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Queening the Pawn Act 2 Part 8

Tension: increases. Background: decreases.

Act 1

Act 2: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7 - Part 8

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1a. A flood of flashbacks in sepia tones from 10 years ago. A close up of Guillermo from Nandor’s POV, cradling Nandor’s bared wrist and reverently licking blood from the vein. The two standing together, Guillermo holding the bloodied side of his neck with a bashful smile as Nandor excitedly babbles and pumps his fists. Guillermo sitting at one end of a chaise lounge, a blanket and pillow folded next to him and reaching out with a smile as Nandor hands him a puke bucket with a big grin. Close up on them both as Nandor bares his fangs and points to them, as if demonstrating a proper hiss; Guillermo copies him, baring his flat teeth and pointing at them in turn. Nandor and Guillermo sitting together on the chaise lounge, the blanket laid over Guillermo’s legs and pillow hugged to his chest. He is gazing adoringly up at Nandor as Nandor explains something to him. Nandor and Guillermo on the chaise lounge a little later, Nandor scowling as he struggles through playing something on a Nintendo DS, Guillermo patiently pointing something out on the screen. Nandor and Guillermo on the chaise lounge a little later still, Guillermo nodding off and beginning to snore as Nandor stares at him in concern, hands folded together in his lap. Guillermo continues from the present: “You want it now.” 1b. Back in the present. Close up of Nandor as he looks up at Guillermo, eyes pleading and frightened. He repeats “Guillermo…” again, as if it’s the only word he can think to say. 1c. Close up on Guillermo’s hand gripping the arm of Nandor’s chair, the hand that Nandor had jerked away previously beginning to creep slowly closer again. 1d. Close up on Guillermo’s eyes, wide and wild and focused on Nandor as he demands, “Say it.”

2a. Close up of their hands again, Nandor’s hand crept even closer, fingers hovering just above Guillermo’s knuckles. Nandor shakily starts, “I…” 2b. Nandor’s first two fingers connect, tapping on the back of Guillermo’s hand. Guillermo’s fingers loosen slightly on the arm in surprise. 2c. Wide shot of both of them in profile, Nandor’s head tipped forward to focus on their hands. Guillermo’s palm turns in to slip under Nandor’s careful fingers. Furrowing his brow, Nandor admits, “…I do.” Guillermo stares breathlessly at his face. 2d. Closer shot at the same angle as Guillermo leans closer to press his forehead to Nandor’s, expression longing and tender. He clarifies, “You want me to stay.” Nandor closes his eyes as if in pain, chin pressed to his collarbone, and relents “…Yes.” /end ID

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au where guillermo is nandor’s head guard back in al quolanudar

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Secret sire gift for @beansprean​!!! Thanks for the inspiring prompt, this was SO fun!! Nandor embracing the Guywife Life™

Bonus:

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Vampire memo will make Nandor one of two things: extremely sad or extremely horny. Maybe even both at the same time.

My Secret Sire gift for @cherimayo!

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ID: 1a. Vampire Guillermo, sans glasses and dressed in his striped dress shirt (sleeves rolled up) and chinos from the finale, is sitting straddling Nandor's lap with his arms draped around his neck and cupping the back of his head as they kiss tenderly. Nandor is leaning back on one hand, the other resting gently on Guillermo's side. 1b. Guillermo leans in harder and takes over the kiss, rising up on his knees to force Nandor to tilt his head back. One hand grips tighter at Nandor's shoulder and the other is sliding down his arm. Nandor begins to fall back, his hand sliding down to Guillermo's hip and his mouth opening submissively to the onslaught.

2a. Guillermo breaks the kiss in shock as Nandor suddenly flinches back, yelling "Ow! Watch the fangs, yeesh!" A few drops of blood fly from his lower lip. 2b. Guillermo smiles apologetically and lays his hands back on Nandor's chest, saying "Sorry!! First kiss with the new teeth." Nandor, a small trail of blood dripping down his chin, looks away with feigned indifference and replies archly "Oh? You have not been kissing anyone else, then?" 2c. Guillermo smirks and raises an eyebrow, scooting closer and bringing one hand back to cup Nandor's head, the other on his chest stretching out a teasing finger. He snorts and says, "When? In the five seconds between when I walked in the door after being turned and you dropped to your knees?" Nandor, eyes still angled away, fidgets nervously and fights back a pleased smile, flushing purple. /end ID

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Queening the Pawn Act 2 Part 6

Act 1

Act 2: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7

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ID: 1a. Close up of Nandor, tensed with shoulders up by his ears, grimacing slightly as he peeks one eye open. Offscreen, Guillermo sighs and grumbles "You're such a dick sometimes..." 1b. Reverse shot of Guillermo, body and head turned away from the viewer with one knee up on the couch and his opposite arm propped on the back. 1c. Close up of Nandor, now deeming it safe to open both eyes. He stares at Guillermo's back with apprehension and a complicated longing.

2a. Sepia toned panel showing Nadja and Laszlo in 1920s evening wear standing with arms around each other's waists. Nadja has her free hand on her hip and Laszlo's is in his pocket. They are looking down at Nandor with mixed pity and irritation. Nandor, wearing a fur coat and boots over a striped suit, is sitting on the ground with his legs stretched out and head slumped down, hair covering his face, staring at his open palms in his lap. Past Laszlo says, "This is what happens when you get attached to Familiar's, Nandor. Past Nadja says, "Humans are always temporary, you sweet stupid baby." Nandor talks over them from the present: "Laszlo and Nadja...say I get too attached." 2b. Close up on Guillermo, starting to turn in his seat to look back at Nandor, asking, "What does tha-" Nandor interrupts him from offscreen, snapping, "Turn your head, Guillermo!" 2c. Guillermo obliges, whipping his head back to face the wall with an irritated grumble. 2d. Close up of Nandor. Offscreen, Guillermo repeats, "What does that mean, Nandor?" Nandor stares at his lap, frustrated and embarrassed, replying, "Exactly what I have said!"

3. More sepia toned panels from the past, showing a string of former familiars. The first, an older white redheaded woman in a 1690s dress and hat, smiling politely at the viewer, saying "Oh, you're here. Has it really been so long?" The second, a white man with a neat goatee in a Victorian suit and tails, tipping his top hat down over his eyes with a fanged smile, saying "See ya, Mas- Nandor." The third, a plump young brown woman in a 1910s suitcoat, hat, and pearls, smiling beseechingly upward with newly minted fangs and saying "I promise I will write." The fourth is a young Benji in a loud 70s patterned shirt, polishing Nandor's white platform boogie boots with a faraway smile. He declares, "And when I'm a vampire, I'm finally gonna get out of Staten Island!" The fifth is a black woman wearing 90s overalls with long relaxed hair under a bandana, laughing uncomfortably and waving her hand dismissively at the viewer. She says, "Oh, haha, noooo. I mean, this place is great and all, but there's so much I want to do!" Nandor's voice from the present continues: "I get attached to these humans and I like them and... They never want to stick around!"

4a. A sepia toned Nandor from the past, reaching a hand out toward the viewer and saying, "I think you are deserving of a reward..." Nandor's voiceover from the present continues, the speech bubble eclipsing past Nandor's face: "So... I decided to just erase myself from their minds." 4b. Close up of Guillermo, face still turned toward the wall but clearly listening as Nandor continues, "I send them back to their lives before me and find a new familiar and decide to forget about them..." 4c. Reverse shot of Nandor, slumping forward in his chair, with a self depreciating grimace, eyes closed. He finishes his sentence: "...before I am to be getting so pathetic about it." 4d. Close up of Nandor in profile as he opens his eyes to stare at the floor, saying, "But...you..." He furrows his brow, trying to organize his thoughts. A flash of Guillermo from ten years ago flashes behind him, opening his collar and promising forever with a smile. 4e. Shot of Nandor from the front, hands folded together awkwardly in his lap. He looks up with large vulnerable eyes, still tense across his shoulders, as Guillermo finishes for him: "I was going to stay." 4f. Reverse shot of Guillermo on the couch, still turned away, his hand picking thoughtfully at the tassels on one of the many throw pillows. Offscreen, Nandor hesitantly responds, "...Yes." /end ID

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Commission from @paperlignes!

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ID: Nandor and Guillermo posing together in a strip of photo booth pictures. 1. Squeezed together with shoulders overlapping, Nandor's arm around Guillermo. He has on an evil grin, fangs bared and tongue wagging at the camera, the hand on Guillermo's shoulder shaped into devil's horns. Guillermo is winking at the camera, lips pursed around bared teeth in a silly expression, thumb and forefinger extended to frame his chin. 2. Guillermo drops his hand, smiling genuinely at the camera for the next photo, dimples out in force and cheeks flushed happily. Nandor's hand has also dropped out of it's pose to drape casually over Guillermo's shoulder, and he has turned to look at his companion with soft hooded eyes. Nandor bites his bottom lip through a smile, cheeks going a bit purple as he stares at the side of Guillermo's head with unquestionable affection. 3. Nandor uses the arm hooked around Guillermos neck to pull him in closer, turning to mash a kiss against Guillermo's cheek. Guillermo is startled out of his smile and turns bright red, his glasses going crooked as his cheek squishes against Nandor's lips. 4. Guillermo turns to face Nandor as he pulls back, the back of his hand coming to rest against Nandor's chest. Nandor slides his fingers up Guillermo's wrist, his other hand still lain gently around his shoulder. They stare at each other with hooded eyes from less than an inch away, flushed and longing, lips pursed in preparation. /end ID

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Queening the Pawn Act 2 Part 7

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Act 1

Act 2: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7

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ID: 1a. Close up on Nandor, resigned and uncomfortable, as he diverts his gaze off to the side. Offscreen, Guillermo speaks aloud almost to himself: “I changed your mind. You were going to turn me because-“ Nandor interrupts: “It was impulsive.” Guillermo continues, “-you wanted forever with me.” 1b. Nandor tenses further, shoulders lifting to his ears, eyes closed, mouth shaped into a performative snarl. He snaps, speech bubble overlapping with the next panel, “I wanted forever with someone. You are acting very presumptuous! You are not a vampire and now may never be, so you cannot possibly understand-“ 1c. Close up of the side of Guillermo’s face, still turned away to face the wall, as he angrily sets his jaw. The background is a deep red and spattered with blood. 1d. Low shot from behind Guillermo’s knee as he suddenly turns, braces his hand on his knee, and stands with an authoritative “No.” Nandor immediately flinches back, gripping his armrests with both hands, wide eyes focusing up on Guillermo’s face offscreen. 1e. Close up on Guillermo from Nandor’s POV, standing squared and glaring downwards. The brown background is now interspersed with vertical lights and colors. Guillermo says, “You could have just wiped me. When it didn’t work. You could have just erased the last four years and taken your chance with the next familiar!”

2a. Close up on Nandor as he looks away again, anxious and cagey like a cornered animal, leaning as far back in his seat as he can. He stutters out, “Wh- I….I…” Guillermo continues from offscreen: “I would have gone back to Panera with a bloody hickey and been none the wiser!” 2b. Extreme closeup on Guillermo in profile on a blood spattered background, eyes wide and a little wild as he puts the pieces together. He’s thinking out loud. He says, “You kept me around. You wanted to try again.” The panel splits to show a matching closeup of Nandor in profile, appearing back to back with Guillermo’s panel. He stares at the ground, panicking, spitting out “Stop saying things I have done!” 2c. Shot of Guillermo’s hand as he steps closer to Nandor’s chair and leans in, planting it on his armrest. Nandor quickly whips his own arm back, fingers curling up in a fist to avoid being touched. Guillermo continues, “You we’re as devastated as I was when I didn’t turn. You didn’t tell me because you wanted me to stay.” Nandor shakily breathes out a warning, “Guillermo…” 2d. Wide shot of the two in profile, Guillermo standing with both hands gripping Nandor’s armrests and leaning in close to his face with a determined expression. Nandor has squashed himself against the back of the chair, elbows tight to his sides as he is forced to meet Guillermo’s gaze with naked fear on his face. Guillermo states definitively, “You wanted forever with me.” /end ID

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My Familiar’s Ghost part 14

I love Derek and his animevision. Someone pls play super Mario sunshine with him.

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1a. Close up of Derek in profile, sans glasses, slams back-first into a concrete wall with force enough to crack the stone into spiderwebbing chunks, grimacing in pain. 1b. Zoom out, Derek is being held up and against the wall by Nandor, who has his fists balled in the collar of his shirt. Eyes wide and snarling in rage an inch from Derek’s face, Nandor yells “Where is Guillermo?!” Derek stares back in anxious fear and holds onto his arms, anime tee stretched up to expose his stomach. 1c. Close up of Derek from the front, pinned to the cracked wall by Nandor’s fists in his shirt, one hand gripping Nandor’s forearm and the other waving in what he hopes is a calming manner. Looking nervously up and away, Derek responds, “Okay, okay! Man, chill out! I didn’t do anything! I mean I did, but like, nothing he didn’t ask for… What was I gonna do, say no to a guy who smells like that? I-“ 1d. Shot from over Derek’s shoulder, showing Nandor as a shadowy silhouette with burning white eyes, shaking with anger as he looms increasingly menacingly over Derek. Derek squints past Nandor to Colin standing behind him, who is shaking his head with wide eyes and waving his hand under his chin in a “cut it out” gesture. Comprehending, Derek changes course: “Uh, okay. Here’s what happened.”

2a. A big thought bubble from Derek starts off in a 90s shoujo anime style, showing a demure Guillermo opening his collar down to his chest and baring his throat, long eyelashes casting shadows on his cheeks and surrounded by sparkles and shoujo bubbles. 2b. A serious and suave anime Derek caresses Guillermo’s throat with his fingers, and Guillermo obediently bends his neck back for easier access. 2c. A close up on anime Derek’s mouth as he bares his fangs, ready to strike. Voiceover from present Derek reads: “We came back here, and he asked me to bite him…and then…” 2d. Back to regular drawing style, shot over Derek’s shoulder as he sinks his fangs into Guillermo’s neck. Immediately, there erupts a high pressure spout of blood shooting directly into the air. Guillermo’s eyes snap open wide. 2e. Derek pulls back, chin covered in blood, panicking and trying to cover Guillermo’s actively squirting wound with his hand as he shrieks “Oh G- oh, shit! What did I-“ Frustrated and angry, Guillermo snaps, “You hit an artery, you idiot!” Derek: “What do I do?! Oh fuck, you’re gonna die!” 2f. Guillermo: “Derek, you’re a vampire! That’s what-“ Derek: “Oh, right .” Guillermo sighs and grabs the back of Derek’s head, shoving his face back to his throat to stem the flow as saying “Oh, for! Put your mouth- just drink!” 2g. The flashback picks up again a little later, a sickly-looking Guillermo leaning against the wall of the storage unit drinking Derek’s blood from a plastic water bottle. His entire left side is coated in blood, as is the rear corner of the storage unit and Derek’s chin and front. Derek is standing by his coffin and gesturing to it awkwardly. Present Derek’s voiceover continues: “The transformation takes a while, I guess, so I offered my coffin for him to use. But I guess he had a place in mind already.” 2h. Reverse shot of Guillermo, looking very gray, as he stares incredulously at Derek and says, “I’m gonna go die somewhere…cleaner. In the foreground, Derek responds, “Ouch, dude.” The flashback ends.

3a. Back in the present, shot from behind Nandor as he lets Derek go, hair hiding his face as he shakes all over. Derek lifts one hand in a shrug and says “I assumed he went home, but… I guess not? I’m sure he’s fine, though, he never answers my texts anyway! Probably out there vamping it up!” 3b. Zoom out at the same angle, Nandor having turned on his heel and walked away, brushing past Colin and the viewer with a flap of his cloak. Colin turns to watch him stalk off with a concerned expression. Derek, generally incapable of reading a room, waves after him and calls out “Oh, uh, when you find Guillermo, let him know I have a switch now!” 3c. Zoom out further, beyond the storage unit, as Colin follows after Nandor without a word, leaving Derek standing alone in front of a severely cracked wall, hand still lifted hesitantly in a wave. Frowning, he trails off “If he ever…wants to play…” /end ID

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the best nandermo dynamic is nandor begging for guillermo’s forgiveness. it’s what he deserves.

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Queening the Pawn Act 2 part 3

Wow, things are going so well...hope nothing happens to change that...

Act 1

Act 2: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3

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ID: 1a. Close up of Nandor sitting back in his chair, still holding his right hand with his pinkie extended. He frowns down at it as if inspecting it for a change and asks, “So… you forgive me now?” 1b. Reverse shot of Guillermo sitting back against the pillow-laden loveseat, arms crossed as he looks at Nandor with a small smirk. He replies, “Getting there.” 1c. Close up on Nandor again as he pinches his pinkie with his other hand, fidgeting with it gently. He is smiling a bit bashfully now, eyes lowered to focus on his hands. From offscreen, Guillermo continues, “Jeez, I am way too easy on you.”

2a. Wide shot from behind Nandor as he hesitantly asks, “Are you…okay, Guillermo?” Guillermo slumps down in the pillows, arms still crossed and legs straight out, ankles hooked together. He throws his head back with a dramatic sigh and says, “Oh, yeah! I just had my lifelong dream completely shattered and cried like a baby in front of my boss. I’m super.” 2b. Reverse shot of Nandor as he straightens up with a pleased grin, exclaiming, “Oh, good!” 2c. Repeat of previous panel, but smaller. Nandor sits back in his seat, squinting, and continues “Wait, this is the sarcasm, isn’t it.” Offscreen, Guillermo replies, “Yes, Nandor.” Nandor: “You are not super.” Guillermo: “No.” 2c. Wide shot behind Guillermo’s head. Nandor curls his hands into fists on the armrests of his chair and opens his mouth comically wide to anxiously shout, “Guillermo, I am not your boss any longer, I am your friend and I demand you spill your emotional beans!” In the foreground, Guillermo’s head tips forward with a snort.

3a. Close up on Guillermo as he looks up at Nandor with a genuine, handsome smile as if still mid-laugh, eyes round and hopeful but still bearing the red bags from his recent crying fits. He says, “Thanks, Nandor. Maybe later, okay?” 3b. Close up on Nandor glancing away from Guillermo’s gaze with a flustered pout, slightly purple in the cheeks. Offscreen, Guillermo continues, “I…still need to process a lot of things.” Nandor mumbles back, “Okie dokie…” /end ID

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i like that all of nandor's old human portraits perfectly encapsulate the hardened, fearless warrior that he once was. that's definitely a guy who never relents.

and then all modern depictions of him are like: here's a little doll in his image. here's him holding hands with his best friends. oh here's a handmade glitter portrait of him and the man who brushes his hair every night

like. these r two different ppl. i dont know the guy in that first row. never seen him before in my life

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my only wish is that once guillermo does turn into a vampire he becomes just as stupid as the rest of them I think being an absolute idiot just comes with the vampire curse

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Guillermo is my familiar

My dear Guillermo

My sweet, sweet Guillermo

My poor dear thing

My furry little friend

Once my familiar, also my bodyguard, always my friend.

My fucking guy!

My closest companion of 13 years

My best man

The evolution from familiar to best man will always make me emotional.

Also: WE GET IT, NANDOR! GUILLERMO IS YOURS!

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WWDITS FanArt: Angry

I really hope that Guillermo will be angry with Nandor for a while!    

Note: this was drawn on 19th of September 2022

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