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9 Great and Long Kara / Lena Fics - SuperCorp Fic Recs

In this SuperCorp (Supergirl) Femslash Fanfiction Recommendation, I have collected nine long and excellent stories.

This is my contribution to Fic Rec Days, on Femslash Friday in Femslash February 2017. (So many tags ;-) (If you’ve missed it, here’s the post explaining what Fandom Fic Rec Days is about)

All of the stories were finished in late 2016, early 2017 – before Supergirl episode S2E12 Luthors aired. I did not include real AU (Alternate Universe), soulmate AU or stories dealing with (red) kryptonite - which I might come back to separately. Sanvers is a secondary or background ship in many of the stories.

Overview of the nine Kara / Lena stories (scroll down for the detailed recs and links)

Three Days by Silent_Specter: The one that perfectly blends an angsty action thriller with a love story

Beyond Compare by writerstealth: The one in which, after Cat left, Kara and Lena are building a life together

Lord, Save Me from Your Followers by anamatics: The one that is much more than a social media love story

Don't need no butterflies when you give me the whole damn zoo by yourbestapology: The one in which Lena, Kara, Alex and Maggie spend a weekend in Lena’s cabin

Danishes and other sweet treats by unicyclehippo: The one in which Kara and Lena go to a conference together and Lena lashes out at Kara

My personal Santa in heels by Clonchi: The one that is much more than a Christmas fic (despite the title)

You Saved Me by DarthSayahSwag: The one in which Lena (falls in love with both Kara and Supergirl and) does not want to become Supergirl’s weakness.

Through her stomach by Vallern: The one about Kara’s two great loves: Food and Lena.

Heroism is a full time job by unicyclehippo: The one in which Supergirl needs to be Lena’s bodyguard and Lena likes Kara - but Supergirl not so much.

1. The one that perfectly blends an angsty action thriller with a love story

Title: Three Days

Author: Silent_Specter (@thattallnerdybean on tumblr)

Link to fic: [AO3]

Setting: Supergirl TV 2015 (DCU) AU-ish (a bit Alternate Universe)

Relationship: Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor (Supercorp / Karlena), secondary: Alex Danvers/Maggie Sawyer (Sanvers) (f/f)

20 Chapters, 43k words (completed)

Published: 2016-2017 (Jan)

Rating: Teen and Up

A post-Medusa fic, exploring what might happen when Supergirl finally goes to talk to Lena Luthor. The two begin to see each other more clearly after a particularly tense night, but whenever Luthors and Supers are involved, there's bound to be trouble as well. Will Lena and Kara find happiness, or are they destined to play out the tragedies of their families forever? (This story is heavily focused around Lena. It's mainly Supercorp, but there is some quality Sanvers in there! Also some unexpected brotp Maggie/Lena. Minor appearances by other characters.)

Very angsty, romantic and heartbreaking. There is a beautiful love story and a well written action movie / thriller plot all competently wrapped together. At the height of the tension, when it is revealed what Lex had done to Lena, my heart nearly broke.

This amazing story succeeds where many AAA movies fail: to weave all of this together into something that is more than the sum of its part: angst, romance, action and suspense.

Definitely one of the best plot driven femslash fanfics. One of the best, in my opinion the best Supercorp story, brilliant. Alex and Maggie are also portrait very well and it is fun to see Lena and Maggie interact.

2. The one in which, after Cat left, Kara and Lena are building a life together

Title: Beyond Compare

Author: writerstealth ( @writerstealth on tumblr)

Link to fic: [AO3]

Setting: Supergirl TV 2015 (DCU) AU-ish (a bit Alternate Universe)

Relationship: Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor (Supercorp / Karlena) (f/f)

9 Chapters, 10k words (completed)

Published: 2016

Rating: Mature

What started as a rebound relationship slowly grows into something much more important for Kara and Lena.

Kara and Cat were lovers and Kara is still hurting and a bit broken that Cat left (and left her). This is the story of Kara and Lena.

“It seems that perfection is attained not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing more to remove.”

I had not expected to use this quote from Antoine de Saint Exupéry to describe a Supercorp story, but here we are. I had never thought it would be possible to write such a full and complete love story with just ten thousand words. I cannot remember having read a story of this lengths before that felt like a full-length novel. And I am still amazed how perfectly @writerstealth managed to achieve this.

There is no action, no retelling of episode plots, no side ships, just the story of Kara and Lena. There are not even any additional characters apart from Cat. Neither Cat nor Lena is perfect, neither of them is evil. Both are imperfect people, both have faults, both are human. Beyond Compare also excels at showing that a relationship with Cat would have left lasting effect on Kara.

If you have never watched the show, or you are looking for your first fanfiction to read, this is probably not the right story to start. Once you have seen a bit of the show and read a few fics, I think you will be able to appreciate the brilliance of this beautifully written story. It made me cry and it made me smile.

3. The one that is much more than a social media love story

Title: Lord, Save Me from Your Followers

Author: anamatics

Link to fic: [AO3]

Setting: Supergirl TV 2015 (DCU) AU-ish (a bit Alternate Universe)

Relationship: Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor (Supercorp / Karlena) (f/f)

8 Chapters, 27k words (completed)

Published: 2016

Rating: Mature

Kara, perhaps out of a want for thoroughness in her story, perhaps out of a Millennial-born urge to creep on the social media of a woman she finds intriguing, discovers that Lena Luthor has a pretty active following on Instagram one afternoon not long after their first meeting. She debates it, just for a moment, before following Lena.

This great story uses Instagram comments and twitter as a storytelling medium and blends this together nicely with more traditional narrative.

It focuses on Kara's work as a reporter covering anti alien protests. At the same time, she is falling in love with Lena Luthor and she struggles with her Kryptonian upbringing and the notion of pre-arranged marriages and how strange Human romantic live still is for her.

Favorite Quote: "But Astra was gone and Kara had no one else that she could talk to about this aching feeling of wrong-rightness in her stomach. Her mother was a hologram, her cousin was human in all but biology. She is the last Kryptonian ..."

4. The one in which Lena, Kara, Alex and Maggie spend a weekend in Lena’s cabin

Title: Don't need no butterflies when you give me the whole damn zoo

Author: yourbestapology

Link to fic: [AO3]

Setting: Supergirl TV 2015 (DCU) AU-ish (a bit Alternate Universe)

Relationship: Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor (Supercorp / Karlena), secondary: Alex Danvers/Maggie Sawyer (Sanvers) (f/f)

4 Chapters, 15k words (completed)

Published: 2016-2017 (Jan)

Rating: Teen and Up

Lena invites Kara (who invites Alex and Maggie) to spend the weekend at her cabin in the woods.

This story has a very different dynamic than most other Supercorp fics. With Kara, Lena, Alex (and Maggie from the Saturday) spending a weekend together in Lena's cabin.

Alex and Lena have an interesting dynamic - I like that they get along. And Alex is taking care of Kara, but also teasing her sweet and innocent (and oblivious) sister. I also love the idea that Kara had trouble sleeping alone in the strange environment and that for her the nature / forest is loud and disconcerting. I also love the Kara listens to the heartbeat of someone she loves theme.

This is a sweet and very funny story, there are no Supergirl emergencies, this is just Kara for the weekend.

Favorite Quote: “I’ve got ear plugs,” Lena quickly blurts out. “Would that help?” “She’s fine,” Alex promises. “I’ve been handling this since I was fourteen. I know what I’m doing.”

5. The one in which Kara and Lena go to a conference together and Lena lashes out at Kara

Title: Danishes and other sweet treats

Author: unicyclehippo @unicyclehippo on tumblr

Link to fic: [AO3]

Setting: Supergirl TV 2015 (DCU) AU-ish (a bit Alternate Universe)

Relationship: Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor (Supercorp / Karlena) (f/f)

1 Chapters, 17k words (completed)

Published: 2017 (Jan)

Rating: General Audiences

Kara and Lena go to the same conference in Central City. When Lena finds out that Kara hasn't booked a hotel room, she offers her own.

Beautiful and sweet story, some angst, no action scenes. I loved this story. When Lena was devastated and lashed out at poor Kara, this was written so well. It really hurt.

6. The one that is much more than a Christmas fic (despite the title)

Title: My personal Santa in heel

Author: Clonchi (@clonchi on tumblr)

Link to fic: [AO3]

Setting: Supergirl TV 2015 (DCU) AU-ish (a bit Alternate Universe)

Relationship: Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor (Supercorp / Karlena) (f/f)

10 Chapters, 31k words (completed)

Published: 2016

Rating: General Audiences

It's no secret that Kara loves Christmas. This time, she has new friends to celebrate with. One in particular, who is very excited to show Kara what she means to her.

Probably one of the first great, long Supercorp fics. In contrast to the title and summary it covers a longer period of time than Christmas. It is a beautiful story of Kara and Lena falling in love.

7. The one in which Lena (falls in love with both Kara and Supergirl and) does not want to become Supergirl’s weakness

Title: You Saved Me

Author: DarthSayahSwag ( @darthwanheda on tumblr)

Link to fic: [AO3]

Setting: Supergirl TV 2015 (DCU) AU-ish (a bit Alternate Universe)

Relationship: Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor (Supercorp / Karlena), secondary: Alex Danvers/Maggie Sawyer (Sanvers) (f/f)

27 Chapters, 18k words (completed)

Published: 2016

Rating: Mature

A slow-burn fic alternating in which Lena Luthor already knows she is crushing on Kara Danvers, but as Supergirl and she save one another time and time again, she becomes confused, how can she love two people at the same time? Until she learns they’re the one person.

This is a great, sweet but also a bit angsty story. It focuses on Lena's struggle with the Luthor name and actions by her family. The other main focus is Kara's and Lena's relationship and both of them trying to protect the other one as good as they can. When Lena feels the only way for her to do this, is to push Kara away, I cried.

Favorite Quote: “I can't be your weakness Kara.” Lena broke at those words. She was crying in earnest. Kara reached out, but Lena held her hand out. She rejected Kara's comfort. It hurt.

8. The one about Kara’s two great loves: Food and Lena

Title: Through her stomach

Author: Vallern @lordslacker on tumblr

Link to fic: [AO3]

Setting: Supergirl TV 2015 (DCU) AU-ish (a bit Alternate Universe)

Relationship: Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor (Supercorp / Karlena), secondary: Alex Danvers/Maggie Sawyer (Sanvers) (f/f)

6 Chapters, 18k words (completed)

Published: 2016-2017 (Jan)

Rating: Teen and up

Lena tries to gain Kara's affection through food. (And she succeeds.)

Beautifully written and worth a recommendation. I enjoyed it a lot. Lena fiend the way to Kara's heart through her love for food. Sweet story with no action scenes.

9. The one in which Supergirl needs to be Lena’s bodyguard and Lena likes Kara - but Supergirl not so much

Title: Heroism is a full time job

Author: unicyclehippo @unicyclehippo on tumblr

Link to fic: [AO3]

Setting: Supergirl TV 2015 (DCU) AU-ish (a bit Alternate Universe)

Relationship: Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor (Supercorp / Karlena) (f/f)

15 Chapters, 60k words (completed)

Published: 2016-2017 (Feb)

Rating: not rated

With her brother after her life yet again, Lena Luthor requests the protection of Supergirl until they can figure out who he's hired to kill her and how to bring them down.

Lena likes Kara but Lena does not know Kara is Supergirl; and while she trusts Supergirl to protect her she doesn't really like Supergirl. Kara is worried about Lena and worried how Lena will react when she finds out who she is (that she is Supergirl and that she is an alien). There is also great Alex and Kara interaction.

This is a well written and a bit angsty story. It is set earlier in season 2 than the other Supercorp stories in this collection. Not action driven, but feels a bit like a detective / crime drama.

originally posted 2017-02-10; updated 2017-04-19:

If you enjoyed this, I have written a second part: 10 More Great and Long Kara / Lena Fics - SuperCorp Fic Recs

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