Forgotten Melodies (Lena X Reader)

Prologue

Daily Planet, Metropolis.

There was something so final in putting away every small personal item that had laid out on her desk, she had thought she would have stayed longer.

The only desk in the whole building that did not poses a picture framed loved one or loved ones.

But things had changed after Lois Lane had left, gone to have her baby and be happy with her sweet family.

No doubt she would be back, (Y/n) couldn't imagine the tiny powerhouse as the perfect 1950s housewife.

Something had changed for (Y/n) in the months since Lois left, she couldn't quite define what it was, it was more a restless feeling. Unfulfilment seemed to be ravaging her soul, and it wasn't going away.

She'd thought Metropolis would be the fresh start she had needed, a place to rest her weary legs after years of traveling. Never staying in one place for long, living out of suitcases and cheap hotel rooms.

(Y/n) hadn't taken into account her restless soul, that feeling of always searching for something and never finding it, or feeling grief and a loss for something she'd never had. The same empty hollowness she'd tried to fill with brief, meaningless flings, but they only made her feel more hollow.

It seemed as though her whole existence had been about conflict, about reaching into the deepest darkest parts of herself to steady herself against the gore of reality.

(Y/n) pushed her glasses up her nose and ignored the sting of tears desperately trying to invade her eyes. The past was where it should be, the future was waiting.

"Everything packed already?" Perry White's familiar big booming voice asked as he came to stand beside her, he'd tried his best to make his best photographer stay.

(Y/n) took a sharp, deep breath, she'd felt somewhat guilty when she had announced she wanted to leave. Especially when she already had another job lined up.

He'd ultimately been supportive of her choice, but that didn't take the guilt away.

"Yep, all collected, and the desk is free for my replacement." (Y/n) smiled, tucking her (h/c) behind her ear and trying to avoid the older man's gaze.

"Yes, well, I'm sure they won't have anything on you; we'll all miss you here (Y/n) Lois, I know, will miss you the most when she returns." He sounded so convinced she would return.

"Its just time to move on." (Y/n) repeated what she'd said a million times.

Perry let out a little chuckle. "It helps your new boss has a little more hustle in the bustle area than me, I'm imagining if you know what I mean." He wagged his bushy eyebrows. 

(Y/n) shrugged, she'd never seen Andrea that way, not Andrea at least. The memory of green eyes flashed before her, they were always unwanted. (Y/n) didn't want any reminders of her or that time.

She'd agreed to join CatCo because Andrea's offer had been far too good to be true, and the holder of the green eyes was somewhere far away married by now with little spawn running around the place.

Andrea had assured her.

It was what had swung (Y/n) on the decision of joining CatCo.

"We're old acquaintances." (Y/n) again shrugged, there was no need to tell him about their one disastrous night together.

"So she said she spent two hours trying to convince me to let you go." Perry recounted, scratching his jaw. "Seemed desperate to have you at CatCo, I was hoping they'd get Cat Grant back there. I miss those Cat vs. Lois events, oh the good old days (Y/n) they stay with you no matter what." The man smiled sadly. "Its what is so hard, watching kids you pulled up from nowhere see them grow and move on."

"Must be hard."

"Hard but fills a man with pride." Perry smiled, holding his hand out for the woman. "As it filled me with pride working with you (Y/n), you're a professional and a damn talented photographer. I wish you the best of luck and don't forget if you hate Catco or that National City sunshine you come on back here we'll always have a place for you."

(Y/n) smiled at the man's warm words, taking his hand and shaking it. "Thank you, I really loved my time here."

"Don't be a stranger, now you hear me?"

"No, sir, I won't." (Y/n) laughed, picking up her bag full of her belongings and taking one last look around. "I'll miss the place."

This time she meant it, more than anything, it wasn't a meaningless word said to gain an easy exist.

It was time to move on, however.

Catco was waiting.