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“When— when you look at me like that… what does it mean?”

Ava furrowed her brows. “I have a look?”

The pink on Bea’s face spread down her neck and over her ears. She looked so beautiful that Ava couldn’t help but stare, enraptured. “Yeah, sometimes you— you’re doing it right now.”

Oh. Apparently, Ava had her own look of something.

Ava smiled softly, lovesick and hopeful that this shower would never end. “It’s love, Bea. I think you’re seeing love.”

Beatrice ducked her head as if she was briefly embarrassed. “Oh.”

Ava took the opportunity to press up onto her tiptoes and gently kiss Beatrice’s forehead. “What is it?” She mumbled against the wet skin.

“Has it always meant that?”

“I think so.”

Beatrice lifted her head again to make eye contact with Ava. “Does that mean… you’ve loved me for a long time?”

the final chapter (and an epilogue) of choose the devil I know (over the heaven I don’t) on AO3 now.

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a tragedy in 2 acts, aka me reading @snowandwolves & @sapphicstacks fics

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[alvnar]

Warrior Nun fanfictions I’ve read on AO3 and recommend so far :

the gods we can touch - by lescousinsdangereux

for all of the times i never could (i’ll be good) - by orphan_account

i (really) do - by ekhwanders

love thy neighbour & as thyself - by puppybusby

standing in a summer haze (are we gonna be okay?) - by galaxiez

welcome to cat’s cradle cafe - by purplesky24

sublime - by moontrimmer

to climb a tree - by frenchsoda

the bittersweet between my teeth - by simplykorra

what if i told you i’m a mastermind ? - by sapphicstacks

do a flip - by sunsafe

who needs comfortable love - by the_ominous_owl

these bitter ends hold sweeter beginnings - by lesbiandisaster23

yellow hyacinths bloom while you drink the yellow bourbon - by cherryess

and there it is, a mark of the divine - by understreetlights

come back (even as a shadow, even as a dream) - by karatam

hebrews 1:14 - by anonymous

golden hour - by simplykorra

trespasser - by simplykorra

sixth to the ninth hour - by snowandwolves

the weaving road home - by purplesky24

teach me to love, as you have loved me - by brigettesilverbae

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thank you for answering the required reading ask with such care !! did you happen to think of any more about warrior nun ? also i was surprised to not see any supergirl ones as there’s such a high number of fics there ! (i think i remember feeling such a feeling about a supergirl fic, sunlit honey and lavender sunsets by wtfoctagon)

I haven't heard of that one, but like you said, there are SO many SuperCorp fics. (About 20% of my AO3 bookmarks are Supercorp). I am adding to my list though.

Here's a couple SuperCorp and a couple Avatrice.

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SG - i believe, you can get me through the night/i believe, we can reach the morning light by @jazzfordshire 1960s AU where Kara is a repressed housewife trapped in her marriage, and Lena the hip bohemian swinger moves in next door. Cue the pining. So much pining. OMG, the pining could fill Green Mountain National Forest. The first fic is from Kara's POV and the second is from Lena's POV. I read both of these back to back and then the next day I read the first one again now that I knew Lena's POV.

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SG - To Make It Count/Making It Count by @jazzfordshire Back at it again with the Queen of AUs. I don't think I need to say much besides this is a Titanic AU, except everyone's gay and nobody dies. Well, some people die, but no one we care about. Not really a spoiler, since it's literally in the tags. The sequel is all of them living in New York and dealing with WWI, the Great Depression, all that fun early 20th century stuff, but like, in a non-depressing, lesbionic way. There's also background Sanvers in both.

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WN - choose the devil I know (over the heaven i don't) by @sapphicstacks Avatrice firefighter AU. What if they had a FWB arrangement, but, like barely spoke to each other because Bea is so traumatized by her past and Ava doesn't want to rock the boat. What I said earlier about Avatrice having all the healthy communication in the actress AU? This is the "holy fucking shit just talk to each other!" flipside. Action, hurt/comfort, drama, trauma, mutual pining, so much smut…

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WN - I (Really) Do by @theycallmequeerhat Modern no powers AU. Bea hasn't spoken to her family in 13 years, but her brother is getting married, he wants her to come and bring her girlfriend, and say heck off to their parents. Problem is she doesn't have a girlfriend. So she decides to ask Ava, the girl she's had a crush on for almost a year, to come to London with her and pretend to be her gf for the wedding. Trope-a-palooza! Mutual pining (I'm sensing a theme in my recs...) fake dating, only one bed, and some really good smut. Also there's a WiP "sequel" that's Ava's POV of the whole thing.

[sapphicstacks]

Ava is not in love with Lieutenant Beatrice Lin-Watson of Golden Fire Department Station 3. She is not. But, if she was (which she’s not), she thinks it would be understandable.

Forgivable, even.

She just thinks that people must fall in love with Beatrice all the time. How could you not, you know? When Bea holds your hand, she very gently rubs her thumb over your knuckles. When the nurses come in to give you pain medicine, she asks them to whisper before you can even flinch at the noise. When she has to go to the bathroom, she asks a nurse to stay with you while she’s gone, even though she thinks you’re asleep.

So, yeah. Maybe Ava isn’t in love with Beatrice (seriously, okay, she isn’t, and there is no need to read into the fact that she has to constantly remind herself that she isn’t), but it would be understandable if she were. But she’s not.

Chapter 5 con’t on AO3 of choose the devil I know (over the heaven I don’t)

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They didn’t have sex that night. They did something infinitely more intimate. While watching a movie with the rest of the shift, Ava and Beatrice sat pressed together. It was out of necessity, or that’s what Ava would have told anyone who questioned them because they shared a smallish couch with Camila and Yasmine.

Except Beatrice’s body was warm, and the room was dark, and her shoulder was surprisingly soft. So Ava might have fallen asleep with her head on Bea’s shoulder less than five minutes into The Breakfast Club — it was Yasmine’s choice.

Ava woke up hours later with her head still on Beatrice’s shoulder and the Lieutenant sitting motionless alone in a dark, silent TV room. Everyone else had gone to bed long before.

Chapter 12 of choose the devil I know (over the heaven I don’t) on AO3 now.

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“There you are,” Ava smiled softly. Her heart settled slightly when Beatrice softened, too. The fear and grief in her eyes were starting to ease, though regret was growing to fill the space.

chapter 16 of choose the devil i know (over the heaven I don’t) on ao3 now

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the way this chapter just keeps getting longer and longer 🫠🫠🫠

anyway— posting now that there will be a new firefighter au chapter up at some point in the next twelve hours so i don’t give up on it 😂

[sapphicstacks]

Ava wanted to hold onto this beautiful time for as long as possible. They had just admitted they were in love. Beatrice was softly nodding along to the radio while she held Ava’s knee on the car ride to pick up Maggie after work.

Her eyes looked lighter. Her lips lifted easier.

When they picked up Maggie from daycare, the dog sprinted in Beatrice’s direction as she always does, but instead of pulling back and telling Maggie to sit— Beatrice let the border collie bowl her over. Bea laughed louder than Ava had ever heard her laugh before as Maggie sniffed and licked her face.

Ava couldn’t help but lose herself in the laughter that bubbled up at the sight. Giggles which caught the attention of Maggie, who bounded over to Ava in the lobby of the daycare with equal excitement to what she had given Bea just moments ago. While Ava excitedly greeted the dog, she could see Beatrice in her periphery— staring and smiling, teeth and all.

Eventually, when they got enough energy out of Maggie’s system to walk her to the car, Beatrice silently scooped up Ava’s hand as they walked through the parking lot. Before they had even pulled out of the spot, Beatrice turned to Ava and asked, “Do you want to make pizza?”

chapter 15 of choose the devil I know (over the heaven I don’t) on ao3 now.

[sapphicstacks]

hey friends and readers, thanks for being patient about updates lately! life has been wild for me for a hot minute! some updates for you:

next firefighter au chapter will be out early next week. we have a tentative final chapter count of 16 (we are getting close to the end 🥹). it might go up or down by one or two depending on how writing goes but the general length is set :)

actors au: once the firefighter au is done, this will start updating more often again! i’m aiming for twice a week starting mid-august or so.

what’s up next? well that’s the big thing! i have a new project that i have been working very hard on with a wonderful friend of mine (and i’m sure some of you have read their fics 😋😋) that i am so so so excited to share with y’all! no more details than that yet but just know that i make this face 🥹🥹 every time i work on it and i think y’all will love it 😊

okay! that’s all for now! but i’ll see you soon with an update! 💛💛

[sapphicstacks]

“What took you so long?”

A question Ava, Bea, and this author have been asked lately.

choose the devil I know (over the heaven I don’t) back with chapter 11 on ao3 now 😉

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i’m writing the next firefighter au update. it’s coming i promise! it will be the next thing i post! pinky promise!

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hey hi dear readers! just an update for y’all: i have a new chapter for the firefighter au that should be ready in the next day or so. but after that i might be missing in action for a little bit.

i am moving! and packing is taking up all of my free-time right now

i pinky promise i am not abandoning any of my works in progress! i still have the motivation to write them! just absolutely no time to sit down and actually do that until i’m all settled.

anyway, thanks for all the love and support. i can’t wait to get back to being able to write all the time for y’all! <3 forever and ever and always 😘

[sapphicstacks]

Here’s the thing about Beatrice’s admission.

Ava had heard it. Of course, she had.

And it was an admission that was terrifying. Or it should have been terrifying— would have been terrifying if it had come from anyone but Beatrice.

chapter 13 of choose the devil I know (over the heaven I don’t) on AO3 now

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The chapter in which Ava has a totally normal morning at the station. Chapter 9 of choose the devil I know (over the heaven I don’t) on AO3 here.

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okay friends, my first chapter back goes up by this weekend at the very latest :) who’s ready for some avatrice anniversary fluff?

you might need to hold just a little longer for the firefighter au chapter but i am actively back and writing and editing so it’s on the way!