#og matt

Matt also absolutely gives Donnie free pass to hang out backstage with the Feed Dogs at their gigs and makes sure he has one of the best seats with Maero and Jessica

Donnie really isn’t much of a heavy metal guy but hey! he gets to hang out with his friends! count him in!

Matt also totally plays guitar and sings for Donnie when they’re hanging out

He tries and fails to teach Donnie how to play

Donnie gets too flustered and after a few attempts, Matt just chalks it up as something Donnie either doesn’t have an interest in or just not an acquirable skill for him

In turn, Donnie tries to show Matt the ropes for mechanic work

Matt literally cannot grasp all the car parts and tools and just it’s all way too much for him but he just keeps letting Donnie try because he’s trying. He wants to show him this stuff and it’s something he personally is really passionate about

Matt starts taking Donnie to the arcade when he finds out that he’s pretty much become a chronic workaholic and doesn’t take a lot of time off to just chill and have fun

Matt destroys Donnie at Guitar Hero and Donnie shreds him at skeeball

This also turns into Matt taking Donnie as his plus one to various music events and festivals and to local shows since Maero’s busy running a gang now

Donnie still does not understand all the music stuff, but Matt thinks it’s the coolest shit so it MUST be cool and worthwhile

They’ve got a pretty playful relationship and Matt gives Donnie a hard time a lot but it’s always with a smile and an offer to help if he needs it

But only he’s allowed to give Donnie a hard time, don’t be a dick to Donnie when Matt’s around cause he’ll step in and give you a hard time for pushing his boy around

Donnie’s also quick to trust so he’s pretty fast to tell Matt about Lin and the Rollerz

Matt is the only one to learn about the depth of Donnie’s involvement with the Rollerz, like yeah everyone knows he ran with them, but for the most part, none of the Brotherhood (Maero included) know he was best friends with Joseph Price himself and they really don’t know about Lin

Matt takes it upon himself to stay the night at Donnie’s every year on the anniversary of Lin’s death, he shows up with his guitar, Freckle Bitch’s, and a different selection of movies every time

He never tells Donnie that it’s because he’s worried about the guy and that he wants to help and make him smile some but Donnie knows well enough

They just hang out and play video games and talk for the most part

They also have a Fast and the Furious marathon once a year

Matt just thinks they’re cool movies, he likes the action and he thinks the cars look fuckin awesome

Donnie is a lot more critical of them as someone who’s got a personal stake in street racing and building cars but he likes to watch them just to point out all the mistakes and how “unrealistic” they are

Matt just nods and laughs along but picks up a few common mistakes and starts pointing them out himself when he watches the movies with his other friends/Maero

Absolutely neither of them can cook to save their lives

They just order take out constantly

They did try to teach themselves how to cook once but it ended in calling the fire department to Matt’s place and him needing to stay at Donnie’s for a few weeks after the fire

They decided to just leave the cooking to Maero and Jessica when they all hang out

Of course Matt’s the one to give Donnie his first tattoo

They were both stoned as hell and Donnie mentioned out of the blue always wanting a tattoo but never getting one

Matt offers to help with that and it ends with Donnie getting a Feed Dogs tattoo on his shoulder

He complained the whole time but refused to give up when Matt offered to stop if it was hurting too much

Unsurprisingly Matt’s the one to make a first move

They’re both high or buzzed or a little of both, hanging out at Donnie’s place and Donnie’s prattling on about cars or something and they’re already practically sitting on top of each other and Matt just kind of goes for it and kisses Donnie

There’s a minute where they’re both quiet and Donnie thinks for a moment that Matt definitely did not actually kiss him but then he does it again and Donnie decides it’s better not to question if it’s real or in a dream or something

They try to keep it underwraps at first but they’re also pretty bad at hiding it when they sneak off to go makeout like a couple of dumb teenagers

One of Maero’s lieutenants catches them in the back of Donnie’s car and Maero has a fit laughing when they tell him about it

Maero is weirdly supportive, Jessica is less so but she keeps her mouth shut about it

Maero also gives Donnie A Talk that follows along the lines of “If you hurt Matt, I’ll snap your spine, Donnie”

He laughs and says he’s joking after but he follows that up with a stern look that leaves Donnie with a feeling he wasn’t kidding

Matt’s the one to show up and help Donnie patch up after The Boss roughs him up looking for Carlos

Donnie’s also the one to take Matt to get his hand fixed up at the hospital after The Boss burns it up

Matt likes to scratch the names of people he dates into the back of his guitar, Donnie’s is the last name he scratches into it and it’s got a buncha extra nicks in it and took a few attempta cause he was messing around while Donnie worked on his car and he kept messing up or Donnie would purposely mess him up

After Matt’s killed, Donnie decides then and there to just get the hell outta dodge. Hometown or not, between Joseph, Lin, Matt, and eventually Maero as well, he’s out of luck staying in Stilwater. He just can’t win with the Saints around