Celeste Matthews

"I'm sure Hydra, and maybe Solaire, will be fine. Policy or not, it's just a lockdown. It'll be over before you know it."
⇻ Celeste comforting Starlette when she starts worrying.

## ☆Celeste Matthews☆

* Citywalker
* Folk Stown
* Intramural

### Nicknames

Celly (by Starlette)
Cellular (by Ophelia)
Missy (by Hydrangea and Solaire)
Miss Cell (by Atlach)

## Traits

### Likes

* Action-platformer games
* Stress balls
* Starlette's baking
* Soft blankets
* Quiet spaces
* Pre-orders
* Merchandise
* Sugary chips

### Dislikes

* Public transport
* Quick-time events
* Coffee
* Slimy foods
* Loud noises
* Washing her glasses
* Most tabletop games
* Squinting

## Relationships

### Relatives

Unknown ex-mother
Astrid (father)

### Friends

Starlette (platonic partner)
Solaire
Ophelia
Hydrangea

## Appearances

### Last seen

Convo Topic: DEATH IS NEAR – Chapter 12

**Celeste Matthews** (also known as **Red Wing** by her online alias) is a secondary character of *Glitzing Stars*. She is in a queer-platonic relationship with Starlette and is also the daughter of Astrid Matthews. Celeste is also a close friend of Solaire, Hydrangea, and Ophelia.

She acts as emotional support for Starlette in the story, attempting to help her through the lockdown before the upcoming policy change. She also accompanies Starlette when they catch up with their friends in the beginning chapters of *Glitzing Stars*.

Celeste made a speaking debut in the prologue before her official appearance in the first chapter titled "In Two Weeks" of *Glitzing Stars*.

## Appearance

Celeste is an adult woman with a slight bust to her build and tan skin. She has untidy brown hair, with a small piece sticking upwards and pulled in a short ponytail; if her hair is down, it is near the bottom of her neck being swept both left and right. Her eyes are bright yellow, being very slim in shape, similar to that of an oval.

Celeste's intramural outfit consists of a black undershirt, tucked inside of black track shorts with green accents. Accompanied with her indoor attire is a pair of loose white socks. With her Citywalker outfit, she dons a white short-sleeved shirt topped with black suspenders and jeans. Accompanying her outdoor wear, Celeste wears black loafers and glasses, its frames have dark blue rims with see-through lenses.

Celeste may alternatively be seen wearing her Folk Stown outfit; consisting of a white and pink long-sleeved sweatshirt with a cartoon-like bunny design on the front, she often keeps the left sleeve draped over her shoulder. The sweatshirt is also tucked inside a baby blue colored skirt keeping her loose socks whilst wearing pink shoes with straps.

### Design

Celeste's colored intramural design shows her hair being shaded in, along with her undershirt and the inner part of her shorts. Parts of Celeste's Citywalker outfit are colored in, such as her glasses, suspenders, shoes, and pants. Only her Folk Stown design does not have any shading made yet.

## Personality

Celeste is the closest friend of Starlette, having stuck out for one another since their younger days. Especially during difficult times. She displays a heavy interest in action and platformer games, willingly taking hours to 100% any game she does.

She is shown to be laid-back and withdrawn towards news regarding the lockdown, remaining neutral to the 5-Day Policy. Although willing to listen to any recent events, she tends to be drawn to playing video games and focusing on herself than to being caught up. Despite this, Celeste is very compassionate towards her friends, especially Starlette, knowing when to give reassurance and understanding of her situation.

As stated, Celeste presents an outwardly geek-like nature, being heavily interested in video games (specifically action and platformers). She is shown to collect various forms of merchandise throughout her room in chapter 2. She becomes heavily focused on the game at hand, along with its mechanics, she even pre-ordered Enemies to: Maim as it offered extra rewards.

She is described as not being invested in different forms of video games, such as her liking a handful of tabletop games but she would get bored very quickly. Celeste is also said to be in a love-hate relationship with turn-based strategy games.

## Abilities

### Skillset

* **Speedrunning**: Being one of Celeste's hobbies, she dedicated numerous hours to achieve better times through the games she plays.

## Trivia

* Celeste is nearsighted.
* Celeste's given name means "heavenly," or "celestial" from the Latin word "caelestis."
* The surname Matthews means "gift," coming from the Greek form of the Hebrew name מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Mattityahu) meaning "gift of Yahweh."
* The red wing username was inspired by the demon Abezethibou who, after his treason, was only left with one red wing.
* Her surname was originally written as "Ophanim" to fit her celestial theming but was later changed to "Matthews."
	+ Her former surname is based on the ophanim, which are class of celestial beings shaped like wheels seen in Ezekiel's vision from the Book of Enoch.
* She is described to be unbelievably bad with quick-time events.
* According to General Velvet, Celeste is said to be the type of person that would waste a lot of money if she went to an arcade unsupervised.
* Celeste in the profile cards for chapters 1 and 2 have references to video games.
* According to General Velvet, she absolutely hates gelatin.
* She is the only character who was officially named in the prologue.
* Her early designs were inspired by Jaden Yuki from Yu-Gi-Oh! GX.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Glitzing Stars, In Two Weeks – Chapter 1
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Celeste's Refsheet page
3. ↑ General Velvet's website: BloodMoon City
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Refsheet - Trivia
5. ↑ wikipedia:Celeste\_(name)
6. ↑ wikipedia:Abezethibou
7. ↑ wikipedia:Ophanim
8. ↑ Glitzing Stars, Your Local Coffee Shop – Chapter 2
9. ↑ Refsheet - Gallery: Citywalker outfits of Starlette and Celeste
10. ↑ Refsheet - Gallery: Celeste profile