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Matt could remember Peter's first day of school in vivid detail.

The elementary school – Catholic, and recommended by Father Lantom – was full of the sounds of children, nervous and excited, and their terrified parents. The air was heavy with the smell of crayon and markers, rustling construction paper, and simple, childish lunches in plastic lunchboxes. Peter's little hand in his, Matt's finger on the vein so he could feel his hummingbird heartbeat. They entered the little classroom together, Peter eager.

"Daddy, there's big windows like we have at home," Peter declared. Matt smiled.

"Really?" Matt said. There were twenty small children and their parents bouncing around the space. "Where's your teacher, Miss Maloney? She can show us where your cubby is so we can put your stuff away."

Click of practical flats on tile.

"Oh, um, I'm right here!" she said, voice young and sweet. Matt smiled in her general direction, turning carefully.

"Good morning," Matt said, resting his hand on Peter's head. "We were just going to ask where we can put his stuff."

"That's no problem," Miss Maloney assured, no doubt staring at Matt's long white cane. "What's your name?"

"Peter Murdock!" Peter chirped, proud. "And this is my dad, Matthew Murdock."

Matt ruffled Peter's hair.

"Alright, follow me!"

Peter carefully placed his things in the cubby, Matt helping him carry his school supplies to his desk. Peter sat in the little chair, and Matt crouched down next to him.

"I've got to go to work now, so you be good," Matt said. "I'll be here to pick you up, then we'll go to my office and you can see your Auntie Karen and Uncle Foggy. How does that sound?"

Peter made a happy noise. "I can't wait to tell you all about my day!"

"And I can't wait to hear it," Matt assured. He kissed Peter's forehead. "You be good for Miss Maloney. Pay attention, school's very important. I love you."

"Love you too, Daddy," Peter said. Matt kept tracked of Peter's heartbeat all the way down the block, until it was too far away to hear.

Matt knew that he would remember this moment as vividly as he remembered that one.

They had moved the furniture in the living room aside, something that rarely happened. The lights had not been turned on, and Matt imagined Peter only having the light of the kaleidoscopic billboard outside to see by.

He thought of Stick, and how he had given him even less.

"These people, from street thug to criminal mastermind, don't know you're a skinny sixteen year old," Matt said. "They probably wouldn't even care if they did know. Some of them started even younger."

Peter swallowed, shifted.

"You have advantages," Matt continued. "You're strong, you can climb walls, and, most importantly, you're fast. Not invincible, though. A bullet will still take you down."

"I need to learn how to dodge a bullet?" Peter asked. "My life is rapidly turning into a coming-of-age action film."

"The easiest way to dodge a bullet," Matt said. "Is to not let it fire at all."

"And you're my koan spewing mentor, alright," Peter said, sliding his foot back. Matt tilted his head at the displacement of air, the shifting of muscle, Peter's quickened breathing. In their building, there was snoring and yelling and laughter, and the street outside was clamoring with the noise of the insomniac city. Their apartment smelt like the tuna casserole they had for dinner, the hypoallergenic laundry powder they used, the ink pens Peter liked, and the city smells of gasoline and fried food leaking through the tall windows.

Peter lunged forward, air moving in a rush. Matt easily side stepped him, hearing the thud of Peter's feet as he slid across the floor and attempted to stop his momentum. He stumbled, and Matt moved, sweeping out his leg. Peter fell flat on to his back.

"You telegraph," Matt said simply. "It makes it easy to counter you. I told you, you're fast, but you're not quite agile yet. Silence and shadow are your best friends out there."

Peter groaned, head thumping against the floor. Matt stepped back and assumed a fighter's stance.

"Come on, Peter," Matt said. "Get to work."

Please keep writing this forever. This is really good and I love how Matt's more mad at him for not coming to him for help than anything. I wonder if he's still terrified that he'll hurt Peter like Stick did to him or if he's been around Peter long enough to be semi-comfortable teaching him superheroing.

Matt's probably going to angst over his decision but he's so full of love for Peter he def won't be a hurtful asshole like Stick.

Matt's also realized the futility of stopping Peter entirely. He is, after all, a Murdock.

OP: I love this! This is so much more than I expected. Thank you! I love that Matt is taking it upon himself to train Peter and recognizing his self in Peter.

I loved some of your ideas above. I hope you're inspired to write them at some point. I would love to see Daredevil!Dad!Matt vs Fail!Dad!Steve and basically going like 'my son'.

Author: you can follow the no doubt prolific updates here - http://archiveofourown.org/works/4345442

I honestly love the idea of Fail Dad Steve attempting to be a Stern Father Figure to Peter, and Peter being all "lol no." I also love the idea of merging this with Matt Becomes The Responsible Adult For Teenage Superheroes prompt.

Oh that sounds like it would be awesome!

Also I will follow like no tomorrow.

as the OP of the prompt where Matt accidentally becomes the Responsible Adult to a bunch of teenaged superheroes, I am totally okay with this combination. I demand this combination.

Prompt Post #5

[FILL] Exodus 20:12, 3/3

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