#arashimaru

Oh man haven't done one of these in a while. I love surprise prompts xD

I see your chef Yen and raise you...

Yen recently opened a brick and mortar café, and the menu is all about clean, organic eating, etc. Fair trade coffees, responsibly sourced grains, locally-baked breads, local produce and cheese, etc.

(Previously the business was a food truck with a decent following; they were successful enough that Yen decided to take out a loan and give the permanent storefront thing a go. So far it's looking ok?)

Expanding the business means expanding the menu, and that's where Tissaia comes in. They've been doing fruits for smoothies, but not a whole lot of veg. Yen wants sandwiches with fresh, juicy tomatoes. More greens. Salads! Soups! (She makes damn fine corn chowder and broccoli cheese soups, and had been working on a chicken sausage and kale soup recipe, but soup never really made much sense for the food truck. Now she's gonna have soup, dammit, and she needs to source that veg.)

Tissaia does source produce for a couple local establishments, as one of the larger local farmers, but her big thing isn't even her own farm—it's urban farming. She's spearheaded 3 different urban farming initiatives locally, but of course the whole thing doen't get much attention outside of the circle that are already interested in that sort of thing. Regardless, she helps source seeds, fertilizers, etc, and leads up most of the logistics involved in training folks to tend the plots and all that. Soil pH! Etc etc.

When Yen first contacts DeVries Farms, it's via email. Tissaia signs off as T. DeVries, and y'all bitches know exactly where this is headed but I'm taking you there anyway. Yen likes a boots-on-the-ground approach when it comes to knowing where her food is coming from—she's saved up to make a few trips overseas to meet the farmers responsible for her coffee, tea, quinoa... and has definitely met the folks that bake her bread and grow her fruit. T. DeVries is "happy to oblige" when asked for a tour.

T. DeVries is... (Tissaia arches an eyebrow, her hand still caught up in Yennefer's where she's been too caught up in her surprise to release her. "Something wrong?" "What? Oh, shit, no—sorry, just. Wow." "..." "sorry, I think I expected a, uh... very large... man..." "...I get that a lot, actually. Kind of the point.")

(Tissaia learned early that people don't really take women farmers seriously for some reason)

Anyway it's a great working relationship and Yen keeps conveniently deciding to add more recipes with a wide array of produce to the menu, which is a great excuse to call Tissaia (she prefers phone calls really, and Yen doesn't mind at all when her voice sounds like that)

As the cafe gains traction she's interviewed for a local paper and, naturally, talks about the choice to support family farms and fair trade, and thanks all her local suppliers because she's very passionate about supporting local business as well as clean eating in general. She might start prattling on about Tissaia. She might realize it, be embarrassed about it, but not have the wherewithal to stop herself. ("And our newest supplier is DeVries Farms, just outside of town. All the veg you see comes from our there—honestly the best tomatoes I've ever tasted. And Tissaia—uh, the owner, Tissaia DeVries, she a phenomenal person and a joy to work with; actually she's spearheaded two... three?? urban farming campaigns here in the city. If you haven't heard of them you should definitely check them out, because they're great initiatives that really help lower-income families without easy access to produce and healthier options, and her knowledge and expertise has really helped drive these initiatives to success..." [insert more q&a about urban farming, followed by a half joking comment about how fond Yen seems to be of Tissaia; cue nervous laughter])

Anyway after Yen somehow winds up not only giving a huge shoutout to the urban farming campaigns (which brings in a LOT of volunteers and donations and general interest very quickly) but also managing to play it as if the success of her own business rests on Tissaia's shoulders lmao, Tissaia shows up at the café one day and Yen's eyes just about bug out of her head. ("I thought it was time I taste the fruits of my labour, so to speak. And besides, I have a gift for you." "A... gift?" "As thanks. For the positive attention for the urban farms. They tend to fly under the radar, but the truth is they need community support—volunteers to water and weed. Honestly just one or two families deciding to save their vegetable scraps and take them to the farms for composting instead of sending them to the landfill is helpful.") (Idk what the gift is, use your imagination)

Tissaia is... suddenly a fixture at the café. And Yen starts keeping fliers and shit up to advertise the farms, etc. Yen insists that Tissaia eats free. Tissaia insists that she pays. The compromise is that Tissaia winds up tipping the amount she would have paid for her meal. (The staff is happy so Yen keeps insisting that nobody is to ever take Tissaia's money for food or drinks. The staff is happy to comply.)

The elephant in the room of course is that Yen said some pretty gay shit while she was talking Tissaia and her farm up. Neither of them mentions it but Jaskier and Triss ("the staff") ship it REAL hard and make no secret of it.

(I’m gonna preface this with I’ve had a little bit to drink, so I apologize for any spelling mistakes or nonsensical grammar lol)

She really should have been more careful, but in her defense, Ava finds multitasking a chore. Keeping track of wraith demons? Making sure the squad is safe? Monitoring her surroundings?

Okay, well maybe Beatrice can do that, but that’s definitely not Ava’s forte. 

So when the sharp blade of a machete digs into her calf, Ava’s thoughts consist of fuck, shit, and bitch! Her body collapses to the ground because it’s nothing but searing hot pain as her knees buckle, but luckily Lilith knocks the assailant out with swift precision before the situation can spiral out of control. A chorus of groans and grumbling reaches their ears as a hoard of the possessed looms in the distance, and with Ava’s leg out of commission, they figure it’s best to make a tactical retreat.

“Get on!” Beatrice shouts, her stern command laced with urgency. 

She kneels before Ava and the Halo-Bearer clings on for dear life, her arms wrapping tightly around Beatrice’s shoulders as she hoists them both up and makes a run for it. They’re following behind the group, Ava’s body bouncing up and down with each of Beatrice’s footfall and she tries her best to block out the stinging sensation pulsing from her leg.

They run for what seems like a solid five minutes, and despite the added burden of Ava’s weight, Beatrice maintains the grueling pace with flying colors. It briefly crosses her mind what physical regimen Beatrice keeps in order to carry her with such ease, because she doesn’t even seem to be breaking a sweat.

Weaving through a crowded marketplace, they manage to lose the trailing demons and stop to take a breather in a dark alleyway situated off the main path. With the impending threat mostly gone, Ava thinks that Beatrice would let her down, however after minutes tick by, she’s still clinging to her back. 

“I think we lost them,” Camila gasps between breaths. “Is everyone okay?”

“Other than my leg?” Ava remarks jokingly. “I think we’re–”

She notices a trickle of blood dripping down Beatrice’s cheek from a fresh cut and her body moves of its own volition. Wiping away with her thumb, Ava’s features soften with concern.

“You’re hurt.”

Beatrice’s muscles tense beneath her touch, her face burgeoning a deep crimson before clearing her throat.

“It’s - it’s nothing. I’m perfectly fine, you need not worry for my well-being.”

Nobody buys it, but they also refrain from calling her out. 

Ava smirks.

Omg i really love this idea and wouldn't mind if you turned it into a real fic. That part where Lex implanted a bomb in Lena's head is classic, i can just imagine Kara breaking into L-corp tower begging for Lena to come with her only for her to say she can't. So many potentials for angst!

I’m glad my explosion of gay nun posts roped you into the fandom instead of scaring you away hahah! But yeah, I’m sad because with covid and everything, we definitely won’t be seeing a S2 anytime soon, and I feel like that’s where all of the juicy backstories and the exploration of Beatrice/Ava relationship will start to flourish. I’m in it for a slow burn and I think they both have so much to work on for themselves first before a solid relationship can happen.

And yeah! The show at first I just watched it because the name was ridiculous and I had some time to kill, but like, I don’t even know why I was so hooked I ended up binging the whole thing in a day. Even at the end, I was like “wtf did I just watch.” But it had some funny moments and the acting was better than I expected, and after discussing with people on discord and rewatching the series to really appreciate the nuanced performances, I came to like the show even more. (hence my now hyperfixation)

I’ll be honest, I haven’t read every fanfic yet since I’ve been so busy with work and also just creating content myself, but here are a few that stuck out to me for Avatrice. I’m terrible at writing descriptions, so I’ll just cut out the blurb the author put.

Twenty Feet by Silverwriter01

Beatrice and Ava didn't know that the emotional distance to falling in love was also about 11.5 dirra thick.

A Thousand Love Languages for You by FreeGrain

Beatrice can no longer pretend she doesn't feel something for Ava but even then, she can't tell her. So she sticks for the next best thing. Telling her in many different languages—all of which Ava cannot understand.

They were roommates by spacewritermonkey

Catholic boarding school AU and guess who gets to be roommates?

disconnect me from my skin by foibles_fables

There was no way for Sister Beatrice to know how these touches would form a pattern.

Of course anytime!! Yeah it would’ve been rad if KTY participated too but I know she’s super busy with her projects right now. I’m happy the others were able to add their bits in, and especially the Olivia one was super adorable (very on-brand with a Camila vibe). And Lorena with a knife? Toya’s badass tackle? Alba’s uhh.. kamehameha blast lolol.