During their college years, after Matt and Foggy get attacked on their way home to campus (and saved by some athletes/Marvel cameos of your choice Foggy is friendly with, before Matt can decide whether he should reveal his powers or get beaten up, or worse) Foggy decides they should at least both learn how to throw a punch and participate in a self-defence class.
And he isn’t taking no for an answer because dude, you’re out all night sometimes alone, you practice during such weird hours at your gym, and yeah, I believe you when you say you know how to punch, but you really should learn how to fight something else other than a sandbag. Like, with grappling, right? I know blind people can do grappling, no excuses. And you should learn how to fall, as well. And how to walk straight, so you don’t even get attacked in the first place. No buts, buddy, you’re going, I already emailed the instructor, it’s okay –
aaaaaaand, yeah. Matt’s all but bundled off to a self-defence class where he’s pretty sure everyone is staring at the buff (and blind) guy, wondering what the hell he is doing here. (So is Matt, actually.)
Scenarios I’d love would be if the instructor is terrible (either really enthusiastic, but ineffectual, or a real asshole like Stick, trying to put Foggy down, or just maybe showing them techniques that are far too advanced for them, either on purpose or because they’re clueless) and Matt has to correct Foggy’s movements before he hurts himself, and/or picks a fight with the instructor, or gets criticised for things he does the instructor deems ‘wrong’ – either way, Matt severely under-challenged, frustrated and/or at the end of his tether, please. Can be Matt/Foggy or gen, I’m fine with both.
Matt and Foggy - taking self-defence classes
And he isn’t taking no for an answer because dude, you’re out all night sometimes alone, you practice during such weird hours at your gym, and yeah, I believe you when you say you know how to punch, but you really should learn how to fight something else other than a sandbag. Like, with grappling, right? I know blind people can do grappling, no excuses. And you should learn how to fall, as well. And how to walk straight, so you don’t even get attacked in the first place. No buts, buddy, you’re going, I already emailed the instructor, it’s okay –
aaaaaaand, yeah. Matt’s all but bundled off to a self-defence class where he’s pretty sure everyone is staring at the buff (and blind) guy, wondering what the hell he is doing here. (So is Matt, actually.)
Scenarios I’d love would be if the instructor is terrible (either really enthusiastic, but ineffectual, or a real asshole like Stick, trying to put Foggy down, or just maybe showing them techniques that are far too advanced for them, either on purpose or because they’re clueless) and Matt has to correct Foggy’s movements before he hurts himself, and/or picks a fight with the instructor, or gets criticised for things he does the instructor deems ‘wrong’ – either way, Matt severely under-challenged, frustrated and/or at the end of his tether, please. Can be Matt/Foggy or gen, I’m fine with both.