i think one of the byproducts of mike murdock not existing until yanno, he exists, is that matt never thinks to mention him to people. which translates as matt grew up never telling people he has an identical twin brother.
which allows for shenanigans and hijinks to ensue for when mike does show up and people are like, who the hell is this?
“oh yeah, that’s mike, my brother.”
“your brother??”
but also mike feels that matt doesn’t tell people about him because matt is ashamed / embarrassed over his brother because he’s this fancy successful lawyer. so causes that disconnect between them.
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Matt Murdock's Attention Scale
Okay, actually gunna post this after consideration (i just get nervous!), and seeing @reallydifferentcaptain's post about the comic blurb with matt and how his sense work like a spot light and requires focus.
my bit of inspiration for this came from the epi. Nelson v Murdock.
so anyway, here's my take on how matt can amp up his attention, a few applications of each level, and the impacts that it has on him to do so.
Uncontrolled: moments when matt doesn’t have direct control over his senses. these moments are not often and don’t always infer a dire situation. times when waking up from sleep or unconsciousness, in those few moments before he gets his bearings, matt is at an uncontrolled attention level. gaining control is highly dependent on the situation that led to a lack of control.
Energy Expenditure: negligible
Physical Affects: usually none
Casual: still aware of all his surroundings but isn’t necessarily paying strict attention to anyone one thing. everything matt’s senses are telling him culminates into white noise. often occurs when he zones out, or when he’s trying to meditate and relax.
Energy Expenditure: low
Physical Affects: usually none
Undivided: senses are more contained to the people in a close vicinity. depending on where his focus lies, can easily listen to someone’s heartbeat or a conversation a few rooms over. tends to be at this level of focus while at work or other social settings. allows matt to be present but also still aware of what’s around him.
Energy Expenditure: low-moderate
Physical Affects: not the direct cause, but associated with excessive fatigue if maintained for extended periods without sleep
Focused: paying attention to a specific person(s) or thing(s), able to track movements, listen for heartbeats and breathing. able to determine the general location of individuals in question. ideal for safe cracking and listening to conversations in sound proofed rooms. also, for watching a film, listening to an audiobook, at a concert, etc. can tune the outside world enough to be able to enjoy the media at hand.
Energy Expenditure: moderate
Physical Affects: fatigue if held for multiple hours, potential for headaches
Fixated: similar to focused, but more accurate determination of the location of an object or person. i.e., can tell what building someone is in. able determine the different ingredients in food. can smell hormonal changes in a person. i.e., an adrenaline rush, or if someone has been poisoned through traces in their sweat.
Energy Expenditure: high
Physical Affects: fatigue after an hour or so, headaches, lightheadedness.
Hyper-fixated: inclusive of fixated, even more accurate determination of location, i.e., what room/floor the person is in within that building. can tell you the amount of each ingredient in something down to about twenty milligrams. feel minor changes in air temperature based on body heat around him within a ten-foot radius.
Energy Expenditure: significant
Physical Affects: fatigue, migraines, dizziness, nausea
Pinpoint: his attention focused to the height that he can force it, able to locate people within a nearly perfectly accurate range. able to detect the exclusion of things, to find where there is specifically silence or other such absences. can only operate at this level for short periods of time without risking consequences.
Energy Expenditure: severe
Physical Affects: migraines, nose bleeds, dizziness, confusion, potential unconsciousness
Overwhelmed: unable to focus on any given thing, sensory input is happening faster than matt’s able to understand and process it.
Energy Expenditure: moderate-high
Physical Affects: confusion, mental shut down, loss of sense of physical self, nausea and vomiting, headache/migraine.
Exclusionary: when his focus is turned inward, generally when attempting to block out the world or a specific stimulus. can range something simple such as ignoring the buzzing of a fly or trying to get a hold of himself after being overwhelmed.
Energy Expenditure: low-high
Physical Affects: usually none, potential for fatigue over long periods
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let’s say byler is watching a movie at home and will is sitting on mike’s lap under the covers. the Party is there too. What does byler do (while being oh so discreet about it ofc 😋)?
sorry it took me a second to get to this!
😋🙊 well, picturing mike securing the best spot for them to cuddle on the couch behind the rest of the party...
I think it's obvious enough the trouble starts when will lifts off mike's lap to reach for the fresh popcorn bowl dustin's holding out to him to share with mike, not only because it accentuates will's ass and mike's eyes are glued to it, but because will settles back down and does a happy wiggle over the taste of the popcorn. that movement happens right on top of mike's dick and because he's so easy it just immediately turns him on
they're not even that far into the movie, if he's going to stay worked up mike has to wait, unless... he just has his arms wrapped loosely around will's waist, and there's a point where will stretches through a yawn and mike takes the opportunity to slide his hands under will's sleep shirt and splay his hands properly on will's stomach. will freezes when he feels mike's touch, and mike can feel his breathing hitch under his hands when mike traces them up his abdomen and over his chest.
will has to fight bucking in mike's grasp when his thumbs flick over his sensitive nipples, but mike only softly brushes over them, not properly playing, which is almost worse for will whose head drops back against mike's shoulder at the touch. The blanket is up to will's neck covering both of them so it's easy for mike to move his hands a little more discreetly
mike stops after a bit, kissing his shoulder as a way to say good job not showing your friends what your moans sound like, and they go back to watching the movie.
except will can't concentrate now, and he turns to pout at mike, and they kiss about it as quiet as they can. As subtly as he can will starts grinding on mike's lap every now and then as payback, he can feel mike's breath against his neck and his dick hardening
mike's hands are on will's hips and will feels mike's fingers curl around the band of his sleep pants, and very nearly gasps when mike slowly starts pulling them down. he stares straight ahead at the screen while mike pulls them over his curves and his bare ass is exposed, and will's heart is racing over how cheeky and risky he feels right now. mike readjusts himself but will doesn't think much of it until he sits back down on mike's lap expecting to feel mike's hard on through his sleep pants - and instead feels what is definitely mike's own exposed hard dick against his ass cheeks. will does gasp now and tries to hide it in a cough, and mike just rubs will's ass soothingly and gently spreads his cheeks apart enough so that when mike cants his hips, his dick slides between so teasingly. they're both biting their lips and trying to hide their grins while they enjoy the mutual teasing, staring at their friends in front of them watching the movie
the thing is, irl being discreet really doesn't always work so 😭 they're not getting away with it. max definitely notices the shifting of the blankets the whole time, but in true good fujoshi friend form, she just lets it happen. she does wonder what's really happening though, she would've guessed fingering. lucas on the other hand, I can see being the one to bring it up to mike when they're alone and say they were kinda obvious. not that he cares, it'd be funny if it were he and max that got caught, but he has to give mike shit for it 😝
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