#avatrice deserves better

[simplykorra]

ava silva >>>

[hypertic]

I have around 4hrs to kill tomorrow so I’m once again asking for fic recommendations avatrice or clexa hurt!comfort or historical type or just favorite wlw fics ever

[ygsunflower]

“I won’t just sit there and watch you die.”

“I’m your best friend, and I cannot watch you die.”

Well, guess what, they both DID.

Clarke and Beatrice watched their soulmate die…Despite their efforts to protect them. Lexa and Ava both died for other people to live.

(Let’s ignore how Lexa literally died and focus on the fact that she was ready for this fate for her desire to bring peace to all)

[clexalab]

[alexsshittyworld]

I just realised that Ava from Warrior nun is the same age as my brother and it just hit me just how fucking young she actually is.

My brother isn’t even done with school and she’s already sacrificed her life multiple times, as been betrayed by people she saw as family, etc.

[srslylini]

ok hear me out on them right here

still mad we didn't get that season 3

[smokestarrules]

what are your fave warrior nun fics?

Oh, anon. You don't even know the can of worms you've just opened. Here are a few (a few!) of my favorites.

Firstly, teach me to love, as you have loved me by @birgittesilverbae. It's in the POV of Beatrice as she grows up in the OCS, putting Shannon, Mary and Lilith in the limelight as well, and the most recent chapter (12k!) has gone through essentially all of canon. It's about grief and family and warmth and loss and it's so fucking good. Cannot recommend this more.

Next I have sunday people (sunday shines for you) by @piratekane. Sundays are for the girls, by the way. if you even care. This is peak pining behavior, miscommunication that isn't just there for the dramatics, and Ava being The Best Girl Ever (and the most jealous girl ever). Fantastic fic.

Then there's show me something of a reckoning by @thirteenyasmin, which is a given, of course. Switzerland canon-divergent fic where, as the tags say, fake-dating becomes real-dating. As they deserve. Has some lines that will tear your soul to pieces in the best way.

Next is Nice jugs, a climbing AU by @cowboycatd. Do you know anything about climbing? No? Me, neither. But this series of fics describes it--alongside exceptionally-written flirting--masterfully. You should read Climbing AU.

Then I have falling (for you) like snow on christmas by @justawhitewall. Hallmark movie AU! They're much better when they're Avatrice, by the way. I read it during the posting and have reread it at least once a month ever since. Incredible.

Spellbound by @omomoification. Witch (kinda) AU! Will sweep you away into the world that's created and you won't even notice as the 15k goes by in a flash. Fucking gorgeous piece of art. Made me insane, made some people break the character limit while commenting.

the imprint of your soul on mine (feels nothing short of divine) by @the-penguinspy. Read this if you're feeling down, because you won't be when you're done. The softest thing you could ever read, and I read a lot of soft things. Fic that gives you a hug and a gentle kiss on the top of your head.

And last but certainly not least, A Bit of Earth by @whatwordsmiss. Full fic isn't posted yet but it is written, and this story is just... wonderful. It's about grief, it's about growing up, it's about falling in love and healing together and healing apart and being kind and, sometimes, in particular moments, it's about a Garden. A must-read.

[sisterdivinium]

You know, for a show with so many female characters that so many of us love given how they all get time in the spotlight one way or another and they fill that time up rather wonderfully since they are deeper and more developed than what we're used to seeing in general media, it is peculiar (to say the least) to see so few "alternative" ships to the main one.

I'm not saying the canon ship doesn't deserve its attention -- I'm wondering instead why the canon ship and it alone seem to guide the WN fans who just so happen to enjoy writing/reading fic or fanart or whatever.

You'd think all these cool women would inspire more ships or combinations thereof, but those of us who aren't invested in avatrice just... Float along, around one another, ignored (and, yes, mostly undisturbed too; being unpopular does have its advantages and that includes a lot less weirdos leaving you strange or awkward messages -- it does not, however, shield us from people flooding our goddamn tags on AO3 with fic that has nothing to do with our little ships and I do wish such negligence of the pairing itself meant we didn't have to deal with this spam...)

I am also not saying that fandom activity should be based solely on shipping (and recently someone on Reddit was rather confused by the fact that a lot of it is, which is quite an interesting topic to discuss in itself -- after all, there is more to fan creativity than shippy fic... Or there used to be), merely that, here, it appears that a canon relationship can outshine interest in the other, non-canon ones. It's already there and it was doubtless well-done by the show, so it's natural that it should claim people's attention, sure. It's just that being canon was never the parameter for whether people were interested in these or those two (or more) characters maybe being involved and trying to explore what that could mean through fanwork.

There has always been a complaint haunting fandom spaces concerning the minuscule amounts of f/f fic, art, discussion, w/e based on how few (interesting or sympathetic or relatable) female characters there are in media at large. So what I'm curious about is why fan creations made around WN -- a show that finally gives us a whole cast of female characters that are what we have been craving for decades -- don't also reflect its diversity.

There are alternative ships (I'm here, all happy in my tiny Doctor Superion bubble, and I know there are Camila/Lilith, Ava/Lilith, Mary/Shannon, Mary/Lilith shippers out there, so a warm hello to you if you're reading this), but go on AO3 and compare the numbers of things tagged with these proper pairings to the grand total of WN stories. Better (or worse) still, do so with the "otp: true" trick or simply by excluding avatrice from the search to see how many are left.

It's... A considerable difference. And a mystery, at least to me.

[elizabeth-mitchells]

tagged by @sapphicscience (thank you so much! <3) to post 5 otps from 5 fandoms!

1. yellowjackets - LottieLee!!! 100%!!! loves of my lives. underrated fave. deserves much better. the prophet and her priest. stars of the homoerotic baptism. alexa play i, carrion (icarian) by hozier. lesbian situationship so strong that one of you fucking explodes

2. stranger things - ronance ronance ronance robin and nancy nancy and robin. they went to the library together one time and i still haven't recovered. it took four seasons to get here and now they're the most important part of the show to ME

3. the haunting of bly manor - dani and jamie! the blueprint! there's literally no other ship like them! the chemistry was insane there, the development of their relationship was flawless and i'll stand by this forever. their scenes in the show >>>>> so many actual lesbian movies

4. warrior nun - avatrice! okay actually They have the best relationship development ever. it was so subtle in s1 but so obvious if you looked with your gay heart and then in s2 just ep1 was better than most ships out there but then Tragedy™ struck and fuck they were taken from us way too soon!!!

5. fear street - sam and deena! listen there are so many more fandom and choosing one was So Tough but ao3 tells me they're my top 3 fandom i've written the most for so here we are! love lesbians that won't drive 30 minutes for their gf but will and evil ancient curse like it's nothing for her!! and her gf that will die and die and die and die for her <3

i'm sorry i can't shut up about any of them ghsjdfhgjfg

tagging: @natscatorrcio @reesesfastbreak @lesbiantahani @lilolilyr @fayesdiana (no pressure!!)

[eatsleepandbreath]

Oh my days wow fandom I adore you. Warrior Nun famdom are insanely talented. Bless up!

soft mornings (ava bought the coffee cup for bea as a joke but now it's her favorite mug)

[puzzlebean]

Here is part two of my Femslash February 2023 masterlist! I had a lot of fun creating all these works and I hope people enjoy reading them 💗

Sunrise [Avatrice, Warrior Nun, 100 words, General]

Ava and Beatrice watch the sunrise together.

Home [Danbeau, Marvel, 100 words, Teen and Up]

Sometimes Carol feels like a shell of who she was. Being around her family helps. At least she's home again.

Ice Cream [Bishlova, Marvel, 100 words, General]

Yelena and Kate go on an ice cream date after their mission.

Everything Has a Reason [Alisha/Kiko, Lightyear, 100 words, General]

It feels like fate somehow, Kiko thinks.

Among the Stars [Alisha/Kiko, Lightyear, 100 words, General]

Alisha has a hard time with everything that happened but then she meets Kiko and things start looking up.

Wedding Night [Gwen/Morgana, Merlin BBC, 100 words, Mature]

Gwen and Morgana enjoy their wedding night.

Coffee [Wenclair, Wednesday, 100 words, Teen and Up]

Wednesday likes sweetness when it comes to Enid.

A Safe Place to Stay [Sharon/Sarah, Marvel, 100 words, General]

Sarah provides Sharon with a safe place to stay. It becomes so much more than that.

The Best [Sharon/Sarah, Marvel, 100 words, General]

Sharon is very much in love with her girlfriend Sarah.

Serenade [Sharon/Natasha, Marvel, 100 words, General]

Sharon sings for Natasha and it sounds like love.

Darcy’s Person [Jane/Darcy, Marvel, 100 words, General]

Jane is Darcy's person.

Crush [Clary/Rebecca, Shadowhunters, 100 words, General]

Simon teases Clary about her crush on his sister.

Everything Gets Better With You [Alisha/Kiko, Lightyear, 100 words, General]

Kiko is looking foward to going on another date with Alisha.

Opposite Sides [Bishlova, Marvel, 100 words, General]

Yelena can't help but like Kate.

It's Okay [Carol/Rogue, X-Men Animated Series, 100 words, General]

Anna doesn't trust herself to not hurt Carol again.

She's Special [Jessika/Rey, Star Wars, 100 words, Teen and Up]

Jess knows there's something special about Rey.

Welcome [Lulli/Vanessa, Lulli 2021, 100 words, General]

Lulli hears Vanessa's thoughts. They are not unwelcome.

The Future [Elena/Vanessa, Lulli 2021, 100 words, General]

Vanessa asks Elena to be her roommate.

Close [Elena/Vanessa, Lulli 2021, 100 words, General]

Elena is glad she and Vanessa have gotten close.

Tattoos [Pepper/Natasha, Marvel, 100 words, General]

Natasha wants to belong to Pepper.

Happy [Jessika/Rey, Star Wars, 100 words, General]

Rey asks Poe if Jessika has mentioned her.

Not A Mystery [Daisy/Hazel, Murder Most Unladylike, 100 words, General]

Hazel realizes she has feelings for Daisy.

Day Off? [Deb/Pam, Q-Force, 100 words, General]

Deb wants to enjoy a day off with her wife but they are interrupted.

Never [Allison/Lydia, Teen Wolf, 100 words, General]

Lydia loves Allison even though she will never have her.

Agonizing [Johanna/Rachel, The Sandman, 100 words, General]

Johanna knows she must leave Rachel.

Totally Adorable [Elena/Vanessa, Lulli 2021, 100 words, General]

Elena and Vanessa make dinner together.

Understood [Jacqueline Box/Stat, Q-Force, 100 words, General]

No one understands Stat like Jacqueline does.

Passport [Monica/Wanda, Marvel, 100 words, General]

Monica goes on the run with Wanda.

Last Forever [Aneka/Ayo, Marvel, 100 words, General]

Ayo thinks about when she first fell in love with Aneka.

Indulging [Lucienne/Gault, The Sandman, 100 words, General]

Lucienne thinks she deserves to indulge every now and then.

Proud of Her [Deb/Pam, Q-Force, 100 words, General]

Pam is proud of her wife.

Proposal [Avatrice, Warrior Nun, 100 words, General]

Ava asks Beatrice to marry her.

Fortunate [Elena/Vanessa, Lulli 2021, 100 words, General]

Elena is happy with the way her life turned out.

Carefully [Wenclair, Wednesday, 100 words, General]

Wednesday and Enid talk about Enid's parents.

Desires [Sharon/Emma, Marvel, 100 words, Mature]

It's pure lust. Sharon is okay with that.

Devoted [Mary/Shannon, Warrior Nun, 100 words, Teen and Up]

It's hard to love the Warrior Nun.

Changes [Daisy/Amina, Murder Most Unladylike, 100 words, General]

Daisy learns that some changes are good. Amina is one of them.

Hold Me [Wanda/Natasha, Marvel, 100 words, General]

Natasha takes care of Wanda after a hard mission.

The Light [Sharon/Sarah, Marvel, 100 words, General]

No one knows Sharon like Sarah does.

Can't Wait (It's a Date) [Elena/Vanessa, Lulli 2021, 100 words, General]

Vanessa asks Elena on a date.

A Dream [Alisha/Kiko, Lightyear, 100 words, General]

Alisha is happy with the way her life turned out. She hopes Buzz finds the same.

[sameensass]

tagged by @lottieurl thankss

rules: share some unpopular opinions about 5 different fandoms of your choosing

Gonna tag @kalikojo @myhumbleme @wonderdanvers @the-lazy-traveller @fouralarm-fire @mayhemxtwins @marlokelly

1. She-Ra

I didn't like season 5 as much as everyone else seems to. I know that it was the last season they got and they had to wrap up relatively quickly, but Catra's redemption felt rushed in places, especially after seeing her "regression" arc develop over four seasons vs the one season of redemption. I think she got forgiven by others a bit too easily (mainly Scorpia she deserved so much better and Catra treated her horribly and took advantage of her for years and suddenly all is forgiven and hugs all around). There was clearly a plan on how the redemption would unfold and i think it could have worked if we got more episodes or one more season, but they just didn't have enough episodes to pace it more organically i think. They did well with the episodes they were given though, but as a whole it was unsatisfying for me. Also I watched it right after rewatching atla so after seeing how fleshed out Zuko's redemption arc was (who we saw redeem himself outside of the main group, apologizing to his uncle, and then the one on one forgiveness episodes to develop individual relationships with each main character) it was underwhelming

2. Legends of Tomorrow

I just don't really care about avalance. Lowkey stopped watching for a while because I got tired of them. They had their moments and they grew on me eventually but overall their relationship didn't really interest me

3. Warrior nun

Lots of people think the bar scene is when ava realized her feelings for beatrice but i think she realized her feelings sometime between s1 and s2 (she HAD feelings in s1 but didnt realize it til later)

Also as much as i love avatrice i really hope we get to see ava and beatrice's relationships with OTHER characters develop. i want to see more ava and camila friendship, i want to see beatrice and lilith (they grew up together!! i wanna see this!! and now suddenly they were on opposite sides of a fight after being allies and now are they going to rebuild that trust?), I wanna see more ava and lilith (both of them had the responsibilities of being/becoming the warrior nun both of them had all that pressure i wanna see them bond about it i want their begrudging friendship); I WANT TO SEE MARY AND LILITH INTERACTING WITH EACH OTHER

4. Heroes of Olympus

sorry but will and nico felt forced in the way that leo and calypso felt forced: seems like rick just took a random background character just for the sake of pairing up a main character :// at least its more interesting in terms of the juxtaposition of the brooding son of death vs the optimistic and bright son of the sun. honestly tho overall most of the non-percabeth ships i dont have strong feelings about because rick just....didnt build them up as much, i didnt really feel the /build up/ of any romantic feelings for any other couple, despite heroes of olympus also being 5 books (probably due to the fact that there were too many main characters rick had to create and develop alongside the plot and there wasnt room to do both well). Lowkey i think it would have been better that if he were to make nico and will mains in trials of apollo, he could have had them officially meet and get to know each other as friends/allies and then develop romantic feelings throughout those 5 books. As it is and how i felt after BoO, it seems like at the end of BoO, nico returns to CHB and gets a crush on the first cute guy he sees and then that just automatically means he gets to date him (HOWEVER i havent read toa yet and mb ill like them more in that and i do want to read tsats....cant say id say the same for a stand alone leo x calypso book)

5. Class of '07/Parks and Rec

This is more of a gripe with the trope in a lot of sitcoms of the (usually) fat nerdy/oblivious soft-spoken character being constantly brushed aside and dismissed. Eg Laura (ie forgettable Laura, whose whole nickname is about how everyone ignores her, she's constantly interrupted when she tries to actually be helpful to the group etc) and Garry/Jerry (constantly belittled, getting misnamed even on his tombstone). Overall not a fan of having a character whose sole purpose is to be mocked constantly

[ygsunflower]

“Don’t do a Lexa on me!” “I know what they did to Lexa.” 👀 Sarah, you tell them 👀

Love how the legacy of The 100 now is Lexa Deserved Better & Bury Your Gays even to people working in the industry. Jason Rothenberg I hope you sleep well at night knowing what you had done. Years have passed now, and I don’t think my hatred and anger are about the fact that she died anymore. I never had an issue with her dying at some point of the story because as much as I’d love for her to live, her decisions were just too bold, drastic and pioneered to people of that apocalyptic world. I could understand why the grounders won’t agree and thus overthrow her from the throne on top of the skaikru’s distrust from the beginning. And I sort of also get the pov of sometimes great people die a insignificant death. My issues were always with Rothenberg and how he queerbaited people into thinking that she was there alive until the end of s3 when there were already fans speculating Lexa’s death. Lexa deserved better, and we deserved better. There were so many ways to wrap up a story of a character or a ship if you really had to, but that was what they chose to go about it (from in front of the camera to behind). He just didn’t care enough to think about the consequences of his action. That was cruel. (He also threw ADC’s other gig as a crappy excuse in the beginning to justify Lexa’s death. It made me despise him even more. At least own up the show/story you put out, so I can at least not think of you as a coward too.)

*Obviously in terms of the actual show contents, I agree that creators should not follow everything the fans/audiences say. They are telling stories they wanted to tell. I’m just saying Rothenberg shouldn’t hype people up with a fake promise. Well, put it bluntly, don’t lie and manipulate people’s emotions for your selfish gains.

After Lexa and the stunt Rothenberg pulled, I can appreciate even more what Simon, Sarah and the entire Warrior Nun cast&crew had done. When making the show, they cared about their characters and they cherished their relationships. And we FEEL it. It also sets a great standard for storytellers that great stories, great characters, and great relationships can exist even with a limited budget, and a limited episode-availability. You just need to decide. Decide to do it with love and respect. 💙 Thank you WN fam. You all are awesome. 💙

Save Warrior Nun. ⚔️

[clexalab]

I’m sorry?!??!!? THAT CAPTION?!??!!

"Ssshh, Ava...sssshh..."

[anonymousviolets]

This is mostly an Avatrice blog rn, but I also love other wlw pairings and I think I’m just gonna put all my fandom content here. Finished a quick Brooklyn 99 Rosa x Amy fic today because I’ve been rewatching it and the potential for these two has been giving me brainworms and they deserve more content on AO3, so I wrote some.

It turned out fluffier than I expected but I’m not mad about it. Read it here:

What I Know

It started as a thought exercise. What better way to stay sharp and hone her detective skills than to set out to learn about someone who’s more committed to keeping her secrets than anyone else Amy’s ever met?

So five years ago, she had decided to quietly see what she could learn about one Rosa Diaz.

OR

Four times Amy learns something new about Rosa, and one thing Rosa learns about Amy.

[wildermouse]

Warrior Nun questions for you! Shooting for oddball ones tho!

Favorite side character? Tell me why you love whoever it is!

Favorite scene where no words are spoken? Describe it and tell me what it makes you feel!

Favorite outfit that you’d love to get to wear for a photo shoot? Do you think you could pull it off or would it just be amazing fun?

Fuck/Marry/Kill/Torture/Befriend. Ava, Shotgun Mary, Beatrice, Camilla, Lilith. I’ve only seen season 1 and that was a long time ago so I had to google these and wanted to do more than the usual 3 options. Hope I picked well!

Pick a handful of favorite characters from the show and assign them each ice cream flavors that match their personalities!

oh my god i love you. go watch season 2 it is much better than season 1. it is PHENOMENAL. a masterpiece, truly.

1st season - shotgun mary. obvious reasons i think. she’s badass and so fucking funny. i miss her tremendously

2nd season - camila. adorable, also so funny, and biggest avatrice shipper of us all<3

scene where no words are spoken…. i’m gonna have to think more on that tbh. i can’t even think of a scene where no words are spoken rn. moments, yes. any silent moment of prolonged (or fleeting) eye contact between bea & ava. they say so much with their eyes

ahh my fav outfit is probably ava’s bartending outfit from s2e01 with the loose 80’s button up. also adore her overalls outfit. and her badass fighting outfit towards the end. i’d be able to pull off most of ava’s outfits i think (i wish….)

hhh fuck beatrice?? marry ava loml<3 kill mary (like mercy kill tho bc she doesn’t deserve torture) befriend camila bc i think we’d get along best. torture lilith (can it be like sexually tho or…..)

ava’s ice cream… i wanna say like salted caramel? you’d think something fun like bubblegum or rainbow sherbet but nah with those eyes and her intensity, salted caramel i think. beatrice…. chai. or something similar. chai, cinammon, coconut, matcha, etc etc complex and sweet but not overwhelmingly so. now camila i think would be rainbow sherbet or something similar, something fun. lilith fuckinnn black licorice or some shit idk.