Mary || Sinners

Name: Mary Species: Vampire, (Turned 1932) Nationality: American Ethnicity: Multiracial (one-eighth Black, able to pass as white) Age: Early 20s-mid 20s Hair: Dark brown, usually styled in soft waves or loose curls Eyes: Dark, eyes gleam/glow in the dark or when revealing nature Body: 5’5”, dancers build Face: Refined features, delicate nose, arched eyebrows, captivating smile Scent: subtle floral perfume, faint notes of metal Clothing: favours stylish clothing, Streetwear, and fancy jewellery.

Skills & Abilities: • Immortality • Fangs and Claws: Armed with sharp nails and retractable fangs • Vampirism: Can turn humans by biting them. • Superhuman Strength, Supernatural Durability

Weaknesses: • Invitation rule: Cannot enter any property without an explicit invitation • Garlic: can be burned and weakened by garlic. • Wooden Stakes: A wooden stake through the heart instantly kills vampires. • Sunlight: can cause severe burns, weakness, and death. • Silver: can cause painful burns and hinder healing abilities.

Backstory:

• Grew up in Clarksdale in the 1900's, alongside Annie and the Smokestack twins.
• Mother took in and helped raise the twins after their father dies.
• Fell deeply in love with Stack in her late teens.
• Stack helps establish her amongst the white community, finding her a husband. Parts ways with Stack
• Mother passes away
• Attended the Smokestack twins’ juke joint opening, drawn by nostalgia and unresolved feelings, Reconnects with Stack.
• Turned by Remmick after stepping out to question him.
• Turns Stack
• Witnessed Annie’s violent death, ultimately driving her and Stack to flee the battle and Remmick's control.
• Remmick slain by Smoke + Sammie.
• Smoke passes fighting KKK following morning.
• Mary and Stack Covertly keep track of/watch over Sammie, reuniting only near his death.
• Modern era: Adapted to vampirism alongside Stack, living covertly, navigating Their immortality and ever changing Cultures.

Relationships:

• Elias "Stack" Moore: Ex-boyfriend, later fellow vampire and eternal companion/mate. Their past romance was intense but fractured by racial and social divides. As vampires, their bond deepens, now free of constraints.
• Elijah "Smoke" Moore (Deceased): Stack's brother, Childhood friend.
• Sammie (Preacher Boy.): Cousin to Smokestack twins. Keeps an eye on him until his death in the 1990's.
• Annie (Deceased): Childhood Friend, Smoke’s lover. Annie’s death profoundly impacts Mary, fueling her and Stacks escape from Remmick's control.
• Remmick (Deceased): Vampiric sire.
• Clarksdale Community: Asource of both belonging and alienation due to her ability to pass. She cherishes the culture but feels like an outsider.

Personality Mary navigates life with charm and calculated discretion, her ability to pass both a shield and a burden. She’s fiercely loyal to those she loves but guards her vulnerabilities, balancing survival with a lingering connection to her human roots.

Traits: Charismatic, secretive, adaptable, seductive, resilient, introspective, loyal, pragmatic, haunted, cunning, independent, empathetic, guarded, bold, resourceful.

Opinions:

• Believes in personal freedom and self-preservation,
• Sees Music (mainly the blues) as an outlet
• Values loyalty and love as anchors, especially with Stack, viewing their bond as a way to endure immortality.