Matthew Honeycutt

Matthew Jeffrey Honeycutt
Biographical information
Born	c.1973
Marital status	Single
Alias	Matt Mutt (by Damon Salvatore) Mark (by Damon Salvatore)
Titles	Outstanding Male Athlete (1991)
Physical description
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Height	"Tall"
Hair colour	Blonde
Eye colour	Blue
Skin colour	White
Family information
Family members	Father † Mother Step-father Grandfather Grandmother Joe (great uncle) † Honeycutts
Affiliation
Occupation	Odd-job worker (temporarily; 1990)
Loyalty	Elena Gilbert Robert E. Lee football team Honeycutt family
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"But just because it's hopeless doesn't mean it's all right to stop fighting. Even if I knew it was hopeless, I'd still have to try. I have to try, damn it!"

—Matt to Stefan Salvatore

Matthew Jeffrey "Matt" Honeycutt (born c.1973) was a resident of Fell's Church, Virginia and son of Mr. Honeycutt, who was deceased, and his wife, who remarried after her husband's death. He was in a romantic relationship with Elena Gilbert until she broke up with him in 1991.

After learning of the existence of the supernatural from Elena and Stefan Salvatore, Matt helped save Elena during her short time as a vampire, and worked to protect the town from the dogs influenced by Katherine von Swartzschild, from the Old One known as Klaus, and from Shinichi, Misao and Inari, and the phantom Jealousy.

Biography

Twelfth grade

Friendship with Stefan

In September, 1991, Elena broke up with Matt, though she denied that it was because of Stefan Salvatore. Though upset, Matt agreed to remain friends, and soon developed a friendship with Stefan, who joined the football team. Despite accepting Elena's feelings for Stefan, as well as remaining friends with her, he was hurt when he heard the untrue rumor that Frances Decatur had spread; that Elena had embarked on a romantic relationship with Jean-Claude while on holiday in France. Elena admitted to Matt that she had caused Frances to spread the rumor before attempting to ask him a favor, but Matt refused, angrily commenting on her selfishness. He apologized afterwards, and later went to the Homecoming Dance with her. After Elena disappeared from the party with Tyler Smallwood, Vickie Bennett and Dick Carter, Matt went with Bonnie and Meredith to find her. Instead, they found Vickie Bennett, who had been attacked by Katherine von Swartzschild.

Matt later attended the Haunted House fundraiser dressed as a werewolf, and was present when Tanner was discovered dead. Matt, on Elena's urging, went to the boys' changing rooms and found Stefan, who had been accused of the murder, telling him to run. Stefan did so, after making Matt promise to look after Elena.

True to his word, Matt stayed outside of Elena's house in his car, making sure she did not leave. However, she did sneak out, with Bonnie and Meredith, prompting Matt to follow them to Wickery Bridge. Matt learnt that Bonnie, who was psychic, had had a vision of Stefan stuck in a cold, wet place, and thought that that meant Drowning Creek. Matt, however, deduced that it was a well, and might be the well at the Francher family farmhouse. He was correct, and the four of them proceeded to rescue him.

Defending the town

After Elena "drowned" in the creek (in reality, became a vampire), Matt was devastated. Stefan approached him and asked him what he would do for Elena. Answering that he would do anything, Stefan took him to Elena and urged her to drink his blood, which she did, though Matt was shocked at learning what she had become. He was even more so once he learnt that Stefan had attacked Tyler Smallwood, who had tried to rape Elena after the Haunted House fundraiser.

In his own way of dealing with the revelation of vampires, Matt pretended that Elena was dead, and that vampires did not exist, shunning Stefan when he tried to speak with him. But after Elena visited him one night, he concluded that vampires must be real, and offered her some of his blood. Elena accepted, and Matt then decided to help her, Stefan, Meredith, Bonnie and Alaric Saltzman save Fell's Church.

At the Snow Ball, Matt, along with Meredith, Bonnie and Alaric, tried to save Robert E. Lee High School from the town's dogs, who were being controlled by Katherine to attack. They managed to save everybody by hiding behind a fire, with help from Caroline Forbes on the school's speaker-system. Unbeknownst to them, at the same time, Elena died by exposing herself to the Sun, sacrificing her life while killing Katherine and saving the town.

Matt attended Elena's funeral, and punched Tyler after he insulted her memory.

Notes and references

Robert E. Lee High School football team
Coach
Lyman (before 1990 - unknown) · Simpson (c.1990)
Halfback
Terry Watson (c.1990)
Quarterback
Matthew Honeycutt (unknown – 1992; captain)
Safety
Dick Carter (unknown – 1992)
Tackle
Tyler Smallwood (unknown – 1992)
Wide receivers
Stefan Salvatore (1991 – 1992)