#gallegher:intro

[mattcastt]

⌠ BRANDON PEREA, 22, CISMALE, HE/HIM ⌡ welcome to gallagher academy, MATTHEW CASTIGADOR! originally hailing from DAVAO, PHILIPPINES, they were exposed too much during the protest, and the academy is now in charge of their safe care. when i see them walking around in the halls, i usually see a flash of ( square frame glasses, ruffled jet back hair, knee ripped jeans, camera sling on his shoulder, bitten cap pen, worn white converse ). when it’s the libra’s birthday on 9/18/1997, on the bad nights they request their DRIED FISH WITH SALTED EGG from the school’s chefs. looks like they’re safe in witness protection.

Is he going to be my last character? Probably not. Read up to know more about my trash baby.

I’ll try to keep it short since I don’t really wanna be attached so...

JOHN MATTHEW CASTIGADOR was born and raised in Davao CIty, Philippines to a single mother, the only father figures he knew was his stepfather father who left his mother for another woman. He is a Kuya ( older brother ) of female twins Julienne and Georgina ( currently 15 and in Grade 9 ). His lola (grandmother ) also lives with them. He haven’t met his biological father...yet.

With his mother raising two kids on her own, she was barely home as she worked as a server at one of the biggest restaurant in Philippines and during her day offs, she would work as free-lance beautician meaning she will do home service if someone wants to get their nails or hair done. Because of that, he learned to become the father figure of her two sister at the early age, making sure they eat breakfast, prepares their baon ( lunch pack or snacks ) to school and even take them and fetch them from school.

Matt was never bitter about the situation. He likes taking care of them and he loves making it easier for his mother. He might not be blessed with the brightest brain but he works and studies hard and doing extra credit whenever he can so he can be with the honor roll thinking that the only way to get was to get good grades so he could get into any university he wanted that he hopes someday would get make their lives a little better.

High school graduation rolled in when he was sixteen, it was all sweet and glorious since he knew he would be able to continue studying in college until his father appeared on their doorstep during his high school graduation celebration.

Heal wounds cut open again. The family was shookt if you will. No one had really talked about Matt’s father before, he even assumed her was dead. Turns out a year or so ago, his father’s legal American wife died and then he finally grow some balls to track the family he abandoned when he first visited the country. Despite not knowing anything about his father, he didn’t really think he would a fruit of infidelity.

Long story short because again, I don’t want to be attached but yes, his father try to make amends and really wanna make up for the lost time he had with his son. He offers to support his college education. That was sweet but with one condition and that is to move to the states, live with him ( sort of ). Of course, Matt had to bargain, he couldn’t be forced to study abroad without condition. He made a deal with his father and then he temporarily moved to USA.

Surprisingly, he was welcome warmly by his father’s family. He has four Puerto Rican American half-siblings so that;s always fun. Just a little awkward because they resented their father for keeping Matt a secret from them but Matt was loved.

BEFORE THE BOMB...

After getting over his homesickness he was doing great. He had to take few more classes to be qualified to go to be accepted to the university ( bc Matt ain’t a K-12 bb ) but it was going great. If he didn’t swallow his pride and just work on the scholarship he got, he would not be able to study with the course he wanted and would still have to take a job. Currently, he was on his third year taking up Forensic Psychology as a major.

Despite his father promising to support his family in the Philippines, he still work part-time just to send some cash to his mom and siblings because that’s what Filipinos do okay. He tries to squeeze in his barista and tutoring job in between classes in the university and his role as a writer in the school news paper, he was also part of a few clubs, including Amnesty International

MORE FACTS....

Matt is like Peter Parker rolled in Clark Kent rolled in Timothy Drake...sort of. He is a detective wannabe so basically he likes poking his nose where it was not supposed to be.

Bisexual as fuck.

He likes Mountain Dew a lot, he has hyper-acidity issues tbh

He speaks Bisaya, Hiligaynon and a little bit of Ilokano because his mom is from Ilocos. He understands Tagalog but speaks Tagalog in a very heavy Bisaya accent. His English is better tbh. Living in states for 3 years got rid any of his accent except when he is mad bc aren’t we all idk

He is a very good cook. Give him meat and he’ll whip it into any Filipino dish you want.

He’ll walk your dog for free tbh. He has an dog back home name Petra.

Bitch occassionaly smokes when stressed tbh