#I did it on a now extremely estranged uncle during a dinner

[barclaysangel]

Andy made the mistake of teaching Caroline how to do a choke hold. XD

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CroQBsWomGR/?igshid=MmU2YjMzNjRlOQ==

For a split second, Andy’s life flashed before his eyes 😂🤣

[tiiescut]

headcanon + relationships.

GENERAL. Mateo is a very loving and affectionate person who often times wears his heart on his sleeve. He grew up in a very loving family who tried to steer him in the right direction. Time to talk a little bit about how he engages in various types of relationships.

STRANGERS. With strangers, Mateo is often polite so long as it’s one on one. If he’s with a group of people, he’s often more reserved and becomes a face that just kind of bleeds into the group. This just comes from his desire not to have to fight for air time to speak, and his mild worry of being ridiculed for something he says. If it’s one on one, he’s polite, smily, and has to work pretty hard to not be touchy feely with them. He often offers hand shakes as a way to cope with that, even going so far as to putting a hand on someone’s shoulder or nudging them if he makes a joke. This behaviour is more prominent when he has graduated high school due to being away from negative people and also having gone to therapy.

FRIENDS. Mateo is the guy that would drop anything for his friends. He’s a softie who knows that wounds of the heart are just as important to take care of as wounds of the flesh ��– especially after high school and therapy. He’s very affectionate with his friends one on one and prefers to spend dedicated time with each person rather than in a group. He will invite his friends out for friend dates like going for drives, getting ice cream, coming for dinner, coming to do homework, coming to work with him, going places, doing things, etc. There’s been a few times when this has been misinterpreted as romantic intentions, and Mateo is usually good at making it clear if he gets the feeling they aren’t on the same page. He likes to hug, kiss (on cheeks, heads, etc) his friends who are receptive to it. Every now and they he does need to be reminded that not everyone is comfortable with being touched. He compliments his friends constantly, especially one on one. It’s one of the many reasons his friends in high school kept him around as long as they did, because they knew EXACTLY who to go to for support and comfort when it was needed. They also knew that Mateo could keep their secrets for them –– even from the other members of the group. He’s not exactly loyal, as he often expresses doubts about his loyalty even before Ella’s accident. 

FAMILIAL. Familial and friendship are very similar for Mateo. His close family bonds have allowed him to feel comfortable with a lot of different kinds of relationships. It’s important to note that he isn’t very close with many of his cousins or aunts and uncles. His father’s family is mostly estranged due to conflicts about a family member’s passing, and while his mother’s family is quite large they all either live in Mexico or other southern states. Visiting them and getting time off is very hard when you’re an equine vet and have a house that isn’t really made for privacy and guests staying over. Every few years Mateo and his family go to Mexico with the rest of his family from the states for a big get together. He’s not as comfortable with his extended family and often reverts to being the silent type during those functions.

ENEMIES. Mateo avoids them at all costs. His lack of confrontational nature makes having enemies a complicated balance of just going along with what they say until he can get somewhere safe and avoiding them at all cost all the time. He’s the kind of person who can understand why people do bad things, and this is both a strength and a weakness for him. 

ROMANTIC. Romantic relationships often bud quickly for Mateo. He’s a very open person who is often very open about his feelings for other people. He’s likely going to be the first person to say that he likes/loves someone in a dynamic because he doesn’t hold back. Much like his friends, he doesn’t like dates that involve a lot of other people. Car rides, picnics, quality time, going to fun events –– just spending time one on one is extremely important to him. He can be forward just due to his honest nature, but he handles rejection very well at the same time. He’s not someone who gets all sad and weepy because someone doesn’t have romantic feelings for him, he accepts it and just asks that if it’s possible they still remain friends. He’s not a fast mover in relationships per say, but his ability to communicate his emotions so clearly does frighten off some people. He’s quite used to it and again doesn’t really take offence to rejection of any kind as long as it’s not mocking. The amount of affection and compliments he gives people when in a romantic relationship increases tenfold as well. He’s the kind of guy who wants to always have his hands on you –– not in a possessive way at all but just in a ‘i want to hold you’ way. He will hold your hand constantly, let you sit in his lap, give you kisses while you talk because you’re just really cute in that moment. He’s insufferable slkhdfjghs.