The Devil and the Hound
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The Red Thread by PastaFossa
Fandoms: Daredevil (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Defenders (Marvel TV)
30 Mar 2026
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It's said that every soul is connected to another by a red thread, and that these two souls are destined to meet. The thread, though it may tangle or stretch, will never break. That's not your experience, lucky or unlucky enough as you are to see the strings that bind people together. A red thread is developed and grown, not born, and you've worked hard to weed out any semblance of crimson that might cling to you. You pay your bills, you keep your head down, and you find whatever lost people or items you're hired to sniff out.
Then the Devil of Hell's Kitchen tags along on a job, and your plan falls apart.
Starts prior to Into the Ring, and loosely follows the canon timeline. There is eventually smut, so enter at your peril. Reader is never physically described but uses a false name and may be treated as an OC.
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- Part 1 of The Devil and the Hound
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The Other Side by PastaFossa
Fandoms: Daredevil (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Defenders (Marvel TV)
11 May 2023
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Your tale, the tale of how you met, befriended, and ultimately fell in love with the Devil of Hell's Kitchen, is naturally limited by your own awareness. And yet there are moments—endless, pivotal moments in your relationship with him—in which you wonder what things were like from his perspective.
There are always two sides to every story.
Or: sometimes people on tumblr request Matt's POV of certain scenes in The Red Thread. Those moments are often NSFW, so proceed with caution.
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- Part 2 of The Devil and the Hound
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Your job leads you into a lot of unusual spaces, some of them quite small. Normally you can find your way back out.
This is not one of those times.
And unfortunately for you, there's only one person you can call who might be able to pull you out—the Devil you maybe sorta kinda have a thing for.
(Takes places between Chapter 14 and 17 of The Red Thread, though it's not required reading)
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- Part 3 of The Devil and the Hound
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The Red Thread: Letters From the Road by PastaFossa
Fandoms: Daredevil (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Defenders (Marvel TV)
15 Jun 2021
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You'd promised Matt you'd send him letters, one for each day you're gone. You're a woman of your word.
Takes place during Chapter 35 of The Red Thread (but is not required reading, so no worries).
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- Part 4 of The Devil and the Hound
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The Biggest Tree In All The Kitchen by PastaFossa
Fandoms: Daredevil (TV), The Defenders (Marvel TV)
25 Dec 2022
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“Hey, Joe,” Matt asked, tilting his head towards one of the regulars at the bar. “Do you know if those guys with the Christmas trees have set up on 43rd yet?”
“Think so,” he grunted, reaching up to scratch at his beard. “Saw them hauling their shit by earlier. Got some big fuckers this year.”
Perfect.
Or: in which Matt does his best to make your Massive Christmas Tree dreams come true.
(reading previous fics in the series is not required)
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- Part 5 of The Devil and the Hound
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And The Holly Cookies, Too by PastaFossa
Fandoms: Daredevil (TV), The Defenders (Marvel TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe
25 Dec 2022
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Matt is determined to support you in your experimental Christmas cookie bake-a-thon, even if it kills him.
(Reading previous fics in the series is not required)
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- Part 6 of The Devil and the Hound
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“No one will take you," Matt vowed. "I won’t let them, no matter what I have to do to stop them. What happened before—you didn’t have me. I’ll hear him coming from a mile away. We’ll be prepared for him."
“Other people promised me the same thing. And they were wrong.”
Prompted by an ask in my box: what would happen if all your attempts to stop him fail, and the Man in the White Coat captures you? What would happen to you and Matt?
Or: a dark, alternate timeline in which it all goes wrong.
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- Part 7 of The Devil and the Hound
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You and Matt are growing older together, and you're both loving every second of it, including the physical changes that come with it.
Or: a glimpse into a soft future in preparation for Daredevil: Born Again.
(While this fic uses my reader from The Red Thread, reading TRT is not required.)
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- Part 8 of The Devil and the Hound
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Hold On Tight by PastaFossa
Fandoms: Daredevil (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Defenders (Marvel TV)
08 Apr 2025
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There's nothing you can do to change what happened. But at least you're there to hold Matt through one of the worst losses in his life.
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- Part 9 of The Devil and the Hound