Can I ask about Matthew AFTG and Matthew?
yes of course!! I’m actually so excited to talk about these two
so I’m not sure how familiar you are with The Raven Cycle, but Matthew is one of the main character’s dreamed younger brother, yes, dreamed up.
so for the AFTG Matthew, that is actually something I have only just begun to write based off of this post by @contrarianwitt! I haven’t really gotten too much written for this yet, but I’m planning to focus on the idea of Matthew and Neil comparing times they got locked in trunks 🥰
this is the very very beginning:
After the dreadful mess that had ruined Matthew’s sophomore year, he decided that he needed to try something new.
Something that could be his. Not Ronan’s. Not Declan’s. Matthew’s.
That’s how he found Exy.
now for the one that’s just called “Matthew” that’s simply because I don’t give my WIPs very creative names, most of the time. this one isn’t a crossover, and at least so far, it’s told from everyone’s perspective but Matthew! I have two separate versions of the same three scenes so far because I can’t decide which way I like better 🙈
basically, in the final book of the series there’s a big fakeout where everyone thinks Matthew died, and when he returns home it’s in the second to last chapter of the book and it doesn’t receive much fanfare at all, and I think that that is a shame!! this is also an opportunity for me to explore Ronan’s (Matthew’s older brother) grief
Adam gave him a place: The Barns.
A phone number: Jordan Hennessy’s.
A warning: Matthew Lynch.
Gansey’s heart broke all over again. Ronan Lynch had always been shadowed in tragedy. His father, murdered. His mother, taken by the forest. His younger brother dead, his older shot.
Gansey booked the earliest flight he could, before he even spoke to Henry and Blue.
I hope you enjoyed this glimpse into Matthew vs AFTG Matthew :-)
