Andy/Quynh
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Andromache of Scythia/Quynh |
| Alternative name(s): | Immortal Wives, Andromaquynh |
| Gender category: | femslash |
| Fandom: | The Old Guard |
| Canonical?: | It's complicated |
| Prevalence: | Primary |
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Andy/Quynh is a femslash pairing from the graphic novel and film The Old Guard between Andromache of Scythia and Quynh. Their relationship is confirmed to have been romantic at at least one point in The Old Guard comics, but the film only shows that the two were extremely close; fans have interpreted them as involved.
Canon Overview
In the Netflix film adaptation, Quynh is the first time Andy meets another immortal besides herself. In flashbacks, we see that Andy promises Quynh the two of them will be together until the end. During an attempt to rescue some women from a witch trial, they are both captured. When the truth about their inability to die comes to light, Quynh is imprisoned at the bottom of the ocean in an iron maiden. Andy is unable to locate Quynh afterwards, resulting in her being trapped in the ocean for a few hundred years; Andy expresses regret in the film that she broke her promise to Quynh.
In an epilogue to the film, it is shown that Quynh has somehow escaped from the iron maiden.
Fandom
This pairing is one of the more common ones for both characters. Andy/Quynh is the second most popular fandom pairing after the juggernaut ship of Joe/Nicky.
Common Tropes in Fanworks
- Angst: concerning Andy feelings about being unable to rescue Quynh, and the explosiveness of them reuniting
- Post-Canon: speculating about their reunion
- Pre-Canon: focused on their relationship prior to the Witch Trials
- Necklace: Andy being shown to wear Quynh's necklace and the symbolism of that
Example Fanworks
Fanart
- Andy and Quynh by | lesly-oh on Tumblr or | lesly.oh on Instagram. A piece commissioned by Netflix for the movie.
- Untitled fanart, Archived version by mmmidrich of Andy and Quynh on horseback together
- Wife shaped seat and stargazing by AlessandraMortt
- just you and me until the end, Archived version by ladyterabithea
- the old guard really gave me an immortal sapphic tragedy huh, Archived version by gibbarts
- Inmortal wives, Archived version by noenoaholi
- 10am, springtime, somewhere in Paris, Archived version by kayivy
Fanfiction
- Being with you (Makes the flame burn good) by moonflowery
- in the deep deep down by zoicite
- the goddess finally sleeps, in the lap of her lover by wrennette
- In Your Stead by lilolilyrae
Graphics and Gif Sets
- People talk about us in mere tragedy, Archived version gif set by shangschis
- and in spite of it all, Archived version gif set by benjisovich
Meta
- Okay, so I know Andy and Quỳnh would probably have a common language, Archived version by tinyelephentalchaos