Matt hears the stampede of footsteps running toward the front door, a sound he grew up hearing daily. However, the excited cheer for "Mr. Nelson" makes Matt stop in his tracks, clutching at his chest as he leans on his cane like someone had knocked the wind out of him. "Mr. Nelson?" He hears laughter mixed in with the children's and tries to make out the man's voice beyond all the "thank you's" that shortly follow from the kids.
Matt limps closer to the doorway to the front room. Thankfully, the children disperse, making it easier to hear the voices.
Foggy. It's unmistakably Foggy. Matt clings for a second to the doorway as his head spins with mixed emotions and confusion. What is Foggy doing at the orphanage? Does he know, did someone tell him? Matt had insisted his survival stay secret. When he first woke up his plans were as he had decided that fateful night. He had no plans to return to his life as Matt Murdock. He would never be the Matt that Foggy or Karen hoped he would. Stick had been right about one thing- he needed to let his friends go. They wouldn't have to hide in a police precinct ever again.
He made that decision, but it's impossible to ignore the conversation in the other room. Foggy was having nightmares? Matt feels a pang of guilt but it's just as Foggy says, it should pass. Matt wasn't foolish enough to think Foggy and Karen wouldn't hurt for a time.
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Date: 2020-11-01 01:03 pm (UTC)Matt limps closer to the doorway to the front room. Thankfully, the children disperse, making it easier to hear the voices.
Foggy. It's unmistakably Foggy. Matt clings for a second to the doorway as his head spins with mixed emotions and confusion. What is Foggy doing at the orphanage? Does he know, did someone tell him? Matt had insisted his survival stay secret. When he first woke up his plans were as he had decided that fateful night. He had no plans to return to his life as Matt Murdock. He would never be the Matt that Foggy or Karen hoped he would. Stick had been right about one thing- he needed to let his friends go. They wouldn't have to hide in a police precinct ever again.
He made that decision, but it's impossible to ignore the conversation in the other room. Foggy was having nightmares? Matt feels a pang of guilt but it's just as Foggy says, it should pass. Matt wasn't foolish enough to think Foggy and Karen wouldn't hurt for a time.