(note: the day I am uploading this chapter is September 22, 2017, the tenth anniversary of the LOSH season 2 premiere, obviously this is cool and important and deserved recognition. so, here that is.)

(no prompt, I just wanted to write something in honor of Green Lanterns issue 31, celebrating that my fave did not die, and additionally got to have kids with the love of her life)

She knocks on her apartment door like she doesn't own the place.

It's a sight for sore eyes, no matter how much she dislikes her home planet and its people. She missed it, so much, and why shouldn't she? It is her home.

The door creaks open, slowly, and Kaja smiles, seeing her girlfriend's eyes widen. Then Ginger picks her up, spinning her around, and gives her the longest kiss they've ever shared.

"You came home."

"Yeah." Kaja says. "I did."

"So you did it then. The great crisis the ring talked about is gone?"

"Yup."

"And where is your ring?"

"I don't need it anymore. I helped save the universe once, that's enough. We can continue where we left off."

Ginger hugs her again. "I missed you too much, Kaja."

"Is that a yes?"


(prompt: Brainy finding a picture of Kaja hugging and kissing Ginger)

It's so old as to be considered ancient, older than countless things on Earth or other planets, but it's still preserved when Brainy finds it, due to the Coluans' obsession with cataloging their knowledge.

He stumbles across it while researching his pre-Brainiac 1 ancestors, just out of curiosity, and remembers it because it's striking compared to everything else- portraying two Coluan women, young and vibrant and so, so happy- in an embrace, one woman with her hand in the other's hair, as she kissed the side of her laughing-smiling mouth.

The caption underneath it reads: Ginger and Kaja Dox- Reunion.


(prompt: Brainy, after becoming human, still feeling weird about the Brainiac symbol on his forehead, so Clark buys him a beanie.)

Clark practically drops it on his head, but he doesn't complain- the hat's comfortable, not heavy at all.

Brainy pulls the soft fabric of it to just above his eyebrows, adjusting it to make it symmetrical, and Clark smiles as he steers him to a mirror.

He stands there, hand steady on Brainy's shoulder, as Brainy looks at himself, sigil completely covered up. He begins to smile himself, before he notices the logo on the hat.

"Really, Clark? Replacing my symbol with your own?" he asks, taking the beanie off and shoving it at him.

He gently pushes it back.


(prompt: Brainy finding Clark crawling into his bed after feeling homesick.)

The Legionnaires did a remarkable job, recreating his bedroom from the house where he grew up. The rest of the headquarters is typical 31st century aesthetic, curved lines, odd angles, but Clark's room is preserved like a bug in amber, a time capsule writ large.

It's too good to be true, really.

That's what he wants to say, as he crawls into Brainy's bed. But all he tells him is "I miss my home", and Brainy catches himself nearly saying "But this is your home", instead substituting it with a simple "I know" as Clark snuggles into him, kissing him.


(prompt: Lena and Brainy kissing once, and it being shared all over the news.)

"Remind me why this is important news again?" Kara asks, holding up the latest Catco magazine issue. The picture of Lena and Brainy, in a close embrace and kissing one another, is splashed on the cover, with the caption "A FAMILY AFFAIR: All the latest on the new partnership between Lena Luthor and Brainiac!" underneath it. "Seems like glorified gossip to me."

"Regardless of her true alignment, Lena is a prominent National City figure. And Brainiac has tormented Metropolis for years. Him rearing his head here, even in a different form, is a story worth talking about. Especially if his and Lena's relationship is…this close."

Kara sighed, emotions swirling in her mind. She was trying to keep herself unbiased, but… these were her friends. She loved them, and couldn't believe… it felt like a betrayal, as awful as that made her sound.

"I'm going to check out what's really going on." She said.

As she walked away, preparing to fly over to L-Corp, her only thought was they better have a good explanation for this.


(prompt: Brainy letting Clark cut/style his hair.)

Brainy sits back in the chair, eyes closed, as Clark starts brushing his hair out.

"Are you experienced with this?" Brainy asks. Clark's taking careful measures not to pull at his hair, and for the most part, he's succeeding- judging by Brainy's silence, interrupted by occasional soft moans of what Clark hopes is pleasure.

"Not really." Clark admits. Brainy looks forward at Clark in the mirror, watching him smile when Brainy responds with "You could've fooled me."

"So, what are you actually doing with my hair?"

"Don't you trust me?"

"I do, but…"

"You'll just have to wait and see."


(prompt: Toddler Clark playing with Krypto.)

Kara and Brainy leave for a moment, and when they come back Kara's holding a small white-furred dog with a makeshift red cape in her arms.

"Puppy!" Clark squeals, as Kara sets the dog down, and it runs into Clark's arms.

Brainy doesn't turn from watching Clark, as he speaks to Kara. "How did you know that would work?"

"Well, I knew that Clark's dog, Krypto, landed on Earth alongside him, so he had it since then. And he still has him today. I figured seeing Krypto would cheer him up."

"You mean distract him?"

"That too."

"Well, it worked."


(prompt: Clark making a pillow fort for himself and Brainy.)

Brainy came into the living room and saw the couch cushions in a jumble on the living room floor, blankets strewn over them, expecting that something had been stolen, or perhaps Clark had been kidnapped, due to the mess.

He's about to shout out, call an emergency number, anything… until he hears Clark's voice from underneath the cushions, which he now notices form a loose box-like shape.

"Clark, what is this?" he asks, crouching down to examine it more closely.

"It's called a pillow fort. Don't tell me you've never heard of it."

"I haven't."

"I just said-whatever. Get in."


(prompt: Fabala trying to hug Brainy for the first time, but Brainy stepping away so she can't grab him.)

"I've finally found you, Querl." She says, calmly. "My brilliant, lost son."

Brainy only wonders what meaning of "lost" she's using, as Fabala Dox his mother grips his arms in her hands, feels flesh instead of living metal. She nearly hugs him then, but he steps out of her grasp.

"I'm not lost at all." He answers. "In fact, I've felt more at home here than ever before."

"Oh?"

Her tone belies I will have to change that, but she only says "You simply must tell me about that."

"I suppose I should." Brainy says, and she follows him inside.


(Prelude to the first minific I ever wrote)

It was like a dream come true, when he turned the TV on and saw that he'dlanded on Earth.

Sure, he looked a little bit different, but they'd both gotten older. Changes were just fine. But he couldn't wait to see him again, catch up on all that had happened since he'd last visited.

He definitely didn't expect an ambush when he tried entering his spacecraft.

"Brainy?" he asked, near-breathless, after dispatching the guard robots, looking into the Coluan's eyes.

"You will address me as Brainiac, Kryptonian." The other answered.

"Do you…remember me?"

Brainiac glared at him, silently.

"No."