QUICK STATS ;
Name: Mateo Hendricks
Nicknames: Teo
Age: 38
Gender & pronouns: Male & he/him
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Time in Wilmington: From the age of 28
Occupation: Mechanic
Neighbourhood: South Hills
Relationship status: Single
Face claim: Clayton Cardenas
Trigger warnings: adoption, teen pregnancy, imprisonment, murder mention, drug addiction
Please read below for his introduction !!
Teo's mom was a teenager when she fell pregnant with him so she gave him up for adoption. He was originally born in Wilmington but then was adopted by a couple who lived in Miami, where he lived until he was 28
His adoptive parents had previously adopted an older boy, and so Teo grew up with an older brother. His brother was very troublesome and Teo soon followed in his footsteps. They were quite the devilish duo and got into lots of trouble together. It was his brother who first introduced him to the life of crime, and during his teens he would spend a couple months in a juvenile detention centre
Tbh his brother was an awful influence and Teo was never really on the straight and narrow. With his brother, they would commit a lot of crimes. Mostly petty crimes but dabbled in drugs and car theft
Teo had always known he had been adopted, and in his mid twenties he reached out to his birth mom who was more than happy to reconnect. This was when he discovered he also had two younger sisters (Camila and Corrine)
One night Teo went on a simple B&E with his brother, with Teo being the getaway driver. But in his gut he knew something wasn't right, like it was a setup, and fled. He soon came to learn that his brother had been jumped that night and had fought back, and was faced with murder charges
Engulfed with guilt, Teo fled again to Wilmington, wiping his hands of Miami. With his new family and his new home, he tried so hard to not expose his true self to Camila and Corrine but it wasn't long until he went back to his old ways, stealing cars and selling them for parts
During his time in Wilmington, he would go to prison a further two times. He was introduced to contraband drugs during his second stint, and they were concoctions of awful substances and grew addicted with one hit
He was released from prison at the beginning of 2024 and has sworn that he will get himself better, and has sworn he won't go back to his life of crime
Current update: He lives in a small apartment in South Hills with his rottweiler. He works as mechanic, working on motorcycles and cars (not stealing them, thank u). He attends regular NA meetings and has three children - the oldest is 17 and living in Miami, the second oldest is 8 and the youngest is 6, both of which living in Wilmington. He will headbutt you if you look at him the wrong way.
WANTED CONNECTIONS.
FRIENDS: He's been living in Wilmington for 10 years now so he'll have some pretty sturdy friendships at this point tbh. His besties need to be people who are willing to put up with his shit. He swears a lot, has very little patience, and can't seem to get his shit together BUT homeboy is loyal
SPONSOR/SUPPORT CIRCLE: The person/people he can go to at 3am when he's struggling with his addiction and needs to call them so he doesn't relapse. These the people are REAL with him
FRIENDS OF HIS SISTERS: His lil sisters are his damn LIIIIFE so anyone who knows Camila or Corrine will naturally know Teo too
EXES: I will at some point be looking for his baby mama who he co-parents with BUT he will have definitely attempted dating once or twice in the 10 years he's been in town
FWBs: He for suuuuure does not want a committed relationship until he's stable and can give the best to someone, but that doesn't mean he isn't sleeping around a lil bit. He's a rascal
There are tons of other connections we can do but these are just the basics <3





















