I'm not sure if you've ever elaborated on anything like this already but in OJV are there ever times when being a vet gets Stan really down? I remember your post about being a counselor sometimes getting Kyle and it made me wonder if treating really neglected animals or other jarring cases ever have an effect on Stan/his and Kyle's routine for such cases.
I did in fact get an ask abt vet Stan a while back, answered here, and I’d LOVE to talk abt my son some more lmao
Because I’m a huge fucking wimp and don’t stomach angst well, the vast majority of Stan’s time at work is routine pet checkups, shit like that, but as is the nature of his job, he sees a LOT of things that make him sad. Y’all know OJV Stan, all my Stans really, are huge sweethearts and animal lovers, and any case of an animal suffering hits him SUPER hard. His coworkers know this about him and he’s been sent home early on multiple occasions because of it (tw for pet loss)
So a headcanon I have is that Staniel is super fucking kickass at calming down his patients, he’s almost always the tech helping out with especially the bigger more nervous pets, but he’s also incredibly emotionally driven in general, and an old sick dog wagging its tail at him on the exam table will have him sobbing. Animals trust him as a general rule, and Stan’s biggest concern at work is that he is NOT in the room when a pet gets put down. Early on into his career, he thought he could handle it, couldn’t cope seeing the owner break down in their pet’s last moments, and had to take a full week off. He’s fantastic at what he does, but he does need some accommodations, and is lucky enough to work with people who know him and can work around not only his general mental health issues, but also the emotional attachment he forms to the sick pets.
On a lighter note, I know I’m definitely not the first to hc Stan as a vet tech, but IT JUST FITS HIM SO WELL!!! And OrangeJuiceVerse Stan being a big boy just makes me emo too, like picture him holding a damn ostrich or something, this man is picking up animals that are literally bigger than his partner with EASE. Also there’s just something about a big man and a tiny cat that just melts me (hi Moose)
Thank u for the ask I love talking about Stan!
