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.

"Tell me every terrible thing you ever did, and let me love you anyway." - Edgar Allan Poe avant-garde: unorthodox, radical, daring, progressive. Words typically used for describing pieces of art and art movements. Young artist, Maeve Murdock, never thought she would use them to describe her life. But that can happen when someone like Frank Castle becomes your muse. soft Frank Castle x fmc (age gap) [Set after the events of The Punisher S1] #1 in #frankcastle - Sep-Dec2025 #1 in #daredevil - Sep-Dec2025