Quinn is not impressed when she gets her first glimpse of the new star on her dating show. "He's wearing shades for the introductions? Rachel, didn't I teach you anything?!"

But the producer is unfazed. "Keep watching... I promise, getting him on the show was a stroke of genius on my part."

"I don't like that look on your face. It tells me that you think you've done something revolutionary."

She still looks sceptical and that doesn't change when a cute girl with blonde curls in a shiny blue dress extents her hand and Matt Murdock doesn't shake it. The contestant bites her lip awkwardly and says her name out loud to which the man finally responds with a gentle voice and a charming smile.

Quinn stares at Rachel who confirms her fears with a triumphant grin: "He's blind."

"I can SEE that... How is he going to judge them by their appearances now...? He's going to have to go by their personality, isn't he?" The woman groans... "Oh, this is going to be so boring."

"Relax. All of them are pretty," Rachel points out.

As Matt greets more of these very glamorous women, all of them making the same mistake, Quinn has to agree it's a bit funny to watch and it's when he does his first little blind joke to ease the tension that she actually starts to enjoy this. "Okay, maybe you're onto something here. Where did you find this guy? Who is he?"

"He's a pro bono lawyer, only defending innocents-"

"Let me stop you there. He's not rich?" Now there's a suspicion in her question.

"His law firm, Nelson & Murdock, is still pretty new, but they've made quite a splash with a big case recently, putting Wilson Fisk in prison. He's going to be rich, he wants to use the show to promote the firm and he's a good guy, a hero I would say. Fighting for justice..."

That makes the older woman snort. "Okay, sounds like your type Rachel..."

The younger one just smiles bitterly. "Don't worry, he hates my guts."

Quinn's eyebrows shoot up. "Already? You got him under control, though, right? We've had enough behind the scenes drama."

"I do." Rachel is pretty confident about this, not aware that she's playing with fire.

And then Jessica Jones makes her entrance and Quinn is predictably shocked at seeing someone like the black haired private detective carrying herself with a no-nonsense attitude in a show like this. "See, this is what I was afraid of. She's not even wearing a dress."

Jessica indeed does look completely out of place in her jeans and top. "This is the best I could do with her. But her adopted sister is Trish Walker."

That makes Quinn's eyes flash with interest. "Patsy? Tell me you got her to guest star..."

"Not yet. But I'm sure if those two hit it off..."

They observe them and Jessica is the first to wait for Matt to extend his hand which makes the first genuine smile appear on his lips so far. "If I'm being honest, I hope you send me home fast. I literally had no clue what I was signing up for."

"I'm just glad I'm not the only one. Guess you're stuck with me now." He smirks and her face falls, like this is the worst thing she heard all day and that's including all of Rachel's suggestions of what she should wear.

Quinn snorts. "Looks like he's going to have to convince her. That could be interesting, but she's gonna have to dress up later on or you have to make her leave. Give me a makeover and I'm in."

"Let's see." Rachel shrugs.

"I'm serious. This is not my show. I want glamour, not grunge."

The first time Rachel starts to worry, though, is when that greek socialite enters, because it somehow looks like he recognises her. And he seems to pale a little at her seductive introduction. "Mark my words, you're going to pick me in the end."

"And we've got a villain! I love her already", Quinn exclaims in delight. "Also, their chemistry is gonna burn the screens..."

At least her boss is happy.

That encounter however makes Matt quite stiff in the last two meetings and before Quinn can say anything Rachel vows: "I'll find out what his problem was in the end."

"You better. And make him lose the glasses while you're at it. I hope he's hiding some pretty eyes behind those."

"Oh, don't worry. This works for his man of mystery act, but I promise you won't be disappointed once you get to see all of him. He's gorgeous, interesting and likable." He's also a self-centered bastard, but that's not a first for them.

"I'll take your word for it. You always manage to surprise me. I think you can pull this off and make that guy dance to your tunes. Now go and talk to our new star. Make him loosen up a little."

Easier said than done. Rachel finds Matt in his room and he's already pacing.

"You invited Elektra on purpose, didn't you? I was warned about this show. You create all the drama and manipulate people, but trust me: You don't want to play games with someone like her. Or people might lose their lives, literally..."

"I didn't know, I promise. She came on the show last minute. She must have gotten wind of your involvement somehow." Rachel sighs. "Look, you can't drop out now or it'll make everyone suspicious and I really don't want your identity revealed. We can still make a difference with this! Create some awareness about albeism, get you some good clients..."

Matt groans in frustration. "Look, I believe that you genuinely care for some reason, but you have a very twisted way of going about this, Rachel. You didn't even tell these girls that I'm blind. You made them look like fools on national TV..."

With a shrug she just says: "I told them you're a brilliant lawyer who's going places. If some of them didn't react that well, then it was their prejudice showing. I didn't want you to be defined by that one aspect. You're so much more than that."

Matt tilts his head and she smiles at him sweetly. "And you thought making everyone awkward was going to help with that."

"Well, sorry, we need to entertain people, you know? You can trust me, Matt. And I'm sure, if Elektra is going to make trouble, that Daredevil will be able to take care of it." She winks at him.

"Fine," he growls. "You're the worst."

"I know." She can't really blame him for hating her. She did threaten to reveal his identity after all.

"By the way: How did you get this Jessica to agree to this crap? Did you blackmail her, too?" Something about the way he asks makes her think that there really might be something there. Immediately he tries to hide his interest. "Just curious..."

"No, I did not blackmail her. I was as surprised as you are to find someone like her in that pool of women. I thought you two might hit it off..." Rachel laughs.

"Dream on. She just might make this a little more bearable."

"Alright, you keep that attitude." She walks to the door, but then she remembers one last thing she came to say. "Oh, and there is something else: The viewers are going to have to see your eyes."

Matt shakes his head and sighs. "Of course. Anything else...?"

"Well, we need you to show off your fabulous body at some point obviously, but that has time. I mean you're a superhero, you gotta have one, right?"

"What? No!" Matt's expression is one of pure shock. "I can't do that."

"I thought someone told you about this show. What did you think?!"

"But they're gonna see the scars then..."

Apparently Rachel didn't consider that at all. Coming on TV to hide his identity would be a little counterproductive then. "Show me."

He doesn't do anything. "Please. I gotta know what story we should go with."

Reluctantly Matt takes off his shirt and she just stares at his battered torso. "Wow, okay... Don't you have a healing factor or something?"

"What do you think?" He huffs while she takes a picture of his scars with her phone and swallows.

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect this. But I'll find a solution. Luckily it still doesn't make you look like a freak... We can still sell you as the sweet blind guy with a tragic past..."

"Jee, thanks. Good to know I'm not too damaged for your little circus."

Rachel looks up then, feeling a bit guilty about doing this to him, because it's not like she thinks he deserves it. She was just desperate and his secret kind of fell into her lap and she decided to use it. "Sorry, Matt. But I'll try my best to make it worth it for you. I mean it."

"If you want me to lie and say I appreciate it, you're gonna be very disappointed."

She leaves the room then and lingers in the hallway for a few seconds, because she truly underestimated the situation, but there's no way back now and hopefully they'll survive this season with less deaths than last year...

Note: I was going to make this like The Bachelor at first and not Unreal, but when I thought about what could make Matt do something like this, I thought blackmail was the only option and that just sounded like such a Rachel thing to do that I just made it her. But I could still switch this to an original character if that's not a crossover you'd be into.

There are a lot of options for characters to include, of course. So, if anyone has ideas... ;) Same goes for pairings or genres: I'm up for anything. It'll just take a while.