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[immigration]

i need your help
in a very important endeavour
there's this guy who's never had pecan pie in his life
will you help me make one

[truth_and_justice]

Of course!

...how does that happen?

[immigration]

i don't KNOW
but we need to fix it

[truth_and_justice]

We'll fix it. Don't worry.

I'll get something started right away.

Of course, you'll have to come by and taste test...

Can't have his first one being subpar.

[immigration]

you are the actual best
I will be there soon and help

[truth_and_justice]

See you soon.

[immigration]

( there's a knock on his window not too much later, with kara hovering in the air and waving. )

Hi!

[truth_and_justice]

[The window is opened as he leans out of the way to let her in.]

You'll have to tell me about the poor unfortunate soul that has never had a pecan pie before.

Though I've got a few things to mention to you as well.

[immigration]

You do?

( she settles on the windowsill, arms on her knees. ) His name's is Terry? And he's had pecans, but never pecan pie, much less chocolate pecan pie. That's almost all I know about him? He likes pizza, too.

[truth_and_justice]

I do.

[Because it was high time he'd mentioned the situation with Lois and, well, Bruce.]

And I would be worried if he didn't like pizza. I'm pretty sure everyone likes pizza.

[He gestured to the kitchen.]

So are we doing one chocolate and one normal pecan pie?

[immigration]

Bruce doesn't really like pizza, I think. I mean, he ate it when I showed up at his place with three pizzas, but he doesn't love it.

( he also told her the two of you were dating!! )

I think just chocolate pecan? It's the best. Or we could do both, both also works. Do we have enough ingredients for both? I can go get more, too.

[truth_and_justice]

Bruce is different.

[Said blithely and with quite a bit of fondness before he glances over at her.]

You brought Bruce pizza?

[...he looks delighted. Look at that. They're both trying to feed bats. It's the silliest thing to be delighted about but he is.]

I wish I'd been over at the time. It would have been fun to see his face. I bet he was more than a little surprised.

[He leans back against the counter in the kitchen.]

But don't you worry about the pies. Though there is something I thought I might want to, er, mention. Given that you're bringing Bruce pizzas and all...

[immigration]

I think he was happy. ( at least that's what kara chooses to believe. he hadn't kicked her out, he'd told her about himself and clark, he'd agreed that a game night might be a nice idea, and he'd eaten pizza, too. ) Not that he really showed it.

( a beat. ) Is it that you're dating? Because he told me that. ( and kara is still very obviously pleased. she wants the best for clark, and she wants the best for bruce, too. they both deserve happiness.

if there's a small part of her that's almost jealous, that wishes she had the same? she's grown adept at not letting it get to her too much )

[truth_and_justice]

He doesn't show it much. [He agrees with that.

[When she mentions the fact that they're dating, he can't help another little smile and a bit of a bounce to his step. He can't help it. He'd wondered for years what a relationship with Bruce might be like; he'd never regretted his time with Lois in the least, still loved her dearly, but this was new and wonderful in it's own way. And he had to look forward. He had to try and find joy in the life he'd chosen. There was no other way to live.]

Yes, I was... going to mention it. It just kept not coming up. And it's so new after, well, after years of being close. I guess I didn't realize how huge it was for a while. Or maybe it felt too huge to talk about until now.

[immigration]

( it's good to see him so obviously happy about it. she isn't going to ask about lois, mostly because she trusts that clark knows what he's doing. instead, she's going to ask him all the questions she didn't ask bruce. )

How did it happen?

[truth_and_justice]

[Clark started pulling out the ingredients for the pies in question (yes both, what kind of horrible person do you think he is to deprive someone of trying both kinds?) as he answers.]

We had a fight. We have... fights pretty often, honestly. This one got into some, well, some pretty rough material between us and he said something that made me very very frustrated about the fact that he didn't seem to think I cared about him like he cared about me.

[A deeeep breath in.]

Next thing I know, I'm kissing him into the wall. I'd been waiting on saying anything, since he's just gone through some difficult times at home, but it just... happened.

[immigration]

( he talks, and kara has her hands up in the air and clasped together, hiding part of her face to make it more difficult to discern whether her features crease in sympathy or in a concerted effort not to coo out loud. honestly, she's torn between both.

in the end, what she settles on is- ) I'm glad you're happy.

[truth_and_justice]

[The smile on his face... it's warm and small and more than a little in love.]

Honestly, I'm happier than I thought I'd ever be again. I'm glad you seem to like him, though. There's a lot of warmth and kindness in there. It's just covered in sandpaper and spikes.

[immigration]

Has he told you that he's training me? To avoid accidentally hurting people if I have to defend myself against someone weaker than me.

( her point is, she thinks she's seen some of that kindness. not warmth, exactly, but - close enough. )

[truth_and_justice]

[He shakes his head.]

It hadn't come up. But I'm not surprised. He's done his fair share training me over the years. And that's a particularly good lesson to learn.

[immigration]

Yeah, it's good. And nice of him.

[truth_and_justice]

He's very nice. I really am glad you like him. He's... he's important to me in any world. But he's especially important here.

[immigration]

I'm glad you have that, here. ( a relationship that makes him happy, bruce who cares for him, even if he's not the most emotional person in the world. kara's glad. )

[truth_and_justice]

I am too. I... really needed it, after everything.

[He breathed and an looked up as he started pulling over the necessary cooking impliments]

[immigration]

( she's not sure she knows what "everything" means, but even if she doesn't — he's told her enough. that, and he deserves it either way. )

Maybe I'll give him the shovel talk. Threaten to make him eat nothing but pizza if he hurts you. ( for other people, that might not be much of a threat.

she's joking, anyway. )