part one

a deaf person, a blind person and a mute walk into… matt murdock’s apartment?! (ao3) - deathofthedandelions bucky/clint T, 4k

Summary: peter and kate somehow convince matt, clint and bucky to bake them cookies. chaos ensues.

A Different Kind of Mask (ao3) - aloneintherain N/R, 1k

Summary: “So, you remember the plan, right?” Matt whispered. The sirens in the distance picked up, the sounds of the police officers on foot growing louder.

“You’re blind and I’m just a scared teenager,” Peter said back, nodding. “Got it.”

A Parent’s Burden (ao3) - Marv-with-a-v (Marv_aka_Kitten_Writes) G, 1k

Summary: How do you set up an Easter egg hunt for a blind child? The same way you do for a sighted child, only with a little more creativity. But with every egg Matt finds, Jack finds a little something himself: hope that maybe, just maybe, things are going to turn out okay.

Blind Devil and Deaf Hawk - what could go wrong? (ao3) -  42donotpanic clint/matt E, 20k

Summary: 31 (hopefully) Alternative Universes, all featuring my favourite human disasters: Clint Barton and Matt Murdock aka. the Dumpsterbros.

Some of these will be purely platonic, some will have other relationships, and some will have HawkDevil.

But all will have a lot of chaos, pain, and stupid ideas.

blind guys are vigilantes now (ao3) - rhythm_and_sound matt/foggy, steve/tony G, 8k

Summary: Steve Rogers meets the mysterious Devil of Hell’s Kitchen one night on a jog.

And then Nat meets him too, under completely different circumstances.

And then the others do as well. Except Tony, the only one hellbent on meeting Daredevil.

Blind Sense (ao3) - LachesisMeg G, 1k

Summary: When Matt does get hit by a car. Five times she could tell he was blind. And one more she didn’t tell him about.

close my eyes (that I might see) (ao3) - Rheanna layla/steven/marc E, 39k

Summary: First came the triffids: a new type of plant, able to move around on its roots and equipped with a lethal sting. Then came the lights – a mysterious global event that left everyone who witnessed it permanently blind. When human beings lost their sight, they also lost their single biggest evolutionary advantage over the triffids, and the world changed forever…

Layla El-Faouly is a survivor in this new, harsh world. When she is stung by a triffid and left temporarily blind, she is forced to accept help from a group of three strangers – Marc Spector, Steven Grant and Jake Lockley.

Layla survived the apocalypse by following one rule: trust no one. And as her feelings for her rescuers deepen, so do her suspicions that they’re keeping something from her. But Marc, Steven and Jake don’t have anything to hide. Or do they?

Daredevils Don’t Drink Decaf (ao3) - orphan_account matt/foggy T, 20k

Summary: “I really, really want to make a joke about bats and blindness. Will you punch me if I make a joke about bats and blindness?” Matt shakes his head, grinning. “Okay, so we’re Superspud and Blind-As-A-Batman.”

In which Foggy uses his law degree to peddle coffee to unsuspecting caffeine junkies, and Matt is his favorite customer. Who may or may not be Batman.

Double Blind (ao3) - smilebackwards matt/foggy T, 2k

Summary: Matt comes to, flat on his back, with Iron Man and Hawkeye hovering over him. “Oh fuck,” Stark says, less than comfortingly.

Five times the Avengers didn’t notice Daredevil is blind and one time they did (ao3) - TeamRocket9 T, 9k

Summary: Daredevil was the guardian of Hell’s Kitchen. Daredevil knew everything that happened inside his city. But sometimes he didn’t recognize the people involved. It’s not like he can see their faces, ok? Give the man a break.

AKA a self-indulgent fic in which Matt meets the og Avengers and they’re all friends and it ends in an identity reveal because I love that specific genre of fics

Flying Blind (ao3) - Eden Pierce (ChunChan11) steve/tony, bucky/natasha, clint/phil T, 4k

Summary: Tony looses his sight but not his hopes Steve looses hope ...

friendship is the breathing rose (ao3) - wintervioleteye (hawkguyed) clint/phil, kate/eli T, 718

Summary: Kate Bishop is the new girl at the DPD. Clint is the friendly but blind tech. That's not all there is to it though. (Covert Affairs AU).

I Would Give Anything to See You Smile Again (ao3) - nerdyheart15 clint/phil N/R, 2k

Summary: When he touches Clint’s shoulder gently to tell him that he isn’t alone anymore the younger man goes completely still. Then like every night since Clint was released Phil wraps his arms around Clint from the behind. Usually Clint and him would sit under the water for what felt like hours, but tonight was different. There was a desperate feel to the air and the moment Phil wraps his arms around Clint, the archer lashes out. He screams at first, his arms are flailing and his legs are kicking at air, but Phil refuses to let go. He’s been waiting for the breakdown.

The trigger was Clint’s appointment that morning, when the last source of hope SHIELD had for returning Clint’s sight told him it was impossible.

Leave None to Draw Asunder (ao3) - Whisp clint/natasha N/R, 7k

Summary: His one saving grace is his aim. Sharp, deadly, and merciless. He’s SHIELD’s weapon to wield. A battering ram made to be splintered and broken. The minute he ceases to be useful, he‘s gone.

Love is Blind (ao3) - elle1991 clint/natasha T, 14k

Summary: After a mission goes horribly wrong, Natasha Romanoff is left completely blind. Whilst SHIELD scientists desperately seek a cure, Natasha struggles to come to terms with her disability. With boyfriend Clint Barton by her side, can she come to terms with a world without sight?

put your head on my shoulder (ao3) - bonusholegent, josephines-journal (petewentzbignaturals) T, 2k

Summary: Steve and Peggy are about to have their first child. The joys and troubles of new parenthood await. When they learn baby James is blind, they learn to see from a new perspective.

Senses (ao3) - MakotosFreckles steve/tony E, 2k

Summary: Meanwhile, back at the ranch(aka Steve's house): Tony's drunk, and so is Steve but Tony's drunker and Steve smells like pies and he's warm

The Deaf Leading the Blind (ao3) - whitchry9 T, 3k

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part one

20/20 - unlester

Summary: phil’s going blind and it’s not okay. not really, anyways.

A burden (ao3) - loyal_phan

Summary: A late night conversation turns sour after Dan accidentally offends his blind boyfriend.

Colors (fanfiction.net) - Oraclespeaker

Summary: A collection of discussions between Phil and a blind Dan about colors starting from when they were both seven years old. As their friendship evolves and Phil does his best to describe different colors to Dan, they find themselves growing closer and closer, until finally…

everything stays (but it still changes) (ao3) - sodalester

Summary: dan and phil are neighbors who don’t talk much, except for the occasional light nights on the rooftop when they both can’t sleep. when phil is blinded in a car accident, he has to relearn everything he knew about navigating the world.

Explaining the Rainbow - crescendohowell

Summary: Dan is colourblind so Phil explains all the colours to him.

It’s the Blue of Your Eyes & the Way You’re Scared, Love - glitteraccent

Summary: Soulmate (Color)! & Blind!Phil au.

Light in the Dark - paradisobound

Summary: Phil is the RA (Resident Advisor) for his local college where he manages the residents in his dorm building. But his junior year in college is about to take a turn when one of his residents, who’s named Dan, is blind. Soon, Phil develops a friendship with Dan as he soon discovers that they were meant for much more than just a platonic relationship. He just hopes that his Alpha abilities won’t scare away the timid Omega.

Love is Blind (ao3) - jqueen17

Summary: A blind!Dan AU in which Dan has an accident that causes him to lose his sight, and Phil has to struggle to help him because of his independent attitude.

Outside of the Window (ao3) - Im_Innocent_I_Swear

Summary: (tw) Dan has had a lot of headaches lately, and when he suddenly wakes up without being able to see, he and his boyfriend Phil rush to the hospital. Turns out that Dan has a terminal disease and he will only live for a couple of weeks. He has to stay in the hospital, and because Phil isn’t family, he is only allowed to come an hour a day. And every day Dan asks him to describe what’s outside of the window. And Phil does. But in the meantime, when Phil is home alone, he feels worse and worse. He was going to lose the love of his life.

Second Chances (ao3) - croissantbleu (orphan_account)

Summary: Soulmate AU in which you get to see colours when you kiss your soulmate. Dan has a particularity.

Such a Heavenly View (ao3) - TheUKAmazingDan

Summary: Hoping to escape the front lines, Phil Lester quits his job and trains with the medical corps, months before the war started. When all is not what he thought it would be, and a small tragedy occurs, he finds himself back home as a volunteer at a war hospital. He meets someone, someone unexpected, who offers him a heavenly view of his circumstances and helps him believe that just maybe the world isn’t so bad after all.

Survivors (ao3) - orphan_account

Summary: His eyes were closed. They alway were, unless Zoe or Louise opened them by force, something that everyone dreaded. Not because he was stubborn, but because of how he’d cry afterwards. If his eyes were closed, the darkness was just a result of that, not because he was blind.

Teach Me The World. (ao3) - phantasticjacky (danspastels)

Summary: Phil is blind. Dan shows him what colors feel like.

The Defect System (ao3) - Star4545

Summary: Everyone is born with a Defect. Dan and Phil just happen to be born with two. Dan is blind and deaf, Phil cannot speak nor dance. Once you meet your soulmate, the defects will disappear one at a time.

They Must Never Know. (ao3) - ThoughtsThatAreWeird

Summary: Dan becomes blind and Phil helps him.

Touch (wattpad) - SweetLittlePhangirl