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This series picks up after Deborah leaves late-night. Bob Lipka gives her an ultimatum. “Ava is out or the show is over.” Deborah exposes Bob during her last LIVE late-night show. “I am being forced to fire someone I love who has done nothing wrong. Just to make shareholders happy. Where is the line?” A line that never existed for Deborah until Ava. “Well, for me it’s right here, right now.” Deborah heads back to Vegas, Ava stays in L.A. Ava returns for a vacation in Hawaii with Deborah that turns into a residency in Singapore. Ava watches the woman she loves spiral out of control. Deborah is in a drunk haze running from reality and making decisions out of fear.
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- Part 1 of Leaving Normal
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28 Feb 2026
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“Tomorrow, Deborah thinks, none of this will seem nearly so straightforward. But tonight she lets herself wrap a hand around one of Ava’s wrists and draw it down to the juncture of her thighs. She nearly sobs in relief at the ghost of a touch against her, and the full intensity Ava’s gaze is suddenly on her, the heat of it scorching Deborah’s skin.”
Or, Ava and Deborah’s relationship as told through a series of 5 messy, imperfect, unsatisfying sexual encounters (until the 1 time they get it right).
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20 Jan 2026
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“Two weeks. We were gonna be at the courthouse in two weeks. And if you’re not there, I’ll know, okay? I’m gonna be there cause it’s worth it—we’re worth it. But if you’re not there, I’ll move on, okay? But I’ll be there.” Ava rolls up into a seated position, the room spinning all around her and fumbles for the pen and notebook on her coffee table. The page she’d set up for character notes is completely blank, but it’s whatever. “I’m writing it down now.” Court date = Brooklyn Bridge. Ava nods decisively at the page. “But don’t go to Brooklyn! I’ll be in Vegas. At the courthouse. Yeah.” She waits a beat, then hangs up. Good. Yeah, that was good.
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20 Jan 2026
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"There is, technically speaking, a form that network employees are meant to complete notifying HR of things like changes in home address.
But Ava’s still paying rent at the Americana, still stops in and checks her mail and even picks up a cupcake to go now and then. She’s just not sleeping there is all. Or going there most days. Or eating her meals there. But if HR asks, she is absolutely still a resident of the Americana.
Because here’s the thing: Stacey would definitely misconstrue what it means that Ava is now crashing at Deborah’s house again. Not living there! Crashing. It’s a huge difference. Vital, really. For Ava’s sanity if nothing else."
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20 Jan 2026
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It all starts with oat milk on the grocery list.
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Takes places directly after the end of Season 3
The Late Night show is about to start with Ava and Deborah still angry with one another. However, the show is held up due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, and Ava has a chance to get away for a bit. She tries to escape her emotional turmoil in Europe. Little does she know that Deborah might not let her escape completely.
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07 Jul 2025
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When Deborah accidentally tells someone she's dating Ava while on the cruise, they think they just have to pretend until the end of the trip. After her disastrous stand up set is leaked to the public, and the entire world thinks their dating, Deborah has to convince everyone they are before she finds herself in a queerbating scandal.
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07 Jul 2025
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After the “Christmas” episode (3x07), Ava and Deborah go to Aspen, Colorado to work on ideas for Late Night and prepare for upcoming interviews.
Aidan and DJ are due to fly out to join them, but a snowstorm changes all their plans.Bookmarked by lavenderwedding
07 Jul 2025
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Ava is thriving in her post-Deborah era. (She's not.) Her phone is also sending audio recordings of her sex life to Deborah. (An accident, genuinely.)
Deborah is annoyed. (She is, but she's also definitely getting off.)
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07 Jul 2025