Survivor | Frank Castle

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Mary's decision to delve deeper into the life of Matt Murdock sets  her on a dangerous path. She's no stranger to surveillance and  subterfuge, having been trained in the arts of espionage and  intelligence gathering by the Red Room. But this time, it's personal.  This time, it's not about a mission, but about a man she barely knows, a  man named Frank Castle.

The darkness of the night becomes her  cloak as she tailors her movements to avoid the watchful eyes of the  city. She knows that her every action is a risk, that the line she  treads is razor-thin. But she can't help herself. There's an  inexplicable need to protect Frank, to uncover the truth about Matt  Murdock, and to make sense of the chaos that has become her life.

Mary  has become a ghost in the city, moving silently and unnoticed through  the shadows. She studies Matt's routines, his comings and goings, trying  to find patterns that might reveal more about him. The internet becomes her hunting ground  as she dives into Matt's digital footprint. She scours social media,  legal databases, and even tries to access the private files of Nelson  and Murdock, the small law firm he operates with Foggy Nelson. She's  relentless, her determination bordering on obsession.

She watches  Matt Murdock in action as Daredevil, perched on rooftops and hidden  vantage points, her camera lens capturing his every move. She studies  his combat techniques, his tactics, and the way he interacts with both  criminals and victims. There's a complexity to him that both intrigues  and confounds her.

But as Mary delves deeper into Matt's life, she  can't ignore the fact that he's not the typical vigilante. He has a day  job as a lawyer, and he genuinely cares about his clients. He fights  for justice in a different way, a way that doesn't involve murder or  mayhem. It's a stark contrast to Frank Castle's uncompromising  brutality.

Yet, there's a darkness in Matt, too, one that she  can't quite put her finger on. It's in the way he prowls the night, in  the anger that simmers beneath the surface. It's a darkness that mirrors  her own, a shared struggle with inner demons.

Mary's obsession  with Matt Murdock begins to take a toll on her. She sleeps less, eats  irregularly, and is constantly on edge. Her apartment becomes a war room  filled with photographs, notes, and evidence boards. She's chasing  shadows, and the closer she gets to the truth, the further she descends  into a web of secrets and lies.

As she stands on a rooftop one  night, watching Daredevil battle a group of thugs below, she can't help  but question her own motives. Why is she doing this? What does she hope  to achieve? And most importantly, how deep is she willing to go to  protect a man who represents the very darkness she's been trying to  escape?

The answers remain elusive, but Mary knows that her  journey is far from over. In a city where heroes and vigilantes blur the  lines of justice, she's become a shadow among shadows, a reluctant spy  in a game with consequences she can't yet fathom.

But amidst her surveillance and investigations, a new discovery gnaws at her, igniting an unfamiliar feeling—jealousy.

It's  a perplexing emotion for Mary. She's never been one to let her feelings  get the better of her, let alone emotions as complicated as jealousy.  But now, as she pieces together the puzzle of Frank Castle's life, she  stumbles upon a name that sends a pang of something she can't quite  define through her.

Karen Page.

The name appears frequently  in Matt Murdock's life, often mentioned in hushed tones in conversations  between Matt and Foggy Nelson. From what Mary gathers, Karen is the  secretary at Nelson and Murdock, a firm that operates on the edge of  legality, taking on cases that few others would dare touch.