Ohhhh, let’s get INTO IT. ( This is particularly for my open minded, fanfic reading, Abbott fans lol)
Crystal and Ava’s dynamic is so layered, and I need people to hear me no matter how crazy it may sound LOL!
From the moment Crystal stepped on screen, it was too familiar. The little smirks, the way she just knew how to push Ava’s buttons…like, sis wasn’t just some old sorority sister, that was an old flame.
Don’t get me started on how touchy Crystal is. Like, Ava be swerving everybody 😂 she barely even lets Janine and Jacob breathe in her space), but Crystal? She lets her get close. Too close. Even to the point of hugging her. She doesn’t hug her back but she doesn’t push her away.
It’s like Crystal got some pull over her, and the way Ava’s eyes got all soft for a second? Not in a “I’m in love” way, but in a “I remember” way. Like for a second, the walls drop, and we get a glimpse of the girl she used to be. The one before the ego, before the show she puts on at Abbott. The girl that nobody else at that school has seen that side of her—only Crystal.
That’s why I very VERY lowkey feel like Crystal was part of Ava’s bisexual awakening. Like, I know in my little delusional soul that Crystal was Ava’s first real crush, the one that made her realize she was into women. Maybe in their sorority days, Crystal was the one who cracked open something in Ava, made her feel in a way she wasn’t ready for. Maybe it was love?
I could see something messy going down. I wouldn’t put it past Crystal to have played along with some pledge humiliation, made Ava feel small in front of the other girls, maybe even acted like whatever they had wasn’t real.
And that’s why Ava’s been trying to get the upper hand ever since. Every little jab, every attempt to one-up Crystal—it’s not just for fun. It’s a grudge. A wound that never really healed. It’s not just about competition; it’s about power. Like, Ava refuses to be put in a position where Crystal can hurt her again, so she masks everything with jokes and pettiness.
So yes, Ava has to one-up Crystal. But It’s not just ego. It’s protection. BUT she did let her ego go this latest episode so we shall see how this dynamic goes.
