shadow preachers

maybe i don't want you either . . . we're both u n s e t t l e d night time creatures . . . shadow preachers

[kalebwilliamson]

“So the great and powerful Kaleb manages to walk alone?” Sarcasm was thick in her voice and Dove had to pull herself back. She shouldn’t act like this was a man who owed her anything. “I apologise, I was just curious to meet the clan leader of this area. Your stories precede you.”

“well, if you wanted to meet the clan leader, you should be on the lookout for someone named adrian.” kaleb shrugged nonchalantly, eyebrows raising when she told him his reputation preceded him. “is that so? well, i hope it’s all good things.”

[kalebwilliamson]

to everyone i didn’t reply to yet: i’m not ignoring you, the reply will come either later tonight or tomorrow!!

[kalebwilliamson]

       she’s taken to walking. even though it’s not safe, even though it’s reckless, she needs a chance to clear her head. the fog, however, is not helping. it’s distracting her senses and making her even more vulnerable. she barely catches the vampires scent on the wind, only as he is a few metres ahead of her. “kaleb ??” she recognises the old vampire leader instantly. though they were hardly close ( she’s fairly certain he’s only ever insulted her ); he’s a relatively relieving sight. unlikely to be a threat. “what’re you doing out here ??”

the former clan leader shrugged upon hearing the girl’s question. “i don’t know, i just didn’t feel like sitting at home on this beautiful night. i should be asking you what you are doing out here all by yourself instead.”

[kalebwilliamson]

Dove edged forward carefully. This was a face she knew, a face that she had spent years trying to seal into her memory and a face that she had also tried to forget. Perhaps he didn’t know her, perhaps he did. Dove wasn’t sure she wanted to know the answer to that. As she gazed at him, she noted something. It was the eyes. Those were hers or perhaps actually his. Genetics, it was an interesting thing. However, she only said two words in response, no matter the words she actually wanted to say. “Hello, Kaleb.”

his eyes darted into the direction the unfamiliar voice was coming from, only to realize it was one of his fellow vampires. it didn’t strike him as odd that the female knew his name, considering he had been the clan leader for a couple of years prior to his disappearance-- though he couldn’t seem to remember hers. “good evening, miss.”

[kalebwilliamson]

❝ It’s always the idiot calling out into the darkness who dies in the movies first, you know? ❞ Lily quipped as she stepped through the mist, arms folding across her chest; her boots splashing through the puddles with each step.❝ Just food for thought given the flags of war being drawn and everything. ❞

a quiet chuckle escaped the vampire’s lips. “i’m pretty sure i can protect myself enough that it allows me to call out into the night like that. didn’t seem like there was anybody around anyway, but obviously i was wrong.”

[kalebwilliamson]

    “ hey. don’t kill me just yet. ” caroline joked, shaking her head. she then reached to grab his hand, running her thumb on his knuckles gently. “ i don’t say this enough… thank you. for everything. ” her smile growing bigger, the girl then tugged at his hand slightly. “ got any more business for tonight ? ”

“stop thanking me already. i’m just doing the bare minimum.” the vampire simply shook his head. “well, apart from looking at the most beautiful woman in town--- i don’t really, no.” kaleb joked along with her before a wide grin quickly spread across his face. “d’you wanna do something specific tonight?” 

[kalebwilliamson]

it had been quite a while since kaleb had allowed himself back into wilshire-- now that he had finally decided to come back in order to help caroline, the vampire couldn’t help but feel a slight hint of happiness and relief. everything seemed to be normal and nothing really caught his eye .. until the man spotted a what seemed like an unfamiliar figure among the fog. “hello?”

[kalebwilliamson]

    “ that’s good. ” she let out a sigh after seeing that he wasn’t in a sour mood. she felt guilty enough about returning so soon. mirroring the small smile on kaleb’s face, she shrugged. “ not bad. ” she then added with a bigger smile. “ i’d surely rather i was sipping a bloody mary in new orleans like we planned, but – it’s also good to be back. ”

the vampire simply shrugged. “i would also much rather be somewhere else but.. i have more than one lifetime to spend away from here and you do not. so, i figured it’d be unfair not to come with you and offer you my help.”

[kalebwilliamson]

    sitting on the bed in the vampire’s room at hotel dumort, caroline was pretty tense, in all honesty, waiting for kaleb to return from the meeting with his vampires. meanwhile it was not her decision alone to leave, returning was her demand after discovering her sister’s absence. so surely, she felt guilty about having him go through this before he was ready. as soon as the door opened, the girl shuffled on her spot, hazel hues meeting his. “ hey, ” she mumbled nervously, watching him approach. “ so – how did it go ? ” 

he certainly did not expect to see caroline waiting on his bed when he returned to his room in the hotel. “the meeting? yeah, it was alright. nothing too dramatic or interesting, i’m afraid.” a small smile spread across his face as the vampire sat down next to her. “how are you?”

[kalebwilliamson]

hello guys i have returned from the grave pre-uni season put me in

what happened ooc:

nothing bad or anything i was just insanely busy with graduating high school and applying for unis and stuff but the worst is over so i figured it is finally time for me to come back and destroy the rp once again sdfg

to all the new people i haven’t met: ,, please let’s plot i need love

what happened ic:

nothing too bad either, kaleb just went on vacation with caroline without telling the clan or anyone else, he was just too fed up with the drama lmao

i think he was gona for a couple months ic, so it was long but nothing too over the top dramatic

if your character is part of the plan it is reasonable for them to be pissed at kaleb for leaving without warning i wouldn’t blame them

[kalebwilliamson]

for a moment his amusement goes over her head, and ellaria thinks that he’s doubting her as his daughter, but then it clicks that he’s teasing her and she ducks her head as she slides the pills back into her pocket.

“ you wouldn’t of . i created them and i never shared them with anyone else . i haven’t exactly spent much time around our kind . “

“well, if you are planning on settling down in los angeles, you might want to consider joining my clan or else people will get really angry at me for letting a rogue vampire stay. though that means you would have to spend more time around our species.” kaleb informed her. “though if you aren’t planning on living here for a longer period of time, then you are free to be a passerby.”

[kalebwilliamson]

ellaria pulls two of the pills from her pocket, letting them clink in her grip before she offers them to him.

“ they’re blood pills . i created them , and i’ve been using them for centuries . i have to take a few ; two of them three times a day , and they aren’t as satisfying as fresh blood , but it means i don’t have to hurt anyone - all the blood is donated . “

kaleb raised an eyebrow. “are you sure you are a williamson?” he asked her with a playful smirk on his face. “i’ve never heard of such technology before.” the vampire shrugged, still going to get himself a blood bag out of his fridge and pouring it into a wine glass. 

[kalebwilliamson]

at his offer she balks, hand slipping inside her pocket to feel the cold pills that lay there. ellaria rolls them between her fingers. she hadn’t drank blood - truly drank blood in years. instead her diet consisted of blood pills; normally they’d be enough to fully sate her, but she’d been skipping a few here and there, too distracted to fill her hunger.

“ no , no … i uh - i don’t actually drink blood . i haven’t in years . but thank you . “

“none at all?” kaleb wondered. “i have never seen a vampire who doesn’t. how do you survive?” for just a split second the vampire believed ellaria to maybe having lied to him about being his daughter-- perhaps she was somebody else, a different species, who would never dare to drink blood?

[kalebwilliamson]

his admission startles her and something inside her softens, so she moves forward and hugs him again before pulling back.

“ mama never told me . i just .. i assumed that you didn’t want us , or me at least . “

she’s tempted to tell him that their lives were far from peaceful , to tell him of everyone who shunned her mother until she married , of the day she was taken from their village and married to a lord - of the day he died and she was forced to wed another . instead ellaria smiles at him, swallowing around the lump in her throat.

“ it’s fine , kaleb . i would’ve done the same in your position … we’re here now at least - a perk of immortality is that we have an eternity to make up for it all . “

kaleb couldn’t believe her lack of anger or frustration. it seemed unlike him she was really good at heart. “well, would you like a drink?” he wondered after a few seconds of uncomfortable silence. that was when he thought to himself -- did she drink fresh blood or bottled? human blood or animal blood? it was in that moment the vampire really realized he didn’t know his own flesh and blood at all. “i have a bit in my fridge.”

[adriianvl]

@kalebwilliamson !!

     adrian had been sat at the lounge in the front of the hotel, right before the big doors opening to the street. after the incident with grace in which he helped her from being devoured by a stray vampire and seeing many more after that, he decided he’d talk to the leader of their clan and see what he can do about it. it seemed it was quite hard to find the man, but he was lucky tonight as he spotted kaleb walking downstairs and towards the doors. “ kaleb, ” he called, getting to his feet. “ could i have a moment with you ? ”

[kalebwilliamson]

kaleb was just about to leave the hotel to pay caroline a visit when he was held back by one of his vampires. “sure, if you make it quick. i’m in a hurry.” the vampire gestured to the bouquet of flowers he was holding in his hands.

[kalebwilliamson]

“ kaleb slow down , “

she tries to placate him, palms up and eyes amused. his name feels wrong on her tongue. she’s always referred to him as dad or papa in her head, saying his name feels so odd.

“ i was attacked . someone found me and turned me - but they were gone when i crawled out of my grave . mama told me about you - well your name at least . i think it hurt too much to talk about you after you left us . a few years after i turned i heard some vampires mention your name . i got curious and tracked you down . you aren’t an easy man to track , and it took a while but i found you . im sorry i never made contact before now - you left our family for a reason . i didn’t want your old life to ruin your new one . “

he listened patiently, though it was a lot to take in-- especially since it all happened so fast and unexpected. “i didn’t leave you because i wanted to. i was very sick and was believed to die in the span of a few days so i let myself be taken away to prevent my sickness from spreading onto your mother. when i found a vampire to turn me in order to be with you again, i realized that i wouldn’t want them to live with a killer and decided to let you live a peaceful life without me. i hope you never thought i left you because i didn’t want you.”

[kalebwilliamson]

he believes her. thank god he believes her- it had been one of the main things she’d been scared of. he may not have believed her. he may have rejected her. he may have not even given her the time of day. ellaria laughs away a sob as he hugs her, with a smile just like her mother’s. god she hates crying ,but she can’t help it. she’s always wanted a father, and now here he is. it’s so surreal.

“ how ? you’re going to have to be more specific da- “

no. that was too soon right?

“how were you turned? how did you find me? how did you know my name and who i am? i have a lot of questions, actually.” kaleb finally let go of her, a large smile on his face reflecting his happiness. “i’m sure you do too.” his smile began to fade slowly. surely ellaria though he had left his family because he didn’t want them which obviously wasn’t the case-- but how would she know that?