Anonymous asked:
Hi!! It's good to see you back!
Is it okay to send an ask? I've been sitting on this one for a while now 😅
It's in regards to Matt's identity, but the end might be a bit nsft!
Since we could see that he has trouble coming to terms with his sexuality, I've wondered if he has ever been with a guy (romantically, one night stand, etc). I think it's been answered somewhere but I couldn't find it, sorry! Also, I remember you saying he wasn't out to his family, so if he ever started dating a non-female MC would he take them to meet his parents or would he keep them a "secret"? (Nsft ahead!) Following that line, most guys who struggle with their sexuality refuse to bottom, mostly because they feel that will "100% make them gay", so I have the feeling he has never bottomed (at least for a guy, I see you Miss strap-on Eve🤭), is that right? And since pursuing his romance with a non-female MC is already going to be a journey, would he be okay with dating a stone-top MC?
Sorry for the nsft as soon as you come back😓 it's just that Matt seems to struggle with that part of his sexuality the most out of the characters, and it's interesting to see how he thinks, his beliefs, preconceived ideas, etc etc, cause at the end of the day most queer people have struggled to come to terms with their identity, and I can't wait to read more about his journey of accepting himself :) thank you for writing beautifully multifaceted characters <3
Hello, glad to be back and more than happy to receive asks!
I’m going to dodge some of your questions a bit, just because they’ll be answered in the game context. I don’t want to ruin any of Matt’s in-game arc.
As for Matt’s history, I’m much more happy to answer questions on all of that. Matt has dated a couple of guys in the past but it was all completely on the down low on both ends. Neither of them were ready to come out more widely or be in a visibly queer relationship. His parents met them but it was entirely ‘as friends’. Matt has in theory come out to his family but it was a sort of one-time conversation and then has never been mentioned again. They’re hoping he gets married to a nice girl and settles down etc.
So the case is that yes, Matt has been with guys before and he has bottomed before (maybe you’re correct that wasn’t with guys, I’ll leave that up to you to headcanon). He would definitely be with a stone top MC but again that might have to be a bit headcanon-y as writing in that level of variation… hoo, might be a bit much for me.
Matt is definitely the character who struggles with his own queerness the most but it’s a very internalised thing for him and how that’ll play out in the story… guess you’ll have to see. The sort of dramatic irony with Matt is that if he listened to Alex he could learn a lot from them, he just chooses not to 😅