Matt Carson

## Matthew Thomas Carson

> "*Hey bro, we get it. If this is what you want, then we understand completely.*"
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―Matt to Lucas
**Matthew “Matt” Thomas Carson** is one of Lucas Stone’s best friend who is the ASB Treasurer and golfer of Timberline High School. He is the Spirit of the friendship chant. He graduated Timberline to attend the University of Washington and later works as a writer and photographer traveling with Hannah Beltran who became his wife.

He is portrayed by Roshon Fegan.

## Biography

### Early life

Matt Carson was born in Lacey, Washington. He has an older brother Anthony and a younger sister Riana. His father left the family when Matt was on six years old. He attended Lakeside Elementary where he met and became friends with Tiffany Stewart, Cooper Mendes and Hannah Beltran and later Lucas Stone who moved from Forks and lives next door to Tiffany when she introduces Lucas to everyone. Since then, they all became close as best friends which inspires Tiffany to make the friendship chant where Matt is labeled Spirit. He was fourteen when he was in a car accident with Anthony where he died and Matt blamed himself for it but gotten over it.

### *Forever Together*

> "*Hey bro, not telling you to move on but I hope you find someone who'll love you as much as Meghan has.*"
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> "*Only fate will tell me that bro. As for you, you better not be partying hard getting drunk.*"
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> "*I can't promise you that.*"
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―Matt and Lucas
Matt continues his life in Lacey as he enters Timberline High School where he becomes ASB Treasurer and captain of the golf team his senior year. Halfway through sophomore year, he meets Meghan Valentine and became friends with her when she starts dating Lucas. Matt has dated a lot of girls but not as many as Cooper.

On Lucas and Meghan's second anniversary, Meghan was killed in a car accident by Lucas's tormentor Justin Knox causing Lucas to be devastated but not before Lucas flipped and was about to run out to kill Justin until Matt and Cooper held him down from doing so. Matt gets accepted to the University of Washington along with his friends.

On May 16, 2015, Matt and his friends came home one night from Bri Evans's White-Out party where they arrived to see Lucas's house on fire with his family in it. They were rescued but died the minute they arrived at the hospital. After hearing the news of his family, Lucas broke down and cried himself to sleep. He stays with their English teach Beth Warner, who lives next door to Lucas and became his temporary guardian. During school, Matt found out that Lucas called the college administration to turn down their acceptance to their school causing Matt to angrily confront Lucas leading those two in a fight when Matt unintentionally brought up Lucas’s family causing Lucas to take off in the middle of school taking off unbeknownst to them Lucas was about to jump off a cliff but was stopped. He came back and both Matt and Lucas apologize to each other for their actions and everything was all water under the bridge as Lucas reconcile with his friends. Matt graduated high school along with everyone else and on the next day, Lucas leaves Lacey to find some meaning into his life. He gave Lucas a sad farewell and wishes him luck before Lucas took a train and left.

### *A New Life*

Matt never made an appearance in *A New Life* but was mentioned via flashback on the night Lucas lost his family revealed to be caused by the Volturi. Lucas left the Cullens after the incident in Italy saying he has to take care of something.

In *Forever Together*, Lucas returns to Lacey to see Matt and the others again where they were shocked to see Lucas's new appearance unbeknownst that Lucas is a vampire. Lucas tells them that he's staying with the Cullens and wanted to spend time with his friends before they go to college. Matt and his friends are happy to see that Lucas is happy, moved on and has found something in his life he was looking for and supported his decision. Matt gives Lucas a final goodbye before Lucas heads back to Forks and Matt starts attending college.

### *The Other Half*

Matt was mentioned again in *The Other Half* from a flashback when Lucas thought back on the day he first met Meghan and fell in love with her. He also appeared in another flashback where he and Cooper witnessed Lucas risked his life to save Meghan when she almost got run over by Justin and his new car.

#### *Happily Ever After*

> "*When Lucas and I first met, I was the laid back type of guy and Lucas here, well let's just say Lucas didn't think any girl would like him. Well Lucas, look who's sitting next to you bro, because you are so wrong.*"
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―Matt on Lucas
Matt received an invitation along with Cooper, Hannah, Tiffany and her sister Sam Stewart to Lucas’s wedding where he will be getting married to Krystal Diamond. Matt and his friends reunite with Lucas along with doing the friendship chant. After that, Matt and Cooper takes an immediate interest to Bella Swan, Alice Cullen, Rosalie Hale and Renesmee Cullen causing Lucas to be annoyed along with Tiffany and Hannah until the girls met Edward Cullen who Tiffany falls for while Hannah eagerly shakes his hand. That is until to Matt and his friends' shock, they found out that the Cullens are dating each other despite the fact that they're siblings. Matt watches Lucas gets married to Krystal and was seen at the reception giving a toast of congratulation to the married couple.

### *Full Of Surprises*

According to Tiffany, Matt started dating Hannah halfway through their final year in college. He graduates becoming a writer and photographer where he and Hannah travel together.

He never appears in the story but was mentioned via flashbacks. The first was when Tiffany and Lucas remembered on how their friendship chant was made. The second was in their senior year where they were taking the finals and Matt tells Lucas that Tiffany has been taking drugs but Lucas refuses to believe it.

### *Value In Belief*

Matt was mentioned in the end of the story by Tiffany explaining that he and Hannah got married when Tiffany was describing her heartache.

### *Have A Purpose*

Matt made a cameo appearance along with Cooper and Hannah where they arrived to attend Tiffany’s wedding where he watches her get married to Jalen Long.

## Physical appearance

Matt is described to be skinny but well built standing at six feet and three inches tall. He has light brown skin, short black hair and grey eyes. He is also attractive due to his devilishly handsomeness.

## Personality and traits

Matt is known to always lift people’s moods up whenever they feel down. His personality is what labeled him Spirit of the friendship chant. He is friendly and very loyal to the people he cares about including his friends.

He plays golf for his school and has a habit of dancing where he busts a move. He has dated many girls but not as many as Cooper and his relationships last longer than Cooper’s. That stopped when he settled with Hannah.

## Relationships

Matt Carson is the second son and Anthony and Riana Carson are his siblings. He is Hannah Beltran’s wife.

### Hannah Beltran

> "*Oh thanks Hannah, I owe you one.*"
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> "*You said that hundreds of times.*"
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> "*Well, I mean it this time.*"
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> "*You said that hundreds of times as well.*"
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―Matt and Hannah
Hannah Beltran is Matt’s wife who is the Memory of the friendship chant.

The two of them have best friends since they were kids and are part of the friendship chant. Both of them have been dating a lot of people in high school before college years they started dating each other where they travel together and later got married.

Before their relationship, the two of them are close as they always care about each other and their friends. Both of them mostly hit Cooper whenever he says the wrong things.

### Lucas Stone

> "*Bro, you made our group complete. It was you that made a difference to us.*"
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―Matt to Lucas
Lucas Stone is Matt’s best friend who is the Forever of the friendship chant.

The two of them met when Lucas moved to Lacey and became good friends since Lucas stood up for Matt and Cooper against Justin as Matt calls Lucas his bro. Matt enjoys teasing Lucas to annoy him and Lucas usually breaks up fights between him and Cooper but none of the less the two care about each other and had each other's backs as seen helping Lucas fight some guards as Lucas saves Matt from falling off a car. Like brothers, the two had fought before. In Stress of Forever Together, Lucas didn't believe Matt that Tiffany's taking pills and called him an asshole than a friend and in What's The Point where the two got into a heated argument when Matt hears that Lucas declined to go to college leading those two in physical violence when Matt brought up Lucas's deceased family but the two quickly made up in the end.

After graduation when Lucas told everyone that he's leaving Lacey, Matt was sad to see him go but respects his choice and said goodbye to him. The two of them were reunited in Happily Ever After where Lucas invited Matt to his wedding and gave a toast of congratulations to Lucas and Krystal.

### Tiffany Stewart

> "*She's my friend too but I saw*it*!*"
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―Matt on Tiffany
Tiffany Stewart is Matt’s best friend who is the Life of the friendship chant.

The two met at Lakeside Elementary and became best friends being part of the friendship chant. Matt shows to care about Tiffany as seen when Matt was concern about Tiffany taking caffeine pills but Tiffany refuses to listen however she apologizes for her behavior in the end. After the lost of his family and Lucas left Lacey again to say goodbye to his friends, Matt and Tiffany attend the University of Washington together.

They both attended Lucas's wedding in Happily Ever After where they both fell for the Cullens until they were told that they are dating despite that their siblings before Tiffany knew about the supernatural. In Have A Purpose, Matt attended Tiffany's wedding.

### Cooper Mendes

> "*How many times have I told you two idiots about hitting each other, that's my job.*"
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―Lucas to Matt and Cooper
Cooper Mendes is Matt’s best friend who is the Dreams of the friendship chant.

The two have known each other since they were kids and are part of the friendship chant. Before Lucas came, the two were pretty close as friends. Both of them have dated many girls with Cooper dating the most but Matt lasting longer in his relationships and less than Cooper.

Matt usually hits Cooper whenever he says the wrong things but mostly for fun. The two have a habit of engaging into childish fights which leads to Lucas breaking them up in annoyance in various ways. Despite that, the two care about each other very much.

### Meghan Valentine

> "*She's right behind you.*"
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―Matt to Lucas on Meghan
Meghan Valentine is Matt’s friend from Timberline High School.

When Meghan transferred to their school, Matt had a small crush on her at first sight but after seeing her being close to Lucas and seeing his feelings for her, Matt lets it slide to give Lucas a chance. The two of them became friends when she and Lucas became a couple.

Meghan was killed by Justin on Meghan and Lucas's second anniversary which saddens Matt for the lost of his friend but he manages to recover better than Lucas as he'll always miss Meghan.

## Appearances

* *A New Life* (via flashback)
* *The Other Half* (via flashback)
	+ *Happily Ever After*
* *Full Of Surprises* (via flashback)
	+ *Forever Together*
* *Have A Purpose*