Dreykov's Widows are some of the world's deadliest assassins. The Red Room has agents deployed all over the world, trained at a secret facility for nearly a century. Those able to survive training are lucky, and those able to escape the Red Room are legendary. Natasha Romanoff was one of the first, followed by Maryshka 'Mary' Kravchenko, the Red Widow. Mary was once a little Ukrainian girl, but is now an American woman fending for herself on the streets of New York. Her chosen life is one of peace and pacifism. She doesn't choose violence, but violence chooses her in the form of Frank Castle, the Punisher. #1 ɪɴ ꜰʀᴀɴᴋᴄᴀꜱᴛʟᴇ

When Y/N's parents leave for Europe, she's forced to stay with Frank-their family friend and her father's best friend. Frank has always been off-limits, but something changes between them when they're suddenly living under the same roof. Lingering looks, unexpected moments, and a tension neither of them wants to acknowledge begin blurring the line between what's innocent and what isn't. But Frank is hiding things. Secrets about his past, his bruised knuckles, and the life he keeps carefully hidden from everyone-including Y/N. The closer she gets to him, the more she realizes she may not know the man she's falling for at all.

[ In which a broken assassin falls for a homicidal war vet. ] BOOK ONE IN THE / AN ODE TO UNAPOLOGETICALLY STRONG WOMEN/SERIES

Allie has lived next door to Jon for as long as she can remember. He's always been just... there, the quiet house beyond the fence line, the man who keeps to himself, the one who never quite joins the rest of the world. Now she's freshly twenty-one, and everything feels different. He's thirty-five, a retired actor who left Hollywood behind for a quieter life, and he still doesn't belong to anyone, or at least that's what he seems to want people to believe. But distance has a way of changing shape when you've spent years growing up just out of reach of someone.

Rule number one: Don't look at her. Rule number two: Don't cross the line. Staying in her father's guest house was supposed to be simple, but Frank is finding it impossible to keep his eyes off Nora. He watches the way she hides behind her clothes and tolerates a guy who doesn't deserve her. Frank knows he's out of line. He knows he's too old to fall into this trap. He just doesn't care anymore.

"I owe you a black eye and two kisses" - Moderately based on The Punisher Series and Daredevil. What happens when Melanie's strangely quiet neighbor shows up at his door bruised, bloodied, and barely standing just as she's leaving for her night shift. As a nurse, she can't walk away. As his neighbor, she probably should.

At thirty-six, he's a lethal ghost who views her strictly as an assignment. At twenty-one, she's a reckless scientist who refuses to be told when to breathe. He's supposed to keep her safe and keep his distance. Instead, she's ruining his detachment, and he's realizing some lines are meant to be broken.

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.

You never expected that working at a small bakery would somehow bring you into a weird old man's life. He's intimidating, and you're not sure if you should trust him. After accidentally seeing something you weren't supposed to, you find yourself caught in a situation far more dangerous than you ever imagined. Frank knows he can't just leave you alone, so for a while, you have no choice but to stay with him. What starts with awkward conversations, arguments and shared silence slowly turns into something neither of you expected. ❗️GUYS ENGLISH ISN'T MY FIRST LANGUAGE, I'M SORRY FOR THE GRAMMATICAL MISTAKES❗️ This is a 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻 story. I'll try to post 1-2 chapters every day! Don't forget to vote if you enjoy the story! ❤️ If you don't like it, that's totally fine you can simply leave. No need for mean comments. I hope you enjoy the story! <3

A couple of 22 year old girls get picked up by a man after a night out. He's friendly, kind. He takes a liking to one of them. June. They exchange numbers and start going out. Little does June know what she has gotten herself into. Corruption, deception, lies, the start of a strained friendship.