Saw this thread when it was first posted, but have just been sitting on my idea for a fill till now. Finally sat down to just let the words flow. Full fic is on AO3, about 2k words. Here’s the link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/12182298
I am pleased with my ending line, so in case you need convincing to read till the end: 'She makes her heart amber and holds him in it, something precious and long dead.'
More details:
This fill addresses all the points raised in this thread, including the idea that Claire tries to keep Matt from being dragged back into the fight against the Hand, and the image of Claire praying after she leaves the building without him.
Essentially it’s the missing scene, filling in the blanks in-canon, where Claire checks over Matt. I classify it as past Claire Temple/Matt Murdock, with their current dynamic being neither romantic or platonic but just deep and intimate. Claire is not being unfaithful to Luke, she loves him as in canon. Matt is simply the one she never allowed herself to love as much she wanted to. (An idea that I also address in my other fic for The Defenders! Whee.)
Re: Matt/Claire, gen or shippy, during the Defenders
I am pleased with my ending line, so in case you need convincing to read till the end:
'She makes her heart amber and holds him in it, something precious and long dead.'
More details:
This fill addresses all the points raised in this thread, including the idea that Claire tries to keep Matt from being dragged back into the fight against the Hand, and the image of Claire praying after she leaves the building without him.
Essentially it’s the missing scene, filling in the blanks in-canon, where Claire checks over Matt. I classify it as past Claire Temple/Matt Murdock, with their current dynamic being neither romantic or platonic but just deep and intimate. Claire is not being unfaithful to Luke, she loves him as in canon. Matt is simply the one she never allowed herself to love as much she wanted to. (An idea that I also address in my other fic for The Defenders! Whee.)