#wwdits ended and now idk what to do with myself

[sharkbath]

An Apocalypse Between Us: A Nandermo Apocalypse AU

In honor of the wwdits season 5 ending and not knowing what to do with my life now, I’ve started a new Nandermo fanfic.

Nandor is human (👀) in this au but he still doesn’t have any close connections he can rely on during the apocalypse. He goes out on his own to try and find some semblance of normalcy within the apocalypse but ends up saving a mysterious stranger from monsters. He might finally have a chance at connection in these dire circumstances. Will he take it?

I plan on updating this weekly with a new chapter every Friday tho the day might change sometimes because I am still in college but as long as you follow my tumblr you’ll know if the posting schedule changes. I would really appreciate if y’all read and gave feedback on chapter 1 for me it would mean a lot to me!

[deliciousnecks]

hi! i love wwdits and i am not too invested in a nandor guillermo end game situation but i DO think that’s what they have been working towards and it’s kinda weird that they say that’s not true???? (maybe i’ve misinterpreted the interview) i feel like the power dynamics over the last few seasons have shifted and i think nandor and guillermo are kinda on even playing fields now. also idk i think it’s kinda silly that they have to be an ethical couple with no power imbalances bc it’s a silly vampire show that has done WAY crazier things. I don’t think they have painted nandor or guillermo as aspirational role models at all and i think it’s weird to write a show with the stipulation that every character must be ethical. they are all corrupt and weird!!!! idk i love the show but i do think the power imbalance thing is a silly criticism bc it’s not realistic and no one is supposed to model their relationships off of Vampire Goes To Space and Baby Vampire Crawls Out Of Colin Robinson show… ya know?

no, anon, but same. like i like guillermo & nandor, but at the same time, I don't mind if they don't end up together? because... honestly, what made me fell in love with nandor was that he was on his own and he didn't seem to mind, but that's another answer for another time.

you see, the thing that with these interviews (regardless of the show), is that they can only say so little about what's going to happen and they always like to play with the audience. also, paul simms answer seemed like an answer that would have rolled probably during the second season. "that's his boss", that dynamic was left behind a long time ago. their dynamic is now so different, that i'm sure that guillermo doesn't see nandor as his boss and nandor doesn't see guillermo as his employee (he said it himself).

I can see why people are mad over the interview, and talking about myself i'm not really upset, but more like "wtf?" because like you said, the answer simms gave makes 0 sense, because speaks of ethics & morals and all that shit. i don't know what's gonna happen with the whole guillermo & nandor thing, but until i see it, i really just don't focus too much on these interviews tbh. and people might call me a clown and or say that i'm being silly for still having some hopes for "nandermo" but it's not even about that, these interviews are just a bunch of blah blah blah. I prefer to hear from the actors if i have to be honest, and whatever happens happens.

[infamousjingle-horse]

I guess the mental illness wants me to do ofmd reaction posts now so here we go

called it on the rabbit :( all the world will be your enemy, prince with a thousand enemies... rip

last week i was like "wow i was way off" but now i'm kind of feeling like my fic actually did a pretty good job of capturing the general vibe of these last two episodes

speaking of which i have two separate wips in my draft folder from weeks/months ago (before any s2 promo). one has ed bonding with a rabbit and one has ed being scared of spiders (which i'm PRETTY sure is new information, right?). spooky

dang that crew's getting whittled down! ivan (what did guz do??), the swede and now buttons. i have mixed feelings about this. it kind of feels like it's leading towards everyone going their own ways--not necessarily one by one, but certainly not staying together as a crew. which is probably necessary growth and shit but also feels quite bittersweet

idk what the general fandom reaction has been to buttons turning into a bird yet but i'm on board with any and all magical realism this show wants to give me

1x05 and 2x04 both end with ed and stede leaving a party that is on fire, having hit a major turning point in their relationship. i like symmetry

maybe it's just because i've been catching up on wwdits but izzy's arc this season feels "baby colin robinson" to me. i'm genuinely enjoying the stupid disaster that he is this season

i've been SAYING (to myself inside my own mind) that stede is the service top in this relationship and i feel like that is basically textually confirmed at this point

"pop WHAT magnitude? pop WHAT?"

stede risking a curse for that gay little outfit might be my favourite thing he has ever done

i wonder if that suit could possibly be a metaphor for anything

so weird that ofmd and iasip both independently did nut-allergy-being-mistaken-for-a-curse episodes

for ep 5 part of me was like "oh wow they're really gonna keep them apart for basically the whole episode??" but i actually love them having their own little adventures and then reporting back to each other at the end of the night so w/e

waxing moon <3 <3 <3

eta actually i want to say a bit more about this scene: FIRST of all the role reversal is very Something, second of all the fact that ed got to kiss stede like he wanted to the first time around. kind of rewriting history, but in a good way. very Shark

i miss zheng. girl where ARE you

[cookinguptales]

I /really/ don’t see the writers making two main characters fight (maybe even try to kill) each other over something that wasn’t important and wasn’t important enough to waste the fans’ and episode’s time on (and especially with the episodes being so short and especially in the season where the writers even said that they’re trying to have the roommates become closer this season, so this means that this fight is gonna be worth it). The two main characters fighting over /another/ main character would be a worthy enough cause I think. Maybe I have my clown makeup on but I really think they’re butting heads over Laszlo sending Guillermo away. It just makes the most sense to me - with the placement of the episode, with Nandor’s sure to be delicate headspace at this time, for Laszlo actually being the sole reason that Guillermo didn’t go with Nandor, how Nandor feels about Guillermo, how it would further prove to the audience how much Guillermo means to Nandor, it would help Nandor realize this feelings - I can go on and on, but yeah, makes the most sense to me lol

It makes the most sense to me, too! It's certainly how I would write it if someone were stupid enough to give me that power. But one thing I've always enjoyed about WWDITS is that I can never fucking predict exactly where the writing is gonna go, so I'm very much in the "this is what I want and what I think makes the most sense, but who fucking knows" camp. With the asks I'm getting now, I'm not sure if I made that clear enough in my last answer haha.

(I feel like my words are making sense but I'll be real with y'all, I am having a very bad symptom night and I'm pretty sick. So maybe I'm not being as clear as I feel lmao.)

To be very clear, if I were a betting woman (and... I am not, I hate gambling) then I'd say that Nandor doesn't know all the details of what happened with Guillermo and he'll find out when he and Laszlo are alone together. Laszlo might make an offhand remark about it (like, idk, being glad that he sent Guillermo off to protect Nadja or knowing that Guillermo will be fine babysitting Colin because he was so good at protecting Nadja or whatever) and Nandor is just like "wait, the fuck?" and things devolve from there.

I do think that if all this happens right after a wedding gone wrong (or even right, but not how he wants it to be) Nandor will be very raw, especially while talking to an absolute fucking wife guy, so he could easily lose his temper.

(Plus, side note, if Marwa does leave him at the altar, maybe he'll be like FUCK, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SOMEONE HAS LEFT ME RIGHT BEFORE I EMBARKED ON A GREAT JOURNEY WITH THEM and that'll push hard on the abandonment issues he's always had. Love that for him. And then to find out that Guillermo never meant to actually abandon him? *chef's kiss*)

Like I'd love to see them fight over Guillermo. That plot line doesn't feel fully finished yet and, more importantly, I'd just love to see Nandor go batshit over Guillermo. I have thought of MANY ways that could happen. It's how I've been entertaining myself the past few weeks. lmao.

I just don't want to put all my eggs in one basket, especially because we have at least 2-3 episodes before they fight. I'm one of those people that thinks up 30 scenarios for every situation. It's why I keep ending up with 5 times fics, whoops.

[tsukidrama]

hello! guess who has a new laptop! 😁

i haven’t much to say unfortunately because not much happened since last time but i’m really happy to talk to you again.

about our last “ask” ; i understand why you love nandor! he wasn’t my favourite at first but he’s starting to grow on me. but i think my favourite is guillermo! which is funny i think because i keep seeing posts (like this one) about how guillermo attracks lesbians akjhkdjfh.

YYYYYAAAAAAAAAAYYYY J !! I MISSED YOU

i'm happy to talk to you, too!! it's so good to hear from you. i was so happy last night when i got your message.

pggpppffft i really truly love all of the character in wwdits, they're all hilarious. the only one who is NOT my favorite is colin robinson but he still makes me laugh. AAAAAAA kjbsaljdbdsjk that's very true, i know at least 3-4 lesbians who look exactly like that. he is such an unhinged psycho but also my precious baby meow meow AND I LOVE HIS RELATIONSHIP W NANDOR - have you seen s2 e4 The Curse yet? my favorite episode

about trnt next chapters, it’s going to be a bit cheesy (?) but there’s no way i could hate you after a chapter, even if it’s the worse chapter ever or like… you kill off annie or something (which i doubt could happen but it’s to use an example). of course i love the fic for the story and its quality but you could write a 10 lines chapter of annie counting her cats and i’ll still come in your inbox telling you my detailed opinion on it LMAO

and about crime and punishment don’t worry! i’ve been trying to find new things to watch and read since lately i’ve been stuck in an anime/comedy shows circle, and it’s frustrating not being able to do new things you know what i mean? even if it’s kind of dumb since it’s just entertainment.

ALASHDGKHLWK THAT'S SO SWEET! i would... never ever kill her off, i'd kill myself first. but i get the sentiment behind what you're saying heh, and i appreciate the loyalty 😯 imagine if i wrote a chapter that's literally just about the cats asdfghjkl; i'd be interested in the commentary & you'd probably still make me feel special.

i feel that about wanting new things to watch, i really truly do. i'm bored with the shows i've been watching lately and idk how to break out of it. i don't think it's dumb. i did 10 minutes of digging and i found what seems like a viable link to watch the version of C&P i've been talking about which is probably the least i can do with all the talking i've done about it? enjoy laskjcahskdjvn i'm so sorry it's like 3 hours long no pressure and like take your time fam

lastly i’ve seen the map you’ve made for the cottage and i’m so surprised because it’s exactly how i imagined it??? meaning your descriptions in the fics were really well done. but it’s still so nice to see it exactly how it should be, it must have been a lot of work. we love a dedicated writer 🙏

omg really?! that's actually pretty surprising but i will take the compliment! eee thanks as always you are so kind. yes it was a lot of work but it was over a long period of time and the end result was worth it in the long run ♡

saying this a bit late but i hope you have a nice weekend! and that work has been a bit better.

j (who now uses they/them pronouns now btw ☺️)

good to know, and congrats on figuring yourself out! and again it's so nice to hear from you!

i had a pretty good and relaxing weekend but the christmas party at my job got canceled (idk why even! wtf) so i'm a little bummed, but i'll just go somewhere with the wife when she's home from work instead so, all good. writing has been going very well for the last few days!

[cookinguptales]

ah... well, I got spoiled... fairly comprehensively...

be careful, fam, because the last two eps of wwdits leaked and spoilers are floating around fairly uncut, especially on twitter. and with twitter’s tendency to put random tweets on your trending page... yeah. 🙃

I guess I won’t post any meta for a while because uhhhh idk if there’s much point in “speculating” now. I was right about some things, wrong about others, and I guess I’ll have to wait until the episodes drop to figure out what I think about everything. I’m not going to watch the Russian versions. And before anyone asks, I will only discuss the leaks privately with other people who’ve already been spoiled. I don’t really want to push them any further myself.

I think... over the next few weeks I’ll probably try to get back to writing some of my s3 fics that I abandoned while I was waiting for s4 to finish? While I still think I’ll write nandermo after s4 finishes up (I do think I know how I’m going to approach all this, though obviously that’s contingent on how things play out in the actual episodes) I think I might spend a lot of time playing in s3 nandermo because... being honest with you, that’s still the version I like best. lmao

In particular, I think I might finally go back to my version of Nandor’s road trip because in light of some recent developments, some aspects of it feel more like fix-it fic. lmao. There’s a lot I really enjoyed about s4 and I’m definitely going to write some s4-compliant fic, but I also feel comfortable writing it out of existence with s3 fic lmao. They did not always go in a direction I would have chosen, to put it lightly.

I guess if anything, I feel most bummed because I feel like some storylines could have been really interesting if they’d gone a different way. Missed opportunities, I guess. I’m still excited to see some things, but other things just feel odd to me. Characterization-wise, I mean. Maybe in context they’ll make more sense...? But I do think that a lot of things I was hoping would tie up and make more sense won’t, which means that fanfic is going to have to do a lot of heavy lifting.

I do think that unfortunately, that sinking feeling I had about some storylines being more driven by an end result than preexisting characterization might have been true. Again, I’m gonna watch the eps before fully formulating my thoughts on the season, but some things do leave me feeling kind of disappointed.

in conclusion... eh. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯