DareJones

DareJones is the het ship between Matt Murdock and Jessica Jones from The Defenders fandom.

Mean Right Hook
Jessica is being questioned by Misty when a blind man walks in and tells her to stop talking. She asks who he is, and he says that he's Matt Murdock, her lawyer.

Worst Behavior
Jessica asks if Matt is a public defender, and Matt says that he's not. He was referred to by a friend who works for Jeri Hogarth. Jessica jokes about Jeri doing diversity hires, but Matt doesn't work for her. He's independent. Jessica says that she's not paying him, and Matt says that Jeri has it covered. He's also a catholic and has a soft spot for hopeless cases. He apologizes for the bad joke, but Jessica says that it barely was. Matt asks how long she's been a PI, but Jessica won't answer. Matt asks if she's rude to everyone trying to help her, but Jessica just smiles and says she'll find her own lawyer. Matt says that in reality she doesn't need one, as the NYPD doesn't have anything to hold her. Jessica asks if she can leave, and Matt says that she can. Although she is advised not to leave town, and she knows the drill already. Matt tells her that he read her file, and knows what she can do, what she did to Kilgrave. Jessica says that what's going on is separate, and Matt recognizes that. Matt says that she can tell him if there's anything out of the ordinary about this case, but Jessica says that nothing happened. Matt says that she's free to go then, and she quickly leaves.

Fanon
Shipping between the two isn't as common as other pairings, but would not be considered a rare pair. Shippers began to ship them during the events of The Defenders and were drawn to their contrasting personalities, as well as their similar pasts. Many think that although they would make an enjoyable couple, they would not last, and could possibly be bad for each other, given their many life choices.

On AO3, Messica is the fourth most written ship for Jessica and the eighth most written for Matt. It is the most written ship in The Defenders (Marvel TV) tag, the third most written in the Jessica Jones (TV) tag, the seventh most written in the Luke Cage (TV) tag and the ninth most written in the Iron Fist (TV) tag.

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