#avatrice goes to pride

[sheltereredturtle]

Happy Pride (x)

[wordsmith30]

I am once again fixating on Avatrice’s first scene in season two.

Beatrice tells Ava off for chatting with customers because they were talking about Adriel and what happened at the Vatican. They’re supposed to be keeping a low profile.

If anything, being incognito only makes things all the more stressful for Beatrice. Eternally in Mission Mode, she’s hyperaware of everything going on around her, from the conversation in the bar to Hans coming up the stairs and looking at her and Ava. There’s so much pressure on her.

At least when they were with the OCS, she had the others to rely on, but in Switzerland, she’s responsible for anything that goes wrong, including anything that might happen to Ava. While Ava jokingly calls her “Mother”, it is like being a single parent. She just wants to keep her safe.

And hearing about Adriel’s ever-increasing presence is just a painful reminder of how unsafe they are. How important this mission is.

Beatrice also tends to fidget a lot more this season with anything that’s in her hand (in this case, the pencil). She gestures with it after Hans leaves, asking Ava what that look meant.

“You and Hans shared a glance.”

(Cue back to Lilith’s line in 1×04: “Careful around this one, Camila. She’ll pry into all your business.”)

We can insinuate it as jealousy as she’s become super protective of Ava (or perhaps just the fear that something is going on that she’s not aware of), but in Ava’s mind, Hans is jealous of them. Ava laughs.

“What do you expect? Hans has been here for three years. We’ve been here a month and you already got promoted to manager.”

Beatrice fidgets some more and even straightens her back as she says, “Well ... it’s not my fault that I’m exceptionally well-organized.”

Did I mention how much I love proud Beatrice? It may come across as a bit defensive, but outside of her being a badass in the field, it’s so rare to see her stand tall in her abilities – to take pride in them, in spite of all her self-hatred. She’s good at what she does and she should say it.

And then Ava knocks back with: “Ah, as a matter of fact, it is. Discreet, remember?”

Touché.

Beatrice bows her head and nods. You can see the breath she releases. But before she even has the time to feel awkward or embarrassed, Ava says in that gentle voice, “You don’t have to be so perfect all the time.”

Once again, Ava demonstrates exactly why they work together. While Beatrice often works to keep Ava safe physically, Ava knows just how to keep Bea safe emotionally. Despite all the teasing, she knows how Beatrice worries and steps in to calm her racing mind.

She does it as easily as breathing, head angled to look into Beatrice’s face, eyes soft and posture relaxed. And Beatrice softens with her.

That line hits on some key insights, too: the idea that it’s possible to be too good at something, and that that might actually hinder them while undercover. But more than that, it’s a reminder that they’re not at the convent anymore. Beatrice can drop the tactical habit. She can be unsure, she can make mistakes, she doesn’t have to know what she’s doing all the time. She’s already doing enough.

“You don’t have to be so perfect all the time.”

Ava thinks she’s perfect. Her. Beatrice. Just as she is.

It seems too much for Beatrice to handle. She looks up at Ava and then looks down again. At a loss for how to respond, she changes the subject: “Well, I’m heading back to the apartment.”

It’s Ava’s turn to deflate a little as she nods, but her eyes hang on Beatrice’s face as Bea tells her that she’s going to check in with Camila.

“You don’t stay out too late,” Beatrice says, back in Mission Mode. “We train tomorrow.”

“Yes, Mother.” Ava laughs again, and even Beatrice drops her head in amusement or exasperation, still fiddling with her pencil.

She looks up just in time for Ava to give her a quick peck on the cheek, the Warrior Nun swinging her shoulders like a golden retriever puppy. “I’m just messing with you. See you at home!”

Beatrice can only watch her bounce away and has to take another breath to steady herself. Ava, meanwhile, knew exactly what she was doing and can only hope that the message sticks.

[youve-cath-to-be-kitten-me]

Hi lovely 💖🩷💛🌈🐇🦄🧚‍♀️✨️ 3, 7 and 9?

Em!! Hi lovely, thank you for asking 💗💗💗

3 - What’s a fic idea that you have but haven’t written yet?

Are we counting WIPs as “haven’t written yet”? Cause if we are, I have a Pride and Prejudice AU for Rhaenicent and a Band AU for Avatrice in progress that I’m super excited about!! If not, then I have a Hockey/Ice Skater AU for Jily and the Marauders in mind that’s still in the brainstorming stages!

7 - What’s a trope you love to write?

Mutual pining 100000%, it’s in like 90% of what I write and I have so much fun with it

9 - What’s your favorite line(s) or scene(s) that you have written?

Ok the first line that comes to mind is from Tell Me To Hold On (which I wrote SO long ago oh my god) which goes “And maybe he’s truly lucky to have the privilege of spending two lives with Andrew Minyard.” I remember writing it and being so pleased with it

Scene wise, I thought of the end of chapter 10 of jane doe, where Vi goes after Powder after the briefing with Caitlyn. I knew that scene was going to be in there from the first planning session so it was so gratifying to make it happen!

[girl4music]

A show that could have been something really special had they let it carry on and let this ship sail proudly. Rather than sink it the moment it pulled out of the bay. I’m thinking about them this Pride Month.

They had a decent amount of slow burn between them. But slow burn for a ship is pointless if the ship can’t be allowed to happen when it finally goes canon.

Like I said. We have no problem getting representation. The problem is in keeping it.

Honestly I would have rather they had continued with the slow burn because at least these characters and their dynamic would have gotten to grow and flourish.

‘Warrior Nun’ might not be bury your gays but it is a classic example of what I call ‘bury your gay show’.

Because we know exactly why they cancelled it.

They cancelled it because Avatrice happened.

they can’t get their hands off of each other

[wordsmith30]

This is disgusting. This show has changed my life on a fundamental level. I’ve spent the last year grappling with my newfound queerness and all that it means, and only now am I pushing new barriers for myself.

I could never have imagined five years ago, or even as a child, that I would become a part of the LGBTQ+ community (that I have already been a part of this community). That through this show, I would find the courage to write wlw stories myself.

Warrior Nun looked deep into my soul and called out parts of me I didn’t even know I was struggling with. I saw a repressed, perfectionistic overachiever question her long-held beliefs, everything she’d been taught, and find the courage to be herself -- to break out of her shell and claim the love she deserved. 

I saw the most beautiful slow-burn romance full of love and respect where there was no intentional flirting or seduction, no male gaze, no pettiness or selfish gratification at the other’s expense. All they wanted was to keep each other safe. All they wanted was to be happy and to make each other happy.

This news is also really upsetting because it just goes to show all the hoops this production jumped through just to tell the story that they wanted to tell. How in 2023, streaming services are still actively trying to silence and erase queer stories. DURING PRIDE MONTH OF ALL THINGS!

That’s why the show was cancelled. That’s why we’re probably never going to see a season three. It wasn’t just that it was a queer, female-led story -- they deceived the entire studio, went behind their backs, and filmed the entire Avatrice storyline in secret. What legends!

But all of this, coupled with the writers’ strike, is just exposing every company as toxic and problematic. Art itself is under attack. Anything that doesn’t suit their agendas gets canned and to hell what the rest of us think. Netflix hates love.

warrior nun cast, writers, crew, EVERYONE, had to hide avatrice from netflix to make it happen in season two??? THIS??? WE ALMOST DIDN'T GET THEM CANON??

it's mind blowing to what lengths homophobic people in power would go to just to make sure we don't get representation in media.