Post by Matthew Steele on Aug 1, 2014 15:41:41 GMT -5
CHARACTER
NAME
Matthew Joseph Steele
DATE OF BIRTH
June 10, 2016
PARENTS
Mandy and Aidan Steele
SIBLINGS
Lily, Noah, Kelsey, and Isabella Steele
GENDER
Male
SEXUAL ORIENTATION
Straight
SCHOOLING
Vatterott College, Automotive Technology major
LOOK-A-LIKE
Jake Austin Walker
PERSONALITY
Always doing his best to make people comfortable, Matthew is very skilled at reading people and adjusting his behavior to make people more comfortable with him. He'd never change himself completely for others, but he sees no harm in doing any little thing that might make someone else feel less awkward. A chameleon, he's someone who tends to get lost in a crowd of others and is comfortable that way. He's friendly and a great listener, but tends to stray away from handing out advice. Instead, he tends to parrot back what he hears from others to try and help them clear up anything that they might have issue with. A relaxed person, he goes with the flow and is never in a rush to get anywhere, always giving time out to people who need it from him. Completely dependable, he sometimes allows his kindness to be taken advantage of by others because he's not very good at telling people no unless he's got a serious reason to do so.
He's always had a curious nature and while he doesn't use it to pry into people's lives, it has fueled his desire to figure out how things work. A natural tinkerer, he's always been good with his hands and with putting things together. Science was his best subject in school - until he got to shop classes where he excelled greatly - but he really struggled with subjects where there was no explanation for how things worked and therefore his grades were a bit all over the place with very good ones in some cases and fairly poor ones in others. He's a responsible kid and he puts his work before his social life, gets things done in a timely manner, and has always been fairly neat - so long as he's not in the process of building anything.
Dating isn't something that Matthew has had a lot of experience in. He's had a girlfriend before, but they decided that they were ultimately suited much better as friends than as romantic partners and he's never been one to seek out flings or whatnot. Sometimes he'll go on a date, but he just hasn't found a spark yet that makes him want to see someone again in a romantic fashion - he usually leaves his dates with new friends instead of girlfriends. Someday though he hopes ot have a wife and a family.
LIKES AND DISLIKES
Matthew's favorite color is blood red, but he's not a fan of dark blue. He loves winter, and could do without spring. He's a turtle person, but hates hamsters. He could eat fried chicken any day of the week, and he craves sweet potato pie most often, but he hardly ever eats baked beans, and dislikes funnel cakes. He's not an eggnog drinker, he much prefers sweet tea. He loves to build things and work on cars, but dislikes overly dramatic displays. His best subject in school is Science, and his worst is Spanish.
APPEARANCE
Unlike his younger brother, Matthew's looks definitely aren't from his father. He's got dark red hair, very pale skin, light blue-green eyes and is covered in freckles. With a slim build, he has trouble putting on muscle and he stopped growing at just 5'8". Due to his future line of work and hobbies in general, Matthew doesn't own a whole lot of nice clothes, instead preferring comfortable and practical things that won't matter was much if they get dirty. Sure, he tries to keep his work clothes separate from his going out clothes, but almost everything he owns could be worked in without it being too big of a deal.
FAMILY DYNAMICS
Fairly family oriented, Matthew does enjoy spending time with his parents. He's very respectful of them and sees them each as role models in different ways, striving to be as caring as his mother and as dependable as his father. Their opinions mean a lot to him and he has always tried to make sure that they were proud of what he was doing and his plans for his life - not that he needed to worry. He still lives at home as he's just getting a two year degree, but plans to move out as soon as he gets a full time job after graduating and does his best to contribute to the household as much as possible - even sometimes stealing the grocery list and buying everything on it, as his parents won't let him pay rent.
Matthew gets along well with all of his siblings for the most part. He's not someone to rock the boat, not someone to cause trouble and just tries to make his presence for his siblings as helpful as possible. He allows Lily to boss him around (to an extent) and Kelsey to ignore him without complaining. Good friends with Noah, he keeps up with him and will confide in his younger brother when he has the time to hang out. A bit protective of Isabella, he does his best to not disturb anything for her too much and even decided to keep living at home through college when Noah mentioned his plans were to move out as he started school the year after Matthew did.
NAME
Matthew Joseph Steele
DATE OF BIRTH
June 10, 2016
PARENTS
Mandy and Aidan Steele
SIBLINGS
Lily, Noah, Kelsey, and Isabella Steele
GENDER
Male
SEXUAL ORIENTATION
Straight
SCHOOLING
Vatterott College, Automotive Technology major
LOOK-A-LIKE
Jake Austin Walker
PERSONALITY
Always doing his best to make people comfortable, Matthew is very skilled at reading people and adjusting his behavior to make people more comfortable with him. He'd never change himself completely for others, but he sees no harm in doing any little thing that might make someone else feel less awkward. A chameleon, he's someone who tends to get lost in a crowd of others and is comfortable that way. He's friendly and a great listener, but tends to stray away from handing out advice. Instead, he tends to parrot back what he hears from others to try and help them clear up anything that they might have issue with. A relaxed person, he goes with the flow and is never in a rush to get anywhere, always giving time out to people who need it from him. Completely dependable, he sometimes allows his kindness to be taken advantage of by others because he's not very good at telling people no unless he's got a serious reason to do so.
He's always had a curious nature and while he doesn't use it to pry into people's lives, it has fueled his desire to figure out how things work. A natural tinkerer, he's always been good with his hands and with putting things together. Science was his best subject in school - until he got to shop classes where he excelled greatly - but he really struggled with subjects where there was no explanation for how things worked and therefore his grades were a bit all over the place with very good ones in some cases and fairly poor ones in others. He's a responsible kid and he puts his work before his social life, gets things done in a timely manner, and has always been fairly neat - so long as he's not in the process of building anything.
Dating isn't something that Matthew has had a lot of experience in. He's had a girlfriend before, but they decided that they were ultimately suited much better as friends than as romantic partners and he's never been one to seek out flings or whatnot. Sometimes he'll go on a date, but he just hasn't found a spark yet that makes him want to see someone again in a romantic fashion - he usually leaves his dates with new friends instead of girlfriends. Someday though he hopes ot have a wife and a family.
LIKES AND DISLIKES
Matthew's favorite color is blood red, but he's not a fan of dark blue. He loves winter, and could do without spring. He's a turtle person, but hates hamsters. He could eat fried chicken any day of the week, and he craves sweet potato pie most often, but he hardly ever eats baked beans, and dislikes funnel cakes. He's not an eggnog drinker, he much prefers sweet tea. He loves to build things and work on cars, but dislikes overly dramatic displays. His best subject in school is Science, and his worst is Spanish.
APPEARANCE
Unlike his younger brother, Matthew's looks definitely aren't from his father. He's got dark red hair, very pale skin, light blue-green eyes and is covered in freckles. With a slim build, he has trouble putting on muscle and he stopped growing at just 5'8". Due to his future line of work and hobbies in general, Matthew doesn't own a whole lot of nice clothes, instead preferring comfortable and practical things that won't matter was much if they get dirty. Sure, he tries to keep his work clothes separate from his going out clothes, but almost everything he owns could be worked in without it being too big of a deal.
FAMILY DYNAMICS
Fairly family oriented, Matthew does enjoy spending time with his parents. He's very respectful of them and sees them each as role models in different ways, striving to be as caring as his mother and as dependable as his father. Their opinions mean a lot to him and he has always tried to make sure that they were proud of what he was doing and his plans for his life - not that he needed to worry. He still lives at home as he's just getting a two year degree, but plans to move out as soon as he gets a full time job after graduating and does his best to contribute to the household as much as possible - even sometimes stealing the grocery list and buying everything on it, as his parents won't let him pay rent.
Matthew gets along well with all of his siblings for the most part. He's not someone to rock the boat, not someone to cause trouble and just tries to make his presence for his siblings as helpful as possible. He allows Lily to boss him around (to an extent) and Kelsey to ignore him without complaining. Good friends with Noah, he keeps up with him and will confide in his younger brother when he has the time to hang out. A bit protective of Isabella, he does his best to not disturb anything for her too much and even decided to keep living at home through college when Noah mentioned his plans were to move out as he started school the year after Matthew did.