He was Hollywood's brooding antihero. She was Britain's breakout bombshell. Neither expected the other to be real. When Marnie Quinn, the curvy It Girl of British cinema, meets Jon Bernthal at a star-studded event in 2016, sparks fly, but so do cameras. He's fresh off his Punisher debut, rugged and intense. She's just stolen hearts in her breakout role, all curves and confidence hiding old scars. What starts as a flirtation quickly becomes something deeper, messier, and impossible to ignore. Between viral selfies, SNL skits, and a rom-com chemistry read that changes everything, Jon and Marnie find themselves pulled together in a world obsessed with tearing people apart. But behind the red carpets and rehearsed smiles are two people learning how to be seen for real. Jon & Marnie is a story of slow-burn tension, emotional honesty, and what happens when fame meets something frighteningly close to love.

She never expected her one-night stand to be sitting at her father's Sunday dinner table the very next day. Jon is imagined as Jon Bernthal

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.

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.

You, Y/N Brown, a 21-year-old girl, left your hometown Gatlinburg in Tennessee to live your dream life in New York as a brand manager. Now that you have been away for 4 years, you already have your own company with two big contracts. However, during an October morning, your mom is calling you. This call will change everything. Indeed, she is announcing to you that Asher, your beloved brother, has been missing since September. At this news conference, the world is crumbling beneath you, but you don't think twice and decide to come back to your hometown. For your family, for Asher, and to find him back. But it was without expecting the arrival of a police officer, Jon Bernthal, who would turn your life upside down. With his deep brown eyes and his impressive but attractive aura, Jon Bernthal will become a pretty important part of your life; as much in terms of relationship as for the mystery around Asher. Between strong emotions, revelations, unexpected love and tensions, Y/N does not expect what will happen to her upon her return to Gatlinburg. Or even the evolution of her risky and forbidden relationship with Jon.

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

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[Still working on it but jumping on the trend of dad's best friend!! Everything is still to be updated, like the cover.] Seven years can change a person. Maeve Callahan left New York at eighteen, leaving behind her family, her childhood, and the people who had always felt like home. At twenty-five, she returns. Her life is different. New York is different. And so is Frank Castle. Her father's best friend. The man she's known her entire life. Some things are better left in the past. Some things were never meant to stay there.

Moving into a new apartment was supposed to be the beginning of something normal. Then you met the man across the hall. Frank Castle is quiet, intimidating, and seemingly allergic to conversation. For three weeks, the two of you barely exchange a word-until 11:42 one night, when a number you don't recognize sends you a message. "You home?" Before you can question why your mysterious neighbor has your number, another message appears. "Lock your door." Someone has been sitting outside your building for three nights. Watching. Taking pictures. And somehow, Frank knows. What begins as an unwanted rescue quickly pulls you into a world Frank has spent years trying to keep buried-a world of safe houses, guns, old enemies, Karen Page, and a man named Billy Russo. The closer danger gets, the closer you and Frank become. And that's exactly what terrifies him. Because Frank Castle has already learned what happens to the people he loves. And Billy Russo has just realized Frank might finally have someone worth losing again. Slow burn | Frank Castle x Reader | Action | Mystery | Protective Frank | Romance

Y/N is an average single woman living in New York City, working long hours as a doctor at a local hospital where she spends most of her days. Frank looks like your average guy, and nothing about him ever seemed off except for his total rudeness. His explosive temper makes him completely unlikable, so most of the people in his apartment building actively avoid him. Deep down, Frank holds a dangerous secret: he's an underground fighter in an illegal ring. He doesn't just do it for the money, either he does it because he genuinely loves beating up men that he knows aren't worth the time of day. Frank has always found Y/N slightly insufferable. She's his next-door neighbor, a beautiful, sophisticated, and well educated woman who always seems to have some kind of complaint to bring to his door, annoying him to no end. Meanwhile, Y/N absolutely can't stand Frank or his obnoxious attitude. One night, Y/N decides it's finally time to let loose and head out to a new club with her best friend. Everything is going great until they take a wrong turn and end up stumbling right into a secret underground fight club. Y/N's jaw drops as she looks toward the ring and one specific fighter catches her eye, Frank, the exact rude neighbor she detests. Now that she's discovered her neighbor's darkest secret, neither of them is prepared for what would come next.