BIRTH NAME : Scott Alexander Mason AGE : 38 DATE OF BIRTH : July 5th, 1988 RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Single HOMETOWN : Los Angeles, California TIME IN KISMET HARBOR : Since January 2026 RESIDENCE : Hawthorne Hideaway FACECLAIM : François Arnaud
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EDUCATION : Psychology at Stanford university OCCUPATION : Psychologist at Soulful Solutions GENDER : Cis-Male PRONOUNS : He/Him SEXUALITY : Bisexual
HAIR COLOR : Brown. EYE COLOR : Brown. HEIGHT : 6'1'' / 185cm BUILD : Fit ACCENT : American LANGUAGES : English TATTOOS : Psyche and Eros on his right shoulder blade/back
ZODIAC : Cancer LOVE LANGUAGE : acts of service, physical touch. CLOTHING : Will be wearing designer suits in court as well as in his office during sessions. In weekends and in his spare time he will gladly wear casual wear. His favourite is a green sweater and an AC/DC t-shirt. His favourite pants are dark blue jeans. CURRENT HAIR STYLE: ( x ) CONDITIONS : None ALLERGIES : None. EATING HABITS : Takes his meals very seriously. Tends to avoid red meats and other saturated fats. EXERCISE HABITS : Lifting weights, mountainbiking, kayaking SLEEPING HABITS : Sleeps with the window open, will sleep all tucked in but when he wakes his feet are sticking out from under the blankets.
ADDICTIONS : None. DRUG USE : None ALCOHOL USE : Beer and the occasional scotch.
POSITIVE TRAITS : resilient, intense, loyal, intelligent NEGATIVE TRAITS: workaholic, self-critical, argumentative PHOBIAS : None FEARS : Fear of disappointing people/letting them down. HOBBIES : Kayaking, chess, reading by the fireplace. HABITS : Always maintains eye contact. Carries two pens with him at all time, one of which is his favourite. Straightens objects when stressed or thinking. USUAL TEMPERAMENT : Confident
FATHER : Christopher Mason MOTHER : Ella May Campbell SIBLINGS : Serena Mason, tbd Mason, tbd Mason PARTNER: None. CHILDREN : None PETS : None.
BIOGRAPHY
Scott Mason's story began long before he understood just how complicated families could be.
As a teenager, Ella May fell head over heels for Christopher Mason. Charming, attentive and generous, he swept her off her feet with thoughtful gifts and promises of a bright future together. Coming from a wealthy and influential family, Christopher seemed like everything a young girl could dream of. By the time Ella May realised that the expensive presents and grand gestures couldn't make up for his controlling tendencies, she was already pregnant with their first child.
Christopher's family viewed the pregnancy as an embarrassment that needed to be resolved quickly. Unwilling to let the scandal tarnish the Mason name, they insisted the young couple marry as soon as they had both graduated from high school. Soon afterwards, they moved to Los Angeles to begin the life that had already been decided for them.
Scott was born into that marriage as the eldest of four children.
Although money was never in short supply thanks to Christopher's affluent family, financial security could never make up for the things Scott truly needed growing up. As the eldest, he quickly learned that responsibility came naturally to him. While his father was physically present just enough to remind everyone whose house they lived in, he was emotionally absent for nearly everything that mattered. School performances, birthdays, sporting events—Christopher rarely attended unless appearances benefited him. At home, he demanded quiet, disliked the children's laughter echoing through the halls, and often used money as leverage whenever someone stepped out of line. Every gift came with expectations, every privilege with strings attached. Christopher had already mapped out the futures he envisioned for each of his children, and whenever one of them dared to pursue a different path, disappointment quickly turned into anger.
Fortunately, Scott always had his mother.
Ella May did everything she could to make sure her children experienced the warmth that was missing from their father. She encouraged them to dream, listened without judgement, and made each of them feel valued. Scott adored her for it. Watching her endlessly try to hold the family together while carrying most of the emotional weight only strengthened his admiration. It also meant that, from a young age, Scott naturally stepped into a role no eldest child should have to fill.
He became a second parent to his younger siblings.
Whether it meant helping with homework, driving them to activities once he had his licence, attending school events when their father wouldn't, or simply being someone they could call in the middle of the night, Scott was always there. His siblings knew that if they needed anything, their oldest brother would show up without hesitation. While every one of the Mason children had trust funds established by their paternal grandparents, none of them gained access until after graduating from university, leaving Scott to help them navigate adulthood long before they could rely on that financial cushion.
Growing up in such an emotionally complicated household sparked an interest in understanding people. Rather than following the path his father had envisioned, Scott enrolled at university to study psychology. Christopher made no secret of his disappointment, insisting psychology was a waste of his intelligence and attempting to pressure him into pursuing what he considered a more prestigious profession. Scott ignored him. For perhaps the first time in his life, he chose a future entirely for himself.
University only confirmed he had made the right decision. Scott excelled academically, fascinated by human behaviour, relationships, trauma and emotional development. After earning his degree, he completed the required postgraduate education, supervised clinical training and licensing to become a psychologist. Before long, he opened a successful private practice in Los Angeles, specialising in helping individuals, couples and families navigate difficult chapters of their lives. His calm demeanour, ability to listen without judgement and genuine compassion earned him an excellent reputation throughout the city.
Everything changed in 2020.
After decades of enduring emotional abuse and manipulation, Ella May finally divorced Christopher. It was a decision Scott had quietly hoped she would make for years. Wanting a completely fresh start, Ella May purchased a summer camp in Kismet Harbour, determined to create a place centred around healing, community and joy rather than conflict. Scott couldn't have been happier for her. As a surprise, he purchased a house in the same town, only a short walk from the camp, ensuring she would always have a comfortable home nearby and never have to worry about commuting.
Although he desperately wanted to move alongside her, his practice in Los Angeles had become too established to walk away from overnight. Instead, he divided his time whenever possible, visiting Kismet Harbour whenever his schedule allowed while continuing to run his thriving practice back home.
For six more years, Scott balanced both worlds.
By 2026, however, he realised what mattered most wasn't the size of his client list or the prestige of his Los Angeles practice. His mother had built a new life for herself, his siblings were thriving, and Scott found himself wanting something different—a slower pace, a stronger sense of community, and the chance to be closer to the people he loved most.
He officially closed his private practice, packed up the life he had built in Los Angeles, and relocated permanently to Kismet Harbour. There, he joined the team at Soulful Solutions, continuing his work as a psychologist while embracing the kind of close-knit community he had rarely experienced growing up.
For the first time in his life, Scott wasn't chasing approval or trying to meet impossible expectations. He was simply building a life that finally felt like his own.
Growing up watching his parents' marriage slowly unravel had also left its mark in ways Scott rarely acknowledged. Years of witnessing manipulation disguised as love, affection used as a bargaining chip, and a relationship held together more by obligation than happiness had quietly disillusioned him with the very idea of romance. He understood love from a clinical perspective, could help others navigate it with remarkable insight, yet had never truly experienced it himself. There had been flings, brief relationships, and moments where something deeper might have been possible, but whenever someone got too close, Scott instinctively kept a part of himself locked away. Whether out of fear of repeating his parents' mistakes or because he simply couldn't believe lasting love was meant for him, he had never allowed himself to fully embrace the possibility. As far as Scott was concerned, helping other people find happiness had always felt far safer than risking his own heart.
