Michael Oliver Mell

Professional Nerd, Geek, or whatever

Best friend to Jeremy Heere, Michael is "funny, laid-back, and very warm" (cred: Be More Chill wiki). While unpopular, he still is comfortable in his social standing and is perfectly happy to kick back, play video games, get stoned, and listen to music in his free time.

General Info

Michael is 19, and his birthday is October 13thHe is half Filipino, half Ecuadorian, and because of this he is multilingual. He speaks fluent English, Spanish, and Tagalog.He is a stoner and an aspiring game developer. He plans to attend college for game design and programming. He's a loud and proud member of the lgbtq+ community (gay + trans), and quite literally wears it on his sleeve.He considers himself a 'geek', and has a passion for all things vintage, whether that be out of print video games, discontinued soft drinks, or older music.He has a deep-seated love for horror movies, specifically zombie-oriented films. He is borderline music-obsessed and his tastes in which are all-over-the-place at best and messy.

His Favorite...

Color - Red/Yellow.
Food - Lumpa. Specifically the ones his Nanay makes.
Candy - Reeses or Twix. He can't decide
Drink - Mountain Dew: White Out
Movie - Night Of The Living Dead. "It's a classic." he says.
TV Series - Doctor Who or The X-Files
Video Game - Apocalypse Of The Damned: Rise Of The Dead
Bands/artists - Bob Marley, Joy Division, Beastie Boys, David Bowie, Weezer.
Song - Buffalo Solder by Bob Marley
Place - The Arcade on the other side of town. They're the only one that has a DDR machine. He holds the highscore for the Q*Bert cabinet there.
Animal - Fennec Foxes. He loves their ears.
Season - Fall.
Memory - Spending the summer at his family's lakeside cabin up in NY with Jeremy.

Misc. Headcanons

He has ASD and tends to have sensory issues, often finding himself eating the same foods over and over because of this. He is frequently overloded sensory-wise, and often needs to step away from the situations that caused it. He stims frequently, and can almost always be seen moving about or fidgeting.He is very touchy and clingy, and feels a consistent need to be close to the people he loves. Kisses are his favorite way to show affection-- he will give them to anyone.He has been professionally diagnosed with an anxiety and panic disorder, but he refuses to let that bring him down.He used to own a PT Cruiser, but now he drives a bright, cherry-red jeep.He works at GameStop, but has dreams of working and designing games for Nintendo.He enjoys singing, but doesn't do it very often-- he's been told that he has a nice voice, though. On a similar note, he plays bass guitar and dabbles in drums. Sometimes, he begins speaking Tagalog without realizing it, and only when someone points it out does he correct the language he's speaking.TW// sh// He has a history with self harm, but he doesn't let his scars bring him down. He sees them as battles that he has managed to win.He customizes everything that he owns. From his hoodies, to his backpacks... and even his shoes.

Ships!

Mainly ships with Jeremy Heere (Boyf Riends), but is open to multiship/verse and will willingly adapt to cross-ship between fandoms.

Other ships I main include:
Michael x Rich Goranski (Expensive Headphones)Michael x Jared Kleinman (Mellman / Kleinmell)Michael x Connor Murphy (Mellphy / Potheads //thank you TWT user @TEENSUICIDE !// )

About The Writer

My name is ALSO Michael! I go by Mikey, Mike, Micha, etc etc. Pretty much anything. I go by he/him pronouns.I am strictly literate and at times very descriptive due to the fact that I also tend to write works of fan fiction and my own original storiesI play several instruments, sing, and make my own music over on my youtube channel (will be linked at the end of this section if you want to check it out!)I'm an avid theater nerd, and I participate in my own theater program where I live!A lot of my own interests are similar to Michael's. It's sort of a running gag that I have just, over time, evolved into a Michael Mell clone. I speak near-fluent Tagalog, because I am a massive kinnie and I felt compelled to just learn the language.I love making new friends and getting to know people ooc :]

HIS CURRENT RELATIONSHIPS

Jeremy Heere
The two of them met in pre-school, and have been inseparable ever since. They were friends for twelve years before they confronted each other about their feelings, and now they're happily married and living in a quaint little house by the water with their dog, K.K.. They plan to spend the rest of their lives with each other.
Jared Kleinman
After crushing on this boy through the entirety of their friendship, Jared finally had the balls to come clean and confess his attraction to Michael (albeit, it was during Jared venting about how much he loved Evan and how the boy rejecting Jared had hurt him). Of course, this was happily reciprocated, and now the pair of them are dating and happier than ever before. Michael plans to stretch this relationship out into infinity. He really, truly loves Jared, after all.
Rodrick Heffley
(Whew, what a curveball!) What started as a simple crush has now become a full on relationship, and honestly, Michael has zero complaints. Rodrick is talented. He drums for a band (Hot!) and knows exactly how to make Michael laugh. Not to mention, he's super sweet and a total sap when he wants to be. He doesn't know if this will last as long as he hopes it will (this is Rodrick's first relationship with a guy), but he hopes that Rod knows he genuinely likes and cares for him, and wants to make him feel loved.
Jeremy Heere (part two: electric boogaloo)
Holy shit, these two are absolute dumbasses. Michael's been head over heels for him since the sixth grade, and Jeremy since the eighth, and somehow they've only NOW just told each other and started dating. Absolute idiots, I tell you. Seriously. They are so dumb. But, to be fair, Michael loves Jeremy very much, and is FINALLY getting to pay him back for 7+ years of helpless pining. Cute.
Jeremy Heere (part three: the squeakuel)
Is there any Jeremy that Michael won't date? The answer looks to be no. These two are THE most awkward pair of dorks to ever exist and I love them for it. Jeremy is so sickeningly sweet and Michael finds himself getting butterflies over it. It's still very early on in their relationship, and they're slowly trying to figure this whole 'dating' thing out, but they'll get there eventually.