.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.

DEVIL'S ADVOCATE!

I fear I will be ripped open and found unsightly.

" Isolation is not safety, it is death. 

If no one knows you're alive,

you aren't. "

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Unknown, Hades And Persephone / M.C.P, On Finding God At The End of The World / Anne Carson, The Glass Essay / Phoebe Bridgers, Saviour Complex / Neil Hilborn, This Is Not the End of the World

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    SILVIA FLORES has never known peace. Peace of mind, peace in sanity. From the moment she was brought into the world her soul has been tearing like old paper, mind littered with silver scars carved with the blades of strangers. She has been wounded since the day she was born, and oh, how she has bled.

    Gloved fingers stained with secrets that aren't her own, Silvia begs for a reprieve, for her mind to be silent. The world is too loud, too bright, too harsh. While others don't feel enough, she feels everything; trapped inside the labyrinth of her thoughts, destined to be driven to insanity with a single touch.

    Her mother had called it a blessing from a benevolent God, yet Silvia knew better - it was a curse, a fitting punishment for her sins. Heaven had bestowed her with these cruel delights, and waited with baited breath to break her from the inside out.

    MATT MURDOCK has never known peace. Peace of soul, peace in faith. From the moment he was brought into the world his heart has been cleaved in two; bloodied starbursts splitting his knuckles as his soul begs for salvation. He is a soldier, beaten and bruised, waging one war to the next in the trenches of his own design.

    Baring his sins for the innocent, he navigates the darkness; the flame of his faith struggling to stay alight. While others are too weak to defend themselves, he takes the fall in silence; destined to be swallowed whole by the shadows that surround him.

    Soul weighed down with the sins of others, Matt seeks release for his city, for himself. The world is full of darkness, poisoned by the morality of mankind, and he hungers for justice to rise.

    DETERMINED to rid Hell's Kitchen of the demons that have wronged them, the pair prepare themselves to take up arms; saintly lawyer and tormented detective bound on the path to ruin. Completely unaware that their paths will cross during this heavenly war, they seek retribution for the ones the city has taken. The glittering threads of fate twist and knot together, fraying golden silk growing slick and tainted with crimson.

    When the stark line of the law is blurred and warped already, what harm could possibly come from crossing it?

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Did I close my fist around something delicate?

Did I shatter you?

CONTENT WARNINGS!

canon typical violence, mentions of graphic violence and torture, death, grief, touch aversions,  religious trauma, and attempted sexual assault (in later chapters). warnings will be included at the beginning of chapters that feature heavier topics.

AO3 TAGS!

angst with a happy ending    friends to enemies to friends to lovers    jesus christ these two need to make up their minds    slow-ish burn    everyone needs a hug    stubborn idiots (affectionate)    mutual pining    non-sexual intimacy   that one scene in pride and prejudice where they almost touch hands    also the kanej bathroom scene iykyk    emotional (and physical) hurt/comfort     i'm so sorry in advance

DEDICATIONS!

Iebeaus

thank you so SO much for always being there to give creative input and listen to my ideas!! no joke i honestly would've given up on this fic a long time ago if it wasn't for your support 🙏whether it's canon angst or google doc delusions (danny rand is calling...) i'm so glad i have you to be absolutely insane with 😌 to the number one silvia, sebastian, weslay, and of course dex stan, ILYSM <33

Jackieshalom

the absolute loml, thank you so much for constantly listening to my ramblings and enabling me in the best ways possible since day one <33 you've been here since the moment this fic was published and i'm so glad you convinced me to write it!! i love you so so much :'))

xyxspeed

sarah, you've been reading my shit since day one (shit being literal because those old stories were god AWFUL), and i love you endlessly ❤️ i cannot thank you enough for letting me rant about ideas and plot points whenever we go for walks together 🙏you deserve a medal and veteran's pass for putting up with my bullshit, ily so much :')

TAGS!

 jackboxes, minzynari, nootshinnit, -fineIine, yuugos, and flowersforophelia - i adore you all!! <3

AUTHOR'S NOTE!

this has become my favourite out of all the fics i've written, and i'm so excited to share it with you!! i absolutely adore silvia, and hope you love her as much as i do :') i have so many plans for her and the story 👀 many angsty twists and turns, that's all i'm gonna tell you... also, please leave comments letting me know what you think, your feedback really helps me to stay motivated to write (and ghostreaders do the exact opposite. 🧍‍♀️) lastly, i hope you enjoy the story <3

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