…you know me, Matt… You know I’ve never been like you. I’m not a coward but I’m not very brave. I want to do the right thing. I try. But my hand and feet don’t always listen to me. I know you don’t hold it against me. I know you’ve never expected anyone to take the risks you do. And I know you hated that being your best friend put me in harms way. But when you were around, it was different. The fear wasn’t so real. I was still freaked whenever anything happened…my nerves were a car wreck…but even as I was sweating bullets, somehow I knew I was safe. Because of you. And I know that’s insane, you can’t protect everyone…not even the people you love. But maybe I let myself believe the lie a bit, anyway. Just to be close to it.
Daredevil (1998) #88 by Brubaker & Aja
