Sensemaking (Deborah/Ava)
finally published my post-canon oneshot ode to this absolutely bonkers love story. thank you hacks. <3
(contains spoilers for the s5 finale)
Length: 6,262 words
Summary:
"Oh God," says Damien. "Yikes. Did the National Enquirer just out you?"
"Out me? Out me for what?" Deborah demands. She hasn't done anything truly scandalous or cancel-worthy in months, at least not in public. Ava can be such a buzzkill. And who the hell reads the Enquirer anymore?
Damien, already braced for impact, shows her the headline screaming across his phone screen.
DEOBRAH VANCE FINALLY COMES OUT! A COMPLETE TIMELINE OF HER RELATIONSHIP WITH SAUCY YOUNG WRITER AVA DANIELS
Oh. Someone is going to pay for this.
(Or: Deborah spirals. Ava is far too calm. Everybody else feels a migraine coming on.)
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