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Lotuses in the afternoon, which nonsensically reminded me of this:
The Egyptian Sun God as the Divine Child in the Primeval Lotus, an illustration by David O'Connor in Geraldine Harris' Gods & Pharaohs from Egyptian Mythology, New York, Bedrick, 1991 (found here; I read it in an earlier translation)
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● SIX HUNDRED SIXTY TWO ● VAMPIRE ● MALE ● CASINO OWNER ●
“No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness.”
BIOGRAPHY
The day David was born is a day in his country’s history that’s remembered as a sad day. It was the day his mother passed away during childbirth and it signified the rest of his life. His father, who seemed a good King to his people, was a dictator at home, especially to David. The King was clearly more fond of his oldest son, David’s brother. It wasn’t until a later age that David understood that his father had always blamed him for the death of his wife. He didn’t usually see his father much except when he did something wrong, punishment had become a normality in the household, so the little boy tended to stick to his nannies and mostly to his most trusted guard Jeremiah. It was through him that he learned how his mother was and although he seemed to be much like his father, he had some traits of her too. His caring side, which not many get to see, he gets from her as she was a sweet and loving woman in life.
During his teens, David became two people in one. On one side he was as strict as his father, lashing out, forcing his will on others, but only when his father was around to impress him and try to make him proud somehow. On the other side was still the boy, friendly and trying to enjoy life in general, which was rendered impossible as his father made him train almost non stop.
The boy grew into an adult, a bitter adult, who had no idea how to deal with his anger issues . Getting attention was easy for him, flaunting his wealth and title of Prince made sure he had plenty of attention. He was however very aware of his duties and knew ever since he was a young boy where his future would be. A future he didn't want at all and so falling out with his family was only a matter of time. Cast out by his father, but David wasn't bothered by it, finally feeling freedom for the first time in his life.
Freedom however came with a price, not being used to know who to trust or be around, he ended up with the wrong crowd. Then again, maybe it was the right crowd as it started his new life, the life of a vampire. His maker unfortunately got staked two years after he was turned and David knew he had to run, hide when he could, as often his anger issues got the best of him.
His journey took him to old friends, one living in Switzerland at the House of Landenberg, named Scott and hearing what had happened to him, made his blood boil. David knew how it felt to be treated like trash by family so he decided to give Scott a gift, the gift of becoming like him, even if he wasn't sure Scott even wanted it.
David didn't stay long, he couldn't seem to find the strength to stick around anywhere, always on the move and trying to stay safe as the supernatural kind wasn't accepted at all yet. It was then when he met her, a girl on the run much like him, stunning to the eye but seemingly tired of running. Like she was ready to give it all up. That girl eventually became his wife, Katherine, or Kate to friends. The woman is probably the only one who can make him regain control if he loses his temper and doesn't shy away from literally kicking his ass when needed.
Coming to Saintes was a choice easily made for them, as they wouldn't have to run anymore, a strange aspect and David is unsure how well that will work out as he is an old school vampire and therefor only feeds from veins, refusing to feed from bags unless there's absolutely no other choice. However, he does see this as a new start in life, hoping new opportunities will land on his path.
David is played by JJ, 30+, He/Him, GMT
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