30 Days of Blake's 7 - Day 7

[julesjones]

Day 7: Favourite friendship

Dithering between two here - Blake and Avon because of the fireworks, and Vila and Avon because of the lack of fireworks.

Blake and Avon *are* friends, at least by midway through series 1 - it's just that Avon is spiky even with people he likes, especially when he resents liking them. And Blake is very good at getting Avon to do what Blake wants, even if Avon bitches and digs his heels in all the way. (A plot bunny that's been gambolling through my brain for a few weeks now involves Jenna realising that Avon's hurt by "you really do hate me", even though he brought it on himself.)

Avon and Vila together are charming and silly and *fun*. They understand each other's strengths and weaknesses, and enjoy each other's company. Their escapade in Gambit is peak A-V, but there are plenty of other lovely moments, even early in series 4 as the years on the run are starting to take their toll on the mental health of both of them.

Comments

[vilakins]

Avon wants the others to think he despises Vila in S3 and S4 (because they'd use the friendship against him?), yet when they're alone, you can sometimes see it.

[julesjones]

And he is very, very angry with Tarrant when Tarrant treats Vila as cannon fodder. He puts it in terms of their relative usefulness, but you can see Tarrant realise that Vila is important to Avon and the sniping is part of their relationship.