Faith Taylor

300+. Vampire Princess.

[faithtay]

NAME: Faith Taylor

PRONOUNS: She/Her

FACECLAIM: Anya Taylor Joy

AGE: 356

SPECIES: Vampire

RANK: Princess

OCCUPATION: Co-Owner of The Crimson Stage

BIOGRAPHY:

Born during the height of Puritan New England, Faith was a girl with the misfortune of being born to a shamed mother. She never knew of her father, only ever hearing the whispers of the sin her mother committed that resulted in her. The sin ran through her, her presence shunned by the community and the church of a God that was meant to judge her.

She grew up under that shadow and did her best to repent for a mistake that wasn’t hers to atone for. She was kind, virtuous, and prayed to a power that never lifted a finger to help her. Still, that wasn’t enough. It was never enough. Unlike her mother, she rejected the advances of the men around her, but try as she might to avoid committing sins, she wasn’t immune to those committed against her.

“Witch!” The word rang through Faith’s ears even now, after nearly four-hundred years. It was that day that Faith discovered the dirtiness of humanity and the selfishness of men. There was no redemption. She had rejected the wrong man, the brother of one of the poor souls who seemed eternally inflicted with witchcraft. The finger was pointed at her and she was immediately bound in chains. Of course the daughter of the local unwed mother would be a witch—the devil’s touch already ran through her blood. Her name was signed in the red book before she was born.

It was in a cell where Anna found her. She took pity on the girl and saw strength behind the hardened eyes of the girl who refused to cry. Anna was the true Goddess, the one Faith happily submitted to. Her mistress casted judgment over her and deemed her worthy of an afterlife—a rebirth filled with power. The irony of what she had become afterwards never struggled to bring a smirk to Faith’s lips. They had indeed found a monster, just not the one they were expecting, and they would pay for it with their lives.

Faith never looked back. Anna had given her the power to decide her own fate and she took every advantage of it. She followed her mistress for the next hundred years, learning under her tutelage and understanding the truth behind humanity and their endless cycle of sin. It was through her travels that she found another girl—one that tugged at her dead heartstrings enough for her to beg Anna to cast her judgment once again. Her mistress agreed and brought Adeline into the fold.

It wasn’t long before the two girls left their mother’s nest, living the life she had given them to their fullest. They rampaged around the country, enjoying their freedom with their mother’s approval. They were absolute menaces and nothing could stop them. It wasn’t until Anna decided to make a home in New York did the girls settle down. They helped Anna build her empire, dutifully, and destructively, along with their other siblings, and earned the life they have now.

Today, Faith continues to work for Anna, being one of her most loyal followers. Despite three-hundred years of reckless abandon, she is still very much a hedonist, her main motivation being having fun. It isn’t uncommon to spot her enjoying the night life and messing with the poor souls who are too enchanted by her beauty to listen to their instincts that told them to run. She made a vow after turning that no one would ever find her in chains again and she intended on keeping it.

[elainexhale]

Adeline slipped out of the car once they arrived, her heels clicking against the pavement as she made her way to the trunk. She lifted the heavy artillery boxes with ease, letting them hit the ground with a satisfying clunk as Faith finished talking. She looked over at her other half, a similar expression on her own face. So it was going to be one of those nights, huh?

She returned her attention to the men, drawing a smile on her face. As annoying as being objectified was, it did make their job easier sometimes. "I'll show you mine if you show me yours." She tapped the heavy duty box with her foot, tucking her hair behind her ear.

[faithtay]

As much as Adeline joined her in complaining about the male species' simplicity, Adeline never exactly made it easier on them. Was that statement really necessary? In any other circumstance, Faith wouldn't be able to tell if Adeline actually meant it sexually. (Not that the outfit Adeline had on left much to show.)

Still, Adeline was her partner-in-crime and Faith had to admit her words were always disarming in the best ways.

Her eyes returned to the men expectantly. One appeared from behind with a suitcase and presented it to them, opening up to reveal the many bills inside. Faith approached the leader, a flirty smile and an almost innocent look on her face, her eyes only flashed briefly as she glamoured him, "You're not trying to trick us, are you?"

The man immediately shook his head and a satisfied Faith pulled away. Unlike some of her sisters, who preferred violent means to suit their ends, Faith had always been more subtle in her approach. It made her a master at glamouring humans, able to do it quietly and with little effort.

She grabbed the suitcase from the other man's hands and nodded at Adeline. "Our turn," she confirmed.

[elainexhale]

"I read it, I just got the times mixed up," Adeline zipped up her dress as she approached Faith, plopping down onto the bed next to her once she was done. She let her hand rest on Faith's leg, her thumb running soft, idle lines along it as she fixed her up.

"Ugh, boring." She joked, exaggerating the rolling of her eyes, "What if they ask us to?" It might've been a bad habit, drawing blood at meetings like these, but sometimes it was simply unavoidable. And sometimes... it was just fun.

She happily returned the brief kiss, before running her hands through her hair to tame it a bit. "Thank you, m'eudail," The gaelic endearment slipped off her tongue naturally. Adeline slipped on her heels and pushed herself off of the bed. She turned to Faith, backing towards the door with a playful smile, "Ready to go offend some big, scary men with our presence?"

[faithtay]

“Always,” Faith agreed, standing straight up and following Addy to the door. Nothing was quite as amusing as meeting new business partners and seeing the look on their faces when they saw Faith and Adeline walking towards them. It was far too easily for the girls to be underestimated and while sometimes they played into it, other times it was just downright offensive.

Those times were usually the ones that required lessons.

Faith drove them to one of the various abandoned warehouses around the city and stepped out of the car, her sunglasses on and observing the crowd of men who were already there. “I apologize for our tardiness, gentlemen,” she announced, her tone not at all apologetic. “My partner here was having a bit too much fun and forgot the time.”

The man who seemed like the leader approached, his brow raised. “Is it just the two of you? I expected more.”

Faith chuckled and nodded. “I’m sure you’ll find us more than satisfactory.” She didn’t miss the way some of his men were practically ogling them both at the simple innuendo. Faith quickly looked back at Adeline and rolled her eyes. Men were so predictable.

[elainexhale]

Adeline slowed her bouncing to a halt as she heard her other half's voice ring from her door, settling for a gentle rocking of her hips to satisfy her need as she looked at her over her shoulder, brows knit above her nose in confusion. "Oh shit- really? What time is it?"

She looked down at the man beneath her, an amused grin pulling on her lips as her rocking also came to a stop. This guy wanted to test Faith's patience? That would be the most entertainment she'd had all night. "That's right," She nodded, hopping off the man once Faith had pulled away from the brief kiss. While she was a little bummed the fun had to end, there were more important things at hand.

"Bye, Adrian," She said sweetly, not really glancing back at him as she went to her closet to pull out a dress for the night. "I'll text you, okay?"

[faithtay]

Faith was pleased with Adeline's response and watched as the man got dressed with his tail between his legs and left. Her eyes returned to Adeline when she heard the front door shut behind them and she shook her head. "Why do I bother to put things in your calendar when you never read it?" she sighed, walking over to Adeline's vanity to pick up a few items to fix up her makeup. The post-sex look wasn't exactly business-appropriate.

She waited for Adeline to get dressed before patting the bed and telling her to sit down so Faith could get started. "Remember, mother wants us to avoid drawing blood this time. We can't keep injuring all the customers." It wasn't like there was an alternative weapons dealer around but it didn't hurt to mix in some carrot with the stick.

Faith quickly finished up and gave Adeline a quick kiss. "There, perfect."

[collinsappsley]

“Does she know you call her Minnie?” Collins half laughed, the idea of the ferociously strong woman she’d fallen in love with answering to that name truly…well funny. It just didn’t seem to click with everything else she knew about her, which since being turned she was starting to see was less than she’d originally thought. Two hundred years, she needed to get used to hearing people’s ages were that astronomically high at some point but so far it still felt totally weird. “Pet number six…” Trailing off she swallowed, feeling uncomfortable under the blonde’s sharp eyes. Why was this giving her flashbacks to high school, the kindness in the tone of the voice contradicting the undertones of the sentiment. 

Swallowing at the question Collins looked around, fear creeping into her chest that maybe she wouldn’t be able to control herself, thus the answer coming off as a lie to the other. No, no that couldn’t be an option. She had to control herself. “Ye..yes…” The scared baby vampire finally answered in a stuttered voice, forcing a smile onto her face. “She did, she’s a very good teacher.” Wishing she didn’t sound as terrified as she felt.  "I'm Collins." Unsure if introducing her was the right thing to be doing but thinking it was worth a try.

[faithtay]

The stutter in the girl's voice left Faith feeling less than confident in the girl's abilities and the reminder of Minerva's skills in teaching pulled that confidence down even further. When was the last time her sister had done something like this? Had she ever? Faith couldn't really recall. She couldn't recall the results of Minerva's teachings either. It wasn't like Adeline, still around and so perfectly sculpted from Faith's hard work.

Faith sighed and gestured with her fingers for Collins to follow her. "I will supervise. The last thing I need is you killing one of our workers or donors." When they got to the dance floor, Faith leaned in closer to whisper, "Anyone here with a red wristband is yours for the taking. Perhaps go for someone who looks like a douchebag so you'll feel less guilty if you nearly kill them. My treat." Faith was definitely not making any effort to ease Collins' nerves.

[faithtay]

Who: @adelinexgibson

Where: Faith and Adeline's Apartment

“Adeline.”

Faith stood by the door of Adeline’s bedroom, fully expecting Adeline to climb off of the man she was currently on top of, no qualms about ruining Addy’s fun. “It’s time to go,” she ordered. They had a meeting with a business partner in half an hour and Adeline wasn’t even remotely dressed for it.

The man Addy was mid-fuck with glared at her. “You’ve got to be kidding me,” he looked up at Adeline. “Who is she? Your roommate?”

Faith raised her brow, amusement on her face as she approached the bed. She pressed a finger against Adeline’s chin and nudged for her to meet her eyes. “I’m her everything…” she corrected, her tone arrogant and possessive. “Isn’t that right, my Adeline?” She pressed a little kiss to her head before pulling away.

“So, you,” she narrowed her eyes back at the stranger, “leave, now.”

[collinsappsley]

Collins still wasn’t anywhere near used to having to do this, to come to a strip club I’m the middle of New York City like it was a totally normal thing for her to do, just in order to eat. Not eat as anyone else around the city would see it maybe but for the past six months her life had been consumed by thirst for human blood, something that was still incredibly jarring. The blonde wasn’t yet used to the burning need for it that seemed to literally prickle at the back of her throat from sun up to sun down. Sun she could no longer go out into but that was an entirely other kettle of fish. 

About to head towards a doorway on the other side of the room the still gangly baby vampire was accosted by a blonde who materialised out of nowhere. Making her take a half step backwards, breath catching in her throat. Why did they all insist on doing that? “Pardon?” Minnie, who was Minnie? Wait was she talking about Minerva? Wow, Collins never thought she’d see the day someone gave the other a nickname, she didn’t seem the type to allow such behaviour. 

“Oh, Minerva? I’m not…I’m not her pet…I just uh…” No, compose yourself Collins, take a breath. Do not get freaked out by the stunning and obviously more confidant vampire in front of you, don't be pathetic. After a beat she forced herself to smile brightly, wanting warmth to come to her eyes because this was Minerva’s older sister, it was important to her that she made a good impression even if they were no longer together. “I’m her ex girlfriend, Collins. It’s lovely to meet you.” 

[faithtay]

"Oh yes, this one is definitely the adorable type. Didn't think Minnie was into puppies yet she still surprises me after two hundred years," Faith mused, talking about the girl as if she wasn't even there. "Is that what she tells her pets though? That they are girlfriends? That's cute. Sorry to break it to you, Collins, you're probably pet number six or something. I've honestly lost count."

Faith didn't necessarily get off on being mean to people but the poor girl deserved some level of honesty. The sooner she got that notion that she was special to Minerva out of her head, the better off she would probably be for it. Still, for Minerva to turn one of her pets into one of them--it was a strange step to say the least.

"Please tell me she's at least taught you how to control yourself." The question came out deeper, more dangerous. The last thing she needed was a baby vampire making a mess out of her perfectly run establishment.

[faithtay]

Who: @collinsapsley-vamp

Where: The Crimson Stage

Faith's eyes scanned over the crowd, nodding in satisfaction that things were going well. Nights at the strip club were always much more peaceful without her chaotic other half and Faith was actually allowed time to enjoy herself at her own establishment. She sipped at her drink, content to just people watch when someone new entered that immediately caught her eye.

It couldn't be, could it?

A sly smile graced her lips and she made her way over to the newcomer. With the swiftness and grace of a vampire, the girl hardly had time to react before Faith was in front of her, blocking her way. "You're Minnie's new pet, aren't you?" Faith asked, her arms crossed. "You're so cute. She clearly went for a puppy this time."

A hand reached out. "I'm Faith. Your mistress is my little sister...so to speak." Minerva and Faith never got along very well, their egos often butting, but they were family nonetheless, as demanded of them by their mother.