Jan. 10th, 2024

coprime_recs: Chouji and Shikamaru on a roof cloud-watching (Default)
Broken If Revealed (Foggy-Matt-Karen | G | 2,139 words | remix is Broken If Revealed (The File It Under the Letter D Remix) by significantowl): Karen finds a contingency folder among Foggy's papers, and secrets come out. This is a wonderful fic full of revelations and friendship.

Excerpt:
Karen set the unlabeled file folder she'd been holding onto the table. Then she flipped the front cover open to show the slimmer, bright red folder hidden inside, bearing a label in Foggy's looping handwriting: 'Contingency Plans (for when Matt's life inevitably goes to hell because he is a masochistic ASSHOLE)'.

Foggy's breath caught audibly in his throat. "Oh," he said. "Uh. This is-- it's not what it looks like?"

Karen put her hands flat on the table and leaned forward. "I think it's exactly what it looks like. And I think it's only the tip of the iceberg, because you're amazingly cryptic even in private notes. So tell me, what is Matt doing that makes you think he's going to get arrested and disbarred, or just plain killed? Is he trying to infiltrate the mob? Is it related to that 'car crash' from two months ago? Which I know was not an actual car crash, by the way, and I'm going to get the real story someday, but that's not important right now."

Foggy was trying to interrupt. She plowed over him, doing her best to convey her anger without getting so loud Matt might overhear. "Whatever the problem is, why haven't you done anything to get him out of it instead of just assuming he's going to crash and burn? And why didn't you tell me anything? He's my friend too! I work here too! I have a right to know -- and to help!"
coprime_recs: Chouji and Shikamaru on a roof cloud-watching (Default)
Broken If Revealed (The File It Under the Letter D Remix) (Foggy-Matt-Karen | G | 3,114 words | remix of Broken If Revealed by Elizabeth Culmer): In this remix, it's Foggy and Matt finding a folder of contingency plans that Karen's made. This is a lovely revelations fic, and the bond between Foggy, Matt, and Karen really shines.

Excerpt:
The bomb went off just as loudly and messily as Foggy had expected.

Karen was angry about the invasion of privacy, and righteously so, but Foggy didn't need Bloodhound Murdock's truth-sniffing abilities to recognize when someone was clinging to a diversion as hard as they could. He said, "I know it's no excuse, but we were trying to do something nice for you," and explained about the money; Karen deflated visibly, and consented to sit when Foggy pulled out a chair next to him.

"Well. That's all right, I guess." The color was still high in her cheeks. "Just promise you won't do it again."

Foggy did, with feeling. Matt, on the other hand, said, "Now about this folder," and flicked his fingers towards Foggy, cuing him to open it up.