#bc to me character arcs and themes are SOSO important

[jack-fruit]

Alright look. As mad as I am about the constant shipbaiting and the way Nandermo as a whole is treated by the cast and writers/directors, I am willing to look past it. I will be okay with Nandermo as a super special bromance with no sex or kissing or whatever. IF

AND ONLY IF.

They actually have the goddamn BALLS to commit to it. Because Nandor's entire arc revolves around being unhappy and lonely as a vampire. He wants companionship, he wants to be loved, he wants someone he can spend his eternal life with. We can already tell Guillermo fills that role, but I want NANDOR to realize that. I want him to fucking. Tell Guillermo. That he is his person. And it can be as platonic and chaste as the showrunners goddamn please as long as it happens. Because anything less would mean none of the character development Nandor underwent in the past 5 seasons would matter.

I'm already not happy with the direction they're going with making Guillermo human, but I can understand it. Guillermo thought being a vampire would solve all his life problems and make him happy, just like Nandor thought traveling would, thought getting married would, thought ANYTHING he's done would make him truly happy. They are two sides of the same fucked up coin, and their arcs are so inherently tied together that they HAVE to stick together. Because anything less would fall flat.

[raedas]

tagged by @elliotschaferr !!! omg hiii i see you talking about scythe <3

book that pleasantly surprised you: hmm i dont know.... i feel like all of the books ive read recently have been books ive been looking forward to since ive been sososo behind on reading. but we persevere

book that disappointed you: LAST VIOLENT CALL last violent call. execution wise it was fine it read a little fanfiction-y to me but whatever. however. i cannot fucking stand the concept i cant believe they [REDACTED]. on account of it undercuts like so many themes and so many character arcs and just reads like a money grab which is. soso sad...

current read: UM! TOO MANY! wind in a box by terrance hayes, time is a mother by ocean vuong, and the dragon republic by r. f. kuang! im in poetry world and its sooo gouggfhfghghhghgj. the dragon republic is also taking me AGES to get through just bc of how dense and heavy it is i keep shelving it for other books....

top 2 books on your tbr: whichever poetry collection i can get from my library next from my List of Poets To Read..... however besides poetry.. kaikeyi? also the priory of the orange tree maybe.... i have ALSO been wanting to reread in other lands looks at you caleb... so many books forever i am so grateful the wonders are unceasing. btw

rec a book to the person who tagged you: HM. I FEEL LIKE YOUVE ABSORBED MY BOOK RECS BY TALKING TO ME ABOUT SCYTHE...... i think city of brass by s. a. chakraborty! my favoritest trilogy everrrrr theyre so silly and also nuanced and important to me. theres divorce in it also

tagging!!!! @genyyasafin @doomingthenarrative @orionhong @redwinesupernova @cmonprovolone @oxenfreetual :}}

[thewitchofstjohns]

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(I even used all the op's tags, I agree with this so hard)

Alright look. As mad as I am about the constant shipbaiting and the way Nandermo as a whole is treated by the cast and writers/directors, I am willing to look past it. I will be okay with Nandermo as a super special bromance with no sex or kissing or whatever. IF

AND ONLY IF.

They actually have the goddamn BALLS to commit to it. Because Nandor's entire arc revolves around being unhappy and lonely as a vampire. He wants companionship, he wants to be loved, he wants someone he can spend his eternal life with. We can already tell Guillermo fills that role, but I want NANDOR to realize that. I want him to fucking. Tell Guillermo. That he is his person. And it can be as platonic and chaste as the showrunners goddamn please as long as it happens. Because anything less would mean none of the character development Nandor underwent in the past 5 seasons would matter.

I'm already not happy with the direction they're going with making Guillermo human, but I can understand it. Guillermo thought being a vampire would solve all his life problems and make him happy, just like Nandor thought traveling would, thought getting married would, thought ANYTHING he's done would make him truly happy. They are two sides of the same fucked up coin, and their arcs are so inherently tied together that they HAVE to stick together. Because anything less would fall flat.