I've been following this discussion and I think that the prompt is very interesting! I'd love to read about it.
There could be some real science and some comic-book science mixed up.
Matt could lose a limb in a self-sacrificing manner as it has been suggested, and then probably somebody provides him with medical assistance unofficially and agrees to keep it secret. Some private clinic? Somebody who feels indebted to Daredevil? Maybe it is actually the people he has saved!
Suppose, the experimental prosthetic is really good, so parkour and fighting are still possible. Although it could be difficult and painful, Matt pulls through. Being Daredevil is too important to him, he just can't stop, hence he adapts and compensates, so that his handicap is not obvious.
I think that one of the reasons why he doesn't want to tell anyone is because he subconsciously tries to avoid recognizing the severity of his injury. Like 'as long as I don't speak about it, it is not a problem, and nobody needs to know'. And maybe he believes that nobody should care.
Speaking of Foggy's reaction... I would really like it to be something like this. Matt expects that Foggy will be upset about daredeviling, that he will get angry, they will fight again, and he is absolutely shocked when Foggy finally finds out and shows compassion first thing. (Like 'OMG buddy – how – I'm so sorry – are you OK' and some bear hugs, because being a good friend Foggy has no alternative but to come to terms with Matt's issues in the end.)
Sorry if my thoughts don't entirely correspond with the original prompt, I've got carried away!..
Re: Amputee Matt
There could be some real science and some comic-book science mixed up.
Matt could lose a limb in a self-sacrificing manner as it has been suggested, and then probably somebody provides him with medical assistance unofficially and agrees to keep it secret. Some private clinic? Somebody who feels indebted to Daredevil? Maybe it is actually the people he has saved!
Suppose, the experimental prosthetic is really good, so parkour and fighting are still possible. Although it could be difficult and painful, Matt pulls through. Being Daredevil is too important to him, he just can't stop, hence he adapts and compensates, so that his handicap is not obvious.
I think that one of the reasons why he doesn't want to tell anyone is because he subconsciously tries to avoid recognizing the severity of his injury. Like 'as long as I don't speak about it, it is not a problem, and nobody needs to know'. And maybe he believes that nobody should care.
Speaking of Foggy's reaction... I would really like it to be something like this. Matt expects that Foggy will be upset about daredeviling, that he will get angry, they will fight again, and he is absolutely shocked when Foggy finally finds out and shows compassion first thing. (Like 'OMG buddy – how – I'm so sorry – are you OK' and some bear hugs, because being a good friend Foggy has no alternative but to come to terms with Matt's issues in the end.)
Sorry if my thoughts don't entirely correspond with the original prompt, I've got carried away!..