Faye Washington

**Faye Washington** is a semi-main character in The Years books. She appears in *The First Year, The Second Year, The Third Year* and *The Fourth and Final Year*.

Throughout the series Faye is a student at Eden State University, in *The Second Year* she puts together a band The Untitled and is one of the Lead Singers as well as a Pianist. She graduates Eden State University with a bachelor of Music Production.

## Personality

Faye is a fun and lively girl throughout the series. She comes off as the typical sweetheart who also loves to party but is all around incredibly loyal to her friends. She is also incredibly determined which shows throughout the series when she applies to be Student Council President for the University.

## Book Appearances

### The First Year

* Chapter One
* Chapter Two
* Chapter Three
* Chapter Four
* Chapter Six
* Chapter Seven
* Chapter Nine
* Chapter Ten
* Chapter Eleven
* Chapter Twelve
* Chapter Fourteen
* Chapter Fifteen
* Chapter Sixteen
* Chapter Seventeen
* Chapter Eighteen
* Chapter Nineteen
* Chapter Twenty

### The Second Year

* Chapter One
* Chapter Two
* Chapter Three
* Chapter Four
* Chapter Five
* Chapter Six
* Chapter Eight
* Chapter Nine
* Chapter Ten
* Chapter Eleven
* Chapter Twelve
* Chapter Thirteen (Voice)
* Chapter Fifteen
* Chapter Seventeen
* Chapter Twenty
* Chapter Twenty-One
* Epilogue

## Relationships

### Casey Stephens

Faye instantly forms a friendship with Casey after their first awkward meeting, Casey is her closest friend in the house as they continue to call each other the nicknames "New York" and "Australia." Soon after a while of being friends Faye begins to develop feelings for Casey but continues to be scared as she isn't a declared lesbian. It is presented to Casey when Faye drunkenly kisses her on the night of her birthday, despite Casey not returning the feelings Faye has, she is the first person Faye reveals that she is in fact a lesbian and Casey is in full support of her. Casey even helps get Faye a job for Looks Good Inc. Where they intern every semester break together. In *The Third Year*, it is revealed that Casey and Faye have moved in together on campus as Faye has helped Casey through a difficult time when Casey discovers she is pregnant.

Faye continues to fully support Izzy and Casey's relationship as she continually jokes throughout the book series that she hopes Casey will one day be her sister-in-law. Casey also helps Faye by admitting to her parents that she is a lesbian in The Second Year to which Faye is even closer to Casey because of it. After Charlotte's death in The Fourth and Final Year, Faye seeks comfort in Casey and when it is revealed of Casey's antics with Alex, Casey does not blame her but wishes that she could've told Faye and she might've been able to help. Faye and Casey continue to support each other throughout the series and when Casey is offered a full-time job with Looks Good Inc, in Chapter 15 of The Fourth and Final Year, Faye is the first to be ecstatic for her as it means that she will be much closer to Faye while she is in New York.

### Izzy Washington

Despite having drifted apart in the previous year, when Izzy makes his appearance in The Second Year, Faye could not be happier to have her brother around as he has come back to Boston to be there for his sister. When it is revealed that Faye is a lesbian, Izzy goes into full protective mode over his sister and supports her throughout her struggles with Oliver King. Faye is seen defending Izzy also when the gang has doubts about him as she is the one to reveal that despite having a bad past he is an amazing person to have in her life. When Casey and Izzy begin a relationship Faye is their number one supporter and even as to far as defending Casey's honor when Izzy is heartbroken over Casey's abortion. Faye is the one who puts Izzy and Casey back together and couldn't be more happier that her brother has finally found someone to make him happy.

### Charlotte Cosby

Faye would have originally never in a million years imagined herself to be connected to someone like Charlotte Cosby, despite her defending Casey's honor in The First Year when Charlotte shows a compassionate side and helps Faye win the student council presidency in The Second Year, the two seem to form a connection. It is revealed in The Third Year that Charlotte and Faye have been sneaking around as they are in a committed relationship that was formed the night Faye's band The Untitled performed on the last night of the semester. Charlotte is Faye's first official girlfriend as they share a wonderful relationship together and Faye helps Charlotte come out of her mean streak and turn into a genuinely nice person. Unfortunately, with all the mishaps in The Fourth and Final Year, Charlotte is shot which kills her and leaves Faye and the rest of the gang heartbroken. In her graduation speech, Faye gives credit to Charlotte as she was the first girl that Faye had ever fallen in love with and she will still continue to honor their dream of seeing the world and falling in love with it like they did with each other.

### Lucas Styles

Being one of her housemates, Lucas has always had something about him that Faye envied as in the beginning when he was an out and proud gay man she was intimidated by him. But when she reveals to her housemates that she is a lesbian, Lucas takes Faye under his wing and becomes her mentor to not let other people's words affect her as she is more herself now than when he met her. He also asks her to the university ball in Chapter 15, of *The First Year* which she clearly accepts. She still appreciates his guidance despite declining his offer to wear rainbow-colored slings for the ball.

### Ava Scott

Ava is the other female roommate in the house, as Faye gets along with her quite well and even as far as attempting to set her and Nathan up with Casey's help. They become quite close, however, their friendship is strained in The Second Year when Ava's art society friends Sylvia and Valarie insult Faye's future as a student council president and instead of defending Faye, Ava takes their side and says it was just a joke. They grow distant throughout the book but when it is revealed about Sylvia and Valarie's antics with the sorority, Ava apologizes to Faye and they make amends after Ava cuts Sylvia and Valarie out of her life.

## Trivia

* Faye is shown on the covers of *The* *Fourth And Final Year*.
* Before the rewrite, Faye was the first and only semi-main character to be featured on all the covers alongside Casey.
* Faye's last name isn't revealed as Washington until Chapter 7 of *The First Year*
* Faye is the first semi-main character to be introduced to Casey in Chapter 1 of *The First Year*.
* Her birthday is in Summer and she celebrates it with her friends in Chapter 10 of *The First Year*.
* She is originally from New York.
* She hates classical music.
* Faye is the only semi-main character who is featured the most in *The First Year* and *The Second Year* chapters.
* The author would consider Faye to be a second main character throughout the series as she has the most storylines in each book than the other characters.
* In Chapter 11 of The First Year, she reveals that she first kissed a girl at her high school prom, which awakened her sexuality.
* The First Year, Chapter 15 reveals her middle name as' Catherine'.
* Before the rewrite, Faye had originally come out to everyone in *The First Year*. Instead, the author rewrote her coming out and changed it so she was outed by Oliver King in *The Second Year*, Chapter 13.
* Faye changes her degree to Music Production in *The Second Year*, Chapter 4.
* Faye, along with Izzy, is the first character whose parents are shown and introduced in the series.
* Faye is the one who drops the name of the band as a joke but the name sticks throughout the series.
* In Chapter 20 of *The Second Year*, she is elected student council president by default after Oliver King is charged.
* It is revealed in *The Third Year* that Charlotte and her hooked up after the end-of-year celebration party in their sophomore year.
* Faye attended Casey's doctor's appointment with her in *The Third Year*.
* Faye reveals in *The Fourth and Final Year* that she and Charlotte were going to travel the world together before settling down in New York where she could pursue music and will continue to do just that when she leaves Eden State University.
* It is mentioned in *The Fourth and Final Year* that Faye with The Untitled will go on tour opening for another band when classes end.
* She graduates with a degree in Communicates and Music Production.
* The writer of The Years series bares her resemblance to Camila Mendes and Alexa Demie.