No, no, listen. I know the general consensus is that the main reason Nandor hasn’t and doesn’t want to make Guillermo a vampire is that he doesn’t want him to leave. And broadly I agree, but I also think that there’s more to it; making Guillermo a vampire, giving him eternal life, would mean having to confront and admit to his Feelings for him. He wouldn’t be able to hide behind the fact that Guillermo has a short, so incredibly short, lifespan compared to him. With Guillermo human he can box it away and put a warning label over it that says giving in would be fruitless, Guillermo will die in the blink of an eye for him.

But at the end of S3? He was fully prepared to confront it. Assuming he wasn’t bullshitting to end the fight (and like, I do think there was some level of bullshitting present. I think his claim that he was testing Guillermo was pulled right out of his ass to end it, but I do think his promise to finally make him a vampire was, in that moment, truthful) he was actually ready to Open The Box.

And then he spent so much time thinking Guillermo had abandoned him, even once he knew how everything went down, that he packed it all right back up and stuck a padlock on it. He cannot let himself be vulnerable again even though we know he cares deeply (looking at you “likes-everything-Nandor-likes-and-immediately-starts-loving-on-Guillermo” Marwa) for Guillermo.