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Re: Does Stick actually care about Matt?

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Yeah, I think you can probably interpret it either way--I kind of see kid!Matt as someone who would resort to anger pretty quickly. I think after the initial hurt, he would get mad and then use the anger as a cover for the lingering damage (of which there is clearly quite a lot). But the other interpretation works as well; it's just not the one I prefer. I've also seen that trope show up in fics about Matt as an adult in the context of Foggy helping him sort out his emotional damage, which is something I think only works in small doses (but everyone's going to draw that line in a different spot, so ymmv).

I definitely agree about the contrast between his relationships with his dad and with Stick and the effects they had on him. Jack Murdock created Matthew Murdock, Attorney at Law; Stick created Daredevil.