Oliver and Kara finally admit their feelings for one another.

(Kara Danvers' Apartment – 20:48)

Kara Danvers sat on her couch, curled up in a blanket as eagerly awaited the arrival of Oliver at any second. She had received the news from Alex about what had happened when they went to retrieve the totem, and it set something off in her thoughts. Up until this point, she had remained optimistic about her powers. They were going to come back sooner or later, right? When she heard how Clark had to save Slade, it made her truly realise for the first time how helpless she was without powers. National City depended on her. She couldn't leave it all in the hands of Clark, James and the DEO. Without her powers, she was missing a fundamental part of who she was as a person.

She had also spent the day reflecting on her feelings for Oliver. She could understand from their interactions that he had some form of feelings for her too, but he too was experiencing the same things as her. She could see that the scars on his heart from his failure to save his Kara were still as prominent as ever. She knew that he saw her as her own person now, no longer just the doppelganger of another woman. Still though, if he too recognised the things standing in between their love, including their hearts still belonging to another person in some way, then he'd recognise that they couldn't be together, even though it was something they both wanted.

The door opened, and in stepped Oliver, causing Kara to rise to her feet and hastily walk towards him.

"I heard what happened," she said, as she hugged him, "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. The others got hurt a little, they're at the DEO for medical care," replied Oliver, "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just been thinking a lot," she said, as they walked to the couch, sitting next to each other, "You seem tired."

"A little, but trust me, I've been through way worse," said Oliver, "I actually sleep well when I'm on Earth-38."

"Why do you not sleep well on Earth-1?" asked Kara, curiously, as she flickered through the channels of the TV.

"I always have a lot on my mind. Here… I guess I'm just at peace. Probably because I know I have Supergirl watching my back," replied Oliver cheerfully, smiling at Kara. He realised he may have made a mistake by referring to Kara as Supergirl when she looked at him with a hint of worry in her face, before she switched off the TV completely as she spoke up.

"Oliver…" she began, "Alex told me what happened. How Clark had to fly in. It got me thinking, that it should've been me out there."

"Kara, your powers are going to come back," replied Oliver, trying to be reassuring.

"Are they?" replied Kara abruptly, her voice full of doubt and angst, "Oliver, it's been nearly two weeks, and I still don't feel any different."

"Maybe you just need more time."

"You don't understand Oliver. I… My whole life, I have had this struggle between being Kara Danvers, and being Supergirl. Last year, I thought I couldn't have both… until I met Mon-El. Things were great… and then he was ripped away from me. Over the past few months, I've had to accept that I can't be Kara Danvers. I have had to accept that I can't be human. I can only be Supergirl, and if I'm without my powers now… then I'm nobody."

Oliver didn't know how to comfort her. There was nothing his mind could say that would help dull the type of pain she was feeling right now. He could only speak from his heart.

"Kara… your powers, they aren't what make you Supergirl. You're Supergirl because of your compassion, your determination, your ability to inspire hope in others. Your powers would mean nothing if you weren't the person you are. Kara Danvers is the best part of Supergirl."

"I can't save people's lives without my powers."

"You saved mine… Kara, before I met you… I was lost. I never told you, but Adrian Chase tortured me a few months ago. And he tried to make me think that I was this… murderer, without a heart. A killer. I almost believed him. I would have… if it wasn't for you. You reminded me that there was more to me than my darkness… and you did that without your powers."

Kara knew the meaning behind Oliver's words, and the weight of them. She could tell he was afraid to tell her that he loved her, but his words left her no choice but to tell him that herself.

"Oliver… The past few months have been horrible for me. I've lost so much… when Mon-El left, it left a huge hole in my heart that I thought couldn't be filled. I never thought that I'd be able to love anyone else as deeply as I loved him… the past two weeks made me realise that I was wrong… whenever I was with you." Kara couldn't stop her eyes from watering in the moment, but it comforted her to see the same in his eyes, "I love you Oliver. I love you."

"I love you too."

Electricity, gravity, fate, chance, whatever you wanted to call it… it had led Oliver Queen and Kara Danvers to this moment here. Two deeply damaged souls who had endured so much for the sake of others, always trying to sacrifice their own well-being for the innocents. Both had failed in balancing their duel identities, and both had suffered tragedies of love which they didn't deserve to endure. Right now, all that mattered was that they were here, with each other, their bodies edging closer.

Gently, they allowed their lips to brush against each other's, as they finally accepted the feelings which they for one another. The tenderness of the kiss surprised them both, as they savoured the moments where their lips were together for several seconds. They eventually separated, catching their breaths and they placed their foreheads against one another. Instead of leaning in for another kiss on her lips, Oliver planted one on her forehead.

They didn't need to be any more intimate with each other, as she dropped her head to his chest while she wrapped her arms around his body. He pulled the blanket further over her as she fell asleep leaning on him. Oliver too leaned his head back and tried to fall asleep, while for the first time in a long time, a soothing happiness warmed his heart.