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waterparks // alternative press spring 2023
(full article text under the cut:)
TO THE MOON
With their new album INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, WATERPARKS are diving deeper than ever before. The result is an exorcism of deep trauma and the sweet afterglow of catharsis.
STORY: Alessandro DeCaro ⢠PHOTOS: Jawn Rocha ⢠Styling: Josh Madden
Between international flights, jet lag and no days off in between, it is a miracle that Awsten Knight isnât face down in a pile of pillows. For the past two weeks, Knight and his band Waterparks have been head down in a run of massive shows throughout the U.K. supporting British rockers You Me At Six as well as a series of intimate appearances at record stores with some of the bandâs most die-hard fans. It was a landmark run for a group who have hit the road relentlessly the past year-and-a-half, with sold-out North American and European headlining tours, a top slot at the 2022 Sad Summer Festival and even a âbucket listâ opening slot for My Chemical Romance. Their latest milestone? They played to 10,000 people â their largest show in the U.K. region â at Londonâs historic Alexandra Palace. Exhaustion should be Knight's baseline, but instead, he's as chipper as ever when he hops on Zoom back home in Los Angeles. There's only one problem. The bandleader has been on vocal rest for days leading up to this very interview.
âDude, my voice feels so shot,â Knight confesses from his living room couch. âWe did 12 performances back to back, then combined with really short cut-up sleep on the flight, 1 just feel, ugh.â Sleep deprivation aside, Knight is almost at a loss for words (not from the vocal rest) but because the experimental pop trio he formed 12 years ago have unlocked another level of fandom where new listeners are still flocking by the droves. âIt turns out there are a lot of people [in this world].â Knight quips, referring to his newfound fans. But in reality, global domination doesnât really seem too far off.
Knight barely has time to slow down. The band are set to release their fifth studio album, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (out April 14 via Fueled By Ramen). But the self-professed workaholic has never known any other way. âIt's a really hard mentality to shake,â Knight reveals. âWhen we were a local band, we didn't have any family connections in the music industry, and no one cared, so you had to take on every role. Even though we are not local anymore and get to play arenas with our favorite bands, if I'm not actively doing stuff to push the music, then I donât know if anyone else will."
In some ways, Knight fears downtime or stillness because that's when he feels like his brain will start to turn on him. He admittedly functions better when he's working on something creative, whether thatâs writing a new song or simply designing streetwear for his clothing brand hii-def. âIt's not necessarily the most healthy thing in the long run, but people have worse coping mechanisms,â he laughs nervously.
But Waterparks remain his main focus. The trio, which initially formed in 2011, began to truly put the pieces together the following year when Knight enlisted his now-best friends, guitarist Geoff Wigington and drummer Otto Wood, to round out the lineup. âOtto loved classic rock and bands like La Dispute and TouchĂŠ AmorĂŠ, whereas Geoff was all about EDM," Knight recalls. âWe all had different tastes, but at the core of it, it's guitar and drums.â Their individual musical backgrounds helped craft the genre-less sound they have now cultivated.
"THE BIGGEST REASON I didnât want that pop-punk label is that I know exactly what we are capable of." - AWSTEN KNIGHT
It wasn't until 2016 when Waterparks finally released their debut album, Double Dare â an intentional choice. âI always felt like if no one was looking at us, why put out a large body of work? I wanted to do cool shit as opposed to oversaturating and waiting until enough people [actually] wanted to hear it.â There is a common adage that you have your entire life to write your first record and six months to write your second, to which Knight agrees, and from there, the band began making records like clockwork.
With those albums came carefully curated eras â a moment in time with a clear aesthetic, theme and overall mission statement. While always writing music from a subversive and experimental perspective, it was when the band released both FANDOM (2019) and Greatest Hits (2021) that they began to stray from the confinement of genre and inaccurate labels. Knight himself spoke out vehemently about being boxed in by the term âpop punk. âI learned [during that time that] you canât control everybody, and you can only frame the narrative so much,â Knight explains. âObviously, we grew up loving and still loving blink-182, Green Day, Sum 41 and Good Charlotte, so itâs in our DNA to a degree, but I just don't want that label because itâs so synonymous with the past and what cynical dickheads or mega naysayers say is just for preteens and kids. However, the biggest reason I didnât want that label is that I know [exactly] what we are capable of and what our output is.â
Take, for example, the breakbeat madness of the FANDOM single âTurbulentâ or the distorted experimentation of âNumbâ from Greatest Hits. Nothing is off the table for Waterparks. The group join a cohort of other trailblazing acts like Bring Me the Horizon and Paramore, who both successfully pivoted away from the late Warped Tour circuit in favor of mainstream appeal without losing any substance. âThere's a song for everybody, and I once tweeted that anyone who doesn't like Waterparks just doesn't like Waterparks yet,â Knight says confidently.
If you have yet to be on board with the band's music, you've at the very least been entertained by â or seen â Knight's fiery social media presence.
It's undeniable that Waterparksâ meteoric rise has stemmed from the bandleaderâs unofficial side hustle as a social media celebrity. And at times, his online presence can feel truly monolithic in scale, something Knight has attempted to analyze over the years in many songs, including the aptly titled âYou'd Be Paranoid Too (If Everyone Was Out To Get You)" When asked if his status as an extremely online figure has influenced the bandâs latest album, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, Knight isn't entirely sure but reveals that he has had to set boundaries nonetheless, as someone who's regularly met with constant praise and vicious internet trolls. âI try not to let it influence things too much [lately], and with therapy, I've learned that you can only control yourself. However, that doesnât mean I'm not still vulnerable in the music that I write.â
He tackles the subject on INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY with closer "A NIGHT OUT ON EARTH" and parts of the song âRITUAL,â where he recalls when he felt things were âcaving in" around him due to the pressures of constant attention. âThere are people who listen to Waterparks who aren't on Twitter. and then there are those who view the band in this bubble where it's just them and the people who reply to the tweets,â Knight resigns.
But beyond the topic of social media, Knight gets admittedly âintrospectiveâ on the record. When asked to discuss the overall lyrical themes and concepts behind INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, he takes a deep breath and delivers a warning: Things might get a little turbulent.
âThere is a love story throughout the record that is expressive to and for other people, but the album itself has to do with overcoming, unlearning and growing past religious guilt,â Knight explains. âIt's something that I've struggled with for a long time.â On âFUNERAL GREY," he delivers the punchy line âbaptized in my spit,â which is a playful twist on a weighted subject. The theme of religious guilt doesnât just apply to the overall lyrics of the record but also extends to the album's striking cover art, which at first glance appears to be an image of a blue frog over a red backdrop; in actuality, it possesses a much more poignant meaning.
âFrogs have always been one of my favorite animals,â Knight reflects. âHowever, when I learned that frogs were seen as dirty and unclean in a biblical context, it was interesting to me that something that I saw as so good, natural and beautiful could also be seen as a bad thing through a biblical lens.â In other words, the concept of shame plagued the charismatic bandleader for as long as he can remember, and INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY was the moment for Knight to finally face his trauma head-on and âcome to terms with himselfâ once and for all. That explains why a majority of the new songs possess âhypersexualizedâ energy â a conscious rebellion against a conservative past. âGrowing up in church, you're taught that everything is so wrong and bad. I always felt like shit, so [this album] is the breakaway from that specifically.â
By overcoming his religious guilt, Knight was able to tap into an evolved sense of self-worth that heâs since applied to his very own love life, which he details on the album's stripped-down ballad âCLOSER.â âMy concept of love has changed throughout the years, and that song is about [looking at the past] and realizing that when I was younger, it was maybe more of an obsession. Now I'm taking it apart and learning more about love and the way I present the current version of myself to other people.â Inversely, there is the alt-radio-ready anthem âBRAINWASHED,â where Knight admits that he still wrestles with the idea of true love, constantly making sure that heâs not just wrapped up in the âhoneymoon phase.â Knight jokes that this track and âFUCK ABOUT ITâ which features a guest vocal spot from blackbear, are âpolar opposites,â as the latter couldn't be further from the âhyperfixationâ he details in âBRAINWASHED.," once again proving that he feels the most comfortable when inserting juxtaposition wherever he can.
"I've learned that you can ONLY CONTROL YOURSELF. However, that doesnât mean I'm not still vulnerable in the music that I write." - AWSTEN KNIGHT
Beyond the emotional clarity that Knight gained during the creation of INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, it's the album's sonic risks and exploration that he is the most fired up about. Though Knight wanted the band to return to their more guitar-driven and organic roots for certain parts of the LP, much of the record ventures into eclectic territory, with hyperpop, trap, synthwave and even subtle elements of hard rock and nu metal. âRITUAL, âA NIGHT OUT ON EARTH, âREAL SUPER DARKâ and âST*RFUCKER' are the craziest instrumentals we have done ever,â Knight exclaims. âI love the idea of taking something like a guitar or my voice and making it sound entirely like something elseâ âA NIGHT OUT ON EARTH,â however, is what Knight describes as âthe biggest production flex,â and it most definitely shows. âThere's fucking elephant sounds in there and weird Batman villain-sounding horns â it's evil and heavy, and not to mention, the outro is just game over,â he says.
Beyond production, Knight pushes his voice and stretches the idea of what constitutes a strong hook on INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. With âEND OF THE WATER (FEEL),â Knight is at his most âbombastic,â in a âcartoon-likeâ state, weaving falsetto melodies that are meant to shock. âI always make a mental note when I hear a song that makes me goâŚ" He pauses, imitating an explosion. âFor me, that's when I hear some high-ass vocals that I'm not expecting.â Even on the first day of demoing âEND OF THE WATER (FEEL)â in his home studio, Knight was already so confident in the song that he called longtime producer and collaborator Zakk Cervini and âessentiallyâ forced him to come over to his house right then to help finish it. âI also want the record to show that I had a mustache [during this time], too,â Knight laughs.
With collaboration on the brain, Knight is the first to admit that for many years, he was precious about his art and was hesitant to work with others. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine, Knight changed his mind, which was evident on Waterparksâ previous album, Greatest Hits. This time around, Knight, who's an outspoken fan of the U.K. boy band One Direction, finally got a chance to live out one of his dreams by working with esteemed songwriter Julian Bunetta, who co-wrote beloved One Direction classics like âOlivia,â âInfinityâ and âBest Song Ever,â among others. âI flew to [Julian's] place in Nashville, and we ended up making five songs together, two of them being âFUNERAL GREY" and âBRAINWASHED,â Knight recalls. And while he still plans to keep the majority of his music close to his chest long term, he won't rule anything out. Knight would undoubtedly jump at the chance to work with everyone from Post Malone and Damon Albarn to Donald Glover and Toby Keith.
"I'd rather make the coolest f*cking thing, RATHER THAN HOLD BACK and make something that wasn't that good." -AWSTEN KNIGHT
Now, with the band's new LP incoming, there raises the question: Does Knight feel a sense of relief after both exorcising his deepest traumas and inviting listeners on his journey to self- discovery? "I still feel pressure with it," Knight concedes. âIt would be a lot easier if only strangers heard this, but everyone in my whole fucking life is going to hear this album, so that's what makes it strange." But he's never let any awkwardness or controversy hinder the artistic output. "I wasn't not in trouble when I put out a song like [2018's] 'TANTRUM' where I listed a bunch of dudes I wanted to kill, calling out by name," Knight acknowledges. Though his lyrical choices have sometimes resulted in strong reactions, even within his close circle of friends, Knight can't help but accept that he is meant to be unapologetic. "At the end of the day, I'd rather make the coolest fucking thing, rather than hold back and make something that wasn't that good."
Pressures of lyrical vulnerability and transparency aside, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY is Knight's attempt to "normalizeâ the catharsis he finds within songwriting, which ties into the album title itself. "Intellectual property is the mental space you give to something in your head. The 'property' may be the thing that you are struggling with. By materializing it and giving it its own world, it's actually a great way to express it and then, eventually, expel it,â he explains. "I want this album to go to the fucking moon." ALT
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Guess The Band - Awsten Knight Imagine
Pairing: Awsten Knight x Reader
Word Count: 919
Warnings: None, this is a super fluffy fic. Thereâs not even swearing.
Authorâs note: I wanted to write something and I love Awsten so I thought why not. Video mentioned is this. Enjoy. Story starts in Awstenâs pov then switches every time there is a breaker ( looks like ---- ) so it goes, Awsten, reader, Awsten
âCan you give me like a 5,4,3- and then 2,1 is silent.â The boys laughed. âHey, whatâs up. My name is Awsten, and I sing and play guitar in a band name Waterparks. And weâre playing a game... For you.â
After I was finished drawing My Chemical Romance, Geoff stood up and I took his seat. âOh this is a good one...â I heard him mutter.
Soon after Geoff started drawing a rectangle with a crossed out O in the center. âWhat the... Geoff what is this?â
âOh! I know it.â Otto chuckled from beside me.
âWhat? How?â
âI mean itâs pretty obvious dude.â Otto looked towards the camera. âCan I help him?âÂ
The camera man nodded and Otto got up to help Geoff. They kept drawing random things like a roll of tape and a tombstone. âThis isnât fair, you both suck at drawing.â I pouted.
âKnow you just suck at guessing.â Geoff retorted.
âSay it again and youâre out of the band.â I jokingly threatened.
âHere how about this.â Otto said as he drew a heart, then he started writing something inside it.
âIs that my name?âÂ
âYeah, whose else would it be?â Geoff responded to my question.
I sat in silence for a bit, trying to think of who it could be. âOh my god. Iâm an idiot... The Internet Hates Us?â
âYes!â The boys cheered.Â
âY/Nâs gonna be disappointed in you. I mean it took you that long to guess her band.â Otto joked.
I smiled at the mention of my girlfriend. âOoo are you blushing Awsten?â Geoff asked.
âNo... Shut up... Geoff youâre out of the band.â
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âHey whatâs up Iâm Y/N from The Internet Hates Us, and weâre playing âDraw That Bandâ!â I smiled. âOkay letâs see.â
I looked down at the piece of paper and read what was on it, Neck Deep. I drew a squiggly line meant to represent water and a person from the neck up.Â
âNeck Deep?â Codi asked.
âMhm.â I smiled sitting down.
After a few more round Katie was up to draw. She smiled mischievously as she looked at the paper. She drew what appeared to be a person in a bathing suit and some weird shapes behind it.
âDude what the eff is that?â
âNo spoilers.â Katie laughed.
Soon everyone had understood what the drawing was, well except for me. âHere try this.â
Morgan drew a heart and started writing my name in it. âI have no clue- is... Is it Parx?â
They all nodded with smiles on their faces. âThat took forever.â
âAwsten took longer to guess your band when they were here.â The camera man spoke up.
âReally?âÂ
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I woke up to a knock on my apartment door. âComing!â
I quickly pulled on a shirt and made my way to the door. Opening it I could see Y/N standing there. âHey. Sorry itâs so early I just wanted to hang out since we havenât in a few days.âÂ
I quietly pulled her into a hug, her frame fitting perfectly into mine. âItâs fine, but now you gotta cuddle with me.â I muttered into her hair.Â
She let out a small giggle. âOkay, but youâre gonna have to let go so I can get to your room.â
âNope.â And with that I picked her up, shut the door, and walked to the couch. I fell back onto it Y/N still in my arms.
âAwsten!â She squealed, shifting around to get more comfortable. âAt least let me watch something since youâre falling asleep.â
I let go of her a bit so she could grab the remote. âOh whatâs this?â I hummed a bit to acknowledge I was listening. âWaterparks Guess That Band? I forgot you guys did one of these.â
My voice filled the room as I shifted a bit. âWhat the... Geoff what is this?â With those words the memories of what was coming next flooded my mind.
âNope turn it off!â I jolted from my half sleep.
âWhat why?â Y/N said alarmed at my sudden loudness.
âOh my god. Iâm an idiot... The Internet Hates Us?â My voice rang from the TV.Â
âIt took a heart with your name in it to guess my band?â
I looked down in shame, nodding to answer. âIâm sorry, Iâm just a sucky boyfriend I guess.â
âNo Awst, youâre not a sucky boyfriend. I promise.â Y/N put her hands on each side of my face, lifting it up. âHere, thisâll cheer you up.â
She clicked on another video, I didnât know which one until the intro was said. âHey whatâs up Iâm Y/N from The Internet Hates Us, and weâre playing âDraw That Bandâ!â
We sat contently watching the video until Katie started drawing. I was confused on which band it was until she drew a heart with Y/Nâs name in it. âOh my god...â I mumbled.
âI have no clue- is... Is it Parx?â Y/N paused the video.
âSee, you arenât a sucky boyfriend cause I couldnât guess your band either.âÂ
âWell maybe youâre just a sucky girlfriend.â I joked.
âOh, you wanna go there?â She giggled. âI know where you sleep at night.â
âIs that so? Iâll just fly back to Texas.â
âIâll still find you.â
We both laughed and laid back down on the couch. A new video was playing on the TV and Y/N was tightly pulled to my chest. âI love you, you know that? Sucky-ness and all.â I muttered into her hair.
âI love you too, Awst. Even your sucky-ness.â
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Geoff & Otto
#waterparks#geoff wigington#otto wood#sad summer fest 2022#OTTO IS SO CUTE HELP!#there was not a single fucking good shot of Geoff#also. who the fuck was in charge of directing this thing?#there were like six cameras not ONE of them caught Awsten playing the solo in Telephone#is it getting the solo on camera not a thing anymore?
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#waterparks#geoff wigington#parx#bandom#myedit#i....dont love these but literally this and that one beginning slowmo shot are the ONLY bits where you can see geoff's face#for longer than 0.01 seconds#and the slowmo bit wouldve looked weird with a normal speed gif#they did him so dirty in this video king im SO sorry#anyway awsten next!!
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#waterparks#awsten knight#geoff wigington#otto wood#challenge for awsten: smile for more than one (1) shot in a video please please my crops are wilting#parx#candy.psd
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#i love this#there wasn't a best shot of geoff and i hate it#but anyway heres awtto#but i made a separate one for geoff#its also in queue#dont read my tags#im too talkative#Awsten knight#Otto Wood#waterparks#parx#parxboiz#geoff wigington#waterparks band#my gifs#gifs#gif#band blog#bandblog
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Been awhile since I was able to shoot a show. This time, I got to shoot my first show for Pittsburgh Music Magazine and it was such a cool opportunity. 2 years ago I would never have imagined Iâd be here; same venue, same band, but feet from them shooting their show. All Time Low has been one of my all-time (lawlz) favorite bands for several years now so this opportunity was incredible. This post is not going to go in depth, as the bulk of my show review is available in Pittsburgh Music Magazine (read here) Now, without further ado, here is my overview of the show.
The Young Renegades Tour began mid-June and made its stop in Pittsburgh on July 25th to further promote All Time Lowâs newest album Last Young Renegade (which is awesome by the way). Accompanying them on the tour were 3 semi-popular bands from all over the country; The Wrecks, Waterparks, and SWMRS.
First up was indie-rock band, The Wrecks. Their set had fansâ, already high level of adrenaline, through the roof. Many fans located in the front rows, were screaming each and every lyric with their wide eyes fixated on the band members. Overall, they had a pretty fun, upbeat set.
The next band to come out on stage was Waterparks, a name I was previously familiar with, being so ingrained into the world of smaller bands. Pop-punk in sound, they worked the stage very well and connected with the crowd extremely well. Guitarist, Geoff Wigington, even went on the big side speakers, playing closer to the fans. They were such a fan favorite and had a great set overall.
Lastly, before the main event of course, was pop-punk band, SWMRS. They had quite an interesting set⌠lol. Lead singer, Cole Becker, came out wearing a polka dot dress, so it was weird from the get-go. BUT it was awesome for my photos because it created some crazy cool shots. Jack Barakat, of ATL, amped up the crowd more for their set by accompanying SWMRS for their first song. Despite putting on a weird set, they were awesome and very much so enjoyable.
And now here we are; the part of my post where I talk about the real reason I was shooting this showâŚÂ All Time Low. As previously mentioned, 2 years ago, I attended their Future Hearts Tour stop in Pittsburgh and remember thinking about how cool it would be to truly take pictures of them, not with just with my little Lumix digital camera, lol. Little did I know Iâd be here telling the world how awesome of an experience that was. As the lights went low and the background music blared, fans went wild awaiting the first glimpse of the Baltimore natives. I even found my own heart skip a beat seeing their bodies show up in their rightful positions on stage. The lights came on and I swear the ground shook from the bursts of excitement. They began the show, strong, with âLast Young Renegadeâ, my favorite song off of the new album. The fans, including myself, screamed every word. A couple songs later and after Jack threw some salt at the Pittsburgh Steelers, they played a couple oldies and some more recently released songs, before pulling the heart strings of the entire crowd. Playing âMissing Youâ, a song about fighting depression and anxiety, struck tears from most of the eyes glued to the stage. They then lightened the mood with a couple upbeat tunes before making the crowd emotional again. All band members left the stage, leaving Alex Gaskarth accompanied by his guitar. He serenaded the crowd with âTherapyâ, another tune about depression and the constant battle that is life. Guarantee that there was plenty of ugly crying, seeing as though itâs a song that more than likely got a lot of people there through a lot of shit in their lives. Following this, they played a couple more upbeat songs, old and new, before bringing about 15-20 fans on stage during âTime-Bombâ. Fans sang along with their favorite band on stage and pumped up the crowd. What a cool opportunity and certainly a dream come true. They continued with âGood Timesâ before âendingâ the show. As if it wasnât expected, after fans screamed their name, they came back on stage to do 3 more songs. They ended the night with the ever so popular, âDear Maria Count Me Inâ, which if you donât know it, you live under a rock. My boyfriend was even picking me up from the show and texted the lyrics to me in all caps, lol.
What an absolutely unforgettable night. You can read my full review in Pittsburgh Music Magazine (here)! As always, my favorites from each band, are showcased at the bottom of this post and the rest can be seen here!
Let me know what you all think of the photos/review, my article in PMM, or even All Time Low and their new album! Feel free to share this on all social medias too.
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All Time Low â Young Renegades Tour 2017 Been awhile since I was able to shoot a show. This time, I got to shoot my first show forâŚ
#all time low#band#blog#concert#guitar#live#music#photographs#photography#photos#pictures#pittsburgh#pop#punk#rock#stage ae#swmrs#the wrecks#waterparks
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Matthew Knight
Veterinarian of Apex
iâll be your optimistic black hole
Name - Matthew âMattâ Knight
Age - 28 years
Gender - Male
Rank - VeterinarianÂ
Sexuality - Bisexual
Face-claim - Geoff Wigington
Personality
Matt is a rather quiet individual. He enjoys listening and watching more than actually talking. That is until he becomes more acquainted with someone. The more he knows the person, the better he is at talking and the bubbly side of his personality comes out. Despite coming off as someone who enjoys being alone more than hanging out around others, he very much enjoys the company of others.Â
His bubbly side only shows when heâs by himself or around those he trusts a fair bit. This can span from anywhere between laughs or a Matt who could bounce off walls. It simply depends on the day and what or who caused the bubbly mood.
He is extremely determined to help and keep the currently healthy animals as such and help out the less fortunate ones. No matter the risk. If he had to dive head first into a pit of snakes to get a dog, then so be it. If he got shot, heâd still do whatever he could to help the animal. Itâs definitely classified as a fault and he knows it. He wants to work past it but itâs proven to be difficult.Â
Appearance
Standing at roughly 6 feet tall, Matt is classified as just above the average height of a man. He also has a fairly slim stature and due to both that and his height, he gets called a beam pole a fair bit.
Brown hair and blue eyes make up his face. He also has a nose ring and can be seen wearing his triforce necklace. Heâs deeply connected with it as TLoZ is something heâs loved since he was just a child. He refuses to take it off.
Voice
Geoff Wigington
History
Growing up just outside of Houston, Texas, he was used to how the south ran and worked. Though around the age of eight his father got a job opportunity in Pennsylvania, causing the family to have to move to the state. It was a learning curve for Matt on how different things were and how to make friends all over again. By the time he hit high school, he had merged himself into a loyal group of friends and also the school band as he found his love with the guitar. He also found himself having a girlfriend, which didnât work out, and a boyfriend, which also didnât work out. Due to his love of animals, he applied to veterinary school after graduating. Accepted, he worked hard until graduating from that school. Working in a vet hospital, he found himself a partner and worked alongside them for a few years until the outbreak occurred. They got bit by an infected dog and it didnât end well. Now, heâs more determined to keep animals safe and work to find a cure for other animals
Fears
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Likes & Dislikes
likes - music, animals, helping others, snow
dislikes - loud noises, ignorance, major social situations
Family
Immediate
Parents - Sharon & Michael Knight
Sister - Grace Knight
Partner - N/A
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Chapters: 1/? Fandom: waterparks - Fandom, Waterparks (Band) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Awsten Knight/Geoff Wigington, Awsten Knight/Patty Walters, Awsten Knight/Jawn Rocha, Awsten Knight/Travis Riddle, Awsten Knight/Otto Wood Characters: Awsten Knight, Otto Wood, Geoff Wigington, Jawn Rocha, Ciara Hanna, Travis Riddle, Rob Damiani, Carter Hardin, Grace Rountree, Michaela Okland Additional Tags: It's a Gawsten but all the other pairings happen for plot, There's gonna be some smut at some point, Also there's a lot of jokes about death?, Lowkey it's a start off hate fic, I didn't mean for this to happen Summary:
âGame over? Continue?â He set the flowers atop the grave and immediately dug through his pockets. He plucked a penny out of his pocket and inserted it into the slot on the grave without a second thought. He heard an 8-bit version of a song he couldn't quite place when before his eyes, a boy appeared in front of him. His hair was a deep brown and longer than most boys -it was shaggy and a bit of a mess- but what caught the pastel boy's eye was the shade of cerulean that his eyes were.
âYou fucking idiot. Everybody knows you're supposed to put in quarters! A penny wo-â
As quickly as the boy appeared in front of him, he vanished. The lavender haired boy blinked repeatedly, turned on his heels and ran out of the cemetery. He wasn't sure entirely what had just happened but he was freaked out. In all the times he had gone to visit graves, nothing like that had every happened to him. Had he imagined the taller boy? He heard his voice clear as day. "You fucking idiot. Everybody knows you're supposed to put in quarters!" He had never been one to play arcade games. His eyes shot across the street to a dimly lit 7-11 as he ran across the almost empty street and into the store.
âI need change."
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