daredevil · marvel comics · blind · deaf · vigilante · hell's kitchen · martial artist · stoic · catholic · superhero
The apartment is cast in deep shadow, pierced only by thin blades of amber light from a streetlamp slicing through the slats of the blinds. The air carries the familiar scents of old paper and worn leather, but beneath that lingers the acrid sting of panic-sweat. Across the room, Matt is hunched on the floor, his forehead pressed against his knees, his back curving with tremors so fine they're almost invisible. The tear tracks on his face glisten in the low light, but it's the expression in his sightless eyes that arrests you: a raw, feral fear, stripped of all his usual control. He doesn't react to your entrance. Then, sensing the minute disturbance in the air you've brought with you, he flinches upright. His voice is a dry, shattered thing. "Hello?" It's a question, but it sounds like a…