#like you force other people to sign NDA's so you can take writing credits for their work and have other people mix

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For the ship + title summary thing, Matt/Darcy and "It Should Have Been Me" :)

First of all, are you reading my mind? Because I definitely  was reading the entirety of the Darcy/Matt tag wanting like a million more fics to consume because they are the perfect study break right now. 

Fic I’ll never write: The One Where It Should Have Been Me

Darcy and Matt meet in undergrad and become thick as thieves. Darcy’s that fun girl that is somehow always on the edge of the circle, but everyone knows. Her only real friends are Matt and Foggy; everyone else is an acquaintance, but still, it seems like everyone knows her. When her roommate turns out to be a mega bitch freshman year, they basically let her move into their room, even though it’s a tight fit and technically a men’s only floor. She sleeps on their couch, though both guys try to bully her into their beds at least once a week. She only lets it work if they stay in the bed too, and that’s how they end up very comfortable with Darcy just always being in their space.

Sophomore year they get an apartment, and even though Darcy has her own bedroom, she still ends up in their beds on a regular basis. While all of them date people, if anyone’s weirded out by how close they all are, the relationship doesn’t last long. That is, until Elektra happens. She and Matt date for longer than anyone of them have every dated someone, and she pushes a wedge between Matt and the others. Foggy ends up with Darcy in his bed more often than not, and he pretends to not hear her cry about how hurt she is over it all. Secretly he doesn’t like Elektra either, but can understand where the woman’s coming from with feeling like Darcy’s a threat. Foggy’s always known he never had a romantic place with Darcy, but he’s not so sure the same is true for her and Matt. Sometimes when they look at each other he has to look away because it feels private and intimate in a way it’s never felt when she looks at him. (And yes, he knows Matt can’t actually see her, but his face can be pretty expressive, and it’s uncanny how he always seems to know when she’s not looking and lets himself be exposed for just that moment.)

Junior year find the three of them all single again and everything getting back to the way it was. Toward the end of the year Darcy ends up kicking the shit out of a boyfriend (who immediately becomes her ex) when he tries to force her to do things she doesn’t want to. Foggy and Matt hardly leave her side, but the rumors the ex spreads are vicious and everywhere. They’re shocked when she disappears their senior year into the barren call of the desert to take an internship to finish up her science credits. Foggy and Matt both seem a little lost without her, but Foggy can’t help but notice Matt seems to be taking it especially hard. When she shows up for graduation, she wishes both of them luck in law school and says she’s taking a year to continue on with Dr. Foster and her research in London.

Foggy notices that during most of 1L Matt spends a lot of time punching things and mumbling to himself, but he never once misses a Skype call with Darcy.

She comes back their second year, entering law school in her own right, moving back in with them. She seems more distant now and doesn’t want to talk about a lot of things. A reedy guy named Ian follows her for a bit, but that peters out pretty quickly. She refuses to talk about most of what happened over the past two years, and this worries both of them. When she starts having nightmares where she wakes up screaming, they insist on her sharing beds with them again; each taking their turns calming her down and making her feel safe. Marci thinks it’s fucking weird, but actually likes Darcy, so she doesn’t really care, just makes sure her opinion is known.

Matt sticks closer to her than ever before, and he tells Foggy one night while Darcy’s studying with some classmates, that she confessed to him that while she wants to tell them what happened, why she is like she is, she can’t because she signed a bunch of NDAs. Foggy is not surprised when Matt turns out to be a top student in Contracts.

When they graduate, Foggy and Matt each get their own place, and Darcy seems unsure of her place. She has one more year to go. She ends up moving in with a girl from one of her classes, but she sleeps on Matt’s couch as often as in her own bed. Or at least that’s what Matt says, but by the way his face crinkles a bit when he says it, Foggy’s pretty sure she’s not on his couch but in his bed.

When she finally graduates, Fisk is a looming threat and Foggy wonders, with all the nights she spent in his apartment, if Darcy knows Matt’s secret, and they’ve both been laughing at him this entire time, but when he tries to breach the topic, he learns that if Matt doesn’t answer his phone, she doesn’t go over, and now he thinks that she probably doesn’t know at all.

It all comes to a head when Darcy gets picked up by Wesley, looking to turn her into one of Fisk’s lawyers because he’s aware of her past and thinks someone like that could be useful, but also could be easy to force into doing their bidding. Wesley doesn’t take her gentle “no” too easily, and she she finds herself and Foggy kidnapped because Wesley knows they are friends. It’s Matt that comes to their rescue. She takes one look at him and just knows. When he unties her, she wraps her arms around his neck and kisses the daylights out of him while Foggy just thinks, “finally!” 

Matt is shocked. “I’ve loved you, I think since the first time you offered me your bed freshman year,” she tells him, and he goes still. “You know it’s me?” he asks. “I’d know you anywhere. Everything about you is burned into my mind.” She smacks his ass and adds, “and it’s hard to forget a body like yours.” He gives a little helpless laugh. “But you never...” “Neither did you,” she reminds him. “You mean, all those guys, and it could have been me?” She pulls him close again and says, “It’s always been you.”

#darcy lewis #matt murdock darcy x matt #fic i'll never write #that-wimpy-cowboy-doll

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#iZombie Season 3 Episode 8 "Eat a Knievel" Recap & Review

Blaine is BACK!

This week we join Blaine after he was shot as he makes some sort of deal with his killer. He has two requests, one- to know where the new brain supplier is and the other…

I may be a little tired when I write this so I am thinking to be turned into a zombie so he can live through the gunshot wound? I could be wrong but it’s okay…been a long week!

Over at Fillmore Graves the Team is reviewing the tape that turned up online of Justin in full zombie mode. Luckily, most of the internet is suspicious it’s all a fake but there are enough believers out there to make them nervous. All is okay for now, except Vivian knows Major isn’t a zombie anymore and definitely wants to know then how and why.

Unfortunately, before she has a chance to find out, her helicopter explodes on the way to her new zombie island retreat. Very concerning!

RIP Vivian…or not? I think she may have faked her death for some reason.

While Liv thinks Harley Johns and his anti-zombie movement is the culprit, Clive thinks it’s way too advanced for the likes of them. Plus, they aren’t taking ISIS like credit for on the net. Word has it that now Vivian is gone her brother in law, Chace Graves is on his way to head up FG.

Veronica Mars fans listen up! Chace will be played by Jason Dohring! Woo Hoo!

Ravi finds one of Harley’s gatherings and him and Liv think it might be a good idea to go undercover. Liv DOES have experience to act like someone else!

Time for the brains-case of the week. A Jackass (do Millennials know Jackass and Johnny Knoxville)? like guy named Finn, pulls a stunt on motorcycle while on fire.

Unfortunately, someone has pulled a switcheroo on his flame retardant outfit and he burns alive. OUCH! I am thinking the brain of the week is going to be very similar to frat boy brains except with much pain and more practical jokes.

At the crime scene Clive learns of the popularity of Finvincible and his “Stunted Growth”, a sort of Jackass slash Punked combo series and apparently a favorite of Ravi’s.

“Twenty-three thousand subscribers can’t be wrong.” -Ravi

Just in time, suspect number one arrives in a panic demanding to see the liner of the stunt suit which is of course the wrong one. He explains that Finn did piss off many but the people whom worked on the show loved him.

Back at the lab brain meal of the week is…ummm…. fried in a pan with a ton of spice poured on?

Meanwhile at The Scratching post, Don E and his bitch are dragging in a huge crate and Blaine’s dad, Angus, learns about Fillmore Graves being a zombie run organization and is deeply intrigued.

“I’ve seen the future and the future is brains!” -Angus

At the station, the show crew has arrived drunk and are already causing a scene but Liv is on their level and ready to handle the situation, as always. Her helping mostly consists of trying to staple a guy’s tongue to the table. Clive, as always, has to be a buzzkill and actually proceed with the interrogation. The guys tell him that Finn did actually make the camera man angry once but will not talk because of the non-disclosure agreement they signed. Clive and Liv head down to a shoot, ironically for DA Barracus where they meet up with Kong. But he is no help either due to the NDA.

Back at Blaine’s work he is looking worn out and seeming to be preparing for some sort of ultimate showdown. He even pulls a weapon on a painter who sneaks up on him. Poor Blaine.

Back at The Scratching Post, Angus is hobnobbing with the FG guys and treating Don E like he doesn’t matter. My opinion, don’t mess with Don E-he might be smarter than he looks…or acts…or is.

Meanwhile at the lab, Liv and Ravi are cracking up to Finn’s videos. Clive is not amused.

“I’m surprised it took this long for Finn to get murdered.” -Clive

Liv gets her first vision, the suspect from the crew earlier, Rudy going bananas on Finn. So, Liv and Clive drag back in the crew to ask them about it. The guys explain they have pranked Rudy a bunch of times but Clive explains this was specifically in a hotel room with Rudy screaming asking him why he has to have everything. The guys claim to not know because Rudy deleted the footage. But one of the guys coughs up something in private on his phone. This particular prank involves Finn in bed with Rudy’s girl. Motive for murder anyone?

Or just an extreme prank?

Definitely time to bring Rudy back in to the precinct.

Liv is back on the case and after kicking Rudy in the nuts she offers Rudy a suspicious coffee. Rudy claims the whole Finn sleeping with his girlfriend, now wife, was a total prank-nothing more.

All I really care about is him drinking the coffee but he doesn’t want it so Clive takes it-oh no. Clive do you ever pay attention to what brain Liv is on? Rudy does offer up the story on Kong before he splits and we discover Clive’s hands are now super glued to the coffee cup. Good one Liv!

Back at the lab Ravi and Liv watch the coffee cup prank and laugh their asses off. Ravi let’s Liv know he got them an invite to the zombie truthers meeting by posting a bunch on the message board under “Indian Cowboy.” They discuss plans on what to wear and how to act and even discuss switching accents for the night. Uh…no.

“…and I only speak one language and I wear white socks.” -Ravi in his American voice.

Ravi wants to practice but liv has a date! With Justin!

Her very practical date suggestion is that he have some Finn brains so they can both act like idiots all night. I think it’s a bloody brilliant plan.

Not just that, they decide to kick it up a notch by downing some Super Max. It really seems more like teenage boys snuck out and went to the park to blow things up, until things get a little heated. Unfortunately-the heat is interrupted by a vision. Liv sees one of the crew hand Finn a new stunt suit which he says Rudy told him to give him. Busted! Liv and Justin will have to be paused for now…but they are adorable together!

Back at The Scratching Post, Don E and his lackey are dragging in yet another heavy crate while speculating is it’s possible that Christina Ricci is a zombie…maybe. Angus is still pulling the big boss trip on Don E, when he suddenly receives a call from the dead.

Blaine tells him to buckle up! He knows where he is and he is coming for him AND his dear old pops. Don E hangs up to warn Angus that Blaine is somehow still alive and they are promptly sent out for his head on a platter.

Liv and Clive visit Rudy’s house where they are welcomed by Stasha, Rudy’s wife’s aunt who gives them free searching reign. They don’t find anything but Stasha shows up unexpectedly with a brand new baby who just happens to be the same shade of Finn. It looks like Rudy may have found out the baby wasn’t his about three days ago when the little sucker arrived. No blood test needed! Rudy is arrested-case closed.

Meanwhile, at The Scratching Post, Angus demands the unpacking of the heavy brains crate and here in lies the genius of Blaine. He surprises his dad by popping out and shooting him a few times.

“I have to say, I’m proud of you. I didn’t think you had it in you-this took initiative!” -Angus

Although Angus pleads with him to join him on his new venture, Blaine forces him into the cement tub he brought along. He takes him to his childhood home where he has a neat contraption built for him hanging above a well, which he eventually drops him into. It’s all very Tarantino-esque.

I am pretty sure Blaine isn’t planning on coming back to feed daddy dearest. But he does go back for Don E with plans to get back together.

“Stop talking, you had me at money.” -Don E

The zombie army is getting their party on but it is suddenly stopped by a commander who reminds them about Discovery Day and their sworn duty to protect the zombies who came out of the basement at Max Rager. He also calls out Justin on the stolen cans of Super Max and shoots him when he comes clean. This guy is a total buzzkill (as Liv might say).

Okay, I have a couple questions…one-why do a few cans of Super Max matter? And more imrpotantly-two: WHY IS MAJOR STILL IN THE ZOMBIE ARMY??? I know Vivian died and didn’t have time to spill the beans but how is he supposed to fight with a bunch of zombies? Or what if it was him who said yeah man I took the Super Max and HE was shot instead of Justin? I am sure he can get hired SOMEWHERE! Major, come on dude. Rant Over!

Liv and Ravi attend the zombie truth seekers gathering- where Liv looks so pretty! But I am a bit nervous they might take your blood pressure at the door or something.

Well, just as I thought they are doing just that! I should write for this show! Rob Thomas are you listening?

For some reason Liv thinks she can get her adrenaline going and pass the test. I want to scream….NO LIV!

Suddenly, Harley spots her and swears he knows her from somewhere. Ravi explains they just got a text from the babysitter saying the imaginary kids are sick so Liv agrees to go home and check on them.

“I’ll go home and check on the kids, but I want to know everything. Zombies are real. There is one everywhere I go!” -Liv to Harley

And off she goes as Ravi gets his blood pressure taken. I cannot wait to find out what happnened at that meeting.

Episode Rating 9 ½. So very close to a 10! Everything with Blaine was just amazing but I could have used a bit more on the crime of the week storyline.

#izombiefansunite #cwtuesdays #robthomas #rahulkohli #cw #rosemciver #robertbuckly #alymichalka #izombierecap #malcolmgoodwin