Dec. 26th, 2018

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So, I'm going to take a minute and squee about my Yuletide gift, for truly, it is an excellent gift.

...Actually, I'm just going to post the link and then quote bits of my comment at you by way of advertising, because I don't have the spoons to write up a separate rec post. *wry* But seriously, go read it!

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White Rooms (10654 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Daredevil (Comics)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Rape/Non-Con
Relationships: Milla Donovan/Matt Murdock, Matt Murdock/Karen Page, Matt Murdock/Elektra Natchios
Characters: Karen Page, Milla Donovan, Elektra Natchios, Larry Cranston
Additional Tags: Character Death Fix, Mental Institutions, Prison, Resurrection, background rape, Mind Control

Summary: Karen Page, resurrected by Elektra, withdraws from the world until she learns of Milla Donovan's fate at the hands of Mr Fear.

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I love this! Elektra gives Karen a new chance at life, and then Karen takes that and gives Milla a new chance too. I really like Karen's perspective on Matt and hero drama in general, that it's this big sweeping thing where everyone has to be center stage and both she and Milla (and Elektra too, in a sense) were seen as interchangeable sacrificial pieces rather than people in their own right. It makes perfect sense that she doesn't go back to Matt but instead takes time to figure out who she is on her own, and who she wants to be. And the person she wants to be is someone who helps instead of hurts.

I like Elektra's ambiguity, and the way it seems like she feels responsible for what happened to Karen, the same way Karen feels sort of responsible for what happened to Milla, and Milla still feels responsible for shoving that poor man in front of the train. Even if they don't actually have direct responsibility, the emotion is still there and it shapes how they interact.

I'm also really proud of Karen for [spoiler], and of Milla for [spoiler].

Thank you so much for this gift! ♥

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