So I just found this, and I don't know if you're planning on ending here (it is a good stopping point), but now I'm helplessly imagining more and more stories in this universe. Foggy slowly working through Matt's complexes with him, earning trust, helping him interact well with others (his parents, Karen, etc.), working with Matt to rebuild his sense of self-respect... And then, like the original prompt said, he discovers Matt's big secret and is either absolutely shattered that Matt could do something like that... or maybe just really, weirdly, PROUD that his friend had enough strength to go out and stand up for what was right (in the most dramatic, Murdock-y way possible) after everything he survived.

But really, this story is so, so super angsty! I think the most telling moment, for me, was that moment when Foggy asked Matt what he wanted for his treatment, and Matt tensed up. It was as if Matt thought maybe he really could decide for himself, like he WANTED to take that chance... and then he gives in, because he can't quite believe that his body's his own again or the other shoe won't eventually drop. I don't know, it sort of summed up the whole premise and the characters in one little line.