Author's Note: Zenina Sofia Anastasios was the only character I created specifically for the TWE board; my other characters had all existed before for other RPs. I'm utterly fascinated by Zenina. She's a 2000 year old Oracle- like the Oracle of Delphi, the one who got high on fumes and muttered prophecy? Yeah, that's Zenina. She got bitten by a snake and prayed to Apollo that she become immortal and ever-young. He granted her wish… and she's been paying for it ever since.
She ran into Shawn in Paris in the 1890s, and he brought her to the circus so they could continue their affair. Zenina is one of the ones who loves the circus; after all, vampires are immortal too. Originally she worked as his star Seer, but eventually she quit [the reason why will be discussed in a later drabble], and instead Shawn crafted a new act for her- the death defier. Because she can be shot, stabbed, burned, etc. and not die. Indestructibility is useful.
Images: Zenina is portrayed by Anna Nalick. http:/ photo. sing 365. com/ music/ Image. nsf/ Anna- Nalick- image/ B 8 BDF 6 D 66 A 7 F 31 E 248256 FEA 000 C 1924/ $ file/ Anna+ Nalick- 12. jpg
Pairing: Drive-by mention of Zenina/Daniel.
Warnings: None.
Disclaimer: Zenina is my girl.
Word Count: 152.
Song: Careful What You Wish For, Meredith Brooks.
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Be careful what you wish for.
Zenina had wished for Death to pass her over… and now she was immortal. Ever-young and virtually indestructible. Unchangeable, as she lost all her friends over and over and all the world changed around her. Two thousand years, and not an end in sight.
She had wished for Sight… and now thanks to Apollo, the things she Saw while in trance always happened, no matter how she might fight it and try to change the future. The Black Death… the World Wars… the Jonas Brothers… all those failures haunted her.
She had wished for Love… and she had had it, and lost it, many times. Her lovers were never immortal like she was, and so she always lost them in the end. Caesar, Dante, Marlowe, Daniel… all gone where she couldn't follow.
Be careful what you wish for… or you might spend an eternity with it.