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HANNIBAL (2013-2015) 3.06: Dolce, dir. Vincenzo Natali.

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𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞: 8:30pm 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: the muntz estate, greenhaven 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨: @leavetheminshreds​ - douglas

The first days had been wretched and wrought with an agonizing pain that Charles could not describe any better than death and rebirth. He remained in the cavern with the vampiress bringing him meager meals of small animals. This slowed down his healing, though he was still able to heal more quickly than your average man pushing sixty. All the while, his mind was on Doug. Had the boy gotten back home? Was he being taken care of? How was he feeling? It was torturous that Charles had to wait for the answers to these questions and more.

Getting out of the cavern was much easier than Charles had anticipated what with his newly collected abilities as a vampire. He emerged in darkness and found his way back to his base camp in the jungle where he used his equipment to track down larger prey which he subsisted on until returning to humanity. This was the final test -- getting his bloodlust under control.

This took the longest. Charles was a vampire without a master, and a man who was accustomed to taking as much as he pleased. For weeks, he left corpses in his wake until he was finally able to endure off the little drink. Only then did he return to Los Santos to get a closer check on Doug, to see how he was faring before re-entering his life.

Charles had to wait until the sun dropped below the horizon and satiate his hunger before arriving at the estate. Walking up to it lifted him immediately -- it was home. It was where Douglas was, it was where everything that had truly mattered had happened. And he was here once again having been given a second chance at life.

Charles let himself in and gazed at the foyer and the staircases, running his hand along the handrails of the finest polished wood as he took to finding Doug. His senses were heightened now, yes, but there was something else inside of him that told him where to look -- and in the gym is where Charles found him.

He watched for a moment, silent in the shadows, before emerging into the light of the gym. Charles was so excited to see Doug that he thought he might jump right out of his skin, but he was well-practiced in patience, and so he waited. “I’ve missed you. I’m glad to see you are well.”

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𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬: name: charles alexander muntz nicknames: muntz, the collector age: 57 pronouns: he/him dob: november 15, scorpio species: vampire/hunter occupation: scientist, hunter, collector, inventor

𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: positive traits: charismatic, intelligent, determined, resilient negative traits: manipulative, amoral, vicious, lacks empathy

𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬: multilingual, hand-to-hand combat, typical vampire capabilities and weaknesses

𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬:

charles is the only living child of affluent hunter alistair muntz and his wife jeanette, also from a prominent hunting family. he was born two years after the loss of their infant daughter, so jeanette was very overprotective of charles when he was young. this quickly changed as he developed into a small boy and began to accompany his father on hunting trips. it was imperative that the male heir to the family’s legacy be well-trained from an early age.

the muntz family was known for hiring werewolves to work for the family. when charles was still a young man, his father branched out and decided to bring in some younger werewolves for early ‘rearing’. this is when charles met arthur. being that they were both young and this was one of the first wolves they had brought in in such a manner, charles became attached to arthur, and arthur became ‘his wolf’.

over the years, their relationship became one that was difficult to express. arthur was there with him while he raised other wolves and helped him to train the newbies for their many excursions. unlike his father, charles was unhappy with the simplicities of hunting. he wanted to know why these specimens were so sought after.

charles showed a high intelligence and curiosity from a very young age, and that was nurtured in him. by the time he was an adult and ready to go on his own, he knew more about supernatural creatures than his father did. he went on to pursue multiples degrees before returning to the family business.

in charles’ adulthood, arthur followed him to be the first of charles’ own ‘pack’. they began going on excursions to places far and wide for the most elusive of beasts. it was during these years that muntz’s collection grew considerably. also during this time charles and arthur brought in several wolves, usually teens, until one day when charles brought home a small child he’d saved after the massacre of the pup’s parents.

charles knew better than to get attached and, at first, he tried earnestly not to do so, but douglas proved to make this impossible. it was quick the way doug dug his way into his master’s heart, and it wasn’t long before charles started seeing himself, arthur, and the pup as something of a makeshift family. it was certainly more family than charles had ever foreseen for himself. for a while, things went well until the incident. after arthur mauled a hunter, it was a plea for the wolf’s life. eventually, in the whirlwind of justice, arthur got away, and this loss tore through charles so acutely that he felt ripped in half.

instead of pulling away from douglas, charles reinforced his favoritism for the pup and began to push the boy to his limits. douglas was his legacy, but he was also arthur’s legacy, and charles had to make that count. there were years of training and excursions with the pack where charles’ collection and reputation grew. charles was hellbent on having something that mattered.

things were as smooth as they could be for a long time, then the unthinkable happened. charles was attacked by a near starving vampire while out on a hunting trip with doug. the boy did everything he could to help but the bloodsucker pulled charles down into a cavern in her bloodlust and nearly drained him. along with the injuries he sustained, charles was certain that he was going to die, and as dying men are wont to do, he began to lament about the son he never called son and the one he let get away. seemingly, this touched the heart of the now satiated vampire who gave charles the choice between a quicker death or immortality. there was only one choice.

during his recovery and adjustment period, charles knew that his boy was well taken care of in their home of los santos where he had a home for doug in greenhaven. his will officially absolved any of his other wolves from their duties for them and allotted them each a predetermined sum of money. only doug was the one to be looked after in the long-run.

now that some time has passed and charles feels as if he has adjusted to his new lifestyle, he’s ready to come back and not only reclaim his empire but further his legacy and hold on tighter to the one relationship he has left.

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