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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀darkness only responds to 𝘿𝘼𝙍𝙆𝙉𝙀𝙎𝙎, ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀and the truth is, 𝘪 would rather die as the ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀devil than live as 𝙈𝘼𝙏𝙏 𝙈𝙐𝙍𝘿𝙊𝘾𝙆.

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⠀⠀⠀detailed. experienced.
⠀⠀⠀d͟a͟r͟e͟d͟e͟v͟i͟l͟⠀! — based on comic ﹠
⠀⠀⠀mcu content. attorney by day,
⠀⠀⠀𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙡 by night.

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@SALVATlOR ⇁backup, leaving him severely bruised all over. the slightest cut on his bottom lip could be mistaken for an oral fixation but even Stephen would know better.

⠀⠀〝 You're a 𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒚 man and for good reason. Can't imagine the sort of threats we'd have if it wasn't for you. 〞

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@SALVATlOR ⇁was stuck here, doing mundane tasks.
⠀⠀⠀the occasional cleaning up of the city.

he's found himself running after bigger and harder targets yet he can't seem to accept he's only 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏. the ache of his right side was the repercussion of going against six goons without ⇁

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@SALVATlOR smiles, grins, smirks, leers ...
⠀⠀⠀they all have sound.

how one annunciates around a particular shape of the mouth also eluded to what they looked like — giving Matt a visible 𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 to work with in his mind. while Stephen was defending the multiverse, Murdock ⇁

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@Precisicn ⇁of empty beers to the recycling bin outside. Maybe they both needed to make changes to their diet.

⠀⠀⠀〝 You're one to talk, Mr. Barton. Don't think I can't smell the Italian sub you had today. Extra banana peppers? 〞

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@Precisicn 〝 Sounds like something you should eat more often. 〞

⠀⠀⠀The attorney continued to do the dishes despite Barney's demands and gave a generous pump of soap to the sponge. He didn't have a lot to wash as he lived by himself — but he did have to carry out an entire six pack ⇁

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@Precisicn ⇁ me. I had to go out there and shovel a little — seems the other tenants here don't find it important enough to shovel for me. God forbid, 〞

⠀⠀⠀Luckily Matt was special and capable, so he found no harm in it.

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@Precisicn 〝 Cheese — love my cheese. 〞

⠀⠀⠀Matt wandered for the kitchen and felt around the sink, just to see if he needed to do the dishes or not. A quiet hum rises out of the attorney and he scrunches his nose at the mention of slush.

〝 A death trap for poor blind folk like ⇁

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@SALVATlOR ⇁ once — the park had families aplenty and people doing their daily exercise. It felt nice to hear the sound of the city again ... especially after five years of deafening 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.

⠀⠀⠀〝 How's life in Greenwich Village? I never get to visit that side of the city, 〞

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@SALVATlOR 〝 You know what I 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭, 〞

⠀⠀⠀Matt chuckled and managed to finish his sandwich and kept the paper in his grasp. he was not keen on littering, and often became a male ' Karen ' when he heard someone ditch their garbage onto the ground.

Everything was serene for ⇁

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〝 When did you get here? 〞

⠀⠀⠀He doesn't mind being clobbered — clearly amused in the way he playfully squeezes Peter before withdrawing.

All in good fun.

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catches and squeezes!

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waves!

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⠀⠀⠀plops.

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@Precisicn ⇁ squeaky wheels and paused when close enough to hear his breathing.

⠀⠀⠀〝 Last time, you bought me a month's worth of poptarts. Did you get anything I actually need this time around? 〞

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@Precisicn ⇁ his way out and ditched the dirty clothes into the hamper in his room.
⠀⠀⠀〝 What did you bring this time? 〞

Despite telling Barney he didn't need to grocery shop for him, it seemed the archer discarded his comment and did it anyway. Matt wandered toward the sound of ⇁

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@Precisicn 〝 I'm in the bathroom, just a second! 〞

⠀⠀⠀Yet another long day at the office made Matt all the more excited to get out of his suit. His hands busied themselves removing every article with care, only to replace them with something more comfortable. The blind lawyer made ⇁

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@Precisicn ⇁and the attorney suddenly signed.
⠀⠀⠀As if he were upset.

〝 Claire is here. She knows about my alias, so she will take care of us at the hospital and support our story on what happened. The main focus is to get you better from here on out ... 〞

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@Precisicn He knew — Barney knew.

⠀⠀⠀He wasn't sure if he's cared this much about someone but the feeling was almost fluttering, and it practically felt the same whenever Barn called him. There was a short second of contemplation when he heard Claire's car roll up to the apartment ⇁

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@Precisicn ⇁ the delicate state he was in. Eventually the blinded brunette pulled back just slightly to stare in the general direction of Barton's visage. Today gave him a proper scare and he was so thankful he found the other in such short notice.

⠀⠀⠀He adored the archer.

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@Precisicn 〝 I can't lose anyone — not again, 〞

⠀⠀⠀He was scared to touch Barney but submitted to the softest hug he could manage. The devil quietly rested there with what sanity he had left and listened to Barney's breathing. He was in a complicated state and there was no avoiding ⇁