"He danced only four dances, though gentlemen were scarce; and, to my certain knowledge, more than one young lady was sitting down in want of a partner."
Chapters: 7/7
Fandom: Thor (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), The Punisher (TV 2017), Marvel Cinematic Universe
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Frank Castle/Darcy Lewis
Characters: Darcy Lewis, Frank Castle, Jane Foster (Marvel), Thor, Maria Hill
Additional Tags: Post-S1 of the Punisher AU, there is a dog, His Name Is Dog
Summary:
It was supposed to be a safe little book tour. Just Darcy, a dog, and a guy named Pete. Allegedly.
I'm doing a series of "Best Character Named X" polls where all the characters have the same first name but are from completely different media, feel free to send in name/charcacter suggestions, I'm posting one poll a day. New polls scheduled for 1:30PM GMT everyday.
ask box closed for now
WILL BE POSTING POLLS ON @best-character-named-x-poll FROM FEB 1ST
If your favourite character is not included in the poll very sorry i have either never heard of them or actively chose not to include them as theres only 6 characters per poll. Characters will only count of that is their first name, surnames do not count.
*subject to change, you can still submit a character if there is no strikethrough if you think theres a character that its an absolute crime i dont add. Please don't suggest anything for the names with a strikethrough as they are polls that are already in my queue waiting to be published.
Past Polls
Round 1: Peter : WINNER: Peter Parker (Spider-Man)
Round 2: Elizabeth : WINNER: Elizabeth Swann (Pirates of the Caribbean)
Round 3: Jason : WINNER: Jason Mendoza (The Good Place)
Round 4: Eve : WINNER: EVE (WALL-E)
Round 5: Fred : WINNER: Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo)
Round 6: Rachel : WINNER: Rachel (Animorphs)
Round 7: Arthur : WINNER: Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
note: pride and prejudice (2005) but with triple frontier boys because why not lol
word count: 1496
warnings: the end!
you can also read it on ao3.
part15 - masterlist
Francisco and Santiago lie in bed.
“Can you die of happiness? You know, he was totally ignorant of my being in town last spring!”
“How did he account for it?”
“He thought me indifferent!”
“Unfathomable.”
“No doubt poisoned by his pernicious sister.”
“Bravo! That is the most unforgiving speech you've ever made.”
“Oh Santiago, if I could but see you so happy. If there were such another person for you!”
There is a noise outside.
“Perhaps Mr. Collins has a cousin. It's no less than I deserve. What is that?”
More noise, it sounds like a carriage, then aloud banging on the door downstairs. The boys look at each other.
***
Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Bennet and the girls lit by only candles have gathered. The door bangs again.
“Maybe he's changed his mind.” says Tom.
Timidly, Mr. Bennet opens the door revealing a baleful looking Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Everyone gasps.
“Lady Catherine!”
Lady Catherine does not acknowledge, but comes in uninvited, inspecting the assembled company of aghast Bennets. She waves a dismissive hand towards the boys.
“The rest of your offspring, I presume.”
“All but one, the youngest has been lately married your ladyship. And my eldest was only proposed to yesterday afternoon.” Says Mrs. Bennet.
“You have a very small garden, madam.”
“Could I offer you a cup of tea perhaps, your Ladyship?”
“Absolutely not! I must speak to Mr. Santiago alone, as a matter of urgency.”
The Bennets all look at each other, bewildered by this strange turn of events.
***
Santiago leads the way into the drawing room - holding a candle. Lady Catherine walks in. The door closes behind them. Santiago puts the candle down on a small table. They sit, facing each other.
“You can be at no loss, Mr. Santiago, to understand why I am here.”
Lit only by the oil lamp Lady Catherine resembles a flickering ghoul.
“Indeed, you are mistaken. I cannot account for this honor at all.”
“Mr. Santiago, I warn you, I am not to be trifled with. A report of a most alarming nature has reached me that you intend to be united with my niece, Miss Darcy.”
Santiago stares at her, amazed.
“I know this to be a scandalous falsehood, though not wishing to injure her by supposing it possible, I instantly set off to make my sentiments known.”
Santiago's spirit rises within him.
“If you believed it impossible, I wonder you took the trouble of coming so far.”
“To hear it contradicted, Mr. Santiago.”
“You coming here will be rather a confirmation, surely, if indeed such a report exists. “
“If? Do you then pretend to be ignorant of it? Has it not been industriously circulated by yourself?”
“I have never heard of it.”
“And can you declare there is no foundation for it?”
“I do not pretend to possess equal frankness with your ladyship. You may ask the questions, which I may not choose to answer.”
“This is not to be borne. Has my niece made you an offer of marriage?”
“Your Ladyship declared it to be impossible.”
“Let me be understood. Miss Darcy is engaged to my daughter. Now what have you to say?”
“Only this - if that is the case you can have no reason to suppose she will make an offer to me.”
“Oh, obstinate boy! This union has been planned since their infancy. Do you think it can be prevented by a young man of inferior birth and whose own brother's elopement resulted in the scandalously patched-up marriage, only achieved at the expense of your uncle? Heaven and earth, are the shades of Pemberley to be thus polluted? Now tell me once and for all, are you engaged to him?
“I am not.”
“And will you promise never to enter into such an engagement?”
“I will not. And I certainly never shall. You have insulted me in every possible way and can now have nothing further to say. I must ask you to leave immediately. Good night.”
Santiago throws open the door, revealing the family outside.
“I have never been thus treated in my entire life.”
Lady Catherine storms past the family and out into the night. Santiago is standing shaking with the excitement of having stood so firmly up for himself.
“Santiago, what on earth is going on?” Mr. Bennet asks.
“Just a small misunderstanding.”
He walks past them to bed.
“Santiago!” Mrs. Bennet yells after him.
“For once in your life. Just leave me alone.”
Everyone looks shocked by Santiago's reaction.
***
Francisco is fast asleep, Santiago more awake than he's ever been. He quietly climbs out of bed and creeps out of the room.
***
Santiago creeps out into the garden and wanders through the early morning mist, as the sun starts to rise.
He has lost track of himself and is walking beyond the Longbourn grounds. The mist is starting to evaporate and through the departing strands she sees a figure emerging. He stops, suddenly conscious of herself and frightened. Then he realizes it is Darcy - red-eyed, slightly wild looking - but still Darcy.
They both stop and stare at each other for a second.
“I couldn't sleep”
“Nor I. My aunt?”
She stops, looking wretched.
“Yes. She was here.”
“How can I ever make amends for such behavior?”
“After what you have done for Ben and for all I know, for Francisco also, it is I who should be making amends.”
Darcy looks at him for one deep moment.
“You must know - surely you must know, that it was all for you.”
Santiago is still as stone.
“You are too generous to trifle with me. I believe you spoke with my aunt last night, and it has taught me to hope as I had scarcely allowed myself before. If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once. My affections and wishes are unchanged, but one word from you will silence me forever.”
Santiago is silent.
“If, however, your feelings have changed...”
Darcy looks at him. Something in Santiagos eyes gives her confidence.
“I could, I would have to tell you, you have bewitched me body and soul and I love and love and love you. And never wish to be parted from you from this day on.”
Santiago looks at her very serious, very simple.
“Well, then.”
Darcy takes a step towards him, one hand stretched out. Santiago takes hold of her fingers.
“You’re cold.”
He kisses her thumb. He sweeps her into his arms on a sound that's half a laugh, half a sob.
***
The place is in an uproar. Francisco, Tom, William, Mr. and Mrs. Bennet are all gathered, fretting terribly about Santiago's whereabouts. Through a window we see Santiago lead Darcy along the duck board plank across the moat. Santiago enters the house, everybody starts.
“Santiago, where have you been? We thought something had happened to you.”
Darcy follows Santiago in.
“Miss Darcy! What on earth are you doing here?”
Santiago takes Miss Darcy's hand.
“Miss Darcy has come to speak with Papa.”
Everyone is stunned.
***
Santiago paces outside the door of the library, waiting. After a while Darcy emerges, she gives Santiago the briefest of smiles and leaves the door open. Santiago walks in. His father is in a state of shock.
“Santiago, are you out of your senses? I thought you hated the woman.”
“No, Papa.”
“She is rich, to be sure, and you will have more fine carriages than Francisco. But will that make you happy?”
“Have you no other objection than your belief in my indifference?”
“None at all. We all know him to be a proud, unpleasant sort of fellow, but this would be nothing if you really liked her.”
“I do like her! I love her! She's not proud. I was wrong, entirely wrong about her. You don't know her, Papa... if I told you what she's really like. What she's done.
“What has she done?”
***
Santiago's hair caught up in the collar of the coat as he turns to Darcy with a heart-stopping smile. She’s at his side, in night-shirt and breeches, both of them looking as though they've just flung themselves out of bed... which is precisely the case.
“And how are you today, my dear?”
“Very well, only I wish you would not call me my dear.”
“Why?”
“It’s what my father always calls my mother when he's cross about something.”
“What endearments am I allowed?”
“Let me think. Santiago for every day. My Pearl for Sundays and God Divine - but only on special occasions.”
“And what shall I call you when I'm cross? Mr. Darcy?
“Oh no. You can only call me Mr. Darcy when you are entirely and perfectly and incandescently happy.”
She takes his face between her hands.
“And how are you this morning Mr. Darcy?”
Santiago smiles as she kisses every inch of his face and in between each kiss, murmurs "Mr. Darcy".
- Jily / Hinny / Romione / Prongsfoot (brand new addition! mostly platonic from james' side and maybe romantic from sirius') / Bill x Fleur / Dumbledore x Grindelwald (love me some manipulation!! toxic gays for the win) / Frank x Alice (many conversations about jily but not enough about the other it couple at hogwarts from the time) / Drarry / Remadora / Ginny x Luna / Krumione / Fremione (idk for me it does lol)
MAKES SENSE, DOESN'T COMPEL ME:
- Wolfstar (I understand why ppl ship them, I used to, but don't think they'd really work) / Remus x Hermione (again like I understand why the concept seems interesting but I don't see any spark there tbh schoolgirl crush probably) / Neville x Luna / Rarry
DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, COMPELS ME:
- Deamus (I see it one-sided sorry Seamus was head over heels for Dean and didn't know what to do with himself) / Ron x Luna (can't picture Ron with her but the IDEA makes me melt oh my gosh she had the fattest crush on him) / Sirius x Hermione (read The Debt of Time and something shifted inside me (needless to say...... not while Hermione was a minor :// only works in au)) / Marlene x Dorcas (we know nothing about them yet for me they're like darcy and tara from heartstopper) / Percy x Oliver Wood (I just ???? dont know... there's something interesting about that dynamic??? no???)
DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, DOESN'T COMPEL ME:
- Jegulus, Snape x Hermione (kindly fuck off will you), Blackinnon, Snape x Sirius, Snape x James (any ship with Snape tbh), Dramione
So...my last post has been gaining me a few followers so I thought I'd make a post detailing specific characters that I'll write for.
I'll also copy and paste my past post about what I will and won't write at the end.
Also, anything I write will be X fem! Reader.
(I will be constantly updating this post as I become more comfortable with writing for more characters)
Marvel men
-Miguel O’Hara
-Marc Spector/the rest of the Moon Knight system
-Matt Murdock
-Frank Castle
-Peter Parker (all three)
-Steve Rogers
-Bucky Barnes
Marvel women
-Valkyrie
-Natasha Romanoff
-Wanda Maximoff
-Shuri (WIFE-sorry lemme calm down)
-Carol Danvers
-Darcy Lewis
Stranger Things (it's a short list cause most of the characters in the show are literally children :)
-Steve Harrington
-Eddie Munson
-Hopper (yup you read that right cause I love DILFS)
-Robin Buckley
Criminal Minds
-Every single one of them. (Nah I'm just playing)
-Spencer Reid
-Emily Prentiss
-Aaron Hotchner
-Jennifer Jareau
-Derek Morgan
-Luke Alvarez
Triple Frontier
-Every character except Ben Affleck's.
TVD (The Vampire Diaries)
-Damon Salvatore
-Stefan Salvatore
-Elijah Mikaelson
-Rebekah Mikaelson
-Klaus Mikaelson
Miscellaneous (characters from random fandoms/movies)
-Javier Peña (Narcos)
-Lloyd Hansen (Gray Man)
-Joel Miller (TLOU)
-Jake 'Hangman' Sersin (Top Gun: Maverick)
-Bradley 'Rooster' Bradshaw (Top Gun: Maverick)
-Sam Winchester (Supernatural)
-Dean Winchester (Supernatural)
-Castiel (Supernatural)
-Soldier Boy (The Boys)
-Lip Gallagher (Shameless)
-Carmen Berzatto (The Bear)
-Tommy Shelby (Peaky Blinders)
-Siobhan Roy (Succession)
-Bruce Wayne (Robert Pattinson or Christian Bale)
More to be added...
(Looking over this list I have arrived at the conclusion that I am a whore-)
In terms of what exactly I’m open to writing? I can write headcanons, blurbs, and one-shots. Specifically smut, angst, and fluff. The more descriptive you are in your requests, the easier it is for me to write them. But I don't mind the challenge of having to make my own plot.
Kinks/scenarios I’ll write smut for? Almost everything EXCEPT;
-inc3st
-r*pe
-Lactation kink
-pegging (into it in real life but I have no clue how to write it properly I'm sorry)
-Wax play (note I didn't say temperature play because I will write some stuff with Ice)
-Age play (specifically where a character is purposely behaving in a childlike manner/ baby talk. Daddy and Mommy kinks are welcomed tho!)
-CNC and noncon (I’ll definitely write some VERY MILD dubcon if asked tho)
-sexual activities with m1n0rs
-Domestic Vi0lence/ SexuaI abus3 (spanking is a yes tho)
-Scat & Piss
-Race play
-SEVERE knife kink (like I'll write a small knick or slice that barely bleeds or something but anything else is a no for me sorry)
-S3lf Harm/Su1cide (this is not to say that I feel any way towards people who struggle with these issues but I don't think I'm able to effectively represent them in my writing without triggering myself (as someone who has/is struggled with depression) and the last thing I want to do is offend anyone)
Anyways, that’s it for now! Like I said, feel free to make requests or even just send me a regular question or comment to get to know me!
Hi! I love your writing style and I love how well you get Matt (but every other character is perfect too, really. Your Foggy pov is so funny!); I've kinda spent the last few months bingereading Daredevil's fandom on Ao3 and I'm kinda addicted to your profile.
I wanted to ask, do you have any suggestion for well-written completed long stories in the fandom? Pretty much everything focused on Matt works (I ship him with Nat, Jessica, Claire, Karen and Elektra, but I don't mind Fratt or Matt/Foggy if the plot is compelling enough). Thanks in advance!
I'll probably re-read (again) Rescue and Red world meanwhile. 🙈
First, thank you so much! <3
And ooh yeah, I can make some suggestions! These all have really intriguing plots to me and great character moments.
What They Wouldn’t Do (Matt x OC: OC works for an evil corporation. When she stumbles onto Matt’s secret identity, they have to learn to trust each other.)
Sunshine (Gen; zombie apocalypse AU that has some of the best world-building I’ve ever seen in a fic – technically not finished, but the last chapter ends on a satisfying note)
The Assembly Line (or Why It's a Lot Harder than Steve Thought to Recruit New Members) series (lots of relationships, tbh, and it kinda veers away from being Matt-focused eventually, but I still really like it, and it’s written by an Actual Lawyer!)
It Takes a Village (Gen; Matt breaks his leg and Frank takes care of him, sort of)
The Price of War (Matt x Darcy Lewis; the one where Darcy Lewis is a lawyer in an AU of S1)
This World is After Me (After You) (Matt x Jessica; learning to fall in love and dealing with their psychological issues; Matt has bipolar II but please note that I'm not educated enough to speak to whether this is accurate representation)
Devil’s Hell (Matt x Jessica; Matt is tortured and experimented on, and Jessica and the rest of the Defenders rescue him)
Blind Bachelor (Matt x a lot of female characters; Matt has to protect his identity on a dating show)
The Electric Sheep series (Matt x Foggy; Matt is an android trying to retain his humanity)
You can also peruse my bookmarks, which should be public! There are one or two for other fandoms, but it’s almost all Daredevil.
I wish I could rec more MattxClaire fics because I love many of them, but they’re not completed.
I also have updates for Rescue and Red World coming soon! I really hope you like them!
Because we've all been there when it comes to a fic that won't cooperate on a Friday night...
Oh, maybe it does want to cooperate, I'm the one brutally avoiding it. Maybe I'll call it later after a few drinks. Late Friday night boozy call? That can only turn out well, right?
💌 Is there a favorite trope you like to write?
Answered here, but I'll add Comedic Relief Character. I can't do Serious Drama too long or my brain starts to stress-eat itself.
I also have to honor @fericita-s Sexy Preacher Pledge and roll Henry Hopkins's sleeves up any time he appears. Because Peacocks.
I don't think I've ever gone down "There was only one bed" lane but always glad to see it pop up in other works!
💥 What is one canon thing that you wish you could change?
To quote @tortoisesshells, CANCELLATION. Otherwise, here's a list:
The English: 13 years. THIRTEEN YEARS.
GLOW: Ruth getting on that plane. Yes, Debbie Darcy-proposed you, but come on, girl, this was a golden deal on a silver platter offered by the friend you've spent 3 seasons trying to reconquer
(also, CANCELLATION)
Mercy Street: Just let Bullen die the first time and focus on the other characters (no, not you, Frank. And you sit your ass back down too, Jimmy). NO STEAM BOATS (what is it with my ships getting separated by actual ships...)
(also, CANCELLATION)
The X-Files: I'd remove Chris Carter from the writing staff after the first movie. It was just random, painful destruction from then on.