isabellerecs | Entries tagged with pairing: nandermo

Title: Over Your Head

Author: seashores

Canon: What We Do in the Shadows

Pairing: Guillermo de la Cruz/Nandor

Rating: Teen [PG]

Word Count: 5,360

Summary: Running into from people from high school is never fun. Running into someone while shopping with his very vampiric boss is one of the most awkward situations Guillermo could've imagined. In order to explain Nandor's presence with him as something more than just his boss/friend/master following him around, he introduces him his boyfriend. Nandor has never been good at detecting lies.

Recommendation: Comment Hiatus ~ A partial hiatus in that I'll post a rec but I won't do the write up because I'm really behind and real life is getting in my way.

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Recommendation #3,083

Title: Familiar Tricked in Steam Room

Author: LaCroixWitch

Canon: What We Do in the Shadows

Pairing: Guillermo de la Cruz/Nandor

Rating: Explicit [NC-17]

Word Count: 3,462

Summary: Nandor doesn't come home on time, so being a good bodyguard Guillermo goes looking for him at Massive Fitness 24 Hour Gym. He checks the steam room for Nandor, but the vampire is nowhere to be found. He figures while he's there, he might as well enjoy it.

Recommendation: Comment Hiatus ~ A partial hiatus in that I'll post a rec but I won't do the write up because I'm really behind and real life is getting in my way.

Link to the Story on AO3

Recommendation #3,082

Title: The Festival

Author: AshaDev

Canon: What We Do in the Shadows

Pairing: Guillermo de la Cruz/Nandor

Rating: Explicit [NC-17]

Word Count: 14,571

Summary: Guillermo goes to a Renaissance Faire with the Mosquito Collectors of the Tri-State Area and unfortunately, the group tags along. Nandor doesn't approve of Guillermo's friends or how they hang all over him.

Recommendation: Comment Hiatus ~ A partial hiatus in that I'll post a rec but I won't do the write up because I'm really behind and real life is getting in my way.

Link to the Story on AO3

Recommendation #3,081

Title: The Lion's Devotion (The Lamb's Downfall)

Author: UnfortunatelyObsessed

Canon: What We Do in the Shadows

Pairing: Guillermo de la Cruz/Nandor

Rating: Mature [R]

Word Count: 20,988

Summary: Guillermo pauses, eyes wide. He tries to say something. He can’t. “I killed a man because he made me angry. I have done this— many times.” “That’s— that’s a mortal sin, you—“ “I do not wish to be absolved. I want to know why. Why do I feel this… this ache where my soul should be?” Guillermo’s breath shakes as he exhales. The grate is thin, so thin that a determined man could crash through it and wrap hands around his neck, force the life out of him. “You feel guilt.” “Why now? Why at all? Why— fuck-ing hell.” The last bit comes out as a pained gasp, and Guillermo can see the man’s head duck, his shoulders hunch. “Can we do this outside? It hurts in here.”

Recommendation: I just couldn't say no to priest Guillermo (funnily enough neither can Nandor). I love that he meets the other vampires unrelatedly and the twist at the end is great.

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Recommendation #2,983

Title: Human Resources

Author: rallamajoop

Canon: What We Do in the Shadows

Pairing: Guillermo de la Cruz/Nandor

Rating: Explicit [NC-17]

Word Count: 8,650

Summary: "Owning a familiar is already a great deal more complicated than it once was," says Nandor. "There are so many rules! I mean, you don't even get to fuck them anymore because apparently that's just not appropriate behaviour for the workplace or something. But we follow all the rules, because..." He trails off as a loud scuffling noise comes from the open doorway. Guillermo's head pokes around the frame, one earbud hanging loose on its string. "Wait... what was that last bit?" Nandor sighs in exaggerated exasperation. "I was just telling the nice camera people all about how I've never fucked you, Guillermo! This cannot be news to you! Have you not noticed all the amazing restraint I have shown on your account? Have I ever fucked you? No! You'd remember if I had! My fucks are not forgettable!"

Recommendation: *cackles evilly* I do so love me some crack treated seriously, and you better believe that Guillermo can get stuff done if properly motivated (and by properly motivated, I mean, by that vampire D).

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Recommendation #2,982

Title: Don't Tell Me That We've Grown for Having Loved a Little While

Author: givemebaretrees

Canon: What We Do in the Shadows

Pairing: Guillermo de la Cruz/Nandor

Rating: Explicit [NC-17]

Word Count: 8,855

Summary: There are two Nandors in the house: it seems that Nandor has been split into his ""good half"" and his ""bad half"" for reasons yet unknown. Guillermo is now familiar to an extra vampire. How can he put his master back together, when he can barely keep up with the demands of two petty and demanding Nandors?

Recommendation: Oh man, oh man, you think this is just going to be wacky hijinks but it ends up being a wonderful character study of the different facets of what makes Nandor, Nandor, and how Guillermo is able to love all of him at once. *sigh* So good.

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Recommendation #2,981

Title: Body Count

Author: sunflowerprince

Canon: What We Do in the Shadows

Pairing: Guillermo de la Cruz/Nandor

Rating: Explicit [NC-17]

Word Count: 13,887

Summary: Post Guillermo's promotion to coven bodyguard, Nandor and Guillermo take up sparring and reckon with their new dynamic. Or; catching hands and catching feelings.

Recommendation: This is so great! And honestly a bit of a palate cleanse from the last season. I love the thought of Nandor teaching Guillermo to fight with skills rather than instincts, and if they start getting hot and heavy over it so much the better.

Link to the Story on AO3

Recommendation #2,980

Title: Fake Wings
Author: cookinguptales
Canon: What We Do in the Shadows
Pairing: Guillermo de la Cruz/Nandor
Rating: Explicit [NC-17]
Word Count: 12,796
Summary: One day, Guillermo wakes up with the ability to see mysterious wings on those around him. He deals with this about as well as he deals with anything.

Recommendation: Man, I usually don't go for wingfic but I really loved everything about this! I love all the descriptions of the wings and how they seemed to be there but not. I loved the explanation for why Guillermo sees them. And, oh, Nandor and Guillermo, gah! So good! And don't even get me started on the fanart! Fucking guy! Perfection, hands down.

Link to the Story on AO3 | Link to the Fanart on Tumblr

Recommendation #2,883

Title: Violent Overtures
Author: Jay Auris
Canon: What We Do in the Shadows
Pairing: Guillermo de la Cruz/Nandor
Rating: Explicit [NC-17]
Word Count: 9,866
Summary: Not long after the night at the theater, with Guillermo de-caged and the household searching tenuously for a new normal, Nandor comes to him, metaphorical cursed hat in hand, and says, “Now that you are my bodyguard, Guillermo, we need to talk about how you will keep your fighting skills sharp.”

Recommendation: I love, love, love the thought of these two sparring! They are both so into it, and I love the thought of Guillermo honing his skills with practice and I'm sure Nandor would benefit from some action. ;D

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Recommendation #2,882

Title: A Boyfriend's Job
Author: Anonymous
Canon: What We Do in the Shadows
Pairing: Guillermo de la Cruz/Nandor
Rating: Explicit [NC-17]
Word Count: 4,817
Summary: Nandor was a generous lover. He was the kind of man to take his partners apart piece by piece until they were near at their breaking point. He was the kind of lover to relentlessly enjoy his lovers’ bodies until they were overstimulated and teetering between phenomenal pleasure and almost too much. Alternative Title: Guillermo Gets his World Rocked

Recommendation: There is no agreement that I will believe about Nandor NOT being a giver in bed. Thems just facts. Facts that Guillermo should get to enjoy.

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Recommendation #2,881

Title: The Worst Thing About Having Dracula as a House Guest
Author: rallamajoop
Canon: What We Do in the Shadows
Pairing: Guillermo de la Cruz/Nandor
Rating: Teen [PG]
Word Count: 10,996
Summary: "I make no secret of my purpose upon these shores," Dracula pronounces, snapping shut the book in his hands. "I have journeyed here with the anticipation of settling a long-held and very personal matter of revenge. Information has reached me that upon this very island, my ancient enemy, Van Helsing, has been reborn." "Ohh..." says Nadja, nodding in a way that makes her whole upper body bob slightly. "Yes, okay. That would about do it, I suppose." The camera doesn't linger on her. It's busy capturing Guillermo having what looks to be a small, quiet panic attack.

Recommendation: Oh man, I loved this. Dracula seen in context with other vampires is . . . a weird dude. I love that the vampires think so too. I love the twist at the end. And seriously, that is a LOT of soil.

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Recommendation #2,880

Title: Growing Season
Author: sweatervest
Canon: What We Do in the Shadows
Pairing: Guillermo de la Cruz/Nandor
Rating: Mature [R]
Word Count: 14,103
Summary: Guillermo didn't mean to hit the Anne Rice cosplayer in the face with a shovel, but he'd been on edge since there'd been an increase in vandalism at the community garden. Or; an AU where Guillermo inherits a land lot, only to discover that a century before, his ancestor imprisoned the vampire Nandor the Relentless there.

Recommendation: OMG! This is so great!! I love, love, love Nandor and the Bunniculas! I love Guillermo and Nandor taking care of this green space in the city. I just love it so much.

Link to the Story on AO3

Recommendation #2,857

Title: The Tenderly series
Author: cookinguptales
Canon: What We Do in the Shadows
Pairing: Guillermo de la Cruz/Nandor
Rating: Teen - Explicit [PG - NC-17]
Word Count: 18,211
Summary: Nandor asks Guillermo to play chess with him again. But this time, it's a request, not an order.

Recommendation: I love Nandor acknowledging the shift in the power dynamics and recognizing Guillermo as a desirable opponent. And if that leads to adorable dates, so much the better.

Link to the Series on AO3

Recommendation #2,856

Title: Unforgettable
Author: bisghettio
Canon: What We Do in the Shadows
Pairing: Guillermo de la Cruz/Nandor; side of Guillermo de la Cruz/Vladislav the Poker
Rating: Explicit [NC-17]
Word Count: 11,293
Summary: Guillermo tries to move on. But the vampire currently straddling his lap is making it very hard for him not to compare him to his former master.

Recommendation: I love Guillermo getting a little appreciation but I've got to say I do prefer that he get his first choice, even if his first choice is a doofus he is still an adorable doofus.

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Recommendation #2,855

Title: Fuzzy Little Grain of Sand
Author: burnseternally
Canon: What We Do in the Shadows
Pairing: Guillermo de la Cruz/Nandor
Rating: Mature [R]
Word Count: 4,875
Summary: His heart began to sink as he recognized the familiar feeling of abandonment curling around it, tightening. His shoulders slumped as the ticketer called out to him, asking if he was getting on or not. He started to resign himself to the fact that he would be taking this trip alone when he heard the commotion of feet pounding on pavement and a voice calling out.
“Ma- Nandor! Wait!” Or; what if Nandor and Guillermo got to take their trip together?

Recommendation: I don't think this is the way things are going to go, but that is what the fanfiction is for. I love Nandor just wanting Guillermo to not be sad.

Link to the Story on AO3

Recommendation #2,854

Podfic & Cover Art I made based on Rivine's "The Plan".

Fandom: What We Do in the Shadows Pairing: Nandor the Relentless x Guillermo de la Cruz

Rated: Teen Format: MP3 & Streaming Length: 00:16:29

Nandor decides to do something about other vampires wanting to eat Guillermo. It goes wrong.

Title: The World Against You and I

Author: Jay Auris

Canon: What We Do in the Shadows

Pairing: Guillermo de la Cruz/Nandor

Rating: Explicit [NC-17]

Word Count: 53,583

Summary: Guillermo emerges from nine days of forced confinement at sea, only to find that Nandor has gone missing somewhere in Europe. Unknown dangers lurk around every corner, and now, Guillermo will have to rely on his wits, his slayer skills, and help from his dumbass roommates to track Nandor down. What could go wrong?

Recommendation: OH MY GOD! This was so good! Gah! Guillermo is so badass! He and Nadja being best frenemies for life! Gumshoeing! Shenanigans! Murder! Confessions! All the good things.

Link to the Story on AO3

Recommendation #2,779

Title: Over Your Head

Author: seashores

Canon: What We Do in the Shadows

Pairing: Guillermo de la Cruz/Nandor

Rating: Teen [PG]

Word Count: 5,360

Recommendation: I love that Nandor hears him say it and is like 'well if Guillermo said it it must be so'. He is such an adorable goob.

Link to the Story on AO3

Recommendation #2,778

Title: Can't Live Long on Starvation Rations

Author: ghostoftonantzin

Canon: What We Do in the Shadows

Pairing: Guillermo de la Cruz/Nandor

Rating: Explicit [NC-17]

Word Count: 6,447

Summary: The temperature goes up, the air conditioner goes out, and Nandor is reminded what it's like to be driven near mad with lust.

Recommendation: Hot like burning, and so so good! *chef's kiss*

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Recommendation #2,777

Title: Begging for You to Take My Hand

Author: returnsandreturns

Canon: What We Do in the Shadows

Pairing: Guillermo de la Cruz/Nandor

Rating: Teen [PG]

Word Count: 1,962

Summary: “I know of virtually no vampires who have actually turned their familiars,” she says, “but things are different between you and Nandor, obviously.” “Obviously?” he asks. “Well, he knows that you can and will absolutely fucking murder him,” she says, like she knows it for a fact. “So, you know. Fear is a motivator.” “I would never. . .” Guillermo starts, then pauses before continuing, “Probably never do that.” “Also, he’s in love with you which is probably relevant,” Nadja adds, like an afterthought, and Guillermo freezes. “. . .he’s what?”

Recommendation: Oh man, way to drop a bomb Nadja. Nice.

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Recommendation #2,776