#also realized while making this that I hadn't tagged the artists in the original masterlist

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The Red Thread Masterlist

The Red Thread

Ship: Matt Murdock x F!Reader*

It's said that every soul is connected to another by a red thread, and that these two souls are destined to meet. The thread, though it may  tangle or stretch, will never break. That's not your experience, lucky  or unlucky enough as you are to see the strings that bind people  together. A red thread is developed and grown, not born, and you've  worked hard to weed out any semblance of crimson that might cling to  you. You pay your bills, you keep your head down, and you find whatever  lost people or items you're hired to sniff out. Then the Devil of Hell's Kitchen tags along on a job, and your plan falls apart.

**Special note: Reader, in TRT, uses a false identity named Jane Hind (a play on the name, ‘Jane Doe’). TRT is still written in second person, and Matt knows Reader’s actual name. But if you see posts with readers referring to Jane, this is who we’re talking about.

Rating: explicit for smut in later chapters, though there are warnings on each chapter that allow you to skip it.

Major Tags and Warnings: friends-to-lovers, smut in later chapters, slow burn,  canon-typical violence, blood, guns, human experimentation, PTSD, found family, references to child abuse, angst, drowning, hurt/comfort, no use of ‘y/n’. More tags are listed on the fic itself!

For added enjoyment: listen to the official Red Thread playlist on Spotify!  

❦ Readable on AO3. ❦

What-Ifs And Drabbles

🔥 = Smut // 🌧️ = Angst

✞ What If: "Memory” [Tumblr]🌧️

What If? Amnesia angst in which The Red Thread’s Reader loses her memories of her romance with Matt just before she comes back from her 3 months away. Non-canon to TRT.

✞ What If: “Haunted” [Tumblr]🌧️

A sequel to the above. You give yourself one month to see if your memories return, but Matt finds himself in a depressive spiral over the loss of what he had with you. Non-canon to TRT.

✞ What If: “I’m Sending A Raven” [AO3]🌧️

What If? After you're kidnapped by The Man in the White Coat, Matt and his allies are in a race against time to save you. But will he make it before all hope is lost? Non-canon to TRT. (Now with fanart. Click with caution, it's dark)

✞ “What Was That?” [Tumblr]

Matt and you have to stop into a haunted house and things get spooky, at least until Matt’s catholicism saves the day.

✞ "We’re Not Keeping Him” [Tumblr]

What If? You bring home a kitten and Matt is resistant... at first. Only slightly non-canon, this cat will show up eventually.

✞ “It’s Really... Yellow?” [Tumblr]

Foggy needs you to help him convince Matt the new red and yellow suit is terrible. Unfortunately for Foggy, you find Matt just as attractive in red and yellow. Future!TRT set in Born Again.

✞ “A Brief Existential Crisis” [Tumblr]

After the events of She-Hulk, Matt requires a little pep talk... and maybe some head scratches while you’re at it. Future!TRT set in Born Again.

✞ “The One With the Vent” [AO3]

You wind up stuck in an air duct, and, unfortunately for you, there's only one person you can call who might be able to pull you out—the Devil you maybe sorta kinda have a thing for. Set between chapters 14-17 of TRT.

✞ “Some Head Scratchies For The Devil” [Tumblr]

After teasing Matt about the way he loves you scratching your fingers through his hair, you decide to prove your point. There's a lot of purring.

✞ What If: "Holiday Traditions: Flufftober 2021” [Tumblr]

Matt and Ciro are forced to get along as they both take part in your family tradition: pairing up to buy Christmas gifts.

✞ “Can You Hear Me Now?: Kinktober 2021” [Tumblr]🔥

You use your psychic abilities to fuck Matt while you're miles away. That's it, that's the fic.

✞ Soft headcanons about Ciro

Requested Matt POVs of major events:

✞ The goodbye letter from Chapter 9 [Tumblr]

✞ Matt’s POV of finding you in the basement cell in Chapter 11 [AO3]

✞ Matt’s POV of that spicy scene from Chapter 28 [AO3] [Tumblr]🔥

✞ Matt’s feelings on you wearing his mask in Chapter 32 [AO3] [Tumblr]🔥

✞ Letters from the Road (letters sent to Matt, post-chapter 34), Tumblr posts here: Letter 1 | Letter 2 | Letter 3 (Also collected here on AO3)

✞ Matt dreaming of you while you’re away during the Away Chapters [AO3] [Tumblr]

✞ Matt’s POV of the 10-day period in Chapter 41 [AO3] [Tumblr]🌧️

✞ Matt’s POV of the mind-whammy and heavy makeout in Chapter 46/47 [AO3] [Tumblr]🔥 

✞ Matt’s POV of the drowning incident in Chapter 63 [AO3] [Tumblr]

Extras/Supplementary Goodies

✞ A Red Thread tarot spread to try if you’ve enjoyed the tarot symbolism in the fic

✞ The offficial TRT playlist

✞ A requested, helpful index of all the smutty bits in TRT, complete with links

✞ Is there a deeper meaning to the 3-1-2 code they use with one another?

✞ A rundown of thread colors and what each means.

✞ A Hound!Jane aesthetic board

Fan Creations Because Ya’ll Are Amazing:

✞ Art by @electricmongrel​ of Beagle!Reader and Doberman!Ciro!

✞ Art by @nerualian​ of Matt, including one of him with a red thread!

✞ Art by @acrabbybish​ of Matt in an adorable penguin onesie!

✞ A series of wonderful pieces by @phantomkindalikejaiden​ of Matt and Reader: Art 1 | Art 2 | Art 3 | Art 4 | Art 5 | Art 6 | Art 7 | Art 8 | Art 9 | Art 10 | Art 11 | Art 12

✞ Art by ViviEkhart on Insta of Matt and Reader holding hands!

✞ An awesome playlist by @moonyinthestars​ on spotify!

✞ Badass art by @melodicmel​ of Matt with a red thread!

✞ Art by @vx-vexedvixen​, who made this awesome collage!

(List has not been updated recently, please stay tuned)