choking on candle smoke

The week has been a whirlwind, passing so quickly that Matt feels overwhelmed by the hurricane of activity. He’s struggling to find his footing on the strange new terrain that is return to civilian life. Normalcy is no longer his normal, and reestablishing it as such seems like an insurmountable summit. Moving back into his apartment, setting up the newly minted Nelson, Murdock and Page, apologizing to old friends, putting tabs on old enemies - Matt does it all. He conquers that burden. His were the shoulders that carried the weight of Wilson Fisk’s gradual downfall to the very end of the line.And yet - for some reason, the prospect of attending a party - of mingling, drinking, smiling, presenting to the world the newly coined revival of Matt Murdock, risen like Lazarus from the grave - is causing Matt feel something very akin to terror.