#Guillermo deciding to leave the vampires behind and start a new life in an ending I would HATE

[famdommcfanface]

Okay, okay, okay. Series ending prediction. NOT what I want - prediction.

Nandor and the Guide do get together in like episode 9, and highjinks ensue related to that. Maybe end of episode 9, maybe mid-way through episode 10 the Guide breaks it off because it was not working. Nandor is 'heartbroken' in that way he is at least once a series.

Meanwhile, Guillermo has been thinking about moving out of the house for some reason, probably something to do with work. Maybe they're relocating or some shit idk. Maybe he wants to have friends over from work.

Anyway, series conclusion for these two. Guillermo decides not to move out or even if he does he decides to stay in touch with Nandor. This probably coincides with the office he works at exploding or some shit - you know Jordan isn't getting out of this series alive c'mon. He helps comfort Nandor over the thing with the Guide. The two walk into the sunset together, their relationship ambiguous, except the sunset is metaphorical because it's nighttime.

[clarasghosts]

I haven't seen the wwdits finale yet, and based on what I've read about it (critical praise, fan complaints, and some plot points), I don't know that I ever will. one thing (but not the only) that annoys me is this insistence that "nothing ever changes", like that's somehow been the theme of the show all along. but the truth is that didn't become the theme until season four. things very much did change in seasons one through three. guillermo was always a dynamic character from the start of the series, and the discovery of his van helsing side affected members of the household and created tension, ultimately leading to growth and a changing role for him in season three (which seemed to be largely retconned in later seasons). nandor was weary of his long life, which propelled a story arc leading to him leaving the household to travel. after guillermo's arc led to them becoming the new vampiric council, nadja took to power and ambition, and looked forward to what she might be able to do as she rose in status. laszlo's discovery of colin's impending death changed how he behaved toward colin, leading him to do the unthinkable - lie to and separate from nadja in order to take care of a newly birthed baby colin.

these were massive fucking changes in the lives of the characters. season three ended on the note that nothing would be the same. nandor believed he'd been abandoned, nadja was heading to england where she would be in a greater position of power, not knowing her husband had left her at the last moment and trapped guillermo into accompanying her.

and then the start of season four deliberately ignored all of these conflicts and stakes. nadja wasn't actually mad at laszlo. nandor wasn't mad at guillermo or laszlo. baby colin was still there, but by the end of the season, that wouldn't matter either. nadja's vampire council storyline was thrown away with a quick line and brief flashback.

I get that they probably didn't have the budget for something huge abroad, but some close-up exterior shots in some of the older streets on the east coast could pass for some english town, and the rest could be interior shots. the characters could even return to new york without immediately erasing all the conflicts set up at the end of season three. the only real answer for what we ultimately got was bad writing.

I often see people complain that the show went downhill after jemaine left, and I think that's always been more in terms of humor than plot because the season three plot built directly from the season two plot (in all honesty, the humor has been fine for me personally). to me, the writing started to decline after stefani left, and the writers that remained all got hung up on their own egos.

sometimes I wonder what happened behind the scenes. why did stefani leave? she's listed as the co-writer for the season four premiere (which is the start of what I'm complaining about here), but was already no longer an executive producer (no longer had creative control) and then disappears from the writing credits altogether. and, whether related to her or not, I've wondered what led to the writers deciding that, not only would nothing really change in the household going forward, but that the audience should feel foolish for believing things would change. after the disappointment of the writers just throwing away the season three finale, the audience was willing (largely) to go with whatever happened next, embracing marwa's character. only for that to be thrown in our faces by the end of the season. then came the mystery behind guillermo's failed transformation and laszlo's experiments, only for the latter to be dropped as if it never happened.

I don't understand the critical praise for this all being so clever, when it's really just the end product of writers who can write funny scenes and good individual episodes, but largely don't seem able to write actual arcs or plots. it's not just threads never getting resolved, it's also threads never connecting. it's not clever to consistently have no larger vision of what you're writing or not be able to maintain a long and cohesive plot.

[chelsfic]

Leftovers - Part 12/12 - Nandor the Relentless x Female Reader Fanfic

For Previous Parts: WWDITS Masterlist

Summary: The reader shares her last night alive with her new family.

A/N: I realized as I was writing this that this whole fic could really be read as an elongated metaphor for my falling in love with this show and this fandom. I hope you guys like this ending and aren’t disappointed. 

Warnings: Angst, Emotions, Crack humor, Turning into a vampire

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It’s an hour after sunset and you can hear your housemates stirring. You’re still lying in bed. The ceiling overhead is cracked and peeling in places. You suppose this probably won’t be your bedroom for much longer. Nandor will want you to move into his crypt. Will you have your own coffin? Or will he want to keep sharing? How does one even purchase a coffin for...personal use?

You know you’re stalling. Nandor is being uncharacteristically patient, but he won’t wait all night. You’re not afraid. Okay, you’re afraid. But, you’d be stupid not to be. You saw Guillermo during his transition. He looked like hell for about three whole days. But you know Nandor will take care of you. Well, strike that. You know Nandor will try to take care of you and if he fails, Nadja and Guillermo will be there. 

The night you met...the night you almost became a meal...was your birthday. So much has happened since then. You’ve been kept prisoner, fed upon, attacked, hurt. You’ve also fallen in love with every vampire in this crazy house, even Colin Robinson, bless his heart. Nandor and his bizarre mix of vicious lust and achingly sweet softness has somehow pulled you into this world, into a place you’ve always belonged without even knowing it. So, yeah, you’re afraid. But the idea of not spending every night for the rest of eternity surrounded by these beautiful, damaged, stupid idiots is even more frightening.

A knock comes at your door and Nadja’s voice trills, “Hello, human? May I come in?”

You roll onto your side and sit up, dangling your bare legs over the edge of the bed. You’re wearing one of your few dresses because...well, because you’re going to die tonight and shouldn’t you dress up a little?

Nadja slips inside looking resplendent and deadly as always. She gives you a sympathetic smile and comes to sit next to you.

“Feeling a little nervous about our unholy transition, are we?” she ducks her head and gives you that mama-vampire-knows-best look of hers.

You lean your shoulder into hers, taking comfort in her presence.

“Maybe a little…” you admit. “I’m not having second thoughts or anything it’s just…”

“A little spooky wooky, yes?” Nadja supplies. She wraps her arm around your back and pulls you closer. “Don’t concern your head off, darling. I don’t know if you realize this but I am considered a bit of an expert. I’ve turned many, many humans in my time. Including my dear Laszlo. I’ll make sure Nandor does not slip up and accidentally make you into a zombie monstrosity like my poor Topher.”

You rear back and stare at Nadja with horror stricken eyes, “That’s a possibility!??”

Nadja chuckles and tweaks your nose, “I am giving you sarcasm! To lighten the mood! It’s working, yes?”

You let out a long-suffering sigh that hiccups into nervous laughter.

“I love you, Nadja,” you say with sudden, overwhelming emotion. You dive forward and wrap your arms around her in a fierce hug.

Nadja is stricken for a moment and she pats your back gingerly, “That’s...very nice. You think you want to come downstairs now? Because Nandor is being a real donkey dick down there waiting for you, but his balls are too shriveled to come up here and get you himself.”

You laugh and pull back from the hug, wiping tears from your eyes, “Yeah, let’s go. I’m ready.”

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“SURPRISE!” 

“HAPPY DEATHDAY!”

“SMASHLEY’S IN DA HOUSE!”

“What’s crack-a-lackin’?”

Nandor looks supremely put out when everyone yells something different as you walk through the door to the fancy room. Does no one listen to him? They had an agreed upon plan! He scowls at at the other vampires, especially fucking Colin Robinson, before sweeping over toward you and taking you from Nadja’s arm.

“Welcome to your Death Day Party! Do you like it?” Nandor looks down at you with those wide, sparkling eyes that make you forget he’s a centuries old blood-sucking fiend who once conquered nations and slaughtered thousands. 

You take in your surroundings with a look of wonder. There’s a giant glitter banner hanging above the fireplace that reads “Congratulations on your Dark Awakening.” You recognize it as Nandor’s handiwork at once. Also, Guillermo has obviously been to Party City because everyone is wearing pointed birthday hats with little Dracula emojis all over them and the whole room is absolutely covered in crepe paper. 

“It’s...so cute!” you squeal, grabbing him around the middle in an enthusiastic hug. This is...just want you needed. A little goofy, human levity before stepping off the edge of the unknown. Your eyes continue wandering over the room until they fall upon a long table set up against the wall. “Oh...my g--gahhhh--is that mac and cheese?”

The table is covered in dish after dish of all your favorite comfort foods. Macaroni and cheese, pizza, lasagna. Apple pie, blueberry pie, cherry pie! There’s a whole giant bowl of Reese’s peanut butter cups. You pull away from Nandor and dash across the room, launching yourself into Guillermo’s arms.

“You’re the sweetest monster I’ve ever known!” you cry, doing your best to squeeze the unlife out of him.

Guillermo laughs, “Listen, you’re going to be puking for days either way. You might as well have one last chance to enjoy human food.”

You roll your eyes, “Thanks for the reminder, Memo.”

“Alrighty!” Nandor is suddenly picking you up from behind and plucking you out of Guillermo’s arms. “That’s enough of that. Why don’t you have some of this--” he turns his head away from you and gags “--yummy food and then we’ll listen to some human musical arrangements that Nadja and Laszlo have prepared.”

Nandor hovers at your side, watching with a wrinkled nose as you pile food onto your plate. You’ve barely made a dent in the impressive spread and you’re feeling guilty about the waste when Colin Robinson ambles up.

“So, nervous about Nandor draining all your blood and killing you tonight?” he asks breezily.

You ignore the question and instead ask one of your own, “Hey, you think you can bring some of the leftovers into your office tomorrow? I’d hate to waste all this…”

Colin’s face lights with a maniacal grin, “Barbara’s on a diet...Yeah...this will be perfect!”

You settle onto one of the couches, sandwiched between Guillermo and Nandor. Both vampires look vaguely nauseated as you tuck into your food, but they’re holding it together.

Laszlo stands up with Nadja and starts strumming a guitar as he addresses everyone, “When I first met our human I assumed she’d soon be fertilizing my vulva garden--”

Nadja slaps his arm and Nandor hisses indignantly.

“But! But!” Laszlo continues, bowing with a flourish in your direction. “I came to realize that this particular human was something special. I decided to accept her into the fold. Mostly because she kept Nandor off my back and also my wife threatened to maim my testicles if I ate her…

“So, here we are, human. The last night of your life and we’ve got just one thing to say…”

The couple launches into a screeching, cloying rendition of “(I’ve had) The Time of my Life” from the Dirty Dancing soundtrack (blatantly stolen from Laszlo’s catalogue of compositions). Your face is frozen in horrified laughter and you flick your gaze to Guillermo’s to see that he’s covering his mouth to stifle his own laughs. On your other side, Nandor is clapping along and bobbing his head with the music. Yup, this is your tribe.

The party goes on for another couple hours. Laszlo and Nadja perform several more “hits” before finishing up with “The Girl in the Village with the Very Small Foot.” Nadja’s singing voice is still ringing in your ears when Nandor bends down to whisper, “It’s time, my human.”

The levity of the party has done a lot to calm your nerves, but you can’t help the sudden grip of anxiety around your throat at his words. You look up, falling, once again, into the fathomless depths of his lovely, dark eyes and you think, That’s what this is. You’re going to live in that deep, dark beauty from now on. There’s nothing scary about that. 

You both stand up to leave and say your goodbyes. Laszlo and Colin wish you luck. Guillermo hugs you and presses several quick kisses to your cheeks as Nandor murmurs warningly, “Watch it!”

When he releases you, you’re suddenly engulfed in the arms of a crying Nadja.

“I do love you, you magnificent, ruthless baby!” she sobs. “Nandor, if you fuck this up I’m going to make a hat out of your asshole.”

You laugh into her shoulder and Nandor complains, “Yeesh! Alright, calm down, Nadja!”

By the time you’ve pried yourself from Nadja’s grip you’ve joined her in crying and your face is soaked. Who knew vampires could be so sentimental?

Nandor grimaces in distaste as he brings his hands up to wipe away the tears.

“Ready!?”

---

Nandor’s crypt looks just as it always does. No crepe paper or glitter in sight. Just the warm glow of candles, the rich red and gold accents of the decor, and the solid familiar bulk of the coffin where you’ve spent so many nights wrapped in his protective embrace. He leads you over to the chaise lounge and you both sit, fidgeting nervously and darting shy glances at one another.

Nandor plucks at the fabric of your dress, “This is nice.”

You smile faintly, “Thanks, I--I thought maybe I should dress up for the occasion. Is that stupid? I guess it’ll just get stained…”

“No,” Nandor cuts in, looking earnest and serious. “No, I’ll be careful.”

You nod and fall silent again. The knowledge of what you’re about to do seems to hang like a thick curtain between you. The easy intimacy that you’ve shared is strained with the gravity of what is to come. Nandor finally huffs out an exasperated sigh and pulls you into his lap. At first you think he’s just going to bite the bullet, so to speak, and dig into your neck at once. But instead he grabs your face and pulls you into a searing, all-consuming kiss. 

He tangles his fingers in your hair, pushing his tongue into your mouth with a low groan. You stroke your hands down the long column of his throat, running them across his broad shoulders and down his back. How this man--this perfectly imperfect, wonderfully fragile, fierce warrior man--has come to choose you, you can’t begin to understand. For countless other human souls, catching the eye of Nandor the Relentless has meant grim misfortune. For you, finding yourself the prey of a murderous vampire is the best thing that’s ever happened in your life. 

Except maybe being MVP at last year’s championship bout.

Nandor’s lips fall away and he looks up at you, panting heavily with his hair mussed and tangled. His gaze flicks down to your exposed throat and you see him swallow in anticipation. He reaches for something on an end table and shows you the stainless steel travel mug containing his blood. You take it from him noting the strip of masking tape on the lid with Nandor’s elegant scrawl--his name and the date.

You snort, setting the container down on the cushions beside you and looking back up at Nandor.

“Prepare yourself, my mortal,” he growls, fangs elongating and eyes flashing with a predatory gleam. 

You turn your head, baring your neck for your vampire boyfriend, and answering lightly, “I have a name, you know.”

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THE END

A/N: Hey, thank you so so so much to everyone who read and supported this fic from the beginning! Your comments and encouragement mean the world to me!

Tags:

@festering-queen, @kandomeresbitch, @strangestdiary, @glitterportrait, @scuzmunkie, @redwoodshadows, @sarasxe, @rileyomalley 

[simmer-olivia]

Legacy Challenge: Generation 6

Oh man, this was a long one. Immortality, darlings

When we left off at the end of generation 5, Florence was aging into a young adult with the “vampire family” aspiration. She finished this shortly after her young adult birthday, and created her own club to become leader of the pack. Florence’s adult traits are hot-headed, self-assured, and vegetarian. She also got the reward traits responsible, well-mannered, argumentative, and uncontrolled emotions. She was pretty close to being insensitive, which would have gotten me a point for having a sim manifest all five traits, but there wasn’t quite enough time.

Florence quickly created a group of young women to hit the town with her. She decided to stay friends with her childhood sweetheart, Gemma, and fell head over heels for Irene Roark*

Irene and Florence hit it off, and Irene became a part of the Rochester family with the traits clumsy, creative and romantic.

Meanwhile, Eleanor continued her study of vampires, trying to become the ultimate good vampire. She also worked her way to the top of the tech guru career, becoming a champion gamer.

Florence joined the detective career and started working her way up the ranks

Chiyoko planned to in the Rochester household, at least until Fay and Fred finished high school, but then tragedy struck

Nobody witnessed Fay’s death by embarassment** but Florence saw her urn and knew what must have happened to her daughter. After that, there was no staying in the house, so Chiyoko and Fred moved out to live with Chiyoko’s younger boyfriend, Clive.

With her parents moved out, Florence decided to get her generation started. She and Irene had a beautiful wedding ceremony

Shortly after, they adopted their first child, Gavin

* I downloaded Irene from the gallery with the family “romantic garden townies” if anybody else wants to play with her

Florence and Irene enjoyed parenthood and decided to adopt more children

Irene and Florence adopted Gavin, Geoffrey, Gregory, Gabriel and Gorou, but still no daughter. The house was getting pretty full, and everybody chipped in, even Aunt Eleanor, who helped Gavin out with his school project.

While Gavin was the ideal child (despite some bad manners) Geoffrey was a little more trouble

Still, Florence was used to getting people in order

The kids continued to grow up. Gavin became a teen, with the traits hot-headed and vegetarian. Gorou became a toddler

Sometime after Eleanor completed her good vampire aspiration, Florence and Irene noticed she had gone missing. They didn’t think much of it, since Eleanor could be eccentric and it didn’t surprise anybody she might disappear. A few days later, however, they found her locked in an empty room in the house. She had starved to death. After finding Eleanor’s dead body, Irene convinced Florence that some renovations were in order. The old house was a little creepy, after all

With a house befitting the legacy family, the Rochesters continued to grow

Geoffrey grew into a teen with the public enemy aspiration, and Florence and Irene adopted baby Grant.

Tragically, shortly after his teenage birthday, Gabrial died of embarassment upon returning home from a rough school day

Irene begged for his life, only for him to die again as soon as he was resurrected.

Only a few days later, his brother Gregory died of rage

Not everything was sad, however, as Gavin started a relationship with the love of his life, Maya.

Maya moved in and got a job at the bottom of the business career, while Gavin worked in his mixology aspiration and career. Around this time, Irene and Florence adopted baby Garrick, and Maya became pregnant as well

Maya and Gavin had a son they named Henry

Henry and Garrick grew up together and stayed close, while Maya, Gavin, Florence and Irene all shared child care duties.

Gavin finished his master mixologist aspiration, and convinced the family to join him on a trip to Granite Falls national park. (Gorou is in the yellow top, while Grant is the kid with the blue in his hair. Garrick is in the bottom picture in red pants.)

Maya, being a squeamish sim, decided to stay behind and relax while taking care of Henry.

Henry and Garrick both entered childhood together

Grant grew into a teenager and decided to move out early to live with his brother, Geoffrey, as they had similar interests. Gorou reached adulthood and also moved out, hoping to start a family

Florence and Irene welcomed little Guillermo into the family. Still, they worried about having an heir. With only boys in the household, the future of the Rochester family was questionable. Both Florence and Irene took potion of youth to extend their lives and care for their children longer.

Irene was older, but looked good as ever if you ask Florence

Guillermo was soon joined by a little brother George. George was the ninth child, and there was still no girl

However, around this time, Henry started to express himself differently. He grew his hair longer and started wearing pinks and purples, sometimes even a skirt. The family supported him as he explored his gender, and Garrick was very protective of him

After a few more years, Helena decided that she was, in fact, a girl, and the Rochesters fully supported her transition

Unless Florence had a daughter, Helena was in line to be the Rochester heir. Around that time, Irene reached her final days and died in the family home

Florence decided to adopt one last child in her final years, and finally got a girl, little Grace.

Garrick grew into a teen with the bestselling author aspiration

As he entered adulthood, Gavin started to experience a crisis of identity. Not sure what he wanted out of life, Gavin did what he thought he would never do and cheated on Maya

Quite a bit

Apparently it had been a long time since Gavin had taken sex ed, because he soon found out he had gotten three difference women pregnant

Florence was not very happy about that

Everybody was unhappy when Gavin went to work one day and didn’t come home. Word came round that he had left Maya for his lover Skye.

When he came to pick up his things, Maya made it clear their relationship was over.

With her marriage over, Maya was uncertain whether she should stay in the Rochester household, or find a new place for Helena and herself.

After a long talk with Florence, it was decided that Helena should stay in the home until she was finished with high school, during which time Maya would live with her as well.

George and Grace grew into children around this time, while Guillermo aged into a teen with the freelance botanist aspiration.

Florence put all of her energy into making sure Grace would become a great legacy heir

And Grace did grow up well. She made friends more easily than her brother and finished the social butterfly aspiration before focusing on her mental skill.

Garrick grew into a young adult, and as he did so, his relationship with Maya began to change. She had been his caregiver before, but now she was his brother’s ex-wife, and available.

They knew it was wrong, but soon they were in love, and Maya moved into Garrick’s room. Helena tried to deal with these changes as best she could, but with her closest childhood friend now dating her mom, she had some confusion

Helena chose to leave the household as soon as she aged into a young adult. Being a Rochester came with perks, but they weren’t the most stable family.

Upon becoming a teen, George started dating one of Grace’s older friends, Lola.

Everybody was paying so much attention to Grace, that George flew under the radar. When he fell in love, he promised himself to Lola and they ran away to San Myushino together when they were still teens, looking for a new start.

Florence spent her last few days with Grace. She had ten children, two were dead, one ran away, and one gone after the dissolution of a marriage, while one lived with his brother’s ex-wife. Still Florence had very high hoped for Grace and what she would bring to the Rochester family. The girl had already finished three childhood aspirations, and when Florence died a day before Grace’s teenage birthday, she believed the Rochester Family was in good hands

That’s what she believed, at least.

Points

Family-7 points. The bonus point for having ten children in one generation was quite the task Creative-7 points Fortune--6 points (family funds are at about 1 million, but it’s hard to keep up with bills now) Love--5 points Knowledge--9 points Athletic--9 points (I just need angling ace and chief of mischief to get the last point for all aspirations) Nature--5 points Food--8 points Popularity--4 points (I don’t like throwing parties very much, if you can’t tell) Deviance--10 points Parenthood bonus points--1

Grand total: 71 points

* I downloaded Irene from the gallery with the family “romantic garden townies” if anybody else wants to play with her. Maya is also downloaded from the gallery, when she was a toddler. The household was named “little family”

**I realized I had a mod that conflicted with the new parenthood packs. The parenthood pack ensures that teens don’t die from their extreme mood swings, but one of my mods cancelled that failsafe, so a few of my teens died from mood swings before I figured out the problem