It had been a few years since Foggy found out about Matt’s secret identity. It had certainly damaged their relationship at first..but with time Foggy got over it and they reconciled.
One thing that Foggy had to accept before their reconciliation however, was that he would find Matt dead one day. This, of all things, was what kept him angry and hurt for so long, knowing one day something he was allowing to happen would take Matt away from him…he couldn’t bear it.
So, while he accepted the fact Matt would wind up dead, he didn’t accept the fact that it would mean he would stay dead.
The plan he hatched eventually fell to the back of Foggy’s mind, for now he didn’t have to worry. He could live in the moment and enjoy Matt. For three long years he got to enjoy working with Matt to help free innocent people, the laughs they shared over coffee and breakfast, (after Foggy insisted they moved back in together, just incase), and best of all..he got to be near Matt.
It was a quiet and cold morning when Foggy finally willed himself out of bed. Matt had come home last night around four am, clomping around like usual before finally settling down in his bedroom. It had been too cold for Foggy to get out and say hello, besides he was groggy and half awake.
Now though, it was eight am and Foggy couldn’t wait to spend their day off together. “Matty!” He called out and stepped into the living room. “Rise and shine sunsh-“ he slipped on something wet and fell to the floor. After he regained his composure he quickly made his way towards the light switch, fearing the worst.
Blood.
So much blood.
“Matty- oh shit- fuck Matt!” He ran over to him, not caring about the blood soaking his clothes. “No- no please- why..why didn’t i get out of bed to check on you?”
Foggy’s mind raced, hating himself for missing the opportunity to comfort Matt. Yet, the body was still warm, but his pulse was gone….but there was still time.
Without hesitation Foggy jumped up and ran to his room, immediately digging through his closet before pulling out a small box. God this had to work. Please. Foggy shook his head; he'd never asked for anything from God until now. So please.
Foggy kneeled down next to Matt’s body, and pulled out a small vial and needle. Quickly he injected the liquid into Matt’s heart, then began beating his chest, forcing Matt’s heart to pump what little blood it had left.
Within seconds Matt’s veins turned pitch black as the liquid changed him. Even though his body grew colder by the second, Foggy could tell he was coming back to life. He just hoped Matt could forgive him.
Before he had a chance to even process anything else, a cold, now clawed hand found its way around Foggy’s neck, nearly throwing him off to the side.
“Don’t! I-..” Matt hesitated at that moment, realizing where he was. “Foggy.” The grip around Foggy’s neck loosened and he sat up a little. “You- you called Claire didn’t you? I- I really thought I was done for Fogs and…” suddenly Matt was distracted. A new hunger raced through him, something he had never felt before..the sound of Foggy’s heart beating blood throughout his body..it made him drool.
It was at that moment, Matt realized there was only one heartbeat in the room.
“Foggy?”
Foggy knew Matt would realize something was off, he obviously would. There was no way Matt wouldn’t notice the fact that his own body didn’t have a heartbeat.
“I’m sorry.” Was the first thing to leave his mouth. “I’m so so sorry Matt I-I.. I didn’t check on you- not until just now and you were..” he sniffled “please don’t hate me- please I did what I had to do. I’m so sorry.” Foggy sobbed and held onto Matt’s chest
“Foggy- Foggy! What- what are you talking about what happened? What did you do?” He rubbed his back, trying to calm him down.
“When..” Foggy sniffed “when we became friends again I realized that one day I would find you dead..if I was lucky and you died here- not some random alleyway and- and so I.. I made a plan to bring you back.”
“Foggy.” Matt repeated “What did you do.”
“I- I mightve..turned you into a vampire.” He squeaked out, and braced himself…expecting to be yelled at.
“Thats why…” Matt trailed off, now understanding why the usual urge to pin Foggy down had now come with a new twist, where he wanted to bite his neck..right where his pulse was. Ah
“I promise you can drink my blood when you need it- I just.. I couldnt lose you Matt. I know it’s selfish- I know.. but after everything we’ve been through together- I couldn’t just let you die.” He looked at Matt, waiting for a response. “You can get mad and yell at me if you want.. I can take it.”
Matt wanted to, he really..really wanted to. Foggy had turned him into an unholy creature, something to be feared..something that needed to drink blood to survive but..the way Foggy sounded right now..he was already upset enough.
“Okay Foggy.” Matt whispered “lets just get this mess cleaned up yeah?” He stood up, taking Foggy with him. “Youre soaked in my blood..” the smell was overwhelming yet..enticing to Matt. “Go take a shower- I’ll fix this mess here.” He set Foggy down, and listened to him open his mouth to speak, then change his mind and close it, before walking off to the bathroom.
So much was going through his mind right now, what would Karen think? Marci? How did Foggy even get his hands on this stuff? The new energy flowing through Matt’s veins made it easy to clean up the mess by the time Foggy got back from the shower. They would have to talk more about it at some point but right now..
“Come here.” Matt said gently, and outstretched his arms, waiting for Foggy to hug him
Foggy was in his arms in an instant, his face buried into Matt’s chest as he held back tears. “If I had gotten up.. I thought you were okay- I thought..” he shook his head “You have every right to hate me for what I did. I know it was selfish and unfair and-“
“Foggy.” Matt grabbed his face, stopping him from rambling “Foggy I don’t hate you. Yes- yes I’m upset, especially because you didn’t ask..or tell me beforehand but.. I understand. If you were on the verge of death, and i could bring you back? I would have done the same thing.” He let go of Foggy’s face, instead placing them on his shoulder.
Foggy instinctively leaned into his touch, craving any affection he could get from Matt. “Okay..” he whispered, not sure what else to say in the moment.
Matt groaned softly as Foggy leaned into him, with every passing second it was getting harder and harder to deny himself the urge to take Foggy into his arms and bite down. His blood smelled..so intoxicating. Had he always been able to smell blood before? What would it taste like? Could he really go through with it? Or would he have to live off of animal blood?
“Matty?” Foggy asked quietly, noticing how Matt grip was tightening on his shoulders “that um, hurts a little- you’re really strong..”
Matt immediately let go of Foggy, the words being enough to snap him out of his trance “Sorry- sorry Foggy I didn’t realize-.. I was lost in thought.” He paused for a moment before continuing “did..did you really mean I could drink your blood?”
“Yes.” Foggy said, without hesitation
Matt took Foggy’s wrist into his hand, staring down at it as he listened to the blood pouring through his veins…it smelled so good. Slowly, Matt sunk his teeth into the spot, his eyes fluttering shut as the taste overwhelmed him. “Ugh..” he groaned trying to stay focused and alert enough to hear any signs of discomfort or pain from Foggy.
It stung at first, but Foggy didn’t care- not if it meant helping Matt.”im- im alright- just- dont take too much from me.” He watched as Matt pulled away, and the blood dripped from his lips, onto Foggy’s wrist.
“I’ll..get you a bandage.” Matt said, almost sounding like he was floating. It must’ve been a high, Foggy thought.
He returned and carefully began patching Foggy up, his cold hands applying pressure to the wound to help with the bleeding until it was all gone. Once Matt had gotten the blood to stop he went off to wash his hands, then returned.
An unfamiliar and uncomfortable silence filled the room, Matt’s desires had been fulfilled but- he wasnt sure where to go from here. There was so much to think about- how would this affect his vigilante status? Could he even still be daredevil with the temptation to feed on the other men he fought? What would happen if he stepped out into the sun? Were the rumors true?
Suddenly Matt felt warmth against his cheek, it took him a few moments to process what it was before he smiled. Foggy’s hand. He always knew when Matt was getting in over his head with thoughts.
“It’ll be okay Matty.. I’ll help you figure it out every step of the way alright?” He moved his hand down to hold Matt’s hands, staring into his dark eyes. “Everything will be okay- you won’t ever go hungry or be alone…I’m here. I love you Matt.” Foggy promised, and laid his head against Matt’s chest, the erie lack of a heartbeat made him frown with guilt.
No matter what, Foggy wouldn’t fail him again.
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A few days had passed, and Matt had slowly gotten used to his new body, thankfully with enough sunscreen being out in the sun wasnt that bad. Plus, regular feedings on Foggy helped keep up his tolerance to it.
His wounds healed faster, he had more energy.. he slept half as much as he used too and felt better than ever…yet he still felt like something was wrong. Ever since he had come back to life Foggy had been dancing around something, he knew there was something Foggy wanted to say but just wouldnt, he avoided him unless Matt needed help or to feed. Foggy regretted his decision. Foggy was afraid of him.
Matt was sure of it.
A week had gone by now, and they were in their office, working on a case. It was late, and neither of them had really eaten. Matt was starving, and being in such close proximity to Foggy really only made things worse, he wanted to pounce on him..but he had to be patient, he never wanted Foggy to feel forced. Matt would only eat when offered.
“Ugh.” Foggy stood up, closing his laptop with a groan. “I’m gonna order some takeout okay? You can eat after I do- I dont wanna loose blood on an empty stomach.” He walked out to the other room, in search of his phone.
“Alright.” Matt called out, but Foggy had already left…
He shouldn’t have to deal with this…Matt was the one who wasnt careful enough- who didnt listen to foggy and got himself killed. Foggy brought him back and selflessly offered himself up as Matt’s permanent meal ticket. Sure, he didnt ask Matt about it before hand but…Matt knew he would have done the same if Foggy had died..
He would tell Foggy he didnt have to feed Matt anymore, he could find blood elsewhere, Foggy had done enough.
When Matt heard the door open, and smelled Foggy walk inside.. his stomach growled..one more meal couldn’t hurt right? Best to have these serious talks on a full stomach.
After Foggy had finished his meal and washed up, he returned to Matt’s side and pulled his sleeve down. “Alright Matty, drink up.” He smiled, and pulled out his phone, from the sound of it he was probably playing a video game to distract himself.
Matt gently sunk his teeth into Foggy’s wrist, then slowly pulled away to lap up the blood that began draining from the wound. Nothing had ever tasted so good.
Would it taste as good if it wasnt Foggy?
Moments later, Matt pulled away and patched up the wound. He watched as Foggy rolled his sleeve back down to cover it and something inside him shifted uncontrollably. Why…Why did he want Foggy to show it off? Why did he want everyone to know..Foggy trusted Matt enough to be used by him? Why did this bother him so much?
“Matty?” The sound of Foggy’s voice interrupted his thoughts. “Is.. Is everything okay? Do you need more?”
Matt thought for a moment, before looking in Foggy’s direction “yes.. but- I don’t need blood.”
Foggy chuckled, “Well I’m pretty sure you don’t want any of my other body fluids pal.”
“But.. I do- I mean- I just. I want you Foggy. All of you. I- I want you to be mine. I guess- I always have but.. dying… knowing you needed me that much to bring me back to life? Even if it makes me an unholy creature?”
He paused; listening to Foggy’s heart as it increased nervously. “What I’m saying is - I love you.. and dying made me realize that I need you. All of you.”
“Matty- I..” Foggy hesitated nervously
“You dont have to feel the same way Foggy, its okay.” Matt smiled “just- saying it feels good.”
“I want all of you too Matt. I was so scared when I found you like that.. I thought- I thought I really lost my opportunity to tell you that I loved you…” he cupped Matt’s cheek “vampire or human. I’ll take whatever I can get of you.” Foggy leaned down and kissed Matt gently
“Ye-yeah.” Matt smiled and kissed back “Oh Foggy, I love you.”