lyra never expected a small audition to change her life. at twenty-five, she was broke, unknown, and almost ready to give up on acting. then she landed the role of sierra, a nineteen-year-old girl who falls for the legendary frank castle. opposite her was jon bernthal. he was married, a father, and nothing like the intimidating character he played on screen. they became friends almost immediately, and their chemistry was impossible to ignore. soon, the whole world wanted them together. edits. interviews. rumors. stolen glances. everyone was convinced there was something between them. except lyra and jon. because sometimes, the line between acting and reality isn't as clear as you think. and maybe everyone else noticed it before they did.

Moving into Jon Bernthal's apartment was supposed to make my life easier. He had an empty room. I needed somewhere to live. And after five years of knowing him as one of my father's closest friends, sharing a roof with him hardly seemed like something worth worrying about. Until familiarity begins to feel a little too intimate. Suddenly, the man I've never thought twice about becomes increasingly difficult not to think about at all, and the boundaries that once seemed obvious start becoming dangerously easy to forget. Some boundaries are easy to respect. Until you start wondering what it would feel like to cross them. *** [ +18 | STORY CONTAINS MATURE & EXPLICIT CONTENT! READ AT OWN RISK ] ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TO @INKEDCHERRY

** 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.

I wanted to photograph it, paint it. Learn the faces of the people who called it home and turn their stories into something worth hanging in my gallery. But then I started noticing someone who was more than just a story. I saw him alone often, and the curiosity was getting to me. I needed to figure out who he was. I was drawn to him.

Returning home for the summer was supposed to be a chance to relax before her final year of college. Instead, Y/N is forced under the same roof as Frank Castle-her dad's longtime best friend and the man who used to babysit her. Eight years have passed since they last saw each other, and Y/N isn't a child anymore. When a tense, midnight encounter in a dark kitchen shatters their innocent past, Frank delivers a dangerous warning to stay away. But trapped together in the suffocating summer heat, the boundary between family friend and forbidden temptation begins to blur. TW : sex, abuse, violence, swearing, cheating, SA.

He's your dad's best friend which deemed you off limits. Or so, you'd think you were.

New life in New York, Stellar knew that a fresh start away from London would start new opportunities, she would be more confident, more bold, more hardworking, more fun! And yet when she finds herself dragging emotional and physical baggage from back home, she meets her first challenge, and she won't be one to back down. - Jon, mechanic in Brooklyn, he's gone long enough in his life not trying to please anyone, how? Not letting anyone close enough, what's the point? He's very happy with how things are right now, mostly peaceful But when a very opinionated British girl needs his help a random night in New York, he wonders if he'll ever see her again, better not, that weird tightness in his chest when she speaks can't be good.

Aria has spent two years of her life convincing herself that her boyfriend, Brandon, is enough. He gives her enough love, enough attention, enough to keep her from being utterly alone. She ignores the jokes that hurt a little too much, the way he shuts her out when he is angry, and all the small things that she should not have to beg for. Ever since her mom passed, she has ignored obvious issues in order to avoid loneliness. Then she meets his father. Jon notices everything Brandon does not pay any mind to. Every time she gets quiet. Every time she laughs something off that clearly made her uncomfortable. Every time his son makes her think asking for the bare minimum is asking for too much. He knows that she is off limits. He knows wanting her would cross a line he has no business getting anywhere near. But the more he watches her, the more resentment builds toward his son, and the harder it becomes for him to ignore the urges he gets to show her that he could treat her so much better.

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.