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Well, I finally decided to write something during the pandemic, and another event via @daredevilexchange for the 2020 Daredevil/Defenders exchange seemed like the best way to do it. Here’s my fic for AO3 user Longdaysjourney in which I explored an idea that wormed its way into my head about what it would be like if Matt met Kilgrave. I had to keep this short-ish due to time constraints, but I really enjoyed it, and hope to maybe revisit it sometime in the future. There’s just so much more to explore there. Hopefully some time I’ll get the chance to do that. Anyway, please enjoy my attempt at writing to the prompts: hurt/comfort & someone using Matt’s senses against him; sensory overload, Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd, and selections from the play Long Day’s Journey Into Night by Eugene O’Neill (which, btw, inspired the title). Also, fulfills my wild card square for AU canon divergence for @daredevilbingo.
The man blinks, surprised, but nods his head a few times, considering. “What about sight? You didn’t mention that. Is that enhanced, too?”
“No.”
“And why not?” the man asks with an air of petulance, as though personally offended by Matt’s answer.
“Because I’m blind,” Matt says with a shrug and a flat, matter of fact tone.
This catches the man’s attention again. “What? Really? Come here,” he says and waggles his index finger, beckoning Matt over.
Matt tries to resist, to fight the compulsion driving him to comply, he really does, but it’s as if he’s being controlled remotely and this man works the control panel. The desire builds subtly, like a fog. But as it rolls into his mind and down his spine, it wraps around his ankles. And then his feet move of their own volition, leading him to stand in front of the man.
“Take off your mask.”
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What if Matt met Kilgrave? And then, what if he met Jessica before the events of The Defenders? Canon AU set in JJ S1 in which Matt meets Kilgrave and learns first-hand what it's like to suffer under his control, until Jessica helps him escape.
Sunday, a glorious morning is ahead. In our house, I'm asleep, It was 8:47am. I felt the torment that is brought by the scorching heat of the ball of fire above the heathens. As my eyes opened in digress, my eyes are blinded by a mysterious and luminous light. "Ano bayan! Hindi niyo sinara yung bintana" as I complain with full aggression. Beside me, I heard continuous and rigorous panting. I tilted my head towards the source of the panting and peeked, cracking my eyes slightly open. "Drago?!", stoked to see my dog inside the room(usually he doesn't come in) and I thought the warm and luminous feeling is from the sun, yet it was the flashlight on, heating up my face and blinding my bloody eyes.
Drago, my quirky dog, a love-hate relationship arises between us. I stood up and grabbed the flashlight and turned it off. It was hot and scalding because it was probably on for hours. "Drago! Wag mo to' pinaglalaruan!", I scolded him as he shifted to another target. Drago bit and grabbed the toilet roll and ran for his life, he ran with a pranksters face wishing to be punished. "Drago!" I shouted and giving no care if i'm rowdy or not, the toilet roll is in danger, and that means i'm also in danger. As I scurried all over the house, the living room, kitchen and "Aha! There you are!" the garage is his base. I peeked and jeered him, but he never flinched nor taunted. Torn tissue papers were scattered all over the place and draped all over his head. "Hoy! Ibigay mo yan!", he gently laid the toilet roll on the ground and his face is undistinguished, a jesters look or a guilty glaze? As I get near to get the toilet roll, he was carefully examining my movements. My hand floated towards the roll and noticed that it is smeared with saliva. My hand reached the roll, "Ah!" I screamed at the top of my lung, It turned out that Drago was waiting to pounce my hand the moment it landed to its prey. He grabbed the toilet roll again and ran happily, this time I forfeited and accepted my defeat.
Lunch came and my battle with Drago is not yet over. Plates were getting distributed and I helped with washing the utensils before use. It's my time to say what happened! So drago will be scolded! "Ma! Si drago pinaglaruan yung tissue!"
An eavesdrop of silence passed by, "Hayaan mo na" followed by a laugh. Are you serious? I get scolded when I 'accidentally' dropped the toilet roll in the toilet bowl! But he didn't even got scolded. It turns out reinforcements are not viable, It's all up to me now. I let off a deadly gaze to Drago, while he was playing, unfazed and oblivious of our fierce battle. "Halika kain na!" as my mother sat beside Drago. As we feasted, my eyes are still glued to Drago, like how gladiators looked at each other before a battle.
3:21pm
Rain poured again and drizzled all over the roof, as the looming darkness conquered the room and so I opened the lights so I can begin my homework. It was just the two of us, Me and good ol' Drago. I set the battle aside for a minute because my homework was yearning to be finished. Drago was asleep, It is a good moment to engage a pursuit, but I never did.
3:43pm
Still working on it..
4:04pm
(Snore)...
5:13pm
Huh? I felt a sticky feeling in my left cheek, It was a rough tongue and a smelly one. I was shocked and quickly sat straight, I looked around and saw Drago wagging his tail. It turns out I accidentally slept over my work, "Drago.." I sighed and prepared my hand to finally pound him for once. But midair, I stopped and just dropped my anger, "Sige.. Panalo ka ngayon" sighed while I stood up and walked outside my room. I opened the canned tuna fish and got some rice, it was time to eat dinner. I ate my heart out while still feeling tipsy. As I get back to my room, I still feel tipsy and tired, I grabbed my paperworks and put it in my bag. It was time to call it a day, I laid over my bed and closed my eyes to pursue my sleep tonight. It ended well for us, Drago and me, or so I thought..
The next monday morning, it was time to go to school. I scurried and inspected my bag to check my homework, suddenly.. "DRAGO!!" I grunted and angrily seeked for Drago, It turned out that he ripped my paperworks and ate the half piece. To this day, I still have fiery gaze when looking at Drago. I ended up making and redoing my homework again. Oh, Drago, our love-hate relationship is still intact. I ended up making and redoing my homework again..
I’ve heard the droplets of water the moment I woke up and opened my eyes. I checked the time by turning on my phone and I checked my social media after. I stood up in my bed and already prepared my uniform. I took a bath for 15 minutes since was in a hurry. After I took a bath, I wore my Uniform and fixed my hair so I won’t look terrible. I bid goodbye to my mother and went out of our house. I rode a jeepney wherein I took for 20 minutes to arrive since it was traffic. I arrived at the school around 6:50 am and I walked faster so I won’t be late in class.
As I entered the room, the morning routine has already begun. After our flag ceremony, we had a 1 hour and 3o minutes discussion in Non- Fiction. The remaining 30 minutes we had talked about our concerns in our particular subjects. Wherein I got bit a emotional because I was too stressed when it comes to that “subject”. Recess came by, we had a practice for our performance in Socsci. Thankfully, we did great in our performance. I felt relieved after our performance but I was still nervous for our performance in Trends. Lunch came by, I got some rest even if it’s only 1 hour. For 2 hours we did our props for our Galley Walk in POLGOV. Time passed by and it’s time to face Trends which is my hatest subject. I was really nervous at that time since I will be the one who will report. Wherein our topic is the most favorite topic of our teacher. Thankfully, our reporting was a bit successful so I felt relieved. School works is not yet over so right after dismissal we continued to prepare our props for the Gallery Walk. We finished around 7 pm in fixing our props. After that, I bid goodbye to my groupmates and rode a jeepney. While I was at the jeepney I got teary-eyed because I am too tired and stressed. After 10 minutes, I got home already and ate dinner. As soon as I finished my dinner, I went straight to my room and checked my social media accounts which is my past time to release my stress. After I did my daily routines I felt sleep due to exhaustion.
Monday is the most tiring day of the week. There are many lots of works to do. When it comes to Monday I am too emotional because after school I was really tired and exhausted. I always wanted to skip Monday so I won’t be stressed though Tuesday until Friday are tiring days too.
And so begins a #LongDaysJourney into #HigherConsciousness and exploration of HumanDignity, #Humility, #Hubris, and the possibility for #Redemption. @angelsbway, #GayFantasia, with #NathanLane and @andrew_garfield83. Thank you #TonyKushner, @nationaltheatre (at Angels in America on Broadway)
Looking at the monologue I have to do from this... holy crap! My lovely wife the actress heard it and said, not with a little sarcasm... oh, that's easy. I'm on it. #monologues #actorslife #eugeneoneill #longdaysjourney #philcirclemusic (at Phil Circle)
seeing the newly tony-nominated #JesssicaLange #GabrielBryne & tony award winner #JohnGallagherJr in #ALongDaysJourneyIntoNight! it's also up for #BestPlay! @rtc_nyc #roundabout50 #LongDaysJourney (at American Airlines Theatre)
