#dehrdevil

and now going back to samnee et al., the scene with kirsten's dad and matt deciding to forgo his masks just gets a whole new depth? because it happens while playing baseball — something matt liked and had to abandon not because of his disability (baseball for blind/vi people exists) but because of certain masks and personas he had to curate and keep. and it does make me wonder if kirsten's dad (sorry can't remember his name) didn't do it on purpose as to nudge matt towards his perspective on being mask-free now that everyone knew anyways — and also for the sales of the promised autobiography.

but yeah. matt and baseball should be explored more often.

Ooooh, yes, I love this! I had not picked up on Matt's passion for baseball in particular, and that's a wonderful detail that, I agree, should absolutely be explored more!

That "I'm tired of masks" scene from volume 4 #14 is one of my favorite Daredevil scenes of all time, and you're right, it hits extra hard because it takes place while Matt is having fun openly indulging in a pleasure he hasn't allowed himself to try "since [he] was ten" (and killing it, by the way). I love your idea that Kirsten's dad (Wendell, I believe?) might have even picked the location and activity on purpose. I'd believe it...

DO I SHIP OUR CHARACTERS TOGETHER ? : yes | no | not yet but maybe soon

WOULD I LIKE TO SHIP WITH YOU ? : yes | maybe, i'm willing to try | no

TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP I COULD SEE : childhood or high school sweethearts | exes | engaged | married | long-term relationship | crushes | unrequited love | fling | long distance | online relationship | just dating | new relationship | toxic lovers | friends with benefits

TROPES I'D ENJOY WRITING FOR THEM : friends to lovers | enemies to lovers | exes to lovers | fake relationship / dating | forbidden love | grumpy and sunshine | star-crossed lovers | surprise pregnancy | second chance | soulmates | amnesia / mistaken identity | forced proximity | secret relationship | slow burn relationship

WOULD I RATHER PLOT FIRST OR JUMP RIGHT IN AND SEE WHERE IT GOES ? : develop their relationship first | jump right in | something in between

WHAT NOW ? : we could plot something | send me shippy memes | i'll send you shippy memes | write me a random starter | i'll write you a random starter

FINGERS CURL AROUND HIS ELBOW, a thumb at the junction of his nerve. he tilts back, dark curls splayed over his forehead, stark against the backdrop of a crisp white shirt. Peter knows this scent, this careful hold, he knows that grin & its soft edges. the warmth is gratifying. he turns into it, listens to the healthy beat of Matthew's heart / 𝚠𝚊𝚝𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚙𝚞𝚕𝚜𝚎 𝚓𝚞𝚖𝚙 𝚒𝚗 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚗𝚎𝚌𝚔 𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚊 𝚕𝚊𝚢𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚏 𝚜𝚝𝚞𝚋𝚋𝚕𝚎.

❛ hey magoo, ❜ a sigh escapes him, turning to a hum. he hears Bailey in the other room, setting up his own mini tree with its lights & bells. he'd wanted his own ornaments, & Peter never got a tree to begin with once he'd moved out of May's. ( he had enough trouble lighting a menorah, never mind going out of his way to do a tree. ) yet here they are. ❛ being a ginger yourself, how do ya feel about gingerbread ? i think Bailey's got a hankering for baking & wants to try his hand. ❜

this one took me a while because i had to go do research ask birdie.

andie's uncle is a firefighter, so they're prepared with a standard and well stocked first aid kit: goves, gauze wraps & gauze pads, bandages, trauma dressings, alcohol pads, bandaids, bandage sheers, first aid tape, cold packs, burn gel, a tourniquet, & asprin, ibuprophen, other over the counter meds. basic stuff. they also have the basic home ready supplies like shelf stable food, water, blankets, spare clothes/shoes. any medication/medical information that they need for each other are also stored there and readily available.

“ no, that’s not it—not like that… ” a palm stills in the air, stutters and pauses hiccup her spiel as her mouth fails to convey the struggles of her introspection without tripping over her own hypocrisy. scared has connotations she’s wanted to remove from herself, from everything and everyone she’s become so intimate with in recent years. scared of what others think? no, not anymore. scared of what they will do. her mind wanders as her gaze falls ahead, catching the wind as it passes through the leaves of perfectly aligned trees framing the streets. too perfect to be of nature's hand, clearly. an intangible force that’s fallen victim underneath the vice grip of humanities insistence of consuming only what is under its own guidance. “ it’s not fear, it’s being careful. ”

@dehrdevil is wishing peter a happy birthday ! * ❝ I wanted to give you something amazing, but I didn’t fit in the gift bag. ❞

𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭. lighthouse in the storm / that is who he wants to be. to love, even if he doesn't know how to be loved in return. yet he finds himself open, bare, willing. 𝚒 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞, he's said. 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚒 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞.

the couch always feels small when it's the two of them. matt's broad shoulders mixed with peter's need to have his legs up, curled to protect his toes from the chill of the world. peter's head swims. faintly tired due to the hour, mostly drowsy with a full stomach. matt, as always, is warm. which doesn't help peter's attempts at keeping his eyes open.

@dehrdevil rests his head on peter's shoulder.

when ginger hair presses to his cheek, peter is too comfortable to startle. matt's weight against his side has ceased been odd a few years ago. some piece of peter had clicked into place, & now it's different. like when you breathe & feel the inhale of the other, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥. something sappy.

@dehrdevil utters : ❛❛ i may be old, but i still know how to negotiate. ❜❜