Lemonbitter



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    When Nayeon looks into her brown eyes, the thought floods in:

    I am going to love you.

    It felt as sure as the continual passage of time, and the inevitability of grief, and the certainty of death.

    (or: Nayeon falls in love with Mina in every lifetime, and is all too aware of that.)

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    Everyone has a number above their head that signifies their relevance to your life as a ratio.

    The highest Sana has ever seen is a pair of 0.87s, both from her parents. Her cousin is a solid 0.43. Her first crush is a 0.55. Her best friend is a 0.79.

    That guy that just passed by her is a 0.05.

    Oh, and then there's someone skipping rocks under that bridge.

    0.98.

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    “Help me understand,” Kara says. “Are you saying everyone falls in love with their best friend?”

    “I’m saying that queer women have a special affinity for it,” Lena repeats, fishing the cherry out of the bottom of her drink. “The whole ‘falling for your straight best friend’ is basically a rite of passage.”

    “Says who?”

    “Everyone.” She puts the cherry in her mouth, bites it off the stem. “The L Word was like, built on the premise that a friend group of queer woman in LA dated each other in some sort of terrible repeating circle for, god, however many seasons that went on. And it’s been my experience that when two people are attracted to each other, and they’re close, feelings are likely to develop.”

    “That’s just, I mean, come on.” Kara’s cheeks are a little pink. “A trope and a tv show? That’s your evidence?”

    “So you’ve never been in love with your best friend?” Lena looks down at her empty glass.

    “No!” Kara sounds affronted. “No, I have never been in love with my best friend.”

    Or, A love story, told in three acts.

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    07 Apr 2021

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    I want to do with you what spring does to cherry trees.
    What does that even mean?
    It's taking a simple I love you and putting lead-lined glasses on it to keep its power contained.
    No offense, Mr. Neruda, but that's just weak.

    Kara doesn't like poetry. Until she does.

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    06 Apr 2021

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    “Are you Lena?”
    The girl jolted in her spot on the sofa, hugging the bear closer to her chest. “Yes.”
    Even though Kara had known it from the second she had laid eyes on the child, the confirmation still managed to take her by surprise.
    “Who are you?” Lena asked, trying to sound as confident as she could.
    “Oh, my name’s Kara.” Kara replied warmly, taking a step forward, eager to move closer to offer reassurance before halting the second she saw the younger version of her once best friend flinch. “It’s okay,” Kara quickly soothed, “It’s okay. I won’t hurt you.”
    Lena peered over the top of her bear’s fuzzy head, “Promise?”
    Kara knelt down and smiled brightly, “Promise.”

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    Following Lex’s defeat, Kara and Lena are struggling to rebuild their friendship and let go of the hurt caused on both sides when Kara and Lena work together to help an alien return home. To show their gratitude for being saved the alien provides the two of them a chance to close the rift still between them. How? By getting them to meet each other's younger selves.

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    03 Apr 2021