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i told myself i wouldn’t do this but ... ig i just have no self - control left fkgjnfgkj but anyway 10 years later i’m excited to introduce u all to sam ! he’s a revamp of an old muse of mine & if u would like to plot w him just press that heart or hit me up on my discord @𝖙𝖊𝖆𝖒 𝖊𝖉𝖜𝖆𝖗𝖉#0369 !

❛ chicago’s very own samuel ríos has been spotted in new york city in a bmw 330e saloon , welcome ! your resemblance to josh heuston is unreal . according to tmz , you just had your twenty-third birthday bash . your chance of surviving new york is uncertain because you’re meticulous , but being debonair might help you . i guess being a leo explains that . three things that would paint a better picture of you would be sleepy morning voice, messy sheets & an unmade bed, poetry at midnight . & ( cismale & he/him ) + ( lina, twenty-one, she/her, gmt. )

trigger warnings : mentions of death , a house fire .

𝐅𝐔𝐋𝐋 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄 : samuel ( name of god ) adam ( to be red ) ríos ( river ) .

𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒 : sam , sammie .

𝐀𝐆𝐄 : twenty - three .

𝐁𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐃𝐀𝐘 : july 25th .

𝐙𝐎𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐂 : leo .

𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘 : american .

𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘 : portuguese sri lankan .

𝐒𝐄𝐗𝐔𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘 : bisexual .

𝐎𝐂𝐂𝐔𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 : swimmer .

𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐒 : the jocular , the vagabond , the aquaphile .

𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐒 : portuguese , spanish , english .

𝐀𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐒 : bare feet in mornings , neatly folded clothes , an organised shoe closet , messy sheets & an unmade bed , missed calls at 2am , highlighted passages in a book , dogeared pages , unanswered texts , tucked in shirts , unfinished books , warm tea , warm jumpers from dryer , odd ceramic mugs , hidden springs of water , worn out military boots , fallen leaves during autumn , poetry at midnight , sleepy morning voice , unsent letters , an ice cold water bottle .

* 𝒃𝒊𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒉𝒚 .

𝐈𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐎𝐍 𝐀 warm day when they met . in the sunny city of lisbon , portugal , danilo ríos & kalani perera once sat down on a faded bench in the middle of the city centre , talking about the weather which eventually led to talking about a date . needless to say , the pair hit it off rather well . after the success of their first date , they soon went on a second & after what felt like no time at all , they were helplessly & in this case , incredibly in love . it was only a short few months later that they were engaged , & not too long after that , they were married & happily so . it seemed almost too perfect . they had a house , a very stable income due to danilo’s hotel resorts he had dotted about everywhere , & after a test was taken , kalani was said to be pregnant .

of course , things were almost too perfect , there was bound to be a bump in the road somewhere . they were pregnant ; they’re not sure how anything could go wrong . until it did . the pregnancy , although one of the best thing they could ever imagine to happen to them , turned out to be very tumultuous with more problems than a little . kalani was admitted to the hospital more times than a little & doctor’s worried that the baby would be born before full term . expectantly , their fears were correct . two months into the last trimester , two weeks before full time , kalani went into premature labour & gave birth to a bouncing baby boy .

the labour was bad as it was ; the baby struggled to get out & it was within a split second that he managed to get out breathing . kalani , however , wasn’t so successful . almost immediately after her son was born , she began haemorrhaging & although the doctors tried their hardest to stop the bleeding , there wasn’t very much they can do . it was on july 25th 1995 passed away , safe in the knowledge that her baby boy was healthy & breathing . it was a hard few first months ; the baby boy , who’s father had yet to pick an name for him spent the first month of his life in an incubator , then after that danilo grieved the passing of his of his beloved wife .

despite the grievance that meant danilo was unable to take care of his child , who still had no name for the first couple of months that he was home . instead , the baby boy was left in the care of a nanny while danilo was lost in his grief . then suddenly , something changed . danilo became less robotic & more like a person again , & found it in himself to take care of his child , the only thing he had left of his wife . of course , it still hurt to think of her but he had other things to think about . things like the beautiful baby with bright green eyes , who he had decided to name samuel .

samuel was a bouncing baby boy , an energetic child who , when growing up had everything handed to him on a silver platter . but he appreciated it ; he appreciated everything his father gave him , including every place they visited for his father’s business . as sam grew up , his father’s company built up hundreds of resorts across the world & became more profitable & respected each year . but his father , being a dedicated businessman as well as a doting father wanted to mix his work life with his family life , & so sam was home schooled for the biggest part of his childhood , jumping from hotel to hotel & from country to country every few months .

since there wasn’t a lot to do in a hotel , if he wasn’t studying like the good student he was , samuel was near to the pool or in it . he loved swimming with a burning passion ; it was something he fell in love with from a young age & demanded swimming lessons be a part of his home schooling . as it happened , he was pretty good at it . swimming became a hobby that he was addicted to & he found himself feeling grateful that all his father’s hotels had their own swimming pools . for a while , danilo & samuel were content with their lives . in fact , the feeling of loneliness didn’t seep into danilo until sam had reached ten years old .

they were happy with it just being the two of them , but as sam grew older he noticed that his father didn’t seem quite complete . at first he didn’t understand why , but when they visiting the hotel in chicago , danilo met isabella devine for the first time , & it suddenly made sense . sam knew that his father had no intentions of remarrying after his mother , but meeting isabella changed his whole outlook . she was kind , warm , & was going through a grievance herself after losing her husband in a tragic house fire . she also had a child of her own , & her maternal instincts were transferred to sam . when he turned twelve , the couple were married & the family was whole .

surprisingly enough , sam got along with his step - mother & step - sister pretty well . isabella became the equivalent of his mother & his step - sister turned into the sibling he never had . he’d play pranks on her , joke around with her but at the same time be protective & nurturing , the way a brother should be . in fact , the now wholesome family got along so well that sam decided to take a permanent residence in chicago where isabella & her daughter lived , opting out of the homeschooling method & joining a private school . he made friends quickly , took part in the school’s swimming team & was undeniably happy .

he was by far the best swimmer in the school , & after he was thrown into competitions he was the best in the state , excelling in every competition he took part of & winning the biggest part of them . he earned quite a name for himself , & at one of his competitions a representative for the olympic swimming team came to see him swim & after seeing his impressive speed & strength in the water , offered sam an opportunity he couldn’t refuse . he was seventeen years old , & would compete in the 2016 olympics , which gave him two years to get to the level he aimed to be at .

samuel was thrown into arduous amounts of training , hours & hours spent in the gym & in the pool , but sam didn’t mind it . he knew what he had to do to be the best & he knew how to get there . he had the determination , the drive & the love for swimming to do it & eventually , he was breaking his own personal records & getting surpassing everyone’s expectations . in what felt like no time at all , he was at the rio olympic games 2016 & about to start the swim that could change his life . he was unbelievably focused , forgetting everything but the pool in front of him . his trainers blamed it on his incredible skill , but sam just said it was pure luck that he beat the olympic world record & took home the gold medal .

everyone celebrated . his entire team exploded with pride & his friends & family along with them . he won the gold medal at his first olympic games , & they had to celebrate that in a way that would express their pride for sam . so they decided to go on a skiing trip in alaska for two weeks full of skiing , drinking & fun between the people who were the most proud of him . it was the perfect celebration ; everyone was enjoying themselves . until sam started showing off & landed funny after doing a 360º rotation in the air .

it was the worst pain he ever experienced . every single time he moved it was like splinters were crawling up his back & creating spasms each time it twitched . at first they thought it was a trapped nerve , but after further examinations specialists told him that it was actually a disk bulge in his lumbar pressing against his nerve root that was causing the pain . he was left with two options : deal with the pain & not being able to swim again , or have a discectomy to remove the disk bulge but risk not being able to swim to the same extent again . being determined & not being able to give up the one thing he loves the most , sam chose the latter .

it took a month to recover from the operation , & after that he threw himself into physiotherapy so intense that a lot of people called him crazy . but he needed to get to the level he was once at , even if it killed him . it took nearly over a year of physiotherapy , days & sometimes night spent in the swimming pool , pushing himself to the limit & more often than not succeeding in what he wanted to do . eventually , he got better & better & could qualify for the olympics again . but , in order to continue his training , he needed to move to new york , & that’s where he’s been since .

* 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 .

sam is a lover of adventure & experiencing new things . people might call him a thrill seeker , but he just believes that a life without experiencing everything you can isn’t a life worth living . he enjoys learning new things & is always keen on hearing different opinions to benefit his own , however he can come across as being quite opinionated when it comes to his own thoughts & he’s not afraid to speak his mind , which sometimes got him into trouble when he was younger but has earned him great respect as he grew older .

in general , sam is kind & thoughtful & is a firm believer that you should treat people the way you expect to be treated , but he’s not afraid to stand his ground when he needs to or protect those that he’s closest to . when it comes to his family & his close friends , sam will go to the ends of the earth for them even if it was just to bring them a pretzel from europe . he values them a lot & is extremely loyal to them .

however , sam can be quite flaky & fickle . when it comes to making decisions regarding his career , he’s very clever in his approach & makes sure it’s the best decision but when it comes to his personal life , he’s not very good at all & often has to seek advice from other people just to make the correct decision . he dislikes situations that are too messy , preferring when things are easy to resolve because he’s not a problem solver & would rather avoid situations that require him to be one .

he can be pretty mischievous , since he was younger he’d often play pranks on his dad’s employees & his step - sister just to , as he used to say ‘ pass the time ’ so although he’s someone you can trust with your secrets , he’s not someone you can trust not to scare the living daylights out of you the next chance he gets . he loves to have fun & isn’t opposed to a good night out whenever the time calls for it .

* 𝒇𝒖𝒏 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒔 .

he loves to swim ( ofc ) but he loves to swim with dolphins even more than that , & has actually adopted a dolphin bc he loves them so much

he’s a vegetarian more out of convenience than anything , enjoying the veggie lifestyle more than the carnivore one

he can’t stay in one set place for more than a month . it literally irritates the life out of him & has tons of holiday homes around the world that he visits often

although he’s never met his biological mother , he keeps a photo of her on his bedside table to remind him of where he comes from

he does have a slight portuguese accent , but it’s faded over the years & his accent is more american now

he has an irrelevant fear of bugs !! like literally he can’t stay in the same room as one of them for too long

has a bucket list that he’s slowly crossing off