Darby Keeler

Gabriel "Gabe" Keeler (Brother)

Jackson Keeler (Brother)

Lyle Keeler (Brother)

Kim Keeler (Brother)

Benjamin "Ben" Keeler (Brother)

**Barbara "Darby" Keeler** is a computer science major at Silas University. She is a senior, and the house mother of the Zeta Omega Mu fraternity. She is also secretly the administrator of the Wiki of Weird and a friend to most of the student factions on campus. As a "veteran" of Silas, Darby considers herself an expert on the school and its myriad of paranormal phenomena.

## Personality

Darby is maternal and cautious. She is a good student and maintains a high GPA in spite of Silas' many campus quirks. Her tendency to "mother" her friends can come across as overbearing, but she endures to bring as much "Midwest Nice" to her relationships as possible.

As a senior, Darby has a high level of experience with Silas University's paranormal nature. This has given her a strong sense of danger and an instinct for identifying and recognizing the suspicious and the supernatural. This 'spidey sense' often appears to give her an extraordinary gift for recognizing when other students are in danger.

She is a believer in "IDIC" - the concept, coined by Star Trek, of life's beauty and inherent value being informed by the celebration and acceptance of "infinite diversity in infinite combinations." Due to her past experiences at the school, she has "three rules for life":

1. Don't be unnecessarily nosy;
2. Accept the weird and wild unless it means you harm; and
3. Always go with a buddy.

These rules have kept Darby alive through four years of extreme supernatural adversity at Silas.

She is also a big believer in disseminating information on-campus; she believes that the students of Silas have a right to know about their campus and the supernatural elements of its population, most especially if those entities are dangerous. This desire to publicize Silas' true nature - and the nature of its supernatural residents - has alternatively made her a campus legend and a pariah.

Darby identifies as an aromantic asexual lesbian or a "platonic sapphic." She uses she/her pronouns.

## History

### Early Life

Darby grew up in a small town in Wisconsin. She was born the second youngest of six siblings, and was the only girl. Her family was deeply conservative, and she ultimately left home to escape them, leaving in the dead of night following her graduation from high school.

### Arrival at Silas

Darby arrived at Silas with no connections and no one who would miss her, which made her a target for several predatory supernatural entities in her freshman and sophomore year. Her semi-secret "inheritance" of the Silas University "Wiki of Weird" - a catalogue and on-campus hub of information regarding resident supernatural entities and paranormal phenomena - from another student added to her infamy among some parts of the student body.

Following the defeat of the Dean of Students by Laura Hollis and Carmilla Karnstein, Darby commandeered the Dean's abandoned apartment for her own. She eventually converted it into the new Zeta House following her introduction to Ashton Peterson and Kiefer Cavanaugh.

### Zetabash

Zetabash was hosted by Darby and the Zetas at the new Zeta House, and was attended by the majority of Dorm Hollstein. Darby was uneasy throughout the proceedings - she showed visible discomfort preparing for the party, and even regretted setting up the Google Alerts for the event. (This appears to have been based on Darby's personal discomfort rather than any previous knowledge of what would occur there.) She asked the Andrade-Wynn twins to act as backup during the event, as the "only other sane people" at Zetabash.

Darby greeted several students as they arrived, including Andi Beckett, Tatum Bloodmoon, and Sam Reyes. While circulating the party, she ran into D.W., who she advised Ashton to check up on, and was also approached by Wil Hollis, who professed her desire to become a pledge.

However, she struggled to maintain her public persona and frequently returned to her room to recoup her energy; during one of these sojourns, Ashton and Tatum got into a physical altercation regarding Emery's claims that the Zetas had chased her into the tomb where Tatum found her. In the wake of this altercation, Darby ordered Tatum to leave the party to "cool [her] head." She attempted to follow-up with Ashton while tending to their bruises, but was unable to get any new information regarding Emery's claims.

After another run-in with Sam, Darby took up door duty. Vera Landers and her "date," Thalia Bane arrived soon thereafter. Although Darby and the Zetas had initially barred Vera from attending the party, Vera was able to pressure Darby into allowing her to attend, utilizing a loophole in the student handbook and her relationship with the previous Dean to her advantage.

After letting Vera in, Darby retreated to the bathroom to give herself a pep talk. Thalia, overhearing her, quickly concluded that Darby was aware of the supernatural elements of life at Silas and plied her for information. Darby agreed to give Thalia her "orientation" later, but departed to moderate the party; ultimately she retreated again to her room, where she was found by Ashton when Kiefer got his hand stuck in the pickle jar... again.

While manning the party, Darby had a third and final run-in with Sam, who accidentally crushed her glasses after the two collided in the hallway. Distraught - both by her shattered glasses and by Sam's accusations that she had been a poor host - Darby retreated to her room again after a short conversation with Ian, another Zeta pledge. There, she received a notification via phone that Andi had left the event. Her 'spidey senses' piqued, she asked Ashton and the remaining Zetas to pursue them alongside the Summers. This pursuit quickly turned into an all-out manhunt, which was ultimately shut down by the current dean.

When Ashton returned to Zeta house, Darby was waiting for them. She refused to tell them who had broken her glasses, knowing Ashton would attempt to defend her. Following this discussion, Darby continued to wait up until Rio returned home - she was shocked by Rio's bloodied, battered state after a skirmish in the woods, and unmoved by her claims that she was "fine."

Following Zetabash, Darby showed a marked disinterest in attending other parties.

## Relationships

**Rio Andrade-Wynn** - As a freshman, Darby experienced a close brush with death that left her as the only survivor of her Intro to Creative Writing class. Rio and her twin, Jiro, were instrumental in saving Darby's life. Ever since, the two have had a close relationship. Rio entrusts Darby with her secret, and the two have bonded as sole survivors and "mom friends."

**Jiro Andrade-Wynn** - Jiro aided in saving Darby's life when she was a freshman, and now counts her among his (very) few friends. Darby is at ease with Jiro, and enjoys a playful relationship with him.

**Thalia Bane** - Following their conversation at Zetabash, Darby has come to consider Thalia one of her "newbies": a new arrival to Silas in need of her guidance. She has provided Thalia with a link to the Wiki of Weird and offered to tell her anything she'd like to know regarding Silas' population of vampires, werewolves, and more.

**Andi Beckett** - Andi is another of Darby's "newbies," and, following their disappearance at Zetabash, one of her primary concerns. The two have History of the Occult together. Given that Andi has yet to discover Silas' supernatural secrets, Darby has yet to give them their "orientation."

**Tatum Bloodmoon** - Despite historic tensions between the Summers and Zetas, Tatum and Darby have a cordial, respectful relationship. Darby dislikes Tatum's short temper, but considers her smart and brave, and deeply respects her ability to look after her pack; she thinks of them as "alike in all the ways that matter."

**Kiefer Cavanaugh** - Darby is Kiefer's house mother and worries about him constantly. She often attends school functions with the express purpose of keeping an eye on him.

**Vera Landers** - In her own words, Vera Landers is not Darby's "best friend." The two appear to have a low level of animosity toward one another. However, Darby does not consider Vera dangerous, and disagrees with Tatum's decision to pursue her the night of Zetabash.

**Ashton Peterson** - Darby is Ashton's house mother and is tangentially aware of their fraught relationship with their parents. Like Kiefer, Darby considers Ashton family. She goes out of her way to try and make Zeta Omega Mu House a place where they can feel safe and accepted.

**Sam Reyes** - Although Sam and Darby had met briefly prior to Zetabash, the two had several fateful run-ins over the course of the party. Darby blames Sam for breaking her glasses, while Sam resents Darby's rudeness in the face of her heartfelt apology.

## Videos

Darby is played by **Hannah** (banannihilation on TikTok), and videos of her are hosted on that channel. The first video featuring Darby on was posted October 5, 2019.

### Character Building / Story Non-Essential / Miscellaneous

* darby just wants to graduate okay (posted October 5, 2019)
* POV you're a vampire who doesnt has a firm grasp on modern barista lingo (posted October 5, 2019)
* POV you're a vampire with a headache and exactly one (1) class with darby keeler (posted October 5, 2019)
* **Duet with Andi:** when you've been through 3 years of this bullshit and graduation is in may (posted October 5, 2019)
* **Duet with Kiefer:** he's baby (posted October 5, 2019)
* **Duet with Kiefer:** cw: flashes / when you're just starting to think this party might be winding down (posted October 5, 2019)
* **Duet with Kiefer:** [untitled] (posted October 5, 2019)
* darby keeps having nightmares about #kiefercavanaugh (posted October 5, 2019)
	+ **Dueted:** in which Darby possibly saves Kiefer's life (posted October 7, 2019)
* **Duet with Vera:** darby tries to lend vera some moral support re: the whole #thaliabane situation (posted October 5, 2019)
* [untitled] (posted October 5, 2019)
* **Duet with Rio:** when the mom friends team up you know its fr (posted October 5, 2019)
* POV you're a freshman and someone directs you to darby for "orientation" (posted October 5, 2019)
* **Duet with Kiefer:** what are you gonna do? NOT love him? (posted October 5, 2019)
* welcome to the silas university wiki! (posted October 6, 2019)
* **Duet with Olive:** putting the "new" in "ingenue" (posted October 6, 2019)
* ***Chain: "Carmilla Theme":*** darby keeler has had about 3 years too many of this shit (posted October 6, 2019)
* ***Chain: "Blood Mary":*** am I kicked out of the chat yet (posted October 6, 2019)
* darby pitches the newcomers on silas u at zeta bash (posted October 6, 2019)
* **Intro Post:** introducing #darbykeeler, silas u's resident expert on how to mind your business and not die horribly (posted October 6, 2019)
* it's hard being the mundane (posted October 6, 2019)
* **Duet with Jiro:** when the satanists visit your dorm and you have to give them a feasible excuse (posted October 11, 2019)
* **Duet with Olive:** you cant leave these freshman alone for even a second (posted October 11, 2019)
* **Duet with Wil:** why are you being so weird about this #wilhollis. answer me. (posted October 11, 2019)
* FINALLY (posted October 11, 2019)
* when you're a virgo and some idiot puts you in charge of the local frat (posted October 13, 2019)
* when you cant drink bc ur trope savvy so you just slowly go insane instead (posted October 13, 2019)

### Zetabash

* meticulous google calendar curation screws her yet again (posted October 9, 2019)
* darby's mad dashing to prep for zetabash and asks the twins to come be her eyes at the party... (posted October 9, 2019)
* ***Chain: "Ready As I'll Ever Be":*** getting ready for #zetabash... (posted October 9, 2019)
* ***Chain: "The Vine Song":*** the chaotic energy of zeta omega mu knows no bounds (posted October 9, 2019)
* #zetabash is off to a great start (posted October 9, 2019)
* #darbykeeler is always looking out for the freshmen (posted October 9, 2019)
	+ **Dueted:** Andi arrives at #zetabash (posted October 9, 2019)
* **Duet with DW:** she didnt realize the closet was occupied (posted October 9, 2019)
* darby shows up to remind ashton that they should probably be keeping an eye on their date (posted October 9, 2019)
* after 3 years at silas, #darbykeeler's spidey sense is finely honed (posted October 9, 2019)
* it was all going so well before the fight broke out... (posted October 9, 2019)
* ***Chain: The Fight @ Zetabash:*** when you leave your dude bro friends alone for literally 2 seconds (posted October 9, 2019)
* darby has a conversation with @bigldawg9 after the fight... (posted October 9, 2019)
* walking into ashton's room after the fight like (posted October 9, 2019)
* darby checks up on ashton after the fight #zetabash (posted October 9, 2018)
	+ **Dueted:** mama bear zeta for the win (posted October 9, 2019)
* **Duet with Rio:** this may be the cutest ive ever been. i have a crush on myself (posted October 11, 2019)
* **Duet with Wil:** #darbykeeler is having a rough night at zetabash. #wilhollis makes it a little better (posted October 11, 2019)
* darby looks out for party goers of all persuasions (posted October 11, 2019)
	+ **Dueted:** [tba]
* darby finally gets the chance to check in with rio. #zetabash will be zetabash... (posted October 11, 2019)
* #darbykeeler gets some air and then promptly remembers where she goes to school (posted October 11, 2019)
* at this rate shes gonna have a nervous meltdown (posted October 13, 2019)
* **Duet with Vera & Thalia:** between sam and door duty #darbykeeler cant catch a break (posted October 13, 2019)
* #darbykeeler goes to the bathroom to vent a little... (posted October 13, 2019)
* **Duet with Thalia:** #darbykeeler and #thaliabane have a less than productive conversation abt veralanders... (posted October 23, 2019)

## Trivia

* Darby is a huge fan of musical theater and has a large collection of musical soundtracks.
* Darby is notably "genre savvy" and pointedly avoids drugs, alcohol, and sex as part of her bid to survive life at Silas.
* Darby has dyslexia. She sometimes struggles with headaches and frustration if she has to read for prolonged period.