incredible that guillermo and nandor weren’t supposed to fall in love but guillermo decided to be proactive and went against the writers’ intents. get you a man familiar like that
guillermo: can’t believe i’m gonna fall in love with him
incredible that guillermo and nandor weren’t supposed to fall in love but guillermo decided to be proactive and went against the writers’ intents. get you a man familiar like that
Nandermo really strikes me as a ship that wouldn’t have a lot of moments of tenderness but listening to Kayvan talk about how Nandor is looking for things in the romances he is perusing that he kind of already has with Guillermo makes me think that if they did get together, and if Nandor knew what that meant for him, they could share a moment like this. Of tenderness and connection and sweetness. Even if just for one private moment.
ID: Guillermo and Nandor are floating high above Staten island lit by the glittering stars in the night sky. Nandor’s right arm is wrapped around Guillermo’s upper thigh so that he is held up high above Nandor’s shoulders. His left arm is wrapped around Guillermo’s side and up to his back, holding him safe and secure. Nandor has his head tucked under Guillermo’s chin and his lips are pressed to his neck affectionately. He is wearing a long luscious velvet red cape with ornate gold trim, a chocolate brown tunic with a stitched linework pattern throughout and a gold undershirt. His pants are a dark grey and he is wearing high leather boots that begin just under his knee. He is blushing slightly and his expression is peaceful, eyes closed. Guillermo has a huge grin on his face and blush across his cheeks and ears. His hand is tangled in Nandor’s curtain of hair. His left leg has popped with the kiss. He is wearing a brown patterned sweater, striped white shirt, khaki pants and black shoes.
if when guillermo left for barely a month nandor became a heartbroken disaster imagine now that guillermo left (not by his choice) nandor alone at that train station after a vampire wedding proposal? nandor, i-hate-my-feelings-so-the-more-i-have-them-the-more-i-bottle-it-up guy. when i tell you they will only talk about it in episode eight and it won’t be voluntary, at least not by nandor’s side.
“Yes, you’re right. Rude, a complete scoundrel, nothing there to like at all”
Why he so pretty tho?
ID: Nandor is leaning towards Guillermo, staring deeply into his eyes. Nandor is shirtless, his hair is messy and hanging about his shoulders. He has a necklace hanging around his neck with a large gem inside. Guillermo is staring longingly up into Nandor’s beautiful face. He is wearing a knitted sleeveless sweater and stripy shirt.
ID: Guillermo has Nandor tied up with deep red bondage rope and in his arms. They are engaging in light cross related bdsm. Sorry the description is minimal on this one. Since I’ve cropped the pic to hide the nsfw bits it feels like describing the situation in detail would also then be nsfw.
The Nandermo tag is looking a little pessimistic, and hopefully it’s just anxiety about S4 coming so soon after S3. Not even a full year to play in the sandbox before we get jossed! (Is jossed still a thing? I know we hate him now but has a replacement term for upending speculation in that specific way entered the fandom lexicon yet?) Anyway, why borrow trouble? Across genres, fandom has a tendency to melt down into hysterics over the littlest things sometimes. Either they’re gonna do it and if they do there will be multiple obstacles what with this being a comedy, or they won’t. In which case, depending on how they go about it, it could range from mere disappointment to cowardly backpedaling. None of us can control that by doomandglooming on the internet. Thus far they’ve done a pretty good job of turning expectations on their ear and they don’t seem like the kind of production that makes decisions from a desire to defy the fandom no matter the cost, so I personally don’t see any reason for premature disgust and betrayal.
I mean, what can you do? If they screw you, you don’t have to keep watching. Media made for profit is transactional, you can withdraw your monetary support at any time. Obviously you can’t get back the time and energy you invested, but of course you did that of your own volition and were never promised anything in return.
But again, it’s too early to start melting down. I understand the desire to prepare yourself for disappointment, especially when you’re as used to it as most fandoms are. But it seems like a really unenjoyable way to interact with a media property, and it won’t change the outcome. If it goes bad, send the message with total abandonment. Unless/until that happens, no good will come of miserable pessimism. ♀️
Given what I’ve heard about the production thus far it genuinely doesn’t seem like they would swerve on fans just to be like cruel or petulant. I feel like if they didn’t get Nandor and Guillermo together it would be for other reasons like they really aren’t actually good for each other for example. Like we all love the ship and it works in this world and I want to see it done but there’s also a legitimate argument for it not being super healthy.
I know that turning or not turning Guillermo into a vampire is one of the story beats that they have confirmed as the impetus for the show’s continuation. The event of Guillermo being turned into a vampire or not is also sort of intrinsically linked to his connection to Nandor too. I’m not going to say you couldn’t decide one without the other but it would be difficult to say have them get together and have Nandor still be umming and arring on turning him.
So yeah from a narrative standpoint I’m just here to say though it hurts it being dragged out or not confirmed is likely an intrinsic part of keeping this world alive.
Just to be super super clear: I want them to get together. I think it could be done. It just wouldn’t be easy/isn’t promised.
