In a city where secrets define power, National City's most excellent protector, Kara Danvers-better known as Supergirl-fights to balance her life as a journalist and a superhero. Yet, amid the chaos of saving the world, Kara never expected her most significant challenge from a woman who stands at the edge of trust and betrayal.
Lena Luthor, brilliant and misunderstood, steps into Kara's life with a determination to prove she's different from her infamous family. Despite her dark legacy, Kara sees Lena for who she truly is, a force for good in a world quick to judge her. But their friendship begins to falter when misunderstandings arise, including Lena's growing jealousy over Kara's perceived feelings for Mon-El.
As their connection deepens, the lines between friendship and love blur. Lena struggles with her feelings for Kara, convinced that her affections are one-sided. At the same time, Kara slowly begins to realize that her heart has always been drawn to Lena. In the face of personal doubt, external threats, and the haunting legacies of their pasts, Kara and Lena must decide whether they can trust each other and themselves with their hearts.
"In the Shadow of Us" is a slow-burn romance that weaves in the tension of love, identity, and the blurred lines between heroism and vulnerability. Can Kara and Lena overcome their insecurities, jealousies, and obstacles to embrace the love that's been right in front of them all along?
It's been months that Lena and Kara haven't talked.
While Kara is broken from the distance between them, not knowing that Lena knows her deepest secret, Lena is already working on her new project.
Both of them are heartbroken, trying to move forward while National City is falling apart under the pressure of technology and modernism.
Will their relationship stay that way for good?, or will it become stronger than ever?
Either way, it's not going to be the same again