously he'd heard those asshats.

Angry... feeling rage making itself known as they became louder... more shouts and taunts coming from every direction imaginable...

"I've never seen one up close... he looks like a mix between Einstein and a smurf... I wonder how they do it anyway... I mean... what would ET even have down there?"

Fuming... Kara had to reframe from causing mass casualty via heat vision...

Accepting that his cover was completely unequivocally blown, saddened by their circumstance "Maybe.. I should leave, I don't think it's wise that your seen with me"

Kara barked a "No" before standing piling up their plates and grabbing their coats... "If we're leaving, then we are leaving together, because no one deserves this... but especially not you, your too kind, sweet and brilliant to allow them to bully and harass you because we- are- not- from- here... we are going somewhere that accepts us for who we are and does- not- discriminate-"

Purposefully punctuating those last words so all could hear, she glared in all directions shutting down the sniggers with one foul swoop of her intimidating 'super' trademark scowl.

Lifting her belongings with one arm the blonde curled the other around her lover as they walked away both of their heads held high- the reporter muttering a further row of huffy expletives and lines ranging from "we'll be taking the food on the house" (as compensation for a distressing distasteful environment) and that they would "never ever be coming back here again."

The waitress that served them gave Kara a pitying look before continuing on with the rest of her work schedule, not batting an eyelash at the current of subsiding curses and murmurs.

Back at the loft...

Kara sighed as she plopped the food on the counter, turning around to Querl who looked hesitant to approach from the doorway, gliding forward, sliding her arms around him, she felt the muscles within his chest and back relax as he leant into her touch... placing her head upon his chest she let out a muffled "I'm sorry"

He caressed her hair and pecked her forehead smiling sweetly "It's not for you to apologise, you did everything you could to defend my honour.. if anything I should be the one that is sorry, for causing such a disturbance... but thank you... your words... they have meant more to me than you realise."

Giving him one final squeeze, comforted by his scent... she bounded back grabbing their leftovers zapping them with laser vision before deciding to joke in a high class accent, her sapphire eyes sparkling gesturing "Welcome to the Kara Danvers Abode, here we have a couch soft and supple to the buttocks AND Alien friendly... we even have a range of delicacies such as a half eaten carbonara..." whipping up a DVD case cocking a flirty eyebrow and pursing her lips she returned to normal "Back to the future?"

And that's how Brainy ended up having the best first date ever... scrunched in between a Kryptonian and her Calzone, happy if she even shared an ounce of love for him that she clearly had for that oddly shaped 'pizza' dough... but nonetheless grinning ear to ear.

Fin.