Matthew Smith

[matthcwsmith]

where: havenport farms who: @havenportstarters​

He had become a familiar sight at the farm, being there every day to take care of the horses, cleaning the stables and making sure they were healthy. Sometimes he was still bummed he never got to finish his veterinarian studies, but at least he still got to work with horses so maybe it wasn’t all too bad, and he wasn’t afraid to get his hands dirty. He had let the horses out to graze in the field and was brushing his own horse when he saw someone walk around the premises. The farm owner wasn’t around and he was to look after the place until the man came back. “Be a good boy, stay here, right?” he whispered to his horse, brushing her over the mane before he walked towards the visitor, wiping his hands together. “Can I help you?”

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luisamoreno‌:

She was used to taking these long strolls late at night when the whole town seemed to be asleep. Luisa started taking them when she was first pregnant with Elena, she would stroll down the pier, listening to the water crashing on the rocks below, waves coming and going, giving her a nice sense of calm, something she rarely got from the moment she saw herself 15 and pregnant. Nowadays, the stroll was made whenever Ellie had some sort of slumber party, or pulled an all nighter studying at some friend’s house and she found herself with maybe too much on her mind. At least enough to feel restless and anxious inside her own home.

Wrapping her sweater tightly around herself as the wind blew most of her hair back, she took step after step, getting closer to her favorite place. It was where the pier met the deepest end of the sea it could. Some days looking down, things were calm and waves rolled off to the shore like it was nothing, other days, like that specific one, the sea was angry. The waves slapped against the rock letting anyone who dared to take a swim know they would definitely wouldn’t be met with a nice and welcoming swim. 

At the sight of another person there, Luisa’s eyebrows dented in a frown. Not that they were not welcomed, it was just unusual for her to have company at that particular time of the night. By now people were tucked safely in their homes, enjoying a nice sleep, not in the pier overlooking the ocean. She thought maybe about leaving, not wanting to disrupt whatever moment the person was having, but on a second thought, what if they wanted company? What if they needed company? As she thought, her steps grew bolder and closer to who she could see was a man. Her hands reached for the railing and she rested her forearms looking down at the angry sea and then at the starry sky. “It’s amazing, isn’t it?” He didn’t need to reply— she was thinking out loud, as she had done so many times before in her life. “The sky is so black tonight and the stars are particularly bright that just makes you feel… small, doesn’t it? Too small to think that all of this is without a sense,” a sigh left her lips as she peered to the side. @matthcwsmith​

Matthew couldn’t remember the last time he had a good night sleep. Uninterrupted and feeling refreshed in the morning. He exhausted himself so much during the day that after dinner he was as good as gone most of the times, but the nightmares would keep him up at an ungodly hour and it had been like that for almost two years now. The feeling of guilt and remorse plaguing in his head almost constantly, which was why he distracted himself with work, work and more work. They said gardening was therapeutic, which was why he got himself a garden to produce vegetables, fruits and herbs but it wasn’t enough in the end. 

That night, he felt like he was out of options and found himself going for a walk instead. It was a rather chilly night, especially since he had gone out without a jacket and nothing but the sweater he had tossed on the bedroom chair. But the cold didn’t seem to affect him too much apart from a shiver once every few minutes. It was the closer he got to the pier he seemed to acclimate to the cold spring winds that were rushing over cold dark water he would stare in for the next half hour, his mind racing about the options he had taken in front of him. 

At the bottom of his despair, a numb thumb pressing send to deliver a message to his brother he hadn’t spoken to for over a year, not even knowing if he still had the same number. A mind made up, a husk simply needing the encouragement, all thrown in the water when someone walked up to him, talking to him. 

Matthew froze, blue hues simply staring at the woman who had walked into the situation but not having the slightest of ideas as to what had been going on in his head. He hadn’t even thought to look up at the night sky with lit stars in the far distance and appreciate what was around him until she had mentioned it. He found himself looking up at the vast and endless universe around them. He had felt small for so long, but it had something poetic about it with the way that she described it. 

“It’s something to ponder.” He finally said, voice raw, hands clinging on the wooden guard railing, keeping him safely in place. “There’s a sadness behind the truth that the stars are so bright to us, but they have already died out back where they are.” 

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oscarfaraday‌:

starter | @havenportstarters​

“Since I’m already here…might as well come by and say hello.”

“Not to look a gift horse in the mouth, but what brings you all the way here, Oscar?” In the year that Matthew had been living in Havenport he hadn’t made a lot of friends. A side effect of focusing on his own recovery and merely trying to get over the heartbreak his Julienne and their daughter left behind.  Oscar however was someone he had a good connection with right off the bat. He was a nice guy. To see him show up at the stables however was a surprise. 

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cassiegreco‌:

@havenportstarters​​

It was a beautiful and hot day out so when Julian gave her his perfected puppy dog eyes when asking to go to the park, Cassandra couldn’t refuse. It was a good excuse to take their corgi Prince out to work his little legs so after packing a bag with drinks and snacks she took her son and dog out to expend some of their energy. 

While she had her eyes on Julian helping another kid on the monkey bars, Prince started eagerly barking as he began to tug Cassie a little bit backward. They didn’t get too far of course, but she looked over at the person Prince was attempting to happily pounce on and gave them an apologetic smile as she did her best to calm him down. “Sorry about him! I promise he isn’t trying to bite you, he just really loves making friends.”

After a whole morning of working at the stables, Matthew made his way back home, sauntering through the park he had to cross in order to get there. His gaze was lowered, resting on his feet as he made his way forward and not haying much attention for what was happening around him. Yet when there was barking a little too close to him for comfort he jumped aside. More because he was startled than scared. Dogs weren’t scary in his eyes, Julienne had a dog who he had given to her sister after her passing. Too many memories otherwise. It was still hard to avoid hearing her voice on the radio that he pretty much stopped listening to it anymore. The quiet rides in the car had made it too chilling for him that he started walking to his work at one point. 

“Oh..” Matthew breathed, offering the woman a slight smile. “No worries. Just caught me off guard.” 

He explained to the blonde, lowering down through his knees to extend his hand to the canine, allowing him to smell it. 

“Hey bud -- What’s his name?” He asked the last question at the blonde, lifting his head up to look at her properly.

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karinaohana‌:

{ @havenportstarters​ }

The bell over the door of the shop fell and broke the previous day, which resulted in the clients and potential customers scaring a hunched over, drawing Karina all day long since it didn’t even register for her that people came in, so there was no question that she would need to put up a new one. She found a pretty purple and blue one in the morning and now that she had a little bit of free time in between two appointments, she grabbed the small ladder she had in her shop, the hammer, and a box of screws she got from pops and the bell.

She maneuvered the door open with her hands full and grinned when she saw a person coming down the street, passing her just at the right time to push the hammer, the box and the bell into the person’s hands. “Hey, come help me and hold these for me, okay? Thanks!” And she was already setting down the ladder from her other hand, setting the ladder to the right place as if the person actually agreed to help. 

Sometimes, just walking through the town with no one paying a single mind to him was too much to ask. But that was what was to be expected when moving to a place significantly smaller than Los Angeles. Everyone was nice in the way of greeting you when passing you by or striking up a conversation. Maybe it was to help Matthew get better as well. Open up and let people in again. The thought alone was exhausting honestly. 

When someone addressed him from the other side of the doorway however he halted in his tracks, tired blue hues looking into her direction and once he gathered the pieces to complete the puzzle and understand what she was asking from him he nodded, making way towards her. 

“What would you have me do, ma’am?”

Matthew asked, halting in front of the ladder. Julienne often wanted to do things herself. Like mount a lamp on the ceiling herself and he’d just make sure he was there to catch her should she fall, so the thought of offering to hang up whatever she wanted to hang up didn’t even occur to him. Being close to a handyman wasn’t a factor at that point. 

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reyna-frxdrikson‌:

@havenportstarters​

Reyna was waiting in line to order herself a warm beverage from the local coffee shop. She wasn’t much of a coffee drinker so she was debating on between a hot chocolate or tea. She noticed she was nearing the front of the line so she reached inside her bag for her wallet.. Only to realize she had forgotten it at home. “No no no no..” She muttered to herself, looking for any loose change or bills at the bottom of her purse.  “You can go ahead of me.” She offered to the person behind her. 

Of course today of all days his coffeemaker had to break down. He had a horrible night of sleep and was in a desperate need of coffee so he decided to leave home earlier, having fed his chickens and making off to the nearest place selling coffee. Undoubtedly it wouldn’t taste as good as his home coffee would, but it would be something he could live with. Letting out a yawn, Matthew waited in the small queue to order his coffee when the girl in front of him addressed him, frantically searching her bag. “Are you sure?” He asked, blue hues focusing on her. “You okay ma’am?” 

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sean-zechman‌:

@havenportstarters​

“Okay hear me out, what is the damn point of jalapenos in ice cream? Who the fuck does that right? Only a psycho that’s who.” He said as he proceeded to take a bite from the pint of ice cream and gagging at the taste. “Wanna try?”

On vary rare occasions, Matthew found himself out of his house and today he found himself sitting outside on a bench filling out a crossword puzzle. When Sean spoke up, he tore his gaze from the blocked picture on the paper to look at his ice cream, frowning at the fact there were jalapeños in there. “No.. No thank you, I’ll pass.” Matthew declined, looking back down at the puzzle. “What’s an eight letter word for a Danish ancestor?” 

[matthcwsmith]

[CHRIS EVANS] — you see [MATTHEW SMITH] there? yeah, they’re [THE DESPONDENT] and they’ve lived in Havenport for [A YEAR]. [HE/HIM] are [COMPASSIONATE] & [CREATIVE], even though most people think they’re [VULNERABLE] & [SELF DESTRUCTIVE].

BIOGRAPHY

tw: deaths

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Matthew grew up with a brother five years younger than him, and two doting but struggling parents. Matthew lost his mother pretty early on leaving their father to tend for his two sons. Matthew decided to study to become a veterinarian in the future but had to drop out after his father’s unexpected death.

Ended up raising his brother before Julian went off to college himself. Not really having the funds to pick up his studies anymore, he started working here and there and ended up working for this riding school where he met the Julienne.

Julienne was an upcoming singer, there to record her music video which starred the horses Matthew took care of. He taught her how to ride the horse and when filming was over they simply clicked, and started dating.

Over the years they got closer, Matthew moving to L.A. to be with her, and even welcomed their little daughter Eva to the world. They engaged a registered partnership rather than marrying, as Julienne wanted to focus on her singing career, and already had a fan club going for her, platinum records and performances in North America and Europe.

One afternoon when they were driving home, tragedy hit as Matthew had to swerve out for a wrong-way driver, losing his entire family in manner of seconds while he only got off with broken ribs and a concussion.

The trial that followed against the woman who took the life of his family was gruelling and took more from Matthew than he was able to endure. So as soon as the woman was found guilty and he had to deal with the aftermaths, he pushed everyone he knew away and left L.A. to go to the small town of Havenport and be away from everything.

It’s been almost two years since the accident and Matthew is still recovering, throwing himself into his work as a stable hand. He’s still trying to find that light to keep him going.

HEADCANONS

He has six chickens that occupy the chicken coop in his back yard and grows vegetables and fruit he uses for dinner himself.

No longer listens to the radio because he had a breakdown the last time he heard Julienne’s song coming on. So now he just avoids it.

Has had no contact with his brother since the trial, pushing him away as he’s not ready to face him knowing he would only be disappointed by what he sees.

On his chest, Matthew has a tattoo that is a sound wave. It starts with Eva saying ‘hi daddy’ and ends with Julienne saying ‘happy birthday.’ It was from a video Julienne sent him on his birthday when he was away for the weekend with friends.

He brought his own horse along from L.A. that he was allowed to put in one of the stables he works at. Her name is Lucy.

Matthew has enough money left to him after Julienne’s death, who had put him in her will. But one would never guess from what he does for a job, how he has a pretty small house and wears old clothing.

His birthday is the fourth of July, which is pretty rad.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Stable hand at Haven Farms.

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Chris Evans as Andy Barber in Defending Jacob - 1x05 “Visitors”