#Afanas x Goëjlrm

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As I sit here, re-writing bits of this Afanas/Goëjlrm piece, it occurs to me...

I really want the world for Baron Afanas. And, by damn it, he's going to have it!

It's just going to be ugly in (possibly) getting him there.

#WWDitS #WWDitS Spoilers #Baron Afanas #Goëjlrm #The Sire #Baron x Sire #Afanas x Goëjlrm

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The thought of Goëjlrm's imprisonment really gets to me. Shoved in a cell and left there, all alone, in the 'care' of idiot vampires who surely didn't understand his language, didn't care what he wanted, and were so afraid of their own shadows that they disrespected their progenitor based on conjecture and suspicion.

This fic is going to be the end of me, I tell you. I'm getting so emotional, my anger is coming out in run-on sentences!

P.S. This fic now has a title, The Places I Was Found. Please feel free to follow that tag for updates. I still have a running tag list for the posting of the first chapter.

#The Places I Was Found #The Places I Was Found Fic #Baron x Sire #Afanas x Goëjlrm #WWDitS #What We Do in the Shadows #WWDitS Spoilers #What We Do in the Shadows Spoilers #Fanfiction #Fanfic #The Sire #Goëjlrm

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Thoughts on the Finale Double-Header

Because I have so many, I want to corral them into one post, instead of the fifty or sixty I could make.

I'm genuinely surprised by all of the posts concerning dislike - and even hatred - for the finale. Not calling anyone out! Everyone gets their own opinion, and I stick by that, 100%! While I feel that it could have benefitted from another episode or two, or even another week for the final episode (which was surely impossible due to the Season Opener of the NFL next Thursday night), I loved this season. I think it contains some of their best stuff yet. The inter-character growth has felt fantastic, everyone getting closer, even without openly admitting it in audible words. Every episode made me feel something positive, which was nice. (See my notes on Mayans M.C. for how I react to negative feelings... Heh...).

I'll dive into the Nandermo first, because why not? This entire season has been about hiding betrayal, which has been just delicious. Like a group of friends who uncover infidelity amongst a long-married couple, unsure of what to do, but not wanting either party to get hurt. (They knew the guilty one had it coming, but they still tried to keep things hush-hush). I loved that Nandor knew not only what would draw Guillermo out of hiding, but he knew where to find Mama de la Cruz. (Because, let's face it, he was never going to hurt the woman. Fucker nearly got staked because he was so distracted). The intensity of Nandor's forgiveness, for lack of a better term, the whole time they had that stake between them? MM. It was better than makeup sex, because it was heartfelt, and genuine, if a little raw and drowning in hurt. Nandor getting everyone together for his turning-back ceremony? Happily staking the fucking guy who turned his familiar? Knowing Guillermo wasn't ready. The glasses. The effort. The love. That is the kind of Nandermo I enjoy seeing. Would I be upset if they (eventually) got to something romantic? Of course not. But now is just... not the right time. There is so much healing to be done now. Regaining of trust. Rebuilding of bonds. A romantic relationship right now would be the equivalent of a divided couple having a baby to save their union. It wouldn't look good, and it would be a set up for utter failure.

Speaking of that damned ceremony. The fact that everyone came together to save that boy's bacon? Come on. Come on. That even Baron Afanas and Goëjlrm turned up? Even if that part was just for sake of realism, they could have easily said no. They all give a damn about Guillermo, and that was wonderful to finally see. Words are a dime a dozen. Actions are where the proof hides.

FURTHERMORE, everyone checking in on Guillermo made me so happy. The kids coming to see him. Nadja scolding him for speaking to Derek in a manner ill-befitting his station. Even if they were mostly shit at it, aside from the Guide and the Kids, they kept a close eye on him, and that warmed my heart.

"We have a babysitter at home." That made me simultaneously AWWW!!!!, and wonder whether the poor sitter was going to be alive by the time they returned. Y'all know I'm all for their domesticity, so that little snippet was just perfect for me.

While Derek got the short end of the stake, he now has what he has always wanted. Friends. Community. Somewhere to belong. It's just a terrible, ugly way to have to get it.

I want so much more for the Guide. I do. I do agree that they all collectively suck nut at being good to anyone, more than 90% of the time, but that chick was well within her mind to pull her stunts at the Manor. I really do wish we could have had a twelve-episode season, at the very least. Both of last night's episodes deserved to be two-parters. Mm.

Good on Nadja, too, turning the noisy neighbors into an opportunity. She's an enterprising, resourceful broad, that one. Just love her. <3.

I'm still fucking floored, by the way. If someone had asked Nandor from the fucking beginning, this whole season could have been avoided. Granted, yes, that was the point, but it deserves the spotlight for a moment or two. He's such a dumbass, but he knows his vampiric shit. And really, so much good came out of everyone else being dopey as shit for a change. Guillermo learned a valuable lesson. New little lives were created. (R.I.P. to the one those that were ended). The secret surely broke up the monotony for the household for a little while. And, of course, my personal favourite... There are new parents in New Jersey! I'm so giddy for that one!

Liked it or hated it, one thing is for sure. Season Six is going to bring so much inner conflict for Guillermo, and a change of dynamic amongst the household, that I just can't wait!

#What We Do in the Shadows #WWDitS #What We Do in the Shadows Spoilers #WWDitS Spoilers #Nandor the Relentless #Guillermo de la Cruz #Nadja of Antipaxos #Laszlo Cravensworth #Colin Robinson #Nandermo #Baron x Sire #Afanas x Goëjlrm #Mycki Rambles

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Chapters: 1/? Fandom: What We Do in the Shadows (TV) Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Baron Afanas/Goëjlrm | The Sire, Guillermo de la Cruz/Nandor the Relentless Characters: Baron Afanas (What We Do in the Shadows TV), Goëjlrm | The Sire, Aspen the Hellhound (What We Do in the Shadows TV) Additional Tags: Angst, Romance, The Supernatural, Friends to Lovers, Roommates to lovers, The Fallout of Season 5 Summary:

Things in New Jersey were going well enough. Maybe. If one didn't look too closely at two ancient vampires and their unsure spiral through semi-amphibious parenthood. The good news was, they still had their friends in Staten Island, all of whom were ready to dole out parenting advice (useless), sage wisdom (even more useless), and, oh, yes, completely upset their quiet little lives.

Afanas should have known. Where that bumbling buffoon Nandor was involved, nothing was safe or sacred.

Lesson Learned: What's found on the internet should stay on the internet.

#I know I know #Another WiP #The Places I Was Found Fic #Baron Afanas #Goëjlrm #The Sire #Afanas x Goëjlrm #Goëjlrm x Afanas #Nandermo #What We Do in the Shadows #WWDitS #Season 5 Spoilers #Fanfiction #Fanfic