Matthew Barton

"-". - Matthew Barton

Matthew Barton is a revolution-driven publicity model who's world-altering ambitions led to a hellish summer job. He is a leading character in Don't Let the Darkness Consume You. As the leader of the infamous Liars Club, Matthew is willing to do whatever it takes to make sure that the club's reputation in society. Upon meeting the lonely Mary Jane Fitzgerald, he sought to cling use her to clean up the rep, only to find more trouble than he bargained for.

Background
In 1960, Matthew was conceived by Thomas Barton, a pacifist revolutionary writter, in Portland, Oregon. One year later, on April 15th, Matthew meet Ashley Murray four months after she was born, and the two became very connected. Despite this connection, the Murray family had to move to Santa Monica, after Thomas was censored after he published "The Art of Corruption and Lies" in 1963, as a response to the Hiroshima Bombings in 1945, that eventually led to the end of World War II. As a result of the censorship, Thomas started a revolutionary culture-themed group called "Liars Club" on November 9, 1963, and for years, as Matthew grew up, he was taught the vision of society his father had, and his political mind began taking shape.

After his father retired, Matthew began his own incarnation of the club in 1982, recruiting Ashley as the first lady. After both began doing a manifestation in the streets of downtown Los Angeles, he was joined by Santa Monica College sports representative William Sullivan, streetwise artist Jay Ambrose, trick master Shawn Reynolds, who contacted with method actor Kenneth Palmer into pledging him to the club. Matthew also meet the troubled Casey Lombardi, who willing to forget her dark past, wanted to join the club, but Matthew wasn't fully convinced due to Casey's nature. Ashley went to convince him on helping Casey.

Personality and appearance
Matthew Barton is a young average-size caucasian man with retro-style blonde hair, hairless face and brown eyes. He likes to use colorful fashion when he is in society, but when it is time to manifest his true intentions, he switches into a more revolution-themed dressing, using a black hoodie with his entire sleeves cut by him, with no shirt under it, and using black shorts and white running shoes. Matthew likes to drink alcohol and smoke marijuana.

Matthew is well-known for his libertarian side in politics, and was very influenced by his father into continuing the legacy of the Liars Club, which gave him his vision about the politicians. In society, Matthew thinks that he is part of an endless war between what is good and bad. He is also very charming around the girls, specially with Ashley Murray. Having heard about the sex revolution, Matthew wants to spread these influences within their friends and society.

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