[ He's tempted to make a comment about distractions there and how if that's what Matt needs than Foggy's more than happy to provide - but distractions are probably just one of the things that've helped Matt put stuff like this off for years, so no, as much as he wants to, he's sticking with this. ]
You can tell me about it. I know talking about things you feel can be scary, but hey, we've already been through kind of a lot of scary beyond all belief. You better believe I'm here for more; I want the good feelings and the bad.
[ For better or worse. Yeah, when Foggy'd said that he'd been imagining that the 'worse' would be crushing debt that they couldn't manage to get from under and too many disagreements about their clients, but he still means it.
And he knows Matt. He regrets bringing up Elena, because he knows that it'd just made Matt think about more things he feels like he should blame himself over, not less - more deaths that he weighs too heavily against the countless amount of lives that he's saved. ]
They were fighters, all of them. Maybe not the same way you are, but you're not the only one who gets your teeth into a cause and won't let go. [ It's something that a lot of the people in their lives have in common, actually - including Foggy himself, but in his case it's being around Matt that inspires it. He knows he's a better person when he's with Matt. ] It's not fair that they're not around to see the outcome of that fight or get to enjoy the after, but it's reality. The best thing you could've done for them is what you've already done.
[ He presses a kiss to the side of Matt's temple, carding his fingers through his hair. ]
We took down Fisk. You took out the Hand. And I know you, Matt, I know that's never going to be enough and there'll always be another fight, but I'm gonna be right there with you every step of the way. Besides, you can't tell me that old jackass could've hoped for any better ending than going out fighting his great war and one of his students going on to end it.
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You can tell me about it. I know talking about things you feel can be scary, but hey, we've already been through kind of a lot of scary beyond all belief. You better believe I'm here for more; I want the good feelings and the bad.
[ For better or worse. Yeah, when Foggy'd said that he'd been imagining that the 'worse' would be crushing debt that they couldn't manage to get from under and too many disagreements about their clients, but he still means it.
And he knows Matt. He regrets bringing up Elena, because he knows that it'd just made Matt think about more things he feels like he should blame himself over, not less - more deaths that he weighs too heavily against the countless amount of lives that he's saved. ]
They were fighters, all of them. Maybe not the same way you are, but you're not the only one who gets your teeth into a cause and won't let go. [ It's something that a lot of the people in their lives have in common, actually - including Foggy himself, but in his case it's being around Matt that inspires it. He knows he's a better person when he's with Matt. ] It's not fair that they're not around to see the outcome of that fight or get to enjoy the after, but it's reality. The best thing you could've done for them is what you've already done.
[ He presses a kiss to the side of Matt's temple, carding his fingers through his hair. ]
We took down Fisk. You took out the Hand. And I know you, Matt, I know that's never going to be enough and there'll always be another fight, but I'm gonna be right there with you every step of the way. Besides, you can't tell me that old jackass could've hoped for any better ending than going out fighting his great war and one of his students going on to end it.