𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋'𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐋

❝ Faith in humanity is how the world continues to become better ❞

Angels weren't meant to interact with humans. That was a rule that Sariel and many of the other angels followed, interceding when asked and watching from a distance. Angels could aid individuals during times of crisis to help others, thus those people being known as angels by the public or, even more so, being canonized as saints. But while angels, beings all to their own, weren't meant to interact with humans, there were exceptions to their rule; exceptions that hadn't existed in eons.

Sariel had been tasked to be an exception. An angel almost too invested in the ways of humans, she was in no fear to fall, always so understanding of the folly of the human condition, of their need for free will, and the fact that, if she were to intercede, she couldn't tell a soul of what there was to know after death. It was because of her immense love for humans and all their flaws that she was tasked to intercede in the smallest of ways; angels less attached were tasked with more important circumstances, but angels like Sariel were allowed to get close.

This closeness came in the form of a vessel, a woman who understood the risks and was more than willing to allow an angel to work directly through her in order to achieve a goal they both sought after. This was how Sariel found herself in Hell's Kitchen, New York. How a few city blocks could harbor so much misfortune was beyond her, but she sought out the bright lights in the darkness, trusting that there would always be people who loved no matter how many there were filled with hate.

People like Matt Murdock. The angels had kept a close eye on him; they kept a close eye on anyone who was known as the Devil by so many. But for all his tactics, some of which they could scarcely watch, he was a bright light that fought to stay alight, and she intended to seek out his help in protecting the least fortunate in a city that he called his own; no matter how small the area or how uncared for the people, there were always going to be those who worked to keep them safe.

Yet while Sariel knew her mission and the rules she had to follow, it would soon become apparent that her greatest strength was also her greatest weakness, and it was a wonder how long it would take for her to fall.

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𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓

felicity jones as sariel

❝ you, matthew murdock, have a beautiful, flawed soul ❞

charlie cox as matt murdock

❝ leave it to me to fall in love with someone I can never be with ❞

antoinette robertson as puriel

❝ your love for humans is tragic ❞

henry golding as selaphiel

❝ you do not belong here, you need to return home ❞

[ + additional cast ]
amber heard as natasha romanoff
hero of heroes cast as respective characters
marvel cinematic universe as respective characters

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𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐒

started: 01.07.19

completed: —

𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑'𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄

Not to be dramatic, but Matt Murdock owns my whole being, and I know I don't act like it, but he's that person who you forget how much you love them, but then they come back into your life and it just fits. Anyways, I've always wanted to write a fic for Matt, but I never thought I'd be able to, but then this came into existence and I'm super stoked because I adore Matt and he deserves a soft gal. The softest.

I'm very excited to write about an angel because obviously it's not gonna be accurate or anything, but people have many takes on angels and all that, and I'm excited to show ya'll my take because I think about these kinds of fics a lot

DISCLAIMER

So, ya'll, before we begin, I just want to say that while I used a name of an angel from Christianity, we're not actually gonna follow the canon of this angel because it's not relevant and also they refer to the angel as being male despite angels not conforming to gender, which will be touched on, so just be aware of that, Sariel has no gender, but she uses she/her pronouns because her vessel does.

Also! I'm not a theologian. I go to a fairly progressive Catholic school and the two religion teachers I've had are theologians, and this is just a long winded way of me saying that if you're here to see Sariel preach hatred and discrimination, you're gonna just have to leave. Also! There won't be as much theological debate as you might think, because of reasons shown later.

TLDR; this is a story first and foremost, and this isn't going to be a place for debate, okay? The only reason I'm using this is because Matt is Catholic and it's important to him so we're doing this.

【 This takes place in my Hero of Heroes series and while you don't need to have read the other fics in the series to understand what is going on, you can if you so wish as characters from this fic may appear in others and vice versa 】

DEDICATED TO:

latte-to-go because at the time of this dropping, it's her 18th birthday, so happy birthday, Amara, legal adult and literal queen, show her some love because she is a true angel honestly, and she's also the only person I told about this and she knows what's gonna happen, so happy birthday, and I'm sorry

tinkertaydust because her Matt fic Church Bells is literally golden and is the reason why I kept reminding myself to rewatch and continue Daredevil because for some reason I'm still on season one

luminite lokidyinginside starfragment who is also letting me use her layout of using fancy text at the beginning of chapters binarydanvers soulofstaars brieIarson snixandstones JustSav and whomever I forgot to tag for being so wonderful and supportive 25/8 it really means a lot

I hope you stick around!