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Requiem Æternam [Part 1.3]

(Anonymous) 2015-07-07 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
**

True to Matthew’s word, things did, in fact, go okay. Better than okay.

Matthew Michaels became Matthew Michael Murdock, or Matt for short. Foggy put Harvard Law behind him and entered Columbia University. Once he got past remembering every five minutes that Matt was a demon, they got used to each other surprisingly quickly, and rooming together was a blast. Matt began smiling more and more, and by the end of their first year, he was laughing freely when they were alone. It wasn’t hard to start thinking of Matt as his friend not because he had to be, but because he wanted to be.

They graduated—Matt at the top of their class, the cheater—and went to work for Landman and Zack. It was mostly because Matt had some investigating to do within their ranks (and, Foggy suspected, some deals to make). Once he got the information he needed, they left the skin-crawling environment to open their own little firm, mixing local pro bono cases with the bigger ones needed to put them on the map.

They also got separate apartments for the first time since meeting, and that was honestly the hardest thing for Foggy to adjust to. He missed Matt, missed his company and his humour, but Matt insisted that it was the best thing to do. His real ‘business’ in Hell’s Kitchen had started picking up, so it would be safer for Foggy to keep a little bit of distance.

They didn’t need money, of course. Matt could create cash with a thought anytime he wanted to, and he certainly took advantage of the ability: tailored suits and silk sheets were a luxury he was happy to indulge in. Foggy insisted on living on honest wages, but given that he didn’t want Matt to use his powers to Charm customers their way, there were times he was certainly stretched thin. He wouldn’t accept Matt’s fabricated money (“You’ll throw off the economy, buddy”), but he couldn’t make himself say no to the food that would magically appear in his refrigerator or the waivers he got on late penalties for his bills.

That said, Matt didn’t always abuse his powers. He regularly forgot to eat, he didn’t always remember to heal his body, his real job seemed to involve a lot less deal-making and a lot more face-breaking, and it turned out that he really, actually was completely blind.

(“I told you my other senses were stronger than yours,” he reminded the first time Foggy tried getting them to watch a movie. “My vision is not one of them. A movie reads as a flat surface to me.” “Huh. Okay. Well, we’ll stay in and I’ll narrate for you. It’s Star Wars, man—you can’t live on Earth and not experience George Lucas!”)

When superheroes started popping up, Matt didn’t seem surprised, but the limitations to his awareness of the bigger picture were made clear when the Chitauri attacked New York and he was genuinely shocked. The workings of Heaven and Hell and the meaning of life weren’t things he discussed ever, and he’d known that other worlds with their own systems of existence were around, but he wasn’t omniscient; he’d had no idea they would attack until they did.

Matt became the Devil of Hell’s Kitchen, and they’d snicker when they saw the headlines. The snickering would vanish, however, every time Foggy got kidnapped—and he definitely got kidnapped. He was hurt a number of times, and hurt quite badly once in a blue moon. But Matt was a man of his word: he always showed up to save him, and he always took care of him afterward. With each new attack, there were more and more apologies, more remorse that he couldn’t just heal him instantly without blowing their cover, more gifts, more time spent together.

After Matt graduated to being called Daredevil—after rumours started going around about Nelson & Murdock being connected to the infamous vigilante—after figures like the Punisher and Elektra joined the local crime-fighting scene, they gave up on the protection of distance and moved back in together.

Seven years went by. Eight. Ten.

Foggy was happy.

**

One night, Foggy woke up to Matt looming in the doorway to his bedroom. For the first time in a long time, his friend looked like the demon he really was.

Fear began to crawl up his throat. “Is it time?” he rasped.

Matt nodded. “Let’s go.”

**

Foggy thought he’d been ready.

In truth, he’d probably just been in denial.

“Are you sure we d-don’t need to give a move-out notice?” he asked nervously. “I mean. I don’t want to screw our landlord over. I like our landlord. She’s not seedy. And K-Karen, we should call Karen one last time—”

“Apartment paperwork’s done,” Matt interrupted. “I nudged the landlord’s memory so she thinks we submitted it a month ago.” He paused before adding, “and there’s a reason Karen decided to move to L.A.”

“That was your influence?” Foggy asked, aghast. “You don’t like to Charm innocents!”

Matt’s shoulders drooped. “She’s really not that innocent. Hasn’t been for a few years. And no, it was not my fault.”

“I wasn’t going to ask if it was,” Foggy muttered. He totally was.

“And this was safer for her than staying in Hell’s Kitchen,” Matt continued. “Believe me, things will get worse here before they get better, but—there’s more balance now. More heroes to skew all of the trash climbing out of every corner. More humans taking initiative.”

“Dissenting from the indifference,” Foggy murmured, wringing his hands.

Finally smiling again, even if it was fleeting, Matt nodded. “And the apathy. And the fear, the hatred, and the mistrust.”

Foggy nodded back, more a mimicry of Matt’s actions than a conscious gesture. He took a deep breath and was alarmed when a terrified squeak came out against his intentions. “Oh, god. Is it going to hurt?”

“Only the moment I detach your soul. It’ll be like the prick of a needle,” Matt soothed. “Only about twenty times stronger.”

“I hate needles,” Foggy groaned.

Matt looked apologetic. “I’m sorry. It could be worse. You’re not trying to run from your contract, so the Hellhounds aren’t involved.”

“The… you actually have Hellhounds? You sic Hellhounds on people?”

Matt froze. “Uh. Nope. Of course not.”

Foggy glared at him judgingly. “I’m glaring at you judgingly.”

Matt cringed a little. “Not… generally?” he offered carefully. “Only for the really evil souls?”

“Trying to run from a terrifying promise of death doesn’t automatically make someone really evil!”

“It’s usually the really evil people who think they can escape it,” Matt clarified. “I swear I don’t send Hellhounds after the average contract.”

Foggy squinted at him. “You don’t. Other demons do.”

“Of course not.” Matt smiled too brightly.

Bullshit. “You are such a bad liar!”

Matt deflated. “Only around you,” he mourned. “We’ve spent too much time around each other. You put my guard down. I’m going to be a laughingstock when we Descend.”

Descend. With a capital D. Oh, god. Foggy was actually about to go to Hell.

His knees gave out, but Matt caught him before he could hit the floor. He didn’t show off his inhuman strength often—in part because he’d been convincingly playing the role of a squishy human pincushion for a decade now, and in part because he thought it was funny to watch Foggy trip or drop things or fall off ledges—but it seemed like the entire façade really was ready to blow.

They sank to the floor together. Foggy wished it was carpeted so he could have something to cling to for just a minute. “What’s—can you tell me what happens next?” he asked. “Can—what’s—is my soul going to be absorbed?”

Matt started. “What?”

“Or is the eternity of torture thing literal?”

“It is, but Foggy—”

“Am I—I’m not going to see my dad, am I?”

A look of panic crossed Matt’s face, and he reached over to wipe at the tears that had worked free. Warring with himself for a moment, he gave up and wrapped Foggy in a hug. “Nothing bad will happen to you,” he asserted firmly, squeezing. “I won’t let it. Don’t worry. I told you, I take care of what’s mine. Nobody and nothing will hurt you.”

Foggy clung to him, knowing it would be the last time he’d ever feel the obnoxiously, adorably pretentious silk of Matt’s shirt. Giving up on trying to pretend to be brave, he tucked his eyes against Matt’s shoulder and cried.

And cried.

And cried.

When he was all cried out, he drifted back into awareness to feel Matt rocking him back and forth. “Am I dead yet?”

Matt snorted, the puff of air brushing over the top of his ear. “I wasn’t going to extract your soul while you were crying on me,” he drawled, although his expression was still one of concern. “Are you okay now?”

Foggy swallowed. “As okay as I’m going to be.”

“Foggy. You’re going to be fine,” Matt repeated. “I promised, right?”

Yeah, he’d promised. That was the most Foggy ever got out of him the few times the topic of the end of the contract had come up. But he also hadn’t forgotten that the contract was based on false promises of a good future.

“Foggy,” Matt called again, softer this time. “Don’t be scared. I’ll be with you the whole time. I’ll take care of you. You trust me, right?”

With a choked laugh, Foggy nodded. Matt was a demon, a being whose real name could make his ears bleed from the unearthly sounds, a being whose existence was to convince suckers to sign over their souls to him.

It didn’t change a thing.

“God help me, but I do. You—you’re the best thing that ever happened to me,” Foggy whispered.

Matt smiled. “Then let’s go.”

**

It ended like it began: with a kiss and a sharp burst of pain and a pulling sensation—

**

Cold.

Hot?

Cold. Icy cold, shivers, shards, tearing apart his skin—

Flames licking at him from the inside out, coals burning in his gut, blistering

Silk.

Wind or water or wind and water slicking all around him. He was being battered, but it didn’t hurt—he was aware of the sensations, but he was numb to them—he was—

Whispers.

Nonsense noises. Whistles. Hisses.

The sizzle before a zap of electricity.

Oppressive blackness.

Coals.

(No—sulfur—)

“—gy?”

Sleep.

Re: Requiem Æternam [Part 1.3]

(Anonymous) 2015-07-07 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
ohmigosh i really like this! the dialogue you set up between Foggy and Matt is just *so great* and how you have their characters interact with their situations is just spot-on. this was a factastic fill and I definitely hope to see more.

Re: Requiem Æternam [Part 1.3]

(Anonymous) 2015-07-08 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
(Author here!)

:DDD Thank you, thank you so much!! I will definitely be writing more - I'm so excited for Foggy to be dead. :D

...

I mean.

*cough* To help Matt rule in Hell. >D

Re: Requiem Æternam [Part 1.3]

(Anonymous) 2015-07-08 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
(Prompter here)

OH GODS. *refreshes page all night*
THIS IS SO GOOD. ALSO I'M GONNA CRY.

They also got separate apartments for the first time since meeting, and that was honestly the hardest thing for Foggy to adjust to. He missed Matt, missed his company and his humour, but Matt insisted that it was the best thing to do. His real ‘business’ in Hell’s Kitchen had started picking up, so it would be safer for Foggy to keep a little bit of distance.
Yeah good luck trying to convince yourself you’re not falling in the demon equivalent of love with Foggy, dude.

but he couldn’t make himself say no to the food that would magically appear in his refrigerator or the waivers he got on late penalties for his bills.
Not even in the underworld and you’re eating his food. NICE GOING FOGGY.

That said, Matt didn’t always abuse his powers. He regularly forgot to eat, he didn’t always remember to heal his body, his real job seemed to involve a lot less deal-making and a lot more face-breaking, and it turned out that he really, actually was completely blind.
Gods this is such a great story you’re conveying here. Seriously.

(“I told you my other senses were stronger than yours,” he reminded the first time Foggy tried getting them to watch a movie. “My vision is not one of them. A movie reads as a flat surface to me.” “Huh. Okay. Well, we’ll stay in and I’ll narrate for you. It’s Star Wars, man—you can’t live on Earth and not experience George Lucas!”)
Awwwwwww.

Seven years went by. Eight. Ten.
Foggy was happy.

Which means it’s TIME TO DIE.
*rubs hands together with glee*
… I’m sorry, I’m just … yeah.

Foggy thought he’d been ready.
In truth, he’d probably just been in denial.

Yep. : D I’m probably a sadist but I’m enjoying this WAY TOO MUCH.

He took a deep breath and was alarmed when a terrified squeak came out against his intentions. “Oh, god. Is it going to hurt?”
*tugs at collar* Hnnngghhh.
I mean, um, how … horrible …

“The… you actually have Hellhounds? You sic Hellhounds on people?”
Matt froze. “Uh. Nope. Of course not.”
Foggy glared at him judgingly. “I’m glaring at you judgingly.”

I’m laughing but also really invested in this tense scene.

“You are such a bad liar!”
Matt deflated. “Only around you,” he mourned. “We’ve spent too much time around each other. You put my guard down. I’m going to be a laughingstock when we Descend.”

*sporfles* Oh boys.
Hang on … Matt is the Devil here, right? Not just some random demon? He’s actually Satan, right?

His knees gave out, but Matt caught him before he could hit the floor. He didn’t show off his inhuman strength often—in part because he’d been convincingly playing the role of a squishy human pincushion for a decade now, and in part because he thought it was funny to watch Foggy trip or drop things or fall off ledges—but it seemed like the entire façade really was ready to blow.
Oooooo, I love that. That Matt’s human suit is slipping.

“Can—what’s—is my soul going to be absorbed?”
Matt started. “What?”
“Or is the eternity of torture thing literal?”
“It is, but Foggy—”
“Am I—I’m not going to see my dad, am I?”

Ok, 1) my heart is breaking 2) I’m really getting off on this and 3) Matt you asshole did you FORGET to tell Foggy you’re not just dumping him in a lava pit when this is over?

Foggy clung to him, knowing it would be the last time he’d ever feel the obnoxiously, adorably pretentious silk of Matt’s shirt. Giving up on trying to pretend to be brave, he tucked his eyes against Matt’s shoulder and cried.
And cried.
And cried.
When he was all cried out, he drifted back into awareness to feel Matt rocking him back and forth. “Am I dead yet?”
Matt snorted, the puff of air brushing over the top of his ear. “I wasn’t going to extract your soul while you were crying on me,” he drawled, although his expression was still one of concern.

Auuuuuuuuuwwwwww! I wanna hug Foggy, and cry and I’m also still really, really into this.

“Foggy,” Matt called again, softer this time. “Don’t be scared. I’ll be with you the whole time. I’ll take care of you. You trust me, right?”
With a choked laugh, Foggy nodded. Matt was a demon, a being whose real name could make his ears bleed from the unearthly sounds, a being whose existence was to convince suckers to sign over their souls to him.
It didn’t change a thing.
“God help me, but I do. You—you’re the best thing that ever happened to me,” Foggy whispered.
Matt smiled. “Then let’s go.”

I’m gonna CRY. OH GODS.

Re: Requiem Æternam [Part 1.3]

(Anonymous) 2015-07-08 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
(Author here, still SHRIEKING INTO MY PILLOW AT YOUR BEAUTIFUL COMMENTS)

Hahahahaa, I wish I could write all night. XD I'm so so hooked on this prompt like you don't even KNOW. Unfortunately, I've got a day of meetings tomorrow at work and an engagement after, so I don't think I'll have much time to work on part 2 until Thursday. :(

Yeah good luck trying to convince yourself you’re not falling in the demon equivalent of love with Foggy, dude.
--- Oh, Matt. You never stood a chance. XD

Not even in the underworld and you’re eating his food. NICE GOING FOGGY.
--- OMG I DIDN'T EVEN MAKE THAT PARTICULAR CONNECTION. DAMMIT. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN SO PERFECT. I am so adding pomegranates to Foggy's fridge for the cleaned up AO3 version. XD

Gods this is such a great story you’re conveying here. Seriously.
--- ;___; Thank you thank you! I would have delved more into their time alive, except, well. I really wanted to get to Foggy dying. XD Because I'm awful. *nod* BUT DAVE THE MINION AWAITS.

Your comments during Foggy's pre-death meltdown GAVE ME LIFE, SERIOUSLY, I am laughing so freaking hard. XD

Hang on … Matt is the Devil here, right? Not just some random demon? He’s actually Satan, right?
--- Yes, he is totally Satan. XD He just didn't want to TELL Foggy that because they were all cozy and familiar with each other, and it was nice for someone to just treat him like an equal rather than a terrifying overlord of infernal justice and wrath. :D Also, Matt is bad with words when it comes to navigating the social mindfield of friendship. XD Foggy will find out soon enough.

Oooooo, I love that. That Matt’s human suit is slipping.
--- *cackles* Yup! XD He figures it doesn't matter anymore, all the cards (well, almost all the cards) will be on the table shortly. XD

Ok, 1) my heart is breaking 2) I’m really getting off on this and 3) Matt you asshole did you FORGET to tell Foggy you’re not just dumping him in a lava pit when this is over?
--- See above re: Matt + words + friendship = WHATTHEEVERLOVINGFUCKMURDOCK. XD But really, it was more like, the first few years Matt himself didn't quite have a plan in mind for Foggy's soul yet, and by the time he did he'd been stringing him along with pretty platitudes of "Don't worry" and "It'll be fine" for SO LONG that he doesn't know how to backtrack. :P GOOD JOB, MATTHIWHISTLEHISSIZZLE.

I’m gonna CRY. OH GODS.
--- *cackles* Every admission of near-tears is like sweet, sweet wine to me. ;D

Re: Requiem Æternam [Part 1.3]

(Anonymous) 2015-07-08 08:15 am (UTC)(link)
(Prompter here)

(Author here, still SHRIEKING INTO MY PILLOW AT YOUR BEAUTIFUL COMMENTS)
Awww, you're too kind! Thank you!

Hahahahaa, I wish I could write all night. XD I'm so so hooked on this prompt like you don't even KNOW. Unfortunately, I've got a day of meetings tomorrow at work and an engagement after, so I don't think I'll have much time to work on part 2 until Thursday. :(
That's fine, I can wait, I got plenty to do myself. Worth the wait.
Maybe like, take notes so you don't forget you ideas by Thursday?

--- Oh, Matt. You never stood a chance. XD
Not a chance at all. Ahahahaha.

--- OMG I DIDN'T EVEN MAKE THAT PARTICULAR CONNECTION. DAMMIT. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN SO PERFECT. I am so adding pomegranates to Foggy's fridge for the cleaned up AO3 version. XD
I'm just hyper vigilant about that sort of thing because I'm really into the Persephone myth.
Yay pomegranates! : D

--- ;___; Thank you thank you! I would have delved more into their time alive, except, well. I really wanted to get to Foggy dying. XD Because I'm awful. *nod* BUT DAVE THE MINION AWAITS.
I think it was just enough background, really. You detailed their first meeting, which is super important, summarized the years to give us a sense of what their friendship was like, and then detailed the night Foggy died. Worked perfectly in my opinion.
I really wanted to get to Foggy's death too, I was waiting on that so eagerly. Because I have dark kinks.
Yes, DAVE THE WAR BOY DEMON AWAITS!

Your comments during Foggy's pre-death meltdown GAVE ME LIFE, SERIOUSLY, I am laughing so freaking hard. XD
Anguish, arousal, and delight. So many emotions from me for that scene, seriously. Good job. : D

--- Yes, he is totally Satan. XD He just didn't want to TELL Foggy that because they were all cozy and familiar with each other, and it was nice for someone to just treat him like an equal rather than a terrifying overlord of infernal justice and wrath. :D Also, Matt is bad with words when it comes to navigating the social mindfield of friendship. XD Foggy will find out soon enough.
Oh my gods yes yes yessssssss. I love that trope, where someone big and badass and scary is like, normal with their friend or lover, and then the other person finds out their dark secret. And it usually never ends well but I prefer it where the person is like "... awesome" or turned on about it.
Well there really is no good way to say "BTW I am Satan, er, so ... yeah."

--- *cackles* Yup! XD He figures it doesn't matter anymore, all the cards (well, almost all the cards) will be on the table shortly. XD
Oh Matt. He's so terrible at this. Though, to be fair, he's never done this before I suspect.

--- See above re: Matt + words + friendship = WHATTHEEVERLOVINGFUCKMURDOCK. XD But really, it was more like, the first few years Matt himself didn't quite have a plan in mind for Foggy's soul yet, and by the time he did he'd been stringing him along with pretty platitudes of "Don't worry" and "It'll be fine" for SO LONG that he doesn't know how to backtrack. :P
Oh Matt. NOT telling him was so much worse. Even just saying "hey when it's time, I'm not gonna pitch you in lava or something, you'll be safe, you'll still be with me" and Foggy would have probably not believed him but still, at least it'd have been something. Oh Matt.

GOOD JOB, MATTHIWHISTLEHISSIZZLE
I laughed so hard at the Mathiwistlehissizzle thing, by the way.

--- *cackles* Every admission of near-tears is like sweet, sweet wine to me. ;D
I know, right? Usually I'm on the other side of this sort of conversation, making other people wail with my fic. Interesting being on this side again.

Re: Requiem Æternam [Part 1.3]

(Anonymous) 2015-07-08 05:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, my Google document is scattered with notes and snippets, no worries. :P I'll be out of town without internet Friday through Sunday, though, so while I'll start working on part 2 properly on Thursday, it probably won't get wrapped up until next week at the earliest (depending on how badly the muse runs away with me)! I know you said you're not big on tracking works in progress, so I'm going to try to get part 2 complete before posting it. :D (Although I suppose I can always poke you on Tumblr to let you know of updates, haha...?)

No, I'm super into the Persephone myth as well (and Foggy and Matt are SO FREAKING HADESEPHONE down to the demons eventually being more scared of FOGGY than Matt), which is why I'm hitting my head on a wall that I missed it!

I'm so happy the pacing of the story is working for you and doesn't feel like too much of a drag. :D YAY FOGGY'S DEATH. \o/ ON TO EVER AFTERRR.

Well there really is no good way to say "BTW I am Satan, er, so ... yeah."
--- Yup, that is basically exactly what Matt figured. :P Like canon!Matt keeping the mask a secret from Foggy. "Well, I'm fucked either way, so..."

Oh Matt. NOT telling him was so much worse. Even just saying "hey when it's time, I'm not gonna pitch you in lava or something, you'll be safe, you'll still be with me"
--- Yeah, Matt isn't exactly a good example of a well-adjusted, communicative, reasonable person. :P To be fair, he's been the ruler of Hell for millennia - he hasn't had to answer to someone else or explain his actions since being thrown out of/walking away from Heaven... :P

I laughed so hard at the Mathiwistlehissizzle thing, by the way.
--- Thank you! :D Initially I had Foggy refer to him as that for most of the chapter, but it started getting really redundant and obnoxious, so I just switched all but the first to "the Demon," heheh.

Interesting being on this side again.
--- LUCKY ME. SERIOUSLY. I AM SO HAPPY.

Re: Requiem Æternam [Part 1.3]

(Anonymous) 2015-07-09 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
(Prompter here)


Oh, my Google document is scattered with notes and snippets, no worries. :P I'll be out of town without internet Friday through Sunday, though, so while I'll start working on part 2 properly on Thursday, it probably won't get wrapped up until next week at the earliest (depending on how badly the muse runs away with me)! I know you said you're not big on tracking works in progress, so I'm going to try to get part 2 complete before posting it. :D (Although I suppose I can always poke you on Tumblr to let you know of updates, haha…?)
No no, I can track WIP just fine, I’m terrible at writing them myself though. I tend to do oneshots or rarely a trilogy or something. A series though, usually defeats me. I can keep up with them just fine though. Write at your own pace, I have plenty I can keep occupied with.

No, I'm super into the Persephone myth as well (and Foggy and Matt are SO FREAKING HADESEPHONE down to the demons eventually being more scared of FOGGY than Matt), which is why I'm hitting my head on a wall that I missed it!
It’s fine, honestly. The beauty of transitions from kink meme to AO3.

I'm so happy the pacing of the story is working for you and doesn't feel like too much of a drag. :D YAY FOGGY'S DEATH. \o/ ON TO EVER AFTERRR.
Yeah, just the right balance I think. It has to have that build-up to make the rest of it have impact.

— Yup, that is basically exactly what Matt figured. :P Like canon!Matt keeping the mask a secret from Foggy. "Well, I'm fucked either way, so…”
Yeah, kept putting it off until later, like that would make things better somehow (no, no it won’t Matt.)

— Yeah, Matt isn't exactly a good example of a well-adjusted, communicative, reasonable person. :P To be fair, he's been the ruler of Hell for millennia - he hasn't had to answer to someone else or explain his actions since being thrown out of/walking away from Heaven... :P
Ahahahahahah. He hasn’t had someone to answer to for a long time … UNTIL NOW.
*cue Foggy yelling in the distance*

— Thank you! :D Initially I had Foggy refer to him as that for most of the chapter, but it started getting really redundant and obnoxious, so I just switched all but the first to "the Demon," heheh.
It works. Funny the few times it’s mentioned though.

— LUCKY ME. SERIOUSLY. I AM SO HAPPY.
Glad I could make you happy with my comments! : D

Re: Requiem Æternam [Part 1.3]

(Anonymous) 2015-07-09 03:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Ohhh, okay! In that case, I'll just go ahead and write chunks that feel complete enough to post as I write them. :D I don't want to take so long that I lose you, but my next week or so is pretty packed! XD

Ahahahahahah. He hasn’t had someone to answer to for a long time … UNTIL NOW.
*cue Foggy yelling in the distance*

--- "GOD BLESS IT, MATTHEW, I TOLD YOU TO PICK UP THE ORGANIC MILK ON THE WAY HOME FROM REAPING SOULS."
... i'M SORRY, that was the first thing that came to mind. xD

Re: Requiem Æternam [Part 1.3]

(Anonymous) 2015-07-10 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
Ohhh, okay! In that case, I'll just go ahead and write chunks that feel complete enough to post as I write them. :D I don't want to take so long that I lose you, but my next week or so is pretty packed! XD
I will not forget about this, don't worry about me. I'll check in periodically.
Good luck with next week!

--- "GOD BLESS IT, MATTHEW, I TOLD YOU TO PICK UP THE ORGANIC MILK ON THE WAY HOME FROM REAPING SOULS."
... i'M SORRY, that was the first thing that came to mind. xD

Ahahahaa.
I meant more like, Foggy getting really angry about the brutality in Hell, and chewing Matt out. And then realizing seconds later that he was yelling at SATAN.

Re: Requiem Æternam [Part 1.3]

(Anonymous) 2015-07-10 03:53 pm (UTC)(link)
:D Thank you! ♥

Hahahaha, I know what you meant, but my brain is fluffy and silly and loves throwing totally mundane shit into epic environments, so it went the silly route. ;)

Re: Requiem Æternam [Part 1.3]

(Anonymous) 2015-07-08 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Gah! This is amazing!!

Re: Requiem Æternam [Part 1.3]

(Anonymous) 2015-07-08 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
(Author here) *weeps* THANK YOU! ;___; ♥

Re: Requiem Æternam [Part 1.3]

(Anonymous) 2015-07-09 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
i just want to roll around in this fic FOREVER. mygod. it's so - i mean, they're friends! good amazing takin' care of each other friends! and the death/going to the afterlife scene, i could not stop making the happy-squeak noises!!

Re: Requiem Æternam [Part 1.3]

(Anonymous) 2015-07-09 08:04 pm (UTC)(link)
(author!anon here!)

;____; Thank you, thank you so much! I'm so glad you're enjoying it!! :D ♥

Re: Requiem Æternam [Part 1.3]

(Anonymous) 2015-07-10 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
*wiggles* i know I KNOW writing is hard and you can't force it and this is not meant to pressure you or get pushy at all, but trust, i am lowkey stalking this prompt because this is SO GOOD DAMN :D

Re: Requiem Æternam [Part 1.3]

(Anonymous) 2015-07-10 03:52 pm (UTC)(link)
:DDD Ahhh, I'm SO HAPPY to read that, thank you! ♥ I've got another 2k written so far, but I'm about to go out of town for a few days, so the next update will probably be sometime next week if I can't get it done in the next few hours! <3

Re: Requiem Æternam [Part 1.3]

(Anonymous) 2015-08-24 12:01 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm loving this. One thing I noticed:

"That said, Matt didn’t always abuse his powers. He regularly forgot to eat, he didn’t always remember to heal his body, his real job seemed to involve a lot less deal-making and a lot more face-breaking, and it turned out that he really, actually was completely blind."

Does Matt really forget to eat, or is it just a form of self-flagellation? And did he decide on the face-breaking thing for similar reasons, as an excuse to get beat up?

Re: Requiem Æternam [Part 1.3]

(Anonymous) 2015-09-10 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Author here! Sorry I missed your comment - I was working on a deadline for another project, so I fell completely off the grid for Daredevil stuff for a while. :(

I like the self-flagellation idea, but in this case, he really just forgets to eat because he doesn't need human food. :) And he's into face-breaking (as in punching bad guys in the face) because that'd be the vindictive, vengeful Satan part of him who likes seeing evil people suffer. ;D

Thanks for reading! ♥

Re: Requiem Æternam [Part 1.3]

(Anonymous) 2015-09-10 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey, don't worry about it - you're back now, and I'm hoping you'll have time to continue this?

And thanks for answering my questions - I wasn't sure if he'd need to eat to maintain his vessel, and how much he could be hurt by the people he's fighting.