Ruth Vicks

Ruth Vicks is a character created by Darkest Shadow.
== General Info ==
Ruth Vicks is a fifty-five year old woman living in Depperson, Connecticut. She is a practicing therapist with dozens of clients. She has been loaded with work for over twenty-five years and claims to have seen it all. From drug addiction, to dark family matters, she is said to be one of the best in the state.
Ruth grew up as an only child with many cousins. Her parents divorced when she was eleven, and she witnessed both of her parents remarry over the next five years. She married her high school sweetheart in 1989, and had three kids together. First came Lily in 1991, then Sean in 1994, and Wesley in 1995. During the events of 9/11, she lost her husband. She remarried in 2008 and gave birth to her son, Kyan the year after. 
== Relationships ==
=== Family ===
Ruth watched her small family fall apart as a child. After they divorced, her mother started compulsively drinking and her father stumbled into an unhealthy state of depression. She didn't feel safe at all as a child. Her stepmother came a year later, and changed his life around. Ruth loved her stepmother more than the one that birthed her. As she grew older, she took care of her mother until one night she drank too much and was rushed to the hospital. After that, she took her mother to rehab.
Ruth fell in love with Asher in high school. Their love survived the distance in college, and they ended up getting married and having children. They loved each other deeply. After he passed away, Ruth couldn't deal with herself. She grieved for months, but had to keep composure in order to help her children deal with the tough time.
Out of her three children with Asher, Ruth didn't pick a favorite. Lily was the most expensive and the most disobedient out of the three. Sean made a lot of friends growing up, but Wesley didn't. Wesley then came out to her as gay when he was in high school. She supported him, but Sean didn't. She then told Sean to either support his brother or move out, and so he moved. 
Years after her first husband's death, she forced herself to settle down with a man in order to restore her happiness. She met Pedro at a bar and then married after a year of seeing each other. 
=== The Askinames ===
Ruth grew up with Estelle. They were friends in high school and supported each other afterwords.
Victor and Estelle hired Ruth to help Erica with any problems she might encounter during her time in Autumn Springs. Ruth enjoys listening to Erica's adventures in the normal life. She helped her get through friendship and heartbreak for years. 
=== Ashley ===
Ashley was one of the first handful of patients that Ruth had. She was around her age, so they would relate on multiple topics. Ruth gave her advice and support through her marriage, both pregnancies, and child nightmares. 
=== Gwen ===
Ruth reached out to Gwen when she was only fifteen. Erica slipped her number after a session. It was hard to win Gwen's trust, but before the hour was up, Ruth got her to open up about all the darkness in her life. She developed a motherly relationship with her.
=== Marmalade ===
Marmalade is a new client of Ruth's. After she was checked out of the ward, Gwen recommended that she started going to therapy.