Frank Castle x Reader Fanfic A slow-burn romantic thriller about an ordinary woman who becomes the target of a covert organization after her dangerous neighbor, Frank Castle, arrives at her door badly injured. As the Directorate uses her to draw Frank into a deadly trap, survival forces them into hiding and closer to each other. With hacker David's help, they uncover a thread leading back to Ferris. But as trust and desire deepen between Frank and the protagonist, the enemy begins using their connection against them, leaving them with one impossible choice: keep running, or turn the hunt around.

** Jon Bernthal fanfic ** **Older man trope** Naomi thought graduation night would be the beginning of her new life. Instead, she catches her longtime boyfriend cheating, gets blackout drunk, and ends the night with a bruised cheek and a broken heart. When her father's stern, older best friend, Jon, comes to her rescue, Naomi's life takes an unexpected turn. Forced to stay under his roof while her fathers on a work trip, she quickly learns that Lawson has rules-and she's determined to break every one of them. He's supposed to be the man protecting her. She's not supposed to start wanting him. And neither of them is prepared for what happens when the lines between them begin to blur.

When she comes home for summer, the one man who makes her feel safe is the one she can never have-her father's best friend, Frank Castle. Older, scarred, and fiercely protective, Frank tries to keep his distance. But in the hazy heat of long summers and stolen moments, forbidden desire begins to unravel them both. A slow-burn age-gap romance thick with tension, tenderness, and dangerous temptation. TW: heavy smutt, swearing, alcohol, cheating mentioned, age gaps, sex, slight violence.