[She grabs onto his hand and says -- that. Not the first part (he reflexively twitches at the word "gay", which is so strange, he'd been able to say the horrible words, but the actual one, the accurate one makes him recoil), but the second part. She says it and Will's abruptly caught between two undeniable truths: 1) being like that is wrong and dirty and evil and anyone who is doesn't belong among normal people, and 2) there is nothing wrong or bad in Kara, period, end of story. These two things battle for a moment, because they can't both be true, and it shows in Will's confused, lost expression.
And then the second one wins.
And Will lets out his breath, shaky and hoarse, ducks forward and into Kara's arms, squeezing onto her as tight as he can.]
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And then the second one wins.
And Will lets out his breath, shaky and hoarse, ducks forward and into Kara's arms, squeezing onto her as tight as he can.]
Please don't tell anyone.