Jake Trivia and headcanons (N. edition)

Jake Trivia:  (From N.)

// For safekeeping! 

Death: Jake has become familiar with death over the years. He experienced it firsthand for the first time when he witnessed the death of his mother. After that, he was taken on the road with his father and brothers, and John trained his son to kill all manner of creatures who were doling out death themselves. 

He never enjoyed the killing, but eventually grew somewhat detached from the reality of death. It was a survival mechanism. The only way Jake could stomach standing over gruesome murder after gruesome murder was to distance himself from it. He stopped allowing himself to see the people behind the gore, stopping thinking about who they had been and what had been done to them. He stopped allowing himself to care because the caring was going to tear him apart. Hunting became a job, one he still does from time to time when he stumbles on a case, but more and more over the years, he has distanced himself from that world. 

Jake has accepted his own death as an inevitability. He lives life to the fullest, denying himself little in the way of his own wants and desires, because he believes he is likely to die sooner rather than later anyway. So why the hell not enjoy the ride?

Love: Jake has been in love, once (pre-Lux). It did not end well. Love is not something that he has actively sought out since. 

He believes it exists. He hasn't become so jaded that he denies the existence of love. Jake just doesn't see it as being in the cards for him. His life has been bloody and messy. It still is, still can be. It's not something he would want to drag someone into. Especially if he cared about them. 

Jake deliberately keeps relationships superficial, casual. He doesn't look for romantic love.

There are a few people in his life he can't help but care for more deeply. His brothers, Dean and Sam, he loves, complicated at their relationships are complicated. His sister-in-law, Oya. He loves them, and this feeling terrifies him. The possibility of losing another loved one is too painful to contemplate. It is a fear that hides behind his easygoing demeanor and endless jokes.

Marriage: Jake has not thought much about marriage. Simply because he long ago dismissed it as not being in the cards for him.  Never mind the legal complications: legally, he has been missing since the age of 12 and has long been assumed dead, Jake Winchester is an alias, and officially does not exist. 

Jake keeps all of his relationships with women casual. He has not been looking for romantic involvement, much less thinking about marriage. 

It has always been so far out of the realm of possibility for him that he doesn't even think about it.

Heartbreak: it takes many forms, and Jake is familiar with all of them. From the loss of his mother and his old life, the failure to save innocent lives, or having the one woman he loved betray him and smash his heart into a million pieces. Jake has been there, done that. 

As far as dealing with it? Jake retreats into silence, withdraws into himself, and does little else but sit with the pain until time dulls it enough that he can move on. It never goes away, but eventually it can be tucked away somewhere in the back of his mind.

What other choice did he have when his mother was killed and he was thrown into the back of an impala, told to deny his old identity, deny knowledge of his mother, deny everything, and soldier on? His relationship with heartbreak and pain was formed then, and his habits have changed little in the years since.

Soothing/ addiction and coping mechanisms: We are going to combine these two topics, because when it comes to Jake, you can't talk about one without talking about the other. 

Jake is a loner and has never turned to others for comfort or soothing. His mother, when he was young, but those days are long gone, and John berated that habit in him long ago. 

Self-soothing is the way to go, and Jake long ago turned to alcohol and all manner of drugs to dull the pain. 

He is an alcoholic, but masks it well. People see a singer who likes to party. No cause for alarm. He's a good time, and they move on. No one spends enough time around Jake to put two and two together, i.e., that the drinking never really stops.  

It dulls the pain enough to let him carry on, too.

Windora: "Clashing minds"

When Lux turned around to confront Frederic, the latter didn't show up. Instead, she heard a chuckle that grew increasingly loud and distant. He decided against revealing himself, which in turn would make it difficult for her to sustain her claims that she's being watched. Frustrated, she was about to leave the hallway when a night owl landed on her shoulder. She glanced at the animal and noticed it was carrying a message. She took the piece of paper tied to its claw and opened it. It was a formal message from her sire, Aurelius, requesting her return to their estate by the end of the month. He specified that her presence was mandatory as she was the reason for such an illustrious visit. "A suitor? Again?" -She growled and tore the paper into tiny pieces that floated in the wind. The only reason her father so formally contacted Lux was because she /had/ to be there. Vampire nobility was rife with protocols, and each and every move was subjected to scrutiny and gossip. Feeling a sense of obligation to her sire and a genuine desire to do right by him, Lux decided to attend the meeting. First, she would need to clear her mind and brace herself for what was to come. The past couple of months have been quite dreadful for the redhead, and she needed a distraction. So she opted for Mardi Gras in New Orleans. She wasn't well-known there and could enjoy some well-needed fun before returning to her estate. Maybe a couple of days of debauchery and intense feeding would give her enough strength to stomach the meeting with the suitor's representative.  What happened in New Orleans, however, disrupted her train of thought. 

Here she was, dressed in an exquisite red sequin dress with a plunging neckline that went down to her navel. Her red hair was arranged in a beautiful, high, large bun, with a few strands tickling her nose and the back of her neck. A gold necklace wrapped around her gracile neck and plunged into her breasts for a more dramatic effect. At her feet were a pair of black stilettos, and at her wrists was clasped a diamond bracelet, which complemented well her black wood sun ring she wore on her pinkie, as it was customary. Her jaw was clenched, her eyes intensely staring at the guest before her. A pale vampire, dressed in a sharp midnight blue suit, was talking to her sire. He was a member of the Fingore family, one of the rapidly growing vampire clans that wanted to become a part of the Adora family. He was handsome, uncanny even with his long blonde hair that teased his shoulder blades, his white brows, and deep blue eyes. He was holding his cane, using it to point at things without looking at them, namely, Lux, when he was talking about her. His blue eyes were laser-focused on Aurelius, Lux's sire. A tall black man with short hair, dressed in a cotton shirt with lace sewn in the collar and cuffs, black pants, and leather shoes.  Lux was closely listening to them, her pointy ears fluttered as she heard them discuss the marriage proposition. 

"My only concern, dear Aurelius, is that your daughter sometimes tends not to control her transformation. We would like for her to work harder on concealing her tail and claws and never reveal them when she's in our presence."

"I hear your concern, dear Albert, but would you be so kind and explain to me why my daughter's true face is such a problem to you?" -Lux's heart skipped a beat, and she clenched her fists onto her dress. Albert pointed his cane at Lux, acting as if she weren't sentient-

"Of course! We haven't seen her true face, so I can only speak on hearsay and rumours. The streets are saying that she looks like a half-baked vampire with her tail and bat-fangs, a sure sign of devolution among the vampire community. They are also saying that the claws accentuate her beastly appearance, and I personally believe that claws on a vampire belong to the past. Our elder vampires might have been powerful, even more so than us today; they were also ugly as sin. We cannot suffer to have her to appear like a beast in our presence. It would taint our reputation, and we can't have it."

Lux held onto her dress tighter, as anger was slowly suffocating her. Albert kept talking, but the redhead was already lost in her thoughts. They took her back to New Orleans, to Jake. She sought refuge in the memory she had of that wild encounter. Jake was unlike any human she had encountered before. He was strong and powerful. His body told the story of a man who had fought the supernatural world before. It was covered with deep scars that told a story of resilience and strength. He was fun. Oh, by the Unholy spirit, was he fun! Blood rushed to the cheeks and darkened them in a deep blush. She remembered his passion, the joy, and the excitement he felt upon spending time with her. The pleasure he got from making love to her. She remembered the way he made her feel that night. Sexy, desired, and beautiful. Yes! Beautiful. Jake never recoiled at the sight of her true face. He never attached negative words to her appearance, like Albert and the rest of the Vampire world did. He didn't ridicule her for having a tail, didn't spit in her face for having bat-fangs. He didn't ask her to hide herself to be more palatable for him.  He embraced it all. 

He embraced her fangs, so much so that he called her hot with them on. So much so that he kissed her on the lips several times, without hesitation. He wanted to feel those claws on his skin, to let them tear apart his flesh the more he was pistoning into her. He wanted to feel her tail on him, wrapped around his arm when they fell asleep, wrapped around his neck or his cock as they were fucking. He wanted every part of her. He desired every part of her. Unlike her peers, Jake never thought of her true form as ugly or scary. He welcomed her, and at this very moment, this simple thought was enough to quell her anger. It was enough to help her contain herself and not pounce on this weaker vampire to do quick work on him. It was enough to help soothe her broken heart and calm the fast pace with which it was beating. Rejection stung, being called ugly and undesirable bruised her ego and tore away at her self-confidence.  Being treated like a thing rather than a person irritated her so much that she wanted to stand up and leave. Doing so would cast a bad light on the family and hurt her sire. She couldn't cause him more trouble than she already had, so Lux swallowed her anger. She furrowed her brows and fought tears that threatened to run down her cheeks. 

Flashbacks of her night spent with Jake resurfaced while Albert kept arguing about how it would be best if Lux played a more submissive role within their family. He was advocating for his son, Gabriel, to take her place as the heir to the Adora family and to have her pushed to the sidelines so it would benefit everyone. Lux was aware that the only reason they weren't shunned by society was the reverence held for the Adora family. It was one of the most ancient vampire lineages, ergo, one of the most powerful as well. To shun them would mean they could become enemies, and they have been a handful of them; it was enough to make the entire vampire society tremble. Not to mention that they could still have allies among the other 4 top families, which would disrupt the natural order. Lux was aware that preventing it was necessary, and a misplaced anger could cost them more than taking abuse as she was.  She glanced at her father, who seemed to be calm and welcoming of their guest's words, but whose anger was visible to any keen eye. Aurelius was fuming at what Albert was saying. Since he turned Lux, he always cherished his daughter and protected her from harm's way. She was more than capable of handling herself, but he always protected her in situations like this one, when protocol demanded he be the one to speak with the guest, to reprimand them if need be, and to host the guest to the best of his abilities. 

"I heard you and I heard you well, dear Albert. I believe that it is now time for /me/ to speak. First of all, regardless of how you feel about my daughter, I believe that you should have had the decency to treat her with respect and not use certain words in front of me. You insulted her, therefore, you insulted me. Second of all, you never once addressed my daughter. For someone who wants to marry into the family, I believe you should have tried to at least get to know Lux. She is an exquisite vampire, far more well-rounded than most of our peers. She is well-read, well-traveled, and extremely knowledgeable. She is funny as well, and you deprived yourself of the chance to see for yourself. Thirdly, she's not a thing to be tossed around and discarded once she is of no use. I refuse to match her with someone who doesn't have a shred of respect in their bones. I am indeed looking for a suitor for her, but I am looking for one who has values and qualities I fail to see in you. /Dear/. /Albert/! So I suggest you leave my estate and don't come back unless you've issued a sincere apology. Off you go!" 

Aurelius's voice was booming, and his eyes turned red as he allowed his anger to burst a bit so his guest would take him seriously.  Jake's face came back to her mind, his infectious smile, the adorable grin that graced his features, it made her lip tremble as she wanted to go back to him. She wanted to see him. In a moment of pure vulnerability, the vampire wanted to be comforted by the strong arms of her human lover. Was he even her lover? Would he even want to see her again? Confusing thoughts crossed her mind, and she rubbed her temple with her fingers while an ashamed  Albert excused himself and left the living room. Lux's eyes were shifting from left to right, and she couldn't focus on what was happening because Jake's face came back to her. Her body shook, and she wished for Jake to come and comfort her. She wished for him to make her forget the pressure she was feeling at the moment. She felt tears fill her eyes and pinched her lips together to prevent herself from crying. She only met him once, and already, he was the face she wanted to see again. Already, he was the person she needed to have by her side.  Albert left, and Aurelius noticed his daughter on the verge of crying.  He sat next to her and gently grabbed her hand. 

"My rose, look at me. I am sorry you heard what that swine said about you."

"I had to hold back, Father. I had to hold back while he was insulting you." -Her voice trembled, and she shook her head. He cupped her cheeks and looked into her crimson eyes.-

"I know it weighs on you, daughter.  I don't mind being insulted, but what I won't tolerate is for you to be insulted, especially in front of me." She closed her eyes and allowed some tears to roll down her cheeks and onto his fingers. As typical as vampires, she was crying blood. He squeezed her cheeks tightly and pressed a kiss to her forehead. "I know you're frustrated, Lux." -She didn't even notice that the weight of these comments made her tail retract, as if she wanted to hide from her maker.- "But rest easy, I will always fiercely defend you. You would never have to worry about these assholes."

"he insulted me, called me a monster, a devolved vampire... All I could think about to calm myself down was the human I met in New Orleans. He saw my true form, and he never recoiled in disgust or fear. I don't know why, Father, but he was on my mind throughout the whole visit of our guest. All I could think about was the warm welcome he gave me, when this sleazebag couldn't even afford to look at me. It's a pity that I will never meet that human again, but he gave me something that even my peers weren't able to. Respect."

"One thing I am certain of, my Rose, it's that if you remember someone, you would search for them. I will patiently wait until you introduce me to that human you spoke so highly of today."

"Father! I told you! It was a one-night encounter. I would never see him again. I am too busy investigating to fancy seeing a human again. Besides,  no matter how much I do fancy him, I could never bring him into my bullshit. I would never let him watch me get insulted by prospective suitors, or to have to see how small I am in this society despite my title." She furrowed her brows when Aurelius wiped off the bloody tears. "I wonder, Father, what would happen if one of the suitors happened to respect me? Would you entertain their request for my hand? Would you... Marry me off to some stranger?"

"Ahaha, is that doubt I can hear in your voice, little sparrow? Have you forgotten that I do not force anything on my precious children? You will marry the soul of your choosing. We have to meet with suitors as is the protocol, but the best someone who respects you can get from me is allyship. Don't you fret, Lux. If you fancy that little human so much--"

"Please, Father! I am not considering anything with that human. He is special, yes, I mean..." -She shook her head and wiped out the fresh tears that rolled again on her face.- "Forget about it, I depart tomorrow, but I know you'd like to have a father-daughter night. Let me slip into something more comfortable, and we will have dinner, together with Alceste if that little Ogre is around." 

She managed to hide her confusion and press a kiss to her Sire's wrist. He patted her cheek and watched as she stood up and left the room. Lux was blushing, her heart was pounding against her chest as she thought about Jake. After one night? How come this human was filling her mind with the memories of that night? Previous to that visit, she was plagued with memories of their night together, of her moans, of his groans, of the taste of his blood. These memories, she could expect. What she didn't expect was to imagine his embrace when she was at her most vulnerable. What she didn't expect was to think about his kisses, his smiles, and his comforting presence when she was at her most vulnerable. What she didn't expect was to think about him when she was visited by a guest who wanted his son to request her hand for marriage. All after one night? Did that mean she wanted to find him again? No! She didn't! She couldn't! Could she? 

-TBC-

Trivia and headcanons: Lux edition

• Lux's age has never been specified, but she's currently over 2000 years old. 

• Jake is the love of her life. She is loyal to him, so do not try to seduce her, do not try to trash Jake in front of her, and do not even try to insinuate that he is not loyal to her. 

• Windora is the ship's name.  

• Lux's true vampire form has claws, a tail, and bat fangs.  

• Lux is infertile, and it can't be reversed due to her vampirism. She's made her peace with it rather quickly. 

• Fighting turns her on. That's basically what happened when Jake and she were alone for the first time. They had a fight. 

• She is multilingual due to millennia spent travelling the world.

• She considers her Sire, Aurelius, like her father,  and the second vampire he sired, Alceste, to be her brother.

• Lux loves showing Jake off. She's smitten over him and loves how clever, cunning, fun,  and skilled he is. 

• She calls Jake "Puppy", Aurelius "Father", and Alceste "Ogre" (it's endearing)

• Jake calls her "Madam", "Miss Adorable", Aurelius calls her "My rose", and Alceste calls her "Miss Bites-a-lot" (it's endearing)

• Jake is one of the very few (her father, her brother, and her Renaissance-era lover as well) who are not grossed out by her true form.

• Lux feels extremely self-conscious of her true form. She's comfortable in it; that's not the problem. It's the social stigma that comes with it that has become a core belief: her true form is to be hidden away and too off-putting to be shown in public.  

• She has a white inked tattoo of a rose on her neck. 

• She never sired a vampire, mostly because she doesn't feel the urge to do so and, like her father, prefers to give humans the freedom of a well-informed choice. Upon learning what being a vampire truly entails, most people give up on the idea. 

• Despite Lux being of the high nobility, she struggles with being respected by her peers. They consider her appearance to be a disgrace when she's fully transformed and urge her to keep a semi-vampire form, which is more palatable for them. They do envy her position, wealth, and power, and want to marry her to gain access to it.  Lux rejects all suitors because she refuses to become a tool, and she knows they're not asking for her hand out of love for her. 

• She has to hold back on her anger so much when she's in the vampire society that she lashes out when she's with humans. 

• Lux doesn't remember her human life, except that there was so much pain in it, she was willing to die to become a vampire. Aurelius saved her "life" by killing her and turning her into a vampire. 

• Lux regrets her vampirism, not because she became a monster, but rather, she resents immortality because she watched people she cared about die of old age or human diseases, and she remained just the same. 

• Lux is, at her heart, a true switch. However, since she hasn't met her match, she usually is quite dominant.  Jake might help her reveal that submissive side of hers. 
• Lux is very straightforward. She would be very honest about what she wants and what she feels. Her honesty sometimes brought her troubles, especially when she talked back to the members of the High Nobility. 

• Lux had a child when she was still human. Unfortunately, during a raid in her small town, that child was murdered in front of her, and her fate was to become a "whore" for the invading tribe. She would have been subjected to torture and rape, which, coupled with the murder of her child, achieved to make her to lose her mind. She killed the murderers and escaped from her town. She walked aimlessly, begging for death to come to her when she met Aurelius. She asked him to kill her and make her forget about her child and her life as a human when she came back as a vampire, which he did. 

• Lux is not used to tenderness. The only people who treated her like that, before Jake,  were her father and brother, and her late lover Paolo. Most people are either aggressive or request her to be aggressive, which she indulges. 

• Lux tends to scratch Jake's back when they have sex. Depending on how she does it (with or without claws), it can either fully heal by the morning after, or she can leave them there if they're superficial.  

• Lux is a rather possessive creature. She's also exclusive. Jake is hers, and she is Jake's; no one else, no matter how hard they try, would ever get her attention.  While she's not suffocating like most possessive people are, it manifests in her showing Jake off, wanting others to look at him, admire him, and desire him, but refusing that anyone takes it too far and touches him inappropriately. Jake can handle these people, so she wouldn't intervene, but she would always fuck these scents off of him. Always. 

• In this universe, only powerful vampires use "vampire magic": which actually entails: "metamorphosis" into smoke/ animals like cats and bats, "glamour" which hides any vampiric features to the human eyes, "telepathy" which can only exist between a sire and his progeny, "persuasion", which can only work on lesser vampires/ humans.  Otherwise, they rely on witches and other magical creatures to cast spells. (Their day-walking rings are gifts from witches. Only the highest nobility have them, which allows them to daywalk without burning to a crisp. Lux has access to all of this. 

• Lux couldn't care less about human lives. She wouldn't go out of her way to save them. She also wouldn't actively try to destroy them. She usually refrains from hurting humans and has several favourite blood bags (at least, before Jake, she had plenty of them). However, she reviles hunters and would always make sure they're dead if they ever came to her. 

• Lux yearns for love. She won't say it out loud, but she wants to be loved for who she is, regardless of her vampiric nature or anything else. She yearns for sincerity and for someone to find beauty in her whole being. 

• Lux has three loyal and willing blood bags, one of them being a beautiful blonde woman named Kelly. These people belong to the wealthy human society and are devoted to Lux. They would all regret it when Lux claims she wouldn't drink from them, unless there was an emergency (and Jake can't feed her, for some reason). One of them, Alessandro,  would be resentful and openly jealous of Jake. He would let him know that he shouldn't have access to such a privilege and would misunderstand Jake and Lux's relationship as being purely based on a kink, rather than them having genuine feelings for each other. While she's certain Jake would put him in his place, and she would let it happen, she would also talk to Alessandro and berate him for badmouthing Jake and treating him like dirt, and a repeat offence would be the last he'll ever do. Needless to say, it would calm the man down. 

•  Lux loves to bite Jake. It's both kinky, as in " blood play" between the two of them, and something they both share, their love language of sorts. She bites, and he gives himself freely. 
• Her vampirism gave her red eyes and black sclera.  She can also grow a tail and claws when she's fully transformed. Her hair turned red after she turned into a vampire. All these elements make her stand out in the vampire society.
• She heard of the Winchester brothers' exploits, but by the Winchester brothers, it's only Sam and Dean Winchester. She's not aware of Jake being a Winchester just yet. 
• She wraps her tail around Jake's arm when they fall asleep. It's a way to show affection, and a way for him to know she feels safe. 
• As time goes by, she might be more comfortable in her true form with her tail out (and claws only coming out when they're fucking, for example.) 
• Lux lashes out at people when she's upset. She would always hiss and bare her fangs as an indicator of her state of mind. 
• New Orleans would hold some importance in Lux's mind because that's where she met Jake.
•  It would take some time for her to admit that she can't get enough of Jake and wants to stay with him forever. She will come and go and try to forget him with other blood bags and other lovers, but it will never be the same. They are not Jake. So she would always come back to him. Eventually, around the 5th time, she would admit she didn't want to leave him. 
• Lux is well aware of her beauty and extremely confident in herself. The only time she might not be as confident would be with her true form, given the heavy weight the vampire society placed on her shoulders to keep it hidden. 
• Immortality made her feel like her life was meaningless. She doesn't want humans to experience the same thing as she did and would discourage her lovers from becoming vampires. She doesn't want Jake to die, but she's well aware that it's part of Life, and she should enjoy and cherish every moment she has with him. 

• Lux enjoys greatly to watch others salivate over Jake greatly. She loves to watch them twitch and groan and try to get into his pants, with him not giving in to their desires. He flirts, she can see it, but she also knows he's doing it because of her. Lux loves that her man (or arm candy in that situation) makes others want to have a piece. It turns her on so much that he's desired and even more that she gets to wash those scents off of him when they're alone again. 
• She is obsessed with Jake, literally obsessed with him.  She thinks he is the most fascinating human she's ever met. (on top of being extremely handsome and sexy!)
• Lux is insanely rich; it's a perk of being 2000 years old and a vampire. She mostly gets away with it by pretending to be her own descendant. In the 21st century, she played heavily into the conspiracy theories that claimed she was a clone, rather than anything supernatural, to keep curious minds away from the truth.  So far, they all eat up the lie of the strong genes in her family. 
• She tends to become silent and shoot a very intense look at the person she's upset with when they belong to the vampire nobility. Otherwise, she's very straightforward and would bash your head in if she is angry with you. 
• Lux is an extremely powerful vampire, but she is vastly underestimated by her peers, which often leads to their demise at her hands. 
• Lux is very cute when she blushes. Very few things can truly make her blush like a first-time bride: Tenderness. Romantic gestures. Genuine compliments.
• Lux's true appearance is reviled by the entire Vampire society. It's mostly due to their ignorance and the fact that contemporary vampires now have common traits. (two long canines they call "fangs", paleness, white sclera. and no tail) 
• There are 5 big families in the Vampire society.  Lux Adora belongs to one of them.  On top of it, she's also the descendant of one of the original vampires. 
• She is all over him, all the damn time. Her hands love to explore him, touch him, and tease him. So she would always be touching that man! He turns her on so much! 
• Lux can relate to Jake's solitude. She doesn't know his past but has noticed that he was always on his own, even when he was surrounded by people. 

• She is loyal to Jake. Do not try to seduce her, do not try to trash Jake in front of her, or make her believe that he is cheating on her. She knows he's loyal, and she knows he won't even entertain looking at someone else. She doesn't either. They chose one another! 

• She is shameless and would have zero care in the world about being seen in an "embarrassing" position in public. She could walk naked among humans if she so pleased.  Things are a tad different when she's in the vampire society, where protocol, customs, and the harsh punishment for straying from the rules are enforced. 

• Lux loves reading romance. She always has a book within reach so she can use it for escapism. 
• Lux isn't clingy; however, she is very cuddly. Vampire society can be rather cold and distant; therefore, she tries to compensate for her lack of love by loving someone else with all she has. The only exception is both her father and sibling, who retained their warmth. 

• She blushes,  her ears flutter, and she frenetically wags her tail when she's embarrassed, aroused, or scared. 

• She obviously would have a hard time connecting with Jake's family. They would all see her as a legitimate threat (and would be right to. She doesn't blame them).  Maybe, after some time and after they realise that it's serious and Jake is happy with her, perhaps Oya would be more open to them as a couple. 
• Aurelius would need some time to assess Jake, but as soon as he is certain that the Winchester actually loves their daughter and want her happiness, he would welcome him without any hesitation. Alceste would joke a lot about the pairing, mostly Jake's ability to handle his sister, given how much smart talk she gives him. Both would be very welcoming of this pairing (because both want Lux to be happy.) 

• She does have a Berserk button. Do not threaten her Father, brother, or Jake. 
• Lux is a great cook; she always tries to give a good time to anyone who stops by her place. She prefers hearty meals to fancy ones, but can do almost anything she wants.

• Red is her favourite colour. She always looks stunning when she wears it. 

Hayley trivia and headcanon (Hayley DDBA edition)

• Hayley is currently 25 years old. 

• Matt Murdock is the love of her life. She is loyal to him, so do not try to seduce her, do not try to trash Matt or Daredevil in front of her, and do not even try to insinuate that Daredevil is not loyal to her. 

• Matee is the ship's name.  

• Hayley's body is covered with scars

• Hayley is infertile due to the rigorous training and medical experiments on her.  It can't be reversed. She's made her peace with it rather quickly. 

• Her weapon of choice is a katana she carries on her back. She has to because she never knows when the H.A.N.D. will attack. 
• Hayley is a decent cook. She learned a lot during her youth and can perform well.
• Hayley is a switch. Her standard would always to be a bit dominant.

• Hayley has a huge Afro. If she were to straighten her hair, it would reach her knees.

• Hayley tends to scratch Matt's back when they have sex, which is something she loves to see the morning after. (She's smug about it.) 

• She also never lets up. especially when she has things to ask. Hayley is stubborn, and even Matt knows better than to try and swerve her.

• She doesn't fear death. She doesn't mind risking her life to save others. However, she doesn't want to lose Matt. 

• Hayley thinks of herself as a monster and can't accept that she deserves a second chance.
• Hayley is severely lonely. 
• Matt calls her "Lee" when he's affectionate with her, or "little bug".
• She has worked with Elektra and holds a lot of respect for her. She can also relate a lot to her. 
• She is a very stubborn woman. She is determined to help others even when they don't want to. 
• The H.A.N.D. is after her, mostly because they don't like the fact that she's escaped them. 
• Hayley doesn't believe in second chances.  However, she's been influenced by her friend Melania and Matt's strong belief that people deserve at least another chance at life, to show that they can become better. 
• She calls Matt her "little devil". 
• Hayley has a white inked star tattoo on her left wrist.
• Hayley has brown skin with grey eyes. 
• She is a very stubborn woman. Her determination is so intense that she never gives up, and it takes a lot to make her change her mind. Especially if someone she loves is sick or injured.
• She survived the "blimp" and tirelessly worked harder to protect the weak and needy during those 5 years.
• Hayley has never been loved before, therefore, she has no idea that something so beautiful exists or that she's worthy of being loved. She only saw her value as someone who could be used or a valuable asset because that's the only way she was raised. With Matt, she'll discover love, its magic,  and its growing pains.
• To combat solitude, Hayley drinks, dances, beats up abusive spouses, and fights.
• Hayley has only heard about Luke Cage. She doesn't know very well what his whereabouts are, but she made sure to keep in mind the existence of that superpowered individual.
• She has encountered Claire Temple, the Night Nurse, once as Widowmaker. Claire patched her up.
• Hayley also encountered Iron Fist. He is actually one of the top donors to the Shelter.  She knows there is more to him as she can sense his chi. 
• She smells like Jasmine. A scent Matt would quickly become fond of.
• She is a beautiful woman and an uncanny beauty. She makes sure to downplay her attractiveness by dressing plainly.
• She has met Jessica Jones briefly when the latter investigated the disappearance of a woman who used to be a client of the shelter. Hayley worked with Jessica and managed to help solve the case without Jessica realizing she was a vigilante.
• Matt doesn't like the idea of someone else sweeping Hayley off her feet. Still, he will play it cool and pretend he's fine when jealousy rears its ugly head.
• Hayley is very cuddly when she's sleeping next to Matt. 
• She can relate to Matt as both had ties to the H.A.N.D., both are orphans, and both are vigilantes.

• She would get along well with Frank because they both see the world in the same way. 

• Hayley loves reading. She always has a book within reach so she can use it for escapism.

• Hayley's only "friend" would be her colleague at the shelter, Melania. a middle-aged blonde and rotund woman who gave her a second chance at life by helping her get hired at the shelter. 

• Hayley has worked for the Belgian secret services as an infiltrator of the H.A.N.D. Needless to say that the horrors she read about/ covered up/ enacted on behalf of Belgium tainted her soul. 

• She has finally started to feel pleasure when having sex with Matt. 

•  Hayley isn't clingy, however, she is very cuddly. She didn't grow up in a very loving house and therefore, tries to compensate for her lack of love by loving someone else with all she has. 

• Her body is covered with faint scars, only one is deep enough to leave a trace and is located on her shoulder blades. She tells the story of a bike accident to whoever wants to know, but in reality, it was her master who inflicted it on her, as a punishment for helping another captive orphan like her. 

•  Hayley is in excellent shape and could give Daredevil a run for his money if they started to fight each other.

• She tends to intensely stare when she's under pressure. 

• In truth, Hayley tried to kill herself but couldn't bring herself to go all the way out. She thought her skills could've been used for something good and decided instead to atone for her sins by saving the weak and needy. 

•  She always struggles not to kill the people she fights. 

• She connects with Daredevil in ways she can't really explain. There is definitely something between the two of them. Something that makes her want to see him again and talk to him, hold him in her arms, comfort him. 

• She loves beating up abusive spouses. It's the way she found to repent for the deaths she's responsible for.

• Hayley's true accent only comes back when she's shocked or when she feels safe. 

• Hayley is not against having a family of her own, but given her past, she's not sure she can ever become a mother, let alone be in a relationship
• Blue is her favorite color. She always looks stunning when she wears it.

Trivia and headcanon (Hayley DDBA) : Sex // Anger // Addiction and coping mechanism

Sex: Hayley enjoys sex. She is very in touch with her sexuality and would never shy away from it. She loves exploring it and tries and find new ways to find pleasure. She knows what she wants and what she hates, and would always seek pleasure wherever it is. Before Matt, sex was usually used as a way to manipulate her targets or blow some steam off. She didn't find it as pleasurable as when she was doing it on her own. Matt changed that for her. He helped her access her vulnerability and find genuine pleasure in sex. 

Anger: Hayley can control her anger. She was trained by the H.A.N.D. to be as efficient as possible, and that entailed being able to control her emotions so nothing could transpire. Only the trained eyes and ears could actually notice when she's angry. Matt could because he can hear heartbeats. However, when Hayley lashes out, you better not be on her path or she will obliterate you. 

Addiction and Coping Mechanism:  Hayley is addicted to pain. She's an assassin who derives pleasure from self-mutilation/ pain from her injuries. She's also addicted to his cum, to his taste, to everything about Matt. She's addicted to him. Through and through. 

When she's under stress, she tries to drown those feelings with alcohol or a fight. Usually, she would also beat up abusive spouses within an inch of their lives. 

Trivia and headcanon (Hayley DDBA) : Marriage // Heartbreak // soothing

Marriage:  Hayley had never considered marriage before she met Matt. She wasn't even sure that someone would ever want her to begin with.  She enjoyed reading romance novels because they allowed her mind to escape her reality as an assassin. However, since meeting Matt, the desire to get married resurfaced, stronger than ever. Could they get married? Hayley isn't sure that she could have a happy marriage, not because they wouldn't work hard to make it happen, but because Life would always come and fuck shit up. The H.A.N.D. would always try to kill her for deserting their ranks, and they would always come after Daredevil for attempting to destroy the organization (and nearly succeeding).  

Heartbreak: Hayley never fell in love before she met Matt. She couldn't allow herself to dream of a different life, and still doesn't think that she deserves to be loved after all the bad things she did. She's extremely pessimistic and distraught about her past. Outside the romantic aspect of her life, she had her heart broken several times by the H.A.N.D. First, they made her kill her dog. They made her fight to the death the friends she made while she was growing up, and she was also forced to have sex in part of her training. Since she met with Matt, she wished she had earned intimacy and sex differently than how the H.A.N.D. taught her. 

Soothing: When Hayley becomes angry, very few people can actually soothe her. Her anger stems from fear and pain. She usually fears losing Matt and her friend Melania. She fears their deaths at the hands of the H.A.N.D. She also fears being rejected, and usually lashes out instead of crying. She would only be calmed by the soothing presence of Matt and Melania. When they are not around, and she has to deal with her emotions on her own? Oh, she beats people up.  She struggles with not killing them, but always beats them within an inch of their lives. When she doesn't kill, she fucks or she indulges in hedonism and alcohol. It doesn't help her feel better, but at least it can quell the rage and fear. She can also fight or train. She seeks pain to distract her mind. 

Trivia and headcanon (Hayley DDBA) : Crying // Secret they won't talk about

Crying:  Hayley doesn't like to cry in front of others. She would always try to isolate herself so she could cry alone. It was first due to the way she was raised. As an assassin, she should keep her emotions to herself. She associated her tears with weakness, and only a handful of people saw her cry and lived to tell the tale. Matt would be the first to see her cry, the first to comfort her, and the first to encourage you to keep crying. She feels safe with him, and therefore, she could be vulnerable with him. 

secret they won't talk about: Hayley can't bring herself to tell Matt about the crimes she committed for the H.A.N.D. Unfortunately, the targets were indiscriminately selected, and she had the blood of innocent people on her hands. She is traumatized and ashamed of these deaths because she knew it was wrong. She's especially ashamed and plagued with nightmares for the deaths of the children she was responsible for. 

Trivia and Headcanon (Lux): Crying// Secret they won't talk about.

Crying:  When Lux cries, she cries blood. She doesn't like to be vulnerable in front of anyone and would only show her tears to loved ones. The last time she cried was after the death of Paolo. She would not hide her tears from Jake because she doesn't want to hide anything from him. She would first not admit she's sad, but would quickly want to be comforted by him. 

secret they won't talk about: Lux doesn't want Jake to know that she's both being coveted (for her title, her name, her lineage) and treated with disdain and contempt by the high nobility. She doesn't want him to see her in such vulnerability when she's treated like a god among humans. Obviously, Jake would witness it first hand. 

Trivia and headcanon: Lux: Sex// Anger// addiction and coping mechanism

Sex: Lux enjoys sex. She is very in touch with her sexuality and would never shy away from it. She loves exploring it and has been for the past 2000 years. She knows what she wants and what she hates, and would always seek pleasure wherever it is. Unfortunately for the vampire, the 20th century has been dry. She encountered really bad lovers who left a sour taste in her mouth. She is yearning for someone who can break her spirit and make her feel pleasure like she never had before. She wants to be manhandled and to turn her partner into her private fuck toy. Jake seems to be the perfect candidate for it, and she knows she will have fun with him. Perhaps he can match her freak. Perhaps he can make her lose her mind and give her the fucking that would turn her into a needy slut. 

Anger: Lux can control her anger. She has to when she navigates the vampire high society. Her anger bubbles to the surface, and only a keen eye could actually notice it. Usually, when she's angry, she would bare her fangs,  her tail would wag violently, and she would become violent. You better not be in her way because she would obliterate you. Only a few people can calm her down. Her father, her brother, and Jake.

Addiction and Coping Mechanism:  Lux is addicted to blood. Obviously, she's a vampire, so of course, she would be addicted to blood. She's very sensitive when it comes to its taste and can tell the difference between good blood and bad blood. Jake's blood is exquisite, so she is clearly addicted to it.  She's also addicted to his cum, to his taste, to everything about Jake. She's addicted to him. Through and through. 

When she's under stress, she tries to drown those feelings with alcohol or a fight. If it doesn't work, she would have sex, and if it doesn't work, she would go on a killing spree or just fight. 

Trivia and headcanons (lux): Marriage // heartbreak // soothing

Marriage:  In vampiredom, marriage is a serious matter. You can't marry anything that isn't a vampire, let alone a human - the weakest species-. If you get yourself attached to a human being, to the point of considering marriage, you have to turn them into vampires, or else, the union is doomed to fail and rejected by your peers. Lux only considered marriage once, with her human lover Paolo. She wanted to turn him into a vampire, but he always refused, preferring his humanity to eternity without his soul.  It never occurred to her mind to marry after Paolo died. She never fell in love after him -until she met Jake- and isn't thinking about it. However, should she want to get married, she would not do it under vampire laws. She would marry in a human courtroom and would live with her significant other until they die.  It is a serious matter to her. while she never thought about marriage since Paolo's death, she's been proposed to several times by other vampires. Her Sire always respected her choice because he knew that Lux wanted to be loved instead of used; She knew they wanted her status and the prestigious name of her family rather than her and didn't want to give up her freedom to her suitor's whims. 

Heartbreak: Lux had her heart broken into pieces so many times. Starting with the day she turned into a vampire. Her old life was traumatic, so much so that she doesn't remember a lot of it and avoids any memory that could trigger the rest. She also had her heart broken when her human lover, Paolo, died, murdered by a jealous human. She was so heartbroken that the vampire tried to walk into the sun to die. On a different scale, the reception to her true form by vampires has been a source of pain for Lux. Many consider her to be a runt (half-baked vampire)  or non-orthodox looking ( Claws? a tail? without wings and without horns to complete the look? Bat-fangs, rather than the typical vampire's longer canines?) What many fail to realize it's that her physical appearance comes from the ancient blood that coursed her veins, and that her being a direct descendant of that elder vampire. Even Lux doesn't know about it and simply considers her appearance to be monstrous and disgraceful when presented in public. The other vampires, especially the elders, very often request that she present only as a semi-transformed vampire, with her bat-fangs being the only disgrace they can suffer from her. So she doesn't expect people other than her Sire and brother to actually care about her and see no problem with how she presents herself. She hides that discomfort with a bold attitude, but expects disgust when in full transformation.

Soothing: When Lux becomes angry, very few people can actually soothe her. Her anger stems from fear. She usually fears losing her father (or Sire) and brother. She fears their deaths at the hands of his enemies in the royal court. She also fears being rejected, and usually lashes out instead of crying. She would only be calmed by her father's embrace or her brother's quips. When they are not around, and she has to deal with her emotions on her own? Oh she kills. She breaks her own rules about not going after innocent humans and kills anyone who crosses her path.  When she doesn't kill, she fucks or she indulges in hedonism and alcohol. It doesn't help her feel better but at least it can quell the rage and fear. Jake can soothe her if he sings to her. his music truly makes her feel. She has access to emotions she thought were long dead. it would calm her. It would make her cry maybe. it would make her hope. If Jake hugs her, she would also calm down. If he makes her feel welcomed and accepted, she would be calmer. She dreads the day he sees her as a monster. She dreads the day he will die too. 

DDBA chapter 2: a coffee date that isn't a date

 //After their first meeting, Matt goes to meet Hayley where she works, and they decide to share a coffee at the shelter. An incident happens with another abusive spouse, and Matt experiences a day in her shoes.//

Several weeks after their first meeting, Hayley resumed her life at the shelter. She welcomed new clients, helped some of them find a new place to live, or gave them the strength to press charges and get restraining orders. She was satisfied with the result of her boldness at Murdock and McDuffy's law firm. It felt like a victory, and as soon as she came back and told Sandra about the restraining order placed on Kurt, she felt as if justice had been served. Kurt kept his promise, not because of the law but because he was afraid of Hayley. He knew that if he didn't behave, she would find him, and she might kill him. It kept him away from his wife and allowed her the space to heal.  Hayley kept it to herself, but she enjoyed meeting Matt Murdock. Something about him was delightful. She couldn't quite figure out the man, but knew there was more than met the eye. He wasn't /just/ a blind lawyer; something more, some fire was burning inside him, and she could feel it. Besides, he was a handsome man, and she found herself daydreaming about his smile, his focused face, and the nice little head tilt he had. It made her groan, and she decided to shush this thought away because he probably had forgotten about her by now. 

That day, a hot and sunny day, Matt walked to the shelter. He wanted to meet with Hayley again and see how she carried herself at work. She caught his attention in a way he didn't anticipate. She left a lingering impression on him when she came to his office and didn't try to hide the truth. She was calm, composed, determined, and very charming. He couldn't quite put his finger on what exactly caught his interest in her, but he found himself unable to shake her off his mind. He had to meet her. He pretended that it was a follow-up to Kurt Gabel's case. He wanted to make sure that he didn't violate his restraining order, but deep down, Matt knew that it was unlikely, and the real reason he wanted to visit the shelter was that he wanted to meet Hayley again. He didn't text her -when he should have-, he didn't even call, he simply walked to the shelter in hopes of finding Hayley.  She was at the front desk, her gorgeous afro neatly turned into two big Dutch braids. She was wearing a white tank top and a pair of jeans with white tennis shoes.  Her face lit up -and Matt felt the subtle change in her heartbeat- when she saw the blind lawyer, and she grinned. 

"Mr. Murdock? Did you come to see me?" -Her voice was a purr. It sent shivers down his spine, and he couldn't help but smirk a little-

"I wanted to see if my client came back and caused trouble." -half-lie. She lifted a brow and chuckled-

"Not a chance! He couldn't risk facing me again." She grinned and waited for Matt to finally reach the front desk. "You've come all the way to the shelter. I wouldn't want it to be the only conversation we have. How about we have some coffee?"

"Here?" -She hummed - "I guess you have a place where we can sit?"

"Yes. Melania would take my shift so I could rest for an hour. Please, let me take you to the room." She stood up and grabbed his arm.-

 She turned him to his left and started to walk. Right when they did, a door unlocked and someone left the room. He could smell a perfume, some cherry scent with a relatively cheap cologne. A warm voice echoed through the walls. He tilted his head a little bit to focus on the new presence near them.  He assumed it was Melania. A hoarse voice, a little more mature than theirs. She was in her 50's maybe. 

"You didn't tell me that you had a boyfriend, Lee! Look at this sweet piece of a--"

"He's not my boyfriend. He is a lawyer! Mel, please! Behave!" -She scolded the woman, who gave a hearty laugh. Hayley rolled her eyes and pinched the bridge of her nose. "I'm sorry about this. Mel likes to tease me."

"She seems like a kind woman, and you seem to care a lot about her, too." 

She opened the door of the recessed room and gently guided him to the table in the center of the room. She then went to the coffee machine and prepared one cup for him. Matt sat on the chair while she turned around and crossed her arms above her chest-

"Mel is the one who gave me a second chance... I mean, she's the one who welcomed me here and offered me the job." -He noticed the slight panic in her tone. Did she let something slip up? He decided not to say anything about it but kept a mental note of it-

"Is she the director?" -She shook her head and hummed her negative reply- "I see. So you two met, she offered you the job, and you two struck a friendship?"

"Kinda. Mel motivated me to take this job. I admire her kindness and warmth. She genuinely loves her job and the positive impact she can have on someone's life. It's still dangerous because she deals with lunatics at times and very angry people, but she never wanted to give up. I admire it." -Now that his cup was ready, she quietly walked to the table and served Matt his coffee. She then returned to the table and prepared her own cup. "Can I ask you a question?" -He hummed a positive reply, and she turned, glanced past her shoulder at him- "Why did you become a lawyer?"

"I wanted to defend good people and punish the bad guys. It's as simple as that."

"Did you think Kurt was a good guy when you accepted to defend him?" -He smirked and shook his head. 

"Touché, Miss Blackwood. I didn't think he was a good guy, and if I had my way, I wouldn't have agreed to take him as my client. My associate did, and in this very situation, /you/ assaulted him."

"I know. I couldn't argue self-defense even if I wanted to. You would have been justified in defending him in this specific case." -She turned around with her cup in hand and walked to the table. She sat next to him, literally in the chair close to his, so their thighs could brush against each other. Matt noted that she didn't care about invading personal spaces. He didn't mind because of her intoxicating jasmine scent. He didn't mind because he could have a better feel of her since she was so close to him.- "Also, you can call me Hayley. I think we know each other well enough to skip formalities."

"Well, Hayley, you can call me Matt." He gave her permission to be familiar with him. "It's never as black and white as we want it to be. Is Kurt a good guy? I don't think so. I think he's an asshole and a dangerous individual. I can't encourage you to do what you did because I believe in our justice. I'd rather we follow the law than play vigilantes."

"Like Daredevil?" -She took a sip of her coffee and tilted her head to the side so she could have a good look at Matt. He tilted his head to the side so he could "stare" at her face.- "What? Can't we talk about him?"

"I never said that. I'm just curious about what you think." -He took a sip of his coffee and gave Hayley a smile- "He has his supporters and his detractors. I am curious about where you stand when it comes to Daredevil."

"Well... Daredevil is one of the very few to actually try and protect this city. He is the one who fights criminals and crooks at night, and the streets are safer with him. I can tell by the way he does things that he actually believes in the justice system because he doesn't kill and instead delivers the bad guys to the police. I have to say, I admire his optimism."

"You don't believe in the justice system?" -he questioned, one of his eyebrows raised. She shrugged and shook her head-

"Not when it comes to the poorer and neediest of us. It's great when you have money, really great when you have influence, but for all the Sandras in this country, there is no justice." -She pointed out, before she took another sip of her coffee. 

"I wouldn't be so definitive, Hayley. You could be surprised by our Lady Justice." -He felt her shrug, and she gently put her hand on his arm. "I wonder. If you spend time beating up abusive spouses, do you have time for a social life?"

"I could ask you the same, Matt. Since you're busy fighting for justice, do you have time to date or even to have friends?" -She grinned and took another sip of coffee-

"I am seeing someone, yes. My associate actually made us meet." He admitted. "Her name is Heather. She's a wonderful woman, and I feel lucky she chose to give me a chance." -He felt a little bit of disappointment in the sigh she let out. It intrigued him, but he pretended he didn't hear anything. " I do have friends. I lost...I lost my best friend a year ago to the supercriminal Bullseye. My other friend, Karen, left the city. You can say that my associate is a friend as well, but I haven't been out in a long time. And you?"

"I am very sorry about your loss. I am sure your best friend was a good soul. I can tell that you're still mourning their death." She said, gently putting her hand above Matt's. He didn't withdraw his hand, instead, he appreciated the warmth and the kind gesture of Hayley to him. She kept talking, so the atmosphere wouldn't get heavy. "What a lucky girl this Heather is. You are very handsome, Matt. Not just handsome but also with a very kind heart and a good spirit. I'm happy for you." She was genuine, yet he could tell she was a bit disappointed in her tone. It made him smile, and he shrugged his shoulders- "As for me, well, the only friend I have is Mel. Other than that, I do not have a social life. I haven't had a date in ages and... Well, it's alright." She quickly dismissed the conversation and steered it in a different direction.- "I'm surprised you came to see me. I have to say, it's quite pleasant."

"I wanted to see you again." -he bluntly said, before he bit back a groan because he didn't know why he actually came.- "

Hayley blushed, unable to come up with a clever comeback. She wanted to say something, but because he was spoken for, she bit her tongue. She enjoyed his company. Something about Matt was comforting, but she bit her bottom lip because nothing could happen between them. He was just a lawyer who was curious about the shelter. They were just having some small talk about vigilantism. She ran her hand through her massive hair and chewed on her bottom lip. Somehow, his question hit a nerve she didn't realize existed before. She never considered having a social life before, mostly because she didn't want people to get close to her and be hurt because of her past. Did she want to have one? If asked, she would shrug it off and say she didn't want but deep down, Hayley wanted it. She wanted more. She sighed and took another sip of her coffee. 

She couldn't admit to her nighttime activities. She couldn't admit to being a vigilante who specialized in breaking the bones and beating black and blue abusive spouses of her clients.   It wasn't welcomed, and she couldn't possibly put herself at risk. With Fisk in power, there would be little room for her to manoeuvre in the darkness. Besides, she didn't want to bring unwanted attention on herself and risk being noticed by the H.A.N.D.  On top of it all, she also didn't think she deserved to be loved, so of course, she shrugged the whole idea of companionship out the window and instead decided to focus on what mattered to her, protecting those in need.  

"There's nothing to-- "She couldn't finish her sentence because they both heard a commotion coming from the front desk. "I have to go help Mel. I'm sure it's another abusive spouse." She quickly stood up and ran towards the front Desk. Matt stood up and walked towards the door. He could hear just fine what was happening, and it sent a shiver down his spine. 

He noticed the distinct voice of a man, a drunk man,  who was vociferating at Melania. She tried to remain calm, but he could see she was rattled by the scene before her. After all, a couple of weeks ago, she had been kicked in the stomach by one disgruntled spouse. Matt slowly walked closer to Melania, Hayley, and that man under the pretense that he was curious about it. In reality, he was assessing the situation.  Melania was the furthest from the man, shielded by Hayley, who was standing tall. By listening to her heartbeats, he realized she was extremely focused, studying the man before her and anticipating his next move. There was not an ounce of panic or stress in her body, just intense concentration as she assessed the man before her. It reminded him of Elektra, and Matt blinked behind his glasses as he didn't understand why he would associate this woman with the H.A.N.D., despite the familiar feeling he had upon watching her. 

The man kept shouting at them. A drunk and violent spouse. Typical of what they faced daily. Matt assumed that Hayley was so used to it that it didn't faze her anymore. The man became more violent and threw a bottle of beer at the two women. Before Matt could close the distance between them, Hayley grabbed the bottle and put it on the desk behind her. She then swiftly closed the distance between the man and her. She quickly grabbed his shoulder in an attempt to defuse the situation. It made the man blink a little bit. He then tried to punch her, but Hayley gracefully dodged the punch and hit his neck with the flat of her hand. The man choked a bit and gasped for air, but she didn't stop here. She quickly crouched and swung her leg around to make the man fall on his butt. He tried to kick her, but she blocked his leg with her arm. and then grabbed his leg, twisted his ankle as she moved, and sat on his calf and lower thigh.  He screamed but was now neutralized, which gave Melania time to call the police and an unbothered Hayley to lecture the man. 

"Let me go, bitch! Let me go!"

"In your fucking dreams, bozo! You attacked my friend; you are trying to attack your wife."

"She's my wife! She's MINE! I have the right to take her home."

"You don't own her, asshole! She sought shelter here, and I'll make sure that your ugly face doesn't come back." She cursed him, speaking in such a commanding voice that the man's screams were muffled by her. He kept wiggling underneath her, but she twisted his ankle some more, forcing him to stop moving and lie on the floor.  She then turned her head to notice Matt was there. "OH, I'm sorry, Matt. I just had to handle a little problem for a while. I'm sorry we interrupted our conversation."

"It's okay, Hayley. You really acted quickly. I didn't expect you to deal with such violence with a calm demeanor."

"I'm used to it." She said with a little smirk.- "And I'm not afraid of drunkards like him."

"Did you train? You seem like you were using martial arts on him." -He suggested. She shrugged and hummed positively.- "Oh, I see. Well, even martial artists sometimes don't know how to react in real-life situations. I commend you for your quick thinking." -She chuckled and yanked her head back. Addressing Melania in a quiet voice, she requested a pair of zip locks to tie his hands together and have him sit on a chair. As soon as the maneuver was done, Hayley then walked towards Matt, stroked his vest as if to put him back together in a gentle way- "I suggest we stay here until the police come? I would rather not let that guy out of my sight."

"I think it's best if I leave you to this urgent matter." -he didn't want to impose. He could hear the disappointed sigh from Hayley, who shrugged her shoulders- "I know we were having a nice conversation, and I would love for it to resume."

"Are you being honest? Do you really want to see me again?" -She was genuinely surprised that Matt wanted to meet with her again and also strangely hopeful they could spend some more time together. Turned out that she appreciated their coffee break and wished for more.-

"Yes, of course. Why not?" -He said, his charming smile graced her features, and she couldn't help but feel her heart beat harder and her cheeks burn.- " I do have your number. Next time could be at an actual coffee shop."

She agreed to it and watched as he left the shelter. Her mind quickly shut down any thoughts she had about Matt Murdock. He was a nice man, a genuine man who believed in justice and was some to boot. However, not only was he already spoken for, but he was also not aware of her past and the trail of blood she left behind. Tonight, she was going on a prowl. One of the abusive spouses who came to the shelter was a corrupt cop who was now working for Fisk. She needed to pay him a visit in costume, in hopes she could intimidate him to stop stalking his wife. It was better that Matt Murdock had nothing to do with her and couldn't be impacted by her actions. yes. It was better like that. 

-TBC-