#Matthieu Williams

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awe donkey schpitel

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The audio has been playing in my head rent-free

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squish!

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PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE RE-WRITE THE FLORIST AND THE RACER FIC PLEASE I LOVE OT SO MUCH

(👀 Well….SURPRISE ANON! I’ve been re-writing the story….here is a sneak peak just for you.)

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The Florist and The Racer (Sample writing from Chapter 1)

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Amidst the grandeur of a high-class art museum, an exclusive charity event was in full swing. Well-dressed attendees mingled, their conversations drifting through the air as they admired the intricate artwork adorning the gallery walls.

As Alejandro navigated the sea of people, his brother, Matthieu, accompanied him. Matthieu's serene demeanor often contrasted with the glamorous events they attended, and he was easily irked by the crowded and pretentious gatherings.

Matthieu leaned closer to his brother, his voice carrying a sense of calm amidst the chaos surrounding them. "This weekend's race is going to be in a small town, away from all of this clamor and extravagance. I've heard they have some charming little shops that will provide a welcome respite from the paparazzi. It would do you some good to join me and get away from all this - noise.”

Alejandro let out a soft sigh, feeling the weight of his fame pressing upon him. While he relished the thrill of racing, the constant attention and the suffocating grip of his celebrity status often left him yearning for simpler experiences.

His fingers gently traced the edges of his sunglasses, finding solace in the familiar touch. The glasses shielded his vision from the vivid world of colors he had yet to discover.

As Matthieu's words echoed in Alejandro's ears, he couldn't help but appreciate his brother's unwavering support and understanding. Alejandro's heart longed for a connection that transcended fame and fortune.

Turning to face Matthieu with a frown on his face - Alejandro stood there in silence for a brief moment before muttering. “Soulmates—the epitome of true love and unbreakable bonds. But sometimes, I wonder if all the fuss is worth it. Is it truly as magical as y’all elude it to be?”

Matthieu tilted his head, his gaze filled with a hint of understanding.” It's a complex notion, isn't it eh? Finding your soulmate brings color to your life, quite literally. But it's not without its challenges.”

Alejandro's gaze shifted, a mix of curiosity and uncertainty in his eyes.

“Tell me, Matthieu. Is it worth it? Does finding your soulmate truly change everything?”

Matthieu's expression softened, his voice carrying a touch of wisdom.

“It's different for everyone, Alejandro. Some find solace and completeness in the arms of their soulmate. Others may struggle with fates choice, facing obstacles and uncertainties.”

Alejandro's gaze drifted to the crowd once more, contemplating Matthieu's words. “And what about you, Matthieu? What has your journey with your soulmate taught you?”

Matthieu's grin widened, a fondness evident in his eyes.

“Ah, my soulmate. They bring balance and understanding to my life. They bring a quite calm to my chaotic lifestyle - something I never thought I needed in life. However it wasn’t easy at first. My soulmate hated every fiber of my being - it was thanks to one of their friends we actually worked out our differences and ended up together.”

Alejandro's gaze lingered on Matthieu, a mix of longing and curiosity playing on his features.

“Perhaps I should open myself to the possibilities of finding a soulmate. But until then, I'll continue to chase the thrill of the racetrack, seeking a different kind of exhilaration.”

Their conversation continued as they meandered through the party, Alejandro's eyes scanning the crowd, searching for something he couldn't quite articulate - lost in a sea of monotony, longing for a spark of excitement that would draw him out of the public eye and into the beginning of something new.

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i love you robert smith i love you simon gallup i love you lol tolhurst i love you porl thompson i love you boris williams i love you michael dempsey i love you matthieu hartley i love you andy anderson i love you phil thornalley i love you roger o’donnell i love you perry bamonte i love you jason cooper i love you reeves gabrels

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Georg David Matthieu,1760 / Ignace Spiridon - / Frank Bernard Dicksee,1912 / Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, 1839 / Betty Jiang, 2020 / William Hogarth,1742 /  Nicolas de Largillièrre, 1725-1730 / William Logsdail, 1907 

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Art of the NA bros just being normal teen brothers doing normal teen brother things>>>>>>

Based off of some TikTok talking about how their brother came into their room to flex in the mirror, slapped them, then left. But instead of slapping him Alfred just jumps on him and turns into a spinning vortex of death, killing him instantly, because he’s extra like that.

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Kat Stratford Inspired Reads

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

Not Here To Be Liked by Michelle Quach

Bad Feminist by Roxanne Gay

Girls To The Front by Sara Marcus

Grunge Is Dead by Greg Pato

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Taming Of The Shrew by William Shakespeare

This Woman's Work by Sinead Gleeson and Kim Gordon

Ariel by Sylvia Plath

The Girl With The Louding Voice by Abi Dare

The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir

Babylon's Burning: From Punk To Grunge by Clinton Heylin

Moxie by Jennifer Matthieu

Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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--Matthieu Paul Williams and Alfred Farley Jones circa. 1904

remember that joke that the seven years war was just France and England getting divorced?

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North American trio!!

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can I get a aph canada moodboard with pink and winter for a Matthieu ficitve? -🍁

-> Matthew Williams / Aph Canada moodboard!

Sorry this was done so late! I've been super busy lately..

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...not so subtle prucan

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Character Profile - Canada

Character Name: Canada. Matthieu Marc Jean-Luc Bonnefoy. Matthew Williams. Matt. Mattie. Mattie-no-mates. Frostbite. Mo leanbh.

Age: 10-12 by 1760, 13-14 by 1815, 18 by 1867, 22 by 1945.

Height: 6'0/183cm by 1867, 6'4/194cm by 1949.

Physical Description: A beautiful but disappointing baby that grew into a tall and oddly hollow adult, Matt will surprise people a little when he's not dressed like a flannel onion. He's a little too tall and thin to look normal unless he's in the woods, and then his body proportions look correct compared to the winter-stripped trees. He's got shit posture, so it's easy to forget how tall he is until he's reaching to get something off the top shelf someone asked for, and suddenly he's unrolling himself a whole new half-spinal column. He got some of Francis' beauty but much of Arthur's sharpness. He looks somewhat fragile, but in the way an axe with a poorly proportioned handle does. He'll get the fucking job done, but the damage accrued will be impressive.

Eye colour: Blue on a technicality but a shade of deep arctic water grey-blue. The sky in the dead of winter when the cloud cover is so thick the whole world is tinged with carbon, charcoal and iron.

Hair colour/style: A few shades lighter than Alfred's and just a hue or two shy of being strawberry blond. When it's his own choice (and for much of history, it wasn't), he wears it longer than Alfred generally, so the curl shows more than on Alfred. He's spent so much time in the bush that it's gotten disgusting and needed to be cropped short again because he wasn't keeping it up on it. Still, in modern times he has an embarrassing amount of hair care products he's always hiding when Alfred comes over and throws a 15 in one bottle of something in the shower, or he'll get the absolute mickey taken out of him.

Other distinguishing physical traits: He's got some scars floating around but not many, all things considered.

Personal Appearance/Style: He can look extremely nice and put together, with a very fashionable closet of options at certain times, especially for official events, but otherwise, he's a creature of comfort. Flannel pyjama pants, sweaters, two pairs of socks, a collection of plaid shirts he's barely updated in decades. His entire existence relied on French fashion for half his life, so he knows the rules and can look like a fashion plate if he wants to; the problem is he generally doesn't want to, and his own tastes are quite homely. Even Arthur is like, "come on now, lad, you can do better than that."

Verbal Style: He mostly has a fairly mild Canadian accent and honestly plays it up around others to further distinguish himself from Alfred. He speaks a very standard version of French around others most of the time because he's easily embarrassed when laughed at about Quebecois or the rest of his non-standard dialects but drunk or upset, it's pure joual and ironically the only person who understands him is Arthur because English kept weird pieces of the Norman dialects that made up most of the early Canadien French. His Gaelic is good but has some French sounds in there. His Dutch sounds, unfortunately, Flegmish to Jan because he spoke French natively and learned a lot of it in Flanders during WW1. Russian + German, he speaks with a raging Ukrainian accent just for the raging fuck you from Katya. Those Gs of his are a pure hique from the steppes or downtown Lviv.

Level of Education: He had a very good classical education under Francis in the 17th and early 18th centuries, when he still thought he might be useful. Still has quite a lot of skills in Greek, Latin and Hebrew when he wants to. He's never been much good with math or financial things; his math somewhat stopped at what he needed to be an effective clerk for the fur trade. The only time Alasdair ever yelled at him was when Matt just completely blanked for decades with Algebra and Calculus. Did very well in almost all applied versions, though. He has much knowledge of many things and surprises people quite often with how much he has retained from being the first dominion. That position gave him a very pragmatic political education under Arthur and some really sharp peacekeeping skills. He got more into forestry after WW2. He's the most educated nation in the world now, and its probably because showing up for class keeps him out of the woods and going feral.

Occupation: Diplomat, forest ranger, government minister, arctic conservation.

Past Occupations: Soldier, sniper, infantry, pilot, paratrooper, ship's boy, lumberjack, fisherman, apothecary, fur trapper, merchant's clerk, farmer, hunter.

Skills, Abilities or Talents: He can go practically unnoticed by other nations, especially when those with stronger identities are around. He was practically born a part of the forest. He can survive in woodlands practically indefinitely, even when he's so mentally ill he turns off the human parts of his existence. Knows practically every animal and plant in his country and a good chunk of the world. As almost as natural on the water as Arthur but better in smaller crafts meant for freshwater.

Admirable Personality Traits: Deeply loyal, compassionate, giving, gentle, polite, and welcoming.

Negative Personality Traits: Loyalty is a really two-edged sword, anxious, depressive, reserved, cold, and passive-aggressive.

Sense of Humor: Gentle, ironic, self-deprecating.

Physical/Mental illness or affliction: Absolutely terrible lungs and horrible ankles from snowshoeing and hockey, he started having back pain during his last growth spurt, and it never went away. He's a fucking tinderbox of mental problems. Just throw the fucking DSM at him, honestly, because he's been a wreck his entire life. He might tie his father, but he happens to hide it even better than Arthur because he doesn't end up drunk on his brother's doorstep because he's got even less of a wish to be a nuisance than Arthur. And also, he doesn't affect international policy like Arthur or Alfred's, so no one really gives a shit how moody he's been for most of his life as long as he goes and does it out of view, so he's not wrecking the mood or being a nuisance.

Hobbies/Interests: Reading, hockey, hiking, camping, woodwork and carving in practically any material, even ice. Sailing, kayaking, skiing, snowboarding. He and Alfred go good old-fashioned sledding almost every year.

Favourite Foods: Anything warm; he's not about to be fussy, annoying and picky. He loves poutine, the good stuff with duck fat demi-glace, but nothing satisfies as much as oven fries from the frozen section, cheese curds and packet or jarred gravy. He's the holy mother of carb whores. Potatoes, bread, pancakes, doughnuts, pastry, Montreal bagels. Remember, we're the fucking people who looked at pizza and spaghetti and went "hmmm..... that's not enough carbs" and put the fucking spaghetti on the pizza.

Most important personal item: When he plays some important hockey matches he uses the laces from the combat boots he was wearing for VE-Day to hold his leg pads on. He had a rosary with the largest piece made from the bulla Rome gave Francis he carried everywhere, but Francis took that with him 'for safe keeping' when the Seven Years War started to go against them, and Matt never saw it again. He still has the one Alasdair made him from whatever rocks and wood were around in a trunk of keepsakes.

Person/friend close to character: Alfred is the most important person in his life, whether he likes it or not. He usually prefers it that way but only sometimes. Maria has been a close friend since the 90s. Jan is very special and was almost exclusive until the 90s, but still a large part of his life. Arthur's really important still. Jack and Zee are a fixture. Francis is important but a massive dick. He and Aditya have always gotten on extremely well, especially with Sikh culture strongly represented in Canada. Katya is ungodly important to him, being his most distinctive formative part besides indigenous, French and British.

Brief family history: He was born a baby hot potato between Scotland, France and England, getting tossed around constantly because fuck he was useless and expensive. Assuming Arthur is his father, he's got two uncles (one of whom Arthur considered his 'actual' father for a while) and an Aunt. One older brother, one younger and a sister. He might have more 'family' on Francis' side, but his global relations are still very much informed by the Anglosphere today. Diversity win! your favourite gay couple committed war crimes and produced a nervous wreck! Everyone waited in anticipation of the third North American child after the impressive shows put on by Maria and Alfred. It was probably the greatest letdown of 17the century European bullshit in the Americas after the silver collapse, and that set the tone for his familial relationships for the rest of time.

Most painful experiences in the character’s past: 1760, the Rising of 1837-1838, Passchendaele, Halifax going boom.

Their Song: The Unlikely Candidates – Follow My Feet

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Umlaut Chamber Orchestra - Zodiac Suite - Mary Lou Williams' great piano suite; orchestration based on her original arrangement

In 1945, Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981) completed the composition of the Zodiac Suite. Each movement corresponded to an artist’s portrait associated with an astrological sign. It was a pretext to escape the rigidity of the musical forms for which Williams had previously written, and to experiment with the sonorities of the music of European composers such as Berg, Hindemith or Schoenberg. Although the Suite was composed for piano, Williams undertook to orchestrate it for chamber orchestra. Late in 1945, the public premiere left the composer frustrated,. A close look at Williams’ manuscripts clearly shows that the music that was performed that night does not reflect the composer’s original intentions. Movements had been stripped of their orchestration and performed as solo piano, entire sections had been cut, and multiple errors had not been corrected, due to a lack of time and resources. A cornerstone of Williams’ artistic life, this legendary work has never been recorded in its original form. After working for several years on the Mary Lou Williams archives, publishing the album Mary’s Ideas (Umlaut Records 2021) and being selected as a Villa Albertine 2023 resident, Pierre-Antoine Badaroux decided to tackle the chamber orchestra version of the Zodiac Suite, in an interpretation that underlines its heterogeneity and its richness. Music by Mary Lou Williams. Pierre-Antoine Badaroux: direction Agathe Peyrat: voice Chloé Tallet: flute Guillaume Retail: oboe Geoffroy Gesser: clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone Pierre Fatus: bassoon Brice Pichard: trumpet Harmonie Moreau: french horn Michaël Ballue: trombone Stéphanie Padel, Florian Perret, Emilie Sauzeau, Raphaël Coqblin, Clémentine Bousquet, Clara Jaszczyszyn, Lucie Pierrard: violin Elsa Seger, Valentine Garilli: viola Myrtille Hetzel, Pablo Tognan: cello Matthieu Naulleau: piano Sébastien Beliah: double bass Antonin Gerbal: drums Artwork and graphic design: Cabinet d’objets graphiques

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what’s your headcanons for 2p Canada? (Aka the love of my life)

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2p Canada Headcanons❤️

Personality

Matt is an introverted person in general if not a bit antisocial. He doesn’t really care for small talk and random filler conversations. He has a few close people to him that he truly enjoys engaging with, but for the most part Matt finds interacting a bit of a pain and boring to do. (He’s like talking to a brick wall at times).

He has strong morals for the things he cares about. Matt loves natures and is an outdoorsman at heart. He has a soft spot for children and animals and would go to great lengths to protect them.

He’s the type of person who volunteers to go be a volunteer firefighter or work at an animal shelter. Matt might act stoic at times but he has a pretty big heart.

He’s a manly guy and believes in fighting and defending his belongings or trusted people.

Matt is very loyal to the people closest to him. Like his family or whoever manages to take the time to befriend him. As much as Allen annoys him he still loves him a lot.

Appearance

He’s very muscular, although not in a bodybuilder way. More in a he’s toned and does practical outdoor work that builds muscle.

Matt is tall around 6’4 in height and about 195lbs. He has broad shoulders and beefy arms and thighs.

He has blonde hair that comes to his shoulders. He usually ties it back in a low ponytail style.

Fun Facts

Matt is strongly against poaching and animal cruelty in general.

His closest friend (best friend by default) is his brother Allen.

(I follow the headcanon that his actual first name is James and he goes by Matt) His full legal name is James Matthieu Williams

He’s fluent in quebecois French.

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shoutout to the springtrap and Deliah au me and my boyfriend made that's legit the same but Deliah was a little bitch and the oc we made and shipped springtrap/william afton with in our actual fnaf au was in it, that we will never use again because of how weird the creator was ><

(Anyways art by my boyfriend!!!!! Matthieu is the oc btw :3)