ever since you had met Matthew, you wondered why nobody ever called him Matt. Obviously some people don’t go by nicknames but still, no one EVER called him Matt, and you just found it weird. Once you two started dating, he opened up to you about how when he was younger, his bullies would call him Matt, therefore he isn’t comfortable with being called it. You, of course understood, so from then on you just forgot anything about it and just didn’t call him Matt. One day, you’re doing things around the house, your mind is busy and when you call out for him, you accidentally use the nickname. The previous footsteps you heard coming towards you stopped