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[thingsasbarcodes]

Daredevil 1x06 - Condemned

[gracheeez]

After finishing the map of Europe, decided to play safe and make the South American map, this continent is my most developed one, I also have some kind of love to them since this continent is the one that started all my madness, and also because I am from Peru, Peruvian, living in Peru (all her life) and the chaotic scenario this continent makes is really fun sometimes, It's good to laugh of tragedies, could be considered the best medicine for pain, for me, they are like a big chaotic family, so.... NAMES!!!! Argentina- Oscar Ortiz Romero Bolivia- Marco Antonio Mamani Gutiérrez Brazil- Leandro da Silva Teixeira Chile- Vicente Muñoz Rojas Colombia- Andres Cardenas Morales Ecuador- Arturo Zambrano Cedeño French Guiana- Nathalie Jean Guyana- Bibi Persaud Paraguay- Teresa Benitez Villalba South Peru - Marisol Quispe Rodriguez North Peru- María Elena Quispe Rodriguez Suriname- Kenneth Kalloe Uruguay- Monica Pérez Vera Venezuela- Nancy Castillo Rivero

[viktere]

⸤ 🩸 ⸣ ⸻ 𝒗𝒊𝒌𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒔, an independent and private multimuse. ft canon and original characters from different medias, with a focus on original characters. dark themes will appear, proceed with caution. by kiki, she + her, twenty8+. activity is permanently sporadic to low.

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originals.

amarande floresca, pureblood vampire, gemma arterton, primary.

aspasia, the dark urge / seldarine drow druid, tbd, primary.

aspyn verona, hunter, denise richards, secondary.

aurora provenza, black market doctor, danielle rose russell, moved to @shemad.

booker darcy, hunter / half demon, chris evans, primary.

briar kesta, reincarnation of aphrodite, danielle campbell, primary.

callan wisteria, private investigator, dylan o'brien, primary.

cassiopeia claremont, reincarnation of the goddess of the stars, claire holt, primary.

christian byrne, hunter, ethan peck, primary.

eris floresca, pureblood vampire, crystal reed, primary.

fern roque, serial killer of abusive men, bruna marquezine, secondary.

julieta cardenas, ghost hunter / streamer, lizeth selene, secondary.

luminita, gifted vampire, demet özdemir, secondary.

magdalena primrose, mortician / exorcist, alexandra daddario, primary.

mi-cha yeong, storm chaser, kim ji-won, test / wip.

mikhail floresca, pureblood vampire, douglas booth, primary.

naizak, archangel oc, kim jae-wook, tertiary.

nimue, ancient forest witch / shapeshifter, megan fox, primary.

opal undergrove, witch, yaya dacosta, secondary.

rhysand eoin ó cuilinn, vampire, chace crawford, primary.

river mihal, werewolf, alina kovalenko, secondary.

severina, white eyed demon oc, adria arjona, secondary.

sila prakenskii, mobster, tor thanapob, moved to @raqeful.

varina leucothea, siren princess, dakota johnson, primary.

canons.

caius, twilight, regé-jean page, secondary.

connor, dbh, bryan dechart, test.

damon salvatore, tvdu, giancarlo commare, secondary.

edward cullen, twilight, robert pattinson, secondary.

emmett cullen, twilight, michael evans behling, primary.

esme cullen, twilight, carla gugino, secondary.

isabella swan, twilight, antonia gentry, primary.

jack ryan, bioshock, jensen ackles, test.

lara croft, tomb raider, yaya sperbund, primary.

sam winchester, supernatural, jared padalecki, primary.

stefan salvatore, tvdu, paul wesley, secondary.

subject delta, bioshock 2, mads mikkelsen, test.

[1rsoldiersince2012]

Bound by Law (Matt Murdock x Reader)

Words: 5525 (chapter 31)

Summary:

You and Matt met in the courtroom. Now, you may think that Matt was a knight in shining armour and defended you in the name of all United States laws, but that was not the case. Matt was totally destroying your client, and you wanted to tear him into pieces right then and right there, because with Murdock as your rival, your head is on the firm's plate with each case. Did Matt care? No, he only cared about bringing justice, he was a human-machine, driven by the need to bring righteousness no matter the cost. Or was he just that? What happens when you get involved in Fisk's business and Daredevil's lies against your will?

UPDATES: kind of back in my way, so... next week?

31. Grasping the Straws

8:28 in the morning, Matt was already standing outside his apartment building, his phone and wallet resting in the pocket of his jacket, his glasses in the pocket of his coat, and a heavy feeling in his chest; he was crouched on his walking stick and waited for you to come, yet his mind was somewhere else entirely. He was burning inside and wanted to find Fisk's accountant as soon as possible and question the hell out of him, but he still had to locate him, and do it tonight, as the devil. Lost in his thoughts, Matt snapped out of the trance when you slammed your car doors.

"Well, if this isn't Matt Murdock in the flesh." You come around and stand almost in front of Matt, but then decide to lean on the front of your car, crossing your legs.

"After last night's message, I wouldn't dare being somewhere else." Matt tries to joke, but you remain standing with a stone-cold face. "I'm sorry that I didn't answer the phone." He says, sensing your coldness.

"Where were you?" You ask him straight, without boring both of you with pointless questions that may or may not lead to this question.

"I..." Matt begins, trying to think of a believable lie, although now he admits that answering your call might have been a mistake.

"Don't lie. Please." You sigh, still feeling worn out after yesterday's events.

"I was at the gym." Matt steps closer to the car and rests his arms on the roof. 

"You left earlier just to go to the gym? What kind of gym works this late and especially when half of the city is burning?" You scoff slightly.

"The owner lets me in after the work hours."

"And the phone? We called you like a hundred times. Each."

"I left it at home. Sorry."

"Matt, we've been worried about you." You turn to look at him, noticing that he hasn't shaved in 4 days at least, which made him look more worn out than he probably was. "I drove Elena Cardenas to the hospital."

"What?" He finally turns to your direction, eyebrows knitted. "What happened?"

"The explosions... They hit her apartment. And the one next to her... They said that everyone died there." You take a moment to calm yourself again, "I drove her and Foggy...And Karen to the hospital. She's feeling better today, I think they will send her home soon." You drove here from the hospital, where you took your car and ran by reception to ask about Mrs Cardenas's well-being.

"Foggy?"

"He was hurt a bit but he's alright. They were at Elena's apartment when the explosions happened." You light up a cigarette and blow the first cloud of smoke. "Matt, why didn't you answer me yesterday? I was knocking at your door for at least half an hour."

"I wasn't home yet."

"But then I called you and you answered?"

"I returned."

"Matt, I was outside on this street when I called you." You say in disbelief.

Matt feels his cheeks getting hot when you catch him in his lies, yet he quickly has to think of another. "Maybe we passed each other. And actually I was in the bathroom downstairs. You probably called me when I returned to my flat."

"I don't believe you, you know. I just... Want to find the person that Tully is covering for." You stand up and get in your seat, cigarette rolling between your cherry-colored lips. "Are you coming?"

"Yeah, yeah." Matt gets in the car and silently puts a seatbelt on. "You're gonna smoke in the car?"

"Is that a problem?"

"No." Matt thinks for a moment. "Give it to me." 

You hand him the cigarette and turn on the ignition, curiously watching Matt inhale the smoke and rest his head against the window. No visible scratches or wounds, maybe he wasn't lying about being in the gym... "I'm visiting Tully before lunch. Do you want to go with me?" You didn't need Matt to go with you, but somehow felt that he would want to find the person who is responsible for all these deaths and explosions as well. 

He exhales slowly, feeling the nicotine cloud his mind and give his body a brief feeling of relief. "You think that he will tell anything?" Matt turns to the driver's side and inhales your perfume...Mixed with Wesley's. Jealously shoots up and he takes another puff. 

"Probably not. He wasn't very talkative with cops, so he probably won't say much to me either, yet the explosions... Someone will have to confront him about that. And he will have to answer." You start driving slowly, looking around the same street that you were freezing your ass in yesterday. 

"We could get him into the corner, but you know what they say about cornered animals..." Matt finally gives you the remaining half of the cigarette and you find yourself looking at the smoke between your fingers.

"They get the most aggressive." You finish his thought, mentally sighing. This could blow up in your face, especially if you won't find any proof. "Where's that gym of yours?" You suddenly ask, trying to keep the conversation going on a lighter note. You went to bed fuming with anger and worry, but sleep did its job - you were half as angry at Matt than you were yesterday. 

"Uh, couple of blocks away from me."

"So...what do you usually do there?"

Matt breaks into a smile. "I exercise."

"Really? For what?" You ask, turning to look at his stupid grin a couple of times. 

"Just... Overall." He shrugs, soft material of his coat rubs against the leather seat. "Keeping myself in shape, and healthy." 

Now his huge arms made perfect sense. "Let me guess. You do boxing mostly?" 

"Yeah, this included. How'd you know?" 

"Lucky guess." You chuckle, finally pulling in front of the office and turn off the ignition. The car fills with silence and you finish what was left of the cigarette. Matt says nothing, only gets out of the car when you do it, feeling the warm but tight grip of yours on his elbow and takes a moment to slyly slide his fingers on yours when he pulls his glasses out of his pocket. One of the perks of being blind with heightened senses was that he heard you smile after you felt his touch. 

As much as you both secretly wanted to keep walking together like this for the rest of your lives, you finally reached the office door and luckily, it was still empty. "I guess we're a little early." You say, unlocking doors and waiting for Matt to walk, but he waits for you to go in first. "Really?"

"Just go in." He smiles, and steals a chance to put his hand on your back.

"Shit," you look at Karen's desk and remember how yesterday you messed up all the papers, including the ones on your desk. "I'll have to tidy up before Karen comes in."

"What is it?"

"Oh, nothing, just... Made a little mess yesterday."

"I'm sure it's nothing." Matt hangs his coat and makes his way towards the shared office.

"Wait." You stop him in his tracks, confused, "Just let me in, I'll sort my documents."

"Y/n, it's okay." He boldly steps inside, followed by your loud steps, "I can't see it anyway."

"I want to -" you don't finish your sentence when chatter fills the place upon Foggy and Karen's arrival.

"Good morning to whoever made this mess!" Foggy shouts, shuffling for a moment so loud that you don't hear Karen's muttering.

"Look who I finally found." You say when Foggy peeks inside the office, and then watch the men hug.

"Matty, I'm glad you're okay." Foggy lets Matt out of his steel grip, but then looks at him as if he was placed on a display, "are you okay?"

"I'm good, thanks. How are you? I heard you took a blow." Matt asks with concern, genuinely worried about his friend, but he also hears you pulling away into the farthest corner of the office when Karen steps inside and goes right away to hug him. A little too much for your liking. And a little too much for his liking as well...

"You know me, I can take a blow and walk it off." Foggy brags, but you notice him grimacing when he turns his body to the side.

"Matt, me and Foggy, we've been calling you all evening, where the hell where you?" Karen starts questioning Matt, still keeping her hand on his shoulder.

"I left my phone at home and went to the gym near my place, really, there's nothing you should worry about."

"Don't ever do that again, you scared the crap out of us. I don't even remember seeing y/n so stressed. Like ever." Foggy curiously watches your neck turn pinkish color, only because you had put on makeup on today, the blush wasn't visible on your face.

"Oh, really?" Matt smirks now, almost teasingly and you roll your eyes.

"We really need to get going somewhere, just let me tidy up the place." You emerge from the corner you were hiding in and walk past the group into the lobby. "Oh, and Karen, next time don't forget to write the addresses of our clients, in case we need to... Pay them a visit." You shout and quickly start sorting the papers. Foggy keeps his observation to himself, while Matt tries to stop himself from smirking in front of these two chatterboxes before they start suspecting anything.

***  "Good morning, Mr Tully." You fake smile at the middle aged chubby man with huge bags under his eyes when he slightly opens the door of his office.

"Do I know you?" He squints and looks at you, then at the neckline of your white shirt and only then at Matt.

"Oh, sorry, no, me and my..." You look at Matt and smile brightly again, "boyfriend, we would like to rent a place from you in Hell's Kitchen." Matt slightly squeezes your forearm in agreement and nods a couple of times.

"I'm not renting now, sorry folks." Tully goes in for closing the doors but you gently stop them with your hand.

"Oh, please, we just returned from our little trip and we saved some money. Of course, not enough to buy a place, but rent it for perhaps a good year." You continue to lie through your teeth, hoping to fool the idiot in front of you.

For a second you notice how his eyes glinted with greed, and now more relaxed, he leans with one hand on the threshold. "Where you folks were traveling?"

"Oh, just worked in Washington for a couple of months, for some important people," you whisper the last part as if it was a secret and then continue in a normal voice, "but now we are here and we're looking forward to starting a new life in this beautiful city."

Tully almost scoffs upon the last words but then widely opens the doors of his office. "Come in, I believe that I can offer you some good things. Come on, sit down, feel free to go pour some coffee, Miss...?"

"Grace." You answer and sit down on one of the chairs in front of Tully's dark oak table. Matt takes a seat and offers Tully a hand to shake.

"White." Matt also lies about his last name and gets comfortable.

"Ah, young couple looking for their nest. I wish I could go back to the times when me and my Mrs bought a place with our own money." Tully starts daydreaming and you clear your throat.

"Mr Tully, we wanna know what are your cheapest options? We're thinking about a wedding and possibly a baby soon.." You interlock your fingers with Matt's theatrically and he smiles as bright as you, "so we don't want to spend too much money on rent now."

"I understand, of course." He shuffles through a pile of papers, glancing at you from time to time, and then finally acknowledging Matt. "What are the glasses for, lad?"

"Oh, just, style. She told me they looked good on me." Matt turns to look at you and smiles.

"Woman clearly has a good taste if you came here. Okay, folks, right now I have some renovation things going on, so new apartments will probably be ready in couple of years, but don't worry, I have just a perfect place for you, lovebirds." He pushes the pictures of the flat and you notice the address written underneath it - one near Mrs Cardenas's apartment. "All the shops are close, place is... Quiet, of course, now the view might not be the best, but trust the process." He leans back in his chair and it creaks painfully.

"That is such a good place, what do you think, Matt?" You ask, already sure that the man in front of you is not aware of anything around him. "This is right next to Elena Cardenas's apartment, yeah. We could visit her when she returns from the hospital. But wait..." You look at Matt, almost shocked, "her place is wrecked, how can she return, right Mr Tully?" You look at Tully, visibly stressing and staring at the two of you.

"Sorry, I seem to not understand you." He squeezes out, with great struggle.

You blink slowly, taking your time. "Mr Tully, who will build new apartments in that record time?"

"What?"

"Who told you to kick those poor old people out? Have you even visited any of them?" 

"Mr Tully, how can you so easily rent out places when we both know that they're left in ruins?" Matt adds, intimidatingly leaning forward.

"Who are you?"

"We're Mrs Cardenas's lawyers." Matt says with a serious expression, already missing the feeling of your fingers resting between his. "Did you visit her? Did you apologize? Did you beg her not to file a lawsuit against you and whoever's ass you're kissing right now?"

"Matt, that's a little harsh. He's just a victim here. Who will get a nice sum from the dead people of Hell's Kitchen. How much are they paying for your services of the grim reaper?" You continue, slowly stroking your chin in thought. 

Tully finally starts understanding what was really happening and his eyes become wider with every second. "You're her lawyers?"

"Nelson and Murdock, Mr Tully." You extend your hand on purpose, watching his reaction, when he says nothing, you continue, "y/n y/l/n, associate in Mrs Cardenas's case against you."

He looks at you with visible disgust but doesn't touch your hand. "A case already? First, I can't get rid of those goddamn cops lurking around and questioning me on every chance they get and now you vampires?" He scoffs to himself now, "you're those lawyers that poor Cardenas ran to, right? What did you prove here?" He motions to the documents of the flat lying in front of you.

"That you're a liar. We can sue you for providing false information of the real estate that you control to your clients. I mean, one day after those explosions, which I would call, intentional, and you're already renting out places like it's a Monopoly game?"

"Intentional? You're accusing me now, Miss whatever even your name was?" He stands up abruptly and slams his hands on the table, and you slightly jump in your seat. Matt gets alarmed immediately but keeps calm just as he promised.

"It's y/l/n, and you better remember it because you're gonna hear it a lot in the courtroom." You rise from your seat too, not afraid to look him in the eyes.

"You have no proof, I do everything by rules, you can't do anything about our business!"

"Oh, Mr Tully, our proof is a living person, fallen under your greedy fist."

"You know nothing, you bloodsuckers." He turns to look at you, sweat already running down his forehead, "you think you can come here to my office and fool me? You think you know how business is done? You shouldn't even be here. Women belong in kitchens, not the fucking courtrooms where they continue talking the same shit that they talk at home!" Tully shouts so loud that a vein on his neck pops out visibly.

Anger rises in your veins and you feel your lips twitching between a menacing grin and an angered grimace. Matt stands up as well, ready to defend you at any moment, but keeping his promise. "If men like you and whoever you..r owner is ruled the world, it would already be destroyed. Get ready to pay for Mrs Cardenas and all the others who are in hospital. See you in court, Mr Tully." You stand up and calmly walk out of the office, holding Matt's elbow in a steel grip. Just as you close the doors, you hear crashing. "He smashed that white vase from his table." You state to Matt, who stops you at the end of the staircase.

"That was so crazy. Stupid."

"But it worked." You smile triumphantly, "'our business'? He's clearly just a puppet." 

"Yeah, but was that," Matt slighly shakes his hands in the air, "really necesary?" 

"If I came here as a lawyer, I wouldn't have made it past the front door." You chuckle, but there still lies uneasiness on your heart. 

"See you in court? Elena hasn't made up her mind about the lawsuit." 

"Well, I just love saying that, okay? Let me enjoy the moment before I get kicked back into the kitchen." You turn that to a joke, yet Matt knows that there's something lying underneath it.

"Hey, that was so unnecessay. I would've loved kicking his ass." Matt still argues, not letting your elbow out of his grip for one second, before you cross the street and get in your car again.

"I can already do this by myself, but thanks for the heads up, Murdock." You close the doors and grab the lighter from the dashboard.

"What do you mean by 'already'?" Matt gets comfortable in the seat and turns his whole body towards you.

"I mean that as a woman, you can either be controlled by men your whole life and be dependent from them and their mercy or you can finally stand up for yourself and get out of that stereotypical kitchen that they want to keep us in and kick their asses." You light up the cigarette and exhale loudly, resting your head on the headrest, facing Matt. "I doubt that you'd understand exactly what I mean but.. Yeah."

"Has this happened before?" Matt asks, sour expression on his face.

"More than you could imagine. Of course this became a rare occasion when I got my law degree, but..." You fall silent, not ready to talk about your life before college.

"But what?"

"Nothing. Just forget about it."

"y/n..."

"No, really. We have to focus on Elena now. You ready to visit her? My Spanish knowledge is very limited."

Matt nods and turns away from you, while you drive to the hospital, saving half of your cigarette for later.

*** 

"What did she tell you when I was out to get coffee?" You ask Matt while you two stand in front of the elevator, waiting with two other doctors for it to arrive. 

He smiles before answering, "oh, I don't really remember."

"Don't think I'm an idiot, you were smirking exactly like this before."

"Okay, okay, she said that you're a very beautiful young woman." He falls silent for a moment, then continues, "and that I'm a very handsome man and..."

"And what?" You get into the elevator and stand with Matt in the farthest corner, now whispering.

"And that we look like we suit each other." He finishes, face almost red because he knows that all the doctors inside the elevator heard it. He didn't plan on telling you any of this, but knew that eventually you'd ask Elena yourself which would make this even more awkward.

"Oh." You manage to say and get embarassed as well.

Ride back to the office is silent and you turn on the radio, which plays the last decade hits and try not to think too much of Mrs Cardenas's words. You find Foggy and Karen sitting in the lobby, sipping on coffee and you notice the newspaper's headline - "The Devil of Hell's Kitchen".

"Hey, where'd you get that?" You ask, hanging your coat and taking your briefcase towards Karen's desk.

"This? Karen found one somewhere."

"I stopped by the stands on our way back but they were all sold out. Anything good?"

Foggy briefly shows you the first pate with a blurry photo of the devil of Hell's Kitchen and chuckles, "Devil, my shapely Irish ass. Guy's a coward. What I wouldn't give for the chance to rip that corny mask off and..."

"And what?" Karen puts her cup down and steals a glance at Matt still stuck by the hanger.

"Punch him in the face with my fisticuffs." Foggy imitates a boxer and almost drops the newspaper on the ground.

"I don't know, he seems, uh pretty fisticuffy." Karen sighs and you slightly squint at her.

"Please tell me I don't detect a hint of admiration for that terrorist."

"This is just all speculation. Nobody knows if he's a terrorist or what." Karen tries to fight Foggy's words but the pink cheeks give her away easily.

"You're absolutely right. Terrorists have causes. They claim responsibility. Al-Qaeda wanted the world to know exactly what kind of assholes they were. This guy? Not a peep. All terror without the "-ist. " You know what they call that? Nut job."

You chuckle a bit and slump in the chair, curiously watching Matt get behind Karen near the window.

"Hmm, maybe." Karen hums and Foggy groans loudly, then winces, "How's your side?"

"Downgraded to agony." Foggy drops the paper on the table and closes his eyes for a second.

"All right, what do you think, Matt? Y/n?" Karen looks for help but the look on your face tells her more than enough.

"I think Foggy'll be pitching for the Mets by mid-season." Matt jokes, trying to lift up the spirits in the office.

"I'm being serious." Karen turns to face him, blonde hair falling on her shoulders and you don't see the expression on her face.

Matt chuckles, setting his tie loose. "So am I. Have you seen their bullpen?"

"Come on, you telling me this dickhead blowing up our backyard doesn't piss you off?" Foggy returns to the debate, already feeling better than he was before.

"What happened to Hell's Kitchen, to you and to Elena, and to all the people that were hurt yeah, it pisses me off. But this man, whoever he is, whatever his motive, he shouldn't be tried and convicted in the press. We're lawyers, we know that's not how it's supposed to work." Matt says and you look at him almost stunned.

"I'm sorry," you finally get into the talk, crossing your legs on the chair, "this guy breaks into a law firm and then gets into a fight with Benowitz, only for me to almost get killed and you're saying that press is wrong for portraying him as a vigilante that he is?"

Matt bites his tongue. "Well, was he there to kill you?"

"I don't know, didn't really have time to ask a guy in a mask what he was doing in a law firm after work hours." You scoff loudly, shooting lightnings with your eyes at Matt.

Karen waits for Matt to say something back but as he continues to be silent, she asks her questions, "So, uh, hypothetically, if this guy got caught needed counsel, Nelson and Murdock would offer to defend him?"

"Hell no." Foggy is the first one to express his opinion.

"I'd rather see him rot in a jail cell." You say at the same time as Matt says, "It would be his right."

Foggy continues to side with you, "What about my right to punch him in the melon? They pulled a piece of glass out of my side. Elena needed 12 stitches and she's still recovering in the hospital. And you want to Perry Mason the guy responsible?"

Matt puts his hands on his sides, "I wanna make sure the right person pays for what happened."

"The whole thing's moot. After shooting those cops, police are probably looking to settle things the old-fashioned way if they catch up to him." Foggy states.

"Yeah, it's more than likely." Matt sighs under his breath and you close your eyes as they begin to sting from the dryness.

"Just a thought, but we may wanna go a bit peppier at the end of the day." Karen chuckles, "Leave on a note slightly higher than deeply depressing."

"She's right. You're bringing us down, Murdock." You bite, watching Matt's expression change to a happier one.

"Me?" He laughs lightly, eyebrows raised above the glasses. 

Foggy returns with a baseball bat and starts swinging at the imaginary ball. "High note! Softball!"

"I'm not even gonna ask why you have this in your office." You chuckle lowly.

"When are we getting a company team together?"

"We have four employees." Karen states the obvious and you all break into smiles.

"At least three of them aren't blind." Matt laughs, "If Miss y/l/n wouldn't mind, we could go 2v2."

"Oh, you mean, I would be carrying the whole team on my shoulders?" You roll your eyes playfully and Foggy nudges Karen.

"Karen, come on. Batting practice, you and me, Chelsea Piers. What do you say? We can beat them."

"Um, I..." Karen stumbles with words, something totally different on her mind.

"Or not. Totally cool." Foggy assures her and swings the bat one more time.

"No, no, I would, I would. It's just that I, um I have this, uh, thing." Karen smiles awkwardly, looking between you and Foggy.

"Go, do that thing. Not a problem." Foggy urges her and you put your head on your arm for extra support and secretly watch Matt with half closed eyes.

"Okay, so, um see you tomorrow." Karen quickly grabs her purse and hurries out, coat in her hands.

"We'll be here, ready to high note and stuff." Foggy shouts after her, but no one responds.

"Smooth." Matt comments on Foggy's swing and imitating sound of a flying ball.

"Admittedly, I'm a work in progress. Did you know she has mace on her keychain?" Foggy comments, then turns to look at you, "Do you have one?" 

"No, I have my fisticuffs ready at all times." You pull your hands into fists and imitate punching someone in the stomach. Matt breaks into a laughter and Foggy looks quite disappointed about the teamup against him.

"Is that a bad thing? Should we buy one for y/n too?" 

"You ever worry about her? Worry, like, something she's not telling us?" Foggy starts throwing the ball at a wall in front of you, catching it mid-air.

"Everyone has secrets, Foggy." Matt clears his throat and takes a seat that was previously occupied by Karen. "Y/n?"

"What?" You open your eyes and then remember Matt's question, "No, I don't need a mace. Worst case scenario, I can pull out a lug wrench from my car." You answer almost sleepily.

"Right, I forgot that you father was a cop, you'd get out of any situation easily." Foggy says, then turns to Matt, "I don't have secrets. I'd like some. Your kind like with Hottie McBurner-Phone. I mean, I assume she's hot. Is she hot?"

"Oh... How would I know?" Matt groans, and you feel more awake than you were this whole day. A burner phone? What is he hiding?

"This again. You always know. I mean, you guys getting serious? Should I dust off the tux I'll need to rent?"

Matt laughs, feeling your eyes burn holes in his head,  "No, uh it didn't work out."

"Oh. I'm... I'm sorry, man." Foggy catches the ball one last time and turns back to look at Matt.

"Yeah, me too." Matt mutters with zero regret in his voice, "Hey, look, I'm gonna order in tonight, get a jump on this tenement case."

"You want me to stay?" Foggy asks, disappearing in his office again.

"No, I'll be all right. Thanks, buddy." Matt says loudly.

"It's okay. I can stay a bit longer." You suggest.

"Okay. See you in the morning, guys. Hey, Matt... her loss, man. Seriously." Foggy also grabs his coat and closes the door.

Matt sighs loudly, still feeling your eyes on him. "You should go home too."

"Who's gonna drive you home then?" You ask, watching how Matt goes around the table and stops in front of the shared office, right next to where you were sitting.

"I'll call a cab. Just wanted to look over something in Elena's case." 

"She's still deciding about the lawsuit, Matt, there's nothing we can look into right now." You look at him standing tall on your left, and he gently puts a hand on your shoulder, squeezing it affectionately. The warmth from his heavy hand makes you shiver and you silently inhale deeply.

"I just want to be prepared in case she will file the lawsuit. Seriously, go home." Matt smiles, feeling the goosebumps under the material of your blouse.

"Just don't stay up too late, we need fresh minds for tomorrow." You stand up and Matt's hand falls from your shoulder, accidentally brushing on your bra. You say nothing, but this little incident will surely stay on your mind this whole evening.

"Goodnight, y/n." Matt says as you go past him to put on your coat.

"Yeah, night, Matt." You say and clear your throat along the way, before disappearing into the dark corridor of the building. 

Matt smiles to himself and goes to sit in his chair, taking a sheet printed with Braille, skillfully brushing his fingers on it - Owlsley, Leland: Financial Advisor at the prestigious firm of Silver & Brent.

*** 

You spend the evening with Wesley, watching the crappy game shows on TV on your sofa. Both of you were focused on the screen, these kind of shows knew how to keep your eyes fixated on them. James has been slowly but rhythmically rubbing your shoulders, yet his touch couldn't compare to Matt's. Just as you started to drift away into the slumber, Wesley's phone rang beside him.

"Yes?" He says in a hushed tone, glancing at you, still asleep, or so he thought. "What? When?" You wish you could her what was being say on the other side of the phone, but the next words make your heart drop. "The mask? Fucking idiot." Wesley ends the call abruptly but doesn't leave - just bents down to place a kiss on your temple and continues to rub your bare shoulders.

***

Leland Owsley gets inside his expensive car, arguing with someone on the phone. "The funds have been reallocated as requested. All the arrangements made per your agreement with the guy we're not supposed to blah blah blah. Business may continue?"

Matt lurks in the shadows and between the pillars of the parking lot, getting closer and closer to Owsley's car.

"The numbers are like tea leaves. Nobody reads them like I can. You're laying out major reserves to clear the docks to make sure the police don't come within 10 blocks." Owsley listens to the man on the phone, then clears his throat, "Yeah. What happened to the Russians We need to be careful, all of us. I look out for you, you look out for me. All I'm saying. Each man must stand for himself or fall with the unworthy." He argues more then puts down his phone. "Prick."

Suddenly, car door rips open with strength and Owsley almost lets out a shriek, seeing the man in the mask, "Oh, God! What do you want? My wallet?"

"You know what I want. Tell me about the man you work for." Matt pulls Owsley out of his car with little force.

The man exhales as if he was running, "I work for Silver & Brent."

"I'm gonna ask you again.Think about your answer. Who do you work for?" Matt's rough voice slightly disturbs Leland.

"I told you, I work for Silver and..."

"You work for Wilson Fisk moving his money around. Which means you have records, proof of who..." Matt doesn't finish his sentence as he gets distracted by the distant tapping of the cane and Owsley sees a chance to tase Matt right into the chest and he falls flat on the ground.

"Asshole." Owsley scoffs and quickly drives away, leaving Matt rolling on the ground like a dying worm.

The cane tapping gets closer and closer, before it slightly hits Matt in the leg, "You just gonna lie there all night?"

Matt groans through gritted teeth and mutters, "Stick."

[lonestarss]

updated oc story masterlist

(my favorite characters and ships are marked in bold. dividers are made by @/cafekitsune.)

CHILDREN OF THE FIVE — after their queen, yasmin, dies under mysterious circumstances, the four ministers of lumain and their associates conduct an investigation on the people who led her astray, as well as the demon that they believe ended her life. high fantasy/mystery with horror elements.

CHARACTERS — yasmin (she/her), alsu makaira (she/her), primavera sandoval (he/him), annog macalastair (they/them), leonid bancroft (he/him), nikita bychkova (she/her), checha florentino (he/him), ermir o'brian (they/them), tsumugi makaira (she/her), akane hikaru (any pronouns), hussein al-saleh (he/him), leila morningstar (she/her), catarina sandoval (she/her), adareii (they/she) SHIPS — yasmin/leila/catarina, nikita/akane, checha/hussein

SOLA FIDE — in a fit of desperation, nermina signs a contract with a demon in exchange for safety and security. when her coworkers and roommate discover the deal, they slowly become entangled with the undead as they unravel the icy web of terror nermina has found herself in. urban fantasy/horror/drama.

CHARACTERS — nermina crown (she/her), aditi agarwal (she/any), takeem abdelsamad (he/any), celeste/sienna miller (she/they), lorenzo grant (he/they), hilal (he/him), fusae kamiyama (she/her), miguel briones (he/him), tam lin (he/him) SHIPS — nermina/aditi, takeem/celeste (semi-canon), miguel/tam lin

A ROULETTE OF REPROBATES — in a republic ruled by the god of bureaucracy, reina is sent to their begrimed undercity for protesting the supreme court's decision to execute her brother. despite her lack of experience, she must gamble her way out of this hole before his death sentence is fulfilled. high fantasy/drama with mystery elements.

CHARACTERS — reina dominique (she/her), laurens dominique (he/him), bernadette paige (she/her), rashad mahmoud (he/him), yong jin (he/him), angel mahmoud-jin (they/them), rosalyn (she/her), darren (he/him), nathalie (she/they), gordon (he/him), felix venien (he/him), donna valencia monet (she/her), alexandre godfrey (he/him), evelyn cousineau (she/her), lodupa (They/Them) SHIPS — rashad/yong, rosalyn/bernadette, gordon/darren, felix/alexandre

ACCESS ALL AREAS — determined to fulfill their dream of being a famous musician, moonstone forms a scrappy pop group just in time to compete in a music festival's fresh meat tournament. hijinks and several rude awakenings ensue as they get a taste of what it really means to live in the limelight. sci-fi/drama.

CHARACTERS — moonstone (they/them), sunstone (she/her), marisa singh (she/her), aoi takahashi (she/it), ELENA (he/him), feliz (he/him), catelyn (she/her), malik (he/him) SHIPS — moonstone/sunstone, marisa/aoi, ELENA/feliz

DUNGEON OF VIPERS — after being saved from a dragon by him, darcy and her girlfriend butt their way into the adventuring party of grizzly loner misha, following the group on their journey into their city's dark catacombs. semi-episodic urban fantasy with horror elements.

CHARACTERS — darcy vespertine (they/she), bellatrix truefire (she/her), misha viktorov (he/him), haidar zaman (he/him), sadako shirashi (she/her), morgana osbourne (she/her), jade (she/her), charlotte/angelite (she/her), mariana/serpentine (she/they), asmo/malachite (he/they), majeed/sapphire (he/him), quinn/howlite (they/them), qi yang (she/her), yue yang (he/him) SHIPS — darcy/bellatrix, misha/haidar, jade/charlotte, yue/majeed

GENSHIN IMPACT

CHARACTERS — estel de reves (they/any, electro bow), sylvie clairmont-atkin (she/they, cryo catalyst), emiliano urias (she/her, hydro sword), dakarai urias (he/him, geo bow), neesha banerjee (she/her, dendro claymore), hafsah al-yasiri (he/him, anemo catalyst), xiuying (she/her, pyro sword), robin (they/xe, alternating visions and weapons) SHIPS — estel/robin, estel/wriothesley, neesha/collei, hafsah/alhaitham, xiuying/xinyan

HONKAI STAR RAIL

CHARACTERS — melanie cardenas (she/her, imaginary/erudition), laverne somel (they/them, wind/harmony), vilho (he/they, physical/abundance), zhihao ling (any pronouns, lightning/the hunt), jess/black cat (she/they/it, fire/nihility), zan (he/they, quantum/destruction), warden somel (he/him, ice/preservation) SHIPS — melanie/ruan mei (one-sided), melanie/boothill, jess/silver wolf

[gcholdtrops]

𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐄:  elena cardenas , 23, economics student. 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐓𝐎:   everyone’s welcome to reply, 20+

    "  wait  so,  what  you're  saying  is  that  ...  all  this  time,  i've  also  been  the  one  for  you  ?  "

[bloodlineshq]

»» ⸻ welcome to mystic falls , CAROLINE FORBES, KAI PARKER, MARCUS

welcome , ale ! please look up our checklist and send in your account within 24 hours. Abigail cowen, Chris wood, clayton Cardenas fcs are now taken.

⚜️ — ABIGAIL COWEN . CIS WOMAN . SHE/HER. I DOLLHOUSE BY MELANIE MARTNIZE | was that CAROLINE FORBES walking around mystic falls? last i heard, the 25-year old HUMAN can be found mostly around WHITMORE COLLEGE. wonder what they're up to ? SHE is known for being +persistent, but they can still be very - neurotic according to their friends. i heard through the grapevine that SHE/S STRUGGLING WITH THE DIVORCE OF HER PARENTS AND HOLDS A RESENTMENT TOWARDS ELENA. although we can never know for sure when it comes to mystic falls, in the end, it could be only rumors, right? › ale. 29. est.

CHRIS WOOD • CIS MALE • HE/SHE I SICK THOUGHTS BY LEWIS BLISSETT | was that MALACHAI PARKER walking around mystic falls? last i heard, the 26-year old WITCH can be found mostly around THE GRILL. wonder what they're up to ? HE is known for being +cunning, but they can still be very - sociopathic according to their friends. i heard through the grapevine that HE IS PLANNING TO COMPLETE THE MERGE NOW THAT HE IS BACK although we can never know for sure when it comes to mystic falls, in the end, it could be only rumors, right? › ale. 29 . est. she/her

CLAYTON CARDENAS • CIS MALE • HE/HIM • I WRONG SIDE OF HEAVEN BY FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH | was that MARCUS walking around mystic falls? last i heard, the 35-year old WEREWOLF can be found mostly around THE WOODS. wonder what they're up to ? HE is known for being +loyal, but they can still be very - overprotective according to their friends. i heard through the grapevine that HE HAS BEEN SECRETLY TAKEN A (YOUNG) VAMPIRE UNDER HIS WING. although we can never know for sure when it comes to mystic falls, in the end, it could be only rumors, right?

[mizusenshisongs]

This isn't a Sailor Moon-related song, but this is my favorite song from Elena of Avalor, and I've been wanting to do a cover of it for a while. Since it's about Día de los Muertos, it made sense to me to post it around that time, but I never got to it till now.

Also I am not fluent in Spanish (or Hispanic), so I apologize if any pronunciation is off.

I also didn't use a clip for this, because I was pretty positive Disney would block it. (I did get a copyright claim for the music, but that's to be expected).

Music from: My CD (Elena of Avalor EP) Karaoke made by: Me Vocals: Me Background image from: Amazon Lyrics & cover image background from: Disney Fandom Wiki

I DO NOT OWN ELENA OF AVALOR OR THIS SONG. THE SONG IS OWNED BY WALT DISNEY RECORDS, JOHN KAVANAUGH, SILVIA CARDENAS OLIVAS, CRAIG GERBER, AIMEE CARRERO, EMILIANO DIAZ, LAURA DICKINSON, RUDY CARDENAS, BARAKA MAY, AND GREG WHIPPLE. ELENA OF AVALOR IS OWNED BY DISNEY ANIMATION, TeamTO, CRAIG GERBER, JAMIE MITCHELL, ELLIOT M. BOUR, NATHAN CHEW, DISNEY CHANNEL, AND DISNEY JR.

[maplecreekhq]

Brooke! 🍁 Welcome to Maple Creek! We are excited to welcome REILLY WILSON (Theo James FC), ENZO MORALES (Clayton Cardenas FC), ELENA PETROVA (Greta Onieogou FC) to our little island. Please make sure you check out our member’s checklist. 🍁

🍁 You will have 24 hours to send us your accounts, your 24 hours to post will begin once you send us your account. 🍁

Spotted on the ferry is REILLY WILSON, they were mistaken for THEO JAMES. REILLY is THIRTY-EIGHT years old, they identify as CIS MALE (HE & HIM). They are currently spending their time as A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR in Maple Creek and are residing in CREEKWALK. On the island, people say they are LOYAL but COCKY. (BROOKE, 28, EST, SHE & HER).

Spotted on the ferry is ENZO MORALES, they were mistaken for CLAYTON CARDENAS. ENZO is THIRTY-FIVE years old, they identify as CIS MALE (HE & HIM). They are currently spending their time as MECHANIC in Maple Creek and are residing in ALDER TRAILER PARK. On the island, people say they are KINDHEARTED but ALOOF. (BROOKE, 28, EST, SHE & HER).

Spotted on the ferry is ELENA PETROVA, they were mistaken for GRETA ONIEOGOU . ELENA is THIRTY-THREE years old, they identify as CIS FEMALE (SHE & HER). They are currently spending their time as EVENT PLANNER in Maple Creek and are residing in FIREWOOD APARTMENTS. On the island, people say they are ORGANIZED but BOSSY. (BROOKE, 28, EST, SHE & HER). (@brooklynswriting )

[foggynelsonarchive]

foggy and cardenas

[thingsasbarcodes]

Daredevil 1x05 - World on Fire

[survivorofhellskitchen-a]

@wardogsong continued from x

It should be a sight she should be used to by now. Hell, was it really Frank Castle if his body wasn't littered with open wounds, cuts, or black and blue bruises? Yet, it's a sight that still made her skin crawl and her stomach tighten with worry.

He doesn't need her help with this- probably doesn't even want it, but that never stops her from trying, to the best of her ability, help patch him up...or at the very least try and be some sort of comfort.

And maybe she would be...but this is Frank Castle.

Her brows furrow at his scoff and without missing a beat, Karen releases the slight hold she had on the side of his face when she'd initially come over to check out his wounds.

His next words feel as if what had been inflicted on him was just done to her. Her rodeo skills. It's just a stark reminder that her hands aren't clean. It's another reminder that at the end of the day she's no better than he is.

Kevin, James Wesley, even Lewis Wilson.

Images of Kevin and Wesley's bodies flicker in her mind and quickly she takes a step back from Frank. She can't even respond before he's onto his next piece- an ultimatum. And once again Karen knows if she agrees to those terms...blood will once again be on her hands. In a different form, but blood nonetheless.

Elena Cardenas, Ben Urich, Grotto, Ray Nadeem, Father Lantom, Ray Schoonover- how many more?

Her jaw clenches and it's her turn to scoff- though in this regard it's the only thing she can do to keep from crying instead, and she was NOT going to do that. Not in front of him.

"I'm just trying to help, because that's what you want from me? Isn't that what everyone wants from me? And don't try to cut me off with some bullshit that you can do this on your own and you never asked me for anything- bullshit. That's fucking bullshit. You came here. Time after time again you came here. You've needed information. You've needed names before and I gave them to you and what did you do? Huh? Lieberman is the only one that you haven't put down, but God knows what you did before you found out he was useful to you. Just like I am. And that's what I was trying to be right here, right now, so fuck you and all of your sadistic eye for an eye bullshit. I've got enough blood on my hands- I'm not adding anymore- not for you. I'm not doing it." His poor excuse for a first aid kit is shoved back in his hands before taking one last step backward. "I'm not doing this."

[chvoswxtch]

rewatching s1 of daredevil and I can’t believe I forgot the adorable mrs.cardenas who always called foggy señor foggy and called their firm señor foggy law and now I can’t stop calling him señor foggy

and lmao the shade to matt when she said oh yeah your handsome lawyer friend and karen was like oh yeah matt ☺️ and mrs.cardenas was like ?? nah girl señor foggy 😏

[daresplaining]

I felt kinda gross about how Elena was just a device, though - especially how she was set up as a kind of stereotypical 'feisty but maternal' woman with bad English, and how Foggy (kind of OOC?) was talking nonsense Spanglish to her? I think Ben's death was still a black guy dying as a catalyst for the white protagonists, but better done than Ms Cardeñas, who didn't even get the great characterisation that Ben did.

   Definitely. There were several characters in Season 1 (Marci Stahl and Nobu being other examples) who were too flat and stereotypical for our liking, and we agree with your discomfort regarding Elena in particular. She was very clearly intended to be a plot device and not much more: a one-note stock character designed to be sympathetic, but with no potential for longevity. And yes– we were (and still are) extremely upset about Ben. While we’re interested in the ways Karen’s arc mirrors the standard superhero origin story, with Ben’s death as a representation of her first major heroic failure, we wish it didn’t have to come at the cost of his entire future. The more time goes on, the more we feel Ben’s absence, and we can’t imagine why they thought killing him was a good move.

[breckstonevailskier]

@therese-lokidottir @valkyrieandstrangeridingaragorn Honestly, it says a lot that the Netflix Marvel shows had more of these morally gray characters that the Marvel Studios projects seem hesitant to provide. The heroes in those shows were definitely more morally gray.

Daredevil: Matt Murdock is doubtlessly a hero, but let me point out that in the second episode of season 1, he tortured that Russian henchman on Claire's rooftop and then threw him off the roof. In the ninth episode, he wanted to kill Wilson Fisk after Fisk had Elena Cardenas murdered (and Fisk exploited this to lure Matt into an ambush). Similarly, in season 2, when Matt is rescuing Frank Castle from the Kitchen Irish, many of the goons that he knocks out, after a significant amount of time has passed, aren't shown getting back up. He also threw Nobu off a rooftop in the season 2 finale after Nobu killed Elektra. And in season 3, a big reason why Fisk putting Dex in a Daredevil suit to paint Daredevil as a murderer was so effective was because Matt's own actions mean it's not too far-fetched to believe Daredevil could graduate to cold-blooded murder.

Also from Daredevil, we see Karen Page shows a similar willingness to Matt to sometimes do shady things. Like lying to Ben Urich to trick him into talking to Fisk's mother. Or breaking into Frank Castle's house.

Jessica Jones: Jessica's willing to do some sketchy things at times as part of her job as a private investigator. Same goes for Trish.

Luke Cage: Luke falls into the same category as Matt for the same reasons.

You've pointed out repeatedly how HYDRA nearly succeeded in carrying out Project Insight because of the non-HYDRA people who agreed with their methods (like Fury). I think you've neglected to mention that those non-HYDRA people who agreed with HYDRA's methods were certainly there by design. Because if Zola could design an algorithm for Project Insight, he probably also had an algorithm for determining who was likeliest to agree with HYDRA's methods.

I wholeheartedly agree with you. At the end of the day it's not such a weird concept even in real life, and Zola was clear that whenever history didn't agree with them, history was changed.

Most of the time we interpret that as Hydra eliminating those who were uncomfortable for them, but it also works the other way around as you say: those who agreed with their methods were kept in positions of power and they had been initially chosen out of a strict selection of people who were more likely to agree with them (it's basically what Sitwell says to Steve and Nat in the roof).

If anything, Secret Invasion confirmed that Fury had been the Director for so long because Hydra's methods weren't so far from his own. Of course, the end goal was completely different and I'm not saying in any way, shape or form that Nick was Hydra or he knew about them (he didn't, TWS is proof of that), but that's the best thing about it: even good people can be pretty messed up and do terrible things (like The Harvest).

You can be against the helicarriers killing good people, but if you were okay with the helicarriers going in the air in the first place that means at least you agreed with Hydra's MO (just look at Steve. One single look at them and he was completely against it). And you need a very specific kind of person to agree to something like that.

There were good agents at Shield, sure, and we saw them in TWS. But why didn't we see the bad ones? "They were just Hydra". Uh, way to simplify it! Some might have been, but a lot of those didn't know about Hydra yet they agreed with their methods and they had been specifically chosen and recruited because of that. Where's the accountability for that? Ah no, silly me, the only ones who must be held accountable are the heroes and it's all Bucky's fault, huh? 🤦‍♀️

If the MCU wanted to actually tell a good story about this (and they weren't held back by Disney and their love for the status quo), they would have award-winning series and movies in their roster. They could give us characters like Fury being inherently good but choosing to achieve their ends through immoral means, or Agent Brexit would have been framed correctly not as a hero but as a morally grey character, and we would have seen Shield (and the government) taking responsibility for allowing Hydra to survive for decades instead of watching a series where they'd rather blame Bucky.