History DarthWiki / PreciousThings

* RacistGrandma: And homophobic, too. Though this eventually changed over time, especially with the revelation of her grandson's sexuality, which she accepts very well.

* HairTriggerTemper

* ParentsAsPeople: She genuinely loves his son above everything - and, despite the fact he's a grown man, she'll defend him to death no matter what. However, Bryon's backstory chapters reveals that she was rather abusive to him in his childhood, both physically and psychologically, and he'll still bitter about it.

* SingleTargetSexuality: Bryon is probably Mattsexual. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] because he had ''never'' experienced something like this before ([Piero was more like a brother to him since the start, [[BetterAsFriends and this was one of the reasons their relationship didn't last]]).

* AllergicToLove

* AntiHero: Of the GoodIsNotNice variety. She can be as helpful as possible, but is definitely a nice person to live with.

* [[spoiler:FamoustLastWords: "You're my most beloved grandson".]]

* PetTheDog: Despite everything, she genuinely loved her grandson.

Introduced in Season 5 as a mere background character, Matthew was reintroduced in Season 6 as a NiceGuy who helped Bryon to cope with his trauma of being diagnosed with a tumor. [[spoiler:Actually, as revealed later, they've met several years before, but Matthew doesn't remember it]]. Became an AscendedExtra in season 7, where things... [[{{Understatement}} doesn't go well for him]]. After several traumatic events, he became Bryon's one-sided ([[spoiler:at first]]) LoveInterest.

* StalkerWithACrush: Subverted. He does have a crush, but does not stalk the "target" in question.

* FormerlyFat: He's still pudgy [[spoiler:at least until season 8, in which he loses ''a lot'' of weight]], but until his early teenage years, he was morbidly obese.

* HarmfulToMinors

* OhCrap: His reaction when Sue reveals she's Bryon's mother is ''priceless''. It even leads to a HandshakeRefusal when they met one week later.

Sue's only biological son, Bryon was a [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Adorably Precocious]] ChildProdigy who, at the age of three, knew how to read and write. Just as his mother, he began to sing in TV shows at a very early age. However, several health problems ensues and Bryon is forced to abandon his life as a young celebrity. Not long after, he became very fat and was victim of several [[ChildrenAreCruel bullying at school]] and home. As he grows up, the [[UsedToBeASweetKid once sweet, adorable kid]] becames a unscrupulous, deeply calculating, [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] and bitter young man. This eventually changes over time, especially when he meets Piero [[spoiler:and his grandmother dies]].

* UsedToBeASweetKid: And deep down, he still is. Just look at his actions interacting with Piero and his closer friends, especially Andrei and Enrico.

[[folder:Matthew Phelps]]

Sue's only biological son, Bryon was a [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Adorably Precocious]] ChildProdigy who, at the age of three, knew how to read and write. Just as his mother, he began to sing in TV shows at a very early age. However, several health problems ensues and Bryon is forced to abandon his life as a young celebrity. Not long after, he became very fat and was victim of several [[ChildrenAreCruel bullying at school]] and home. As he grows up, the [[UsedToBeASweetKid once sweet, adorable kid]] becames a unscrupulous, deeply calculating, [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] and bitter young man.