Oh cripes. Only five? Harsh. But alrighty then, here's the rankings for today (but ask me again next week and I'll probably have a whole different list; damn this fandom is talented, I love you all).
5. Marci Stahl, Avocado at Law (marci/foggy) archiveofourown.org/works/3956800 Post-S1, Marci starts working at Nelson & Murdock. It's a very natural continuation of where the series left off, and there's a lot of character development on all sides. This is the fic that made me love Marci.
4. staying up to hear the show (warning: non-con, fisk/matt) archiveofourown.org/works/4230672 Matt is thrown into prison and shares a cell with Fisk. It's written from a very interesting POV and is absolutely brutal. I also love all the other fics inspired by this and the original prompt (they're linked at the end of the fic).
3. jump, check parachute (matt/foggy) archiveofourown.org/works/3836875 Some good old-fashioned friends-with-benefits getting-together lowkey-pining fic for Matt and Foggy, set during the law school era. It's a lovely fic with a mix of fluff and angst that is very, very rereadable (I can't even count how many times I've reread it!).
2. what you are in the dark (gen) archiveofourown.org/works/4782251 Foggy brings Matt back from the dead, and everything is terrifying. This is exactly my favourite style of slow-burn horror - the feeling that something is wrong but you just don't know what, and the growing darkness and creepiness throughout the whole thing.
1. All Our Yesteryears (kirsten/matt, one-sided matt/foggy) archiveofourown.org/works/4285893 Foggy gets hurt because of Daredevil and leaves New York, but returns six years later. This fic is just full-on angst city and absolutely does not pull its punches, and it is beautiful. It's also great at smoothly incorporating comics elements without being overwhelming. I love how natural all the characters feel, and how despite all the heartbreaking moments, there's a little thread of optimism and hope for rebuilding throughout everything. It's amazing, seriously.
+1 because I just can't resist and because I'm a cheat: The Process of Getting It (jennifer walters/matt, hint of luke/matt) archiveofourown.org/works/5430362 Beautifully fluffy, utterly adorable, incredibly hot fic where lawyer!She-Hulk gets together with lawyer!Daredevil and everything is perfect. SO much fun to read. <3
General recs for authors I love, who I couldn't quite fit on the list, also here because I'm a cheat: marmolita, who writes some of my all-time favourite fic of the pornier variety. ChuckleVoodoos, supreme deity of all Matt/Foggy AUs. returnsandreturns, whose fluff is just the cutest omg(!). poisonivory, writes some nice Matt/Foggy getting-together fic and some nice AUs too. lady_ragnell, who also writes some amazing Matt/Foggy.
Re: Top five favorite Daredevil fanfics and why
5. Marci Stahl, Avocado at Law (marci/foggy)
archiveofourown.org/works/3956800
Post-S1, Marci starts working at Nelson & Murdock. It's a very natural continuation of where the series left off, and there's a lot of character development on all sides. This is the fic that made me love Marci.
4. staying up to hear the show (warning: non-con, fisk/matt)
archiveofourown.org/works/4230672
Matt is thrown into prison and shares a cell with Fisk. It's written from a very interesting POV and is absolutely brutal. I also love all the other fics inspired by this and the original prompt (they're linked at the end of the fic).
3. jump, check parachute (matt/foggy)
archiveofourown.org/works/3836875
Some good old-fashioned friends-with-benefits getting-together lowkey-pining fic for Matt and Foggy, set during the law school era. It's a lovely fic with a mix of fluff and angst that is very, very rereadable (I can't even count how many times I've reread it!).
2. what you are in the dark (gen)
archiveofourown.org/works/4782251
Foggy brings Matt back from the dead, and everything is terrifying. This is exactly my favourite style of slow-burn horror - the feeling that something is wrong but you just don't know what, and the growing darkness and creepiness throughout the whole thing.
1. All Our Yesteryears (kirsten/matt, one-sided matt/foggy)
archiveofourown.org/works/4285893
Foggy gets hurt because of Daredevil and leaves New York, but returns six years later. This fic is just full-on angst city and absolutely does not pull its punches, and it is beautiful. It's also great at smoothly incorporating comics elements without being overwhelming. I love how natural all the characters feel, and how despite all the heartbreaking moments, there's a little thread of optimism and hope for rebuilding throughout everything. It's amazing, seriously.
+1 because I just can't resist and because I'm a cheat:
The Process of Getting It (jennifer walters/matt, hint of luke/matt)
archiveofourown.org/works/5430362
Beautifully fluffy, utterly adorable, incredibly hot fic where lawyer!She-Hulk gets together with lawyer!Daredevil and everything is perfect. SO much fun to read. <3
General recs for authors I love, who I couldn't quite fit on the list, also here because I'm a cheat:
marmolita, who writes some of my all-time favourite fic of the pornier variety.
ChuckleVoodoos, supreme deity of all Matt/Foggy AUs.
returnsandreturns, whose fluff is just the cutest omg(!).
poisonivory, writes some nice Matt/Foggy getting-together fic and some nice AUs too.
lady_ragnell, who also writes some amazing Matt/Foggy.