Author's Note: A new job + lots of stress + not so great mental health = missed update time. I'm sorry but y'all expect it by now so let's just get on with it. Enjoy.

Warning: Graphic Sexual Content (at the end), Language, and a long ass rant on homophobia in the bottom author's note titled 'Dear Readers'.

Disclaimer: Sadly nope, characters are in fact not mine... :'(

Third POV

Life had gotten a little more, interesting, since Kori admitted she was an alien. Granted, not all of it has been 'bad' per say, but definitely not 'good' either. For instance when Dick had finally managed to persuade her to come back inside and not hide in her room, his family about attacked her with a million different questions each. Bruce all but demanded to speak to her alone, and after a lot of arguing on her behalf, Kori eventually told him to be quiet and agreed to go alone.

Lets just say Dick wasn't too pleased.

However, what they didn't know was that Jason had already talked to them all, especially Bruce. He had explained a little bit of what he knew and eased some of their fears. Of course, though, Bruce grilled her. However, Kori calmly answered all of his questions. By the time she had explained as much of her past as she was willing to share, he had softened. Her life had been hell, and he understood that all too well; just maybe not to that extreme. By the end of her anecdote, he gave her a half hug and promised she would always have a home with them.

Of course he didn't like the fact that she had lied to them, but he understood why she did.

Kori had teared up, clinging to him desperately as she hiccuped her thanks. A small smile and a chuckle even escaped her as he made her promise not to lie again which she accepted. "Would you mind maybe allowing me to see your powers sometime?" He asked, eyes transfixed on her hair as it began to ignite.

"Yes, K'norfka Bruce, that would be fine" she smiled, and in a rare moment he actually smiled back at her. He did of course check up on her story much later in secret, and when he found just a little bit of evidence of a Rose Wilson he decided that it was true and he let it go.

Unsurprisingly, Jason had only been able to keep Dick calm for a short period of time as they talked, but was relieved to discover there wasn't a fight to be had over where she would stay. In fact all that week she'd get random questions from everyone, especially Damian who was fascinated by her. It was almost sweet, almost.

He'd just randomly appear sometimes, staring at her with curiosity. When there wasn't anyone milling around they'd sit down and she'd answer what she could of his questions. Most of them were about Tamaran and she didn't mind. In fact, when he went outside to show Bruce her powers Damian was right there. They all were, even Tim who had taken more of an interest in her too.

As she let loose starbolts and eyebeams before showing off her strength and flight, they all say and watched, impressed. She could sense Dick was proud of her as Bruce asked her some questions which she happily answered, glad to know he trusted her. Alfred paid her some compliments, boosting her self confidence. She felt like a new woman. In fact, silkie at first didn't know who she was, but when he figured it out he was stuck to her like glue and she didn't mind.

One day as they both laid in Kori's bed, watching a movie on Netflix, Dick became curious. Both Alfred the cat and Silkie were lying on Kori, Silkie on her chest and Alfred in between her feet. Dick had an arm wrapped around her, mindlessly stroking nonsensical patterns into her stomach as he asked "Is there a specific reason as to why your attract cats like a magnet?"

"Hmm?" she hummed sleepily, looking over at him before what he had said registered as she chuckled, "Oh, right I forgot to tell you. Tamaranians are descendants of a race of feline like people. Ever since I've landed here felines have been naturally attracted to me like a magnet."

Dick smiled, murmuring as he kissed her temple "Is that why you purr?"

A blush dusted her face as she answered shyly "Yes, it's something we can only do when extremely happy."

"Awww" Dick cooed, pressing kisses to her face.

"Shut up" she grumbled before allowing herself to be pulled into an embrace.

Intertwining their fingers, Kori flashed him a smile as she swung their hands between them. The sunlight felt amazing on her skin as she glowed in the light, mesmerizing Dick as he watched her. It had only been a little over a week since she showed her true self, and he was still getting used to it. He had thought she was beautiful before, how green her eyes had been and how red her hair was.

But now?

It was like a whole different level of beauty she had reached. Her pure, green eyes were absolutely enchanting and her hair grew even brighter in color. It was pretty much the definition of the color red, and accompanied by her orange skin; she was breathtaking. Don't even get him started on when her hair starts to glow or her eyes. That's just, wow.

Just wow.

It was later in the afternoon as they went for a walk around outside of the greenhouse. The heat from the summer day was starting to die down as they walked on in comfortable silence, Dick unable to take his eyes away from her. By now Kori had gotten used to the staring; after all she was an alien. Yet, Dick didn't look at her the same way everyone else did. He truly thought she was beautiful, and that alone was enough for her to have trouble keeping herself grounded.

"Richard?" she questioned, breaking their silence as he smiled at her.

"Yes, Kori?"

A flush spread across her face as she asked a bit shyly "I was wondering if you'd like to go flying with me?"

Dick cocked his head to the side, a little confused, saying "Um, Star? I can't fly."

Exasperated, she rolled her eyes with a huff, retorting "Well no shit Sherlock. I meant do you want to fly, with me? I have super human strength so it's no problem for me to hold you."

"Why? Is it something you wanna do?" he asked, curious.

"Well" she drawled, her hands untangling from his and coming up to run through her own hair, "on Tamaran it is something couples do, they fly together. I know you can't fly, but I just thought we could try it? If not that's okay, I just thought I'd ask."

Mulling it over in his mind for a moment, Dick decided to just fuck it and go for it. After all it's not like he was afraid of heights. "Yes."

"What?" she replied ever so eloquently, confused at his response. She was sure he would say no.

Dick smiled and kissed her cheek, saying "Yes, I'll go flying with you."

"Really?" she checked, and when he nodded she jumped up and down excitedly and giggled as her hair began to ignite.

Gracefully she floated up off the ground and he watched with awe as she smiled down at him. "If the way I hold you ever gets uncomfortable just tell me and I'll either put you down or switch, okay?"

"Yes, ma'am" he nodded, making her giggle again as he grinned. God, did he love that giggle.

"Okay, here we go!" she screamed as she grabbed his two hands in a sort of trapeze hold before taking off.

Catching him off gaurd, he let out a "whoa," of surprise as he was lifted off the ground. Her grip was strong and despite them being about twenty feet off the ground right now, Dick felt safe. He knew Kori wouldn't let him fall; he had complete trust in her. Kori zipped above the tree line, just barely high enough for his feet not to touch the treetops.

The wind blew her hair in a trail of fire behind them, and she couldn't stop grinning. A loud 'whoop!' of encouragement left him before he could stop it as she dove into the clearing and let his feet skate across the top of the pond as he grinned excitedly. "This is awesome!" he shouted above the wind as they climbed higher.

"You haven't seen anything yet!" she yelled before taking off faster as she climbed towards the clouds.

Dick's scream soon bubbled down into a laugh as he was brought above the cloudline. Then Kori was flipping over onto her back and Dick clung to her arms as her own wrapped around his waist as she slowed down to a lazy floating with the wind. Grinning at her, he cried "This is so fucking cool!"

Giggling, she smiled and intertwined their feet replying "I'm glad you think so."

"You're amazing, and I'm sorry I ever made you doubt that."

For a moment her green eyes studied him before she broke out into a grin, murmuring as she kissed him "You are forgiven, and I think you're pretty amazing too."

All he did was smile as they floated for a while. Dick admired the view of both the sky and his girlfriend; both were beautiful. Then her skin started to heat up as she absorbed sunlight, confusing him. "Why are you so warm?"

"My people absorb sunlight for energy. If it's uncomfortable I can stop."

"Oh" he muttered, flushing as she opened her eyes to peer at him, "it's fine, I was just curious."

Ever since their fight Dick had been too scared to ask many questions he had about her. He didn't wanna upset her or seem like a prick, so he kept them to himself. For the most part anyway. Dick didn't know that she kind of liked the questions, either. He especially didn't know the fact that he was sort of distancing himself slowly, and she didn't really either.

Not yet, anyway.

For a while longer they floated, idly chatting about this and that before Kori asked if he wanted to do something fun. When he replied 'yes' she rolled over and allowed him to fall towards the ground before scooping him back up and doing a flip. Dick cheered and laughter bubbled out of him as he grinned at the wind in his hair. It reminded him of his time in the circus, and how much his parents would have loved Kori.

Maybe almost as much as he did.

~July~

Anxiously, Kori fiddled with the star pendant hanging around her neck, the one Dick had given to her on Christmas. She wore it everyday along with her mother's emerald ring as she snapped her lae'xa back onto her arm. For a minute she debated whether or not to turn on the hologram but decided against it, simply leaving it for decoration. Last month when she admitted to being a little, different, Dick had figured out something very important.

Kori didn't have a birthday.

Really it wasn't that big of a deal, to her at least, but everyone else insisted. Tamaranians' ways of telling time were too complicated to convert, but she figured she was around a year younger than Dick was. When she was little her birthday had been around some of the hottest days they had, so fittingly her and Dick decided on July. True she had a birthday as Rose, but she wanted nothing to do with that time in her life anymore. She just wanted to forget it.

So when July sixteenth came, Bruce insisted on throwing her a party, but at her request it was small. They invited all their friends to come, who by now had all begun relationships of their own, as well as some people from work she was acquaintances with and some of Bruce's friends like Jim Gordon. People were arriving downstairs as she sat on her bed, unease twisting in her stomach as she rubbed absently at Silkie's head.

"Hey" Dick called softly, concern drawing his eyebrows together as he stepped into the room and closed the door behind him, "are you okay? You know the party is downstairs, right?"

Smiling lightly, she sighed as her boyfriend sat down next to her on the bed. "I know."

"What's wrong?"

The worry clearly evident in his tone only made Kori smile more, knowing he cared so much as she answered "Nothing is wrong, I'm just nervous."

Dick scrutinized her for a moment before inquiring "Are you sure that's all?"

"Well" she trailed off, looking down at Silkie as he purred, "I don't really wanna put the hologram back on."

"I think you look beautiful with or without it, and if you're worried about hiding your powers from everyone else don't worry, my family is ready to do anything it takes to make sure you're comfortable, okay? I just want you to have a good time with friends" he answered softly, running a hand through her slightly curled hair.

Sighing, she turned on her hologram and he watched as it enveloped her and changed her appearance back to Kori Anders. Dick smiled, pressing a kiss to her forehead and murmuring "I love you, mia'ti lari."

"I love you too, mia'ti lari" she smiled as he disappeared back out the door, knowing she would follow when she was ready.

With a deep breath she stood and looked in the mirror, fixing her appearance before just looking at herself. She was used to the feeling of the projection over her skin, but now it felt strange. Not wearing it except for a few hours for work had made her become unaccustomed to it. Of course Kori had stopped working for a while too, considering she couldn't fly around there, which only made the weird feeling stronger. It wasn't bad to be Kori Anders, but she preferred to be Koriand'r. Were they even different, really? She wasn't sure.

For now though, it would do.

Once she got down to the party, everyone cheered for the birthday girl and Kori quickly forgot her troubles as she laughed and thanked everyone for coming. Time seemed to fly by as the night went on. Her friends all kept her entertained and Dick was constantly there holding her hand, Jason not far behind him, and so was Rachel. She felt a small pang of guilt for not telling Rachel, but she was worried what the other woman would think of her then.

Cake was eaten and presents were opened before people started to file out. The only ones left were the people who lived there as Kori, Dick, and Jason all sat around in the lounge simply talking. She was snuggled up to her boyfriend, Jason on the adjacent couch as they exchanged stories. It was really nice and calm and Kori felt at peace.

Maybe being Kori and Koriand'r wouldn't be such a hard thing after all, considering today was lovely. Their friends were all wonderful. They didn't know about her of course, but Kori knew that she would tell them all eventually. Deep down she knew they wouldn't care, but now just wasn't the right time. She was still figuring out how the two pieces of herself fit together to make one whole.

After a while she grew sleepy, her eyes feeling heavy as she put her head in Dick's lap. Before long she was dead asleep as the two men watched her. "You know she thinks the world of you, right?" Jason questioned, watching as Dick began running a hand through her red hair.

"I know, and I can't believe I almost fucked it all up" he admitted, choosing not to look at the other, feeling too exposed.

Jason sighed, leaning forward and beckoning "Dick, hey, look at me." The older looked up at him after a moment's hesitation, surprised by the conviction in the other's blue green eyes. "Don't focus on what almost happened. It's all in the past and don't dwell on your past mistakes. Kori forgave you, so now you gotta forgive yourself."

All he could do was nod as Jason stood, giving his shoulder a reassuring squeeze before walking away to his room, leaving Dick alone to his thoughts.

~August~

It was funny how Jason's birthday was the month after Kori's.

His party was bigger of course, being the adopted son of Bruce Wayne. Jason didn't care for the fanciness much but knew he needed to keep up appearances every now and then. There was the so called 'fake party' and 'real party'. The fake party was the stuffy, fancy part with the rich people and reporters while the real party was after they all left where it was just family. Then he'd get presents and cake and get to actually enjoy it.

Unless he snuck off for a bit, which he always did.

This time though he dragged Kori off with him, and when no one was looking, she brought them to the roof of Wayne Manor facing the woods. They laid down on the shingles, looking up at the stars and joking around with each other. Jason had a question he wanted to ask, but was unsure how to.

"You know you can ask me whatever you want, birschk'a."

Jason smiled, looking over at her as she propped an elbow up. "Is it that obvious?"

"You kinda look like you're thinking too hard" she chuckled.

Sticking his tongue out at her, she laughed as he smiled, "I was just gonna ask you about where you come from, like, what the culture is like and stuff."

"Ah" she nodded, sitting up and looking up at the star that was Tamaran in the distance, "It's like here in some aspects I guess. We're a very warrior-centric, hands on race that's a little too prideful. Yet we completely rely on our emotions and express them freely."

Jason seemed thoughtful for a moment, sitting up as well, as he asked "Are there things like sexuality on Tamaran?"

Smiling, she bumped shoulders with him playfully, answering "You could've just asked me, I know that's what you wanted to know. Anyways, no, there aren't. We just love whoever we love and that's that. We do of course have genders and our own versions of people such as transsexuals as well."

"Ah, okay. That sounds nice" he smiled, a blush flaring up on his face.

"Can I ask you a question, then?" she inquired.

"Oh boy, I know what's coming."

Kori giggled, shoving him lightly as she huffed "Oh be quiet. It's an honest question!"

"Go ahead, ask it" he sighed, feigning exasperation.

Playing with a strand of hair, she asked "What's your sexuality?"

"Whoop there it is" he joked, making her roll her eyes teasingly as they both laughed, "Yeah well, been asked that a lot. I always tell people asexual just because it's kinda true, but kinda not at the same time. I don't really ever get those kinds of thoughts about anyone, except for one person."

"Richard?" Kori questioned lightly, guilt climbing up her spine.

Jason nodded, and then shrugged replying off handedly "I guess if I were to label myself correctly I'd probably be like demisexual I guess. They're the ones that only get sexually attracted to someone after they form a strong emotional bond."

Sadly she nodded, looking down at her lap as she fiddled with her emerald ring. "I'm sorry I kinda stole him from you. I know how much you love him."

"Hey" he began, making her look up at him as Jason offered her a smile, "come on, don't apologize. You know I'm not jealous or anything. It's weird, I probably should be, and I'm not going to lie I am kinda sad sometimes but it's been getting a lot lot better. I really am happy for you guys, I totally ship it which is weird but yeah. Don't ever feel bad for loving him, he's an amazing person."

"Yeah, he is" she echoed, smiling bittersweetly as he slung an arm over her shoulders.

They sat in silence for a while before Jason broke it, asking "What's love like on Tamaran?"

At that Kori smiled, sighing as she rested her head on his shoulder. "It's still complicated. Many marriages are arranged on Tamaran. I more than likely would have been betrothed and married by now being the princess. Tamaranians are warriors, and while we embrace our emotions, love and kindness are concerned a weakness. They are for private moments mainly, and true romantic love is something very rare on Tamaran. It's a treasure. Since my people are controlled by their emotions, once we fall in love with someone we love them forever."

Jason was stumped for a moment, looking off into the distance in silence as he digested what he had just heard. Once he pieced it together, his mouth dropped open in shock as he asked "You're in love with Dick for forever?"

"I'm afraid so" she smiled, but the tension was easily evident.

"He doesn't know, does he?"

"No."

Silence stretched out between them as they sat there in the dark, night sky. "What else doesn't he know?" Jason asked, curious.

Kori grinned and giggled, choosing to forget what she had just admitted, pretending to look around and then answering in a hushed tone "Kissing isn't a real thing on Tamaran."

Deep laughter bellowed up from Jason's gut as he threw his head back. Kori dissolved into a fit of giggles as he wiped away a tear of mirth, saying "Oh poor Dickie, he'd be crushed."

"Which is why it's our secret."

"Well it's safe with me" Jason smiled, and she couldn't help but return it as they shook on it, "you know we should probably go back down there now. It's almost time for the real party to start and I don't want reporters thinking the wrong Wayne child is banging the redhead."

Kori huffed and smacked him as she stood up to take them back down. "You know I could just toss you off this roof, right?"

"I know but you love me too much to do that, fire head."

"I guess I do."

~September~

Somehow they did manage to keep it a secret from Dick, at least the loving forever part. Of course Jason let the kissing slip and Kori chased after him for at least fifteen minutes because of it. Like they had predicted Dick had pouted, thinking that meant she didn't like it. Which was actually the contrary so in the end they ended up making out a little.

All in all a win-win.

Except, Kori had a problem; Dick hadn't been very forthcoming with physical affection ever since she admitted to being an alien. Now at first, it hadn't bothered her. Hell, she was kind of glad for the personal space, but now? It was just fucking ridiculous. He refused to share a bed with her at night now, and it fucking sucked to not be cuddled.

Kori told Jason this, and even though he whined about having to know their intimacy status, he offered her some advice. After all she had been very bold about her wants earlier, so why not now? As she came home from work, Kori let out a sigh as she walked in through the front door. She was immediately greeted by Silkie and Alfred, both of them.

"Hello, Miss Anders, how was work?" he asked as she picked up the two cats.

Obediently, Silkie sat on her shoulder while she held Alfred the cat, answering with a smile "It was fine, kind of a slow day."

Simply smiling and nodding, he went to be on his way when she stopped him. "Um, is Dick home yet?"

Alfred cocked his head to the side, answering "He said he wouldn't be arriving for another half hour or so."

"Perfect" she mumbled to herself, setting down Alfred the cat to cradle Silkie in her arms, "Can you tell him when he gets home I want to talk to him? I'll be in my room."

The old butler simply smiled and nodded, replying "Certainly, Miss."

"Thanks Al, you're the best" she thanked before taking off up the stairs, not bothering to walk.

When she got to her room, Kori anxiously left Silkie outside the door, murmuring "You have to stay out for now, my little bumngorf, I'm sorry."

Meowing in protest as she slipped inside her room, Kori smiled and tried to quell the nervous fluttering in her stomachs. You can do this, Kori encouraged herself before nodding. Stripping out of her clothes, she made sure to leave them in a heap outside the bathroom door.

Kori waited before her lae'xa hissed and fell open with a clank as she set it on her dresser. Stepping into the bathroom, she turned on the light and took in a deep breath. She was really gonna do this. Briefly she stopped to brush her long hair, tying it up in a messy bun on top of her head as she started the water.

In fact, Dick got home only fifteen minutes after Kori did as he stepped inside. Alfred appeared as he was stepping out of his shoes, and he offered the older man a smile. "Hey, Al."

"Good evening, Master Dick. How was your day?"

Sighing, he ran a hand through his shaggy black hair, answering "A little hectic, but that's a typical day there, so..."

Alfred simply nodded and smiled before saying "Oh, Miss Anders arrived about fifteen minutes earlier and she asked me to tell you to go up to her room. I believe she had wanted to discuss something with you."

"Oh" Dick blinked, surprised as his curiosity grew, "well thanks Al, I'll see you at dinner."

With a little bit of worry and a lot of curiousity, Dick made his way toward his girlfriend's room. The door was closed as he stood outside, taking in a deep breath before knocking on the wood. No response. He knocked again louder this time but still; no response. Frowning, he tried the nob which proved to be unlocked.

"Hello?" he called as he stepped inside the room, closing the door behind him.

That was when he nocited the bathroom light was on, although the door was almost closed. A pile of Kori's clothes laid on the floor in front of the door and her arm band was sitting on the dresser. What was this all about? It was relatively silent as he cautiously made his way towards the bathroom. Dick called her name but frowned at the lack of the response.

Gently he inched the door open, surprise freezing him in place as he took in the scene before him. There was Kori. His gorgeous, amazing girlfriend naked in the bathtub. She was relaxing, head propped up against the back rim of the tub as bubbles foamed on top, her eyes lidded and her smile soft. It was all so intimate that it made him a little breathless.

"I thought you could use a stress reliever, I know I did" was her simple answer, watching him expectantly.

Dick tried to find the right words, only managing to get out "This is for me?" and cringing at the way that sounded.

Except all she did was nod and smile as a response. Sitting up more, she scooted forward in the tub as the water displaced around her movements. She made room for him to sit behind her. That made his heart swell as he smiled, giving in to the sweetness of the moment as he shut and locked the bathroom door.

Lazily, she watched as he stripped out of his clothes, vaguely aware of her wandering gaze as he stepped into the warm water, trying not to feel self conscious. It was silent as he got settled into the bathtub before wrapping his arms around Kori's waist and pulling her back against his broad chest. Intertwining their fingers, she allowed her head to lean back and rest against his shoulder as her eyes slipped shut.

They stayed that way for what felt like an eternity. In the silence of the bathroom in the warm water. Kori's skin sent sparks of electricity wherever it touched his as he tried to keep a clear head. It was hard to with how sweet and thoughtful this all was, but still he felt like there was something more. Another reason as to why they were here, cuddling in a bubble bath.

Their silence was broken finally as Dick pressed a kiss to her bare shoulder, murmuring "Why did you do this for me?"

Kori turned slightly from her place in between his legs, feeling how aroused he was she smiled sweetly "I knew it would be relaxing, but I also wanted to know if you still found me attractive."

Frowing, he pulled away slightly saying "Of course I do-"

"Richard" she interrupted, making him stop mid sentence as her smile dipped into melancholy, "I know you still beat yourself up over what happened after we had sex for the first time. You know I forgave you, and yet ever since then you haven't been very physically affectionate with me."

All he could do was listen in silence, knowing she was right as Kori looked at him expectantly. Sighing, he dropped his forehead onto her shoulder, answering "I know, and I'm sorry. I just don't want to hurt you."

"You know you won't, right?"

When he didn't respond she sat up and turned around, kneeling in between his legs in the tub. She cupped his face and made him look her in the eye as she stated "You will not hurt me, Richard. You made a mistake, I have too, but you have to forgive yourself before you really do hurt me."

"I'm sorry, miat'i lari" he murmured, grasping her hips which were partially exposed from the water, "I never want to hurt you."

Kori allowed her hands to slide down the front of his chest feeling the muscle there as she placed her hand over the bullet scar that had caused them to meet. "Prove it" she whispered, neither realizing how close they were until now as Dick allowed his eyes to travel over her exposed, naked upper body.

As gently as he could manage he pulled her forward until her legs were hooked over his hips as she settled into his lap, sharing a kiss. It was deep and passionate as he licked into her mouth, yet it had an edge of softness to it as one of his hands trailed up her spine. They continued to kiss as his hands roamed over her body. He mapped out the expanse of her sunkissed skin, her sounds of pleasure only serving as a guide.

A small gasp sounded from her as he rolled her split nipple in between his fingertips. In the white light of the bathroom and without any hologram projection it did look a little different, but not by much as he kissed at her long neck. "Richard" escaped Kori's parted lips as she sucked in a breath, moaning as his other hand ran up one of her thighs to her core.

Kissing him once again, her right hand slinked into the water to grab at his erection as he hissed. In retaliation he sucked a dark mark into her orange skin as she gasped at the feeling. Without a word she stroked him for a moment as she kissed Dick again, sweetly. When she pulled away he was looking at her with such love and care that she couldn't help but kiss him again and again as Kori slowly sank herself down on him.

They both moaned quietly as she was now fully seated on him, Kori's chest heaving as her thighs trembled. There was a small residual of pain as she took a moment to adjust, Dick simply trying to breathe. Pressing her face into his neck, her free hand came to clutch at the back of his neck as she began raising and lowering herself. Dick gripped her hips tightly as she moved, his own hips falling into rhythm with hers as she gasped sweetly in his ear.

Kori licked at the skin of his neck which only spurred him on as his movements got faster. A moan escaped her as they moved together in sync working their way up higher. Water began spilling out over the edge of the tub as he began lifting her up by the hips only to let her fall back down. Moans echoed off the tile walls as her back arched, the grip on her hips only tightening. All it took was a few more well placed thrusts for Kori to be gone as she moaned Dick's name, him falling not that far behind her.

Breathing heavily, she tried to catch her breath as so did Dick. They stayed there for a few minutes before Dick stood up, pleasantly surprised as Kori used some of her flight to make it easier as he cupped her bottom. Dick pressed her up against the tile wall that was cool against her flushed skin as he unclogged the drain, only to switch on the shower as he kissed her again.

They never did make it to dinner, and Kori didn't even feel ashamed the next day as she woke up with hickeys all over her throat and collarbones, along with finger shaped bruises on her hips.

(Please Read) Dear Readers,

How are you all doing today? Good I hope. Well I have something very important to say, so I would appreciate it if you could all take a minute to read this. Recently, I have started being harassed by a guest reviewer. Now normally I wouldn't care if people don't like my stories, hell I don't even like half of my own fics, but that's not the reason I'm talking about this. It's because of the homophobic remarks in these comments that I'm talking to you all. Now don't go digging through the comments looking for them because they have been removed. As of right now I have received four of these comments by what I assume to be the same guest, three on this fic and one on another. What I have to say is I know Jason is not canonically gay (unfortunately) but this is a fanfic, I make up my own shit and write it because I like it. Luckily most of you, I'd say 99%, might have been surprised but didn't mind this, and I thank you. However, if you are homophobic then just leave. I don't want you here and I have zero tolerance for your homophobia spewing bullshit, okay? Don't like this fic? Fine, no ones making you read it. But don't come here and attack gay people because I will not tolerate it. So go away and leave us alone because your comments will continue to be deleted and if you decide to have the 'strength' to use an actual profile I will report and block you as many times as it takes, understood? This is a safe place for any sexual orientation and/or gender, and if you don't know much about either I encourage you to do research and ask questions, respectfully. You can even message me and I may not know everything but I'd be happy to discuss these things with you, just please, be respectful. It's no secret that I am a teenage, almost 'adult', female and I have a girlfriend. I don't try to hide it on here because I feel no shame. Am I a little personally upset about the recent comments? Hell fucking yes I am, but wouldn't you? Just because someone is a member of the lgbtqa+ does not mean they can't be strong and incredible people. Members of the lgbtqa+ aren't any different from anyone else so stop treating them that way, and oh, stop using the word 'gay' as an insult. Yeah, my fics are hella gay, what's your point? Anyway, sorry I had to rant and if anybody needs someone to talk to I'm always here. :) Even if you wanna ask questions about my sexuality I'll talk about it (for the most part ;p). I'm like momma bear, okay? Also if you read to the end of this then you are my favorite person/people (unless you're that one guest than fuck you). If you're not than start your comment with "Dear Star" so I can love you and hug you until I squeeze your guts. ;3 *opens arms*

Anyways, thanks for letting me rant and I hope you liked the chappie! Because of this/these comments I have slipped in a little backstory to Jason's sexual orientation as well as giving you all a small lesson. I hope you liked this as much as I did and enjoyed the fluff! The ugly story and plot is coming in full force next chapter. *evil laugh* Anyways if you enjoyed this don't forget to fave, follow, review, or all 3! Please and thank you. ;)

Coming Up: A day in the life of Kori and Dick, and Xavier's trial is arriving.