Character from Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Pink companion to Quicksilver — a gentle soul who proves that kindness is its own form of resistance in a system that engineered his Color for servitude.
Matteo exists in the space between what the Society made him and who he chose to be. Pinks are the Color system's most intimate cruelty — human beings genetically engineered for beauty and trained from birth to serve as companions, entertainers, and objects of pleasure. Matteo's relationship with Quicksilver transcends the master-servant dynamic the Society intended, becoming a genuine partnership. His kindness, his quiet strength, and his refusal to be reduced to his Color's function are a form of rebellion as real as Darrow's razor.
Ethereally beautiful as all Pinks are engineered to be — graceful, soft-featured, with an otherworldly quality that is equal parts alluring and heartbreaking. Moves with trained elegance, every gesture refined to please. His eyes hold a warmth and intelligence that the Society never intended Pinks to express.
Also known as: Matteo