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CONTENT WARNINGS
Sam's personal backstory involves mass murder, child abuse, cultish exploitation, animal death, depression, guilt, and trauma.
Sam has also experienced through his patients the following things: Gaslighting, PTSD, child exploitation with implied CSA, substance abuse, sexual abuse, suicidal ideation. While he won't go into the specifics of his patients, he will make comments about such things.
ABOUT
Name: Samuel Walls
Canon: Vampire Therapist
Age: near 200, turned at 50
Occupation: Therapist, former Outlaw
Personality: Sam in his own words was once a "real mean son of a bitch", skirting the edges of the law, and fell into a gang of Vampires during the westward expansion. After about 90 years of reflecting, he softened considerably, trying to pull others - particularly vampires out of self-destructive habits.
No one can accuse Samuel of being highfalutin' - he loves cartoons and slapstick comedy, and his more "erudite" interests all stems from his love of nature, having walked all over America, and reading the likes of Thoreau, Emerson, and John Muir.
The cowboy is a very talkative, personable man who can easily strike up conversation with others, and more importantly he's an attentive listener who tries to understand the heart of others, even if they're difficult people or even hostile to him - and he is quick to back off if he realizes he cross a line. Sam is also quite easily flustered, with other vampires remarking on his "prudishness". However, it would be a mistake to assume his amicable nature means that he is a pushover - he was once a violent outlaw, and an even bloodier vampire known as "Slaughterin' Sam", if pressed he is an extremely quick draw and a stern, no nonsense manner.
Sam while thoughtful and perceptive towards others is extremely self-deprecating, being quick to negate praise, and assign blame to himself when things go wrong. While he learned quickly not to actually do it, he has an impulse to apply his therapy to anyone expressing trouble.
PERMISSIONS
Can I hug this character? Sure, he'll be taken off guard
Can I kiss him? Yeah, though he won't like it - he's a very high-intimacy required sort of guy.
Can I Injure him Go ahead, he's a vampire - he'll walk it off - eventually.
Can I read his mind Sure, but he won't appreciate it one bit if he figures it out.
ALSO: Sam will never do it without permission, but reply here if you're okay with Sam having a snack - fair warning it will result in mild anemia. Generally, unless he's distracted or the bitee has small/difficult veins, being bitten is relatively painless.
Sam's personal backstory involves mass murder, child abuse, cultish exploitation, animal death, depression, guilt, and trauma.
Sam has also experienced through his patients the following things: Gaslighting, PTSD, child exploitation with implied CSA, substance abuse, sexual abuse, suicidal ideation. While he won't go into the specifics of his patients, he will make comments about such things.
ABOUT
Name: Samuel Walls
Canon: Vampire Therapist
Age: near 200, turned at 50
Occupation: Therapist, former Outlaw
Personality: Sam in his own words was once a "real mean son of a bitch", skirting the edges of the law, and fell into a gang of Vampires during the westward expansion. After about 90 years of reflecting, he softened considerably, trying to pull others - particularly vampires out of self-destructive habits.
No one can accuse Samuel of being highfalutin' - he loves cartoons and slapstick comedy, and his more "erudite" interests all stems from his love of nature, having walked all over America, and reading the likes of Thoreau, Emerson, and John Muir.
The cowboy is a very talkative, personable man who can easily strike up conversation with others, and more importantly he's an attentive listener who tries to understand the heart of others, even if they're difficult people or even hostile to him - and he is quick to back off if he realizes he cross a line. Sam is also quite easily flustered, with other vampires remarking on his "prudishness". However, it would be a mistake to assume his amicable nature means that he is a pushover - he was once a violent outlaw, and an even bloodier vampire known as "Slaughterin' Sam", if pressed he is an extremely quick draw and a stern, no nonsense manner.
Sam while thoughtful and perceptive towards others is extremely self-deprecating, being quick to negate praise, and assign blame to himself when things go wrong. While he learned quickly not to actually do it, he has an impulse to apply his therapy to anyone expressing trouble.
PERMISSIONS
Can I hug this character? Sure, he'll be taken off guard
Can I kiss him? Yeah, though he won't like it - he's a very high-intimacy required sort of guy.
Can I Injure him Go ahead, he's a vampire - he'll walk it off - eventually.
Can I read his mind Sure, but he won't appreciate it one bit if he figures it out.
ALSO: Sam will never do it without permission, but reply here if you're okay with Sam having a snack - fair warning it will result in mild anemia. Generally, unless he's distracted or the bitee has small/difficult veins, being bitten is relatively painless.
