OK so I've seen a few prompts where Matt has been mistaken for being in an abusive relationship, and it's left me wondering what would happen if he really was in one.
I'm thinking a non-powered AU (though preferably where other heroes still exist), so the general story of the show is the same, but instead of Matt's mysterious injuries being because he's a superhero, they're because of his relationship.
I'm pretty open to who his partner is, though I'd prefer someone who isn't on the show (yet).
Possibilities: Dark!Elektra has returned to New York to assassinate some people, and reads about a case Matt and Foggy won in the paper. She realizes how much she misses Matt and goes to see him. At first things go well, but Elektra is no longer the woman she was in college, and quickly becomes possessive, obsessed and abusive with Matt.
Dark!Frank Castle. Maybe Matt's working on a case that catches the Punisher's interest, and at first it's just business, but Frank falls for this blind lawyer who seems too good and pure for the world. Unfortunately, Frank's still an incredibly violent man.
Bonus points: Karen uses her badass detective skills with Foggy and Ben's help to expose Matt's abuser.
The above are just suggestions, feel free to use a different character or an original one.
I'm a terrible person, I know, but please, I need this.
Matt/?, abusive relationship
I'm thinking a non-powered AU (though preferably where other heroes still exist), so the general story of the show is the same, but instead of Matt's mysterious injuries being because he's a superhero, they're because of his relationship.
I'm pretty open to who his partner is, though I'd prefer someone who isn't on the show (yet).
Possibilities: Dark!Elektra has returned to New York to assassinate some people, and reads about a case Matt and Foggy won in the paper. She realizes how much she misses Matt and goes to see him. At first things go well, but Elektra is no longer the woman she was in college, and quickly becomes possessive, obsessed and abusive with Matt.
Dark!Frank Castle. Maybe Matt's working on a case that catches the Punisher's interest, and at first it's just business, but Frank falls for this blind lawyer who seems too good and pure for the world. Unfortunately, Frank's still an incredibly violent man.
Bonus points: Karen uses her badass detective skills with Foggy and Ben's help to expose Matt's abuser.
The above are just suggestions, feel free to use a different character or an original one.
I'm a terrible person, I know, but please, I need this.